After many years of social tension due to the various climatic and health crises, governments had to face the rise of a determined ecological movement accusing the Capitalist system of being responsible for the situation, endangering the future of the planet and humankind alike. The people's revolt became global, in the same way as the economy. The "Green riots" led many countries to civil war and chaos. About twenty years will be needed for society to reorganize and find a relative balance between two opposed worlds that still coexist. One advocates for progress and economic growth in large, highly secured modern cities. The other favors decay and return to a life more in harmony with nature. The governments agreed to accommodate more environmentally friendly economic policies and made health a top priority. They enforced the "Seed" biotechnological chip implantation as mandatory for all human beings. The "Seed", created by the DARWIN Biogenetic company, allows for real-time individual health monitoring. It detects the slightest abnormal biological symptom and thus prevents many diseases and potential epidemics. Since her early childhood, Beck is living on an island, away from the fractured world. Now a teenager, she was raised and trained by Wade, a martial arts Master. One day, Wade does not return from a supply expedition on the continent. Beck then realizes how much he had hidden from her during all these years. She goes in search of him, resolute to face the world she was always kept apart from. As a social misfit, she finds her marks in the only field that she masters. She takes part in organized fights, a sport that became very popular over the years. She indeed proves particularly gifted. Maybe too much? *Source: LA THÉORIE DU K.O. website*

From Kana: Two school kids, Kyonosuke and Akira, live in a little village by the Japanese countryside. After an accident, Kyonosuke receives a skin graft to his face, leaving him permanently scarred. This disfigurement makes Kyonosuke a target for constant bullying. Akira, his classmate, is trying to come to terms with her gender dysphoria, but is beaten by her father for saying she wants to be a girl. When they meet and fall in love, they decide to escape their toxic environment together. But are they strong enough to accept each other, and themselves, for who they are? Note: Won the Silver Medal at the 18th Japan International Manga Award in 2024.

Gabriel appears to be a shy, quiet teenager but beneath the surface, he is a psychopath struggling to suppress his violent urges in order to fit into society. Everything changes when he and his classmates are caught in a mysterious storm and transported into a brutal arena where survival means fighting to the death. As chaos erupts, Gabriel faces an impossible choice: continue hiding his true nature, or unleash it to stay alive. In a world where only the strongest endure, will revealing who he really is be his greatest weapon or his downfall? *Source: Webtoon*