From Tokyopop: As punishment for being late to class, Kanata has to ring a bell in an old, deserted church near his high school. When the floor breaks, Kanata falls into a vast room, where he discovers a coffin--and inside, the body of a vampire. The vampire rises, killing Kanata. But Kanata's soul is saved, and when he later meets the vampire, they realize that they are bound to each other through a magic spell: If Kanata dies, the vampire dies, too!
A collection of short stories from Kaneko Atsushi..
“Everything is linked to karma.” Skull priests can hear the voices of the dead and save them. Tokimaru is that kind of priest, and he helps out a princess in clearing her regret. But he claims that he doesn’t save anyone, and that he only listens to skulls to help himself. What’s Tokimaru’s objective? What karma does he bear? (Sapphire Pyro)
"Find the doll maker, and take the puppet!" That was the cryptic message that was sent to Nimiya when her grandfather passed away. Yet the mission is not as straightforward as it seems. Just who is behind the Shikigami insurgence, and what are they after? And will Nimiya and the electrician be able to stop them before it's too late?
Rumours about a werewolf appearing on nights when there is a full moon quickly spread through Bato’s school. Bato suspects that his strange roommate, Kadirael is the werewolf, but Bato gets an even bigger surprise when he confronts Kadirael about his true identity.
"Do not take your mask off, this is not your world." "Once this flower withers, you will be able to go back." This is the yokai festival where you mustn't take off your mask. Three tangentially related short stories that can be read independent of each other.
Kazuomi clones his beloved childhood pets, only to have them return to life in human forms. Having looked forward to the nice low-maintenance cat and dog he remembered, Kazuomi is rather annoyed. After his life is turned upside-down by kindergarten-aged girls with the mentality (and human graces) of your average housepets, Kazuo gets angry and treats them coldly. Will Kazuomi learn to love the fluff again? Will his rival succeed in usurping his place as the coolest guy in school? Will Kureno stop chasing butterflies long enough to accomplish anything?
A mystical horror series about two psychic sisters who encounter terrifying supernatural phenomena. In the first novel, they help an office worker and his family after they are haunted by a strange creature. *Based on the novel by Ichi Sawamura
Paris, XIXth Century. A little girl disappears under strange circumstances while playing with her doll at her home's garden. The police start searching for her, with no success; they just find her doll, stained with blood. Some time later, Fabrice, a young Parisian from a good family, decides to give his fiancee, Sophie, a doll he's found on an antique shop. Though reluctantly at first, she ends up accepting his gift. Later , that night, the young lady is woken up by some strange noises she can't find out where they come from. She convinces herself they're just her imagination, so she goes back to bed. But she's not alone in her room anymore... Everything points to her disappearing like that little girl. The police, once again, can't find a single clue on Sophie's whereabouts, so Fabrice, desperated, is determined to search for her by himself. His search will not only reveal that under Sophie's disappearance there are powerful supernatural forces lurking, but will imperil his life as well. But Fabrice will not be alone: on his search, he will have the help of such peculiar characters as Adriel, hidden under the appearance of a nice bookseller; Ruby, his enigmatic assistant; and The Master of Ceremonies, a mysterious and disconcerting being, who can only be found on the famous Parisian cemetery of Pere-Lachaise... (Published by www.MangaMagazine.net)
Those who have the blood of the Karasu Tengu (Crow Goblin) in their veins must forever fight against the powers of darkness. Along with four other holy ninja warriors Genbu (Black Snaky Tortoise), Suzaku (Red Phoenix), Seiryu (Blue Dragon), Byakko (White Tiger), Karasu Tengu Kabuto fights against the evil god Kuroyasha (Black Night Demon) Dôki and his underlings such as Junin-shu (Top Ten Warriors). Their battle continues through generations: in the second volume of the manga, Kabuto's son makes an appearance as the second Karasu Tengu. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's Fresh Jump in 1987-1988, and later published in the United States by ComicsOne (as Kabuto in 2001), in France by Taifu Comics and in the Republic of China by Tong Li Publishing. "This book is dedicated to the memory of our great hero and our giant master, Dr Osamu Tezuka". (Buichi Terasawa)
From the author of Dungeon Meshi comes a oneshot about a teacher as she talks to her class about the dangers of disclosing one's personal information on the internet.
