404 Case Manual: 30 Seconds Till Apocalypse

Gantz

Kei Kurono is a cynical high school student who keeps to himself, tired of the cruelty people are capable of. One day at the subway station, his classmate Masaru Katou jumps onto the tracks to save a drunk man who has fallen. On impulse, Kei follows him. They manage to pull the man to safety, but both boys are struck and killed by the oncoming train. Instead of dying, Kei and Masaru wake up in an apartment full of strangers, all of whom have recently died. In the center of the room is a large black sphere called Gantz. It gives them high-tech suits and strange weapons, then sends them out to hunt and kill bizarre alien creatures hidden on Earth. Each mission is brutal and often deadly. Sur

BLAME!

In a far future, Earth is buried beneath an endless, chaotic megastructure that has grown beyond all control. Its scattered inhabitants no longer remember what land is, surviving in small enclaves while monstrous creatures and rogue machines roam the steel labyrinth. Killy, a silent and stoic figure armed with a devastating Graviton Beam Emitter, wanders this hostile world in search of the Net Terminal Gene. This genetic mutation once allowed humans to access the NetSphere, and he believes it may hold the key to restoring order. As he fights through cyborgs, silicon-based lifeforms and other threats, Killy moves from one isolated community to the next, gathering fragments of information. E

Akira

In 1988, a mysterious explosion of unknown origin devastates Tokyo and triggers World War III. Thirty-one years later, Neo-Tokyo rises from the ashes, a sprawling metropolis of neon lights and advanced technology, but also of poverty, violence, and social unrest. Tetsuo Shima and Shoutarou Kaneda are two teenage friends and rivals who ride with the same biker gang. During a confrontation on the highway, Tetsuo has a strange encounter that awakens latent paranormal abilities within him. His newfound power draws the attention of a shadowy government agency determined to prevent another catastrophe at any cost. As Tetsuo's abilities grow unstable and dangerous, he becomes entangled with a sec

Parasyte

Shinichi Izumi is an ordinary sixteen-year-old high school student living a quiet life with his parents. One night, an alien creature known as a Parasite attempts to invade his body and take over his mind. The invasion fails, and the Parasite ends up confined to Shinichi's right arm, retaining its own consciousness and naming itself Migi. Unable to separate, Shinichi and Migi form an uneasy alliance to survive. They soon discover that other Parasites have successfully taken over human hosts, and these creatures can reshape their bodies into deadly forms to hunt and consume humans. As Shinichi and Migi confront these bloodthirsty invaders, Shinichi struggles to hold onto his humanity while

Dai Dark

Zaha Sanko is a teenager whose bones are rumored to grant any wish to whoever possesses them, making him a target for every power-hungry creature in the universe. Despite the constant danger, he just wants to live his own life without being torn apart. Together with his skeletal companion Avakian, Sanko uses his dark powers to survive relentless assassination attempts. Their journey takes them across space as they search for the person responsible for the curse on his bones, hoping that eliminating the source will finally put an end to the madness.

Terra Formars

In the 21st century, scientists prepare Mars for human habitation by sending cockroaches and mold to its surface, a cheap and efficient way to warm the planet. Centuries later, in 2599, the first manned mission to Mars lands with six crew members ready to begin their work. What they find is far beyond anything they imagined. The cockroaches have mutated into giant, aggressive humanoids driven by a single goal: exterminate the humans. To face this threat, the crew has undergone the Bugs Procedure, an experimental surgery designed to make them more than human.