Hetare Venus

Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror

Kirie Goshima is a teenager living in Kurouzu-cho, a small coastal town in Japan. Her quiet life begins to change when she notices strange behavior in the people around her, starting with the father of her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito, who becomes obsessed with snail shells and spiral patterns. Shuichi is convinced that the town is cursed by the uzumaki, the spiral shape that appears everywhere: in water, in the air, in plants, and even in the human body. As the obsession spreads among the residents, Kirie and Shuichi witness how the spiral consumes their neighbors, transforming their lives into a nightmare. What begins as a series of disturbing events soon becomes an inescapable descent into

Bastard

Seon Jin is a quiet, sickly high school student who is relentlessly bullied and largely ignored by everyone around him. At home, he lives alone with his father, a man admired by the community as a successful businessman and devoted parent. But Jin knows the truth: his father is a deranged serial killer, and Jin has been forced to help him carry out his crimes for years. When his father takes an interest in a pretty transfer student, Jin must decide whether to keep obeying him or finally defy the man who has made him an unwilling accomplice.

Roxana

Roxana Agrece is the daughter of a brutal criminal family whose downfall is already written in the pages of the novel The Abysmal Flower. When her father kidnaps Cassis Pedelian, the brother of the novel's heroine, Roxana knows that the heroine's revenge will eventually destroy everyone around her. To change her fate, she takes an unusual interest in the prisoner. Under the pretense of cruelty, she secretly cares for Cassis and helps him recover, hoping he will one day repay her kindness. Inside the Agrece castle, betrayal and violence are constant. Roxana must hide her true intentions from her father and half-siblings while earning Cassis's trust, knowing that a single mistake could cost

Elfen Lied

Lucy is a Diclonius, a rare human mutant born with small horns and invisible telekinetic arms called vectors. Captured as a child, she is subjected to cruel experiments in a government research facility that seeks to understand and contain her kind. The years of confinement and torture leave her with a deep hatred for humanity. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, Lucy unleashes a violent bloodbath. During her breakout, a severe head injury splits her personality, leaving her alternating between her murderous original self and Nyu, a harmless, childlike persona with almost no ability to speak. In this unstable state, she is found by Kouta and his cousin Yuka, two college students

Highschool of the Dead

A mysterious illness spreads rapidly through the halls of Fujimi High School. In a matter of hours, infected students collapse and rise again as flesh-hungry zombies. Among the few who escape the initial outbreak are second-year student Takashi Komuro, his childhood friend Rei Miyamoto, and their friend Hisashi Igou, who flee to the roof only to find the entire world collapsing around them. Forced to leave the school behind, Takashi and Rei band together with a group of survivors: Saeko Busujima, president of the kendo club; Saya Takagi, a wealthy genius; Shizuka Marikawa, the school nurse; and Kouta Hirano, a firearm-obsessed otaku. Together they must navigate a society in ruins, where the

This Monster Wants to Eat Me

Hinako is a high school girl living alone in a seaside town, carrying the weight of a family tragedy and a lingering sense of detachment from those around her. Her body gives off an unusually delicious scent that attracts nearby monsters. One day, a mermaid named Shiori emerges from the sea, takes her hand, and calmly announces that she has come to eat her. Rather than attacking immediately, Shiori decides to protect Hinako from other creatures so she can mature into the perfect meal. As the threat of being devoured looms over her, Hinako finds herself drawn into an uneasy relationship with the monster who promises to keep her safe only until the time comes to consume her.