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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

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Naho Takamiya is sixteen and starting her second year of high school when she receives a letter that seems to be from herself ten years in the future. At first she dismisses it as a prank, but the letter predicts events that soon come true, including the arrival of a new transfer student named Kakeru Naruse. The letter asks Naho to watch over Kakeru and warns that her future self carries deep regrets about him. As she reads on, she realizes that the choices she makes now could change not only her own future, but Kakeru's as well.

Clover

In a technologically advanced but tightly controlled future, Kazuhiko is a former black ops agent pulled back into service by General Ko. His mission seems simple: escort a mysterious girl named Suu to a destination she alone knows, a place called Fairy Park. Suu has spent her entire life in isolation, her only contact the distant voices of General Ko and a woman connected to Kazuhiko's past. She is a Clover, a child born with magical abilities and marked with a tattoo indicating her power. As the only four-leaf Clover in existence, she is considered the most dangerous person in the world. As Kazuhiko and Suu set out, their transport is intercepted and they are pursued by Bols, a familiar

Shadow Star☆

During a summer visit to her grandparents' island, energetic sixth-grader Shiina Tamai discovers a strange, star-shaped creature in the sea. She names it Hoshimaru and is delighted to find it possesses supernatural abilities, such as flight and great strength, turning her summer into a seemingly magical adventure. This dream quickly darkens as Shiina encounters other children who also possess similar creatures. Unlike her, these children have fully developed control over their partners and wield them for dark, destructive purposes. Shiina and Hoshimaru become unwillingly entangled in a hidden conflict where the line between fantasy and nightmare blurs.

ES: Eternal Sabbath

Ryousuke Akiba, who goes by the code name ES, is the product of a mysterious scientific experiment. Endowed with an unnaturally long lifespan and potent psychic abilities, he can infiltrate minds, uncover hidden truths, and even rewrite memories to bend others to his will. He uses these powers not out of malice, but as tools for survival as he drifts through Tokyo, his ultimate purpose shrouded in mystery. His existence remains undetected until it crosses paths with Dr. Mine Kujyou, a resolute researcher. Her encounter with ES challenges the very foundations of her scientific understanding, as she comes face-to-face with a living subject of the so-called Eternal Sabbath gene. As their world

The Works of Ichikawa Haruko

This collection brings together the early short stories of Haruko Ichikawa. Across two volumes, characters navigate surreal and intimate realities: a boy discovers his uncle has a mysterious 'daughter,' a youth awakens in a strange land guided by an ethereal companion, and an injured athlete finds solace with a robotic sibling. Other tales delve into quiet mysteries, from a marine biologist's reunion with her brother that masks a deeper scientific pursuit, to a delinquent's encounter with a peculiar transfer student at a college on a moon of Saturn. Each story explores themes of isolation, connection, and the subtle, often supernatural, boundaries of the human experience.