Jian Lin

Record of Ragnarok

The gods of every pantheon gather to decide the fate of humanity. After centuries of watching humans wage war and destroy their own world, the divine council votes unanimously to wipe them out. But Brunhilde, one of the Valkyries, proposes a final alternative: Ragnarök, a tournament pitting thirteen gods against thirteen human champions in one-on-one battles. If humanity can claim seven victories, it will be spared. To stand a chance against the might of the heavens, Brunhilde must gather the strongest warriors in human history and lead them into a battle where the price of defeat is extinction.

SSS-Class Revival Hunter

Confucius Kim is an F-class hunter with no skills, living a mundane life at the bottom of the mysterious Tower while envying the star hunters who rise to fame and glory. His days are spent watching the exploits of the legendary Flame Emperor, the number one hunter, from a distance. One day, Confucius receives a legendary skill that lets him copy another person's ability, but only after that person kills him. Before he can fully understand what this means, he is killed by the Flame Emperor himself. His new skill activates, and he copies the ability to travel back in time upon death. Now Confucius must use these intertwined skills to survive, outmaneuver the competition, and find a way to ri

Pandora Hearts

Oz Vessalius, the fifteen-year-old heir of a noble family, is celebrating his coming-of-age ceremony when the mysterious Baskerville Clan interrupts the festivities. Accused of a sin he knows nothing about, he is cast into the Abyss, an inescapable prison realm said to be home to monstrous creatures called Chains. There he meets Alice, a strange girl who is not what she seems. To escape, Oz forms a contract with her and returns to his world, only to find that time has passed and everything has changed. Now Oz must unravel the truth behind his sin, the nature of the Abyss, and a tragedy from a hundred years ago. Pursued by the Baskervilles and haunted by ghosts of the past, he and his compa

The Case Study of Vanitas

In a steampunk version of 19th-century Paris, Noé Archiviste, a young vampire, arrives searching for the Book of Vanitas, a legendary grimoire said to hold the power to save a friend. His quest takes an unexpected turn when he meets Vanitas, a human who claims to be a doctor specializing in vampires and who now possesses the very book Noé seeks. Vanitas uses the tome to cure vampires afflicted by the curse of the blue moon, a malady that transforms them into mindless predators against their will. Though wary of the doctor's methods and motives, Noé agrees to accompany him, drawn into a world of hidden conflicts and ancient secrets. As they work together to heal the afflicted, they uncover

The Skeleton Soldier Failed to Defend the Dungeon

A skeleton soldier exists for a single purpose: to protect its mistress, Lady Succubus. Though weak and unremarkable, it is fiercely loyal, dreaming only of a peaceful life at her side. That dream is shattered when invaders storm their dungeon and slaughter them both. Instead of ending there, the soldier awakens twenty years in the past, given a second chance to change its fate. It must warn Lady Succubus of what is coming and find a way to prevent their deaths. Lacking combat skills and burdened by a history of failure, the skeleton sets out into a world of factions and hidden conspiracies. To save its master, it will need to grow stronger, uncover the truth behind its own existence, and

Twin Star Exorcists

Rokuro Enmadou comes from a family of exorcists, but he wants nothing to do with that world. Haunted by a tragedy that made him abandon his path, the fourteen-year-old would rather dream of being anything else. His life is turned upside down when Benio Adashino, a prodigy exorcist his own age, appears before him. Their rivalry is immediate, but so is the revelation that follows: they are the prophesied Twin Star Exorcists. Destined to marry and give birth to the Miko, the ultimate exorcist who will cleanse the world of the Kegare, the two teenagers must learn to work together. As they struggle to accept their fate, a personal crisis forces them to cooperate. When Rokuro's best friend disap