Violence Becomes Tranquility

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.

Emanon Wanderer

Emanon wanders through late-1960s Japan, moving from one small country town to another with no clear destination. She carries three billion years of memories, and every encounter she has leaves a mark on the people she meets. Since the beginning of time, her life has followed the same cycle: travel the world as a teenager, meet a man, and give birth to a daughter who will inherit her memories and her very being. But this cycle is broken when love leads to pregnancy and, for the first time, she gives birth to twins—one of them a boy. Soon after, Emanon is confronted with someone who should not exist: her long-lost twin brother. The confessions and secrets that surface force her to question t

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Kyon is a cynical high school student who has long stopped believing in the supernatural. That changes when he meets Haruhi Suzumiya, a classmate who openly declares she has no interest in ordinary humans and only wants to find aliens, time travelers, and espers. Intrigued despite himself, Kyon starts talking to her, and his casual remark about the lack of interesting clubs inspires Haruhi to create one of her own. Thus the SOS Brigade is born, and Kyon is dragged in as its first member. Haruhi soon recruits the silent bookworm Yuki Nagato, the shy Mikuru Asahina, and the perpetually smiling transfer student Itsuki Koizumi. Together they take over the Literary Club's room and follow their w

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.