Maris Stella of Doomsday

The Distant Dawn

A collection of sixteen short stories by Yukinobu Hoshino, spanning genres from science fiction and fantasy to psychological drama and romance. The tales explore a wide range of themes, including adventure, mystery, and the supernatural, often set in imaginative and thought-provoking scenarios. From a distant dawn and a steel queen to escape from wastelands and a funeral convoy, each story presents a unique conflict. Characters face challenges such as a call from afar, a whiteout, amazons of the river, and the Carneades plan, navigating through algae, lightning strikes, and the emperor of winter.

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

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

Deadman Wonderland

Ganta Igarashi is a middle school student whose ordinary life is shattered when a mysterious figure known as the Red Man massacres his entire class. Though innocent, he is convicted of the crime and sentenced to death at Deadman Wonderland, a privately run prison built after a great earthquake destroyed much of Tokyo. Disguised as a theme park, the facility turns its inmates into attractions for tourists, forcing them to participate in deadly games for survival. Inside the prison, Ganta discovers he possesses a strange power over his own blood, a secret that makes him a target for the prison's hidden agendas. As he struggles to survive the brutal contests and uncover the truth behind the ma

Real Account

Ataru Kashiwagi is a second-year high school student who spends much of his life on Real Account, a social media platform that links online profiles to everyday reality. His followers are his escape and his sense of belonging, the people he considers his true friends. That illusion shatters when Ataru and nearly ten thousand other users are pulled into the Real Account Zone and forced into a series of deadly games. If a player loses all their followers, they die in real life; if a player dies, every one of their followers dies with them. Betrayed by those he trusted and left with a single anonymous follower, Ataru must use his knowledge of the platform and his wits to clear each game and f

Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle

Mars has been engulfed in endless war for centuries, a desolate red world forged in conflict. In this apocalyptic landscape, the story follows Yoko, a young girl who will one day become the solar system's most formidable warrior, known as Alita. Her childhood on the war-torn planet is the crucible that shapes her destiny. The narrative weaves together the past and future, revealing the pivotal events and harsh realities of Martian society that define Alita's origins. As Yoko navigates the dangers and complexities of a planet in perpetual strife, the foundation is laid for the epic saga of the Battle Angel, connecting her early life to the larger conflicts spanning the solar system.