Novan Report

Land of the Lustrous

In a distant future, Earth is home to the Lustrous, crystalline lifeforms who defend themselves against the Lunarians, invaders from the moon who seek to harvest their bodies for weapons and decorations. Among the twenty-eight gems, Phosphophyllite is the most fragile and brittle, with no visible talent for battle. Longing to fight but deemed too weak, Phos is instead assigned by their master Adamantine to compile a natural history of their world. The task seems dull and pointless, but it brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation due to their dangerous nature. As Phos pursues this seemingly mundane assignment, they begin to uncover deeper truths about their

Hotel

In a future where humanity has vanished, a lone computer persists for 27 million years to fulfill its mission. Elsewhere, Hanako awakens from a deep sleep with only three days left to live, while her husband Takao grapples with the knowledge that her heart belongs to another. In another tale, Jun Shiozaki dedicates himself to resurrecting the extinct tuna by any means imaginable. Noriko discovers she is pregnant by her lover Matsumura, a prominent doctor with a family of his own. He insists the pregnancy is a rapidly growing cancer that must be removed immediately, leaving Noriko torn between his diagnosis and her own desires. These stories explore the boundaries of science, emotion, and su

Violence Jack

The eleventh of September, 197x. A magnitude 8-9 earthquake tears through the entire Kantou region, volcanoes erupt and buildings crumble, and Tokyo is decimated in a single day. Scholars call it the great destruction of the Showa Era, but the people who live through it call it the earthquake from hell. Unable to recover the city, the government abandons Tokyo and moves the capital elsewhere, leaving the survivors to fend for themselves. What grows out of the ruins is a society with no laws. In that desolate world, different people try to survive, and their paths cross with Jack, a ten-foot giant who annihilates anyone and anything in his way. Against him stands the Slum King, a villain loc

Rendezvous

High school senior Yi-Yeon Kang awakens from a coma after a brutal beating to find a world shattered by an alien invasion. The familiar streets are now desolate and dangerous, littered with debris and patrolled by the same bullies who put him in the hospital. Weak and disoriented, Yi-Yeon's only goal is to survive this apocalyptic nightmare and find his friend Young-Lin. He must navigate a landscape of relentless bullies and mysterious alien threats, where every choice is a struggle for survival and every encounter could be his last.

Unknown Code

Earth faces an unprecedented invasion, not by ships or soldiers, but by mysterious entities known as "Unknown Codes." These digital viruses infiltrate electronic devices, using them as conduits to attack and destroy humanity. With conventional weapons useless, the world's only hope lies in fighting the codes within their own digital realm. A disparate group of men, each harboring their own secrets and motivations, is forcibly recruited into this desperate battle. Their task is to enter the lethal game imposed by the invaders, where the rules are unknown and the price of failure is extinction. As they navigate this virtual hellscape, the line between reality and code begins to blur, testing

Violence Jack

En septiembre de 197x, un terremoto de magnitud 8-9 sacude la región de Kantō, arrasando Tokio en un solo día. La erupción de volcanes y el colapso de los edificios sumen la ciudad en el caos absoluto. El gobierno, incapaz de recuperar la capital, la abandona y traslada la sede del poder, dejando atrás a los supervivientes que luchan por sobrevivir en una sociedad sin leyes. En este mundo despiadado y anárquico, emerge Jack, un gigante de tres metros que arrasa con todo y con todos los que se cruzan en su camino. Su imponente presencia y su fuerza descomunal lo convierten en una figura temida y respetada. La historia sigue su viaje a través de los escombros de una civilización caída, mientr