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Dai Dark

Zaha Sanko is a teenager whose bones are rumored to grant any wish to whoever possesses them, making him a target for every power-hungry creature in the universe. Despite the constant danger, he just wants to live his own life without being torn apart. Together with his skeletal companion Avakian, Sanko uses his dark powers to survive relentless assassination attempts. Their journey takes them across space as they search for the person responsible for the curse on his bones, hoping that eliminating the source will finally put an end to the madness.

Franken Fran

In a remote corner of Japan stands a gothic mansion that once belonged to Dr. Naomitsu Madaraki, a surgeon famous for his gruesome work. When the doctor disappears, his artificial daughter Fran takes over the practice. With stitches across her face and bolts in her head, she is as skilled with a scalpel as her father ever was. Assisted by her violent younger sister Veronica, the human-cat hybrid Okita, and other macabre creations, Fran receives clients with unusual requests. She can remove tumors, transplant heads, reshape bodies, and even bring back the dead. For Fran, every life must be saved no matter the cost, and she follows that principle to its most extreme consequences. Her methods

Bug Ego

Makoto Hitsujiya transfers to a new high school and meets Takehiro Kokudou, a strange classmate who introduces him to Bugs: phenomena that produce specific outcomes only when a precise sequence of actions is performed. These hacks can be as trivial as making bird droppings appear on a sidewalk after pressing a certain combination of vending machine buttons, or as extreme as lifting weights beyond normal human limits. At first, experimenting with Bugs is fun and games. Hitsujiya and Kokudou grow closer as they exploit these anomalies that transcend the laws of science and humanity. But when Kokudou uses a hack to go back in time, things take a dark turn. Hitsujiya attempts to do the same, a

BLAME! Academy and So On

This collection brings together a series of short stories set within the vast and enigmatic 'City' of Tsutomu Nihei's universe. It features the comedic 'Blame Academy!' series, where characters like Killy and Cibo are reimagined in a parody of traditional Japanese school life. Other tales expand the lore in different directions. 'Zeb-noid' depicts a brutal, millennia-spanning war between two soldiers from opposing species. 'Netsphere Engineer' follows a Dismantler tasked with deconstructing nexus towers to protect humans from the Safeguard. The anthology also includes various other vignettes, from a man searching for his brother in 'Kozutsumi' to the far-future adventures of a silicon crea

Franken Fran Frantic

Fran Madaraki is an immortal surgeon created by the mysterious Dr. Madaraki, who vanished after his experiments. Alongside her 'sisters'—Gavrill, who can transform into a monstrous wolf, and the weapon-filled Veronica who acts as her bodyguard—Fran operates in a world where bizarre medical cases are the norm. Her solutions, grounded in extreme science, often spiral into unforeseen chaos, blurring the line between miracle and catastrophe. From transporting organs with a living monster to confronting gruesome bodily horrors, each case challenges the very ethics of life and creation.

City of the Dead Sorcerer

In 2014, the discovery of a mysterious energy source called 'Mana' changes the world forever. Sixteen years later, society has entered a self-proclaimed Age of Magic, where spells are cast via smartphone apps but are heavily regulated by bureaucratic restrictions. A mysterious figure in a red robe begins operating in the city, using incredibly powerful and forbidden magic to execute criminals. This vigilante, whose motives and origins are completely unknown, exists outside the controlled system, performing feats that should be impossible. Detective Kim is assigned to hunt down this enigmatic individual, who is seen as both a murderer and a hero by the public. The investigation becomes a co