When a gang is lead to a mysterious wardrobe in the middle of a forest by a map found in a desk, their venture of curiosity might turn into something else... From Baka-Updates: While searching behind his desk drawer, Rin finds a hand drawn map of his neighborhood with a big X marking a specific spot. He doesn't recognize it, because he must have drawn it a long time ago, but he's curious to see what he marked with that X. Three childhood friends join him, and they discover an abandoned chest of drawers at the X location. Wondering if there might be something inside, Rin pulls open the drawers and unknowingly unleashes a horrific chain of events...
High school student Sora Ueno lives in a small mountain town, but she has never truly felt comfortable there. The only person she could open her heart to was her childhood friend, Hinako. However, on the night of the Minazuki Festival in 1984, Hinako mysteriously disappeared. Everyone in the village claimed it was a “kamikakushi”—a divine abduction—and they made little effort to search for her. Years passed, and in 1988, Hinako suddenly returned… looking exactly the same as she did four years earlier. After her “return,” Hinako faces fear and rejection from the villagers and slowly becomes isolated. Determined to protect her no matter what, Sora stays by her side. But soon, disturbing mysteries surrounding the town and Hinako’s disappearance begin to surface… (Source: Yuri-hime, translated)
In the recesses of mountain... there's a bus stop at outskirts of a village, it's called "Hinamizawa bus stop". Rika, a female high-school student, together with her junior, Mion visit this place. Twisted relationships that are concerned with the dam construction in Hinamizawa, and the stories of the curse of "Oyashiro-sama" that takes root in this area. What waiting for them is a tragedy, or else...?
A black mist covers the sky, a ruined city, monstrous creatures, and non-human beings. The ones who delve into all these mysteries are the strange siblings living in such a world—Hakumei and Hinata. And so, their pure yet twisted sibling love is explored.
The fate of anyone who wanders into that mountain village is one of two: either they become a resident of the village, or they live on as part of the village itself. In any case, they can never return to the outside world. A tale of passion and sensuality in a supernatural horror by Aki Shimizu, now finally compiled into a long-awaited book!
A beautiful transfer student, Hitode Tatejima, clad in a jet-black sailor suit, arrives in a classroom where one after another, the dead are \"beheaded\" by flying ski boards, steel doors in the subway, and crashing traffic lights. The only way to save the cursed high school students is to sacrifice one of them. I told you, didn\'t I? Is the enigmatic girl friend or foe? Envy and fear, love and hatred are all mixed up in this horror story of school suspense.
Shimada is a ruthless criminal responsible for indiscriminate mass murder, who later resorts to cannibalism. Nagumo, a police officer, is assigned to escort him, heightening the tension. But what unfolds inside the escort vehicle, packed with criminals, marks the beginning of an unimaginable terror—a new kind of immersive survival horror.
This is about two siblings with the vampire-like tendency for blood, and at first share the same home alone till their caring aunt decides to move in with her husband to care for them, however their normal life is going to get far crazier as a doctor and other characters become involved in the plot. From Tokyopop: The members of the Takashiro family share a terrible curse: only human blood can slake their thirst. Sent away after the death of his mother, Kuzuna Takashiro remained blissfully unaware of his 'condition.' When Kazuna's teenage hormones begin to rage, his uncontrollable bloodlust suddenly rears its head...
It all started in Aeris, capital of Ameria, in the midst of the summer festival. During the festivity, people started unexpectedly attacking each other and a large scale massacre took place instead of dancing and merrymaking. Under the strangest circumstances, Edward comes back to the living, just to find himself in a strange place inhabited by the Gray Guardians. Who are they? What do they want from him? What goal do they pursue? A grand adventure debuts here!