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Surrounded by beautiful seas, a port town in Tohoku where octopus fishing is thriving. Minami was born and raised there, working for him grandfather, Masakichi, who runs a fishing business. Minami truly respects Masakichi, who is like a father to him. Then suddenly, a black shadow appears from across the sea. What is it? Don't turn away from your bloody destiny.

Garth Ennis unleashes his next major religious epic in the vein of Preacher, but this-time, he's taking it up a notch! Wormwood is the anti-Christ, no way around it, his dad is Satan and his demonic powers help him fit right into New York. His best friend is Jesus, who is a black, mentally-challenged, man that just isn't performing many miracles these days. The pesky Armageddon is coming right up, and it doesn't look like Pope Jacko is going to be any help in stopping it. Ennis drags the whole world into the gutter with his trademark razor-sharp dialogue, biting wit, and the stunning art of Jacen Burrows, all in full-color.

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Shoko has turned 30 and she has finally given up on finding a marriage partner. Recently having completed a year long contract, she wants to explore the freedom her lack of relationship and job obligations afford her and books a trip to Seoul, Korea. Unencumbered, she wants to visit the Korean BBQ restaurants alone and drink to celebrate her "graduation from marriage seeking activities."Not quite supportive is her sister, one who is already married to a good-looking, high earning man, who thinks Shoko should do the responsible thing and give marriage hunting a shot again. But Shoko cannot be deterred.But life has a strange way of turning things around. On her trip to Seoul, Shoko makes a surprising discovery, and an unexpected connection...This is a collaborative project between Higashimura Akiko and NAVER webtoon, which may be the first of its kind, at least involving such a luminary figure in manga. It is being released in Korean and Japanese, but not quite simul-release. Korean is about 20 chapters ahead.

Hana's lifelong dream is to become a tailor and make wonderful clothes for people of all the different fantasy races. However, in a world where humans are discriminated against, even getting work as a seamstress is a struggle. When a handsome, mysterious prince offers her a job, it seems like Hana's fortunes might finally be changing for the better!

Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrant life, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the "red scare" Communist witch hunts of the time. Guarnido reinvents anthropomorphism in these pages, and industry colleagues no less than Will Eisner, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale are fans! Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable.

I swear that I'll always treat you right. Thanks to his teasing fingers and deft tongue, she feels like she’s about to lose her mind to the inescapable pleasure of his touch…! Shino Ito is a nerdy office worker who's obsessed with her favorite character, the cool and aloof Vice-Commander Kai. Luckily for her, her boss Katsuya Okuno (who she's lovingly dubbed "Vice-Commander") looks exactly like him. One night, after getting stood up by a friend, Shino finds herself drinking at a bar with Katsuya, whose kind advice just might be making her heart flutter more than usual. By the time Katsuya helps a drunk Shino home, she mistakes him for Vice-Commander Kai... and dreams that they're having sex! But the mind-numbingly sweet kisses and rock-hard sensations in her dream feel a bit too real... "You're the one who seduced me, so you better be prepared." Could it be possible that it wasn't Vice-Commander Kai in her dream, but her boss?! And it wasn't a dream, but reality?! As Shino struggles to make sense of the situation she finds herself in, Katsuya makes his move... but there's something else he's not telling her...

In a future where science has unlocked the secrets of genetic splicing, humanity stands on the brink of a new era. By merging human DNA with plants and animals, people gain extraordinary abilitiesstrength, agility, and powers that defy imagination. But with great power comes a darker side.Nations worldwide race to create the ultimate superhuman soldiers, pushing the boundaries of science in pursuit of dominance. But not all experiments go as planned. Those deemed "unfit" for genetic enhancement transform into terrifying creatures known as the "Overcome." These monsters, born from the arrogance of humankind, break free from their creators, leaving devastation in their wakeNew Jersey reduced to ruins, entire cities lost to chaos.In the aftermath of this global catastrophe, the world lies in ruins. The surviving humans, forever altered by their genetic modifications, band together into fractured subgroups. Tensions rise as new forms of conflict and prejudice emerge, pitting these genetically unique factions against each other.In this post-apocalyptic world, survival is uncertain, and the line between man and monster blurs. Welcome to "The Indigo Project 365," where the quest for power has unleashed a nightmare, and only the strongest will endure.

Renge Haruto, a novelist who has lived since the Kamakura period, is a vampire with an aversion to blood.Due to his catastrophic lack of technological skills, he has been leading a super analog lifestyle. However, during a meeting one day, his editor suggests that he write his next manuscript within G** of World, cutting-edge VRMMO game.With both excitement and anxiety, he steps into this new world, only to be greeted by sunlight for the first time in hundreds of years and a variety of delicious foods that he could never enjoy in reality. He quickly becomes enthralled with the game"Wait, what? My brainwaves aren't human so I'm being treated like an NPC?""A cardiac arrest and an ambulance is being called? Whoa, whoa, hold on a second!"This gentle vampire, a total newbie gamer, starts hopping between the game and the real world. Unknowingly, he begins to drag those around him into a slapstick VRMMORPG adventure!

A young boy must live in exile lest his deadly magical powers destroy the world.

Everywhere is hell and New York is the worst place of them all. Besides the very few who are rich, the rest suffer from starvation. Some people work as cleaners to survive and that's exactly how Maria makes her living. After every job, she then prays for the ones she's killed.

The meaning of his birth. The answer he leads to is A new serialization of a full-speed action franchise that has attracted the world's attention! An adaptation of the much-talked-about *Sonic x Shadow Generations*! CoroCoro's No.1 antihero has arrived.

Chapter 32 in Naver's 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).

A high-energy sexually-charged comedy! Nagara Ayano, who has transformed from a virgin college student into a female version of his middle school self, blindly rushes in headfirst to try and achieve his first sexual experience, but things aren't going as smoothly as he'd hope...!

"I've learned about true love now, all thanks to the devotion of my beloved Clarice." The duchess Eleanor is informed by Crown Prince Leandre that her engagement has been broken off, with this fact having been exposed to the eyes of high society. In order to heal her broken heart, she heads to a summer retreat, and there she meets Prince Clovis, who has abdicated his position as crown prince in order to avoid political strife. He treats Eleanor kindly, as if to help relieve her heartbreak... Meanwhile, Leandre and Clarice have come to the retreat on a prenuptial trip. They propose to Eleanor that she become Leandre's mistress. Eleanor is driven to fury and despair, but Clovis comes to her rescue! "I know you must be hurting... but it's all right now." This is a comic adaptation of the popular novel, The Crown Prince's Bride, from the Japanese novel submission site "everystar"

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"Hyunsoo, who lived a decent life doing all kinds of odd jobs alone without parents, relatives, or siblings. He even did things like dumping things! Then one day, when he opened his eyes after a near-death experience... he had possessed an idol?! An idol? A member? The internet? At least 50 years had passed since Hyunsoo lived, so there was everything he didn't know. And on top of that, they were on the verge of disbanding...! In an instant, Hyunsoo, who had lost his way to live, appears in front of him the savior of the group 'Technician', Cha Soo-hyun. But this person... looks exactly like the master Hyunsoo used to serve...?!"

In a world where reincarnation is a known phenomenon, the legend of the Marked Ones is often dismissed as nothing more than a children's tale. Yet, deep within an isolated, nameless forest, the first Marked One, Hassasha, was born.Mysterious symbols adorned her skin, said to be a curse or perhaps a gift from a forgotten deity. As she grows, Hassasha begins to uncover the truth behind her markings, unlocking ancient powers and secrets that could change the fate of the world if they don't destroy her first.

In "The Apocalypse Banquet", horror creeps into the everyday: eight nightmarish tales in which psychosis becomes increasingly symbolic and pervasive. However, Hideshi Hino does not limit himself to shocking the reader. Each story starkly highlights man's cruelty towards those who are "different". Tales of mutation in which gruesome metamorphosis becomes an act of purification from a society that rejects any and all "abnormality."

The three chapters follow the daily life of Kahori Hanamura, an 18-year-old romance prodigy who has recently moved from the countryside to Tokyo to write for a literary magazine. She spends her time causing trouble for her cousin and editor Satoko Hanamura, who would much rather she meet her deadlines instead of skipping showers and ordering Transformers online.

Jotaro Fukamachi - private detective, 177 cm tall and 75 kg, long face and muscular. He is not an ugly man, but he is not handsome. He once married a doctor and had a daughter, Kaori, but they divorced, and his heart is a lonely love hunter.The quintessence of a humorous hard-boiled story - you can't talk about manga without reading this.

Ninety-nine is a simple and unremarkable college student. As he is getting ready to go home after finishing his university lecture as usual, a solitary beautiful woman, "Migyo Yoshida," who is rumored to be a "mermaid princess," passes by. While the boys are in an uproar, 99 is secretly summoned by Ms. Yoshida. When they are alone, Mr. Yoshida presses him. In fact, 99 and Mr. Yoshida have an intimate relationship... However, he is unable to grasp the romantic distance between them because Mr. Yoshida is too expressionless, and he is having a sweet but bittersweet college life, unable to go from "friend" to "lover".