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Midori and Tokio have lived separately since their parents died in a fire 13 years ago. Midori hates her school and foster home and drops out of school and leaves home. On her way to Tokyo Tower, she meets a man who happens to be her brother Tokio. Midori has no idea that this man is her real brother. She ends up back at her foster home, where she is habitually raped by her stepbrother. One day, Tokio rescues Midori when she is cornered by her stepbrother. "I am your real brother and I have come to take you back." Hearing Tokio's words, Midori jumps from the second floor into the arms of her long-lost brother. Reunited, the two estranged siblings go in search of Eden, a paradise where nobody has ever been to.A schoolgirl who was adopted by a family experiences hardships at school and home. Her foster family treats her as Reika, their daughter who had died a couple years ago. Suddenly, her real blood-related brother appears before her, who has been searching for her for years. Now her life is turned upside down. Will she learn to trust other people again?From ANN: Flower of Eden was slated for release on January 2006 by TOKYOPOP, but was cancelled after author Yuki Suetsugu admitted to copying numerous panels from Takehiko Inoue's manga titles Slam Dunk and REAL. Kodansha has ceased distribution of all 12-volumes of Eden no Hana.

From Midnight Scans:Even though they played together innocently since they were young, somewhere along the way, the seeds of "love" started to grow. Growing up on an outlying island from Okinawa, Kazuya, Ryoko and Daisuke were brought up like a family. They wanted to be together forever, but the three of them have different desires. One wants to stay, one wants to go, and one of them wants to go, but can't. When Daisuke is lured away from the island, Ryoko decides to stay on the island with Kazuya. However, the three of them will experience a cruel fate...!

This is a collection of loosely interconnected stories where the main characters are all animals, especially the tiger who is the hero of the first book.

Seducing the guests to make them pay the most, that is the job of a host. Takashi, currently the No. 1 host, is an apparent professional when it comes to being a host. Being a host isn't Takashi's only job. The Persona XII, guided by the stars are to preserve the balance of fate. The eyes on an assassin serves the guidance of the stars.

Included Stories:The Great Hell Castle (Chapters 1-5)The Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: Bloody Daruma WarriorThe Legend of the Great Sumo Soul: The World's Greatest Headbutt

It's a hard-knock life for Kotarou. His father is always away on business, and his mother recently passed away. He spends a lot of time alone... and he hates it. Maybe he can make good use of his solitude--his middle school exams are looming ahead, and he needs to buckle down and study hard. But his concentration--along with his loneliness--is shattered when a zany girl named Misha unexpectedly moves in next door to him. Soon, Misha starts popping up everywhere Kotarou goes! Although she seems to have a stalker's mentality, Misha claims she's an angel. Her mission: To make sure Kotarou is happy and safe. That's a tall order, since Misha seems to know almost nothing about life on Earth! What will become of the two of them, will love flurish from their friendship?! -Tokyopop

Futaba, a boy that has grown up in an overprotected family, suddenly finds himself on the other side of the world, where he meets Kiara, the Amaranthine. They journey to find Kiara's true master, and along the way they meet a curious cast of characters, including the wizard Belbel and the prince Virid.

From Viz:Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. Follow the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way.----In the Hakushaku Cain Series:1) Wasurerareta JulietIncludes 2 oneshots* The Boys Who Stopped Time -England, year 1918. Rupert enrolls to his new school just a few days after the murder of a maid called Noelle. He's the type that just can't sit still, so when he meets Noelle's sister, he's determined to help her find out who murdered her sister...* Double -When they were children, Ren helped his friend Emilio start his career as an actor. But when Ren didn't have any news from Emilio for two years, he decided to go to New York to look for his friend...2) Shounen no Fukasuru Oto3) KafkaIncludes 1 oneshot* Ellie in Summer Clothes4) Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin5) God Child

Several oneshots : 1) Overhearing a Flower Song 2) Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light (Hotaru no Mori E) 3) The Fallling of Autumn Leaves 4) Deepening the Scar - deals with incest, and it displays the feelings of a sister towards her brother

From Tokyopop:A chilling dramatic series about Shinjyurou Mamiya, an embalmer in a nation where men of his profession are viewed as outcasts engaging in an unaccepted and unclean practice. For Shinjyurou, it's just a job. But in doing it, he's gained an understanding of death, and more important, what it truly means to live...

Onitsuka Miaki, freshman from Fujimigahara Girls' Academy Naginata club, are going to remote island that owned by her captain, Igasaki Kotone, along with 11 members to do a training camp. Legends say that remote island is a place where the worst bandits lives and have national treasure beneath the island. Everything still normal before one of their member got killed. Their live-threatening experience begins now.From Baka-Updates:12 members of the Fujimigahara Girls' Academy's Naginata club arrive at a remote island belonging to the club president's family. Legend has it that the remote island had long ago been the hideout of a group of extremely cruel bandits, and that priceless treasures - the fruits of their plunders - are still hidden somewhere on the island.All is well until their club adviser and two members are brutally murdered. Thereby the curtain rises on the surviving girls' life-threatening battle with a bizarre masked killer...

From: Easy Going ScansIn the eleventh year of the Meiji era carrying swords was forbidden by the government and those known as samurai were slowly fading away. However there were plenty that didn't like those changes taking place in Japan and inevitably the crime rates increased. Japan's only resolve was an inescapable lake prison. While the prison had no other way to access it but only through water, the 3 boys of the Kumo family were assigned to transport the criminals to their new "home". Although... is that the only thing they were doing...?

Six months after the fight to the death with The Bog, Kaiji escapes from the underground and pays off his debts. Sakazaki gets fed up with Kaiji and tries to get rid of him by giving him 3 million yen as compensation. At that time, Kaiji is reunited with Miyoshi and Maeda, who were his friends in the underground, and they come up with a plan to swindle a large sum of money from Muraoka, the president of the underground casino where they work. Kaiji takes 3 million yen from Sakazaki, promising to pay it back, and plays a variant of mahjong called "17 Steps" invented by Muraoka.

A manga about people trying to kill themselves, but weird stuff happens instead

Fumiki Shimazaki has only one dream: to become a poet. Spending more time in his poems than in the preparation of it his studies(?), he faces disapproval from his professors and his best friend Mika... To escape from the harsh reality, he seeks refuge in an abandoned factory. There, he stumbles upon a mysterious dog, who saves his life from an attacking monstrous feline. Their friendship is immediately created thereafter. Questions arise then. From which does this gifted dog come from capacities paranormaux and overflowing of thirst for knowledge? How can it speak? What does the number 23 on its ear stand for? The Appearance and arrival of this dog causes an increasingly number of extraordinary events all revolving around the number 23...

A chance meeting between a famous idol and a ordinary girl on a snowy surreal day sets the stage for this manga. Depressed and hopeless, Kurashiki Yuya meets Mayu, whose carefree and live-for-the-moment attitude brings him new hope. In the spur of the moment, Yuya forgets to ask Mayu's name, and watches as she disappears from his life. Much later, Yuya comes across Natsume Tougo and their band Dessert, along with their new performer, who is none other than Mayu. Mayu and Yuya meet again, but Touga is determined to not let her go at any cost!

Taken from baka-updates:The series is set in New York City, and the main character is a young girl named Tista. In the day, she is a shy, introvert, church-going student whose ambition in life is to become a teacher. At night, she assassinates criminals as her alter-ego, Sister Militia. A special feature of her eyes give her the ability to spot a target from miles away, be it moving or stationary. Once she's spotted her target, it's one-shot one-kill. Why is Tista killing for the church? What happened to her father? How did she get those eyes?

While hiking a mountain with his friend, Dong-uk stops to take a picture with him on a steep ledge which collapses and leaves them stranded on an isolated cliff. He accidentally drops a chocolate bar and it gets caught in a tree below them. While his friend is descending the cliff to retrieve it, Dong-uk accidently lets go of the makeshift rope and watches him fall to his death...but is he truly dead?

The House in Fata Morgana The Veil Over Your Eyes manga, Beyond the third door lies the year 1869. In this technologically advanced era, people are always on the move. The mansion's master is an ambitious businessman who has invested in the rail industry. However, his obsession with wealth and power leads him to neglect and mistreat his wife. Beyond the fourth door lies the year 1099. The Maid tells You that this is the final tale. In this era, You see a young man who claims to be cursed and a girl with white hair, called Giselle, who has been branded a witch and marked for death. Having borne witness to these four tragedies, each set in a different time and place, You are now free to choose whether You wish to end Your story here or press on. But there are those who would say, "You were able to bear them because they weren't your tragedies."

Neo Verona. A land floating high in the sky ruled by the Capulet family. That is until one night, when the long time rivals of the Capulets, the Montagues, storm the palace, killing the duke, his wife, and his men. All are killed but Juliet, a young daughter of the Capulets who is rescued and spirited away to safety before she could be killed. Fourteen years later, Juliet remembers nothing of her gruesome past, and lives with the small band who had rescued her, the only family she has. It is not safe for Juliet to go out undisguised, however, as a search for the Capulet heiress is still underway. So in public, she dresses as a boy, a young man named Odin, at the request of her "family". Though she is technically not allowed to, Juliet has another secret identity: The Red Whirlwind, the daring and righteous hero of Neo Verona, famous for saving any in danger with his (or rather, her) sword and advanced combat skills without killing anyone. It is on one of these "rescue missions" that she first meets Romeo, heir of the Montague house. By chance, they fall in lovea forbidden love that neither side will allow. Things get even more complicated, however, when Juliet finally learns of her true identity and is told that she must kill the current dukeRomeo's father.

Knights is a shounen manga tale about squire Mistletien, called 'Mist' for short. Taking place in a medieval world in which the church and her representatives are burning people en masse on suspicion of witchcraft, Mist and his organization are taking a stand against the church and the 'Saints' who are perpetuating the witch hunts. Mist is feared and hated by the village-folk because of his appearence, wearing a mask to disguise himself and going by the moniker 'The Black Knight.' He travels with Euphemia, a young girl who is as expert with mixing potions and poisons as Mist is with a sword, and together they rescue those who are to be executed on suspicion of witchcraft.

In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape.Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles.

In the modern age, there remain many martial art clans from long ago, all of which are vying for power. Amidst a fight, the son of a security man meets a mysterious girl who kisses him out of the blue...

A man sets out on a journey to go away from his repetitive and boring life. He finds unbelievable things, terrible things.Note: This manga contains cannibalism.

From Chinatown KM: 17 year old Qianchun, gets lost in a place deep in the mountains when his classmates pull a prank. Later, he finds out that there is a ghost story about a hotel in the mountains, about a mother and her son...Read this manhua from left to right!

It's about a rich man's daughter and a orphan boy growing up together and falling in love. But when her parents die, her aunt wants to send the boy away to college and make her marry a respectful man to save the family reputation.[From mangatraders]In a quiet area of France during WWII, a very young orphan boy was left on the steps of a large mansion on the same day that a daughter was born to the bourgeois family living there. From that day on, Francis and Natalie grew up together and found themselves falling deeply in love. As talk of their marriage began to stir, Natalie suddenly lost her parents to a plane crash, leaving her aunt as her guardian. This aunt, vehemently opposed to Natalie's engagement to a mere orphan, which drove Natalie and Francis to elope. Unfortunately, they were caught. Rather than be torn apart from each other, Natalie and Francis decide to spend eternity together by jumping off a cliff. Through a cruel twist of fate, however, only Natalie survives...Is there even a smidgen of hope that Natalie will somehow be able to find her love once again? An amazingly well-developed, emotional work of art from Ichijo Yukari.

[Summary By: Love_Blossom]The people of Kinase Village are protected by god. Kaya and Rin live together because Rin's mom died. So Kaya andRin are not blood-related siblings. They seem like normal people, but there is a secret they have that no one knows about....

Kisaki is a 17 year-old high school student who likes her coffee. She lives with her father and brother in a sword shop and loves to hear the story of her ancestor who slew oni during the Age of Warring states in Japan (Sengoku Jidai). Her mother left when she was young and there is a Catholic nun who is like a mother to her. While taking several katana down to the store room she discovers a room that lock has been broken into. Inside she finds a sword which no one has been able to touch for a long time. She is destined to fight oni. For the new era has begun, the time when God will bring about the end of this world.

Kazuma runs across a girl named Emiru crying in the middle of a busy street, desperately crying out for a hug. When he gives her one, he doesn't realize that his life is about to intersect with this girl who is suffering from unusually severe depression-----------------This is the mysterious story of Futaba Kazuma's first patient. At 18, Futaba Kazuma went to school to get his qualification in clinical psychology. While attending school, he boards at a creepy mansion, which even has a butler. Also living there is a strange young woman called Emiru. She is suffering from a terminal illness of the heart --- despair. This deep psychological problem has eerie physical effects as well: her hair has turned white, her body temperature is well below normal, and her blood pressure is also bizarre. No psychologists or counselors have been able to help cure her of this problem. Will Kazuma be able to determine the cause of Emiru's despair and save her before it's too late? [tethysdust]---- From MangaHelpers

The one I'm falling in love with isn't my knight but I can't seem to forget about him... Just what should I do with these feelings of mine?

In Kingdom Hearts, Sora turned the Keyblade on himself in order to release Kairi's heart, but his heart was also released in the process. This brought about the creation of Roxas, Sora's Nobody. Unlike most Nobodies, however, Roxas has no memories of his past. He joins Oragnization XIII and slowly begins to discover the truth behind his existence and the Organization itself. He meets and befriends the fourteenth member of the Organization, who also has no recollection of her past. What will Roxas see during his time in the Organization? What is the connection between him, Sora, and the fourteenth member? And what becomes of them? Dive into the heart of Kingdom Hearts storyline's biggest secret.

Summary from Fantasyshrine:Chapter 1-3)A brilliant surgeon originally from a university hospital, Sawamura Iori, and a married physician, Yagi Tomoya are having an infamous affair!! They conduct their taboo affair in a hospital room where a comatose boy has been lying for the past 5 years. One night, Tomoya was rushed to the ER due to a car accident... Is it really an accident or a suicide attempt? Can Iori save his lover? Suddenly the comatose boy miraculously awakens This story intertwines all three men and their struggles for a new beginning4-5) I Can't Pray For Your Happiness6) I Can't Pray For Your Happiness ~ Extra I Have7) ResidencePrequel to " Shujii " "Oyasumi Darling"

[From Tokyopop]:Nanase, a beautiful young telepath, returns to her hometown to settle down and lead a quiet life. However, her unique abilities make that impossible--even in the most remote location. Then she meets Norio, an abused little boy with extraordinary powers of his own. Nanase takes him under her wing, and from there they wander...two outsiders traveling from one strange encounter to another.

[From DMP]: The Hybrid Child is an amazing android that can grow if it is lavished with enough love and care from its owner. Neither fully machine nor fully human, the various Hybrid Child models develop strong emotional bonds with their owners. This volume contains several short stories of love, sacrifice, and drama: Young Kotaro learns the importance of responsibility when his Hybrid Child's lifespan runs out. The tragic swordsman Seya learns to love again with the help of his Hybrid child, Yuzu. The final tale tells the story of Kuroda, the creator of the Hybrid Child designs, and how his lost love inspired their creation. [From Mochi*Mochi]: ----I said that I wouldn't accept anything else but Hazuki--- Kotarou found Hazuki at the trash dump one day and took him into his home. It turned out that Hazuki was a Hybrid Child, a doll that grew and developed in response to its owner's love and attention. Experience Nakamura-sensei's stories of earnest, pure love in this three-part series, including a never-before published short and extra!!

Born of an Incubus clan, Tsukiya has had enough of the pain that comes from only bringing death to the human men he comes to love and so closes his heart, and denies himself from ever again feasting on human souls. Gento, the ever persistent demon that he is, has never been far from Tsukiya's side and has seen him mourn the death of many lovers, never understanding why Tsukiya continued to seek a love with these mortals that would forever bring him nothing but pain. Now years later can Gento, still ever pursuing Tsukiya, finally win over Tsukiya's heart for himself, and can Tsukiya help a young Incubus through the pain that comes from falling in love?

Se-Joon and Se-Wa are siblings with a dark, complex relationship. Se-Wa, a girl considered psychotic by others, is attached to her brother... a little too attached. In her eyes, there is only Se-Joon, and no one else. And what of Se-Joon's feelings? This manhwa contains incest themes. Title comes from French poet Beaudelaire's compilation of poems, Les Fleurs du mal.Other manga:+ Durarara Manga+ Sakuran Manga

A collection of eight Zombie related oneshots by several authors.And I Love Her by Katsuya TeradaDead and Fail to Die by Hitoshi KinoChildren Living with Corpses by Uguisu SachikoZombie by Shimada ToranosukeForest of Spirits by Hokazono MasayaZombie Boy by Hiromoto ShinichiFight of of the Living Dead by Koizumi TomohiroOrganic Human Solution Organogel by Fukao AtsushiIncludes illustrations by Hiroe Rei (Black Lagoon), Samura Hiroaki (Blade of the Immortal) and Matsumoto Jiro (Freesia)

From Manga Pirate: "Once upon a time, I was the fucking boss" Choo, a middle-aged restaurant owner, is being ripped off by a couple of no good teenagers! They might think he's a nobody, but there is a past to him that nobody knows. And nobody should know. Is he just a peaceful shopkeep, or is he something more than that? ---------------------------------------------- From Vendetta Scans: One thing is for certain - if you exercise violence, that violence will return to you in any shape or form. The man who bakes flour-based food and runs an eatery, has a darker past than anyone could ever guess. ...unless you see the name of his store. Original Webcomic

It starts with poisonous herbs under the cradle. Then under the sheets. And inside the clothes. Even mixed in the milk that they feed the newborn. This way the child gradually gets used to poisons and becomes the perfect assassination tool - the "Poison Princess" whose every kiss, tear and even touch bring death. Her only chance of survival is to fulfill her duty as an assassin and find a way to live on in the enemy land she is sent to if her heart is strong enough.

Ja-gi Park, a high school teacher and diviner, wakes up from a vivid dream foreseeing a mass suicide set to happen in 10 days. It's up to her and a group of time manipulators to help prevent this tragic fate from happening before time runs out. However, as days pass by and mysteries unravel, Ja-gi realizes there's more to her premonition than meets the eye.

After the King's death, the Queen and the Crown Prince want to get rid of the previous Queen's family. Princess Skw'h must then take shelter in a convent. She's accompanied by her lady-in-waiting, Flora, who worships her. Flora goes to great lengths to make the Princess feel at ease. But in that convent, where the values are so different from those of the court, social relationships are often difficult. The two women, eventually, get used to this new life. However, the peaceful days are not going to last forever.

Following the suicide of Yuka, a victim of bullying, her brother Asaharu becomes disappointed in himself, and encounters an angel. The angel proceeds to offer him a deal: find his sister's murderer within three months in order to resurrect her. However, nothing is done without compensation. With every mistake that Asaharu makes, his life expectancy will decrease. Is his sister's life more valuable than his own?The hunt for the criminal begins!

Two years ago, the famous detective Narumi Kiyotaka disappeared, leaving behind only the words, "I am pursuing the mystery of the Blade Children." Now, his younger brother Ayumu is accused of murdering a fellow student, and begins to discover people with connections to the Blade Children all around him. The Blade Children were born cursed, and Ayumu may be the only key to saving them, but first they want to test him, by trying to kill him with everything they've got. All the while, it seems that Kiyotaka is manipulating events for his own unknown purposes.- From AnimeNewsNetworkOngoing

"I have something I don't want to loseSo much so that these terrible feelings have grown."A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed indiscriminately are sentenced to death. There, she meets a man named Yuu who took the lives of 3 people. A mother's antagonism--a brother's death... Together they embrace the violent rebellion in their hearts caused by the large, deep scars they carry. However, before long, they both embrace an earnest hope in their hearts. "I want to live"...An adaptation of a novel by South Korea's most popular female novelist, Gong Ji-Young.

From Tokyopop:To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive?