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Ritsu inherited his sixth sense from his grandfather, along with a demon guardian named Blue Storm. Strange things just seem to happen around these two, and it's left to them to get to the bottom of all these mysterious events. Each story is independent but features recurring characters you'll come to know and appreciate as they, each in their own way, try to deal with things 'not of this world'. Note: Won the Excellence Prize of manga section of Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006.
From Aerandria Scans: Kayako is an enthusiastic exorcist from an isolated island who’s been newly-appointed to the big city. She has two familiar spirits (shikigami) who help her cleanse impure spirits: Kagari and Kohaku. They are mighty spirits who have to take an alternate form among humans: Kagari, who takes a form of a pirate bird and Kohaku, who takes a form of a silver fox. She’s been determined to continue cleansing spirits as her dead brother has done in the past. But what happens when her faith is shaken and she learns that she doesn’t want to save evil spirits anymore?
99 ghost stories, by the late Garo artist and Edo expert, Sugiura Hinako.
Hiromu is a high school boy who has everything he could ever want: a normal life, friends, and a girlfriend. That is until one day Hiromu asks everyone where Tetsuya is and no one knows. All of his classmates think he is crazy for insisting that this Tetsuya person exists since no one has heard of him. Then on his way home from school Hiromu finally meets a boy who remembers Tetsuya and says that Tetsuya was "delicious" and this isn't the only strange occurrence. This boy seems to think that Hiromu's name is Glorious Lily and that his lover is not his girlfriend, but a beautiful, emotionless girl named Valeriana. With the help of this mysterious boy Hiromu uncovers his past, who Valeriana is and who, or what, he is.
[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!!
Luka is a girl who gained the ability to create duplicates of herself when expressing strong desires, as a consequence of a certain incident. She has been living by her father's teachings, who disappeared leaving only a note saying "Abandon all desires." However...
After days of starvation, my vision blurred, and a shadow spoke to me. That night, I made a pact with the shadow. By eating the sins of others, I gained a life where I would never have to starve again. Since gaining my powers, I've lost the ability to taste ordinary food, and I've accumulated a bit (a lot?) of a criminal record… But you know what ? Sin tastes better. Original Webtoon: Ridibooks
One shot appearing in Weekly Jump Double Issue 06-07. Written by Ooishi Kouji, known for writing Inumaru. It is the dream of three promising figure skaters to reach the Sochi Olympics. After one of them fall ill, another loses all motivation to make the Olympics and instead focuses all of his energy on making his sick friend laugh. A gag manga of their struggle to reach the Olympics.Summary by 4649.
From Doko Demo Doa Manga Scanlations: Yamato is the son of a human and the most powerful snow woman. One day a young snow woman named Hiori came to take him back to the village of the snow women. It is said that the kiss of a snow woman could freeze a man's heart. That's what Hiori intends to do to take Yamato back to the village. But how will Hiori accomplish her mission when Yamato, who isn't mesmerized by the usual enchantment of a snow woman, doesn't let Hiori come near him? Note: Original language image is unavailable without a watermark.
Luke, a young boy, lost his parents in an imperial slave hunt. In the next slave hunt, my beloved older sister will be put up for auction!! In the depths of despair, Luke obtains the "ability to generate money from his body"!! Luke who participates in the auction──Will he make a successful bid for his sister with ease!? However, this power has a "fatal flaw"……!? Money, life, anger, violence, desire, "acceleration ≒ inflation" ── The story sparks hyperinflation!!
Two races of half-bird half-human creatures live undetected among humans: The cockatrices and the basilisks. Kozakura Sora is a young cockatrice who switches schools for his assigned task of keeping an eye on Karasuma Rin, a basilisk and student council president. However, on his first day Sora flies into Karasuma Kai, Rin's younger brother. A fateful meeting that changes everything...
From Tokyopop: It is the year 22 H.C. (Holy Century). Shinjuku is populated by monsters and goblins. Humans are endangered and the town is rife with crime. Natsuki Sasahara is a rookie at the Police Company and a newbie bounty hunter. Scouted by her superior, Batanen Fujioka the werewolf, she is half-human, half-catbeast with magical powers, and is slowly getting the hang of the business...
