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Another

Also known as Another.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

In the spring of 1998, Koichi Sakakibara transfers into Class 3-3 at Yomiyama North Middle School. But little does he know...his new class has a horrible secret. When he takes his seat in class for the first day of school, Koichi is unsettled by his fearful classmates. Despite this atmosphere and warnings from fellow students, Koichi is drawn to the beautiful, distant Mei Misaki, another classmate. But the closer he tries to get to her, the more mysterious she and their class become. And when a fellow student dies a disturbing death - the first of a long chain of deaths - Koichi seeks to learn the truth behind the curse of Class 3-3. But can he get answers before the curse kills him?



Tags: Seinen , Tragedy , School , Male Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , Ghost , Suicide , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Curses

Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation

Also known as Danganronpa: The Animation.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Each year, the elite Hope’s Peak Academy selects only the most gifted and talented students to enroll... plus one ordinary student, chosen by lottery. Makoto Naegi was that lucky person—or so he thought! When he shows up for class, he finds the elite students are a bizarre cast of oddballs under the ruthless authority of a robot teddy bear principal, Monokuma. The bear lays down the school rules: the only way out of Hope’s Peak is to not only murder another student... but get away with it, as every murder is followed by a tribunal where the surviving students cross-examine each other!



Tags: Death Game , Detective , Battle Royale , School , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Philosophy , Shounen , Suicide , Femboy , Dissociative Identities

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Oniokoshi-hen

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Thriller

As the era changes from Showa, to Heisei, and now Reiwa, the curtain rises once again on a tragedy for the steadily declining population of Hinamizawa. This year, again, one will die and one will go missing on the night of the Watanagashi festival...



Tags: Cult , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Rural

Fukushuu Kyoushitsu

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Fujisawa Ayana was horribly bullied at school. At first, she tried to defend herself, but she soon learned to just stay quiet and wait for the pain to end. However, the bullying escalated one day, when someone pushed her into traffic. At the hospital, as she recovered, she suddenly realized that even if she didn't fight back, her classmates were probably going to eventually kill her.

From this realization, she soon decided that the only path left was for her to take revenge. Her new plan included the students who bullied her, those who stood aside and laughed, and those who did nothing to make it stop. She began gathering notes on her classmates, planning exactly what she could do to make each of their lives collapse. While some of the students really seemed to deserve their fate, her plan also included classmates that she used to count as close friends...

Tags: Revenge , Bullying , School , Gore , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Shounen

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen

Also known as Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Abducted by Demons Arc.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 7th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.

Onikakushi is the first in a series of manga following the different scenarios of the Higurashi games. It focuses on Maebara Keiichi's arrival to Hinamizawa.

Tags: Conspiracy , Rural , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Gore , Tragedy , Mythology , School Club , School , Crime , Shounen , Denpa , Yandere , Gods

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou

Also known as Higurashi When They Cry: GOU.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Life couldn’t be better for Keiichi Maebara. Sure, not much happens in the sleepy mountain village of Hinamizawa…but in the three short weeks since moving here, he’s already found some amazing new buddies—who are all cute girls! However, when he discovers hints of Hinamizawa’s violent history, his dear companions insist on keeping him in the dark. Keiichi can’t escape his growing unease—will it be enough to shake his faith in his best friends?



Tags: Witch , Seinen , Rural , Denpa , Primarily Female Cast , Yandere , Gore , Tragedy , School Club , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Conspiracy , Reincarnation , Time Manipulation , Gods , Twins , Anti-Hero , Dissociative Identities , Body Horror , Yuri , Achronological Order , Detective , Time Skip , Drugs , Demons

Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological

In response to The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History, an organization called Future Foundation was created to combat the chaos still present even after the death of The Mastermind. Misaki Asano is a new recruit, working as a special investigator for the 6th Division's Special Case Bureau—a branch dedicated to only the most bizarre and challenging murder cases. Alongside her partner, Takumi Hijirihara, they aim to combat despair one case at a time.

Though, perhaps their most challenging case is that of the mysterious Killer Killer, a bizarre serial killer who chooses to target other murderers.



Tags: Detective , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Gore

Battle Royale

Also known as Battle Royale.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological

Under the guise of a "study trip," a group of students from Shiroiwa Junior High School in the fictional town of Shiroiwa (Kagawa Prefecture) are gassed on a bus. They awaken in the Okishima Island School on Okishima, an isolated, evacuated island. They learn that they have been placed in an event called the Program. According to the rules, every year since 1947, 42 third-year high school students are isolated, and each student is required to fight to the death until one student remains. Their movements are tracked by metal collars around their necks, which contain tracking and listening devices; if any student should attempt to escape the Program, or enter declared forbidden zones, a bomb will be detonated in the collar, killing the wearer. If no one dies in a 24 hour time period, there will be no winner and all collars will be detonated simultaneously.



Note: The TokyoPop version was extensively rewritten by Keith Giffen which eventually led to contradictions and plot holes in the later volumes. TokyoPop rereleased the series in 5 omnibus volumes under the name "Battle Royale: Ultimate Edition" from October 16, 2007 to February 10, 2009.

Tags: Battle Royale , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Guns , Seinen , Gore , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Survival , Conspiracy , Dystopian , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual

Munou na Nana

Also known as Talentless Nana.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

An academy on an island in unnavigable waters. There, students trained tirelessly, to fight back against the enemies of humanity. The protagonist, a student newly transferred there, also sets out with the intention of eradicating all enemies of humankind. An unpredictable, intellectual suspense story of justice and evil.



Tags: Conspiracy , Dystopian , Tragedy , Assassins , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Detective , Time Skip , Found Family , Primarily Teen Cast , Crime , Espionage , Ensemble Cast , School , Prison , Military , Politics , Gore , Shounen , Urban , Rural , Terrorism , Amnesia , Kuudere , Shapeshifting , Adoption , Yuri , Time Manipulation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Twins , Zombie , Necromancy , Photography , Suicide , Chibi , Time Loop

JUDGE

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological

"What is your crime?" From the author of Doubt, it's time for a new terrible game, Judge. Hiro's brother Atsuya is dating Hiro's childhood friend and secret crush Hikari. Hiro's affection for Hikari will lead him to commit an un-punishable crime against his older brother. At least, he thinks it is un-punishable, until he is kidnapped and imprisoned by a group of people wearing animal masks. The judging is about to start!



Tags: Battle Royale , Shounen , Death Game , Crime , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Survival , Anti-Hero