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Nijigahara Holograph

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Even as butterflies ominously proliferate in town, the rumour of a mysterious creature lurking in the tunnel behind the school spreads among the children. When the body of Arie Kimura's mother is found by this tunnel's entrance, next to apparently human traces, the legend seems to be confirmed. Is the end of the world coming? In order to appease the wrath of the beast, the children decide to offer it a sacrifice: The unfortunate Arie, whom they believe to be the cause of the curse, is shoved into a well that leads to the Nijigahara tunnel—an act that in turns pushes Komatsuzaki, the budding thug who has carried a torch for Arie for a while already, entirely over the edge.

But this is only the beginning of the complex, challenging, obliquely told Nijigahara Holograph, which takes place in two separate timelines and involves the suicidal Suzuki; Higure, his stalker-ish would-be girlfriend; their teacher Miss Sakaki, whose heavily bandaged face remains a mystery; and many more―brothers, sisters, parents, co-workers, teachers, aggressors and victims who are all inextricably linked to one another and all will eventually―ten years later―have to live with what they've done or suffered through.



Tags: Denpa , Achronological Order , Philosophy , Seinen , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Suicide , Coming of Age , Religion , Crime , Bullying , Adoption , Twins , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Police , Heterosexual , Detective

Homunculus

Also known as Homunculus.

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

Nakoshi Susumu, age 34, is living out of his car. Between spending his days with the homeless and his nights in his vehicle, he has little to his name–but not so little that he’ll agree to be the subject of a scientific experiment. An unnerving medical student is stalking him and offering to pay Nakoshi a significant sum to test trepanation: the ability to draw out a sixth sense by drilling into the skull. Nakoshi refuses. When Nakoshi’s beloved car is towed, though, he finally agrees to cash and the operating table. At first, the experiment seems to bear no fruit, and Nakoshi’s life is unchanged. That is, until Nakoshi realizes his vision has warped in his left eye…showing him the twisted homunculus inside every human.



Tags: Philosophy , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Amnesia , Denpa , Anti-Hero , Psychosexual , Gore , Body Horror , Homeless , Transgender , Masturbation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Heterosexual , Economics , Boys' Love , Class Struggle

fetish

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

Bokura no Koudaina Sabishisa (僕らの広大なさびしさ)
Love Letter
Sully Lily no Subete (シュリ・リリィのすべて)
Kuukou (空港)
Fetish

Tags: Josei , Anthology , Tragedy , Nudity , Age Gap , Crime , Heterosexual , Clone , Primarily Adult Cast

Kindan Renai

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Supernatural

A collection of 9 one shots done by Fujiwara Kaoru, some of them interconnected.

Kindan Renai (禁断恋愛)
Eva no Shinjitsu (エヴァの真実)
Soliste (ソリスト)
ROSARIO
Ariga
HOROSCOPE
Choushouku (朝食)
Hakoniwa (箱庭)
Kamibukuro (紙袋)

Tags: Josei , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Anthology , Angels , Anti-Hero , Demons , Tragedy , Afterlife , Religion , Suicide

I Am a Hero

Also known as I Am a Hero.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Psychological

A mentally unhinged manga artist witnesses the beginning of a zombie outbreak in Tokyo, and he’s certain of only two things: he’s destined to be the city’s hero, and he possesses something quite rare in Japan—an actual firearm!



Notes:
Nominated for the 3rd and 4th Manga Taisho Award (2010).
Includes a new epilogue chapter that was released 4 years after the official end of the manga.

Tags: Seinen , Survival , Zombie , Post-Apocalyptic , Gore , Male Protagonist , Guns , Urban , Tragedy , Body Horror , Age Gap , Nudity , Cult , Otaku Culture , Hikikomori , Love Triangle , POV , Disability