What is SOIL about?
Status: Finished
Something strange is going on in "Soil New Town." The sudden disappearance of a seemingly normal family leads the two detectives Yokoi and Onoda to the idyllic town in the middle of nowhere. What looks like a routine case at first quickly turns into a complex and deadly riddle where nothing is what it seems to be. Will the two disparate investigators manage to solve the mystery before it's too late?Tags: Police , Seinen , Cosmic Horror , Surreal Comedy , Crime , Aliens , Lost Civilization , Memory Manipulation , Gore
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Dragon Head
Also known as Dragon Head. Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller
Note: Won the 21st Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1997.
Tags: Survival , Tragedy , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Trains , Drugs , Bullying , Natural Disaster , Guns , Eco-Horror , Female Protagonist , Conspiracy , Cosmic Horror , Cult
Uzumaki
Also known as Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural
Notes:
Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released.
Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)
Tags: Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Rural , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Curses , Bullying , Demons , Unrequited Love , Cult , Yandere
MONSTER
Also known as Monster. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller
Years later, in Germany during the tumultuous post-reunification period, middle-aged childless couples are being killed one after another. The serial killer’s identity is known. The reasons why he kills are not. Dr. Tenma sets out on a journey to find the killer’s twin sister, who may hold some clues to solving the enigma of the “Monster.”
Tags: Seinen , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Philosophy , Twins , Amnesia , Fugitive , Noir , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Detective , Ensemble Cast , Police , Medicine , Time Skip , Crossdressing , Orphan , Adoption , Suicide , Torture , Gore , Achronological Order , Assassins
Ultra Heaven
Also known as Ultra Heaven. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi
The main character is Kabu, a little peddler and heavily addicted. Used to any kind of hallucinogenic trip, he is able to feel
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From that moment, his incredible journey begins, where dreams and reality are fused in an undivided world, causing him hysterical and joyful reactions and unrestrained pains.
But what really is Ultra Heaven and who's really behind it? Who is the guru who is promoting the meditation as a powerful way to influence the whole universe surrounding us exploiting the quantum theory?
With the help of a special amplifier helmet, Kabu starts a trip into the deep and hidden layers of his conscience, diving into a nightmare he would never discover...
Tags: Seinen , Drugs , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Nudity , Cyberpunk , Tokusatsu
Wet Moon
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Thriller
Note: The French edition won the Prix Asie de l'ACBD in 2014.
Tags: Police , Amnesia , Seinen , Achronological Order , Noir
20 Seiki Shounen
Also known as 20th Century Boys. Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller
For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all.
Tags: Politics , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Fugitive , Achronological Order , Dystopian , Conspiracy , Cult , Pandemic , Time Skip , Post-Apocalyptic , Terrorism , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Detective , Musical Theater , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Historical , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Augmented Reality , Police , Robots , Transgender , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Nudity , Foreign , Time Manipulation , Homeless , Twins , Crossdressing
Dorohedoro
Also known as Dorohedoro. Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery
Note: Includes 23 side stories titled "Extra Evil" and the side story "The Lizard Head and the Magic Whistle."
Tags: Dissociative Identities , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Amnesia , Revenge , Dystopian , Gore , Body Horror , Seinen , Monster Boy , Surreal Comedy , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Cosmic Horror , Gangs , Body Swapping , Curses , Animals , Nudity , Zombie , Cyberpunk , Gender Bending
Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu
Also known as The Drifting Classroom. Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi
Note: Contains a bonus short story "The Wish"
Tags: Survival , School , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Manipulation , Gore , Tragedy , Agriculture , Environmental , Lost Civilization , Cult , Primarily Child Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Cannibalism , Isekai
Billy Bat
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller
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Note: Won the Max und Moritz Prize for "Best international Comic" in 2014.
Tags: Drawing , Historical , Time Manipulation , Seinen , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Politics , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Travel , Foreign , Achronological Order , War , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Police , Religion , Male Protagonist , Dystopian , Ninja , Guns , Swordplay , Anachronism , Espionage , Nudity , Terrorism
Kouishou Radio
Also known as PTSD Radio. Status: Releasing
Genres: Horror
Tags: Achronological Order , Gods , Episodic , Seinen , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Biographical , Historical , Rural , Urban , Autobiographical , Bullying , Tragedy
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