"If you can get 5 million yen for killing a person, what would you do?" A beautiful woman asks Shiki, a part-time lecturer, that question on their first meeting. Shiki answers "If it's an evil person...," mistaking this for a joke. But then the woman points out the target...

1. Kingyo Sukui (Prequel)
A poor man who hates working is left by his wife. The same day, the god of poverty comes to live with him.

2-4. Derashine no Hana (Sequel)
Based on a Rakugo tale. A man with an incredibly long name is blessed with an equally long lifespan. Fed up, he seeks out and befriends a Shinigami that he'd seen in the past.

5. Komukai-ke no Jijou / The Komukai Household's Circumstances
Souta, an elementary school student living with his father and father's partner, starts to question his family life after a sex education class in school.

It was the roaring 20's, and the country was Japan. Bluecat, or Aoneko, is a debonaire aristocrat with too much money and leisure time. Along with his servant boy Tigerman, he dabbles in private detective work much to the chagrin of the real police detective Mr. Bee-Prince (Hachiouji). Bluecat is handsome--and yes, he knows it--witty, polite, and popular among the rich. However, his deviant libido, as well as his own attractive nature, often land him in danger.

Delve into the depths of a futuristic world that only gets colder and darker with each revelation. He has no name. He has no identity. He walks aimlessly. His only motive... change at the Highest Tier.Website: ujrkingdom.netAlso as a reminder (although it sounds stupid) read this from left to right NOT right to left.

Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru portrays the tale of two step-brothers - Jeremy and Ian, as they strive to discover their separate paths towards redemption.
Jeremy, a sensitive but outgoing 17 year old, is delighted to hear the news of his neurotic and excitable mother's remarriage to a wealthy British man. However, much to his horror, his sweet-talking new step-father Greg, soon begins to exhibit a disturbing trait...he is a sadistic pedophile and loses no time in making Jeremy his target. Months of horrific, systematic abuse drives Jeremy to desperation; he sabotages his step-father's car with the hope of eliminating him. The resulting accident, however, kills his mother along with Greg.
Jeremy's shocked and guilt-stricken behaviour arouses the suspicions of Greg's free-spirited son, Ian. He unearths enough evidence to tie his step-brother to the crime; but in doing so, also discovers the details of Greg's sexual abuse of Jeremy.
Caught in a moral dilemma -- between punishing the criminal and atoning for his father's sins, Ian soon finds himself haunted by lust for Jeremy. Is it lust...or love? He wonders whether he shares his father's proclivities, but finds himself helpless to resist being drawn into a passionate and painful relationship with Jeremy.

Note: Won the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award Excellence prize in 1997.

To fight the increasing number of worldwide terrorist groups and psychopaths, the confederation proposed to have 242 countries hold hands and establishing an organization of geniuses, with at least a score of 180 IQ, with unique skills.

This is "SI", also known as the "Special crime Investigation".

From JShoujo Scans:

Kazuki Miyaichi is a girl who feels that she does not receive any love from her mother. As she carries anxiety about not being needed by anyone, she begins to feel attracted to a juvenile delinquent named Hiroshi Haruyama.

Rika is a new shy student at her new school. She’s always had troubles making friends because of her personality. Her past best-friend, Mirai, encourages her to change before she moves to the new school. Will Rika be able to gather some courage to change herself and make new friends?

From Aerandria Scans:

A collection of Mitsukazu Mihara's newest eight one-shots, printed in two colors. The stories vary greatly in mood and tension, but are nonetheless a perfect example of the artist's distinctive style. Their titles are:

1. Two Sweets xxx

2. Canariya
A short story about a Canary who was lost and her beloved who wants her back.

3. A Paradox of a Lion
4. Natural Born Scissors (Cut 1, Cut 2, and Cut 3)
5. Rikon Shiki (Divorce Ceremony)
6. What a Wonderful World
7. Tengoku to Jigoku (Heaven and Hell)
8. Chijou 10 Meter no Ori kara (From a Cage 10 Meters Above Ground)

Collection of 6 short stories including:

• Biroudo no Tensoku - The Velvet Foot-bindings
Yuuki's boyfriend Eiichi hits him, leeches off of him, and even whores him out to some of the worst people. But Yuuki still says that he loves Eiichi and refuses to leave him.

From Liquid Passion:

There're many reasons 28 year old performer Tagashira Shinichi wants to die but mostly he just stopped caring about life. Then he bumps into Yuu, a former classmate and friend. When Yuu pushes Shinichi to see his little brother again things get more complicated. Can Shinichi find something to live for?

A little girl Rin and her bear protector happen upon Sayuri, a survivor of the zombie apocalypse. Rin seems to be living an idyllic life in her lone mountain home, but how is it that she and Mr. Bear have managed to go unnoticed by the zombie hordes?

Protagonists Ren and Rai fell prey to the Diabolo in an attempt to save the soul of Ren's cousin, 7-year-old Mio. Although they fail in their attempt, they were 'rewarded' with powers they would each gladly trade for the life of the young girl.

Just who - or what - is the Diabolo? What enticements does he offer the kids at school? And, if they accept his 'bargains,' what foul fate awaits them on their 18th birthdays?

From Clamp no Lumiere: Albert de Morcerf, 15 years old doesn't know what's the right future for him... in other words he's your average teenager. Despite his money and the glorious name he's caring (he's the son of a famous general) he feel a bit lost. Between Eugenie, his fiancee, he's not sure to love and Franz, his over protecting best friend, he's living a carefree existence... But everything is about to change when Albert crosses the path of the Count of Monte Cristo, a mysterious gentleman, rich beyond anyone else dream. Who is this man? Why does he seem to know everyone's darkest secret? From Del Rey: While vacationing Luna, Albert, a young Parisian nobleman, meets the Count of Monte Cristo, a fabulously rich aristocrat from the far reaches of the galaxy. Fascinated by the count’s sophistication and intelligence, Albert is unaware of the older man’s dark purpose: to enact revenge for a terrible act of betrayal committed against him twenty-five years ago. Soon, all of Paris, including Albert’s own mother and father, will feel the terror of the count’s vengeance.

From DMP: Riya Narukawa is a high school freshman with a tremendous talent for the violin, and an equally large bag of mental issues. He seems to have a split personality. After injuring his own hand to compromise his playing ability, he winds up on the doorstep of college student Atsushi Ikeda. Atsushi's a nice guy, maybe too nice and generous. He takes Riya in for the night and helps him with his hand injury. Atsushi realizes there is much more Riya than is on the surface, and learns just how difficult Riya's life actually is. Not only does he have a personality disorder, but there's an aggressive senior at his school who has his eye on him. Atsushi becomes a sort of safe haven for Riya, an escape from the life of music he's been bound to.

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In the Under Grand Hotel (2013) series:

V.1 - Kiss & Kill
30 meters underground, a prison where escape is impossible; the United States penitentiary, The Underground Hotel. Only the people who enjoy living in this place, a life cut off from the sun, call it by another name: The Under Grand Hotel. Absorbed in pleasure-seeking sex, the shut-call, Erie (leader of the prisoners) isn't watching the men he's raping each night, but rather one man alone. Norman.

Norman, who keeps trying to harm himself as a result of trauma, the kind doctor who cares for him, Van, and Erie, who's falling into a brutal love that's more akin to hatred. What will happen when these various feelings are made to intertwine into a closed-off world? From storyteller Sadahiro Mika, the long-awaited, mature love story of the Under Grand Hotel begins!

V.2 - Last Dinner
Erie is send to level 4 of UGH and reunites with an old acquaintance.

"Garden" is a collection of Furuya Usamaru's “indie” shorts that were published in Comic Cue, Manga Erotics and GARO respectively. The title is obviously a reference to Hieronymus Bosch’s famous triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights, with the first story being a homage to said painting. The other stories range from absurd comedies to fantasy to horror. It’s a very eclectic mixture, but make no mistake: artistically, Garden might just be Furuya’s most accomplished work after The Music of Marie.

Minori wonders what the true nature of the relationship is between her childhood friend Tsugumi, who she likes, and her twin sister Kozue.

What would you do if you discovered that the world you live in is only a representation of reality? Do you surrender to despair? Or do you fight the adversities?Chess Time follows the story of several pieces on the board of the struggling eternity. These games decide the events in the world we live in, but with living pieces.