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Dohyun has had to grow a tough exterior to survive this harsh, corrupt world... but nothing prepared him for waking up in a warehouse one day, with no idea how he got there. Sungho is the scar-faced kidnapper... and he's willing to use any means necessary to satisfy his twisted obsession with "memories." Now it's up to Dohyun to remember a past long hidden away...
(from ebookjapan):<br> <br> After 40 years, "Babel II" is miraculously back!<br> <br> This time, the enemy is the world's most powerful military nation, the United States of America! <br> <br> A supernatural battle of modern warfare vs. Babel II breaks out...!
A boy learns the truth. "They" live amongst us, the humans.
One day, 430 transfer students suddenly appear across every high school in Tokyo. With their strange, almost unnerving beauty, they silently begin to invade the hearts of those who carry “shadows” within them… But who are they? Their purpose is unknown. Their connection is unclear. Their identities remain a mystery. A dark, unpredictable psychological thriller crafted by the genius Toshiki Inoue!
A family, struggling to survive in Japan after the second World War. An orphan girl in London, working her fingers to the bone every day just to pay for the food on her table. A young man in a war-torn world, fighting without knowing his purpose for living. Across time and space, these strangers share just one thing in common—the wonder boy. A mysterious traveler who appears here and there throughout the ages, watching the triumphs and sorrows of humanity…<br> <br> <i>Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1</i>
Panic disorder, depression, developmental disorder, PTSD... Japan is said to be a country of hidden mental illnesses, where many patients suffer from mental illnesses without being able to talk to anyone. The suicide rate is one of the worst among developed countries. How has Japan fallen into this kind of situation? Psychiatrist Konosuke Yowai confronts the problems facing Japan's psychiatric care and sheds light on the shadows in people's minds.
Born in a Bunraku family, Tachibana Sakon is trained to become a Bunraku puppet master. With a pretty face, timid character and such reliance and dependence on his puppet friend Ukon, no one would expect that he is the one his policewoman aunt Kaoruko would turn to when she faces perfect crimes. With Ukon on his hand, Sakon instantly changes from a timid boy into a careful, quiet, observant, calculating detective. Quite a contrast to Ukon, who is a chatterbox that is much more into popstars and talking to girls. This uncanny pair can see through the criminal`s plots as well as the victim's mind. As Sakon's grandfather once said: "Controlling a puppet is reading the heart. You have to put yourself in the shoes of the one you want to portray."
"We are murderers, you know."<br> <br> Mayu is your average high school girl who goes to a prestigious school for young ladies. Her school life there feels fulfilling thanks to her close friends, Oto and Yuu.<br> <br> However, one day, Mayu and Yuu witnessed Oto pushing their class teacher who then fell and lost consciousness. Oto tries to explain that the latter has only passed out but...!?
She believed he was a heartless husband and treated him badly. <br> <br> Until he was hunted down as a traitor in order to protect her.<br> <br> ‘My dear wife. Please stay safe.’ <br> Her heart was torn to pieces as she knelt before his severed arm. But this time, she could see that his body was clearly intact. <br> <br> “Your highness? Why are you crying all of a sudden?” <br> <br> She had returned after losing hope, to the first night of their wedding three years ago. <br> “You must be nervous about your first night. Don’t worry. I didn’t plan to spend the night with the princess anyway.” <br> <br> “Why? Aren't I your wife? Forget it, let’s undress and head to bed.” <br> <br> “…Your highness?” She tugged at his arm with force. <br> <br> 'This time, I will certainly protect you. Even if I die trying, I would rather die with you. Not as Nirszeg’s princess, but your wife, Agnes Arpad,' she pledged with determination.<br> <br> ---<br> After her husband, Duke Arphad, and his knight sacrifice themselves for her, Princess Agnes flees King Sebastian's murderous conquest, only to be captured and suddenly sent three years back in time to her wedding night! Faced with reliving the past, Agnes is determined to save herself and the duke from the king's clutches. With nothing but a daring new scheme and a fierce resolve, can this formerly pampered princess rise up to become the Arphad family's royal savior?
The "Tokyo Gourmet Club" meets once a month in order to eat delicious foods. During one of these sessions, Inspector Katoono receives a phone call: the corpses of a man and woman were found in the same hotel. The cause of death is poisoning. Using the information and connections within the hotel that Inspector Akechi gives him, and involving Ichigo, he sets off on this investigation.
*I will kill everyone for your sake.* "Hey, I think I like you!" Shirayuki says with a smile. Haruki endures relentless bullying from a trio of classmates. One day, a beautiful transfer student named Shirayuki suddenly approaches him and asks if he would date him if the bullying stopped. Haruki dismisses it as a joke. But the next day, one of his tormentors disappears. Then another. One thing's for sure—Shirayuki is a psychopath that lacks common sense and empathy. (Source: taskey, translated)
