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The metropolitan police department boasts a special team of negotiators, specifically trained to resolve violent crimes such as hostage situations. While the squad's two top-notch negotiators possess extensive knowledge of human psychology and experience in dealing with criminals, they lack a crucial component. Their quest for the missing piece leads them to search for someone who harbors agape love, a selfless and unconditional love for all individuals. Such a person would form instant connections with criminals and possess the natural skills necessary for successful negotiation. As luck would have it, they discover this individual in the form of a teenage girl named Haruka. However, the question remains: Will the police department persuade her to join their team and become a negotiator?
The life of Tohru Honda, a resolute high schooler, is transformed by a family tragedy, and she resolves to take charge by leaving her house and setting up a tent. Regrettably, she unwittingly chooses private land owned by the mysterious Sohma clan as her new home. With time, the landowners discover her presence, but instead of expelling her, they offer her a place to live. It is then that Tohru uncovers the family's hidden secret: each member turns into an animal from the Chinese Zodiac upon physical contact with someone of the opposite gender. In Volume 9 of the story, readers will also get a bonus chapter called "Rain Shelter of Terror."
Makoto is on a desperate search for her missing best friend, Hinano, amidst a string of kidnappings by a female serial killer. She's willing to resort to anything to find her friend, including summoning the phantom student of her middle school, Yotsuya-senpai. To her surprise, Yotsuya turns out to be a real person who's obsessed with creating terrifying stories based on the people and situations at their school. While helping him craft his tales, Makoto realizes that Yotsuya's stories often contain elements of truth that could reveal the terrible fate of her friend. But will she be able to convince him to tell her the truth before it's too late? Also included are bonus one-shots: "Asobiba" in Volume 2, and "Ousama Kid" and the pilot for "Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya-sensei no Kaidan" in Volume 3.
This is a peculiar and surreal assortment of individual stories. The intricacies of each story are subtle, but a robust theme runs throughout, featuring stretched out figures and Art Deco elements. The artist's style is unusual, evoking thoughts of both Gorey and Dali while channeling Edvard Munch, yet still retaining a unique and recognizable signature. This collection is a far cry from manga, yet still distinctly of the same artistic tradition.
Haru Inoue, following a heart transplant, discovers he has memories that don't belong to him. In his dreams, he repeatedly sees himself on a bus with an unknown girl seated opposite him. Initially, he dismisses it as inherited memories, until a fellow patient's outburst and hospital staff brawl captures his attention. This odd occurrence initiates a sequence of events unmasking a horrifying truth that Haru had never foreseen.
Azure suddenly realizes that her body is no longer under her control and worse, she discovers that her manipulator wants her dead and to frame it as a suicide. Despite being indifferent towards her own life, Azure's controller refuses to take the life of someone who yearns for death. He intends to transform her into a life-loving person so that her ultimate death will be more regretful. Twists and turns bring Azure face to face with her controller, a man named Claude. As they spend more time together to achieve Claude's goals, they soon discover they have a lot in common, and an unusual relationship begins to develop.
The safety precautions a solo female traveler takes. After experiencing a failed transaction, Weiyi sets out on a journey to search for a tranquil living space.
When studying medicine, how much credibility does one gain? Jang Joon Hyuk, who used to study mechanical engineering, feels disconnected from his fellow students upon returning to medical school and interacting with the new freshmen. Original Webtoon:
Is Researcher Lou Solomon capable of facing the hazardous obstacles both inside and outside the world of the zombie apocalypse, after being bequeathed with Caleb, his late father's "companion"?
Tae Joon's traumatic past led to a loss of his childhood memories. During his search for a rental, he encounters Jung Yeon Woo, his supposed childhood best friend, who becomes his new roommate. Despite this, Tae Joon experiences terrifying nightmares and hallucinations featuring Yeon Woo and others groping him, causing him to fall apart mentally. Yeon Woo appears aware of this but chooses to ignore it, instead offering Tae Joon a sexual relationship that he encourages him to embrace. Despite being uncomfortable with the situation, Tae Joon finds himself becoming entranced with Yeon Woo's corrupt ways.
