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"We first touched each other so lightly and tenderly. You and me, we just look a little different, that's all."     Note: "Monotone Blue" is the serialized version of a one-shot named "Escalate", published in the "Kemono/Jingai BL Special" anthology.

The inside of the taboo door is shattered, or...

For many years, Japan has been tormented by grotesque kaijuu - Godzilla-like creatures. The Defense Corps, an esteemed military unit, bravely defends civilians from these beasts day in and day out. When a kaijuu is defeated, the Professional Kaijuu Cleaner Corporation hires sweepers to clear their remains. Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old sweeper, has always longed to join the Defense Corps and become a kaijuu slayer. Despite several attempts, he has been unsuccessful and has settled for a mundane yet profitable life. But when Leno Ichikawa, an ambitious teenage recruit, joins Kafka's cleaning team, his yearning for military service is reignited. Fate intervenes when Kafka encounters a parasitic kaijuu that enters his body forcibly, transforming him into a humanoid creature with enhanced abilities. With this newfound strength, Kafka decides to take a chance and pursue his lifelong dream.

From Hyper Parfait: Monster Cage, consisting of strange individuals with superior powers and skills, is a secret department that is part of the National Police Agency. But when Japan was unable to cope with this system of law and order, Monster Cage ceased to exist. Those abnormal individuals became unnecessary. They were hunted and destroyed in secret. The escaped monsters wonder if their pursuers will give up… or if they will be destroyed before that.

From CMX: Kasche may have a talent for controlling beasts, but she's got a lot to learn about self-control before she can become a full-fledged summoner. When disaster strikes, her principal chooses her to avert it. Joined by an unusual crew of allies both human and not, Kasche must recapture the relic from an evil summoner before she can use it to unlock the ancient Encyclopedia Verum and call up the most powerful monsters ever seen!

Nobody wants "Grubby Forager" Rudd on their adventuring team. His nickname—and his stench—come from his constant treks into the Noxious Labyrinth to gather medicinal herbs, a job he survives only thanks to his status immunity skill. When he’s finally recruited as a party porter, things seem to be looking up... Until a deadly dungeon monster appears and his fake allies use him as bait before abandoning him! Wounded, destitute, and barely surviving the attack, Rudd breaks a forbidden taboo to stay alive: eating monsters. But the more he devours, the more power he gains, kicking off a thrilling, adventurous gourmet fantasy! Source: Manga UP!

A genius utility player who has completely captured the aces’ hearts.

A boy’s life is turned upside down when monsters attack take everything away from him. The monsters hold him captive as their endless supply of food because of his regenerative ability. For years, he grunts his teeth and seeks revenge. However, he lacks the power to beat the monsters and gain freedom. One day, a monster hunter appears… A story of divine powers and the boy named “Lizard tail” on his mission to eradicate monsters.

In an era where Monsters dominate the sky, earth, and sea, a race of “Hunters” emerge... Equipped with an arsenal of special equipment, they hunt their gigantic prey according to quests given out by a Guild. Although a novice, Raiga is a young Hunter who is reckless and persistent. With a headstrong nature, he will have to cooperate with Keres and Torcche, an archer and a swordswoman with complementary capabilities... but with completely opposite characters! Together, the group launches into hunts of creatures more ferocious than the ones before, including the Rathian, the legendary “Queen of the Land”...

The story takes place in a fictional world full of monsters and adventurers called Monster Hunters, who, as their name implies, hunts these monsters. The plot revolves around a young Monster Hunter, Shiki, whom was taken in as an apprentice to a Monster Hunter named Gurelli as a child. A few years after Gurelli's death, which was due to a gunpowder incident, he comes back to his master's residence, Akamaaya Town, to join the guild there. In that guild, he meets a girl called Irie and after a series of events, he finds that she is the daughter of his master. From this point onwards, they form a party to find the legendary Miogaruna, which was Gurelli's life-long ambition.

The existence of monster hunters is vital to ensure humanity's survival in a world where monstrous beasts live alongside humans. Among them, Raiga uses his physical strength and impulsiveness to defeat monsters, while Keres stays level-headed and plans out long-range attacks. Although shy and introverted, Tolche's skill in setting deadly traps is remarkable. Together, these three hunters face enormous and seemingly invincible creatures that pose a grave threat to mankind.

Venturing into the hills to find her dog who ran away, Hitomi finds a strange lizard girl who is feeling lonely.