After the last Great War, the world is covered by a black forest inhabited by fire demons. The survivors of the war, living in small areas protected by barriers, have been infected by a pathogen that causes them to spontaneously combust in the presence of ordinary fire. The only safe "fire", the only source of light and heat they can use, comes from the demons captured in the forest. And when the paths of a country girl and a young man from the capital cross, a new destiny opens up for them.
A selection of the most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying stories by Junji Ito, master of horror manga.
In 2024, the world collapsed. Grotesque monsters lurk amid the ruins of Japan, while survivors scrape together what they can to survive. Kiruko, a Nakano handyman, accepts a mysterious woman's ultimate request to take a boy named Maru to Paradise. Maru is convinced that there is a boy there who is exactly like him.
After learning that his daughter was being physically abused by her boyfriend Nobuto, Tetsuo Tosu decides to leave his job as a wage earner to investigate the boy's past further.
Upon discovering that Nobuto is part of organized crime and has a history of extortion and murder of his ex-girlfriends, Tetsuo is overcome by anger and fear of losing his daughter and ends up killing the boy. With the help of his wife, Tetsuo dumps the body and decides to pretend that nothing happened.
However, Nobuto's criminal organization soon begins investigating his sudden disappearance, leaving Tetsuo and his wife to deal with the consequences of their actions while trying to protect their daughter.
Buraco - a bleak, decrepit and disorderly district where the strong prey on the weak and death is a common occurrence - is almost worthy of the name given to it. A realm separate from law and ethics, it is a testing ground for the magic users who master it. As a race that occupies the highest rungs of their society, magic users think the inhabitants of Hole are nothing more than insects. Murdered, maimed and experimented on without a second thought, the powerless residents of Hole crowd the corridors of Hole hospital on a daily basis. Possessing unfettered access to and from the sewer, and with little challenge to their authority, magic users seem indomitable to most - apart from a few. Kaiman, more reptile than man, is one such individual. He pursues them in a mindless search for answers with only a trusty pair of bayonets and his immunity to magic. Cursed by his appearance and plagued by nightmares, magic users are his only clue to restoring his life to normal. With his biggest obstacle being his stomach, his partner Nikaidou, who runs the Hungry Bug restaurant, is his greatest ally. Set in a dark world of hellish design, Dorohedoro manages a healthy mix of comedy and joy with death and carnage. Taking many twists and turns as it follows the lives of the residents of Hole, it weaves a unique world of supernatural origin and dark appearance, not for the more sensitive or easily disturbed.
Buraco - a bleak, decrepit and disorderly district where the strong prey on the weak and death is a common occurrence - is almost worthy of the name given to it. A realm separate from law and ethics, it is a testing ground for the magic users who master it. As a race that occupies the highest rungs of their society, magic users think the inhabitants of Hole are nothing more than insects. Murdered, maimed and experimented on without a second thought, the powerless residents of Hole crowd the corridors of Hole hospital on a daily basis. Possessing unfettered access to and from the sewer, and with little challenge to their authority, magic users seem indomitable to most - apart from a few. Kaiman, more reptile than man, is one such individual. He pursues them in a mindless search for answers with only a trusty pair of bayonets and his immunity to magic. Cursed by his appearance and plagued by nightmares, magic users are his only clue to restoring his life to normal. With his biggest obstacle being his stomach, his partner Nikaidou, who runs the Hungry Bug restaurant, is his greatest ally. Set in a dark world of hellish design, Dorohedoro manages a healthy mix of comedy and joy with death and carnage. Taking many twists and turns as it follows the lives of the residents of Hole, it weaves a unique world of supernatural origin and dark appearance, not for the more sensitive or easily disturbed.
Sotoba is a small isolated village with approximately 1300 inhabitants. The villagers there lived in peace with their own cultures until one day mysterious cases begin to occur frequently, creating piles of corpses with no explanation as to how they passed away. Shiki means a mixture of corpse and demon, and within the story refers to a type of undead.
Smart, sarcastic and apathetic, Wednesday Addams may be half dead inside, but at the Never Again School she will make friends, enemies and investigate murders.
The seeds born of distorted desire take root deep in the heart, feeding on emotions and expanding endlessly. When all life is sucked out, the seed receives the key to the world and the black monster is silently born. They are called "evils".
In order to free the souls trapped in the "evils", a group of resolutely determined people, with the force of the world's will, become the light to illuminate the world at the cost of their own lives.
The bloody journey of an ordinary young man, from the 16th generation of the Shangguan family; Shangguan Xiu, who goes from "ordinary" to "extraordinary", from the gutter to the peak. He discovered the correct method of practicing his family's martial arts and changed his life... This young man is always changing and seems like a ghost; he comes and goes without a trace.
The Count's daughter, Psyche, is loved by everyone. Psyche, who took everything from me. Psyche, who always gets what she wants. I wanted to be her, even if only for a day.
