Limit - Recommendations

• Vol: 15; Ch: 119
• 2000 - 2006

Reality TV has hit a new and disturbingly graphic low with ‘The Program,' a television series in which a purposely chosen ninth-grade class is forced to fight to the death on a remote island. With only minimal survival gear and a random weapon, each student must survive and kill their friends until only one winner remains; if the group refuses to play, all of its members are killed by the electronic collars around their necks. Girlfriends and boyfriends betray each other, friends are brutally slain by their closest companions and alliances are made and broken. On screen for the world to see, only the strongest will survive this horrific, sadistic game...

• Vol: 3; Ch: 13
• 2019 - 2021

Following the suicide of Yuka, a victim of bullying, her brother Asaharu becomes disappointed in himself, and encounters an angel. The angel proceeds to offer him a deal: find the person who drove his sister to her death within three months in order to resurrect her. However, nothing is done without compensation. With every mistake that Asaharu makes, his life expectancy will decrease. Is his sister's life more valuable than his own? The hunt for the criminal begins.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 11
• 2012

A tragic young girl whose mother died giving birth to her? A wicked stepmother and three brothers with whom she shares no blood ties? Murderous intent born from avarice and twisted emotions. Secrets woven with betrayal, terror, deceit, love, death and vengeance? All buried deep within Ayeshah's Forest, shrouded in darkness.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 4
• 2019

When Shiino, an onery office clerk, learns of the apparent suicide of her friend Mariko, it feels like her heart is ripped in two. The pair had a strong relationship during high school, as Shiina was the only one that knew the terrible truth of Mariko's home life, and of the scars and bruises that marked her friend's body. They may have been both powerless to stop the abuse, but they were empowered by their bond with one another. In her grief, Shiino becomes convinced that the only way to save her friend, at least this once, is to steal Mariko's ashes from her parent's apartment, and run.

• Vol: 21; Ch: 102
• 1995 - 2005

Yukino Miyazawa appears to be the perfect high school student. She is at the top of her class and the envy of all her classmates, but no one knows that things are not what they seem. When at home, Yukino is spoiled, slovenly, stubborn, and spends every spare minute studying to keep her place at the top; so when she's knocked from the top by Soichiro Arima, she vows to destroy him. One day Soichiro tells Yukino he likes her, but she quickly turns him down since him falling for her means she's ‘won.' Soon after, Soichiro discovers that Yukino's prim and proper attitude is a facade and blackmails her into doing some of his school work. Yukino gets fed up with the situation and stands up to Soichiro, causing him to apologize and re-declare his true love for her after learning what Yukino is really like. Yukino has also fallen for the real Soichiro after his confession of also having to play the role of the perfect student. Together they decide to stop pretending and learn how to be themselves.

• Vol: 20; Ch: 80
• 2002 - 2009

Ayumu Shiiba is studying for the all-important high school entrance exams. She is struggling to get by, but thankfully has help from her best friend Shii-chan, who is at the top of their class. Test results come back and their friendship falls apart when Ayumu surpasses Shii-chan’s scores and gets into her high school of choice while Shii-chan doesn't! Losing Shii-chan is so painful for Ayumu that she starts cutting her wrists for comfort. Hoping for a fresh start, Ayumu arrives at her new high school and finally opens up to a new friend, Manami. But will Manami prove to be the friend that Ayumu truly needs or send her further in a downward spiral?

• Ch: 50
• 2018 - 2019

Saimai, a lovely idol who is loved by everyone, lived a happy life as usual, until something happens and everything is taken away from her. When she is not the one at fault, why is her life, as the victim, destroyed?!

• Vol: 7+; Ch: 63+
• 2021 - ?

A boy was chosen by god to become the world's strongest exorcist and to face deadly demons in battle. Burdened with the fate of humanity, all he really wants to do is quietly bake sweets, when one day a certain girl enters his life… A story of love and hope blooming during a bloody holy war!

• Vol: 9; Ch: 44
• 2004 - 2008

The author, a high-school teacher, recounts his 12 years on "night patrol" in Yokohama City, where he comes face to face with youth dealing with issues ranging from self-mutilation to drug abuse.

• Vol: 6; Ch: 23
• 1998 - 2002

Confidential Confessions is a shoujo drama series by Reiko Momochi which features several short stories in each volume. The stories deal with true to life subject matter that teen girls face such as rape, suicide and sexual harassment. Often dark, it is a provocative look at the hardships that young woman have to deal with, no matter what culture they live in.