Ryuuguuden - Recommendations

• Vol: 1
• 2001

Years ago, the mermaid inhabitants of an underwater brothel were ruthlessly slaughtered for their expensive body parts. The only survivors of this massacre were three young sisters who, enraged by having witnessed their mother's murder, now lure sailors into the depths to devour them. While chasing jellyfish one day, the middle sister, Julie, is caught in a net and hauled to the surface. She manages to escape from this ordeal alive, but during her brief time on land the mermaid fell in love with a human. Can the two lovers find true happiness together, despite their conflicting backgrounds?

• Vol: 2; Ch: 16
• 1999 - 2001

Pirito is a utopia protected by the mechanical goddess Marie, who looms large as she orbits the skies above. Down in the factory town of Gil, Pipi’s heart yearns for Kai, but as the only one who can hear Marie’s ever-present music, will he be able to accept Pipi’s affection?

• Vol: 3; Ch: 21
• 2010 - 2012

Sometimes, the day after it rains, a tall man with a fishbowl instead of a head stalks through the streets assaulting people, drinking their blood, and then turning them into a goldfish. The townspeople are completely defenseless to his attacks, and must rely on blood divers, members of a vigilante group who jump into a victim’s body and stop the transformation, to keep this predator at bay. Ringo is one such blood diver who patrols the town with nothing but a plastic pistol and goldfish scoop, but she’s extremely inexperienced. Can the girl stop the fishy menace that’s terrorizing the town?!

• Vol: 3; Ch: 12
• 2018 - 2019

One day, penguins are spotted in the suburban town that fourth-grader Aoyama calls home. The penguins make their sudden appearance in a residential district—nowhere near the ocean—and disappear just as mysteriously. Where could they have come from, and where did they go? Aoyama is determined to get to the bottom of it! This is the slightly curious, unforgettable tale of that summer.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 10
• 2011

It’s the year 2038, but more importantly, it’s summer. A little boy named Yuma is obsessed with the impending return of the Arville Comet. Then, one day, he sneaks onto the roof of an apartment building and finds something even more amazing—something not from this world. Now Yuma and his friends, and his hovering autopet Nanako, must work together to uncover a secret that’s slumbered in the Earth for years, as dawn breaks over a new era for him and for humanity…

• Ch: 50
• 2018 - 2019

Ichiha is on a family vacation with her family in Tokyo. To Ichiha-chan, who is still an elementary school student, everything seems like a new experience. Overwhelmed by the atmosphere of Tokyo's airport, Ichiha-chan gets mixed up into a whirpool of trouble by taking her eyes off her parents for an instant! The start of an adventure of a little girl in Tokyo!

• One Shot
• 2023

• Vol: 3
• 2001

These novels are an official publication, not fan-made. They were written by the show’s director, Hiroyuki Kakudou, and one of the screenwriters, Hiro Masaki. Therefore, information revealed in them can be considered canon. Notice the use of verb “can” here, meaning that it is not an absolute. You’ll discover as you read on that not everything is exactly as portrayed in the television series.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 9
• 2021 - 2022

In the distant future, humankind lives shoulder-to-shoulder in a cramped "Colony" divided by bedrock. Outside the colony extends a dangerous undeveloped area known as "The Labyrinth." Those who risk their lives to explore the Labyrinth and mark undeveloped areas are known as "Markers." Memempu is a young girl who wants to become a Marker, and Gagumber is a man who quit being a Marker. This rag-tag father and daughter team are about to take on the Labyrinth! "If there is no path, then dig one!"

• Vol: 2; Ch: 14
• 2003 - 2004

Tree years after the defeat of Apocalymon, dark power have risen again the DigiWorld. A mysterious foe calling himself the "Digimon Emperor" is on a campaign to enslave all Digimon. Armed with the power of his Dark Rings and his ominous Black Spires, this would be DigiDictactor will stop at nothing to achieve his goal of DigiDomination within the DigiWorld. Guided by previous members of the DigiDestinated, a new team of kids must enter the dazzling Digital World and team up with the cute little creatures known as Digital Monsters to restore peace.