Tanabata no Kuni - Recommendations

• Vol: 10; Ch: 64
• 1989 - 1995

In secret, alien parasites drift downwards toward Earth. Their directive: to take control of a human body and thrive in secret. When a parasite attempts to take over Shinji, an ordinary high school student, he stops it in his arm to save his mind. With the strange power of amorphous muscle, the curious parasite strikes an uneasy truce with Shinji: it will keep him alive and strong so that it may continue living, and will help protect him from the other parasites that might not take kindly to Shinji's mind still actively working. Can Shinji gain the courage to face the parasites and protect humanity? And would it even make a difference if he did?

• Vol: 7; Ch: 54
• 2015 - 2017

Amamiya Taki, an employee - albeit a reluctant one - of the Parapsychology Research Institute, is suddenly notified of the suicide of a twin brother he never even knew existed. This event sets into motion a shocking chain of occurrences, the first of which is the discovery that Taki has no brain.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 1984

On the outskirts of Neo-Hong Kong lies a mysterious Chinese-style garden. Legend has it that anyone who looks upon the fairy of the garden will die before the night is out. Five years ago, Douglas Pyke was charged with discovering the true nature of this fairy, but when he accidentally killed a woman in the line of duty, he left the police force forever. Now, a cabbie and sometime private eye, he is asked to find a missing scientist and confront the mysteries of the garden once more.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 15
• 2018 - 2019

What happens to people when they have stolen "things without shapes" in people? What will happen to the world? Here is the city where a lot of robbers (= stolen bodies) crowd. Private detective Kisaragi Uro vividly resolves mysterious incidents.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 8
• 2018

• Vol: 5; Ch: 45
• 2006 - 2011

Brainwashing is now a popular activity in corporate circles. Contracted by large companies, professional Washers hack into the brains of new employees and instil loyalty and drive. This surge of brainwashing soon gives rise to Deprogrammers: elite Washers who are capable of not only undoing brainwashing but also breaking down the human mind. But as the Washers begin to fear the Deprogrammers and seek to control them, a fierce struggle breaks out...

• Vol: 1; Ch: 9
• 2008 - 2011

There are weird people abound in a mysterious structure called the Skygrazer: some boys looking for an erotic book, a space detective, a robot…and then a murder happens?! Agent Saeko Sakuraba begins an investigation to reveal the astonishing truth hidden in the Skygrazer.

• Vol: 13; Ch: 91
• 2010 - 2015

A collection of stories in genres ranging from supernatural, to horror, to more typical mysteries -- all with a gothic, psychological air to them. Adaptations of renowned 20th century Japanese author Edogawa Ranpo's works.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 8
• 2013

Momochidori Academy is a boarding school that transforms boys into young men. Its younger students, those in middle school, know a peculiar phrase that the children cannot help but forget as they grow older. “Yomaiya maiya” — a prayer to the night, that their wishes be granted.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 23
• 2019 - 2020