The spine-chilling influence of Japanese horror cinema has taken hold in Western audiences with hit films like The Ring that are based on Japanese films adapted from classic manga stories. And the master of horror manga is Umezu Kazuo known as the “Stephen King of Japan,” with several of his stories being adapted to film and Dark Horse Manga is proud to bring his Scary Book horror anthology to Western readers for the first time. This first volume, Reflections, presents two feature length tales of terror. In “Mirror,” a narcissistic girl's reflection begins to take mean spirited command of her life; and in “Demon's Revenge,” a sadistic samurai master bent on seeking retribution for his son's injuries finds the tables of vengeance turned against him.

Ryunosuke Takagi, once known as the "Invincible Dragon" and the strongest brawler, is now a bedridden old man living with his grandson, Kent. Kent, who is bullied and forced to run errands for delinquents, struggles daily with his unfortunate circumstances. However, one day, an unexpected tragedy and miracle strike simultaneously, changing everything!

Ordinary college student Chul-woong, who was pondering what to do with his life, was led to become a firefighter after a fateful incident where he saved someone's life. However, in the early 2000s in South Korea, the treatment of firefighters was very different from Chul-woong's expectations. As a rookie firefighter, Chul-woong gives it his all, but one day he encounters an incident that will become a turning point in the history of firefighting in South Korea...

Although high-schooler Arima Shougo is actually terrified of anything related to the supernatural, he was forced to join his high school's "Occult Research Club" because he can see ghosts. A series of events leads him to a chance encounter with the ghost of Yoshizawa Takumi, a junior student who is rumored to have committed suicide.Arima helps fulfill Yoshizawa's only wish that keeps him lingering with regret. While doing so, Yoshizawa's kind and gentle personality underneath his calm and collected expression slowly captivates Arima.What will happen on the final day that Arima fulfills that wish completely...?

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The story takes place on Earth nearly a thousand years in the future. After a devastating war between artificial intelligence and humanity, monstrous creatures known as "Tai Sui" roam the land, drastically altering the natural environment and social order. In response, humanity developed "BOX"a series of advanced technologies related to mysterious boxes. These "Beast Boxes" became humanity's key allies in the fierce resistance against their enemies.Elites capable of "resonating" with their Beast Box partners are known as "Beast Box Masters." Among them, a once-overlooked Beast Box Master named Liu Ma is unexpectedly chosen by a small dinosaur-like Beast Box named "Dio." Together, they begin their mission to protect the city-state. During grueling training, Liu Ma meets several other Beast Box Masters and their Beast Box companions. The group is soon tasked with reinforcing "Vermilion City," marking the beginning of their epic journey.

After being banned 20 years ago, Program 68 is back, this time under the direction of a sinister government artificial intelligence. The troubled and misbehaving kids of Daitoa Academy's Class F have been chosen, divided into squads, given weapons, and commanded to fight to the death. Now friendships and loyalties will be tested, and only the strongest will survive.

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Kunieda Kei is the up-and-coming prince of the evening news. Inside, he's the opposite: brash, hot-tempered, and prickly as can be. For years, Kei has successfully juggled his private and professional personasuntil a chance meeting with stop-motion animator Tsuzuki Ushio threatens to bring it all crashing down. But is that really as frightening as the possibility that someone might love and accept both sides of who he is?

"Your daughter has committed suicide," is the news an unremarkable middle-aged man named Wataru Fukunaga receives, and soon after he finds himself face to face with the unrecognizable body of his daughter. In search of the truth about her death, he discovers that she was murdered. However, in an attempt to get to the truth, Wataru himself becomes a victim. Unexpectedly, he wakes up in the past before the death of his daughter.

*Jaehyuk gets a part-time job experimenting with adult products to fill his empty wallet. However, this dog role-playing experience kit never leaves Jae-hyuk's ears. Jae-hyuk, who had a falling out in high school, appears in front of Jae-hyuk, who is wandering around unable to go home. #Younger ball #Large dog #Yeon Sang-soo #Adult product #Role playing #Woof dog*

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Suhwa's family is in crisis due to her husband's misfortune. When Suhwa's future looks bleak due to the mountain of debt that has fallen on her, the twins Sowon and Leewon who lived next door proposes a contract. "In exchange for paying off the debt, she would work as a housekeeper in their house." However, Suhwa is troubled by the contract as it requires her body rather than being an ordinary housekeeper, but decides to accept the twins' contract anyway in order to protect her young son. Although she is a married woman with a child, she gradually becomes accustomed and familarises herself with the twins....

“Uh… What country is this?” “Han? You don’t even know where this is?” Dong-baek, an ordinary college student , was dropped into the Three Kingdoms era at a much younger age..! “…I am originally a woman, but I do not want to live as a ‘woman’.” In an environment where it is difficult for women to even survive, Dong-baek decides to disguise herself as a man, becomes the adopted son of the powerful man Jang Yang, and begins to gather talented people from the Three Kingdoms, eventually gaining the emperor’s favor… “I, Dong-baek, will follow the emperor’s word, put peace in this chaotic world, and return.” Her project to survive in the Three Kingdoms begins.

Rain, an enhancement grantor who strengthens equipment and supports his fellow guild members, is expelled from the guild for the selfish reason that he has already strengthened all their equipment. Rain, who had been able to retrieve the enhancement magic just in case, retrieves all the magical power he had used on the guild's enhanced equipment. With an enormous amount of enhancement magic power in hand, Rain decides to enhance the copper sword and cloth clothes he has on hand for the time being...?

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Gu Xiaoran has always had a crush on the gentle and well-mannered Mo Ziyan. But years ago, he disappeared without a trace. Fast forward to the present, in a bid to save her father, Gu Xiaoran has no choice but to marry Han Ke. However, to everyone's surprise, on the night of their engagement banquet, the long-lost Mo Ziyan makes a dramatic reappearance, disrupting the engagement. However, he is no longer the man she once knew—he is now Mo Qing, the ruthless mastermind behind the persecution of her father and the leader of the Imperial Group! What seems like a cruel tale of an abusive male lead tormenting his wife hides a deeper truth. Who is silently resolving her troubles behind the scenes? And who truly holds the upper hand in this tangled game of love and power?

On the day the empire fell to rebellion and invasion from another world, Valen met his end alongside his sister, the Emperor. But when he opened his eyes again, he found himself 40 years in the past. This time, he vowed to do whatever it took to prevent the world's destruction and protect the Emperor. And his solution? To live an even wilder life than before. "If I was a scoundrel in my past life, then this time... I'll be the ultimate menace!"

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Youth romcom about 4 sisters who are all experiencing their first love at the same time. While the eldest is having a crush on the guy at her part-time work, the other three are dealing with their first romantic experiences with boys in their classes and school clubs. Every night, the four have heart-to-heart girls talks as they navigate their respective first loves.

A stupid gag comic featuring caricatures of characters from across the Mega Man franchises, focusing primarily on enthusiastic airhead EXE-kun, the matronly Guts Mama, and other characters from the then-current handheld titles.

Akari, who possessed the body of her favorite character's stepmother. While she was delighted to see her beloved character in their adorable childhood up close, she realized that she herself is the stepmother 'Elena,' the person responsible for causing the character to fall into darkness. Determined to avoid the character's descent into darkness and make them happy, Akari faces numerous challenges as the misdeeds of Elena before the possession come back to haunt her. Will she be able to make her favorite character happy?

One day, Takafumi Ayanokoji, an ordinary high school boy, is warned by a suspicious fortune teller that he is in trouble with women. Immediately after that, along with heavy rain and lightning, a beautiful girl with blonde hair and red eyes appeared. The girl follows Takafumi to his house and says she wants to keep him as a pet, but...!?

On a certain morning, a metabolic 35 year old salary man was suddenly transported to another world. "I am Without knowledge, without the ability to communicate, and I am especially not confident about my physical capabilities. I have no idea what to do. However, my current goal is to figure out how to keep living using the skills granted to me from the existence known as the interface. Hero? Demon King? I know nothing about that. I am just a salaryman."