Mangas
This short oneshot tells the adventures of Alice, but with a slightly darker tone.
Taken from Anime News Network: Beautiful People is a manga comprised of six profound and thought-provoking short stories. It includes a tale of a vampire who raises a child as her own, a story of a young man who copes with an alcoholic father amongst other problems with the help of an online friend and four others short stories.
地上10メートルの檻から, Chijou 10 Meters no Ori kara, The Jail Cell 10 Meters Above Ground
A collection of Mitsukazu Mihara's newest eight one-shots, printed in two colors. The stories vary greatly in mood and tension, but are nonetheless a perfect example of the artist's distinctive style. Their titles are:1. Two Sweets xxx2. Canariya3. A Paradox of a Lion4. Natural Born Scissors5. Rikon Shiki (Divorce Ceremony)6. What a Wonderful World7. Tengoku to Jigoku (Heaven and Hell)8. Chijou 10 Meter no Ori kara (From a Cage 10 Meters Above Ground)
Angela visits a mysterious magician, but what awaits her...?
The story follows the journey of a mysterious boy who brings peace to deserted places and things... This boy watches over human's and grants the last wishes of the dead.
Poison Princess, Doku Hime
It starts with poisonous herbs under the cradle. Then under the sheets. And inside the clothes. Even mixed in the milk that they feed the newborn. This way the child gradually gets used to poisons and becomes the perfect assassination tool - the “Poison Princess” whose every kiss, tear and even touch bring death. Her only chance of survival is to fulfill her duty as an assassin and find a way to live on in the enemy land she is sent to… if her heart is strong enough.
Doku Hime no Hitsugi - Poison Princess's Coffin - The Poison Princess's Coffin - 毒姫の棺
"Poison princesses" are beautiful girls who have taken poison into their bodies with each meal since they were babies and ended up poisoning all of their body fluids. A dramatic story that depicts the rebirth of Grandle, who fell into the trap of an enemy country and was attacked by a former ally, the only survivor of the cursed triplet prince, and the conflicts of those who were left behind.
From Tokyopop: A woman develops an unusual closeness to a doll that will effect her human family from beyond the grave... A man wants to make his doll into the perfect human lover, but discovers that humans are not perfect... A father buys his son a doll to help him get over the death of his mother.
Meet Sabato Obiga, a hapless young teen trying to find himself in the world, which is made all but impossible by his frighteningly flamboyant family. Scaring away every girl he brings home, Sabato's family seems to revel in his misery--but could there be more to their torment than meets the eye? Rest assured, you'll keep guessing--and giggling--every step of the way! [taken verbatim from the blurb of the English novel]
吸血鬼と僕, The Vampire & I
A dark european ambient and the story of a vampire ... just before dinner time.
R.I.P. Requiem in Phonybrian
Transylvania Rose is a bored angel who descends to Earth to clean a few souls. When she witnesses a depressed undertaker slitting his wrists, Rose rips off one of her wings and gives it to the undertaker, trapping them both somewhere between heaven and hell--and life and death!
Alex and Rite are two souls who died at the same moment on different ends of the earth. This is the story of their interactions with the humans who can see them as they travel towards each other.
死化粧師, Balsamista, Balzamovač, Shigeshoshi, The Embalmer, Shigeshoushi
A chilling dramatic series about Shinjyurou Mamiya, an embalmer in a nation where men of his profession are viewed as outcasts engaging in an unaccepted and unclean practice. For Shinjyurou, it's just a job. But in doing it, he's gained an understanding of death, and more important, what it truly means to live...
