Vampire-Idol Tagiru -- SHIMAMOTO Kazuhiko

Synopsis:

The darkness of vampires eats away at the entertainment industry. A "real" light cuts through that darkness... The Animate Theater, located underground in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Banflame, the idol group to which our protagonist, Ketsuho, belongs, is holding their first solo live performance here. Ketsu is chatting away with his usual light-hearted manner, but something strange happens midway through the show...?! The latest work, brought to you with overwhelming love and passion by passionate manga artist Shimamoto Kazuhiko, is about to begin.

Silver Mountain -- FUJITA Kazuhiro

Synopsis:

A grand fantasy epic about two old martial artists - eternal rivals - both getting transported to a twisted fantasy world by a Tengu. Not only that but the old men have been turned into young boys too! To find a way back to Tokyo, the two must climb a huge mountain standing tall in this strange world and reach the top no matter what.

Land of Monsters -- Mitsutani

Synopsis:

Rabi is a boy born to a mother who loves monsters and a father who hates them.

One day, the castle is attacked by the "wolf monster" Alfur, and Rabi's mother's body is stolen.

Rabi sets out on a journey to find the "eight monsters" scattered around the world and retrieve the body from Alfur.

A dark fantasy epic about a search for one's mother, spun by a 20-year-old cutting-edge author!!!

NOTE:

• Japanese title: Mamono no Kuni

Parashoppers -- FUKUCHI Tsubasa

Synopsis:

Mitsusada, a high school student with a unique way of looking at things, accidentally starts using a smartphone app that allows him to buy and sell special abilities. Suddenly, Mitsusada is attacked by another person with special abilities, and he decides to use a certain ability to fight back...!?

To the Sky... -- MATSUENA Syun

Synopsis:

A tale of two worlds: above ground (in the sky) and below ground.

The "End" has already come to the Earth we live on--

However, in an underground world 3000 meters below ground, superhumans (overmen) are fighting to delay that final moment even just a little.

Hiiro, a superhuman who has come from the underground world to the surface, struggles above ground to fulfill the 108 wishes left behind by his dead friend Shion.

NOTE:

• Japanese title: Sora e...

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End -- YAMADA Kanehito & ABE Tsukasa

Synopsis:

Decades after their victory, the funeral of one her friends confronts Frieren with her own near immortality. Frieren sets out to fulfill the last wishes of her comrades and finds herself beginning a new adventure.

Note: Won the 14th Manga Taishō and the New Creator Prize at the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021 and the 69th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2024. Nominated at the 46th and 48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards in the Shounen category in 2022 and 2024 and the Harvey Award for Best Manga in 2024.

NOTE:

• Japanese title: Sousou no Frieren

Mao -- TAKAHASHI Rumiko

Synopsis:

Nanoka passes through a portal into the Taisho era, where exorcist Mao reluctantly rescues her from the jaws of a grotesque yokai. When Nanoka gets back to the present, she discovers she has some new, incredible abilities. She returns to the past looking for answers, only to get caught up in Mao’s investigation of a series of gruesome murders.

As her questions about herself multiply, Nanoka learns that Mao is cursed by a cat demon named Byoki and so is his sword. If anyone but Mao attempts to wield it, they are doomed. But when Mao’s life is in jeopardy, Nanoka picks up his blade and swings!