Genre - Drama

  • A Cruel God Reigns traces both Jeremy's and Ian's journeys towards redemption. Jeremy is a sensitive teenager who is happy for his mother when she remarries. However, the sweet-talking man who is his new stepfather turns out to be a serpent in disguise -- he's a sadist and a pedophile, and it isn't long before he makes Jeremy his target. After months of horrific, systematic abuse, Jeremy's mind becomes unstable and his thoughts turn vicious. He decides to murder his stepfather in order to get rid of him -- but the plan goes awry, and when he sabotages his stepfather's car, his mother also dies in the crash. Shocked and wracked by guilt, Jeremy's reactions seem strange to the average onlooker. His brittle and bizarre behavior isn't just that of a grieving son's. This is when Ian, the free-spirited son of Jeremy's stepfather, begins to suspect Jeremy of murder. He finds several clues that tie Jeremy to the crime, but in unearthing them, Ian also discovers the fact that Jeremy was abused. What should Ian do with his evidence? Caught in a moral dilemma -- between punishing a criminal and atoning for his father's sins -- Ian begins to be haunted by lust for Jeremy. Is it lust, or is it love? Ian wonders whether he shares his father's proclivities, and despite his best efforts, he is drawn into a passionate and painful relationship with Jeremy. - by The Pink Panzers Winner of the first Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize's Award for Excellence.

    Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai Suru
  • From Mohiro Kitoh, the author of Narutaru and Bokurano, comes this wonderful collection of short stories that reinforces his reputation as a skillful story teller. Spanning almost 20 years of the artist’s career—from his professional debut work Zansho to his latest contribution to IKKI magazine Pochi no basho—this collected volume offers a unique view of Kitoh’s artistic development.

    ZANSHO
  • For average girls, high school is a time of insecurity, of finding yourself and railing against your imperfections. In one particular high school, five average, unpopular girls take life one day at a time, learning as they go, and stumbling as they try to find their footing.

    Zassou tachi yo taishi wo idake
  • When Futaro was five years old, his father left his home. Futaro's mother got sick in poverty. Also, Futaro has a ugly face, like Quasimodo. He's been discriminated against and treated like trash by almost everyone in his neighborhood. Finally, his mother dies because they can't afford medical treatment. Burying his mother's body, Futaro makes up his mind to do anything for money...

    Zeni Geba
  • Having been born in a secret government laboratory that cultivated esper (telepathic) powers within humans, Shuuichi and two sisters, Sumire and Katsumi, are forced to endure a difficult life as test subjects until their escape. Years later, these siblings are still being sought after by unknown organizations that are after Shuuichi powers as he is what they refer to as the “zero-sample” with the ability to cause “zero-shock.”

    Zero
  • A Detective Conan spinoff featuring Amuro Tooru, a man of three faces - Bourbon, the Black Organization operative, Amuro Tooru, the private detective and Café Poirot waiter, and Furuya Rei, the NPA officer. Delve into his everyday life that no one's seen before!

    Zero no Tea Time
  • Ichina is a 2nd year high school student. She lives with her mother Youko who she hates with a passion. After getting dumped by her boyfriend she ends up having a one-night stand with her best friend Sekitani who also recently broke up with his long-time girlfriend. Will they become more than friends? And who is the strange guy who is waiting at home with Youko when she gets back?

    Zig Zag Don
  • Follows the tale of "Edo's Sanni-en (Sajin no)" Takasaka Jinouchi, Jozawa Junai, Shoji Jinouchi. Three years after the clash of Sekigahara (1603 Promotion), Okubo Changan welcomed Takasaka Junouchi, who is known as a previous hoodlum, to obliterate Kotaro Fuuma and his group of crooks in Edo, yet what will he receive consequently?

    ZINGNIZE
  • In the year 200X, a Japanese fleet consisting of 3 vessels leave on a mission to South America. After encountering a storm, the ship JDS Mirai find itselvf without its escorts and in the year 1942, traveling towards the island of Midway to face the American fleet in one of largest battles in naval history. The crew of the Mirai must decide whether or not to change the course of history by involving itself in WWII.

    Zipang
  • When a human is marked to die, a faint gray line that is invisible to most appears around their neck. As time passes, that ring becomes darker and darker, until it is eventually black, and that person dies. Kita Michiru has an unusual gift, she posses Shinigami eyes, which allow her to see these rings. When Michiru notices that two of the boys in her Class, Akatsuki Chika and Tachibana Shito not only have rings, but that they are jet black, they reveal to her that they were supposed to die in a tragic accident six months ago. With the help of the Zombie Loan loan office, they were given a second chance at life, should they be able to pay for their debt by doing the work of Shinigami and killing malicious zombies. They petition Michiru to assist them in their efforts, and she finds her everyday life changing dramatically. (Source: Mobots)

    Zombie-Loan
  • Akira Tendo, 24, sits in a trash-filled apartment and watches a zombie movie with lifeless, envious eyes. Subsequent to burning through three hard years at a shifty enterprise in Japan, his soul is broken. He couldn't marshal the mental fortitude to admit his sentiments to his lovely collaborator Ohtori. Then, one morning, he comes across his landlord, who is also a tenant, eating lunch. Akira has never felt more alive, despite the fact that he is running for his life and the entire city is infested with zombies.

    Zon 100 - Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto
  • Without notice, when Sakura was In elementary school she was dumped by Kazukage who was eight years her senior. She was extremely shocked because she believed that he would be her future husband! With a change of attitude, while at the high school entrance ceremony she decided that she dreamed of finding a new love, but at that time she met Kazukage again, who has now become a teacher. As usual, she is shocked to realize that she still has feelings for Kazukage. How does Kazukage feel about Sakura…?!

    Zutto Suki Datta Kuse ni
  • The processes of [Analysis], [Disassembly], and [Synthesis] process the strongest material. In the darkest section of a challenging dungeon, a courageous man left third-class adventurer Luke. He transforms the [Repair] talent into a flexible one with [Disassembly] and [Synthesis] functions out of desperation and manages to live. In addition, the adventuring industry is already overburdened. Using my adventurer experience and the awakening talent of any material, I attempted to start a weapon business, which quickly gained a lot of popularity.

    [Shuufuku] Sukiru ga Bannou Chiito-ka Shitanode, Buki-ya demo Hirakou ka to Omoimasu