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The Spotlight's Shadow

Akari Ito is Japan's sweetheart - a glittering idol and actress with the perfect smile, sold out tours, and millions of fans. But behind the flawless facade is a woman suffocating. Fame was never the dream - it was simply an escape from her reality. Escape from a broken home that she thought she'...

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Egregore X

Once a year, the sovereign witches of the Egregore Seven gather for a tea party. This year's event is hosted in Sapporo, Japan, and the task of security falls to Section Eight, a new, experimental division beneath the National Public Safety Commission tasked with preventing magical crimes. Sec...

Kaisei
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Of unfading sparks
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Of unfading sparks

Widespread during past eras, magic is today akin to a fading, albeit very common, dream. Fading, that is, except for people like the members of the Hagane family, who had kept the same magic shop open in Narai-juku for the past nine generations. Reisen would have liked to file a compliant, thoug...

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The Dream after Life

When Nia wakes in a crumbling ruin, hunted by Nightmares, she remembers only one thing: she died. In this strange world called the Dream, the rules shift, the monsters wear familiar faces, and a single comforting presence will be the first crack in her unraveling mind. Elsewhere, Dio meets a youn...

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THE GHOSTWRITER
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THE GHOSTWRITER

When struggling ghostwriter Ava Alessi accepts a secretive job to write the memoir of fallen rock legend Julian Vale, she thinks it’s just another paycheck. But behind his silence lies a truth the world never heard about fame, grief, and the brother whose death destroyed everything. As Ava unea...

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Veil of the Shadow Hunter

Leegna Eflok, a 24-year-old man, is trapped in a life overshadowed by despair and anxiety. Once a hopeful young dreamer, he now battles with inner turmoil and a sense of being lost in a world that seems to offer little solace. His life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers that his anxieties ar...

Libeln
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Star Awesome
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STAR AWESOME

After their first deaths, they live in Star Awesome, cursed with immortality. Living together, playing a lazy family, or rather a dysfunctional one. This time, the new person is Ren, who uncovers how inhumane everyone has become as they blatantly rely on their immortality. The story ...

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Red-Black Course

In the distant future, every crime, no matter how small, gets you thrown in prison. However, it’s equally as “easy” to get out – by winning a series of deadly virtual reality games against the wardens and their different machinery, the Red-Black Course. Rex – a young boy thrown in jail for rea...

WALKER
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Rudra Singha

The 'Rudra Singha' story is about a boy named Rudra Singha who discovers the Saktra, a bracelet like demon device that allows him to transform into different demon species. While on picnic with his friends and teachers, Rudra finds the Saktra and it becomes permanently attached to his wrist. He m...

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I Will Arrest the Yōkai that Killed My Parents
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I Will Arrest the Yōkai that Killed My Parents

Kazuya Hattori (23) joined the Tokyo Police Force after his parents were mysteriously murdered. But he’s not a simple detective. He works for the Paranormal Department, specialising in yōkai crimes. Yōkai are malevolent spirits that have plagued Japan for centuries. With the help of an upbeat hal...

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