Takagi Sōma is an “ALIUS”—a new kind of human with a different DNA type from ordinary Homo sapiens, born with the power to control other people. Ordered by his father never to use that ability, he has lived a “normal,” happy life with his parents. That ends when his father is accused of embezzling one billion yen. His father dies by suicide in detention, and upon hearing the news, his mother takes her own life as well, leaving Sōma completely alone while still in high school. In the depths of despair, Sōma finds a notebook his father left behind. Inside are the names of influential local figures and records of illicit funds. Convinced his father was framed, Sōma happens to encounter a powerful conglomerate heir—who shares his exact same name—but is lying in a vegetative state. “If I had his identity, I could get close to the people who ruined my father…” To uncover the truth behind the case, Sōma resolves to break his father’s rule and use his forbidden power, stepping onto a path of calculated possession and relentless revenge.
The great priest Imhotep from ancient Egypt came back to life to find and defeat the Magai, beings that imitate Gods and their only goal is to bring destruction to the world.
In the nation of San Romeria, where war with the gangs never seems to end, the protagonist, Nicol, is falsely accused and unjustly thrown into prison. He is incarcerated in Kraneo Prison, a newly built “slaughterhouse for criminals” created to contain the most notorious gang members. Life inside this hellish prison slowly eats away at Nicol, burying him deeper and deeper in guilt.
“Sis, we’re each other’s only ‘sisters,’ right?” Ryu So-hee is a high school girl who was very sick as a child but has since recovered and now lives a seemingly normal life. She has a younger sister, Ryu A-young, who is still ill. A-young dotes on and clings to her older sister, but So-hee gradually begins to feel weighed down by this. After a certain incident, the relationship between the two starts to crack, and the once‑close sisters grow increasingly awkward and uncomfortable around each other. Within a family hiding dark secrets, a cruel mystery–thriller about two sisters unfolds.
The half-demon, Jing Mo, was killed by his older brother Jue Ming when his demonic energy lost control. He found himself in the body of a young man named "Bai Shu", and this body seemed... abnormal. Due to suspicious circumstances revolving around the disappearance of Jing Mo's body, Jue Ming kept an eye on Jing Mo who desperately hid his true identity. With one of them hiding a secret and the other looking for the truth, the pair landed in the middle of a life-or-death struggle that came with being "Bai Shu"...
Yan Jingjun and Zhu Gong are two high school students who like to make experiments. Both compete with each other, showing off the crazy things they came with at the time. This often leads to disaster, to the point of even creating an alien form in the laboratory.
"Don't die, Kaena. I can't imagine a world without you." ...The emperor who was supposed to kill me—why is he so obsessed with me? One day, Kaena realizes she's nothing more than a minor character destined to be poisoned to death by the tyrant emperor Zarius in six months. Determined to survive, she secretly takes an antidote and devises a plan: when the day of her "death" arrives, she'll fake it, escape the imperial palace, and disappear for good. To make that possible, Kaena plays the role of the emperor's perfectly obedient wife, hoping to earn his trust and avoid suspicion. But things don't go according to plan. The cold-hearted Zarius, who was never meant to open his heart to anyone, gradually becomes fixated on her... A sacrificial empress fated to die rewrites her destiny in this fantasy romance, where a loveless tyrant emperor falls hopelessly devoted to the very woman he was meant to kill.
I can’t forgive his betrayal, but I love him. My strengthening feelings have finally... When Marnie witnessed her husband, an F1 racer named Guy, cheating on her, it put an end to their once-passionate marriage. Four years later all that remains between them is hatred. However, in order to help her brother and his wife, Marnie is forced to ask Guy for financial help. He accepts on the condition that they live together. She can’t forgive his betrayal, yet she still loves him. How will she stand living under the same roof with him?
"You're fired from today for the brave party!" he said. "Idiot, that's my line." Aliaque Mihama was branded incompetent luggage and expelled. But the true identity he has kept hiding was the True Sage, where all his skills could be used?! He was devoted to backing up the incompetent heroes by God's life, but he was released from his role and embarked on a free-spirited journey that was his long-cherished desire. While the hero's party that lost support was destroyed, it was Ariaque who lived while lightly defeating golems, king Ogres and dangerous monsters - For some reason, the saint of the hero party came after?! ___ Original Web Novel
For Nick Foster, the infamous underachiever, this is his third awakening exam. Rated as a one-star again, he’s the laughingstock until he discovers his skills involve “forbidden spells” and “dark power.” Nick isn’t a dark lord, but these forbidden spells are insanely powerful! Now, with dark power surging through the city, Nick must grow stronger before anyone discovers it’s all coming from him.
Tsutsui Hikari is an otaku, and he mostly avoids social life. Hikari has only one friend at school, who is also a social misfit, and he is mocked brutally by most of his classmates for being creepy and weird. One day, he ends up having to clean the school pool with Igarashi Iroha, who appears to be pretty much everything he hates in real-life girls. She skips school, has a blunt manner, doesn't have female friends, and seems the sort to be promiscuous. However, she is friendly to Hikari, and even stands up to the people who make fun of him. Hikari's bitterness and trust issues lead him to say pretty harsh things to Iroha, but she never dismisses him as creepy. After a while, it starts to look like Iroha may become his first real-life, 3D girlfriend! Will he be able to handle it? Alternate English Alternate English 2 The following are links to AnimeNewsNetwork for the anime and Live Action adaptations: Season 1 Season 2 Live-action movie