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In late 1990s Japan, newspaper headlines are filled with a string of suicides that share an eerie pattern. Among the many unsettling similarities, one detail is especially striking: every victim leaped to their death from the Fujou building, a dilapidated abandoned skyscraper looming over the city. Shiki Ryougi, a cold-hearted girl residing in a vacant apartment, believes these grim events have a supernatural origin. She herself wields a mystical power, and together with Touko Aozaki—a detective who crafts dolls and specializes in magic—and her friend Mikiya Kokotou, who serves as Touko's assistant, Shiki sets out to investigate the incidents. As she navigates a mysterious world, Shiki pieces together the puzzle to reveal the dark truths hidden behind the bizarre occurrences.

In the winter of 1995, Mikiya Kokutou encounters a young woman while taking a late-night walk through the snow. Dressed in a striking white kimono with an enigmatic expression, Shiki Ryougi smiles at Mikiya, who looks back with curiosity. The following spring, Mikiya spots Shiki at his high school entrance ceremony, and they become acquaintances through lunches spent talking. As Shiki gradually opens up to him, Mikiya learns about her unusual childhood. Meanwhile, a string of unprecedented murders occurs across Mifune City. These killings appear connected and are especially vicious, prompting a large-scale police investigation. Because his cousin works as a police investigator, Mikiya gains insight into the case. Worried for Shiki's safety, he decides to keep an eye on her actions, but in doing so, he makes a truly shocking discovery that alters his life forever.

In November 1998, a double murder takes place at the newly built Ogawa apartment complex in central Mifune City. The killer, Tomoe Enjou, flees in a state of panic. To his surprise, the police do not pursue him, and the incident receives no media coverage. After Shiki Ryougi protects Tomoe from a group of thugs, she lets him hide out at her place. A few days later, Tomoe is horrified to find that his mother is still alive, even though he is certain he killed her. Meanwhile, Mikiya Kokutou looks into a tip that his associate Touko Aozaki receives concerning the murder at the unusual apartment complex. As Mikiya uncovers more details about the incident, he becomes especially interested in Tomoe. Deciding to investigate him further, Mikiya soon learns the disturbing truth behind the ominous Ogawa complex. The fifth entry in the Kara no Kyoukai film series, Mujun Rasen blends an intricately constructed mystery with established themes and characters to create a dark, thought-provoking story.

In July 1998, on a dark night, teenager Fujino Asagami is brutally assaulted and raped by a street gang inside an abandoned bar. No matter how much physical or sexual violence they inflict, the girl responds with the same blank, indifferent expression. The following day, mutilated bodies are discovered in that same location, torn apart so severely that investigators conclude the perpetrator could not possibly be human. Meanwhile, a client brings a request to Touko Aozaki's detective agency, assigning Shiki Ryougi to either capture or kill the one responsible for the previous night's massacre. Soon, rumors emerge that a single survivor escaped the carnage, and the murderer is now cutting down everything in their path to hunt down and eliminate that witness. A fierce race against time begins, as Shiki faces a dangerous enemy that remains invisible even to her legendary eyes.

After the events of Satsujin Kousatsu (Zen), Shiki Ryougi remains in a coma for two years following a traffic accident. When she finally regains consciousness, she finds herself with no recollection of her past and is overwhelmed by a deep sense of isolation. Even more unsettling, she perceives dark lines around objects in her surroundings; touching these lines allows her to dismantle the object—an ability that frightens her greatly. Her friend Mikiya Kokutou seeks the aid of Touko Aozaki, a mage who can assist Shiki in comprehending what her eyes—the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception"—truly entail and how to wield them correctly.

February 1999 sees Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou unsettled by a series of murders. These killings bear an unsettling likeness to a spate of homicides from 1995, the year Shiki and Mikiya first crossed paths, and they stir up a lethal, dormant craving within Shiki's spirit that has lingered since that time. As suspicion falls on Shiki because of her connection to the earlier deaths and her alleged similarity to the murderer, she and Mikiya launch their own hunt for the real culprit. While they investigate separately, Mikiya becomes more anxious about Shiki's safety and rushes to track down the killer, hoping to shield Shiki from her own inner urges. Following a clue from his cousin, police detective Daisuke Akimi, Mikiya descends into the shadowy depths of Mifune City, where the redemption of Shiki's soul hinges on his resolve to clear her name once and for all.

In a steam-powered Victorian era filled with dreadnoughts and occult terrors, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reborn as Klein Moretti. He treads a precarious line between light and shadow, caught up in the conflicts of warring Churches. This is the tale of boundless potential...and unimaginable peril.

During winter break, Reien Girls' Academy is plagued by a series of strange incidents. Azaka Kokutou, a student and apprentice mage, is dispatched by her master to look into the matter. She discovers that another mage has been stealing students' memories through fairies—entities that, despite her magical ability, remain invisible to Azaka. Consequently, Shiki Ryougi, an acquaintance gifted with unique eyes that can perceive what Azaka cannot, is also sent to the academy to assist. The two, however, struggle to cooperate, largely because Azaka regards Shiki as a romantic rival. But as the fairy situation rapidly escalates and deeper layers of the mystery come to light, Azaka must learn to work alongside Shiki to rescue her classmates.

In August 1995, Mikiya Kokutou encounters a young woman wearing a kimono named Shiki Ryougi. After discovering they attend the same school, he tries to become friends with her. Despite her unusual background and odd personality, Mikiya persists, and Shiki slowly begins to trust him. However, this chance meeting will alter Mikiya's life forever in ways he never imagined, as he witnesses a dangerous aspect of his new acquaintance.

Qilangos, a member of the Seven Pirate Admirals, has arrived in Backlund. Alger makes a deal with Audrey, asking her to leverage her connections to learn more about Qilangos' location, and hopes the Fool will aid him in killing the Pirate Admiral. This side story follows the Tarot Club's first mission, set after Klein and Azik's visit to Lamud Town and before the investigation into Madam Sharon.

A deadly menace lurks in Tokyo: man-eating "ghouls" that look exactly like humans and hide among them. Reserved college student Ken Kaneki keeps his head in books and pays no attention to reports of the escalating crisis. But the arrival of a beautiful woman named Rize Kamishiro breaks his solitude when she boldly asks him out on a date. As Kaneki walks Rize home, he realizes she is far from the kind person she seemed—she lured him with malicious intent. After a violent struggle, he wakes up in a hospital to find out his life was saved by having the organs of the now-dead Rize transplanted into his body. Kaneki's body starts changing in terrifying ways, turning him into a human-ghoul hybrid. As he begins his grim new path, Kaneki desperately holds onto his humanity amid the growing bloody war between society's new monsters and the government agents hunting them.

Ken Kaneki has finally begun to embrace the monstrous, flesh-hungry side of himself that he once dreaded and loathed. After managing to escape being held captive and tortured, Kaneki decides to align himself with Aogiri Tree—the same violent ghoul group that originally kidnapped him, causing his friends to doubt his true intentions and allegiance. As hostilities between the government and ghouls keep escalating, the Commission of Counter Ghoul, the state's dedicated anti-ghoul task force, has stepped up its campaign to eliminate all ghouls from Tokyo. This endangers the fragile peace enjoyed by Kaneki's friends and former allies—the ghouls of the Anteiku café. Fully aware of the peril, Kaneki endures several fights that test his precious, fleeting humanity.

Justice and its enforcement have evolved. In the 22nd century, Japan operates under the Sibyl System, an objective method to assess each citizen's threat level by analyzing their mental state for criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors enforce the law by subduing—often lethally—anyone showing the slightest ill will; alongside them work Enforcers, citizens who have become latent criminals, given limited freedom in return for carrying out the Inspectors' grim tasks. Into this world enters Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with a sincere wish to uphold justice. But as she collaborates with veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon discovers that the Sibyl System's verdicts are not as flawless as her fellow Inspectors believe. With everything she once trusted turned upside down, Akane struggles with the nature of true justice and whether it can be achieved through a system that might already be flawed.

Two years have elapsed since the CCG's assault on Anteiku. While the atmosphere in Tokyo has shifted considerably with the CCG's heightened presence, ghouls remain a persistent issue as they have grown more cautious, particularly the terrorist syndicate Aogiri Tree, which recognizes the CCG's escalating danger to their survival. The formation of a specialized unit called the Quinx Squad could give the CCG the advantage needed to eliminate Tokyo's unwanted inhabitants. These are humans who have undergone surgery to harness the unique abilities of ghouls, and they take part in missions to eradicate these perilous creatures. The squad's leader, Haise Sasaki, is a half-ghoul, half-human trained by the renowned special class investigator Kishou Arima. Yet there is more to this young man than appears, as buried memories claw at his mind, gradually recalling the person he once was.

A tower exists that summons selected individuals, referred to as Regulars, with the promise of fulfilling their deepest desires. Whether those desires are wealth, fame, power, or something beyond all of that—everything awaits those who reach its summit. Twenty-Fifth Bam had spent his entire life knowing only a dark cave, a ragged cloth, and a distant, unreachable light. Then a girl named Rachel appeared to him through that light, and his whole world changed. They became close friends, and Rachel taught him many things about the world outside. But when she told him she had to leave to climb the Tower, his world fell apart. Vowing to pursue her no matter the cost, he fixed his gaze upon the Tower—and a miracle took place. This is how the journey of Bam begins: a boy not chosen by the Tower, but who opened its doors on his own. Such beings are called Irregulars—entities that have shaken the very foundations of the Tower every time they have entered it.

Following the Tsukiyama Family Extermination Operation, the Commission of Counter Ghouls (CCG) has become significantly stronger and continues its mission to wipe out all ghouls in Japan. Having left the Quinx Squad, the now apparently emotionless Haise Sasaki takes on increasingly difficult assignments from the CCG without concern for their danger. Despite his blank expression, Ken Kaneki's memories are slowly resurfacing within Haise, causing him inner turmoil. At the same time, his newly cold demeanor affects those around him. The Quinx Squad is left in disarray, struggling to cope with the loss of one of their members while lacking their former mentor's support. Amid this chaos, both the Quinx Squad and Haise must continue carrying out their duties for the CCG, whether they want to or not. However, Haise has become aware of a mysterious group operating behind the CCG, and the Quinx Squad has also caught wind of certain whispers about corruption.

In the age of the industrial revolution, a strange virus gives rise to monstrous beings known as Kabane, which attack humans to feed. The only way to defeat them is to shatter their iron-coated hearts. Anyone bitten by a Kabane is cursed to become one of the undead themselves. Only the most heavily guarded settlements have managed to survive, such as the island of Hinomoto, where huge walls protect humanity from the endless swarms. Entry to these enormous fortresses is limited to armored trains, which are built and run by young men like Ikoma. Ikoma has created a powerful weapon designed to pierce the hearts of Kabane, and he is eager to test it in battle. Yet his opportunity to fight arrives much sooner than he ever expected.

Around the year 2011, a small portion of humanity began awakening psychokinetic abilities known as Cantus. Over a thousand years later, in the village of Kamisu 66, Saki Watanabe is the last among her friends to manifest her powers and enroll at the Sage Academy, a school for psychics. Although all students there possess Cantus, they are not treated equally; soon after Saki starts, a classmate considered weaker than the rest suddenly disappears. One day while walking home with her friends—the determined Maria Akizuki, the intelligent Shun Aonuma, the observant Satoru Asahina, and the timid Mamoru Itou—she encounters two unfamiliar creatures called Monster Rats. These mole-like beings worship those who wield Cantus as gods. When Saki uses her ability to help one of them out of a predicament, she is met with profound gratitude. Now questioning the Monster Rats' place in society, Saki and her companions discover another disappearance. As time passes, they gradually seek answers to the mysteries surrounding them and begin to realize that this seemingly perfect new world conceals humanity's dark history.

A year and a half after the events of the original sci-fi psychological thriller, Akane Tsunemori continues her work as an inspector—carrying out the Sibyl System's rulings. She is joined by new enforcers and junior inspector Mika Shimotsuki, a young woman fiercely and unbendingly loyal to Sibyl. As Akane reflects on both the essence of her role and the justness of Sibyl's decisions, a new and unsettling threat emerges. A shadowy figure has uncovered a method to manipulate the Crime Coefficient—a value derived from mental scans that enables Sibyl to evaluate psychological well-being and flag potential criminals. Using this technique, he murders an enforcer, leaving behind an enigmatic clue: the letters "WC?" daubed in blood on a wall. Akane and the rest of Division 01 soon find themselves caught in a deadly struggle against this new antagonist, confronting a conspiracy that challenges not only the Sibyl System's authority but also the very core of Akane's own principles.

According to an ancient prophecy, when the Demon God returns, the Goddess of Fate will choose six Braves of the Six Flowers and grant them the power to defeat the demons seeking to plunge the world into hell. Adlet Mayer, who declares himself the strongest man alive, heads to the Piena continent to become one of these heroes. After a difficult journey, he is eventually selected as a Brave shortly after meeting Nashetania Loei Piena Augustra, the crown princess and another chosen warrior. Rokka no Yuusha follows their expedition to the Land of the Howling Demons, where they intend to meet the rest of the group at a remote temple. However, when they arrive, seven individuals are present instead of six. Accusations fall on Adlet as a possible impostor, forcing him to flee. To survive, Adlet must use his wits and skills to uncover the real deceiver among them before he is killed.

The world’s greatest assassin, who devoted his life to the organization that raised him, is betrayed and killed by that very group. Haunted by lingering regrets, he meets a goddess impressed by his skills. She offers him a new life in a fantasy world of magic and steel, charging him with a crucial mission: kill the hero destined to destroy that world. Reborn as Lugh Tuatha Dé, heir to a noble family of assassins serving the Alvan Kingdom, he learns from his father techniques that differ from his earlier ruthless style. As he hones his other talents and forges new connections, Lugh remains painfully aware that his present abilities fall short. To fulfill his divine task, he must attain absolute perfection to defeat such a formidable opponent.

Born under a blue moon, Vanitas was ostracized by his own kind, leaving him filled with fear and sorrow. Legend holds that he authored the cursed "Book of Vanitas," intending to use it later to exact vengeance on all crimson moon vampires. Set in 19th century Paris, Noé Archiviste seeks this legendary book. During an airship journey, he is rescued from a vampire assault by an eccentric physician named Vanitas, who possesses the very tome Noé desires. Ironically, this self-styled vampire expert is merely human, having inherited both the name and the book from his master, the original Vanitas of lore. As strange incidents within the Charlatan's Parade unfold, the doctor’s unique power to restore sanity to vampires by reclaiming their true names becomes invaluable.

Yoshino Takigawa, a typical high school student, is secretly in a relationship with Aika, the younger sister of his best friend Mahiro Fuwa. Following Aika's mysterious death, Mahiro vanishes, determined to hunt down and punish her murderer. Yoshino resumes his normal routine, having had no contact with Mahiro for a month, until a strange girl holds him at gunpoint. Mahiro arrives just in time to rescue him. Yoshino discovers that Mahiro has recruited a witch named Hakaze Kusaribe to assist in the investigation. However, Hakaze has been exiled to a deserted island because of conflicts within her clan. Her brother, Samon, selfishly seeks to exploit the power of the Tree of Exodus, ignoring both Hakaze's objections and the looming threat to the world. With Hakaze unavailable, Yoshino and Mahiro must aid her in saving the globe, while gradually uncovering the secrets surrounding Aika's death.

After high school student Kaname Sudou accepts a peer’s offer to test out Darwin’s Game, a mysterious mobile app, his curiosity drives him to install it. The moment he launches the program, a digital green snake jumps from the display to bite his neck, rendering him unconscious. He regains consciousness in the school clinic without any visible injuries, and upon being told to rest, he rationalizes the incident as a hallucination before going home. Yet, unable to shake his intrigue, Kaname reopens the application. What begins as a presumed standard fighting game takes a terrifying turn when his virtual opponent appears in the real world and assaults him with a blade. As he runs for his life, Kaname realizes that Darwin’s Game is not a casual hobby, but a lethal battle royale.