Book Lists for Teens and Young Adults

Kei Nagai, a high-school student, should have died when the truck hit him. Instead, he comes back to life and his world is changed forever. Kei learns he is an Ajin or demi-human, a mysterious creature that cannot die. Frightened by the prospect of what might happen to him, Kei, helped by his friend, Kai, flee from civilization only to encounter a group of demi-humans who are hostile to humans. Who should Kei side with?

Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mothers love that has gone too far.

In a city known only as "the Hole," Sorcerers have been taking people to use as subjects for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts.

A young swordsman travels alone through war-torn Japan, hunting demons wherever they might hide. His name: Hyakkimaru. Soon he crosses paths with Dororo, an orphan who steals to survive. Dororo can’t help but wonder: Who is this demon hunter with skin as cold as ice, and blades hidden inside his own arms…?

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He's ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope--in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair's breadth away

When Dr. Kenzo Tenma learns he saved the life of a young boy who grows up to become a serial killer, he sets out in search of the killer's twin sister, who he hopes may hold clues to stopping him.

Rohan, a young mangaka, meets a beautiful mysterious young woman with a dramatic story. Seeing him draw, she tells him of a cursed 200 year old painting using the blackest ink ever known from a 1000 year old tree the painter had brought down without approval from the Emperor who had him executed for doing so. The painting meanwhile had been saved from destruction by a curator of the Louvre. Rohan forgets this story as he becomes famous but ten years later, visiting Paris, he takes the occasion to try and locate the painting. Little does he know how violently powerful the curse of it is until he has the museum unearth it from deep within its archival bowels.

Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize, but it turns out that she's only interested in his body -- in eating it, that is...

The story is set in a small town 'Kurouzu-cho' meaning 'black swirl town'. People around a high school girl, Goshima Kirie, become obsessed with swirl shapes and kill themselves in gruesome ways.

This striking collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito's career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa's classic horror story zHuman Chairy and fan favorite The Enigma of Amigara Fault. With a deluxe presentation, including special color pages, and showcasing illustrations from his acclaimed long-form manga No Longer Human, each chilling tale invites readers to revel in a world of terror.