Supernatural
Hito Hitori Futari
2012-06-16
From MangaHelpers: After the body dies, the soul lives on. Many spirits progress toward the world of light, through the levels of the spirit world where they study how to improve their souls. These spirits are sometimes reincarnated into the physical world, and sometimes they are sent back as guardian spirits for other living people. Guardian spirits must protect their charges souls from the blackness that oozes up from the world of darkness below. Riyon is a very laid-back spirit, who often skips her spirit classes to fool around. To train her further, she is sent back to the physical world as a guardian spirit. Instead of following a human from birth, she is helping a beleaguered man, the Japanese Prime Minister Kasuga Soichiro, in the last year and a half of his life. After an unexpected close call with death, Kasuga gains some unusual talents, including the ability to see Riyon. Will Riyon and Kasuga together be able to protect his battered soul? [tethysdust]
Jigokudou Reikai Tsuushin
2012-06-16
Tetsushi (a 5th grader delinquent who rules over the students of Jouin elementary), Ryuuchin (Tetsushi's right hand man) and Tsuda (their sometimes-ally), are known to everyone in town as the "three evil prankster kings."In a creepy pharmacy located out-of-town, the boys meet an old man who bestows a strange and other-worldly power upon them. Soon after, our 3 young pranksters find themselves battling a variety of ghosts and demons...!?
Rising X Rydeen
2012-06-16
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Shimonone Takara, a young, weird, and healthy boy, always wanted to be a "Stranger", a person who has an extraordinary power. One day, Takara meets a woman named Aria who belongs to an organization. What does she want of him? Is Takara succesfully becoming a "strange" being?
Ashita No Kyouko-san
2012-06-14
From MangaHelpers:The ruler of the demon world has come, with only his trusty assistant, to conquer the modern day human world! It's a little rough from the start, because most people just seem to think he's a cosplayer. Also, due to the worst recession the demon world has had in 500 years, though, he's a little underfunded. For his conquest, he's got to fight the Hero of the human world. She's Ichikawa Kyouko, a distractingly pretty, tough, modern-day girl who happened to pick up the giant sword that marks her as the chosen one. [tethysdust]
Apocalypse No Toride
2012-06-13
What can you do when you get mistaken for murder? Nothing. You go to prison. Lucky you, your inmates are some of the biggest cutthroats in the prison. Seriously you are lucky. Expecially when zombies attack.
Two Lifetimes Of A Moon
2012-06-13
A 16 years Old Girl, Deb, lives with her mother and her two siblings because her father has left the house, when Deb was around eight. Eight years now, her family and she, move out to a new town. She thinks that her family hides something important from her. At the new town, Deb goes to see her sister, Kelly at her new job, but she faces a bunch of strange, deformed men. Suddenly, a man appears and saves her from those creatures, saying to her that maybe, they'll meet again. After a month, when schools start, she goes at the new high school at that town. Although she is younger than her siblings, A strange woman professor takes her in the same class and tells all the students that she knows what they are. Deb realises that the whole class' students are wizards and witches and that she's going to be one witch too. The man that saved her that day, whose name's Silver, is in the same class with her, Despite the fact that he's older than her. Deb fights with her family about the wizard secret and Ron, a man from her class and best friend of Silver cheers her up. She learns that a woman called Vittany is trying to kill the whole Vortex Team. (The wizards class),They learn that she has killed most relatives of Deb's classmates and that she's the reason why her father left the house. Deb and Silver are her main targets. Silver doesn't remember his past with his fiancee. He says to Deb that he must find her so that he can finally kill Vittany, his eternal enemy and start a new life.
Trace: Perfume
2012-06-12
A world with Troubles and Traces.It's kind of like a sequel to Trace and Trace 1.5, but it's by a different author/artist and has different characters, although it's the same world.Â
Red House
2012-06-11
Gray Town – a town filled with gray colored buildings. I’m not too clear on the details surrounding Gray Town’s history. Just that somewhere in this town, stands a lone house, different in coloration from the buildings around it. The Red House...Â
Mizu No Naka No Akai Ie
2012-06-11
Part of the Comic Roman Mystery series.Volumes in series:1: Kokui no Ever2: Mizu no Naka no Akai Ie3: 4: Hana no You na Lilibet5: Kokui no Hanayome6: Rita! Dare o Matsu7: Yoru no Triangle8: Akuryou ga Naku Toki9: Dark Zone10: Noroi no Suzu no Oto11: Shisha e no Konyaku Yubiwa12: Satsujin no Dessin13: Kamen no Shouzou14: Kurotenshi Shinsera15: Shiroi Kamen16: Kage o Koroshita Onna17: Akai G Sen18: Ky?fu no ?dokei19: Chinurareta Kuromisa20: Shiryou Paulet no Koi21: Eriza wa Ake to Moeta22: Kanashibari ga Kuru!23: Bara no Satsui24: Yuurei Bunjou Juutaku25: Kuroi Kodama26: Youjo no Yuuwaku (SHIKANO Keiko)27: Ningyou no Yobu Koe28: Moebius no Yakata29: Magnolia no Tenshi30: Yaminohate Kara31: Yomi kara no Koe32: 33: Hakuchuumu (NARUMO Atsuko)34: Futagoza Umare35: Makyou no Yggdrasil36: Mizuki no Mori37: Chi no Shouzou38: Chimamire no Takeningyou39: Norowareta Keizu40: 41: Majo Iruma42: Ky?to Kara Kita Rei Sh?jo43: Kuro no Dendou44: Anubis no Maryou45: Kieta Hanayome
Baketeriya
2012-06-05
Naoya Kamitani is on top of the world. He's a fighter who's managed against all odds to get into a top university in Kyoto. And he fights to get to the top of the university... literally. At the top of the school clock tower, he meets a strange man names Tsukui who seems to have all the answers. But the answers come with a higher price than he expected.
Ai No Kusabi The Space Between (Yaoi)
2012-06-01
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The story is set in the future on the planet named Amoi which is controlled by a supercomputer named Jupiter. Among the mostly male human population, the light-haired elite class is allowed to temporarily keep the dark-haired "mongrels" as pets. One elite member, Iason, encounters a mongrel named Riki in the slums and decides to take him in. However, Iason keeps Riki longer than it is socially approved, and rumors abound about their possible relationship.Â
Watarai-kun Ke No Youkai-san
2012-06-01
From Dragon&Fly Scans: The story revolves around a family of five. Due to a financial crisis, the family moved to the countryside. After they moved into their new house, a spirit appeared and threatened to kick them out. What will happen to them? What on earth is the spirit? This is a sweet family you should miss!Â
Dolls Music Staff
2012-05-30
Second part of the Agreement of the Glass Shoe trilogy.All 3 parts are linked by a pair of marbles with glass shoes embedded in them.Â
Going To The Troll's Kingdom
2012-05-30
Ary, the baby daughter of a noble woman in the demon kingdom, is ugly because her mother refused the blessings from her uncle. So Ary was swapped with baby Alex, a human beauty. However, Alex was also cursed by the same guy; the curse is… the 3 princes of the demon world will all be in love with her, but she can only love the "shadow."Some years later, the noble woman, wanting her own daughter to become wife of the crown-prince, plotted to kill Alex and brought back the ugly daughter from the human world. But the crown-prince only cares about his childhood friend, Alex.Alex, saved by the "shadow," went to the human world to find the "stick" of prince Ji Woo, who she loves the most but, instead, Alex got her memories erased and a new identity, the adopted granddaughter (niece?) of the chairman of a big corporation. (The chairman has the stick.)There, she lived like normal human, until prince Ji Woo appears...Â
Dream Vendor
2012-05-28
A doll that gives you dreams in exchange for your possessions... a blessing or a curse?Â
Oniwakamaru the Visitor
2012-05-26
28 years earlier, there was a plane crash in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The barrier that the Kobo Daishi, Kukai had created to seal away the demons was destroyed in crimson flames... Present day, Oniwakamaru, King of the Yokai, appears inside the body of pure and innocent Tachibana Hitori!!
13 Game
2012-05-23
From MangaHelpers: On his seventeenth birthday, Amamiya Kota was going to ask his classmate Misora Hiyori out. Tragically, he dies in a car accident but is given a second chance back in the living world on borrowed time. He gets entered into a competition called the 13 Game where other people like Kota who were supposed to die return back to the world and given an option: locate and kill 13 other players or suffer the fate of death. Each player is assigned to a handler, mysterious beings with special powers, who use them as if they were characters in a video game. Kota’s handler, Merume, explains that there are players like him all over the country, each with a unique ability that helps them kill, and Kota has to kill 13 players within 1 year. With his demon hands ability that was inspired from his hobby of magic tricks, Kota must unwillingly participate in this cruel game if he wants to live. [vyc]
Mangetsu no Yoru ni Akuma no Kiss
2012-05-22
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Miyama Mei meets a vampire called Aruto (Alto), and from that day onward, a hilarious, romantic, and deep relationship will start! In this manga there's smut, and its narration is really hilarious!
Baku (BIKKE)
2012-05-20
from Iskultrip ScansA long time ago…there was a disease that would cause nightmares and kill people. Doctors and wizards threw in the towel, unable to find a cure. All of a sudden, mysterious magicians appeared. These magicians ate the nightmares of those who suffered from them. It was said that those who had their dreams eaten were able to sleep peacefully.This is the story of “Bakuâ€.
Futatsu No Spica
2012-05-16
This is a story about the teenage fantasies of Asumi, a girl who wishes to become an astronaut, and of her friends.One day, Lion's space vehicle fell from the sky and crashed, unfortunately killing Asumi's mother. Asumi then met the spirit of Lion, who told Asumi many stories of space. By listening to these stories, Asumi was inspired to realize her dream of becoming an astronaut.Embracing her dreams in her heart, Asumi is now in third grade of junior high school. It is time to decide her path for the future...Â
Lovephobia
2012-05-16
From the Japanese Back Cover:Now, open the door to the corruption and welcome a story of sensuality...The life of Ako, a quiet 16-year-old schoolgirl, is suddenly covered in blood when a fair compelxion vampire, Koh, appears and bites her. While her blood is sucked she feel an undescriptable pleasure in all her body. "Come and hunt with me" were Koh's words when he finish to bites Ako. A vampire story of sensuality from the hand of Natsume Kokoro-sensei is finally here!From Digital Manga Publishing:Ako stumbles into her parents'' murder scene while the killer still lingers over them - a vampire named KOH! He turns his attack on her and viciously drains her life, but even as she dies, her terror and revulsion turn to... pleasure? Now, Ako has joined the ranks of the undead, feasting upon humans at her master''s command, but what will become of her only living brother? The poor boy still awaits his sister''s return, never knowing that another vampire hunts him from the shadows.
Falls In Love With 300 Year-old Girl
2012-05-15
Lin Zuning was recently dumped by his girlfriend. Depressed and angry, he rode his motorcycle in the rain. Speeding as he went, he was met with an accident and broke his leg. He thought that he would be stranded there before someone rescues him, but instead he saw a little girl. Her name is Yulan and she is an angel working under divine orders to cause such accidents. It was an encounter that would change both of their lives. The story revolves around the angel's three lives reincarnated in Ancient China - all in which she meets and falls in love with the same person, but due to fate, she can never be together with him. And so starts a bittersweet story between Lin Zuning and Yulan, as they slowly discover just how much their fates are intertwine together in their past lives.Â
Oh, My Romantic Kumiho
2012-05-15
From Evil Flowers:Ji-Eun has been dating Gyuho for 3 years now and he's pretty much the perfect boyfriend. Even the way they meet was perfect, the same as in her favorite movie, Twilight. But now she learns that he is a Kumiho (Nine Tailed Fox), he's 700 years old and he wants to marry her. And on top of all this weird things he mentions that he loves her liver. Is the price of a perfect boyfriend worth her liver? Join in this funny contemporary fantasy where a girl learns that prince charming also has a dark side and that stories sound good in a book, but living them might end up not so enjoyable.Â
Ren'ai Nenrei (Yaoi)
2012-05-15
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. 1-4. Renai Nenrei Hokuto can't seem to keep it "up" with the young cute men that he prefers. Will his subordinate Kuramoto be able to light his fire again by saying, "try me"? 5. Koi Negawakuha The head of a cursed clan, Yukinobu, insists on sleeping with his servant, Kurohoshi, because he reminds him of the disappeared family cat, Kuro. They even share the same scar on the left side of the face, so is Kurohoshi the cat's reincarnation or is it just a coincidence...?! 6. Koi Negawakuha Kurohoshi's cousin, Shirohoshi, who is the lover of the god in charge of Yukinobu's family curse, tells his cousin that he must leave Yukinobu's side and go back to the god's. But why would Shirohoshi tell Kurohoshi to leave his lover and go to his...!?
Poison Candy
2012-05-15
The SKAR virus has infected a handful of adolescents worldwide, giving them superhuman, telekinetic powers along with a death sentence. When the government and the private sector both set out to find a cure for the deadly illness, their humanitarian effort belies an arms race that could set up a whole new balance of power. Enter the young Sam Chance, who finds himself SKAR-positive. The imminent end of his life just might be the beginning of an entirely different world... From comic vet David Hine (X-Men, District X, Spawn: The Armageddon Collection) and global manga artist Hans Steinbach (A Midnight Opera) comes an unflinching look into a future that's closer than we all would like to admit.
Fate/stay Night Dj - Type-moon Complex X
2012-05-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Crossover between the TYPE-MOON series Fate/Hollow Ataraxia and Tsukihime.
Freezing Zero
2012-05-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...
Inugamihime No Shimobe
2012-05-10
From MangaHelpers:Inudzuka Taromaru is a first year high school student who looks like a delinquent. One evening, while he's at his part-time job, he ends up with a white-feathered arrow through his head! He's told that this arrow means he has been chosen as the sacrifice for "Inugami-Hime," who lives on top of the nearby mountain. However, this mysterious "Inugami-Hime" turns out to be a cute girl who has chosen him to be her servant, not her sacrifice. Their life together is just beginning! [tethysdust]Â
Arcana 04: Vampire
2012-05-10
Volume 4 : Vampire 1. Sleeping Vampire by Kinoshita Sakura 2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for vampires on business trips by Magami Guriko 3. Crossing the River by Kouga Yun 4. A Shower in the sunshine by Omote Sora 5. Urban Vampire by Bikke 6. Sky Burial by Takayama Shinobu 7. Today's Dining Table by Saeki Yashiro 8. The Aegis of the Coffin of Time by Yugyoji Tama 9. Forest of Nobility by Kayase Shiki 10. Chiyo-sama! by Shindo Arashi 11. Strigoi Kingdom by Serikawa Mame 12. The Catharsis of Truth by Inui Miku 13. Blood Donation Advice by Igarashi Ran 14. The Novice Vampire by Amamiya Azusa 15. A Gentle Temperature by Kisaragi Yoshinori
XenoGlossia
2012-05-09
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Â
Koko kara Dousuru? (Yaoi)
2012-05-08
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...
Kurenai no Ookami to Ashikase no Hitsuji
2012-05-08
All humans are wolves in sheep's clothing and the same applies to Douchinji Youichi, a boy who always daydreams about various things, but never says anything out loud. One day, upon seeing a red full moon, a girl came dashing at him before punching him with a silver knuckle, knocking him unconscious and unable to really remember the incident. The next day, a new student, Akatsuki Ayame, joins his class. On his way home, Youichi discovers that the girl who punched him is Ayame, and her silver knuckle draws out what she calls a "wolf", a person's inner thoughts or desires, from a "sheep", the superficial mask which restrains the inner "wolf" from surfacing. However, when someone is full of desires and becomes obsessed with their inner thoughts, the "wolf" outgrows the "sheep" and the person will be able to see the World of Red Moon. The girl explains that she doesn't have a "sheep" and would like to have one, so she requests Youichi to become her "sheep". Youichi agrees to it, marking the beginning of a story of the red riding hood who devours the wolf.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1 - Phantom Blood
2012-05-02
From Viz:An epic horror-action-adventure! Once there was a mighty bloodline of heroes: the Joestars. In the 1880s, Englishman Jonathan Joestar gave his life to defeat Dio, a megalomaniacal vampire. Now, 100 years later, Dio is back, and Jonathan's descendants must travel to Egypt to destroy their ancestral enemy once and for all. On one side: Joseph Joestar and Jotaro Kujo ("JoJo" for short)...a globetrotting martial artist and his delinquent Japanese-English grandson. On the other side: a vampire and an army of murderers possessed by evil spirits, the monstrous "Stands". But Jotaro and Joseph have "Stands" too...and the stage is set for a terrifying battle as the heroes fight their way around the world! Adapted into anime, action figures and video games, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is one of the weirdest, most influential Jump manga ever! (VIZ's version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure starts with volume 13, the most popular part of the generational storyline, skipping most of the story of Jonathan and Joseph.) SERIES 1: "Phantom Blood"The first arc in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood stars Jonathan Joestar and the ambitious Dio Brando. It shows how the stone mask was found and how Dio first obtained and utilized his powers. Once Jonathan and Robert E. O. Speedwagon realize Dio's intentions, they must team up with Will A. Zeppeli and learn Ripple (Hamon) to stop Dio.Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Series Follows the following order:1: Phantom Blood - Jonathan Joestar2: Battle Tendency - Joseph Joestar3: Stardust Crusaders - Jotaro Kujo (first use of Stands)4: Diamond is Unbreakable - Josuke Higashikata5: Vento Aureo - Giorno Giovana6: Stone Ocean - Jolyne Kujo7: Steel Ball Run - Gyro Zeppeli & Johnny Joestar (alternate universe Jonathan Joestar)8: Jojolion
Discommunication
2012-04-30
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "Why do people fall in love?" Arika Togawa doesn't understand why she has fallen in love with her classmate, Takaomi Matsubue, as she hardly knows him. Together they decide to find out how two strangers can fall in love, encountering other wonderful but strange love stories along the way. Religious, occult, and popular iconography figure prominently in this "Truly Mysterious Love Manga."
Kyuuketsuhime
2012-04-30
It is the Meiji era. Yui is completely bewildered by her sudden transfer to Kaede Juku, a prestigious girls' school. At that time, Yuu, the daughter of a large enterprise, appears before Yui.Yui and Yuu's friendship immediately deepens. Although it seems as if they will spend time together peacefully, Yuu appears to have a mysterious air about her somewhere...
Yoru No Tenohira
2012-04-20
1) Yoru no TenohiraYamada is a cameraman who works at a local TV station. He is asked to film the rumored appearance of a monster at a secret hot spring by the mountain recesses. What is it that he will find over there?2) Zoku Yoru no TenohiraNow that Yamada finally met his "true love" in Yoru no Tenohira, he quits his job to embark on an epic journey to find happiness. Nothing's going to stop him. Even if he has to sacrifice every inch of his life!
Tsuki No Sabaku
2012-04-17
From Storm in Heaven:Armageddon. The powerful weapon "Messiah" has ended the long war, leaving behind a barren wasteland. A boy wanders to the west, seeking the paradise that lies at the edge of the world. The man who created the weapon runs from those who would use him. Scattered by the winds of destruction, they meet and meet again.Â
Kiss Shite! Esper Girl
2012-04-15
Maho-chan has been able to bend spoons ever since childhood and her friend, Keisuke-kun has always been fascinated by her supernatural powers.Volume also contains two short stories.
Izayoi no Hitomi
2012-04-12
A cool transfer student, Takuma, suddenly appeared in front of the perfectly ordinary Naoki.After that meeting, Naoki began to see things not feasible in this world. Naoki, unable to react to this, was told by Takuma:"I'm a sorcerer. And your ally."Between them is a grand past that only Naoki can't remember.
Sekai De Ichiban Utsukushii Namae
2012-04-11
Hibari secludes herself in a warehouse because she is a disgrace to her family. In that warehouse, Hibari finds a precious library that changes her life forever.Â
Blood Heaven
2012-04-11
Princess Aurora,Laira was awoke from coma and realized that herself is not a living thing but a doll.Her fiance,Prince Erique has been killed by a mysterious guy.Laira decided to joined FLAM, a military organization at Pillatus that hunting vampires to revenge her fiance's death.She meets Veltrich, prince at Pillatus who had a similar face with Erique. Nevertheless,in fact that similarity had a prove that he is not Erique. Laira starts to worry if she fall in love with Veltrich and betray her love for Erique.Where is the way of love Laira now?
Midnight Eye Goku
2012-04-09
Furinji Goku is an ordinary private eye for hire. While working on a case involving an illegal weapons dealer, he notices a lot of the detectives working on the case committing suicide for no apparent reason. After Goku gets a little too close to the truth, he is then put in a situation where he must stab out his left eye to avoid certain death. Goku then awakens in a mysterious lab where an unknown scientist replaces his eye with a cybernetic one that allows him to control any computer system in the world.
Wagamama na Ningyo-sama (Yaoi)
2012-04-09
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Kanan has a boyish face and gets picked on often because of his tiny figure. But, things change when his gets neighbor turns out to be...a merman, and the king on the seas at that!?! Despite the king's selfish and rude pretense, he tries to booster Kanan's self esteem. Kanan wants to thank the merman for his support, but in what way...? Nabako Kamo brings you a hot love comedy between a merman and a human.
Sai:taker - Futari No Artemis
2012-04-03
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. In the future, an energy source called "Life" has become incredibly important. Certain people are able to synchronize with devices called "Sai" which gives them the ability to extract "Life" and have super powers. These people are known as "Sai Takers." Within the "Sai Takers" there is an even smaller group, "Original Takers." "Original Takers" have a contract with a magical device, and they can manipulate "Life" without the use of a "Sai." These powerful people are also immortal, and they only die if they run out of "Life." The world admires "Sai Takers," but "Original Takers" are careful to keep their identities secret. Nanase Kyouya is an ordinary teenage boy, who moved in with the girls Igarashi Kyouka and Yuma after the death of his parents. Yuma is a "Sai Taker," but Kyouka is an "Original Taker." One day, he goes with them to see a new model under testing of a magical device, based after Kyouka's. After a deadly terrorist attack, Kyouka desperately contracts Kyouya to the new device model to save his life. The device has some side effects, however, one of which is that it transforms Kyouya into a girl! Now Kyouya is secretly an "Original Taker", and he must go to the elite "Sai Taker" school, as a girl, with Yuma. Will he be able to keep enough "Life" to stay alive? Will he be able to navigate his life as a girl? What other side effects of this device lie in wait for him?
Hiiro no Marionetta
2012-04-03
After the woman he loves, Erika, dies of an illness, Jeanie sees no reason to keep on living. He used to be an artist who painted beautiful blue skies, but now he hasn't even got the desire to do that anymore.One day, a strange girl called Coppelia comes into his life. Is she a shinigami, finally come to lead him to his beloved Erika in the afterlife? Or is she something more sinister, a dangerous marionette who has her own reasons for seeking his life?
Mugen No Minamo Ni
2012-03-30
There is a rumor going around about a person called the "Contract Killer." If you want someone killed, the Contract Killer will kill that person for free - if you know how to contact the Contract Killer. Nashi is a girl that's immortal. She wants to die but is unable to. The only thing she loves in this world is a girl named Minamo, who she lives with. Minamo may look like a girl in her late teens, but she's really only 9 years old. Not only that, Minamo has a limited life span, and Nashi doesn't want to lose her. So in order to extend Minamo's life, she secretly kills people that someone else wants dead, for free. As a reward, she recieves "time" from the Time Merchant, which she then gives to Minamo to extend her life.Â
Crimsons: Akai Koukaishatachi
2012-03-30
Shintaro and his school of salmon have been living in a small lake for generations. Tired of being muscled out of food by the bigger fish, they decide to make a bold move and head for the “ocean” that they’ve heard about in stories where it is vastly large and food is beyond plentiful. As Shintaro leads his school of salmon out into the sea, they soon realize how protected they were in the lake and realize how dangerous it is.