Black Torch Seventeen-year-old Jirou Azuma lives a quiet life with his grandfather, utilizing his supernatural ability to speak with animals to befriend and protect them. Both Jirou and his grandfather are descendants of a long-standing shinobi clan, training in combat to keep the art of battle alive within their family. Jirou’s life is thrown into upheaval after rescuing a seemingly normal black cat, Ragou, only to discover that the cat is actually a mononoke—a demonic spirit that has long been at war with mankind. When a hostile mononoke comes looking for Ragou, Jirou uses his shinobi training to jump to the cat’s defense, but immediately suffers a mortal wound. Faced with the decision of whether or not to devour Jirou’s fading energy and restore himself to full power, Ragou instead chooses to give his remaining energy to Jirou. Reviving the boy, the transfer also grants him great supernatural powers that complement his own shinobi fighting style. This act is witnessed by Ryousuke Shiba, an officer in the Bureau of Espionage whose job revolves around dispatching aggressive mononoke. Shiba extends Jirou and his grandfather an offer: to join the Bureau’s new squad, Black Torch, and help them battle powerful mononoke who seek to devour innocent people. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The Cat and the Dragon Deep in the forest where ferocious beasts and magical creatures dwell, a cat takes in an orphaned baby dragon as one of her own. (Source: MU)

Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai The 1910s. Iwamoto Kodo, a student at Suho Junior High School under direct command of the army, is investigating paranormal phenomena across the country as per military instruction. In a village rumoured to have “black snow,” he meets a boy with special powers who believes them to be an illness; through Iwamoto’s support, he realises they might have something in common and receives a recommendation to the school. Mysteries await Iwamoto at each place he visits–a romantic tale of this era begins to unravel! (Source: MAL News)

Two twins born in an isolated village lived very different lives. Yuru became a hunter while Asa was trapped in a cage for a mysterious duty. One day, a helicopter called “Dragon” by the villagers came there and started to kill adults in search of Yuru. When he reached to protect Asa, he found her dead, and her killer claimed to be his real twin sister. Yuru was later rescued by an outsider, Dera, but soon they got trapped and were forced to perform a ritual.