MURCIELAGO GN (2025)

"A crazy old man has set up a mansion laden with deadly traps. His goal: to make sport of slaughtering Japan's criminal population. Can Kuroko Koumori, psychotic murder turned hired gun for the police, escape with the other surviving criminals? Or will she be stopped by the most unlikely of foes - a personal maid?"

"A mysterious killer called the 'Mask Collector' takes peoples faces along with their lives. This case is the police's number-one priority, and they've asked Kuroko for help!"

"With an artistic style every bit as manic as the storyline, this manga will keep readers coming back for more! When Chiyo's friend joins a religious cult called 'The Virginal Rose,' ex-mass murderer Kuroko infiltrates their ranks for her favorite girlfriend. But could Kuroko actually be converted herself? Their mantra of 'no men allowed' might just do it!"

"With an artistic style every bit as manic as the storyline, this manga will keep readers coming back for more! A young girl is abducted in the rain and found strangled to death. The police, completely stumped, call ex-mass murderer Kuroko Koumori for help. As more and more girls disappear, can Kuroko solve the case and take down the perp?"

"With an artistic style every bit as manic as the storyline, this manga will keep readers coming back for more! Rinko's just transferred into Hinako's school, and things are getting explosive... Don't miss the excitement in Volume 6 of Murcielago!"

"When an inmate escapes from prison and declares war on the police, it's up to Kuroko to stop him. After several Diet members are slaughtered, Kuroko manAges to find the killer's hideout, but the terror continues "

"After a chemical weapon attack on the police department, Kuroko tracks down the extremist group responsible and goes on the offensive! Will she be able to bring the organization's members to justice, or will this case end up unsolved?"

"Kuroko's battle against Higaki, the leader of the Sakura Pruning Group, Higaki, begins! Kuroko gets the feeling that Higaki's got an accomplice behind the scenes, but will she even be able to figure what his true goal is? Experience the 'Sakura' of Oblivion arc's thrilling conclusion!"

"It's summer vacation for Hinako, and everyone's going to the aquarium! But once they've made it to the shark tank, they find a human hand inside "

"After finding a human hand vomited up by a shark during a visit to the aquarium, Kuroko's on the case. Whose hand could it be? A lead takes her to the local church, and when she drives the priests there into a corner, a shocking truth comes to light...! For Ages 18 And Up"

"Skilled fencers are being murdered one after another, and all clues point to an extremely talented swordswoman who went missing a few years back. Following a lead, Kuroko's investigation takes her to a locked warehouse in which all hell breaks loose... Ages 18 And Up, Grades 13 to 17"

"Now that Kuroko has identified the serial swordsman killer, who has taken up residence in her younger sister's body, all that's left to do is stop her! However, she's proving to be a much tougher opponent than anyone expected... For readers ages 18 and up. "

"After an outbreak of cases in which corpses drained of blood are left behind, it's up to Kuroko to track down the vampiric villain responsible! "

"With two seemingly unrelated cases to deal with, the police have their work cut out for them. People are finding themselves bound and dangling from advertising balloons, and in another incident, a knife was thrown into the eye of a circus troupe member. Yet it seems as though all involved in both incidents have had their memories erased, and that can't be a mere coincidence... For readers ages 18 and up."

"Ten years ago, criminal mastermind 'Comedy Writer' disappeared without a trace, confounding police and leaving a trail of bewildered victims in his wake. Now, a string of peculiar crimes leads the police to suspect he may have resurfaced, and the man in charge of the original case has returned to the force to solve this mystery once and for all! But Kuroko's got her own idea of who the culprit is, and she's willing to do whatever it takes to expose him! For readers ages 18 and up. "

"When a bridge becomes the site of a grisly murder of a man whose corpse was found with deep stab wounds, the police set their sights on an ex-fencer with underworld ties named Sendou. Meanwhile, an old member of Chiyo's yakuza family has finally been released from prison, but soon after she welcomes him back, Sendou appears, and he seems to want a word with him..."

"Former fencer Hazuki Sendou, who's obsessed with the Yanaoka Group's Zenpachi Kurogane, finally faces off against Kurono Miyamoto inside Hikaru in the conclusion of the Marksman arc! Later, the scene shifts to a brutal family murder in which the father is only left alive until the rest of his family is dead. While the killer's identity remains a mystery, it's clear they'll stop at nothing to settle the score..."

Rinko's friend, Eruno, whose father she murdered, has been kidnapped by a man looking to become her new father himself! The perpetrator obsesses over her, even giving her his late child's name, and all she can do is play along as she waits for someone to rescue her... Meanwhile, the police rush to investigate, following the man's trail and discovering a strange letter in the process. After reading it, Kuroko narrows the man's possible whereabouts down to two locations, but she'll need to act quickly...

Kuroko's group goes to a hot spring deep in the mountains, where the entirety of the land is owned by the wealthy Yamatsukami family. But right as the family is going to decide the next heir, the third son is found murdered... To make matters worse, the only road in and out of the area is suddenly destroyed! Cut off from the rest of the world, the family begins to whisper about a mysterious "Ayako." With little to go on, how will Kuroko solve this closed-room case?

As the members of the wealthy Yamatsukami family are murdered one by one, Hinako, Chiyo, and Narumi stumble upon a crop of roses growing deep in the mountains. Flowers with the same cloying fragrance as those grown by the Virginal Rose cult... There, Narumi and company also find a collapsed woman...who turns her unusual powers against them! The Yamatsukami arc finally draws to a close!

Celine Argente, an internationally wanted perfumer adept in the art of killing with poisons, has entered Japan with a group of conspirators, and among them is a former member of the Metropolitan Police Department! While their aims and their employer's identity are shrouded in mystery, their work is about to begin. An invisible poison creeps through the streets of Ruruie City...

Celine Argente, an internationally wanted perfumer adept in the art of killing with poisons, has entered Japan along with other wanted criminals, and the FBI is in hot pursuit! Meanwhile, Kuroko, who's conducting her own investigation into the perfumer's motives, is suddenly attacked by a massive man known as Hightower, who appears to be one of Celine's accomplices... To make matters worse, an effort to concoct a medicine to revive those killed by the perfumer backfires, resulting in mass deaths at a scramble crossing. As the death toll rises, the need for a new plan to deal with this formidable threat becomes all too clear...

The Perfumer and her group reach the mountain of the Yamatsukami family, where the clue behind "Tozakura" sleeps. Hinako and Ayako split up from Kuroko and the others, following the women who had gone ahead, but they can't hide from the Perfumer, who easily spots them with her abilities. To allow Hinako to escape, Ayako decides to face them on her own, but she's soon cornered and poisoned by the Perfumer. All seems lost-until Kuroko and the others arrive, and the real fight begins...

The perfumer finally arrives at the base of the Yamatsukami Family's mountain, where the 'Tozakura' lies dormant. To protect the crumbling Tozakura, she consumes it, resulting in a grotesque transformation that greatly amplifies her power. Driven by an intense will to survive, she sets her sights on her biggest threats-Kuroko and Hinako! Can they hope to stand against a vicious beast with nothing left to lose?

Kuroko and the gang are in attendance for the full-immersion fantasy RPG A-EYE-S, a game that will award the player who beats it ten billion yen. Between its offer of thrilling and cutting-edge technological experiences and the existence of the fully-autonomous and limit-shattering AI known as HiToMi, the game quickly goes viral. But while the world is engrossed, there are attempts to hack into the system to win the prize money and expose HiToMi’s technology. Only, these would-be hackers are getting cut down one by one...