A national prosperity law has been passed in a dystopian nation resulting in citizens between the ages of 18-24 being randomly selected to die for the good of the nation. These citizens are given 24-hour notification of their impending death. These notifications are known as "ikigami"—the ostensible reason for this system being to help demonstrate the value of life.... more>>

Note: Was nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2009. Adapted to a (Japanese) live-action movie in 2008. <<less

Because they encountered in a dark street, a mad and deformed man named Kyouichi, Keiji Masuda and his colleagues have to die one by one, killed by members of an ever-growing sect worshiping the seemingly invincible Kyouichi and bearing the same mark he has on the neck.... more>>

The series serialized in the magazine in 2001 but is collected into volume in 2008. <<less