Vote for the Hidden Gem of Manga - December 2023

Kiba no Tabishounin: The Arms Peddler
The world has become a desolate, lawless land where bandits roam free, innocent people suffer and demons lurk around every corner. Sona Yuki is traveling with his family when they are attacked by bandits, his entire family is murdered and he is left with a snake mark on his hand. As he is about to die, a woman comes up to him and gives him an option: continue to live in this harsh environment or die peacefully now. Yuki chooses life and Garami, the woman, gives him a second chance at life in exchange for his servitude. Garami is a weapons merchant and a gun for hire that travels from town to town for clients. Yuki sees how brutal and unforgiving this world can truly be.

Harinezumi no Harry [Hedgehog Harry]
People usually steer clear of Harry—a naive yet kind-hearted hedgehog—due to his spiky body. However, despite its apparent difficulty, he strives to fulfill his honest goal of embracing others. Along the way, Harry comes across Garu, a seemingly intimidating but well-meaning wolf, and Peta, a friendly penguin who dreams of flying.

As this diverse trio goes about their daily lives together, they encounter other interesting individuals and help each other come to terms with their differences and problems.

Livingstone
Each person is born with a soul, its plan determining ninety percent of one's life. People who stray from their soul's fate, whether it be through an unfortunate accident or an unplanned murder, leave behind a shattered "psycholith"—a rock that is a manifestation of their soul. When these are left behind, they stain the environment, ultimately creating "negative points"—places that interfere with a soul's plan, causing a vicious cycle of misfortune.

The righteous Sakurai and apathetic Amano are a pair of specialists tasked with ensuring that souls follow their natural paths. To that end, as part of Psycholith Collection & Cleaning, they collect and dispose of shattered psycholiths and clean up stains. But there is another side to their job, one with moral ambiguity. They must also prevent psycholiths from shattering—even if that entails killing the soul's host.