, also known as Category Freaks, is a manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series created by Ashika Sakura

Ashika Sakura

is a female Japanese manga artist. She is also known in the manga community under the name , under which she is the artist and writer of Juvenile Orion and Sekirei....

 and published in Comic Birz

Comic Birz

is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published on a monthly basis by Gentosha.-Manga titles published in Birz:*888*Akaten Hero!*Arm of Kannon*Beast of East*Blood Sucker*Bushidō*Butterfly*Category: Freaks*Chalk...

since 2002.

The manga is published in the United States

United States

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 by DrMaster

DrMaster

DrMaster Publications Inc. is an American distributor of manga and manhua with offices in the United States, Republic of China and Japan. It was headquartered in Fremont, California....

 since the company took over most of ComicsOne

ComicsOne

Comics One was an American distributor of Asian Comics , established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California...

's manga and manhua

Manhua

Manhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...

 titles. It was also licensed in Russia by Comix-ART

Comix-ART

Comix-ART is a comics imprint of russian book publisher Domino It serves as a translator and the licensor of graphic novels, manga, manhwa and Original English-language manga. Comix-ART, founded in 2008 with headquarter in Saint Petersburg, releases its titles in collaboration with Eksmo, another...

.

Plot

Supernatural phenomena and strange occurrences are no sweat for the Nanami Paranormal Investigation agency, headed by Asagi Nanami. As "freak" activity grows to a terrifying fever pitch, Asagi's assistants—Naoki, Tokiko, and Mahime—help to solve several major "freak" cases. Freaks are creatures with the ability to possess humans and prey on their weaknesses. However, Asagi and his gang are no ordinary humans; each is equipped with a special power to vanquish Freaks.

Characters

Asagi Nanami
Director of the Nanami Paranormal Investigation agency.

(Drama CD)

Naoki Amano
The only normal human being in the office.

(Drama CD)

Tokiko
A bunny girl in charge of cleaning up freaks' corpses after Asagi defeats them. She eats up every bit of the "freak," making the scene nice and clean again.

(Drama CD)

Mahime Yoshino/Yahiro
Mahime is a helper in the office, and Yahiro is her alter-ego. Where Mahime is shy and reserved, Yahiro is cool and comes out when Mahime has a tough time dealing with the situation.

(Drama CD)

"Freaks"
Freaks are beings, fiends, who possess humans on their weakness and help them turn their deepest darkest desire into reality.

Izumi
An ancient. Can create freaks. He can merge with Asagi as his Remitter, and help him control his powers so that Asagi doesn't commit overkill.

(Drama CD)

External links

• DrMaster's Category: freaks website