A surgeon father and a beautiful and elegant mother. And an excellent brother. Erika was proud of her family, but one day she realized that everything was created. I was astonished at the truth that I cou...

She died a year ago. Their grief still raw, her brother and her childhood friend go hiking to look for a snakeskin.

As a child, Shimazaki Shingo was kidnapped by an international terrorist organization and raised as their combat agent. After 30 years, he finally made it back to his peaceful hometown in Japan. Will Shimaza...

"Jongu Yun is a young man in his 20s who moves to Seoul and rents a cheap room in a run-down building because he is low on money. The place is dilapidated and the residents are creepy, but Jongu decides to s...

A walking, talking mannequin. Is this an opportunity to use, or an opportunity to be used? Bora simply wants a chance to get close to the fashion designer, Hongrin Da. Yet it would seem that Hongrin wants so...

The infamous actress fell into the sea and came back like a different person. She was originally weak and vulnerable, but now she's most feared killer. Transforming from an unskillful actress to a movie quee...

At the end of the world, a boy wakes up to find an odd shiny orb next to him.

Phoenix is made up 12 complex stories linked by the presence of the mythical bird, an immortal guardian of the universal life force. Read in order, the separate stories jump across time, alternating between ...

A 17-year-old girl, Shoko Takahashi, stabbed and killed a man living together. Shoko was arrested for the current criminal, but only cried and the truth remained a mystery. At that time, a witness appeared...

It is a very dark night. Under a heavy rain, a determined man sets out to track his terrified victim. The decision of Kirishima Seiichi is clear: Tonight, he will kill his wife. A year ago, he was a happy m...

The sun rays enter the city of light, as various stories unfold: Bright, dark and harsh; a story filled with people from whom you’d want to avert your eyes. Yet, it is close to reality; so maybe it’s tru...

Gen, while trying to escape from his traditional and conservative family, start to works in a publishing house. He will soon discover that a terrible illness that infected a Japanese village some years ago h...

"Marriage"—when two who were once unrelated vow to love each other and wish for each other's happiness become "family." This marks the start of the married life of her dreams. Or so she thought. Before she...

Miya who had a happy marriage and lived a wealthy life in an apartment in Shirokanedai. She was loved by her husband and lived a comfortable life where she could get anything. However, when I met my classm...

This is a story of a group of college-age people who struggle with gender and sexual identity. Yuki (nicknamed Yoshiki) is a girl, but she is terrible at 'being feminine.' She mostly dresses like a boy and ...

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Aikawa Ai is being bullied at school just because she's poor. One day, she's chosen to work at HelloWork "Child Hello". The job there can earn big money, but it is frightening. To protect her sickly mother a...

Are you certain nobody steps into your home while you're out? Have you ever noticed small changes, when you come back home at the end of the day? A cushion slightly moved on the sofa, a juice bottle a little...

Hitler: The Graphic Novel is a rigorous and lucid biography illuminated with a pulse and freshness that only a full-blooded narrator can still bring about on one of the most complex figures in the history of...

After the body dies, the soul lives on. Many spirits progress toward the world of light, through the levels of the spirit world where they study how to improve their souls. These spirits are sometimes reinca...

A new government project is starting, where former convicts are relocated to towns without the knowledge of the citizens who live there. The trial city is Uoboka, a small town that was once a busy seaport. N...

Official English: INKR, Azuki The summer they were eleven, they killed a man and buried his body in a cave. Since then, every year, one summer night has marked a ritual: a ritual never to forget, and never ...

A selection of short stories. The stories deal with the same themes as Parasyte and his other work, and in only one of them is his art style noticeably more primitive.