Joe Yabuki is a young man living in the slums of Tokyo. But, one day he meets Danpei Tange, a former boxer, who discovers his potential in boxing and tries to make him into a champion. Due to petty crimes, J...

1-2. Binzume no Jigoku (The Inferno in Bottles) 3. Sei Anthony no Yuukai (The Temptation of Saint Anthony) 4-5. Kogane-Mochi 6-7. Kawaisou na Ane (Poor Big Sister)

A strange phenomenon where one is transferred back to the moment right before something life-threatening occurs. This continues to happen until the cause of the threat is erased. It is as if somebody is forc...

Are the woes of the present meant to be endured for the promise of a better future or to atone for past wrongs? In a captivating epic of love, fate, and faith, seven young people must struggle with this spir...

Despondent that the girl he loves does not return his affections, Eitaro attempts to commit suicide. But his near dead-body is discovered by a scientist and his mind is transferred to the body of a young gir...

This is the tale of two members of a Beatles cover band who find themselves transported back in time to 1961 – to a time before anyone had ever heard of the Beatles – and decide to take the mantle of the...

A collection of one-shots, including ones done later in Yamagishi's career.

Tetsu Otani is a junior high school student with a weak heart. Despite the hardships of being so meek at school, he has an intense crush on one of his teachers: Reiko Mizushima. However, one of his least fav...

There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This “Angel of Death” has a name–Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. Whe...

Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed...

Tsukushi Makino is accepted into the prestigious, Eitoku Academy. Life changes dramatically for Tsukushi when her friend falls on Tsukasa Domyoji. Tsukasa is the explosive leader of the "F4," a group of the ...

The story follows a series of bizarre murders of schoolgirls who have been dismembered and stuffed into boxes. Four people -- police detective Kiba, novelist Sekiguchi, used book store owner and onmyoudou pr...

Still in her early twenties, beautiful Toshiko Tomura has won the Akutagawa Prize for her story “The Book of Human Insects.” The great honor is not her first: she has previously won the New York Design A...

In a city where most people have been turned into vampires after a UFO incident, a group of boys attempts to survive and fight against the aliens and vampires.

After he was sexually harassed and forcibly seduced by his female high school teacher, he reports her to school that quickly fires her. As he struggles to make sense of his feelings towards the teacher who d...

In the Taishou Roman Tanteitan series: • Ushiro no Guardian • Kagami no Shouzou • Botan wa Wasurenai • Chitose no Saikai