An anthology on women's issues in modern-day China, dealing with topics like abortion, unwanted pregnancy, the disillusionment that comes with growing up, etc.

Contains 8 stories. Each story possesses different characters, but the theme of love and its different forms of expression is present throughout. 1. Girlfriend in the Sky How can a girl get her boyfriend to...

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...

Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning’s disciple was a mistake. His shizun was really too much like a cat while he himself was a dumb pup who’d only slobber and wag his tail. Dogs and cats were different b...

Katsuomi and Tsurugi are the much admired, widely-idolized model students of their respective kendo dojos. As their competitive personalities and contrasting fighting styles clash more and more frequently, K...

The Caterpillar is an adaptation of the 1929 Edogawa Rampo short story of the same name. The Caterpillar is a haunting psychosexual tale of Lt. Sunaga, a disfigured and limbless veteran of WWI who returns ho...

Based on the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde and starring Edo period Ukiyo-e painter Utamaro.

The plot ... takes place in a small town made up of many hills and slopes where Nishiki, a high-school girl, has taken on the title of a Sukuiya ("rescuer") trying to do her best to help the townsfolk and, p...

The Melody of Iron: Dan Takuya has both of his arms severed and is left for dead. He learns to control new arms made of iron with telekinesis and goes out for revenge. Included stories: - White Phantom -...

Yukie grows up in the countryside in the 1930s as a daughter of a well-off family plagued with dark secrets. Surrounded by people but without any real friends, she tries to come to terms with herself and le...

Sugawara has terrifying dreams of bloody murder. What could these dreams be about?

Everyone dies. Death by aging. Death by accident. Death by…homicide. Three murderers know this final death all too well. One kills for art, one for a reason, and one kills for the taste. Offered a contract...

This is a biography of the famous Buddhist monk Ikkyu from the late Hisashi Sakaguchi. Set in 15th century Japan, Ikkyu must learn to live and excel as a monk, despite the fact that his father is the emperor...

An alternate universe story starring the yuri couple of "Kannazuki no Miko" and "Kyoushiro no Towa no Sora" fame, Chikane and Himeko. In this series Himeko is a nun who leds a peaceful but lonely life, havi...

Inspired by Cervantes' Don Quixote, the author criticizes heartless individualism and indifference in modern Japan, as seen through the eyes of an old man, who, although childish with age, sees the truth of ...

The "intellectual fantasy" follows Kureha, a "transparent" high school girl who is plain and is barely noticed by others. Seemingly every night, she has a "dream about a bear and transparent storm." In this ...

Kaho struggles with her conflicting feelings towards her "princess."

Wandering the packed tunnels of Shinjuku Station, famous author Yosuke Mikura makes a strange discovery: a ragged hippie who can quote French poetry. Her name is Barbara. He takes her home for a bath and a ...

Natsukawa gets slowly swept into a dangerous S&M relationship with his girlfriend Sakurai. Note: It appears as an extra chapter in Kanojo ni Naru Hi Another volume 2.

A metaphorical depiction of Japan's apprehension concerning the advance of western culture in the country during the period preceding the Meiji Era. Historical figures and psychedelic experiences are on the...

GO WITH THE FLOW: Slowly but surely he takes a promenade through Edo. "Furari" could be loosely translated as 'aimlessly', 'at random', 'bend in the wind' or 'go with the flow'. But our stroller this time le...

Hassaku’s grandfather loved and collected beautiful things. After his grandfather passed away, wandering painter Hassaku inherited his grandfather’s house. The house is supposed to be empty, but instead...

Jose is a student of a boarding school. His father gets remarried and Lange, a pretty blond boy, becomes his stepbrother.They stay in a second house in the countryside in summer while their parents are in th...

Haram and Hanul are brother and sister with nobody to rely on but each other. They are also Yin, beings who blur the lines of gender and are shunned by society despite being the only ones capable of giving b...

Lust, sex, and symbolism. Deep joy and horrific fear. It could be anything. Bizarre and haunting, this collection of dream-like short stories are pivotal moments in time, fleeting, intense, forever changing ...