Utamaro Kogawa is a travelling salesman, always accompanied by his younger sister Hotaru, his only beacon of light and hope. Going from place to place, he fulfills the needs of his clients for a price. What ...

This is a short story collection anchored with the tale of a young woman who is trying to ignore the reality that her husband is a serial killer, including "The Record of Peter Kyulten", "Sensual Nights", "L...

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...

The corpse of a man and a dog are discovered inside a decaying car. An autopsy reveals the man died one year ago, while the dog died only three months earlier. What is this significance of this gap in time? ...

In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the...

Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he’s constantly ignored and disrespected by ...

A former mangaka falls into poverty after becoming disillusioned with life and abandoning his trade. He unsuccessfully attempts to start a business selling rocks by the riverside to feed his family.

Yozo Oba is a troubled soul incapable of revealing his true self to others. A weak constitution and the lingering trauma from some abuse administered by a relative forces him to uphold a facade of hollow joc...

Gorou is an ob-gyn with a life far removed from the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry - the world of his favorite idol, rising star Ai Hoshino. But when the two are unexpectedly brought togethe...

Yoo Dali (Darla), the daughter of the landlord and girlfriend of the school gang's boss, is the absolute power to the tenant, Ahn June-Pyo (Junnie). She always treats him as a peasant at school, but when onl...

"I have something I don't want to lose. So much so that these terrible feelings have grown." A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed in...

In recent years, Japan has become the shining light of Asia, with its noteworthy achievements in the fields of Science and Technology, Medicine and the like. But while there are a great number of rich and s...