The relationship of two girls in a closed off coal mining town.

Ms. Aoshika is not only divorced, but an underappreciated teacher at her job. But one drunken mishap leads her to witness firsthand the brutal assault and murder of a young man. However, after fainting, she...

"Maybe, if I were to live faraway..." Miyake, a salaryman who had been living his life without a break, arrives for a new job on Tsukinowa island, where time flows gently. With a high school girl, Hiyoko, as...

Eight short stories: Box SeatAbout the silent exchange between a man and a woman on the train.Kanojo to Kare (Boy and Girl) (3 parts)A seductive beauty gets entranced by the strait-laced school boy who helped...

A college student girl lacking ambition to do anything in life encounters a beautiful woman who reveals to her, "You have been cursed by me and you will die." This woman, clad in 1920s fashion, turns out to be...

In Hakone, phantom thief Yona and her team of specialists try and recover pieces of art stolen by the corrupt police force.

Self selected stories from 1991 to 2000. A total of 12 works are included, and the 448 pages of text are filled with the unique magic of Ryoichi Ikegami.At the end of the book, there is an interview with the...

The band of heroes banishes the Darkness and brings peace to the world, but...

"Revenge" should have been banned in 1873. However, in the 12th year of the Meiji era, Revenge remained secretly within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Why does Chiaki Onizuka, a "Kugisuke swordsman...

Cruel Fairytales When they were young, a brother and sister ran away from home and went into the forest only to find an unexpected gruesome scene. Both siblings were traumatized and the younger sister ran...

Zankoku na Kami ga Shihaisuru portrays the tale of two stepbrothers - Jeremy and Ian - as they each pursue their separate paths towards redemption. Jeremy, a sensitive but outgoing 16-year-old, is delighted by...