It’s 1935 in Gyeongseong, and struggling artist Iho Yun has been commissioned by the reclusive, elderly Madam Jeonghwa Song to paint a portrait. Madam Jeonghwa Song allows Iho to set eyes upon her -- an...

This is a group of short stories centered around different sad-sack or comedic people in the waning days of World War II and the recovery after.

In the isolated, desolate, decrepit village of Dunwich, Massachusetts, Wilbur Whateley is the hideous son of Lavinia Whateley, a deformed and unstable albino mother, and an unknown father. Strange events...

A collection of novelistic one-shots from Monden Akiko. With most stories set in post-war Japan, this collection touches upon topics of desire, war, and humanity.

In the spring of 1952, 11-year-old Chizuru moves with her family (her father, his new wife, and her new younger brother) to the town of Nochiu in Hokkaido, a place with strong Ainu roots. They plan to live in a...

A collection of short stories: The Distant Dawn - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 Issue 34 The Steel Queen - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 April 28th Extra Edition Escape from the Wastelands - Weekly...

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", "Lord...

The massive tsunami caused from the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake mercilessly hit 30 beaches up and down the Oshika Peninsula, affecting the lives of the the people who lived by the beach. This story tells of a...

After shocking the world with Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki is back with a series he’s been aching to tackle since even before his pro manga debut! A historical epic set in ancient times, Historie tells the story of...

Tea for Universe, Tea for Life. It's the Sengoku Era, a time when warring daimyou usurped each other constantly. There was a man whose soul was overtaken by the ways of tea and material greed as he worked...

A man stumbles upon a mysterious box in which a town of minuscule people from long ago live.

April 1919 - Chizuru, a girl who lost her voice as a child, is surrounded by a horrific murder case. Chizuru's older brother, an overprotective newspaper reporter, and her kind friend who she spends her after...

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 home...

The kingdom of Juushin is suffering at the hands of a cruel emperor. In order to stop his father's rule of tyranny, the crown prince will enlist the aid of a legendary assassin with reasons of her own for...