Yumiko Kawahara's disturbing short stories explore the strange and codependent world of dolls and the people who own them. These cautionary tales must come from some desire to teach people a lesson, for in each...

[Tall, Arrogant, and Obsessive Older Brother x Tall, Stubborn, and Bad Boy Younger Brother] ~ The Perfect Family ~A story depicting the lives of two brothers who were raised in a Satanic cult. The younger...

Takezou, wearing rose perfumes belonging to his brother's wife, sneaks into Shinobu's bedroom. Invisible for Shinobu he caresses his brother's body. The story of Shinobu and his stepbrother Takezou's adulthood....

A teenage girl, who possesses the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception," a supernatural ability that allows the user to see the "death" of everything in existence and kill the object by destroying its "origin." She...

Kara no Kyoukai depicts a world were the true dark nature of the human being is being reviewed and exposed by shocking and ruthless events, and in the center of it all we have Ryougi Shiki, the true heir to the...

The main theme of this novel centers around two people who have eyes capable of precognition, and how Shiki and Mikiya interact with them. See link for more info.

Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Brother's Karamazov", the story of wanton Fyodor Karamazov and his sons: Alyosha, the youngest, who lives in a monastery; Ivan, the intellectual and atheist; and Dimitri, military...

Poyoko, a girl unwanted by anyone, followed a mysterious voice into another world where strange creatures live. There, wandering, she encountered a boy wearing a peculiar mask... Thus began their dark fairy...

"I love you, Nanako.'' The words her husband left behind when he died were the name of a woman he didn't know. Sakura learns of the three ``Nanako'' from her husband's funeral guestbook. Who are they? What...

This is a world where machines do all work hard, fast, efficient, without making mistakes and without the need to rest. Is there any reason to continue working in a world like that? There is only one way to...

Misato spent a lonely childhood yearning for a loving family, but after marrying the heir to Tachibana Shoji, she finally found a happy life. However, in reality, a cramped life awaited her with her husband and...

Straight As, athlete and overall "Ms. Popularity," Yukino, is the perfect student. Or at least that" 's how she appears to the outside world. But when the curtains are drawn, a lazy young egomaniac lurks who...

A man who owes a loan shark money and resorts to desperate measures to pay off his debt. A doctor who disposes of a body to cover up a crime and scrambles to keep his involvement hidden. A woman who is haunted...

Nanase, who found her calling after her parents died in a blaze, is thrust into a strange mind game with a serial arsonist.

A 21-year-old man, Shinkichi, is employed as assistant by the beautiful ageless shamisen player Toyoshiga. Despite the considerable age difference, they became lovers. But Toyoshiga is a jealous woman who can't...

Kasane's face is so hideous, you couldn't bear to look twice at her—and her ugliness has forced her to walk a harsh path in life. But her mother left her something: a tube of lipstick. The power of this...

We may be powerless kids, but that doesn't mean we don't know what's going on. Izumi's mother left home and disappeared when Izumi finished elementary school. She got along just fine without her annoying mother...

Every young couple has high hopes for their unborn child, and Sara and Kouta Takano are no different. But only days away from giving birth, Sara learns about the tragedy of Malala Yousafzai's attempted...

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...

Nimi's time stops as she struggles to confess to her childhood friend Taku. But what caused Nimi's time to stop, and will she ever leave this cozy existence?