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.

Animals toil and suffer on Manor Farm, owned by the cruel and careless Mr. Jones. One night, Old Major, an elder pig on the farm, has a fantastic dream one night, of which he informs all the other animals; one...

Aoi, a young man with severe insomnia, visited a chat box of an old band fan group out of curiosity, and was surprised to see that a man who calls himself 'You' (ヨウ) reach out to him. The two men got along...

Ikki, an optimist who isn't afraid of anything, begins working at a small restaurant when he finds himself charmed by the owner. It's there that he runs into Ryuu, and from Ryuu, he hears Toshimitsu's name, one...

This collection is an amalgamation of work reflecting Hiroki Endo's philosophy and his outstanding ability to draw and to tell stories. Volume 1: "The Crows, the Girl, and the Yakuza"(カラスと少女とヤクザ)A long, heavily...

Bai Muzhi, an obscure D-list actress, was abused to death by the famous movie mogul, Ye Ze?! Wholeheartedly vowing for revenge, she was unexpectedly reborn as Ye Ze's hidden wife, Yun Xiaoran! Not only did her...

Works submission period for Silent Manga Audition second round: September 2013 - March 2014. Grand Prix: Father's Gift by Ichirou (Brazil) Semi-Grand Prix:2. New Haircut by MAGE (Indonesia)3. Time on the Bus...

Reo Katsuragi, a lonely life-long professional boxer, lives in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Although he is talented, he spends days without being able to have a "meaning of living"-One day, Leo, who lost KO in a match...

(from ebookjapan): Adultery is a man's adventure, a woman's fashion...? Shotaro Ishinomori dramatically spins an omnibus of real-life love stories of "ten different couples," including a Marunouchi office...

First appeared in Monthly Horror M: March of 1999 issue

Barefoot Gen recounts the bombing of Hiroshima from the perspective of a young boy, Gen, and his family. But the book's themes (the physical and psychological damage ordinary people suffer from war's realities)...

He has been a recluse for the past 10 years in that big house overlooking a bicycle parking lot. One day, a girl approaches and confessed to him, disturbing the world he's been cooping himself up in. A oneshot...

The happy life of Kurumi and Haru suddenly ends by a plane accident. In order to recover her willpower to live, the android Q01 is provided as robot "Hal". During her life with Hal, Kurumi gradually opens up to...

Excessive love, sex checks, and self-prioritizing toxic parents who treat their daughters as accessories. Exhausted by the selfishness of her toxic parents, the daughter turns to a "rental mother" service. The ...

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...

Keiichi Maebara has moved to Hinamizawa Village, a cold village in the mountains. I was fulfilled in the lively and irreplaceable daily life with my friends. Knowing the horrific dismembered murders that...

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 true to...

Two childhood friends, Hina and Ren, shared a magic that could "swap minds." But one fateful day in high school, Ren impulsively uses Hina's body to approach the one he loves! A story of broken taboos and...

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...

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? The...

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...