Twelve children go to an abandoned hospital planning to kill themselves. In the room where they meet, an unknown boy is already lying dead.

Living in the boonies, one must give great consideration to how they will get around when they turn 16. Isaki has just turned 16 and his choice of transportation is his neighbor's Piper Cub. It might be old...

"Kacchan" is a guy who has the power (or the disease) to "disperse" in time and space, looking for a place where he can exist...

From MangaHelpers: Nanase Karina is an oddly cynical, sexually precocious 10-year-old girl, who has an unusual romantic relationship with her older, 12-year-old cousin, Tsukamoto Kouichi. Another classmate...

Natsuru Nanao, a 6th grader who lives alone with his mother, strikes up an unlikely friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura. Natsuru plays hookey from soccer camp that summer, and instead of...

Imprisoned for a thousand years, eighty-eight fabled beasts seek resurrection from their world so that they can unleash their wrath upon present-day Japan. And a band of young warriors would love nothing more...

A mysterious cave in a Martian canyon preserves the memory of humanity's distant past.

On a rainy Spring day, She finds Chobi outside and brings him home with her. Chobi falls in love with his owner because of her kindness and beauty. Chobi and She are happy with their life together and say in...

Judo Club in all-girls high school.

A girl gets the opportunity to share a house for 40,000 yen (about $400 US) a month. However, the offer comes with an unusual condition.

Hatsuko’s mother remarried a young grade school teacher, but she then died, leaving her alone with her 26 year-old stepfather and his younger brother, a high school classmate. Now they have to figure out how to...

From Kotonoha: Published by Kodansha in 2002 and awarded the prestigious Tezuka Cultural Prize, Fumiko Takano’s The Yellow Book is one of those rare works which you enjoy reading in order to feel the tender...

Tsugu-chan is separated from her friends (Sora, Yuushin and Asari) when she moves away. After a few years, she finally returns and is happy to be reunited with them. Tsugu-chan believes that her friends didn't...

Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Kinu Roku by Nomura Ryouma follows the adventures of a cyborg named Roku and a Martian named Kinu.

A couple of wandering ronin are asked to rescue a girl who was kidnapped by bandits. Violence ensues.

They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade - and take control of - a human...

The hero is Dr. Kishiwada, a brilliant but demented scientist, who creates bizarre mechas, battles the forces of evil, or just mucks about. There are many parodies of B-grade sci-fi movies and of TV. Crazy...

Collection of 3 short stories, including the pilot episode of Kudanshi.

On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for...

This is a collection of 17 short stories that all involve coffee in some way.