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Stories about the "chairudo". The title of the series is written with kanji which mean "small-kind-people", but Ogino gives them unusual readings so that it becomes a clever pun for "child". Chairudo are childlike people (even when they have become adults) with each an exceptional supernatural gift, a power. Some are "firestarters" for example. The main character, Hinagata Heiji, looks like a loser, but looks are deceptive. He has the uncanny ability to bring to life every inanimate object by bringing the object in touch with his blood. He wanders around, enlisting himself in a school from time to time (after all, he looks like a child). But every "chairudo" has got its own territory and conflicts between them, especially about the females, are numerous.
The first half of the book is made up by the titular story, a serial killer thriller that gets all kinds of meta and crazy as it progresses. The second half of the book consists of a short interview with Kago (and Ryuichi Kasumi, a Japanese crime fiction writer) and a number of short stories. (from Caterpillar).
From wikipedia: Usagawa Rinne, a normal female high-school student, was spending happy days with her lover, Sakaki Guryuu. However, the peaceful days shattered suddenly, On the night of Sakaki's birthday, Sakaki witnessed Rinne get killed after her eyeball was gouged by a girl named "Gankyuu Eguriko" as well as witnessed Rinne revive as if nothing had happened. To the shocked Sakaki and confused Rinne, Gankyuu Eguriko speaks of an "Eden's Apple"... .
[From SnowKiss]: Aiko should be dead, but when she awakes in a secret hospital, she has no recollection of what happened that night until a monster showed up and her memories flood back. Her arm changed into a powerful weapon similar to the monster, a chimera arm. The secret organization Atheos asked her to help them fight off the chimeras. An accident happened that led Aiko to understand how much she wants to live, and decided to join Atheos, in order to find her place.
Contains 4 short stories: Under Execution, Under Jailbreak - A man in jail and his attempts to break out of his cell. Dolce and His Master (2 chapters) - A man and his cat are stranded on a small sinking ship. Their supplies of food and water are dangerously low - almost non-existent. Who will go over the edge first? And who will emerge victorious in the frenzied battle that follows? Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - At a Confessional, Kishibe Rohan listens to the life story of a rich and successful man. Deadman's Questions (3 chapters) - A man (or it is a ghost?) wanders around town struggling to accomplish his mission.
From DrCoke at MangaHelpers: Eight years ago, a girl went missing while playing hide-and-seek in the forest. Starting around then, instances of 'labyrinths' started spawning in random places, which led to an increasing amount of missing people. Kaori was one of them, when she was never found after the game of hide-and-seek she played with Shuhei. Now, eight years later, Shuhei still feels guilty for the loss of Kaori. He feels as though he, too, should be dragged into these 'labyrinths' in the search for his long lost friend. Now, he found an opening into the labyrinth. In it, he begins his search for the truth behind this phenomenon!
Many creative liberties: “In a dark and obscure museum with an enigmatic collection, a group of teens, Millennials, work. Behind each piece is a chilling story of sorrow. A rubber ball retrieved from a haunted cave, a strange robot with the form of a butler, a salted pork rice from the window of a shop of murders.. What is the depth of darkness of the human condition. Come closer and I will tell you more.”
Georg and Riselotte are your typical brother and sister, except the former’s a priest and the latter’s “alive” by way of…darker methods. As a result, Rise is stuck in a child-like body. Georg immerses himself in research to free Rise from these chains.
From TVTRopes: (Game information) After the sudden death of her parents, a young woman named Shiori Kanzaki find a picture of a man that she believes to be her grandfather, and travels to Azaka VIllage, where he was apparently from, in hopes of meeting him. However, when she arrives she instead finds that the tiny village has a museum that she realizes she lived in as a young girl. There she meets Sakuma, a middle school girl who tends to get herself in trouble, and Suga, the strange manager of the museum who only communicates in written memos. Suga grudgingly allows her to stay at the museum for awhile and research her family. But there is a legend in the village of "Kotori Obake", a demon woman who abducts children who go into the nearby forest. How is this story connected to Shiori's past, and why does she hear voices calling her, commanding her to "Come fulfill the promise"?
From Yen Press: When the police discover Laon naked and hungry in the street, they aren’t quite sure what to make of the odd little boy. How could they know that he is actually a nine-tailed fox…or at least he would be if he hadn’t lost his tails in a bet? Now Laon is on a crusade to recover his missing appendages, if other spiritual forces don’t find them first!
From MangaHelpers: It's been years since the vampires were wiped out, but it looks like another kind of monster is troubling the city. In the latest serial murder case, corpses are found with blood and meat, but all the bones missing. To investigate the monstrous murders, the police send for the famous retired vampire hunter, 70-year-old Hans Vapitto. He feels a strong connection to the city, and agrees to return to the field to protect it once again. This time he's teamed up with the youngest employee of the police department, and he also has a young half-vampire woman on his side. Will Hans be able to protect his city from this new threat? [tethysdust]
There are five defects of human being, namely greed, madness, stupidness, slowness and doubt, the most acting of which would change human into evil spirits that can be dispelled only by meeting their desire…And this gives birth to a certain profession—General Dalu! <br>
