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Yoru, who had been suffering from the pain of living due to a series of misfortunes, was offered a helping hand in the form of the country's “forced policy to combat declining birthrates”... which meant she was selected to be executed. Akari, her childhood friend, appeared before her, who was overjoyed. Yoru decided to spend her last moments happily as a final reward, but...?!
To Rei, her business-motivated marriage is a hellish ordeal—a life shackled by control and forced attempts to conceive by her husband Masaichiro. Her only meager means of revenge are the birth control pills she takes in secret. However, even Rei has a ray of light in her life: a food truck she visits daily that is run by Mikio, a kind, handsome young man. The fleeting lunches with Mikio allow Rei to truly be herself. But her pills don't remain a secret for much longer, and Masaichiro forces her to quit her job upon their discovery. On her final day, when all hope of ever seeing Mikio again is seemingly lost... a man comes in to rob the bank she works at! From the moment Rei sees him, she is strangely drawn to him, kicking off their dramatic romance.
Kabukicho, Shinjuku – the district that burns with desire is struck by an incurable disease. In this district, a doctor, Inui Date, runs a small medical clinic Night after night, patients with extraordinary cases come to the clinic. Things change when one day detective Maria Daigo, a troublesome patient, appears. Set in a Shinjuku that has been plagued by an incurable disease, the doctor and the detective become entangled in one mysterious case after another as they face the darkness in this psychological thriller. Will the two be able to save this town?
Another collection of short stories by Kayono involving strange worlds. 1) Secretly a Woman (Shinobi no Onna) - By day she's an ambiguous high school girl, but by night...she transforms into a super-hot male host (gigolo)! Yes, Yuka is "Secretly a Woman," but then a woman named Renka comes to the host club and steals both her body and her heart...!? 2) Butterfly Night - From Kayono's "Arabian Nights" series. Princess Sheherazade is sent to marry a vile sultan in order to keep him from conquering her father's kingdom, but she's kidnapped en route by the masked Devil Mariam, who will do what it takes to exact revenge against the sultan -- including stealing the virginity of the sultan's pretty bride-to-be...! Published in Chokotto Abunai Koimonogatari. 3) Lovers in the Tower that Touches Heaven - Ruby, Baghdad's top dancer, is waiting for Jank to return home. When he does, he tells her that he only escaped death by promising Garuda, a carnivorous devil living in the desert, that he could have Ruby for one week. What will happen to Ruby?!
A collection of short stories by the author. Titles in which they are under: 1) Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni... • Someone in the Dark (Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni) - A Midnight Visitor : Masami finished summer camp and returned home. However, her mother and brother are nowhere to be seen. Only a mysterious shadow follows Masami...!? • And the Bell Rings 5 Times • Kind Killer. 2) Mokugekisha ni Sayounara 3) Nanika ga Yami de Miete Iru 4) 3 Hitome ga Kieta
“Live” identity disorder, also known as “border”. “Life”, not “Personality” —Life. It is a new disease that suddenly appeared 10 years ago and changed about 7.6% of humankind to “Corpse”. Subjectively they are alive, but objectively they are “dead”. A high school girl detective × a border girl confronts unknown incidents that occurs in a society where the line between life and death is vague!!
What is it that the detective encounters when investigating an onsen town that has seen better days...? A curious story begins when he encounters a mysterious exotic dancer...
Fateful Encounters: Based on novel by Kaminaga Manabu. Shinrei Tantei Yakumo (Psychic Detective Yakumo) tells the story of a college student, Saitou Yakumo, who was born with two different eye colors. His red (left) eye enables him to see ghosts and spirits. Yakumo believes ghosts and spirits are bound to earth because of a certain "cause" (e.g. their killer getting away clean, etc.) and by eliminating that "cause" the spirits will be able to rest in peace. Finding an unlikely friendship in Ozawa Haruka after her request for help, Yakumo, with Haruka, begins to unravel mysteries behind the dead
Fateful Encounters: Based on novel by Kaminaga Manabu. Shinrei tantei yakumo aka psychic detective yakumo tells a story about a college student, Saitou Yakumo who born with different eye colors. His red left eye gave him a special ability to see ghosts and spirits. He believes ghosts and spirits are bound to earth because of a certain 'cause' and simply by eliminating that 'cause' will those spirits rest in peace. Being asked for help by Ozawa Haruka, together they began the investigation.
From VIZ: In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father -- Gendo, commander of the secret organization NERV -- to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the Angels' fearsome power...
For the sake of his parents, who became ill after hunting a tiger, Choi Hyeon went to the mountains in search of the sacred guardian tree. Upon finding the sacred tree, a mysterious man named Tak Myeong appeared before him.In return for helping his parents recover, Tak Myeong asks Choi Hyeon to visit him in the mountains for a hundred days. But, will Choi Hyeon be able to repay Tak Myeong’s kindess(?)?
