A One-Shot by Yamada Akihiro the illustrator behind Twelve Kingdoms and Record of Lodoss War.
The story starts with unknown death cases in the parallel universe in Scandinavian countries focused in Urvland. Urvland as a Scandinavian country, has the highest ratio of self-killing. But who knows the mystery of these death cases? What is the reason behind? Creatures whom call themselves as Afreet begin to reveal themseşves. Main character Oleg Fjerdssan and his kitten found at street are about to go into a deep tragedy and we will see How they are going to be affected by this calamity.
Resource depletion, environmental contamination, desertification, and foolish wars. Mankind willingly walked along the path of annihilation. And at the end of that path, those who survived relied on the power of science and conducted endless experiments to obtain the valuable source of life. As scientists are exploring the desert's fallout areas, a child-like being is found naked on the ground and was brought into an underground survival refuge. As they analyze the child, what will they discover?
Anime description: Takemoto Takeru, an ordinary high school student, encounters a strange light during a bike delivery for his part time job. When he stops and searches the surroundings, he notices a cute girl named Hikari climbing out of a sparkling cocoon in the forest. Takeru instantly falls for her at first sight, but was interrupted when suddenly a monster appears at the same spot and attacks the girl. This is the beginning of adventurous and exciting days for Takeru, the mysterious girls, Hikari and Akari, his childhood friend Nishino, Mari, and his classmates.
Asaba Naoyuki is an ordinary high school student. As a member of his school's press club, he's just spent the summer camping outside the local military base, in hopes of seeing the UFOs that are secretly kept there, according to local legend. Returning to school, he meets a strange girl, Iriya Kana, and gradually comes to realize that she is more than merely strange - and that a dark secret lies beneath the world that he knows.from MU
Who is that kid? Where did he come from? And why is he alone?
The journey of one man to avenge the loss of his brothers in the hands of a legendary martial artist of our era.
Gekkoukan High School's SEES club appears ordinary on the surface, but their true purpose is to investigate the emergence of Shadows during the enigmatic Dark Hour, which only those with the potential to recall can experience. Those who are unable to recall the Dark Hour are afflicted with Apathy Syndrome. Unbeknownst to himself, transfer student Minato Arisato has the ability to remember. On his arrival, a stranger asks him to sign a contract, and SEES begins to monitor him, believing his potential surpasses that of any current member. During an attack, Minato's "Persona" is awakened, and he joins SEES in their mission to uncover the truth behind the Dark Hour.
From Bamboo Garden Five different- very different- stories. But all are tragedies with a twist at the end. Some may have cut-off endings; but there's a true philosophy at the end. First story- Two cuts of the devil (done by BGscans) About a mood-obsessed girl, a crazy count, the girl's servant- and a cup of chocolate tea. Second story- Mr Laurence's dilemma (done by BGscans) About a tax collector who goes to Scotland to collect the whiskey and Scotland's rebellious yet ingenuous way of protecting it. Or do they really not know? Third story- The sultan's dialiah (done by BGscans) An emperor has sacrificed a daughter for the sake of peace between his country Bizantin and the Sultan- the lord-'s country. He dies, but what of his daughter? Fourth story- Scary bread (done by BGscans) About a Christian that attempts to 'teach' the vikings. But as time grows the Christian grows weary, for she is doing something very wrong and she knows it. Fifth story- Happy Epicurean (working project) About a little boy who can otherwise be known as a carnivore...
A collection of one-shots publlished between 2007-2008 published on various magazines and the Nisekoi pilot chapter: 1. Island (2007, Akamaru Jump) For the last 400 years, an island has been completely surrounded by walls, isolated from the rest of the world. Aira and Marue have always dreamed of voyaging outside the walls, where lies a devastating truth unbeknownst to them. 2. Koi no Kami-sama (2007, Weekly Shonen Jump) Tsuchibe Taichi, a boy who loves shoujo manga and believes in love above all else, ironically has the worst luck in love. His latest attempt in love is at the new transfer student, but a strange otherworldly force seems to be repelling him from her. 3. Williams (2007, Weekly Shonen Jump) William is a young boy who idolizes Aradoff, a character from a popular novel which told Aradoff's adventures, and always dreams of having a grand adventure on his own. William's meeting with the novel author finally puts him on an adventure to prove that the novel is not merely a fiction. 4. Personant (2008, Jump SQ) In the year 3333, everyone wears personants, technologically advanced masks, to maintain equality and peace, because they eliminate the "differences" in people that lead to discrimination and conflict. It has been 100 years since the government implemented this "personant system," so society has adapted. Yet one man exists as the only one in the world without a personant: the wanted criminal Damore! 5. Apple (2008, Young Magazine) The main character (the blond ponytailed guy - yeah, guy) is Aramiya Satoshi, whose main ability is shape-shifting into any animal... though at some point he has plants growing out of him, so he is able shape-shift into any living thing. I'm not sure if he was naturally born that way or if he was a biological experiment. Anyway, he's a pretty easy-going guy who just wants to be left alone to enjoy his solitary life in the middle of a junkyard, but apparently some army or another is always after him because of his ability. Luckily, he is able to fight off entire tank battalions before breakfast.
A real Romeo and Juliet love story. Two opposing Mafia bosses children, Elio and Yvette are in love, but the twist to the story is Yvette's brother is also in love with her!