In the aftermath of World War III, the inhabitants of Tokyo are living underground in a giant dome. With no meat or vegetables, everybody eats... more>> highly addictive nutritional pills called Pure Trance - and the nurses of hospitals like Center 102 are there to help with the resultant eating disorders. Center 102 is run by the sadistic, homicidal director, Keiko Yamazaki and the only way for nurse Kaori Suzuki to protect her charges is to escape to the off-limits surface world. <<less

A girl has sex with a man she met on a chatline. She later learns a dark secret about the man, only to meet him... more>> again under less-than-favorable circumstances. <<less

A haunting story about a man and his chicken. You will never look at an egg the same way again after reading this story!... more>>

This story involves bestiality--tastefully rendered. <<less

A simple, but touching story about the afterlife. Before heading to the path of heaven or hell, a human soul enters an afterworld bar that... more>> is situated between the split paths. Follow what happens to him as he steps inside the bar. <<less

This is a collection of bizarre images, shorts, and short stories. One of the most notable stories involves a young girl whose sick-seeming friend insists... more>> that she be taken to the ocean. Without asking any questions, she enlists the help of a random passing driver to fulfill her friend's strange wish. The reason for it will end up being stranger than she could have guessed! Another story involves a young girl whose older sister has an illness that has left her asleep for 8 years. One day, her older sister wakes up, and the two share their first real day together. <<less

Tetsuo is a quiet and uncharismatic boy who is desperately in love with one of his classmates... who refuses to be his girlfriend. However, his... more>> feelings lead him to do anything for her; even become her puppet... What are the girl's true feelings? <<less

A short oneshot about the effects of time travel on Nobita from Doraemon.

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 familiarity that arises between the protagonists and yourself. This collected volume was named after the longest of the four stories that it contains: a drama about an adolescent girl who falls in love with Roger Martin du Gard’s saga, Les Thibault. The remaining stories capture various fragments of everyday life with tenderness and humor. Through the kaleidoscope of its feminine views, The Yellow Book touches the readers heart by attending to what, in sum, makes up life—the little things of our every... more>> day.

Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2003. <<less

A collection of short stories:... more>>

- My Teacher and I

A teenage girl learns lessons about life, love, political intrigue, and galactic trade.

Extracurricular Lessons

A dead girl’s ghost returns to her school to haunt a female teacher… <<less

Two lonely souls, who seem to have nothing in common, find each other…

Boiling Head …or the attempt at a scientific-fantastic metaphor for being in a mental conflict situation.

Hayao is living, just living, and seeing a singer who sings in a bar. His friends around him are getting along well, or are they? Meanwhile, two dwarfs in his head are building a wall that keeps collapsing right when they are about to finish it. All of this goes on while Hayao drinks bitter black coffee every morning in his life.... more>>

It's very figurative, so the reader should pay attention to any allusions and possible symbols. <<less

Chapter 3: Twisted... more>>

Harumi, is like any other typical guy, who survived a construction site accident. One day, he encounters a voice in his head, who appears to have saved him from it. Follow the daily events of Harumi and the voice in his head as Harumi goes about his life. <<less

A gag comedy.... more>>

Ten-year-old Chiruru is a girl with supernatural powers; she can perform psychokinesis, teleportation, clairvoyance and even telepathy! Most people want to take advantage of her powers, but not her new friend Mirika. Together they explore Chiruru's abilities, but Mirika has a surprise of her own waiting at home... <<less

Collection of short stories, including:... more>>

The World Cup 1962

A somewhat surreal take on a Japanese child's position in the Cold War.

Metropolis

Kenichi, a 20-year-old man, took an entrance exam into college, but fails it for the third straight year. That day, he came across a traffic accident where it appeared that a giant robot went crazy and disrupted the flow of traffic. He meets a person by the name of Mitchy who is trying to save the remaining survivors. Who is this Mitchy person and what does this "Red Party" fraction have to do with the giant robot? <<less

How the Internet affects our everyday life…

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A quick and wacky oneshot about two people doing affair investigations for their clients.