The story follows Johanna, a scholar, traveling town to town in search of something dear to her. One day, she meets a boy named Marion after he runs into her in his attempt to flee from a man he was trying to steal from. Marion reveals that his family has recently run into financial troubles and that he simply wanted his books back. Upon hearing this, Johanna offers to be his teacher for a few days in return for his help in her search...... more>>

Vol 1 Extra: Transparent Museum

Asaki wanders into a mysterious museum. Much to her surprise, it's empty! Or is it? <<less

Magnolia companion series of extra stories from Lily's perspective.

This volume is a collection of short stories. The title story "Aka no Sekai" features a boys' summer camp out in the country. The main... more>> character, Regulus, is reluctantly attending the summer camp, where he shares a room with a cheerful boy named Milan. Soon after arrival, though, some of the other boys begin acting strange, while claiming they want to see the color red. Will Regulus and Milan be able to figure out what is happening before it is too late? <<less

"Year 252 M.C, in this era which plants are almost extinct and the land is barren, a strange disease developed. 'Shinigami's flower,' the unique lethal flower that carries death." The disease is curable if found in the early stages but if left till transformation stage it becomes lethal and the only option left is extermination. These are all dealt with by request to 'Gokurakuen,' the national medical institution specializing in dealing with shinigami's flowers. ... more>>

Our protagonist, Doctor Ichinose Souma, is the class representative of Mobile Team Unit Class 1. As his class gets too few requests, he and his assistant Hina often get into trouble interfering with other class's jobs. <<less

A young craftsman meets the daughter of a painter he admired.

A garden with thistles in full bloom scented like black tea, a garden visited by a beetle who speaks the human tongue, a garden filled... more>> with laughter and a freshly baked Mirabelle tart, a garden where walking 47 steps will show you a sea lion's broken pool. <<less

Despondent over the death of his best friend, Takeru wishes on a shooting star to meet Takuya one last time. A glimmer of light leads... more>> him to an ancient tree stump with a giant hole in it; a hole that impossibly leads to an entire city. It's the same city as his - the same people and places - but, with a key difference: the Takuya in that world is alive and well...while Takeru is not. <<less

A high school girl is bored with her everyday life.

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

The One-Eyes Cry on Thursday:

"IT HURTS! IT HURTS!" "I'M SCARED!" "NO! NO! NO!" This seems to be all that Jun and Haruka hear from the One-Eyes every Thursday since they were small. The One-Eyes cling and follow their hosts, leaking worries and fears, but Jun refuses to interfere and even though Haruka wants to help, he is always talked out of it by Jun. Why are they the only ones able to see the One-Eyes?

Goodbye My Sweet Crane:

Maki always says that no one ever taught her anything. Her mother disappeared when she was young and then the only other adult in her life, her grandmother, passed away. When her college boyfriend dumps her, her neighbor Nao who took care of her during her childhood, gives her a special box "that gives you important things from your own memories." But all she finds in it is a single red marble. Is Nao teasing with her, or is something more magical going on?

To You Without a Face:

Ever since Sumi was a child she's been called all sorts of names because of the birthmark on her face. Feeling bitter, she wished her twin brother, Natsumi, would lose his face and experience what she feels. Now, in middle school, Sumi's wish has finally been granted.

Working Ghouls:

Kouno died while trying to save his dad's cat, Mimi, and became a ghost. So much for his dad's educated insistence that ghosts aren't real! What's worse is that Kouno is now trying to be a professional ghost but can't appear before people and needs to learn how. Meanwhile the company "Working Ghoul" gets a job at a musical fundraiser. The job? To protect his dad from a premeditated crime against him. <<less

Aiblinger's Horn Syndrome. A disorder which causes the afflicted individuals to have horns sprouting from their scalp. It's been known to cause psychological and emotional... more>> issues from the stress of society's stigma and the individuals' struggles to hide their horns and fit in. This exact condition is what has been plaguing Mio's classmate, Kanome. And yet, how can he be so happy? How can he smile so easily? She just doesn't understand. Not only that, she also has turmoil and confusion brewing inside her related to this classmate of hers which frustrates her even further. This is their story. <<less