From : From midnight until the farewell ceremony, when all the street lights have gone out. A person dubbed "the Listener" will hear the stories of those who lost their loved ones. Sentences that have yet to be voiced, feelings that have yet to be shown. Tonight he listens to it all, lends a hand to them all, becomes their only companion. Listen about the dead, for the sake of the living.... more>>

A drama full of tears for those who stay behind. <<less

The closing stages of Sengoku (Warring States) Japan. A setting commonly explored in Japanese manga through vivid scenes of gory battles, samurai, and feats of... more>> bravery, honour, and loyalty. Iwaaki Hitoshi dares to go against the popular grain by not focusing on the 3 famous unifiers, but by depicting stories of a society in transition. Rapidly changing cultural norms and class expectations pit the old versus the young, the war-weary versus the war-mongers, and the parochial versus the foward-thinking. The first story, "Snow Ridge," explores the changing role of samurai and provinces while the second story, "Sword Dance," deals with kendo's evolution from warfare to art. <<less

One of the first published works by famed mangaka, Miura Kentaro. It follows the heroic lone wolf, Noa, in a desert-punk post-apocalypse.

Fei is a gnome, a race of small stature and high intelligence. With the promise of freedom, he works until dawn to read and translate... more>> the mysterious ancient documents that have suddenly appeared from another world. That is how it should have been, however, a turn of fate sets him on a path of revenge. <<less

A girl goes to the seaside, encountering a mysterious boy who tells her a tale of a bird and a fish, and the last wish... more>> of that bird. <<less

A short, coming-of-age story of a middle school student named Yu. From the mangaka of .

Shouko is still a virgin, and hasn't met a man yet who lives up to her standards. Her friends look up to her -- and would in truth like to give her more than just their respect -- but the only one Shouko looks up to is her famous actress mother, for whom no man is good enough to dedicate herself to. That's when Shouko meets the rumor and reality of her mother's new boyfriend, Ujou. Ujou is different from the others -- an aloof college student 17 years younger than Shouko's mother. The passion that Shouko sees between them becomes what Shouko desires for herself, but while forbidden fruit may be sweeter... it is... more>> also more deadly.

Vol. 2, Story 2: Angel Night

Right before we die, an angel comes to our side and waits for the moment when it can ferry our soul to Heaven. In the case of Rin, a pop singer who has just been dumped by her producer boyfriend, it's because her angel is present that she can't commit suicide. She can see the handsome angel Faye, who won't leave her side until his mission to collect her soul is complete... <<less

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

- Flower

- Memories

- SOUND OF SAND

- Farewell To Weapons

- Hair

- Electric Bird Land

- MINOR SWING

- Chronicle of The Planet TAKO

- Chronicle of The Planet TAKO, Chapter of Dawnlight

- Fire-ball

- That's Amazing World - Magic pot of Aladdin

- That's Amazing World - Noah's Ark

- That's Amazing World - old man and sea

- That's Amazing World - Knights of The Round Table <<less

Historical manga precisely depicting Alexander the Great's life as seen through the eyes of his personal historian. Much emphasis is put on his will to... more>> know the world, rather than on the war against the Persian Empire <<less

A side story, looking at the instantaneous life of Man, and the instantaneous glimmer of machines!!

On a certain day, two high school students Mina and Hiromu lost their lives after getting swept up in a traffic accident. In the realm of the dead, they discover that one of them has one more year of "life" left but are unable to find out whose. That precious time is hence divided between the two. They return to their lives, only to head face to face with a cruel reality. Regardless of what the fate that awaits them may be, it will certainly be shocking.... more>>

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Rondo is a death god who must retrieve the souls of dying people with a kiss. However, when he meets his next target, he finds... more>> himself distracted from his task by her sunny personality. <<less

A collection of surreal, steampunk-inspired short stories. Escapism through music, mechanical dolls, and dragons.

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A young woman contemplates life in a world where the dead walk.

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A girl falls into a coma and finds herself at an unusual "convenience store" managed by a talking dog. In the land where dreams are... more>> made, suspended somewhere between life and death, she watches and learns from the various souls she encounters. <<less

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"Today Kanai-kun is absent from school.... more>>

Kanai-kun has passed away.

Who was Kanai-kun?

Was he actually here?"

A quiet story about one of the great existential questions in life. <<less

There's a new transfer student in school named Midori, and she is very cold and set apart from everyone. For some reason, though, everyone seems interested in her. One day, Ao witnesses proof that she is a supernatural being, and confirms with her that she is actually a god. He carelessly asks a wish of her, like people have been sending to the popular "god's e-mail" address that's suddenly been going around school, and she grants his wish. Unfortunately, the cost is high. She kills him-- only to bring him back as a shinigami (death god).... more>>

Now, Midori informs him that his job is to show up where people are going to kill themselves and die in their place. Ao feels the pain of each death, though, so it's not something he wants to repeat over and over. For that matter, ending a person's single suicide attempt doesn't necessarily mean that he has done anything about the reasons they were willing to take that step. Will Ao find a way to cope with his painful new life? [tethysdust] <<less

The shoot of an exotic tree appears in a Tokyo street. The popular affection turns into astonishment, then horror as the Jacaranda grows to colossal... more>> proportions, burning the capital to ashes in the course of a dantean night. Though, as the sun rises survivors discover that it hasn't been a night of annihilation, but of rebirth. <<less

A couple of wandering ronin are asked to rescue a girl who was kidnapped by bandits. Violence ensues.

Kei and Mizuki's quiet lives together in the countryside are shattered when Mizuki collapses and a parasitic plant-like organism is discovered spreading its roots through... more>> her body, leeching away her life. How will Kei and Mizuki spend their last days together? <<less

Boredom in middle of nowhere can never be a good thing. And the girls featured in this one-shot prove just that.... more>>

A student council president asks a newly appointed priest to help her out with strange events that has been happening around her school. But what it looks like is not what it appears to be. <<less