"Is there a new book with Dragon in it?" Im Jinha, a representative actor of Korea. In actuality, he is obsessed with fantasy novels featuring... more>> dragons. Only one person, Cha Yul-ri, knows that secret. Cha Yul-ri, a new lawyer who has just stepped into society. Strange things unfold in front of her, who should be more rational than anyone else. It shouldn't rain indoors, and there shouldn't be a thousand-year-old imoogi to kidnap her. What's a dragon in the 21st century? What's a killer? "Cha Yul-ri. Aren't you interested in dragons?" "I'm not interested in reptiles..." "A dragon is not a reptile." "Oh, really? Then what is it? Amphibians?" "It's not an amphibian either. It's just... It's just, just a dragon..." <<less

A boy whose father fell prey to a book which drives its readers to take their own lives, a girl who tries to protect the... more>> boy from meeting a similar fate, a forensic pathologist who cannot forgive herself for the death of a girlhood friend, a mysterious used-book store - The Book Club - that only deals with books about death and despair, and a suicide which was committed in the ancient Library of Alexandria are all inexplicably connected in this unusual Korean horror story. <<less

The title story, “The Mermaid Prince,” told in three chapters, is a coming-of-age story set in Okinawa. The boy, Mugi, has a fascination with mermaids. He moved in from Tokyo when his sister got married to a local man, and doesn’t quite fit in. On the day he met the girl, Madori, she was just coming to terms with her new family situation. His thoughtful gesture made her view him as her Prince Charming.... more>>

In the second story, “Snowy Day,” a homeless father and son take refuge from the snow in a library. The librarian soon finds out there is more to them than meets the eye.

The third story, “Ametsukigahara,” is a two-parter about a girl named Akari. There’s not much she cares about in this world, except maybe her friendship with Fumika, who’s afraid of boys. But then Fumika gets a boyfriend, and something happens that makes Akari even more jaded than she already was. <<less

One day, Alissa, the royal librarian, finds an abandoned diary. Not realizing it's under a unique magic spell, she takes it home, where she discovers that whenever she writes her name in it, she's transported to an unfamiliar place, where she meets with a boy called Louis. Thinking it to just be the world inside a book, Alissa befriends the young Louis and spends a lot of time with him.... more>>

Meanwhile, after years of making his people worry by staying single, a young king invites all the unmarried noble ladies to a ball where he will finally choose his queen. Alissa attends the ball with a light heart, confident that nothing will happen to her, until, strangely enough, the young king takes an interest in her... <<less

During the 31st year of Seika, the battle between the Library Force and the Media Improvement Committee reached a new level of violence. Each group has armed itself for either the freedom of expression or the "protection" of society from the bad influences of media.... more>>

Kasahara Iku joins the Library Force with the intent of finding her "Prince" who helped her during a censorship exercise by the Media Improvement Committee and with her strong will of protecting books. <<less

Compilation of short stories:... more>>

1-3) Hatsukoi ni Oboreta

4) Sweet Cool

Suzu's boyfriend suddenly broke up with her at the end of summer vacation. She pretended that it was alright while he was there, but as soon as he left she began to cry. The kind and cool Jun was passing by and gave her some sweet chocolate to cheer her up. The next day, they discover that they go to the same school. What will happen with this pair whose introduction was so sweet?

5) Juonteki na Kanojo aka My Grudging Girlfriend:

After losing a bet to his friends, Ginji, a well known playboy of his school, has to ask out Kei Natsumi, “the darkest woman in school”, as the kids call her. Natsumi always spends her time in the library reading horror books and it’s not that Ginji is afraid that he’ll be turned down but he’s afraid of her gloomy atmosphere. Will he be able to light up her life? <<less

Atsu-chan (Shinoda) usually sleeps in class. One day, she goes to the library to borrow books for her history report. She sees a sofa in... more>> the library and wants to sleep there. Will it be her chance to get a good place for her sleep? Or will it cause some changes to her sleeping habit? <<less

A teacher at Kanae's school has been fired for having an affair with a student. Then, a hot new librarian comes in… Kanae falls in... more>> love with the new librarian. However, she sees a ring on his finger...? <<less

A lad frustrated by an unfruitful summer day decides to stop by the library.

Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her... more>> brother, a detective, relies on her mind to solve difficult mysteries, several of which draw her away from the library. <<less

Until that day, until that moment, I couldn't imagine that our love story would end like that...... more>>

Yes. Everything started after that girl came into our town... <<less

My dream of a fairy tale kiss, dashed.

Sari, who likes nail-painting, hasn't thought much about her future. One day, she meets her classmate in the library. He praises her nails and that... more>> gives her an idea about her future. They start to get closer, but then something happens... <<less

The Soichi Front... more>>

For 10 years, a woman named Michina Hirose has been looking for any shred of evidence that could lead her to the missing Tsujii family. While in a certain town, she sees children acting strangely, spitting nails at others, and trying to curse people, just like the youngest Tsujii son—Souichi—used to do. Learning that the children only started behaving that way after visiting a local haunted house, she decides to investigate further, but ends up with far more than she bargained for.

Soichi's Beloved Pet

A stray cat decides to follow Sayuri Tsujii home one day, and everyone in the house gets attached to her, deciding to name her Collon. But after Collon has a run-in with Sayuri's youngest brother—the gloomy, curse-happy Souichi—she begins to act strangely. Is this the result of a curse, or something else?

In The Valley of Mirrors

There is bitter enmity between two villages, facing each other across a river. But instead of erecting walls and battlements, they both decided to put up mirrors. What could this mean? And where did all the people disappear to, all those years ago?

Anything but a Ghost

While driving on a mountain road one night, Shigeru finds a girl covered in blood.

Library of Illusions

Koko lives with her husband Goro in a giant mansion full of books. The books are a family heirloom, and heâ??s fiercely protective of them, so it would really suck if something were to happen to them...

Songs in the Dark

There are songs that stick with us long after we've heard them; the song Tamayo hears while passing a street musician is one of those. However, even with a doctor's visit and medication, the song won't leave her. Seeking resolution, she tracks down the musician, Yu Kanade, and discovers that this "brain noise" is contagious, with Yu's entire audience falling prey to it. But why is Yu's song stuck in everyone's head?

Splatter Film

Ogi got lost while traveling in South America, but was saved by a kind tribe of people who sent him home with a pot of delicious nectar from a plant their religion is focused around. At home, he offers some to his friend Sugio, but warns him that he must not be noticed while eating it. Sugio loves the nectar, and finds that regular food just can't compare, so he and some of Ogi's other friends sneak in to eat it. However, they are met with a grisly sight, which is only just the beginning of the strange events that will befall them. <<less

A young man sits in the inner room of a library, diligently restoring old - but valuable - books to their former splendour. An enthusiastic,... more>> upbeat young police officer often comes to him for help with hard-to-solve cases...But what exactly is the mysterious skill that allows this man to unfailingly discover the truth lying in places that even the watchful eye of the Law has failed to penetrate? <<less

Terao Chigusa has always loved a certain book called "Dear, Mr. Nameless." Plus, she has a very timid personality, so much so that she gets... more>> REALLY scared when confronted by Takaya Tooru. However, one day, she ends up living the same situation as her beloved book!? How will she react!? <<less

Takenaka Satsuki, first year high school student and Library assistant, is secretly attracted to her Senpai, Kitamura Kano. With the help of an accepting friend,... more>> Satsuki must learn to overcome her own sense of what is 'normal' in order to embrace her feelings for the one she loves. <<less

Love at first sight means bad luck for her so Koyori can't find real love. The same thing can't happen again!!...she decided but just when... more>> she did so, she meets Mine during summer classs and falls in love at first sight again!? But Mine is different from the guys up until now, he's pure and straight forward and Koyori's heart can't stop loving him!? <<less

Kitazono Meiko falls asleep in the library one day, only to be awakened by a kiss! She is unsure of who it was that kissed her, however, since there are multiple boys still in the library. Could it be the popular boy Shinoda-senpai? Or the super-cool Mikoshiba-senpai? The boy-next-door type Mogami? Or the cute underclassman Hachiya? Who could it be? They're all possible candidates, but which one does Meiko like the best...?... more>>

Oneshot in volume 1:

Soprano (released by )

Oneshots in volume 2:

Anna no kami ga nagai riyuu (released by )

Hakka drops (released by ) <<less

Weekend Betsuender:... more>>

A collection of 5 short stories:

1. Natsu no Kakera

When Miyuki goes off to the countryside to visit her grandfather in the hospital, she accidentally enters Madoka’s room instead. Although she finds him rude at first, they end up seeing each other every day and get closer. But, Miyuki only has a limited amount of time in the countryside. As the summer passes, how will things turn out for them?

2. Yuki no Kakera

Aya usually has the library to herself after school - that is, until she witnesses an incident that leads to her discovery of Tono’s feelings for her fellow librarian, Konno. The three end up spending time together, and Aya finds it odd that she can’t stop watching them. As winter goes on, the snow falls and builds up like the fragments of Tono’s emotions - fragments that slowly find their way into Aya’s heart.

3. Koi no Kakera

What was initially sheer admiration for the club president, Kondo, spurred Konno into joining the Home Economics Club. Little did she know that these feelings of admiration would eventually grow into something bigger and she decides to knit him a scarf as an expression for her feelings. However, life is hard when the target of her affections is the harshest handicraft critic around. Would a scarf knitted with the her fragments of her emotions be enough to convey her feelings?

4. Harumichi Soushi

On the third anniversary of her author father's death, Hinata gets swept into a manuscript he left in his library-- literally!

5. Akiiro Kimiiro

Kanako had always dreamed of falling in love; and when she finally does, things don’t exactly go according to plan. Ihara is cold, aloof and rude – but despite that, she is relentless and refuses to give up. Vibrantly coloured by all the moments they had together, it was the autumn their lives changed forever. <<less

Hashimoto, the librarian, has a little kamaitachi on his shoulder that’s been causing havoc in his life. Now, he has to reign his emotions in... more>> before the power he inherited from the demon hurts someone he has affections for! <<less

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"Murakami Haruki? I know--it's actually Kadokawa Haruki." This is the love story between some human trash and a glasses guy who both fall for a... more>> (fake) literary girl who has nothing going for her aside from her face. <<less

The story of two girls with a shared love of books falling in love at the library.

1) I should have...... more>>

En Asakura often has the same dream lately. She dreams of a boy asking her to kiss him. Her dream is connected to a painful memory from her high-school life, when she felt in love with a boy named Maru. When he asked her to kiss him, she refused, and now she's regretting it. Not to mention that the boy started to date another girl after that incident.

En is now in university and is trying to find her life partner through goukon: blind group dates. What will she do when a boy with the same name as her past crush asks for her number? Will she refuse and regret it again?

2) The Realization Of Happiness

Continuation of the preview chapter.

3) After School Kiss

4) Tell Me You Love Me

5-6) My Friend's Boyfriend <<less