Marion is a young schoolboy who prides himself on his adherence to a philosophy he calls "realism". Because of his distain for emotional display, he... more>> ignores anything remotely akin to affection. But when Marion is entangled in a romantic affair with an older courtesan, his rationalism is revealed to be little more than a cover for his own emotional immaturity. Learning to love, Marion blossoms under his older lover's care but unfortunately, Marion has yet to learn the true price of the affair. <<less

Yashiro Tenshuu killed five people, including his girlfriend, and is now on death row. However, a secret government organization is willing to take him off... more>> death row if he allows himself to become a test subject to an experiment that requires a killer's intent. <<less

He has been a recluse for the past 10 years in that big house overlooking a bicycle parking lot. One day, a girl approaches and confessed to him, disturbing the world he's been cooping himself up in. A oneshot of their story by the mangaka of Tetsugaku Letra and Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan.... more>>

Published in the oneshot collection Watashi to Watashi. <<less

A story revolving around a certain high school afflicted by a "suicide epidemic."

A young man has a chilling dream. He is in a cold, dark hallway, gripping a knife in his hand. But when the terrors he... more>> encounters bleed into reality, nobody is safe... <<less

It's senior year, and Rica is seriously stressed out. She's got more homework, exams, and papers than she can handle, and was recently dumped by her boyfriend. In other words: Life sucks! One day, she's chatting online when she meets three classmates who hate school as much as she does. Together, they hatch a plan to blow up the school when no one is present. The countdown is on for X-Day.... more>>

Featured is a side story called The Last Supper:

In the future cows have died out and are now made using human DNA. The can speak and look similar to humans, but people still eat them and treat them as cows. After his father was eaten, Lamda the cow decides to run away. Unfortunately he is caught, but before that he helps a little boy, Mitsuhiko. The boy then insists Lamda become his servant instead of being eaten. When the Black Plague hits Mitsuhiko he is in danger of dying because the only cure is cow's meat and every cow except Lamda is gone. <<less

Ba Song is the hotshot cop who’s been handed an open-and-shut case: the suicide of a young woman. Except… who commits suicide by stabbing their... more>> own body and strangling themself? There's only one man who can help him with this mystery — Bo Shan, the renowned forensic pathologist with a severe and cold personality. What's more, his body produces bioelectricity, allowing him to acutely sense bodily injury with his touch. There's an electric current between them, and each touch sizzles with energy... (Source: Tapas) <<less

Nakanishi, delinquent just out of reform school, tries in vain to get free of his past. His new job does not satisfy him and he has to suffer the provocations of his boss. One day, an acquaintance from the net introduces him to a game to help him relieve him of his stress: Duds Hunt.... more>>

One rule: no holds barred...

Also contains Awakened Dreams, a colored short story with multiple art styles. <<less

Collection of Toume Kei's oneshot work from 2011-2016. ... more>>

1. ELEMENT 7

2. コビト事情 (Fairy Affairs)

3. Apartment of the Dead

4. 夕闇古書市 (The Twilight Antique Book Market)

5. 天国のドア (Heaven's Door)

6. 青密花 (Blue Secret Flower) <<less

Tomas is a proud and fearless assassin who has never failed a commission. So what happens when he's commissioned to kill Myra, an immortal vampire?

Collection of short stories by Kaori Ozaki ("Immortal Rain"), including her debut story. The earliest story in the volume was written when she was sixteen,... more>> and the last one when she was nineteen. <<less

Arata Suzu is a 20 years old woman who worked at a big wagashi shop. One day, she get a flat tyre while cycling and... more>> was approached by a loner, Usami Kouyou, a mechanic who worked nearby. Feeling curious of the bouquet in his hand, she fell in love by his good impression.. <<less

This is a tempestuous and heartbreaking love story about Ayuta, a rounin who aspires to attend an art university, who, in a jam-packed train, falls in love with Haruhi, a psychiatrist eight years his senior.... more>>

This is the manga adaptation of the Naoki Award-winning Murayama Yuka's bestseller. <<less

This story takes place in 1944. Japan is entering a crucial phase in the war against the United States. Cities and towns in Japan fall one after the other under America's continuous bombing. They even get hold off the pacific coast due to their mighty force of 230 submarines, but Japan refuses to admit defeat. They must stop the enemy's advances at all costs. Testings for their new weapon are done - the Kaiten, a suicide torpedo with a built-in cockpit was ready to be mobilized into the battlefield. The time is now perfect for Japan to recruit pilots and station them at a military base on a remote island. Volunteers will forfeit their lives,... more>> but recruiters do their patriotic duty: the fate of Japan rests on their shoulders! A fascinating and psychological story on these suicide missions told from the Japanese soldiers' perspective.

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When popular high school student Chiko finds a cell phone, the voice on the other end tells her where she can witness a suicide! The... more>> phone doesn't stop ringing, and soon Chiko and her classmate Bando will have to race against time to save these lost souls. <<less

The death of a boy's parents has interrupted his life. Years later, he is detached from the world around him. A motorcyclist comes along with... more>> a deep sound that may help him. Will he be able to start his life anew? <<less

A story about two twins...

A short story about a boy that can't do anything.

New installment of the Skyhigh series.

Having same face with a killed girl by her brother what would bring to her life. Mochizuki Remi experience it with her brother, a detective... more>> and her acquaintance who had magical ability. <<less

"If I thrust a knife through your heart, will you feel my pain?"... more>>

Part of Locked Room anthology <<less

A collection of shorts by Byungjun Byun, artist of young sensible works on the life in the city, including "Princess Anna" and "Run, Bonggu". Many... more>> included shorts have received renowned awards from Korea and Japan. <<less

One day, teenager Nakai Kunta meets a ghost in the school. The girl, Houzuki Yuzu cannot rest in peace until her corpse is found – and it’s up to Nakai to solve the mystery of its whereabouts…... more>>

Note: This is one of Watsuki’s earliest works, published in Hop Step Award Selection vol. 6. The artwork, plot and style totally differ from his later works.

Oneshot from volume 6 of the Hop ☆ Step Award Selection (ホップ☆ステップ賞SELECTION) <<less

A young girl wants to send a letter to herself 10 years later.

An unemployed otaku contemplates killing himself but is interrupted by an impatient angel of death.