What happens when one encounters strange things happening in the modern world? This manga consists of three stories: 1) First Love. Kubodera once again saw his first love, Sae, after several years while waiting for the train. They thought about meeting again but when he reached the meeting place, he heard Sae's voice but she was nowhere to be found… 2) Sleeping Beauty. Shoichi is a reporter.He went to a mountain to find a missing brother.Suddenly,he met a beautiful foreign girl.And then he fell off the cliff,the rain start heavily and he found a house. 3) Ghost Ship. In August,80 of us,the student from the Naval Academy were going on board for practical training.The Taiyo Maru.We were getting ready for a great voyage on that ship.. And…….

Karuizawa fell in love at first sight with a talented and beautiful girl, he made a confession after three years. While he was delighted to receive an OK reply, the feelings of Omoi-san are a bit heavy… ---

A semi-autobiographical account of the author as she experiences abuse, sexual and otherwise, at the hands of her family who are also deeply religious. Aiko wished for someone to kill her and the world she lives in. With the Great Hanshin Earthquake, the Aleph doomsday cult, and the Kobe child murders, it seemed like the ends of time was approaching. Unable to dream of "somewhere away from here", all she can do is face her violent life head-on.

Charlotte is a girl who recently broke up with her boyfriend, and she's feeling depressed. Just when she's at her limit, Linda comes to visit.

A collection of short stories. Ninjin Daisuki (Tody): A little boy named Takashi-chan hates eating carrots, so one night, he prays that somehow, he will be able to like eating them. Little does he know how dangerous this wish turns out to be... Saishuu Bus (The Last Bus): Sachiko visits Hitomi in her new rural home on the pretext of visiting an old friend. She gets on the last bus back to avoid having to stay at Hitomi's creepy new house, but... Family: Yuka lives with her gentle father and mother and mischievous, but cute, younger sister Eri. Things seem like they should be so happy, but why is it that sometimes Yuka feels so uneasy? What important memory is she forgetting? Noriawaseta Shinigami (Evil Spirit): Miya was supposed to just take her father his lunch, but an earthquake stops the elevator she is on. Before the lights go off, a woman calls out that there is a shinigami (a grim reaper) among them, but suddenly dies before everyone is able to see where she pointed. Was the woman just crazy or is everyone's life now in grave danger? Soshite Yami wa Yomigaeru (Inviting Darkness): Minori is on a trip to a small lodge in the mountains with her school club. They are specifically going because the site is rumored to be frequented by UFOs, and they want to investigate. They are meeting Minori's cousin, Naoki, there, but why is it that Minori keeps experiencing deja vu?

Collection of mysterious stories by Chie Shinohara, a great artist of suspense manga. Story 01 Part 01 & 02: Umi ni Ochiru Tsubame - Swallow Falling into the Sea Masako Minase, a scriptwriter, was murdered by Shiki Morimura, her rival in the same profession. Shiki was sure that she had destroyed evidence completely. However, someone who knew the truth appeared, and tried to get Shiki in his power. Is it a mysterious spot or unhappy desire that lurks in her mind? Story 02: Kioku no Ashioto - The Footsteps of Memory) This is the story about Shouko and the almost tragic moment that changed her life and emotions … Story 03: Shikeidai no 72-jikan - 72 hours of death stand Five young people receives a letter saying that they murdered someone and they must go to the address in the letter if they don't want other people to found out. They all find themselves in a old European house, where a crazy lady tells them that one of them is a murderer and if that murderer don't confess in 72 hours, they will all die.

Seinen One-shot compilation containing 15 one-shots, published between 1968 and 1976, with an emphasis on themes of eroticism and SF. Chiefly contains works published in Gekiga magazines.

The distorted memory becomes a masquerade. Everyone hides behind a mask and performs the wildest acts with no consequence. But, life is not a masquerade. The main character is a girl who suffers daily from what she accidentally witnessed years ago. She keeps having flashbacks of a gruesome scene. It always starts with her as a little girl following a black kitten, and suddenly the black kitten turns into a panther! A woman welcomes the panther to join her and the rest of the panthers. And then, unaware of the presence of the little girl, the group starts having "fun." The girl becomes horrified by the scene. She makes a noise and they notice her. "Hunt her down! Kill her!" the woman says to the panthers. She managed to escape from the pack, but they got to her parents. In her flashbacks, her parents were chased and fell off a cliff. The authorities told her that it was a car accident. She has lived on the edge of illusion and reality until she sees the photo of the woman on a magazine. A photo is all she needs to confirm what her flashbacks tell her. Now, she is ready to get even.

What will happen when a human has extra power? What will happen when that power is used to fulfill all of his will? Masami, who often looks like an innocent little boy, apparently has the power that he uses as a killer weapon. He even dares to hurt his own mother in order to reach his goal. What will Shogo do as his best friend?

Main Story: The White Shadow - Shiroi Kageboshi - 白い影法師 Suzuko Hasebe, a grade 11 student, has been on a consistent transfer from one school to another (due to her father's work) before transferring to a private school. When she arrived, she saw an empty desk sitting by the window of the classroom and was given permission to sit there. No one has sat at that desk for 5 years, and strange things are about to occur. Side Story: Melody for Two - Futari no Melody - ふたりのメ� ディ Sawai is handsome, cultured, and a talented violinist who is searching for his soul-mate. Karumi is a boisterous and energetic girl whose greatest desire is to play the drum during the local festival. When Sawai's grandmother has heart trouble, Karumi impresses Sawai with her energy–and wrestling ability! But the gap between their worlds may be too great even for a duet with violin and drum, for Sawai's mother has returned to Japan–and declares Sawai must go to Austria. The only way he can stay is for rough Karumi to make a good impression…

One afternoon, Atsushi's best friend from childhood, Masa, informs him, "I kidnapped Niina Aota." Niina, whose popular nickname is "Nina", is the girl Masa fell in love with at first sight on the train attending school. Atsushi found it unexpected and hard to believe, until he heads over to Masa's apartment and discovers that Nina has really been kidnapped….

Short stories about two anthropomorphic white cats who have no respect and are just plain cruel. Dark humor warning.

Short story collection including: 1. Iguana no Musume: A girl develops a complex about herself after her mother thinks of her as a hideous iguana. Iguana Girl reflects Hagio's own relationship with her mother, and it took her "years to write this story". 2. Catharsis When Yuji, a student retaking his entrance exams, suddenly runs away from home, his worried parents begin searching for him. They discover he’s staying at the home of the owner of the part-time job where he works. Despite their concerns, Yuji insists he won’t return. What is Yuji truly seeking? Why does he keep running away? 3. Afternoon Sunshine: While watching a TV show with her husband, Shouko's world was turning upside down because of her husband's words, "After all, married couples are just strangers." 4. The Pills That Help You Go To School: On the first day of the second semester of his first year in high school, Katsumi saw his father becoming a word processor and his mother an electric rice cooker. 5. My Friend K: K transferred to the narrator's school in the summer of his second year of junior high school. A 8-page oneshot showcases the tangle between envy and admiration.

This is District A, somewhere in Asia, where skyscrapers and slums coexist in a chaotic mix. Sakaki Takeru, who grew up in such a place, is scouted by an underworld organization's assassin squad and, under the guise of recruit training, becomes partners with Atonashi Isagi. Upon their first meeting, Takeru fell for Isagi's looks, gentle personality, and the fact that he's still a virgin. As a perfect match both professionally and physically, they seemed to be off to a smooth start. Until "something" happened that provoked Isagi's wrath...

Ooya Chiki has two short story compilations with the same name. **1974 edition:** - **Candy to Choco Bonbon**: Booboo Sue transfers to Gradler Academy to find her lost childhood love, Buddy. - Ouji-sama ga Ippa: Ooya's debut work. - Shiroi Carnival - Rouge wa Saigo **2007 edition:** - **Candy to Choco Bonbon**: Booboo Sue transfers to Gradler Academy to find her lost childhood love, Buddy. - Ouji-sama ga Ippai - Alphonse, Osaki ni Douzo - Shiroi Carniva - Yukiwarisou - **Images**: A short story by Ooya Chiki published in Ribbon in 1974. - Namiki-doori no Noriai Bus - Boku no Suteki na Posie Oba-san

Sometimes just one element can radically change the whole picture...

Story 6: Yasha Gozen – In this sparse, effective short story, a young girl whose family just moved to an old house deep in the mountains finds herself haunted by a supernatural creature, but everything might not be as it seems.

This book includes all the stories from Inu o Kau and Toudo no Tabibito, and two works never reprinted before, Hiken Zangetsu and Hyakunen no Keifu. List of works: 「犬を飼う」『ビッグコミック』1991年6月25日号 「そして…猫を飼う」『ビッグコミック』1991年12月25日号 「庭のながめ」『ビッグコミック』1992年4月10日号 「三人の日々」『ビッグコミック』1992年9月25日号 「約束の地」『ビッグコミック』1992年7月25日号 「海へ還る」『ビッグコミックスピリッツ』1994年3月28日号 「松華樓」『ビッグコミック』1998年1月10日号 「山へ」『ビッグコミックスペシャル増刊』2002年12月1日号 「凍土の旅人」『ビッグコミック 1（ワン）』2003年7月2日号 「白い荒野」『ビッグコミック 1（ワン）』2003年12月28日号 「貝寄風島」『ビッグコミック 1（ワン）』2004年7月1日号 「秘剣残月」『ビッグコミック 1（ワン）』2008年4月3日号 「百年の系譜」『ビッグコミック 1（ワン）』2009年4月12日号

Collection of short works by Mitsuhashi Otoya published in Garo: 1. B-shi no Kigakarina Machi (B氏の気がかりな待) 2. The Killers 3. Moonlight (ムーンライト) 4. Signal Moon Day (シグナルムーンデイ) 5. The Man Who Buys Spiral Shells / Makigai o Kau Otoko (巻貝を飼う男) 6. Tsutomu-san (力さん) 7. The Other Side of the River / Kawa no Mukou (川の向う) 8. E Hagaki Douwa (えはがき童話) 9. Moon / Tsuki (月) 10. Love / Koi (恋) 11. Hatsune's Passion / Hatsune no Yokujou (初子の欲情) 12. Yauyau Shiroku Nari Iku (やうやう白くなり行く) 13. Shinya (深夜) 14. Tengai 1 (天涯1) 15. Tengai 3 (天涯3) 16. Tengai 4 (天涯4) 17. Robou no Ishi (路傍の石) 18. Giragira (ぎらぎら)

A hardboiled espionage action story featuring Major Eberbach. Can he elude the pursuit of the genius assassin from the KGB?

Set from 1581 to 1586 with flashbacks further into the past, this is the story of Tyrian Persimmon. Born to a Spanish mother with an English husband in this era of conflict between the two contries, Tyrian favors Spain. His father suspects that Tyrian is not his son because he doesn't look like the man at all, and regularly beats him. His mother's lover is discovered to be a Spanish spy and flees the country. Tyrian is determined to join the navy and eventually rejoin Geraldo. At the age of 19 he begins to make his ruthless way up the ranks of the English navy. Note: Tyrian Persimmon was ancestor of one Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach from From Eroica with Love.

Frederick F. Brown is a mobile suit trainee in one of Zeon's schools, but always had a hard time keeping up with everyone. Ten months after training hard, he's thrust into actual combat for the first time together with Zeon's declaration of war. He becomes witness to the horrors and atrocities associated with war first hand as he fights to stay alive.

Mary, a girl who moved from Tokyo to the countryside, meets the mysterious girl Colin in a "secret garden" up in the mountains. With nowhere to go, they share a "secret" in the garden that they can't tell anyone. They didn't realize the consequences of what they did....... (Source: Yuri-Hime, translated)