Milky Way

From Dragon Voice Project: If animals could speak, what would they say? This is a story about an abandoned lion that got picked up and raised as a cat. Note: Wild Cats III (the 3rd chapter) was never compiled into the 2000s tankoubon edition. The book published in 2000 includes Wild Cats I, Wild Cats II and also a prologue for Himitsu - The Top Secret series. The 2006s kanzenban edition includes all three chapters of Wild Cats.

It's the 2060's, and Japan has perfected "The MRI System," a piece of neurotechnology that, when given the brain of a person who died within the past 48 hours, can analyse the visual memories contained within; even being able to give scientists a look into what the deceased saw in their final moments. Needless to say, this is a highly regarded - and greatly feared - method that has been placed under stringent restrictions and is only authorised for use by a special police unit, Section Nine, for the investigation of baffling or high-profile crimes. Aoki Ikkou is a talented newbie who has just been assigned to Section Nine. He initially has qualms about delving into people's most private moments and analysing their darkest fears and fantasies, but as he settles in with his teammates and warms up to his boss, the highly intelligent Maki Tsuyoshi, he becomes more and more competent at his job. Though quick to develop pride in his career, Aoki still struggles to balance his family relationships and love life with his demanding workload, further complicated when he's drawn into the dark past and murky circumstances surrounding the outwardly cool and self-controlled but internally tormented Maki. AWARDS: -5th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards (2001): Winner - Award for Excellence -6th Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in (2002): Finalist - Grand Prize [Official Korean](https://book.naver.com/bookdb/review.nhn?bid=7220513)

On Kabuchi-jima, an island ruled by Princess Kaguya, ten children were raised as sacrificial victims. Several of the children thought they had escaped their fate when they escaped the island. But nearly a decade later, the kids are still dying in the order and at the time they would have as sacrifices… Their only hope now is to reunite and return to the island to seek out and destroy the source–the legend, the blood-lusting Moon Princess–before time runs out. In 2002 Kaguya Hime received the 47th annual Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo.

For an unknown reason, 13-year-old Aki Kasuga seems to have killed her parents when she was found by her younger sister and detective Toru Takahira at the crime scene of lake Ezu near the Kumamoto city. As a minor, the girl joins a reintegration program and changed her name; from now on living as Sei Kamihara. Six years later, a new crime takes place in Ezu, and this time it's a little girl who dies. A week later, several species in the zoo are found dead. What is the common thread of all these mysteries in Kumamoto?

Will a half-mermaid, half-human girl bring an end to the feud between humanity and the mer-people — or bring about the destruction of all life on Earth? As a merman named Shona is returning to his birthplace to spawn, he meets a young human, Jimmy, who suffers from amnesia. Together, Jimmy and Shona set off to find the missing girl. Will they be able to avert a mysterious prophecy, or will finding the secret of Jimmy's identity delay them enough to set Earth on the path to destruction?

About a robot, Jack, who appears frequently in Shimizu's SF stories. He's a robot with very human-like psyche and he once believed that he was human and he can even consume food, unlike many of the other robots of those times. However, a cruel incident opened his eyes to the truth and he decided to perform bounty-hunting duties on a strange planet. That's where he meets Ruby, who turns into an innocent-looking youngster and a beautiful and seducing woman at night… she's a Photuris - a human tribe that preys on other humans in order to survive…

From Dragon Voice: First of Jack & Elena series, where Jack meets Elena. The two are robots. They can live forever. Do they want to? Maybe yes, since they found each other. From PRISMS: It's a story of a love triangle composed of two sexless (but not completely genderless) androids and one human woman.

From MangaArt: First story: "Magic" is set in the futuristic 2200's at the edge of the galaxy. Super model Kana has died in a space ship accident when she traveled to a planet on the edge of the galaxy. Her daughter was found 3 years after the magnetic storm has rested. A distant relative of Kana's adopted the young child, who was a former boyfriend of Kana's. Years later, Kana's child has grown up to be a teenager. Second story: "Silence" is set in modern Japan. A teenage boy is seeking revenge for his brother who was murdered by gangsters. He rides on his bicycle, approaches each of his enemy and then pulls out his pistol. No one is supposed to find out but someone notices him.