Sleeping Charon

Attempting to shake off a nightmare from her childhood, Itoko was supposed to be married in the village of Migomori. There, she saw a doll that looked just like herself. Itoko wonders why this doll was made and what is the "mother of blue" the villagers speak of. Itoko feels herself being dragged into an abominable village tradition and another nightmare.

The story of the "sweetie-horror" manga begins when an unnamed character without memories gets lost and arrives at a mansion. There he meets Charon, a naive girl who has a secret.

Wakaba Himekawa is aware that she is growing up more slowly than other people, but otherwise lives a peaceful life. On the same day that she finally gets her first period, her childhood friend Takaya confesses that he loves her. While Wakaba had never felt that way for her friend before, she is still happy, if confused. As she is about to answer Takaya's confession, an alarm suddenly sounds, and a broadcast begins that will change her everyday life. From the mangaka of Pupa comes a tale from the world of Young Champion the Magazine that brought us Battle Royale, Tohai, Wolf Guy, Sundome and Young Black Jack!