A collection of short stories by Otsuichi which resembles a Zoo with its many short stories covering different topics, settings, and genre.... more>>

Identical twins brought up in the same household where one is treated like dirt and the other a princess.

The last man on the planet builds a robot to bury him as he muses about his own impending doom.

A family tries to find their father’s spare blood as he bleeds to death after having been stabbed by a kitchen knife.

And many others. <<less

(No harem, no tricks, no invincibility, no system, no brainless, no satisfying literature. Enter at your own risk.)... more>>

When I thought it was just an ordinary day, I found myself trapped in a place of doom.

When I thought all I needed to do was participate in death games to escape, I discovered that everyone was awakening supernatural powers.

When I thought this place was a "land of gods," everything was heading towards annihilation... <<less

"Dispel your delusions. Even if you wake up from death, you could never even follow in Rachel's footsteps."... more>>

My husband has another woman.

And it's his first love who has been missing for 7 years.

My husband was still obsessed with finding that woman.

To make matters worse, he was convinced that I had something to do with her.

"Tell me where Rachel is. Then maybe I'll give you the night you so desperately beg for."

His hands, which had torn at my dress, came up roughly.

Just as my flustered face was about to fall apart, he stopped his mocking caress.

A bitter smile crept up above his lips.

The problem is that I am the 'woman' he is looking for. <<less

If you make a wish upon a star in the sky, any wish will come true.

Rika Yamakawa woke up from her nightmare.... more>>

She thought, after all that happened, she was fine.

Ashamed to tell her family, she thought everything would pass by.

She changed her image, she quitted high school, and never wear skirt anymore.

That nightmare was unpleasant and only made her felt disgust.

Until she gets chance to meet and talk to “Sawaki-san” who smells the same.

What is the relationship between me and “I”? <<less

If the past could be changed,
I'd be willing to pay any cost.
Perhaps everything is meaningless,
But until the very last moment,
How can... more>> I bear to give up... <<less

(Taken from the author’s own summary)... more>>

You will never know what those researchers did to you.

And you don’t want to know either,

about what exactly… the creature that your body hatched to was.

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A short story~ I’ll try to finish it within 10K Chinese characters

Content tags: Sci-fi, thriller

Main Characters: me | Side character: Him

One-line summary: You never want to know what you hatched <<less

A series of three historical fantasy novels written by Toriumi Jinzo, based on Tezuka Osamu's "Dororo" manga series.

Zhang Ran was reborn in 1967 in this parallel world very similar to his previous life with memories of his previous life.... more>>

On May 19, 1990, Zhang Ran finished his overseas business trip and returned to China on a luxury cruise ship with full expectation and joy.

After the cruise ship traveled through a cloud of fog, Zhang Ran discovered that the time was directly in 2018, and their cruise ship had arrived 28 years later.

‘Overnight’, Zhang Ran’s originally lonely account suddenly added sons, daughters-in-law, daughters, grandsons, and granddaughters. <<less

Cup ramen was delicious.... more>>

One day, I learned from the news that a huge meteorite will hit the earth. The world was in turmoil, but soon it became a trend to spend the last day calmly.

I also followed the flow. After receiving it, I was able to take a break from work and take it easy. <<less

Shouto has been on the wrong side of the law for as long as he can remember. After realizing that his latest crime may have resulted in a death, he escapes into the Japanese countryside. There, he runs into an elderly woman who mistakes him as her grandson! The other elders in the community also welcome him with open arms and treat him as one of their own.... more>>

The truth begins to unravel however when a familiar figure comes back to town… <<less

“You want go beat up a guy twice your size? Sure, go ahead!”... more>>

“You wanna quit your job? That’s awesome.”

Like that, I continued to offer reckless advice to my friend who came to me for consultation thinking “it’s someone else’s issue anyway.” <<less

Kaela, who was neglected by her husband who loves another woman, and was miserably killed in a war with the emperor, who is her husband’s stepfather and uncle.... more>>

She was rather happy to die and willingly died, but when she opened her eyes, she went back to before she got married.

This time, she desperately ran away to avoid death, but she ended up marrying her husband again and went to the cold north again.

Let’s just give up everything.

Now, she has no regrets and is only waiting for a chance to die, but strangely, her husband protects, guards, and loves her dearly.

It’s useless. Only death will bring her rest, so she decides to die properly this time.

For someone, it’s a life without regrets and tedious, but for someone else, it’s a desperate confession.

The couple who should be together are misaligned, the wife sees death, and the husband only looks at his wife.

In the end, one side was destined to go crazy with madness. <<less

First, he travels through the world of novels, then gets pulled into the realm of the main god. The familiar plot is actually misleading and full of pitfalls.... more>>

Emerging from the world of Gu, Zhou Ming travels through various realms, relying on his knowledge of Gu to forge a path as the greatest Gu master across all worlds. <<less

Socially awkward loner Kayato has an intense fear of being touched and finds making friends extremely difficult. When he and his high school classmates visit Hakodate for a field trip, he suffers through some attempts to engage with the others, until…... more>>

Time stops for the entire world, but not for him.

All the hustle and bustle of the city fades into an eerie veil of silence, leaving him the only soul left in motion–until he finds another in Akira, a sharp-tongued local delinquent. Though she’s his total opposite, she begrudgingly agrees to help him solve the mystery. Their only lead is something Kayato’s uncle said just before he died about a “world plucked out of time,” as if preserved in amber. Hoping to find a clue among his late uncle’s possessions in Tokyo, the two teens must travel through the frozen world. <<less

It is an original fighting novel featuring Bunshichi Tanba, a wandering fighter who studies karate and various other martial arts. After being defeated by a... more>> young professional wrestler, Kajiwara Toshio, Tanba vows to take revenge by training himself for six years to avenge his humiliation. Tanba then gets caught up in the tide of the fighting world, which has begun to change drastically, and fights against various powerful opponents. In addition to these fighters, there are other fighters who pursue the strongest, such as Matsuo Shozan, the director of the Hokushinkan full-contact karate school, and Great Tatsumi, the president of Toyo Pro Wrestling. <<less

In a world propelled by unparalleled technological advancements where there are modified metallic prosthetics, AI companions, neural networks within the mind, and cyberspace, life is reshaped by technology akin to magic. Diseases once considered incurable, like cancer, are now effortlessly managed by nanomedical robots.... more>>

However, this new pinnacle of technology brings forth unforeseen challenges. As society embraces these innovations, it grapples with a new wave of complications, troubles, and the emergence of an unanticipated menace: the “Cyberpsychosis.” <<less

Su Ye transmigrated to the “Mist Realm,” filled with all kinds of strange and bizarre tales, and received an acting system that allows him to act as various characters from anime.... more>>

“My name is Su Ye, and I’m a seventeen years old student.” Wearing a cap and a student uniform, the towering teenager stood at the entrance of the Zoo, slightly pressing the brim of his hat with his hand.

[The Zoo’s Visitor’s Code] [The Zoo’s Employee’s Code] [The Aquarium’s Recruitment Notice] [The Aquarium’s Employee’s Code] …… <<less

More action and giant robots await in the Rahxephon novel. Relive events from the anime plus untold stories from a 1st person perspective, seen through... more>> the eyes of the various characters in the Raxephon mythos. <<less

A team... Uncovering irrationality of reality... join the five!

In the world of Detective Conan, Chi Feichi was sent to the hospital. On Tuesday, the doctor asked, “What day is it tomorrow?” Chi Feichi... more>> replied, “Wednesday.” The doctor coughed and said, “Tomorrow is Friday.” Chi Feichi fell silent. On August 21st, the doctor asked again, “What date is it tomorrow?” Chi Feichi answered, “August 22nd.” The doctor coughed once more and said, “Tomorrow is January 1st.” Chi Feichi remained speechless. When everyone believes that chaotic time is correct, and one person cannot discern it correctly and fit in, that person becomes an anomaly, a patient! Venturing into the hospital is like diving into the deep sea—recovery seems impossible. Chi Feichi took a deep breath and declared, “I’ve had enough!” <<less

The spin-off novel "ULTRAMAN SUIT TIGA" has been released as a standalone book, expanding the world of the popular comic "ULTRAMAN," serialized in Monthly Heroes, from Hobby Japan!... more>>

Serialized from the December 2019 issue to the July 2020 issue of Monthly Hobby Japan, this novelization includes additional episodes written exclusively for the book.

As Shinjiro and his companions investigate mysterious incidents involving humans turning into monsters and committing mass slaughter, they encounter the enigmatic ULTRAMAN "TIGA SUIT." At the same time, the invader Camilla, plotting the resurrection of the "evil god," launches an assault!

Crafted by Keiichi Hasegawa, renowned for his work as a scriptwriter for tokusatsu series and anime, this profound story paves the way for new horizons in the world of "ULTRAMAN"! <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less