A collection of seven stories of set in the world of Hidan no Aria. It was released in the Blu-Ray & DVD limited edition volumes of the anime. ... more>>

I – Strip Mahjong, II – Strip Billards, III – Princess Kaguya’s Electric Railway, IV – Dice, V – Roulette, VI – Poker, and VII – The Game of Life

It also contains the short stories The Case of Naruse Yukari and The Case of the Lost Peachbuns. <<less

A young man reincarnated into the world of the popular game ‘Brave of Astalisk’. However, his position was that of an insignificant mob gatekeeper named Silva, who had no connection with the main characters at all. Silva tried to live while keeping his distance from the main characters so as not to disrupt the scenario with his actions, but by chance, he ended up saving his ‘favorite’, Charlotte Oroland, from a crisis. Since then, Silva, who unintentionally became close to Charlotte, gradually gained recognition from the main characters, despite being a mere mob gatekeeper.... more>>

‘Please, let me just be a mob!’

Today, Silva’s plea echoes once again. However, he cannot ignore the approaching heroines—this is the story of the strongest mob living in the world of his beloved game. <<less

Set in the same universe as NouCome... more>>

Due to the choices in my mind, the school romantic comedy goes way too smoothly.

At Teiou Academy, where students of super high school-level gather in every field, Daikyo Yota, who was transferred to the school due to a certain unique condition, wants nothing more than to blend in and have a peaceful school life...

[Choose]
(1) Become a pig.
(2) Become a pig stepped on by a queen.

However, because of a mysterious phenomenon that forces Yota to choose options that appear only in his own mind, he becomes the center of attention! What's more, even though the choices and actions are undoubtedly absurd, everyone around him praises them! Everything he does goes incredibly well!! Eventually, Yota, who has attracted the attention of all the beautiful girls in the school, leads a school life full of excitement.

My inner choices are fully supporting the school romantic comedy!! <<less

A bad student threatens a good student and makes a deal.... more>>

Let’s take care of the kidneys first, whether their hearts will follow will be decided later!

CP: Bad Student Top × Good Student Bottom

Protagonist: Lu Yang, Guan Xin

***A short meaty story with a bit of plot, perfect for bedtime reading*** <<less

One day, Michito suddenly remembered.... more>>

That this world was the world of a manga, and he was its protagonist.

However, this manga was of a genre where the heroine gets taken away by another… meaning, he was in the role where the heroine is stolen from him.

But there was one thing different from the manga.

The playboy character, who was supposed to steal the heroine, had become a beautiful, gal-style girl in this world.

“What’s going to happen now?”

With two girls before him, how will Michito navigate his life in this world? <<less

Han Yunoh, who has lived his life in poverty, enters a prestigious university with the help of Seo Yijun, whom he met at a welfare center. However, beginning with the words, ‘You smell strange,’ Yunoh experiences relentless bullying with the bizarre occurrences of getting attacked. The only person left to turn to for help was Seo Yihan, a schoolmate with a cold-hearted personality. ... more>>

“You really don’t know that you’ve manifested as an omega?”

Yunoh, who until now has lived an ordinary life, had no idea what ‘clans’ or ‘Alphas’ and ‘Omegas’ were, nor did he know anything about inherited wolf blood. But there was no time to hesitate. To protect himself from beastly alphas, he must hide his identity.

To the confused Yunoh, Yihan tells him the only way to calm the pheromones… <<less

The Galactic Empire - a superpower that claims 70% of the inhabited planets in the known space as its territory. In this vast empire, John Uzoss made his living as a mercenary. He considered himself an "otaku" and a "mob" and lived by the motto of "know your place, don't overdo it," trying to lead a peaceful life day by day. As a result, he always went all out to avoid any flags that might lead to events!... more>>

However, the protagonist characters around him always seemed to inexplicably self-destruct, one after another...! Despite his best efforts to stay a mob no matter the request.

"I'll put it bluntly. Would you consider switching to my side?"

"Would you like to join my team as staff?"

His unwavering commitment to being a mob, cultivated through years of experience, along with his swift and precise decision-making skills and unshakable mental fortitude in the face of trivial matters, earned him the nickname "Dust" by some out of awe. But there were those who watched him closely, biding their time...?

Unbeknownst to him, it's a thrilling space fantasy featuring an unwittingly talented mob mercenary! <<less

For some reason, twenty-year-old Hahyun, who has given up on dancing, is asked by his uncle, a broadcast station PD, to participate as a substitute in the idol debut program ‘SurvivalID’. He thought he would be easily eliminated due to the condition of participating in the full-edited program, but the reaction is surprisingly intense. With a single profile picture that turned the internet upside down, Hahyun, who raised his name in the debut rights rankings, gets closer to debuting against his will.... more>>

After much consideration, Hahyun, who decided to take the program seriously and gave up on dropping out, eventually makes his debut. He expected it wouldn’t be smooth sailing, but…

“Can’t I do what I love, though?”

Right after his debut, he is confessed to by a member who became part of the same group. <<less

Physically confronting your abusive superior might be cool and satisfying when it happens in a drama, but, as Kazuo Sugishita is learning, it's less cool when you're sitting at home afterwards, terrified to learn how you'll be punished when you return to work the next day. The sentence he faces sounds surprisingly lenient - just a temporary reassignment to the company's entertainment department while things blow over. But he changes his mind when he gets the specifics: Kazuo has been assigned as manager-in-training (read "servant") to Shiro Hoshizono, the "Star Watcher": A pompous, showoff-y, completely insufferable talent with no actual talents except using his sickeningly sweet words and foreign model looks to seduce lonely middle... more>> aged women into paying for the privilege of hearing him speak.

The day after his new assignment, Kazuo and Hoshizono leave for Saitama Prefecture, where Hoshizono has been recruited to become an image character for a campground in the mountains, alongside a group of other colorful characters, including a romance novelist with the looks of Cleopatra but the personality of someone's grandpa and a UFO obsessed conspiracy theorist.

But the morning after their arrival, their host is found strangled to death in his lodge, the road back is buried in an avalanche, and... you can probably see where this is going.

Turns out, despite how he comes across normally, Hoshizono is actually a genius detective!

The novel features a unique chapter naming scheme where each chapter is titled as a three to four sentence summary of its own contents, focused upon what information about the case is discovered and what evidence appears, for ease of reference.

A nominee for the 50th annual Mystery Writers Association of Japan Award, long story category. <<less

When Yuri, a male college student, awoke from a traffic accident, it was within the world of a romance novel.... more>>

In front of me is the prince of the other party role, and I'm wearing a dress and the appearance of the heroine. This is something that all girls admire – “What???” What kind of joke is this...?

To return to the original world, why not fall in love with the prince as the story in the novel went?

However, the heroine role is difficult for Yuri who has lived as a man, and he seems to only keep failing.

Can he drop the prince safely and return to his original world? <<less

Azalea, the Duke’s daughter, had the misfortune of remembering her previous life. It was a pathetic and tragic life where she was executed for throwing the country into chaos by seducing the emperor of the time. In her final moments before being executed, as she was falsely accused of evil acts and with her family and everyone close to her having already been killed, she decided that if she had another chance, she would never be involved with people in powerful positions ever again.... more>>

But by some cruel twist of fate, Azalea somehow ended up as the fiancée of Crown Prince Lotus. In her previous life, everything was caused by her beautiful appearance, but that wasn’t even the case anymore!

“I’m sure that someone who is more suitable for His Highness than my pitiful self will come along, so I’ll just gracefully retreat when that time comes,” is what Azalea thought, hoping to live a long and peaceful life this time.

But she never expected…

“Your Highness! Stop casually getting along with the Emperor of the enemy country! Their Majesties’ hearts are about to stop!?”

“Your Highness! Please stop using the Demon Lord as a training dummy! Look! The Hero is crying!”

“Your Highness! You can’t just go to the Land of the Spirits because you’re curious! Everyone is worried about you! Come home quickly… You don’t know how to get home? That’s… *just perfect*! I’ll try to come pick you up as soon as I can! Just please wait quietly and *don’t do anything*!”

The only one who can handle the high-spec Prince Lotus is the equally high-spec Azalea.

This is the story of how Azalea, the depressive first-class flag architect, and the oblivious flag-crushing Prince Lotus came together. <<less

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

Esther, who was born with recollections of her previous life as a Japanese woman, is unaware that she has been reborn in the world of an Otome game.... more>>

Esther is a so-called villainess, but she becomes the Crown Prince’s fiancée without knowing anything, and her engagement is terminated and she is banished at the Magic Academy’s graduation ceremony.

Esther, on the other hand, is overjoyed that the unfortunate crown prince has called off their engagement. She would work as hard as she had in her previous life and live a normal life as a commoner from now on.

However, the benefactor who saved Esther from deportation, dies soon after the birth of her newborn twin daughters.

Esther adopts the twins and works hard to raise them, but then a young man who appears to be a nobleman appears at her tavern.

The wheels of her fate began to turn from that point forward. <<less

Tokyo Butei High school--- It was a special school where armed detectives, also known as "Butei" are being brought up. Tohyama Kinji is a sophomore... more>> student who has the unique body which activates a "super mode" when it was stimulated by "something". He tries to hide it to others in order to live a peaceful life. But trouble came to find him when he became a victim of a bombing incident, where he met the Butei high "Assault" department elite, Aria H. Kanzaki. <<less

Ke Lin, who never knew that his body was unusual, became extremely puzzled by his body after taking biology class.... more>>

Why do I have a woman’s s*x organs?

Why is my chest as big as a woman’s?

The biology teacher personally explained and demonstrated the difference between men and women to him.

He said, “You are normal.”

He said, “Although you are a man, you are born to be f*cked by a man.”

He said, “You are an inters*x person, so you are lascivious by nature.”

Ke Lin believed him and from then on, embarked on a path of no return – teachers, classmates, stepfather, tutor, doctor,... <<less

Wimme Strauss is an adjunct sorcerer who provides support and does odd jobs. However, after defeating the master of the hierarchy, he is expelled from the party by the leader, whose pride is hurt. ... more>>

Wimme is at a loss, but his childhood friend (and Wimme’s’s stalker), Heidemarie, finds him and recruits him for the biggest party, the Wings of the Dragon.

“It’s like a miracle …… fuhehe.”

He claims that his achievement is a coincidence, but it’s only a matter of time before everyone around him realizes what he’s capable of. <<less

“Why does everyone pay attention to me when all I want is to be a ‘mob’!?”... more>>

In the Galactic Empire, a vast nation encompassing 70% of habitable planets in the cosmos, John Wuzos worked as a mercenary. He considered himself an “otaku” and a “mob” and tried to live each day in tranquility, adhering to the motto of “knowing his place and staying out of the spotlight.” Consequently, he always tried to avoid any events that could lead to trouble!

However, inexplicably, the protagonist characters around him kept self-destructing one after another…!

No matter the request, Wuzos strived to remain a mob, but…

“I’ll put it simply. Would you consider switching sides and joining me?”

“Could you come to my team as a staff member?”

Thanks to his dedication to being a mob, he had honed swift and accurate judgment and an unwavering mental fortitude. Some people even referred to him with awe as “dust on the ground.” Now, those who sought to exploit his covert abilities began to emerge…?

Unbeknownst to him, a thrilling space fantasy unfolds, led by an unwittingly capable mob mercenary. And so, the curtains rise! <<less

「I need to find him soon, confess my love, and then...」... more>>

After a slight pause, she looked up at the sky with dreamy eyes and murmured softly.

「...I want to keep him locked in my room forever」

If the yandere found me, it's game over. <<less

Ling Qingxuan, the elder of the cultivation world’s top sect, died. Dying in the most dubious way, she was bonded to a system that calls itself Hei Pizhu (Black-skinned pig- sounds similar to HAPPY pig). ... more>>

“Dear host, system number ZZ at your service, completing the mission will allow you to be revived~!”

Ling Qingxuan: “No.” She already lived for thousands of years, she was sick of living, can't it just directly destroy her body?

“Ok host, let’s begin our mission~~”

The emotionless her who lived for thousands of years is now forced to accept the mission of un-blackening the villain. Thus, Ling Qingxuan started her journey on this ….increasingly more and more troubling path.

Ling Qingxuan: “ ZZ, why is the villain holding my hand?”

ZZ: “ The weather is too cold.”

Ling Qingxuan: “ZZ, why is the villain hugging me?”

ZZ: “The weather is too cold.”

Ling Qingxuan : “ZZ, the villain pulled me under the covers, has the weather been very cold recently?”

ZZ: “Oh gosh! Villain, I'm warning you to be nice!” <<less

Ding! The system activated the mission!... more>>

[Look at this sick old man in front of you. Let us pull out his oxygen tube and send him off. Let’s give him a peaceful mercy teehee~]

Shinomiya Aoba was stunned.

The old man mentioned by the dog system seemed to be a little strong…

Looking at the Gedo Mazo Pipe inserted in the back of ‘old age Madara’, he was silent and even wanted to laugh.

What do you mean his ‘oxygen tube’?

You want me to die?!

In addition… The super su*cide missions have been released:

[Personally experiencing the ultimate meaning of the Eight Inner Gates! —Take a hard kick of ‘Night Guy’ and shout out, ‘I would not call you the strongest!’]
[Give Otsutsuki Kaguya a Thousand-Year Kill! —And record this beautiful moment!]

[Art is Explosion… and SpongeBob Squarepants! —-To accompany Deidara to self-destruct!]

[Inviting Terumi Mei to host the wedding —No less than a hundred words of congratulations!]

In addition, there were many other kinds of death-seeking missions waiting to be opened. And when the main character looked back many years later, everyone was holding back a sentence of “Damn it, he’s crazy!”

“This Ninja clearly didn’t look very strong, so why did he not die even after doing this?”

This was probably a poor child who had been dragged onto a path of death by a shitty system that’s set on seeking death. <<less

Suddenly summoned to another world, the teenage NEET, Houbami Reiji, is asked to fight for the summoner, Tifalycia Cleargreen, in Heroic War as a Hero... more>> for her race. Reiji refused outrightly, as it is natural that a NEET would not work. However, Tifalycia is not in a good situation currently, what will Reiji do to overcome the odds as he gets dragged into her situation? And it appears that Reiji is not a simple NEET as he seems on the surface. <<less

Unbeknownst to him, Kurou's body was taken over by a magic sword - The Demon Blade, and he was treated as a hero!?... more>>

Every time the magic sword gets hungry, it forcibly possesses his body and goes on rampage. Luckily, the magic sword proritizes criminals and monsters, but even so, if those couldn't satisfy his hunger, then it might set its sight on others

To cover up this curse, he called himself the『Evil Condemner』and ended up killing criminals and monsters endlessly. As a result, people around him began to misunderstand him, who was possessed by the magic sword, as a tremendously powerful person, and began to make outrageous requests?

"Stop making unreasonable requests! I'm just an ordinary person possessed by a demon sword!" <<less

Kuria Kei, a chef who was endeavoring to open his first new restaurant in Tokyo found himself in a desert of another world after passing... more>> out in the middle of preparations. Rescued by Aisa, a girl who lives in the nearest village to the desert, he started his new life under the care of her family as he developed his cooking skills, and eventually discovered the disquieting food culture held by the citizens of that unfamiliar land. <<less

Top: Sang Heo (Simeon), 23 years old, S-class hunter and head of the guild ‘Apostle’, looking for John, whom he had a crush on in the past.... more>>

Bottom: Hajae Shin (John), 26 years old, has an immortal body due to a curse but has only one year to live. He hides his identity as John from Simeon.

***

‘Those who receive this curse will die in 10 years.’

I inherited . I’m destined to die on a certain day, and no matter what I do until then, I cannot die.

Hajae Shin becomes terminally ill after inheriting a curse from his mother. A curse that will be passed on to the person you love the most in life once you die.

“I thought you disliked me. So I thought you were avoiding me.”

“I don’t… dislike you.”

***

After Hajae starts volunteering at the cathedral’s orphanage, he is drawn to Sang Heo, and the two gradually become closer.

But unwilling to pass the curse onto Sang, Hajae leaves his side…

“Don’t leave me, hyung. Don’t throw me away.”

“Don’t worry. I’m not going anywhere.”

I’m sorry.

Hajae and Sang reunite again seven years later. The child Hajae met at the orphanage had grown up and become ‘Simeon,’ an S-class hunter and leader of the ‘Apostles’ guild

“Why are you so nervous? Are you scared? You’re worried I’ll do something bad?” <<less

Lady Francesca, on one fateful day, recalled that the world she lives in is in fact the world of an [otome game where the men of the underworld were the capture targets] and that she was a heroine of that world.
But the problem was………... more>>

"……..I.!! even in my past life in Japan, was the [grandaughter of a yakuza boss]!?!"

Her life was in danger everyday, and forget romance, even making normal friends was impossible in her past life. "If I were to reincarnate, I want to be part of normal family this time! Also I want to make friends!!" She was sure she had wished so, yet……..

"I will never abandon you even if you are a villain."

The moral code she had been raised in during her past life, was driving her actions even now.
In this game's main story, the main villain was her own fiancé, Leonardo. That villain was destined to bring chaos to Francesca's daily life.
That's why she wanted to annul her engagement with him beforehand but instead, Leonardo ended up being more fascinated by her.

"How cute, Francesca. I love you so much, so please, continue to entertain me."
"Absolutely no way! I am not your toy!"

After all this time, she wanted to live a peaceful life no matter what.
Francesca, while being doted on by her fiancé, she continued to aim for a "peaceful and normal life". (*And fail at it)

Note; Cover Image from the manga adaptation.
#AkuMana <<less