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

A thousand years ago in an alternate dimension that is somehow different than ours, a holy war was taken in the human realm on the surface of the earth that lasted a decade. A giant dragon appeared out of nowhere and put an end to the war by sealing away the leader of the god, demon and fallen angel races.... more>>

A thousand years had passed since the war, but the humanity has yet achieved an eternal peace. Remnants of the three races which had lost their leader are still appearing in the human realm from time to time with an aim of seeking a way to unseal their king.

ZoNe, a special organization was created to encounter such situation. Humans with special ability are scouted and recruited as a unit of anti-forces called The Excel.

Will the three races be able to resurrect their kings or The Excel will be able to prevent it? Meanwhile, as they’re battling against the three races, the secret behind of holy war starts to surface. <<less

Song Fei’s university life was nothing special. He took his compulsory courses, skipped his elective courses, and took the CET-4 and CET-6. ... more>>

If he had to point out one thing that was bothering him, it’d be his “bad penny”, academic tyrant ex-boyfriend— Qi Yan. As the saying goes, exes, like villains, are hard to raise: too close and they’re impertinent; too far, then there’s resentment.

He thought his university life would pass by uneventfully just like this, until that day, when an infected classmate rushed into the examination hall…

The zombie virus spread like wildfire. All communication was cut. Campus turned into hell.

No one knew what the outside world was like. And no one knew if they should “persevere and wait for rescue” or “break through the heavy encirclement”.

Song Fei chose the latter. Qi Yan actually became a comrade-in-arms.

Without the power to exterminate everything in sight, without a martial arts expert’s physique, on this once familiar campus, they can only rely on their own knowledge and tenacity to fight for survival! <<less

The reign of the zombie queen ended, and her soul transmigrated into an ancient historical novel. She thought she could finally be a human and enjoy food. But, the s*upid system sent by the heaven said–... more>>

”Your food experience is over. You’re in a zombie state. I ask the host to work hard to gain hatred points of the male and female lead of the novel. Every 1 point of hate value can be exchanged for 1 minute of delicious food. Come on host!”

Luo Fu: “… gain hatred points. Sounds good!”

This is a story of a vicious female who constantly gains hatred but remains alive and eats happily. <<less

"Ariya", a man enticed by death...
"Vakin", a man who admires those with will to live...
And "Lilith", an Angel's Corpse in between two extremes...... more>> /> These are the stories...
Of a bond spiraling into madness. <<less

Everyone is afraid of Bai Jiu’s mercurial temperament.... more>>

And it was only Xin Yi who could hold him down.

A story of an unfortunate young prince who is pampered by a cruel and sinisterly ruthless minister. <<less

A relaxing story of a business tycoon who, sick of machinations and struggle, returned to the medieval world and married into a merchant family to become a “Zhui Xu”, a husband that lives in the wife’s home. Even though his intentions were not so, he could not avoid the matters of family, country and world.... more>>

“There was once a person that stood at the top of the golden pyramid, with innumerable cheap jealousy and envy of people, walking this road, he was escorted by tens of thousands of people, yet he could not escape the long and lonely sleep under the gravestone.” <<less

A terrible calamity has fallen onto Zhang Fan, not only becoming one of the three survivors of Grass Temple Village, where everyone else was horribly... more>> massacred, he was also tasked to carry one of the most evil artifacts, the Sinister Bead, and taught one of the most secret teachings of the Skysong Sect, the Brahmin Wisdom. Now he cultivates in the Jadeon Sect, his knowledge and possession will draw him into a chaotic story where he will have to carry some of the greatest burdens of the Martial World. <<less

Question: What is it like being married to a scumbag?... more>>

Chu Yu: Every year I spend over three hundred days thinking about getting a divorce, every month I spend thirty days thinking about how to kill him, and every day I spend twenty-four hours thinking about boxing his ears. <<less

“Don’t get the wrong idea, okay. I definitely don’t like people such as you!”... more>>

This template tsundere phrase marked the beginning of mine and Aotsuki Miyuu’s story. Because of her cold and indifferent attitude, she always stands out negatively in class. However one day, we ended up talking more and more with each other, and I started to see the warmth behind her cold words. Why is she so distanced and unaffectionate towards people despite being so kind? That seems to be related to her past that I don’t know about…

This is a story about love, telling the coming along of a boy and girl until they finally act affectionate towards each other. <<less

A middle-aged man, who had been given a one-year life expectancy, agreed to freeze his body in the Arctic Ocean for future treatment. ... more>>

The world he woke up to was a distant future where the ratio of men to women had dramatically skewed. <<less

At the Tristain Magic Academy, her classmates call bumbling witch-in-training Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere “Louise the Zero.” During an important coming-of-age ritual,... more>> when each student must summon their own witch’s familiar, Louise confirms her classmates’ opinion by accidentally conjuring up a normal teenage boy from Japan. Whether the two of them like it or not, the laws of magic bind them as master and servant forever! A hilarious novel with romance interwined. <<less

To pick is to choose. This is a story about choices. Three thousand worlds full of gods and demons, with a daoist scroll in your hand, you are able to control the entire universe…... more>>

At the beginning of time, a mystical meteor came crashing down from outer space and scattered all over the world. A piece of it landed in the Eastern Continent. There were mysterious totems carved upon the meteor. Through viewing these totems, mankind comprehended the Dao and established the Orthodoxy.

Several thousand years later, the fourteen years old orphan Chen Changsheng left his master to cure his illness and change his fate. He brought a part of a marriage vow with him to the capital, thus beginning the journey of a rising hero… <<less

It’s the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses and mu*der.... more>>

On Wet Crow’s Feather Island, a tiny speck in the Sea of Japan, lives Akagami Iria, the exiled daughter of a powerful family. Born into great wealth, she was a princess of the highest pedigree–until she was cut off by the leader of the Akagami Foundation. For the last five years, she’s lived on Feather Island with her maids. But she hasn’t been alone. She has invited the best minds Japan has to offer to come and stay with her.

And so nineteen-year-old college student Ii-chan and his best friend, computer genius Kunagisa Tomo, find themselves as Iria’s guests at her elaborate mansion. Surrounded by fascinating women–a chef, a fortune-teller, a scholar, and an artist, not to mention his own friend Tomo–Ii-chan is feeling a little overmatched intellectually. But the sudden discovery of a grisly mu*der sends the island into shock. And Ii-chan discovers that he does possess a bit of genius: the ability to discover what is real and what is fake… who is who they claim to be–and who is a killer. <<less

After staying up all night and working overtime for five consecutive days, Yang Zanxing, a corporate s*ave, had transmigrated into an ancient, cultivation, feel-good novel aimed at the male demographic that she had read last month. She ended up appearing for 3,000 words as the cannon fodder female supporting character who was blown to bits by the male lead for framing his sweetheart.... more>>

Yang Zanxing: “What’s this about???”

The corporate s*ave who was familiar with the plot let out a deafening cry: “My life is up to me! Not to the heavens!”

However…

Forty years ago, the shark demon had returned for revenge, the relics of the goddess were left in the secret land, the withering snake shaman had reappeared in the world, and the legendary evil sword had resurfaced…

Could the Heavenly Lord afford to lose??

As Zanxing faced the escalating difficulties of the plot, she only had one purpose—to get to the ending.

——Destiny is something that happens no matter what you do. Regardless of how you struggle, the end will not change.

——I must change it.

A story in which I decide my own life, and not follow the original work. A two-faced, c*cky younger Martial Uncle x hard working to get to the ending Martial Niece, the female lead who has a golden finger. <<less

Youki died in a traffic accident and was reborn in a fantasy world! However, instead of being the hero of legends, he ended up reincarnating into an overpowered demon. Having no desires to become the Demon Lord, he sits around in the Demon Lord’s castle as a random low rank guardian.... more>>

One day, the Hero’s party comes to attack and on a whim he knocks out the entire hero party. Healing up the Hero party and then preparing to send them back to town, he notices the female priest and falls in love at first sight! <<less

“Cuz I looooove you, Senpai!”... more>>

I’m Tomoki Yuuki, a normal second-year student in high school. Perfectly normal, if not for the fact that everyone avoids me like the plague because I look like I’m out for blood. The only exception is the typical novel protagonist chad Ike Haruba. But one day, his sister Ike Touka confessed to me! This chick just met me yesterday, what’s she going on about?! In any case, I decided to be her fake boyfriend on account of my friendship with Haruba. But now even Haruba’s idol-tier childhood friend and a smoking hot teacher is getting involved with me?! Hold up, this ain’t a romcom wet dream! I mean, there’s no way a sidekick like me could be popular, right? <<less

Inari Hinata was an ordinary high-school boy. He was visiting his father’s family during the summer holidays where, by chance, he met the fox spirit, Kon.... more>>

Kon was looking for someone to fight against the Impurity, which arises from people’s negative emotions, and Hinata was one of the few people who could fight against it. He wanted to help Kon, but to fight against the Impurity, he needed to become a fox miko.

A priestess… Yes, he had to become a woman.

It would have normally been an impossible proposition. However, Hinata has always had a wish he wanted to fulfill, and the proposal to become a woman was a godsend to reach that wish, so he readily agreed. Hinata’s wish was to be with his childhood friend and best friend, Ooyama Magami, for the rest of his life.

Even though two men couldn’t be together, it wouldn’t be if he became a woman. With this thought in mind, Hinata makes an unimaginable summer holiday debut as a gender bender.

Spending summer holidays as fox miko, she fought the Impurity daily as the Fox. Always by her side in battle was the Wolf, a wolf miko. Although she didn’t talk much, she had built up trust with her during their battles.

Despite all these new encounters, the summer holidays eventually ended, and Hinata had to return to school. When she arrived at her classroom, nervous about her incredible summer holiday debut, she found an unfamiliar tall and beautiful woman there.

She was Magami, who had made her debut during the same time.

Just as she was about to ask her what was going on, the Impurity appeared and Hinata headed off to battle. As usual, she cleansed the Impurity with the Wolf, who also rushed to the scene. However, the Wolf, who usually left without saying anything, suddenly asked her out of nowhere.

“You are… Hinata, aren’t you?”

Yes… The Wolf’s true identity was Magami, who had become a woman for the same reason as Hinata. Thus, the two were reborn as women after their mutual goals clashed.

This is a romantic comedy disguised as a transformation heroine story, in which two beautiful girls who used to be men enjoy flirting with each other. <<less

The era when mankind has advanced into space. Ratio Winkrum is transferred to the Federation Space Force's training institute, accompanied by her companions and the... more>> giant humanoid weapon, a Stella Corpus. She's made friends, some of whom are troublesome, and while she's in the Pilot Department, she's going to do practical exercises in a the school’s training machines. But, trouble awaits her… <<less

A story in which a woman, after learning that the world would end in ten days, sets out to finish one last thing: mu*der her ex-girlfriend.... more>>

However, she ends up befriending, and spending the world’s final days with, the little sister of her ex-girlfriend instead. <<less

“After transferring to a new school, I found myself caught between two beautiful sisters.”... more>>

Due to her parents’ work, Shimabukuro Hana leaves Okinawa and transfers to a high school in Tokyo.

Never having left Okinawa in her entire life, Hana has a difficult time adjusting to this new environment. That’s when she meets Azumi Yura, a girl who is one year above her.

Having not made any friends yet, Hana unintentionally ends up relying on Yura, the only person who is kind to her.

Then due to a chance encounter one day, Hana finds the distance between herself and her classmate who also happens to be her neighbor from the same apartment building, Seya Himari, rapidly shortening.

Just as Hana finally feels relieved that she’s starting to make some friends in Tokyo, she discovers that the two of them are actually sisters on exceptionally bad terms… <<less

Wataru Sajou , who is deeply in love with his beautiful classmate Aika Natsukawa, is continuing to approach her without getting discouraged while having dreams about their mutual love.... more>>

However one day he woke up thinking,

“I am not really fit to be together with someone as good as her, huh…”

Upon realizing this, Wataru started keeping an appropriate distance towards her, much to Aika’s surprise.

“Could it be that he hates me now…?”

Did his intentions slip by her because she was getting impatient after arriving at the wrong conclusion!?

This is the start of a romcom revolving around two people who just cant get their feelings across and both think their love is unrequited! <<less

Sajou Wataru is infatuated with his classmate Natsukawa Aika to the point of him living in daydreams about their mutual love and relationship, relentlessly approaching her at every chance. However, one day, Wataru sobers up, and has to face reality.... more>>

“There’s no way I’d be a good fit for an unattainable flower like her, right…?”

After starting to see reality as it was, Wataru proceeded to keep a certain distance to Aika, which left her in turmoil.

“Does he...hate me now…?”

Resulting from this misunderstanding is awakening of subconscious feelings that come and go!? Thus begins the romcom of mutual one-sided feelings, plagued by misunderstandings! <<less

I wonder if it was a dream.
Or is it a truly occurring event?
Now I do not know anymore.
But I still remember the... more>> thing of that summer day still clearly.
That was a hot day. <<less

She is the reincarnation of the Sea Dragon's daughter, born with extraordinary wisdom and talent. Yet because she was born in troubled times, suffered tragedy... more>> and became an orphan. After ten years of grinding, she finally cultivated an exceptional set of martial arts. With XiaoHun sword in hand, she begins a journey to seek revenge, even disguising as a man to enter court. At first, revenge was her everything. Until she met those two equally exceptional men… <<less