In the world of fiction, Ariel finds herself mysteriously transported into the pages of an adult novel she had kept hidden, assuming the role of the tormented female protagonist who had suffered at the hands of the male lead.... more>>

But Ariel refuses to accept her fate and decides to rewrite her own story. Determined to break free from the male lead's control, she resolutely declares, "Your body belongs to me," as she confronts the charismatic antagonist.

As Ariel embarks on her quest to reshape her destiny, she is willing to embrace the reputation of a merciless and captivating saint if it means seizing control of her own narrative. <<less

“Baccano”, which Narita translates as “s*upid commotion”, is Italian for “ruckus”. Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies.... more>>

It all started 300 years ago on a boat where the alchemists summoned the “demon” in order to obtain the method of immortality. The demon gave the alchemist the liquor of immortality, the only way to die is to pass down the way to produce the liquor.

But the following night, one of the alchemist started to devour his companions. To escape the threat, the alchemists scattered all over the world. In America during the temperance movement, centering around the liquor of immortality, the “s*upid commotion” starts! <<less

Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part... more>> of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violet exploitation when first published in Japan—where it became a runaway best seller—Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. <<less

Women who suddenly disappear… What kind of fate would await them? ... more>>

Beautiful women who were once enjoying life, surrounded by family and lovers were dropped into a life of hell, living as a s*x s*ave in a secret organization. Here, they were forced to bear insults and sadistic torture relentlessly.

In the darkness of the dungeon, where the light of justice does not reach, an innocent junior high school student lies down, her body full of bruises as proof of her treatment.

Pretty school girls are restrained with abominable shackles, forced to wear collars, and dragged around the floor with chains.

In the closed room isolated from the outside by numerous iron grids, an electric current runs while the white female college student is hung on a chain.

A female teacher in the torture room sits where the smell of blood drifts as screams are heard from the whip resounds.

A virtuous married woman tightly bound by rough ropes endures cruel torture instruments and an enormous enema.

This is the paradise of the sadists: the hell of women.

The screams and cries of missing women echo throughout the prison. <<less

In this very world we live in exists eight mysterious sects, each with amazing skills and arts inheriated from ancient times. And right around you,... more>> among the bustling crowds in modern cities hides numerous wonderlands barely known to us all. Read as the descendants of the eight sects embark on their daring and thrilling adventers. <<less

The daughter of the Chi family has been living in the mountains for sixteen years. Suddenly, she returns to the White City. However, it’s soon found out that this missy’s image is a little off. On the first day, the paparazzi catches her having a meal with one of the best actors. The photographs quickly top the hot searches.... more>>

Best Actor: "Don't jump to conclusions. She's my boss, and I work under her."

Netizens: "As if we'd believe you!"

The following day, paparazzi catch a financial tycoon tying her shoelaces in the middle of the street, once again igniting online discussions.

Some financial tycoon: "Don't jump to conclusions. She's my boss, and I'm her subordinate."

Netizens: (⊙…⊙)

On the third day, the Chi family's daughter takes the hot searches by storm with pictures of a prominent figure in the medical field accompanying her to school.

Big shot in the medical field: "I'm sorry, but she is my boss."

Netizens: "Where's the beautiful Jiaojiao we were promised? Her image is falling apart."

Just as netizens start getting accustomed to Chi Jiao's unconventional behavior, paparazzi capture her entering the Civil Affairs Bureau alongside Quan Jue, the head of the Quan family. Many describe Quan Jue's strategies as brilliant, sly, and ruthless. He's perceived as an extremely cunning figure.

Quan Jue: "Allow me to introduce you all to my wife, Chi Jiao. Jiaojiao has been frail and sickly since childhood. Please, do not mistreat her."

Netizens: "Master Quan, I think you may have some misconceptions about your wife."

In her previous life, Chi Jiao experienced a violent death, witnessing a man kiss her lifeless body before they both perished. Only then did she realize that the illegitimate son in her household had humbled himself due to his love for her. In her reincarnated life, Chi Jiao's primary mission is to win over Quan Jue and become the cherished "Little Jiajiao" in his heart. <<less

My name is Joo In-gong. The name that my parents gave me meant ‘protagonist’ of the world. Really?... more>>

As anyone can predict, I was constantly teased due to my name. In kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school. If I went to university as planned then I would probably be laughed at there as well.

So, at one point, I really hated my name.

But not anymore. Now, I think slightly differently. Maybe being named Joo In-gong was a type of foreshadowing? <<less

For Tohko Amano, a third-year high-school student and self-styled “book girl,” being the head of the literary club is more than just an extracurricular activity. It’s her bread and butter…literally! Tohko is actually a literature-gobbling demon, who can be found at all hours of the day munching on torn out pages from all kinds of books. But for Tohko, the real delicacies are hand-written stories. To satisfy her gourmet tastes, she’s employed (rather, browbeaten) one Konoha Inoue, who scribbles away each day after school to satisfy Tohko’s appetite. But when another student comes knocking on the literary club door for advice on writing love letters, will Tohko discover a new kind of delicacy?... more>>

Bungaku Shoujo won Kadokawa Shoten’s 2007 light novel award for light novels under the mystery category.

Placed 7th (2007) and 3rd (2008) on “このライトノベルがすごい!” (This Light Novel is Amazing!) without an anime nor manga associate.

Novels:

– Main story:

1. Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime

2. Book Girl and the Famished Spirit

3. Book Girl and the Captive Fool

4. Book Girl and the Corrupted Angel

5. Book Girl and the Wayfarer’s Lamentation

6. Book Girl and the Undine Who Bore a Moonflower

7-8 Book Girl and the Scribe Who Faced God

– Short stories:

1-4. Bungaku Shoujo to Koisuru Souwashuu (Episode)

– Gaiden:

1. Bungaku Shoujo Minarai no, Hatsukoi

2. Bungaku Shoujo Minarai no, Shoushin

3. Bungaku Shoujo Minarai no, Sotsugyou

– Last Volume:

Hanjuku Sakka to Bungaku Shoujo na Henshuusha (Muse) <<less

Three Short Stories:... more>>

Calling You
A girl creates an imaginary cell phone...which one day rings. The boy on the other end claims to be calling from his own imaginary cell phone...

Kiz/Kids
Two damaged children bond over one's ability to heal wounds.

Singing Flower
A patient at a hospital finds a flower with the face of a girl, that hums a beautiful melody. <<less

Toru lost his most of his memory in an accident. He can’t remember anything that happened from the past six years. But with time, yet... more>> he struggles, he slowly recovers his memory. He feels as if he is a different person now, and he hates “the other guy” – the “himself” from six years ago… And thinking, Fujishima was his friend, felt like he was being watched over like a guardian angel but in the end he’s betrayed. Miserable and emotionally drained, Toru is trying not to relive in the shadow of his past. He is trying to move on with his new life… but harder he tries, he finds himself being pulled in by Fujishima. <<less

Fujishima’s wound he suffered from protecting Tooru has healed and he’s finally been released from the hospital. Their life together starts again once more. Tooru... more>> wants them to live together as lovers, but Fujishima refuses, saying “I have no intentions of loving you.” Is Fujishima afraid of Tooru remembering something in particular if he regains his memories? The bonds of the past are finally becoming clearer... <<less

After losing his memory in a serious car accident, Tohru Takahisa is taken in by Fujishima, an older man who claims to be his friend. But the taciturn Fujishima refuses to reveal anything about Tohru’s past! Despite the gulf between them, a strange and awkward tenderness grows, even as they are held apart by the tragic events of Tohru’s forgotten past! Dramatic, heart-wrenching romance and tragedy combine in a gripping story where the past and present are intricately entwined.... more>>

Reading order of the series:
Cold Sleep
Cold Light
Cold Fever <<less

The Herhardt household’s masterpiece.... more>>

The young owner of a heaven-like place called Arvis.

The beautiful bird slaughterer.

Matthias von Herhardt.

His perfect life- completely swallowed, crushed, and shaken-

by his lovely bird.

Leyla Lewellin.

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Cut, locked, and tamed her wings.

In order to keep Leyla Lewellin in custody, Matthias did not hesitate in his actions.

Because he did not hesitate, he did not regret.

Because he did not regret, he did not reflect.

Because he did not reflect, he did not apologize.

When his beautiful bird, Leyla Lewellin, opened her cage and flew away, Matthias decided.

“If I am to lose her forever and can’t get her back, I’d rather kill her.” <<less

One day, what was typically seen on a Ropan as a possession suddenly became a reality.... more>>

“Li, Li Li is… daddy’s favorite person in the world.”

“Daddy likes you too.”

There was only one way I could get through this.

By pretending to be a difficult character and using a parenting technique commonly mentioned in parenting books to tame the Dark-hearted Dad.

But, this situation was far from the original.

“Oh, Daddy…… I’m coming back! Now, wait a minute…… hehe.”

“I’m sorry, but I keep getting aroused when I see you.”

I’m having s*x with a black-hearted dad to make my daughter s*upid.

What kind of parenting is this?

***

“Daughter, I hate lying.”

Despite my awareness, despite my awareness that all the kindness he displayed was deceitful, my hands trembled in surprise when I saw his true face.

“Show me your worth, and maybe I’ll let you live.”

“I can do… anything, truly.”

“Anything, such as?” he asked hesitantly, resting his chin.

“Oh, I can get stabbed with a knife instead of my dad…”, I can administer poison, I can endure, and I can…”

“You’re not the only one who can do that.” It was a disheartening response. Aria looked at him like she was going to cry at any moment.

“Why don’t you just come over and s*ck my c*ck?”

“You mean ……?”

Caelius responded sweetly as if he knew she would.

“I asked you if you’d rather come and s*ck your daddy’s d*ck.” he seemed extremely calm despite his indecent behavior toward his daughter. <<less

Based on third live action Death Note movie. With only 23 days left to live, L must save the world from a horrible epidemic.

"The incident occurred on June 6th, between 8:00 and 9:00 in the afternoon.... more>>

The victim was strangled in her room. The room's sole door was locked from the inside. The door was on the mansion's second floor, in a position easily visible from the large banquet hall below. On the night in question, many people happened to be present in that hall. Despite this fact, not a single one of them witnessed anyone other than the victim enter or exit that door.

On the opposite side of the room was a large window, but it had also been locked from the inside. Horokusa Junpei, the detective, had been keeping watch over that window for the entire time the incident is thought to have taken place, and furthermore, his part-time assistant Takanashi Nerina had also been positioned such that he could see the window easily. They could both confidently assert that they'd seen nobody enter or exit through the window. Even so, behind the window in question, a figure other than the victim was witnessed by Takanashi Nerina. Therefore, there is practically no doubt that an unknown person was in the room, and that naturally, such a person is extremely likely to be the assailant.

However, at a glance, this incident was unmistakably unrealistic. Despite having no entrance they should have been able to use, someone had entered the room and killed the victim, plus every possible way they could have left was locked from the inside.

That alone would be enough to classify this a bizarre mu*der case.

But in a further surprising development, the method of killing was precisely the same as the deaths of three other women in the past three years. Once per year, following a certain strict rule, they had continued to commit these crimes."

Do you like light-hearted mystery games like Dangan Ronpa and Phoenix Wright? Then you'll probably love the mu*der mysteries of Hiroshi Mori! Those games were probably inspired by Mori with their senses of comedy and casts of strange, quirky characters. Rather than just writing mysteries, Hiroshi Mori sets up his books as "games" pitting the author against the reader, daring you to solve the mystery with the clues he gives you. If you imagine each individual novel as a super blown-up version of a single Dangan Ronpa chapter, it's really fun to "play" them. <<less

There are so many strange things in this world that make us wonder:... more>>

Why does the lone soul hanging in the cold classroom have a smile at the corner of its mouth? 　　 　　

Why does the half-broken corpse hidden in the cave of Ghost Valley feel unresigned? 　　 　　

How can a few puddles of flesh displayed on the lonely rocks of the beach have dreams? 　　 　　

We saw the caged beast in the villa floor forgetting that he was once a human being. 　　 　　

We see people in tattoo stores transforming into demons and ghosts and then painting themselves with human skin. 　　

We saw the couple walking down the aisle with their arms folded. 　　 　　

We can see the lonely people in the dark mine relying on each other’s warm and decadent bones……… In the end what turned an originally good people into a heartless mu*derer? 　　 　

　
Thirty cases, thirty stories, thirty times the most essential interplay between good and evil. 　　 　　

Let’s see how the reality of heaven becomes the heart of hell, how the angel of mercy becomes the cruel devil …… <<less

Durarara!! is about a number of unusual people who gather in Ikebukuro, Tokyo--- a youth who yearns for an un-mundane life, a hoodlum, a stalker denpa-girl, a young man who deals in information ?for fun?, a black-market doctor, a high-schooler obsessed with magic, as well as a ?headless rider? riding a bike painted black.... more>>

These unusual people begin a series of abnormal stories that never fail to create headaches. But, although their personalities are all twisted? they still talk about love.

Note: A sequel novel series "Durarara!! SH" began in 2014. <<less

In the pit of blood, which proved to be the site of a demon summoning, there were the remains of twelve bodies without their hearts.... more>> Then, in the center of the pentagram, the scattered corpse slowly rose. The tattered pieces of flesh clumsily stitched themselves together, and it gazed down at itself. "I guess it's going to be a little tough," muttered the seventh great demon of Hell, scratching its cheek. The shell it had possessed was that of a girl born of s*ave blood. She had to become the noblest of rulers on earth with this body. <<less

"Guess where I am? " "Where else can you be? Ain't you on a business trip?" As soon as Wen Shanshan finished cleaning the house... more>> and rested on the sofa, Wu Ruofeng called him... <<less

All of a sudden, the man covered his eyes with his hand and mutedly laugh towards the sky. His smile was inconsolable and despairing. The falling rain had assaulted his throat while laughing before he finally lowered his head and broke into a bout of violent coughs. His eyes welled up with tears, but he continued to laugh.... more>>

That laughter was more woeful than crying itself…

They were never his, to begin with. That gentle smile. That caring look in the eyes. That comfort of embrace…

They were never his! Never, ever had been!!

He was just a clown! Laughable and expendable!

The main character had already made his appearance. His current self wasn’t even worthy of being a substitute. Not to mention, he was dirty and broken. His face was now disfigured.

So.… He had arrived at this world, lost his status, and lost his loved ones only to become a vessel―a vessel that temporarily carried the breath of life for another. And he thought that he could undertake that someone else’s relationship. <<less

A boy who acts with a demonic talent. A man who was obsessed with the violin. He became one of two imperfect souls. A genius... more>> boy who left the hospital, Lee Do-Hyun's growth as a world star! <<less

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

One day after school, high school student Meguru Shina is ravished in the train station bathroom by Sasakawa, his math teacher. Usually Sasakawa deceives the world with his slightly dirty white coat and teacher’s mask, but in reality he is a man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.... more>>

Starved for love but unable to reveal his weakness due to his own pride, Shina is drawn in by Sasakawa’s sweet words and pleasing techniques. Shina is trapped by s*xual desire. Sasakawa burns with jealousy. The two fall deep into the darkness of a corrupting love… <<less

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," so goes the old adage about art, and nowhere is this truer than in the relationship between Itsuki and Tokiwa. To every one else, Itsuki is nothing more than a useless wallflower, but only Tokiwa can see that the man is actually a diamond-in-the-rough.... more>>

It all began eight years ago, when amateur painter Itsuki Hashimoto and up-and-coming sculptor Masatsugu Tokiwa became friends through their love for art. But a few years later, family circumstances forced Itsuki to cut Tokiwa out of his life. Now, Itsuki is living a confined life as the "human pet" of Yamabe-sensei, Tokiwa's former teacher.

Can Tokiwa help Itsuki break free of his cage? Or has Itsuki become too much of a living "doll," without a soul or freewill of his own? <<less