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

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 outbreak of an unknown virus infection has turned the city of Hanghai into a living hell. The people infected have turned into scary zombies.... more>> Three months ago, Qin An's wife divorced him and told him that the virus was about to spread and that Hanghai city was about to become a quarantine area, leaving him with a pile of supplies. Three months later, he has slowly healed his wounds from the divorce, and now he's thinking about how to live. <<less

Li Xiao Yao left S.W.A.T to become an ordinary security guard. While working, he happened to enter the VIP room and found Lin Wang Er still in the middle of changing. As revenge, she took him on a ride and kicked him out of the car.... more>>

After hours of walking, Li Xiao Yao finally managed to get back home just to be kicked out of the house. He then got an offer from his previous supervisor to become the bodyguard of the Tian Xi group CEO’s daughter both in game and in reality. But unknown to Li Xiao Yao the girl was actually… <<less

Minoru Utsugi, a teenager who was living a peaceful (if boring) life with his sister-in-law, finds his life changed when extraterrestrial contact grants his dearest... more>> wish, leaving him with the power of "The Solitude." But the ability to realize absolute isolation only plunges Minoru into a battle he never wanted to fight. As his old life comes to an end, he steps into a new role—as the "Isolator!" <<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

Fang Qingci, a reclusive writer on the earth, once transmigrated and became a super rare male of the interstellar zerg race.... more>>

Well, what? There is no such thing as romance novels here? Let me show you the light!

So he regained his old profession and started to write a few drama filled novels.

The females shouted that such affectionate males could not exist, but they kept rewarding honestly.

As he wrote, Fang Qingci became a well-known great writer in the interstellar universe.

With a career, love is also essential.

The major general next door knelt down on his knees, offered all his wealth and a sincere heart, and only asked for the position of a servant.

Of course, I’ll take everything you have and stay with you forever! <<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

Mu Yunshen returned to his hometown after retiring from the military. He opened a pet shop and lived a quiet life, thinking that the rest of his life was going to be spent peacefully like this, until one day, a young master of a military family he once protected came looking for him…... more>>

“You look a little familiar.” Trolexer looked at Mu Yunshen with dark blue eyes.

“I think you must have mistaken me for someone else…” Mu Yunshen turned around to feed the Iceflame fox in the cage, but only to hide the cold sweat running down his face.

“Let’s see… you look a lot like the guard who used to protect me.” Trolexer said, rubbing his chin.

Mu Yunshen knew he couldn’t hide anymore. What should come would always come, and it was time to face it all.

“That’s right! Do you know how much pain I’ve gone through during the years you were away?!”

“And those two boys in the room! They are our children!” <<less

It’s the end of the world as humanity knew it.... more>>

It’s a time where humans and humanoids co-existed.

A group of elite “phantoms” are sent out on a retrieval mission. The team is tasked with retrieving a stolen parcel. The team with a 100% success rate easily retrieves their mission and completes their mission, or did they…?

Insentient humanoids are humanity’s creation. Their task is to obey humanity’s commands. Humans no longer need to shed blood on the battlefield henceforward. Humanoids took their place on the brutal battlefield. Humans were safe in the rear, or were they…? <<less

As if it wasn’t enough for me to be reincarnated as a child in the slums, I was taken to a city of crime and became a test subject. ... more>>

But then, when I saw the man that came to destroy the research institute, I realized that this was the world of an angst-filled reverse harem novel.

While living a relatively normal life after escaping from the institute, the heroine of the novel moved in next door.

From the looks of it, I might be the heroine’s neighbor extra.

Originally, the heroine was to save the unconscious and fatally wounded villain and in return, be subject to a fanatical obsession.

But, why. Why is the sub-villain collapsed in front of my house?

The sub-villain, Lakis Avalon, was the king of the underworld and the very same frightening man that I had met at the institute before.

“…”

I took a moment’s glance around then I kicked the man’s body away.

You’ve got the wrong house, Villain. <<less

"In half a month we will be lovers, but you will die shortly after that happens."
A sudden confession from Sasashino, who sits in the... more>> seat next to him, stirs Tomoe's heart. But she also told him when he will die?!
But that's not all: this is the third time he has heard this line! <<less

GunGun, as a national treasure(panda), was stolen by thieves and skinned. Once he woke up, he had a healthy body and lots of bamboo leaves. But monsters with glowing eyes surrounded him, most importantly they were floating, have greenish blue faces, fangs, and have no little legs?!... more>>

(⊙o⊙) Oh, the two-legged monster is here again, huh, is this bowl of food for him? These tender leaves are delicious, they should be hidden in the deepest part of the den.

There was an extra panda cub in the Interstellar Admiral’s embrace which he brought everywhere he goes. The place where a gun was once placed turned into a place for holding a basket full of leaves.

One day, GunGun became a beautiful boy.

Pouting face GunGun: Big monster I’m hungry. Huh? Where’s my fur!

The admiral’s face flushed crimson red being overwhelmed by its cuteness: “!!!!!” My darling! <<less

The legendary tale of the Xyrin Empire is not about its struggles… or the tempest of another world or some cultivation myth. This is a super-serious, super-hard sci-fi novel about saving the world.... more>>

Take what I’m saying seriously…

Not.

Okay, this is just a funny story about a deceptive human emperor, bringing his bunch of slippery alien leaders to have fun saving the world every day.

Chen Jun is an unmotivated otaku who turns into the Emperor of an ancient intergalactic magic sci-fi empire. With the aura of a stay-at-home dad, he is nothing but a middle-aged man who adopts a group of lolis… and an army of freeloading aliens that came out of nowhere. Er, what?

Ahem. Really though, this is a super-serious story… a super-mega-ultra-serious sci-fi story.

For the Empire! <<less

On the first day of work for the little intern God of Wealth, Zhuang Zhou was filled with confidence and complacency.... more>>

He looked at the man collecting junk from a pile of garbage and said: “Worship me, I can make you rich.”

The big and tall man stubbornly continued to collect junk, ignoring him completely.

Not wanting to lose his job on his first day at work, Zhuang Zhou did his best at persuasion: “Men can’t be so lacking in ambition. You can’t collect garbage for a lifetime, right? How will you find a wife in the future?”

The Imperial Admiral, Wen XiaoYun, self-destructed with the alien Insect Empress. Surviving by a fluke, he landed on a long abandoned tr*sh planet.

He could only search for installable parts from a pile of abandoned garbage to fix his mecha and mend his communication array.

The days spent on the abandoned tr*sh planet were very long and tortuous. Fortunately, there was a little friend accompanying him.

En. However, this little friend was a little s*upid.

It’s alright. He’s still pretty cute.

Returning home victorious, the Admiral-daren brought his sweetheart back to the Imperial capital planet, igniting the attention of the entire galaxy.

The reporters asked: “Admiral-daren, can you tell us what’s your criteria for choosing a spouse? What about Mister Zhuang Zhou attracted you?”

After thinking for a moment, the Admiral-daren said: “Many people approach me for my status and power. Only he, is willing to collect garbage with me.”

The entire galaxy: “????”

At this time, however, the little God of Wealth was silently hugging himself.

Oh no! Something unexpected seemed to have happened when he descended to Earth!

He has somehow arrived in the intergalactic era! <<less

The end of all worlds approach.... more>>

The Demon King Order harvests lives from all manners of living beings.

Within this darkness full of despair, a single person escaped from space-time, returned to before the world collapsed, determined to change the fate of the past.

But as time pass, he gradually finds out that the Apocalypse isn’t quite as simple as he thinks… <<less

The moment when mercenary leader Kwang Hwi receives video game-like abilities, the world is suddenly thrown into chaos. A thick fog envelops the Earth, bringing with it savage, otherworldly monsters. At the same time humanity has been rendered defenseless against this onslaught, as the strange fog turns most weapons to rust. ... more>>

With mankind spiraling towards oblivion, it is up to Kwang Hwi, with his new abilities, to save the world. Watch as Kwang Hwi leads his militia and becomes the last bastion of humanity. Will he be this world’s savior, or its conqueror? <<less

In a world where survival depends on victory in an alien battlefield, warriors are assigned a crucial keyword that determines their fate.... more>>

With attributes that rapidly grow when aligned with their keyword, they gain superhuman abilities.

But if their persona collapses, they weaken. In this apocalyptic-like world, acting skills are paramount.

Acting is sustenance, glory, privilege, and life. Join the battle and discover the true meaning of bravery, cunning, righteousness, and more. <<less

The online game [Kingdom] entered the whole world. It's a game about territorial construction and war to reconstruct alternate history. Although it's virtual, it'll change the world.... more>>

Shi Hao, an ordinary freshman, decided to bravely enter [Kingdom] in order to gain the approval of his beloved goddess's elder brother. He, however, accidentally got a super skill at the beginning because of a strange game-helmet. <<less

In a world teetering on the edge of extinction, humanity’s survival is threatened by uncontrollable atmospheric control plants and relentless war. Ren Amagi, a young... more>> “wizard” with the ability to manipulate the very laws of physics by rewriting the “information” of the world, accepts a critical mission. His task: to intercept an experimental sample being transported to “City Kobe,” one of the last seven fortified cities in the world. However, his plans are disrupted by Yuuichi Kurozawa, another wizard and formidable “Knight.” Amidst their confrontation, Ren rescues a girl named Vier and escapes. As Ren and Yuuichi, each fiercely committed to their own causes, collide in a series of intense battles, they remain unaware of the profound secret Vier harbors— a secret that could alter the fate of City Kobe itself. <<less

This world is cruel.... more>>

Life is fragile, and the lives around us are constantly being lost.

I was born in a glass cylinder, floating in liquid.

Right, I was aware of myself.

A green stone was implanted in my body, and when I recovered from having fainted, everything around me had turned to rubble. All the glass cylinders other than mine had burst, and no one was alive.

A world completely devoid of living beings.

First things first, I wanted to get out of there.

All on my own, I went around the world, without knowing anything.

I have a peculiar constitution, and am denied my death.

Even so, I still wanted to be human.

Desperately holding onto life, continuously struggling despite my powerlessness.

As if to mock me, countries, armies, and magical weapons, all trample across the world.

And then, I lost my loved one.

That which was important to me, all of it, gone.

And so that’s why I decided to destroy the world. <<less

In 218 BC, near a village in the southeast of the Qin empire, a young man named Han Xin— brilliant, ambitious, and utterly destitute— is... more>> approached by a black-robed stranger who claims to be a divine messenger. On behalf of his god, he offers the youth his sole chance to fulfill his ambitions in return for a seemingly bizarre favor. But as Han Xin sees more of the world in his path to power, he realizes that he’s part of a far larger conspiracy, rooted in ancient myth and living history, and that his bargain could have far greater repercussions than he’d ever imagined. He and his protege may still be able to save the day, but not without enormous personal sacrifice. <<less

"Ding~"... more>>

[If you had to choose a girlfriend from the following girls, who would you choose?]

A. A girl with poor grades and a bad temper, who is at the top of the school hierarchy but opens her heart to you and is willing to study hard for you.

B. A girl with a calm personality, likes reading, pursues freedom, rejects all intimate relationships, but only smiles at you, a genius girl.

C. A girl who loves life, has rich experiences, travels around the world, and finally just wants to stay by your side, a sexy senior sister.

......

Wang Ge sneered.

"Only children make choices."

"Adults know that even if you choose, it's useless."

"If it's useless, I'll still choose." <<less

Once upon a time in the small town of Hiraya, Nagano Prefecture, lived a normal high schooler named Rin Ichirou.... more>>

One stormy night, he found a Princess named Pau and the Female Knight (Valkyrie) who served her, Clauzela Lou Kotovic, collapsed in the middle of paddy field.

Both of them had escaped from their country which fell to an Orc army attack using Gate magic.

And now they established government in exile at Rin Ichirou’s house.

Between a jealous stalker childhood friend, Princess Pau and Clau’s fascination at Japanese modern technology and culture, and super dense Rin Ichirou, a slapstick comedy choked with otaku culture reference in a rural Nagano countryside will begin!

Also, the people from this world and from that world began to visit one after another. <<less

Announcement of joyful news from the front line! The commander Qi Qing won a great victory and made great achievements, and he was promoted to the youngest marshal of the empire!... more>>

At the moment of national celebration, as a fateful foe of Qi Qing, Ji Xingjue glanced at the experimental project fully funded by the military, and the beeping in his heart: switch out.

People from all over the empire were waiting to see Ji Xingjue’s jokes.

Unexpectedly, Qi Qing came to his front door: Want funds for next year? Come here.

Holding the tragic mood of being exposed to the wilderness, Ji Xingjue followed Qi Qing to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Ji Xingjue:?

Qi Qing: The handwriting is more attractive.

Ji Xingjue: ...?

People in the Imperial Capital who are eating melon seeds:????

Ji Xingjue, who was forcibly married: I gave my life to science.

*

People of the Imperial Capital: This must be a unique kind of revenge!

Ji Xingjue, who was at his last gasp: I never thought of being retaliated like this.

The marshal raised his eyebrows calmly: It's very simple, either "live" or die. <<less