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

One day a horde of zombies appeared in the world, causing panic and mayhem. The MC was also attacked by a zombie but he didn’t... more>> turn into one, instead, he gained an ability. In a world where social order has collapsed. I think I’ll live to my heart's content using this ability of mine! <<less

Because I am the rival, that's why I need to follow the Prince around.... more>>

A cheerful and harmless anecdote on the tenacious villainous lady. <<less

The 3rd spin-off of Gifting this Wonderful World with Blessings! The spin-off focuses on the activities of Megumin, Yunyun, and Alice during the timeframe between volumes 8-9 of the main series. Megumin, inspired by a mysterious masked thief, forms a chivalrous thieving group for the sake of the people!... more>>

Read Volumes 1-10 of the Main Series, and both of the spin-offs before starting this series.

(Released for free online in celebration of Megumin’s victory in the 1st KonoSuba popularity poll.) <<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

10,000 subscribers. Being a Vtuber isn’t enough to cover his living expenses, so he works another job every day and streams as a secondary job.... more>>

Then, the popular female Vtuber with 1 million subscribers, Yuugure Tsukihi, suddenly found him.

「I’ll give you a red superchat so quit work and focus on being a Vtuber!」
「I can’t……my ear is being imp**gnated just by his voice……っ♡」
「Won’t you become my gigolo?」

Tsukihi, who tells him to quit his job and stream more.
The shippers that appear whenever they collab.
A pushy kouhai at his workplace.
His supportive otaku manager who knows his true face.

The curtains rise on this amazing, chaotic, and idiotic comedy. <<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

Short stories contained in the special edition CD .

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

Year 526 of the Liturgical Calendar.... more>>

The world knew that witches existed, and that they practiced the notorious art of sorcery.

Nevertheless, the world did not know anything about the study of magic.

Our story follows a half-man, half-beast mercenary; humans mockingly call his kind the “fallen beasts”.

He always dreamt of becoming a human, but one day, he met a witch who would change his life forever.

“Do you desire a human form? Then be my escort, mercenary!”

The witch introduced herself as “Zero”, and explained that she was searching for a one-of-a-kind magical tome that bandits had stolen from her lair. Entitled “The Book of Zero”, the grimoire supposedly contained valuable magical knowledge that could be used to effortlessly bring the world to its knees.

Thus, in order to realize his dream of becoming a human, the mercenary must accompany Zero on her journey—despite her being one of the witches he so loathed.

This is the story of a haughty sorceress and a kindhearted beast. <<less

“And there is the flag!”... more>>

So says Flag-chan, a Shinigami that suddenly appears in front of the average Joe, Mobuo. It’s her job to collect the lives of those who have set up a so-called Death Flag, an action or statement that has sealed their lives and brought them onto the path of death. However, little Flag-chan isn’t all too great at her job, so she accidentally helps Mobuo get rid of his Death Flag?! And not only that but even the Angel Life Flag-san and Love Flag get involved in the chaos?! Will Mobuo be able to survive this predicament that aims to set his passing in stone? <<less

The story of a [cute] soba delivery girl.

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

I have reincarnated in the world of a romance manga, A little spice in love. Wait a minute… aren’t I that antagonist with an extremely... more>> poor personality who bullies the cross-dressing heroine, gets resented, then mu*dered!? The criminal is… that’s right! I died before reading that last volume!
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Etto, let’s live a life always keeping in mind to avoid resentment and train with a dumbbell while I’m at it… but is this really the same world as that shoujo manga? A-re-re… there’re a lot of disappointing ladies here and there… <<less

That girl once called “Hero”,... more>>

She was seen as the savior of Humanity, and as the ultimate obliterator of Demons plaguing the world. Her magic was rule-breaking, her healing powers almighty, her weapon mastery unparalleled, and her will was of steel.

And then, she was called “monster”, and her tremendous power and abnegation was feared. Betrayed by her own comrades, she continued alone in her mission. She will not stop until all Demons are eradicated. Killing, killing, killing them all. Because that’s the Hero’s duty.

Losing her past, gaining new companions won’t alter her path. There is only one reason guiding her actions.

“Because I’m a hero.” <<less

In the shade of the dark forest, a beautiful oriental maiden with a troubled expression sighs to herself.... more>>

“Why did I forget…? No, I guess I wanted to forget. He’s finally here; that harem eroge protagonist…”

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Saitou Chie has a childhood friend that has always been the stereotypical manga protagonist. Because of that, she is constantly annoyed by his “fan club.” She isn’t even surprised when he is summoned to a fantasy world and wishes him luck when he suddenly grabs her yelling “Then you come too!!” and pulls her in with him. Now her body has been destroyed because it wasn’t meant to go through the summoning and a God is saying “I will give you a new body…” <<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

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

Happiness of the family >>>>>> World peace!? The curtain rises on another fantasy slice-of-life tale, brought to you by the “Hataraku Maou-sama!” team. ... more>>

On that day, an emergency family meeting was called to order at the residence of the Kenzaki family, an ordinary family living in Tokorozawa City. A blonde beauty named Dianaze Krone, Diana for short, had appeared from a different world, in the living room of the Kenzaki family. “I, an envoy, have come to summon the Hero of Salvation, Kenzaki Hideo.”

Wait, Hideo is my dad! To think such a game-like situation would fall upon me, Kenzaki Yasuo, an ordinary high school student.

My father is a hero, and he saved a different world in his younger days!? There’s no way I can believe that this ordinary, middle-aged father of mine is a “Hero.” Diana looks at me, “The Son of the Hero” with a gaze filled with longing. My sister who saw that looks at me with a cold gaze… Before bringing back peace to the other world, the peace of our family is in big trouble! What is going to happen to my peaceful everyday life!? <<less

As a member of the hero's party, Arga, who had to hide his identity, was on a journey to subjugate the Demon King. ... more>>

At the end the party fought the demon king, and Arga brought him down.

However, the hero insists that he was the one who killed the Demon King, and then he charged Arga with false crimes and banishes him from the Imperial Palace.

The warrior who devoted his life to the hero as a part of his party would start a new life in a strange country town. <<less

The story revolves around a young man named Raul Chaser who dreamed of becoming a hero with his team of skilled heroes-in-training, but due to... more>> the collapse of the Demon Empire, the Hero Program was suspended. With Raul's dream crushed, he was forced to find a new line of work and ended up employed at a small department store called Magic Shop Leon. Raul's life since then has been busy but dull, when one day someone arrives at the store applying for a job. Raul finds out that the new hire is the Demon Lord's child and also happens to be a cute girl. <<less