“Love is a prayer. I pray. I wish for the people I love to all be happy. I wish for all of them to fulfill their wishes. I wish for everyone to live somewhere warm, cool, or whatever they find comfortable, and be surrounded by their loved ones. I want absolute bliss to pour on them like heavy rain. I love every single person in the world.”... more>>

A set of love stories digging into the essence of love and stories. <<less

"Overkilled Red" Aikawa Jun. The story of "Humanity's Strongest Contractor" is now being told.

In the Japan of a 1000 years from now. A humanity that has acquired the telekinetic power called ‘Jyuryoku’, while terrified of the legendary abominations... more>> called ‘A’ki’ (Fiends) and ‘Gouma’ (Karmic Demons), has built a peaceful society. However, a group of children previously under the school’s strict control, as a result of violating a certain rule, have suddenly descended into a nightmare! The false peace crumbles away, as a fantastic archive tells them the truth of humanity’s bloodstained history!? <<less

Biking home after another day at college, the protagonist witnesses a terrible accident: a young girl crossing the street is hit and killed by a... more>> truck. However, to his horror and amazement, the girl's friend calmly puts away the game she had been playing before rushing to the lifeless body of her companion. He leaves the scene thoroughly shaken, having no idea about the true significance of this event and what this strange girl has in store for her unsuspecting witness. <<less

Okitegami Kyouko is a famous detective who solves cases in a single day. In fact, she has to, since her memories only last for one day before they ‘reset.’ However, for important things, she writes messages for herself down on her body with a special pen. One of her common clients is Kakushidate Yakusuke, a man who is often wrongly suspected of committing crimes. There is also a live-action drama adaptation of this story.... more>>

The original novel’s story is about a detective named Kyōko Okitegami who is also known as the forgetful detective. She forgets everything in a day, but solves cases the same day. (Her name has the Japanese word for “today” in it.) An unlucky young man named Yakusuke Kakushidate somehow ends up as the suspect in every case, and he always asks for the detective. <<less

The Year is Universal Century 0087, seven years have now passed since the Duchy of Zeon declared their surrendered to the Earth Federation thus ending... more>> the events that have now become known as the One Year War. Now an organized hunt for the remnants of Zeon is underway under the leadership of the Earth Federation Forces Elite Forces the "Titans", An elite force that is accountable only to themselves. However this tyrannical force is not unopposed the global anti-federal government organizational sentiments are gradually spreading among the space colonies. This is the story of one boy Kamille Bidan. <<less

My little sister hanged herself, and my devastated mother called me. An amused trespasser showed me a video of my sister's r*pe, and pointed me... more>> to the location of the rapists' beloved daughters. I grab my stun gun and enact my kidnapping plan. But the city is also home to Jack the Stabber, whom 77 girls have fallen prey to. <<less

Most volumes are relatively disconnected, each using a different narrator with only a few recurring characters.

A series depicting the battles of the third ranked family among the "Killing Names," the Zerozaki Family.

For high-schooler Yoko Nakajima, life has been fairly ordinary–that is until Keiki, a young man with golden hair, tells Yoko they must return to their kingdom. Once confronted by this mysterious being and whisked away to an unearthly realm, Yoko is left with only a magical sword; a gem; and a million questions about her destiny, the world she’s trapped in, and the world she desperately wants to return to.... more>>

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Books in the Twelve Kingdoms series with the kingdom covered in parenthesis and volumes numbering based on re-release edition:

Arc 1: Tsuki no Kage, Kage no Umi – Volume 1-2
(Kei Kingdom)

Arc 2: Kaze no Umi, Meikyū no Kishi – Volume 3
(Tai Kingdom)

Arc 3: Higashi no Watatsumi, Nishi no Sōkai – Volume 4
(En Kingdom)

Arc 4: Kaze no Banri, Reimei no Sora – Volume 5-6
(Kei Kingdom)

Arc 5: Tonan no Tsubasa – Volume 7
(Kyou Kingdom)

Arc Extra : Mashou no Ko (Demon Child) – Volume 0
(Taiki Story in Modern World)

Arc 6: Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora – Volume 8
(Tai & Kei Kingdoms)

Arc 7: Kasho no Yume – Volume 9
Anthology: Tai, Hou, Kei, Sai & Sou Kingdoms)

Arc 8: Hisho no Tori – Volume 10
(Anthology: Kei, Ryu, and other Kingdoms)

Arc 9: Hakugin no Oka, Kuro no Tsuki – Volume 11-14
(Tai Kingdom) <<less

Yuto is in love with a girl called Asahina Hinata AKA “The Sunflower Goddess”. Asahina Hinata is very popular among the students and teachers as... more>> well. When Yuto found out that his first love Hinata is her half-sister , he thought that he will be broken hearted. But instead, somehow Yuto and Hinata started living together! Since Yuto and Hinata started living together, Yuto’s childhood friend, Tsukino Saya AKA “The Angel of The Moon” became really sweet to Yuto. So then, a romantic comedy with these two girls begins! <<less

“Exile” and you’re weakened!? A “do-over” fantasy of a failed party!... more>>

“Stardust”, an upstart party, in order to aim higher goal,They decided to expel Est, the only “burden” among the party members.

But as a consequence, the entire party is weakened While Est himself is awakened!

In this “Serves You Right!” situation, a swordsman with zero motivation and pride rises to the occasion!

This is a story revolves on the “Aftermath” of the “Side that Banished Him”. <<less

“If it means suffering, I don’t need to be loved.”... more>>

An explosive journey of the Meta Detective Tsukumojuuku’s soul threading its way on the dance floor scourged by the trumpets sounded by God/Seiryouin Ryuusui, the maestro to serial mitate mu*ders based on Genesis and Revelation to John from the Bible. <<less

Having become overwhelming strong, a mage was bored with his life and decided to reincarnate in another era about 1000 years later.... more>>

But after reincarnation, the mage now known as Kurt saw a world where magic had declined, and the mages of the era are overall much weaker than those of 1000 years ago.

It also seems that Kurt is being look down upon for his Gold Magic as it is called defective magic power in this era.

In order to investigate the mysterious decline of magic in this era, Kurt enrolled into the Magic Academy at the Royal Capital and showed his extraordinary talent where he would become unparalleled in this second life of his too!? <<less

Twenty years ago, humanity suddenly acquired a new power.... more>>

Ten years ago, that power went out of control, and the “Another ー” monsters were born.

And the people who deal with these monsters are called “subjugators.” One of the subjugators, Haruchika Yorikawa, who is ranked first in the Sapporo area, uses an ability called 【Lazy clown】.

A girl named Supika Maigami comes from Tokyo to study with him.

She was the lowest in the ranking order, a drop out if you will.

Haruchika is partnered with her. The top of the ranking order and a dropout.

This strange partnership soon turns into a solid bond…….!?

“I don’t care about the future. As long as we’re together now, I’m happy.”

They have it all—a coming-of-age story between a boy and a girl with a lack of abilities! <<less

In current day Japan, Tokio…the lamp of the imperial capital――... more>>

Before an interviewer from America, the young goddess Amaterasu speaks.

“Well then, let us talk of him.”

Our tale takes place in ancient Japan, during the dark ages of the 4th century――

It is an age where mysteries and visions have yet to be composed into legends.

This is the tale of the first Samurai, who began the foundation of this country.

The invasion of Yamatai, gods from foreign lands, strange spirits and people living at the fringes of imperial rule.

Mahito and Toyo.

The meeting between a boy who was only human, and a girl who was a powerless god would renew an ancient vow.

A new creation-style fantasy tale mixing past and present, spun by Tsubaki Himanatsu, author of the animated popular series “Clockwork Planet”. <<less

There exist in this world a set of six daggers that carry a terrible curse: the ability to inflict a death beyond time. Those under the daggers' curse shall reincarnate without end, never able to know happiness and always drawn to die once more by the dagger. This is the story of "Raine" and "Marie", two souls bound by the daggers' curse to kill one another, over and over again.... more>>

France, 1243. Lapis Lazuli Castle is the name of an insignificant relay fort nestled away in a forest east of Carcassonne. Its ruler, Count Geoffroy, and his only daughter, Marie, are both believed to be insane. The root cause of their shared madness is the mysterious disappearance of Geoffroy's wife three years ago, which caused Geoffroy to grow detached from humanity and cast Marie into a deep depression. After three years of wandering in a state halfway to nonexistence, Marie works up the nerve to ask her chief bodyguard, Sir Raine, to investigate her mother's death, confiding that on the night of her mother's disappearance, she had witnessed something impossible. However, her investigation only prompts a new tragedy.

The French-German border, 1916. As World War I rages on, Raine and Marie's latest reincarnations live the life of a sub-lieutenant in the French army and a medic with the Red Cross, respectively. The two lovers are reunited at the site of the Battle of Verdun, but no sooner have they met then Raine finds himself faced with a barrage of impossible circumstances. An enemy soldier's head suddenly vanishes, right before his eyes. One of his subordinates reports the same thing happening to an ally. Four more headless bodies vanish from a flooded bunker in the minute he looks away. These baffling events are a prelude to the return of their old tragedy.

Northern Hokkaido, 1989. Kimiyo, age eighteen, is already dying, an inoperable tumor in her hypothalamus leaving her with less than a year to live. Refusing to despair in the face of her tragic circumstances, she spends her remaining days with her friends at "The Library at the End of the World", a private library so called due to its isolated nature. One day, a man named Kito approaches her out of the blue, regaling her with a story about a set of cursed daggers, knights in the 13th century, and the two of them being cursed, fated lovers. Naturally, Kimiyo is intensely skeptical, but the events that come next don't require her to believe in them.

Arriving at the scene of these three tragedies is Snowy, an enigmatic figure of indeterminate gender who claims to be "a detective charged with managing the world's chaos". <<less

"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

Kunieda Haruki has a smooth start to high school life, even though he struggles with his bit of yandere childhood friend, Mishiro Sayaka.... more>>

One day, however, Haruki's classmate, Senzaki Yuuki, teases him about his relationship with Sayaka, and even presses him for a kiss. On top of that, Sayaka witnesses that scene and gets angry.

The next morning, in an attempt to clear up the misunderstanding, Sayaka has somehow divided into two people!

While Haruki, holding two flowers in both hands, is dragged by the two Sayakas, who are jealous of each other, now they are even more puzzled when they find out that Yuki's gender has changed to male!

Haruki, who begins to track down the enigma of the mysterious phenomenon, found out that it's related to the legend "Kareinai Higanbana (Cluster amaryllis that never withers)" of the temple where Yuki lives.

A new age love story mystery revolving around a boy and girl who are fascinated by the mysterious power of Adabana (Non-fruit-bearing flower)!! <<less

Doremi Harukaze is in her 1st year of high school now! Doremi is very excited to meet her friends from elementary school, but Onpu Segawa... more>> is nowhere to be seen… While on the road back, memories come flooding back, but why is the MAHO Dou still standing!? <<less

First-year high school student Rikka Minazuki loses her will to live after she hears the dying words of her beloved father. ... more>>

However, on her sixteenth birthday, a young man who calls himself the Head of the main family appears and tells her that he has come to welcome his “betrothed” Rikka.

“Although I am bound to this marriage by ties of blood, I believe that it is possible to find love.”

In his words, Rikka finds a faint hope –

House Minazuki: the descendants of a celestial maiden. Bearing the fate of a special clan on their shoulders, the two begin a true romance. <<less

Due to a particular incident, High school student -Sumihara Tsuguto- ended his life with hatred and regret.... more>>

He was supposed to die but when he awoke to his senses, he found himself in a mysterious cave.

The lack of modern civilization. A mountain range that looked like thorns piercing the sky.

A place clearly different from Earth, An encounter with a little girl, Becoming aware of a strange energy dwelling in his eyes. Now starts Tsuguto story–This is a different world adventure woven by a boy with a bad look and a little girl holding a shovel. <<less

A small dungeon is fine. And yet I create a massive and powerful dungeon.... more>>

Chrono is an ordinary demon attending a dungeon creation class at the demon lord’s academy. Upon hitting 20 year’s old, Demonic Beings are encouraged to attend the academy and live there while perfecting the art of creating dungeons.

Chrono thinks that creating a small dungeon would be sufficient, however, what emerged was an extremely massive dungeon with hundreds of layers. Moreover, the level of the dungeon exceeded the dungeon created by the legendary demon king by a large margin.

「A small dungeon is all that I ask of….!」

Chrono who was looking for an ordinary and comfortable life quickly became the focus of attention of many and quickly rise up within the demonic society. It won’t take long until he was hailed a hero. <<less