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

There are twenty independent stories written by twenty different authors, sharing the common theme of “April”. ... more>>

An anthology that is considered a rare item as it has never hit the shelves as a standalone book. There is no ISBN and it is an unbuyable except in online auctions. The anthology was published as a bonus gift to Dengeki Magazine readers in 2009.

It now has a Kindle release. <<less

Set after the events of Queen's Blade, this is the story of the Princess Knight Annelotte, and how she gathered comrades to stop the tiranny... more>> of the Queen.
Published originally in the Hobby Channel website. <<less

In the darkness stands a girl draped in pure white. Don't let her innocent appearance fool you; her hands grip a glistening scythe. Momo is... more>> the dark messenger of death who, along with her wisecracking cat named Daniel, is tasked with releasing humans from their mortal bonds and delivering their souls to the great beyond. First encounters with Momo always end in farewells. <<less

A collection of short stories based on Vampire Knight... more>>

Deranged Love

A dying Rido reflects on his obsessive love for Juri.

Gifts for Yuki

Kaname wants to reward Yuki for doing well on her studies with tutor Aido.

Hidden Love

This is the story of Sara’s first love.

Queen of the Abyss

After Zero parts ways with Yuki and returns to being a vampire hunter, he encounters a vampire named Shien.

A Maiden’s Melancholy

White Lily reveals her true sentiments for Zero.

In a Thousand Years

A year after the final battle, the Day and Night Classes find themselves on a hunt at Cross Academy. <<less

Short stories contained in the special edition CD .

Short stories set in the Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai universe.

The young man Huey took over the old mansion of his deceased bibliomanic grand father as well as the book collection that's stored in there. But there was a condition: he also had to inherit the "Bibliotheca".... more>>

When he inspects the mansion, Huey discovers a cellar filled with piled up books. In the midst of them he comes across a black-dressed girl who's silently reading a book. She's called Dalian and has a big lock hanging in front of her. She herself is the entrance to the "Bibliotheca of Dantalian" which contains the prohibited "Phantom Books". <<less

Based on the popular Vocaloid song "" by HoneyWorks:... more>>

“An announcement to the new students! The teary-eyed angel over there called Otosaki Rin is going to be my girlfriend, so keep your hands off her. Ah, and don’t fall for her either, of course.”

No way. I can’t believe this.
What, why did it end up like this.

On the stage in the gymnasium with all the students gathered together, Kagami Len declared in a loud voice, the spotlight shining down on him. My head spinning from the unthinkable timing of what he shouldn’t have said, even now it feels like I’m about to collapse.
As I’m dumbfounded, the root of all evil waves his hand at me, his face beaming with a smile.

And so, because of a certain playboy, it was suddenly decided that the plain me’s high school life will end up turning into an uproar.

The novel is split into three parts, each taking the title of a song . The first part is "Suki Kirai" (chapters 1-6), the second part is "Nakimushi Kareshi" (chapters 7-9) and the last part is "Hajimari no Sayonara" (chapters 10-13). <<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

After breaking the city “rule”, the girl’s life gradually broken, and finally she pass across the forbidden white line──.... more>>

Along with Ayasato Keishi’s spine-chilling 『Nekono Tenoko』, there are Sasaki Ichiro’s 『Vertical』, Tao Noritake’s WEB published work 『Kobito no Geemuya』, Maisaka Kou’s story of a man experiencing the worse fear in the middle of test courage with the popular girl in class 『The Two in the Test of Courage at Night』, Takeoka Hazuki’s 『Ainosainou』, and state-of-the-art Nishino Sego’s newly written 『Ghost Tunnel』.

Presenting these six stories, this is the first volume of the summer night light novel horror! <<less

A collection of short stories based on Vocaloid songs.... more>>

The Stories

1. Your Absence was for me an Unbearable Pain

2. The Collapse Creeps upon us Bringing Silence

3. A Dream Flower Bloomed in the Roadside

4. A Sound Fading in the Interlude of an Act

The Myths

1. The Mercy of the Bearer – An Origin Myth that Circulates Throughout the World

2. Notes from an Unknown Author – A Document that Sleeps in the Depths of the Empire

3. Summary Report on High-Dimensional Phase Form Sealing Methods Research – Examination and Considerations Regarding the Restraining of Dragon Types <<less

Short stories written by Koyama Hidekazu (aka Vocaloid producer, Nanou), which were compiled in the “Distorted Agape” booklet that came with the Lyu:Lyu’s first live... more>> concert DVD. <<less

The Story of a Macaron-Loving Girl Who Lived a Thousand Years Somehow. is a compilation of four stories.... more>>

The Story of a Macaron-Loving Girl Who Lived a Thousand Years Somehow.

A whimsical girl who loves macarons learns her best friend has ended up a thousand years in the future, so she lives a thousand years to meet her and watches the world change around her. (A rewrite of the original with more detail and extra scenes.)

She Can Talk To Concrete

A boy with a terminal illness doesn’t tell his mother about it, and instead enjoys having no responsibilities. Then he meets a girl from middle school who’s changed considerably since then, and shares with her the mysteries of cardboard and building secret bases.

Paraporopurun Peroporoparapon

An alien finds he’s in love with another alien, but knows that, her being royalty, he can never hope to compete with her thirty-five trillion fiancés… or can he?

The Lying Cicada and the Blue Sky

A boy is visited one night by an unusual girl initially claiming to be a cicada. Eventually, she reveals her intention to “repay the favor” of him once saving her life. <<less

"There are four sights most deserving of praise in the world; that of the snow, the moon, the wind, and the bloom. Yet their beauty only hides an invariable truth, that nothing gold can stay."... more>>

"These stories have been written countless times by the scholar’s brush. People come and people go, but the lament remains the same; no joy is greater than a promise made, no pain deeper than hope betrayed."

A collection of four independent tragedies on the themes of snow, moon, wind and bloom. Inspired by Ming Dynasty history; written and translated in the huaben style. <<less

In everyone’s heart dwells a demon.... more>>

She has a pen, carries an ethereal desire, and travels back and forth to different spaces.

Recording many “ghost” love affairs…

Heroine’s Monologue:

Bai Gui is my name but also the name of my pen. After collecting 100 ghosts, it will replace me to fulfill my thousand-year-old dream. With the ebb and flow of the secular world and the slow passing of time, I did not know how many times I had traveled back and forth between spaces, seen how many sorrowful partings and joyful reunions, or the old friends that I had gradually forgotten. I had no emotions but only that long-cherished wish in my heart that never changed…

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Using a “heroine” as the main connection, This book is composed of multiple short stories. All stories do not obstruct the other. <<less

I passed through some people’s worlds, while some people passed through my world.... more>>

We used to want to be a part of someone’s world, but it turned out that we just the passers-by.

Sometimes if you just stood in situ, carefully guarding each memory, you usually would find the one you had been waiting for was gone for good.

I wanted to tell you: sit down, have a drink, enjoy the scenery, and then move on. The world belonging to you was right ahead, in the name of happiness. <<less

Morimi takes on the classics! Five reimagined masterworks of Japanese literature come to life once more on the streets of Kyoto. From burlesque depictions of... more>> friendship to thought-provoking explorations of ambition and solitude, Morimi brings the classics into the modern age with his signature wit and unmistakable style. <<less

A collection of seven stories of set in the world of Hidan no Aria. It was released in the Blu-Ray & DVD limited edition volumes of the anime. ... more>>

I – Strip Mahjong, II – Strip Billards, III – Princess Kaguya’s Electric Railway, IV – Dice, V – Roulette, VI – Poker, and VII – The Game of Life

It also contains the short stories The Case of Naruse Yukari and The Case of the Lost Peachbuns. <<less

The Square is an anthology of three stories, each unique in its way, and yet united by one incident: The Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989. Spanning across three different decades and showcasing three different couples who fight for their right to live their lives the way they want to, The Square is a touching collection of wonderfully written and touchingly portrayed characters.... more>>

It is set in three different locations: Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. And features the fight for the basic right of Freedom of Speech and Democracy.

It’s a story of tears, bloodshed and a fight that tore people into two. It’s a celebration of dissent, life, and love. It’s a story that is inspiring millions of youngsters to fight for what belongs to them. It’s a story that has to be told and had to be heard.

The story of the Square that changed the world. <<less

During an excursion with an eccentric acquaintance, I am accused of breaking the Gion Festival Ordinance by a burly posse. Seized and taken on a whirlwind tour through Yoiyama, I come face-to-face with a gallery of exotic, grotesque characters. But who's this "Lord Yoiyama" that they all seem to revere? (Yoiyama Goldfish)... more>>

I wake up, only to find that today is Yoiyama... just like yesterday was, and the day before that. How in the world am I going to find a way to escape this loop? (Yoiyama Maze)

A collection of strange and wonderful short stories, weaving in and out through the backdrop of the Gion Festival's Yoiyama. Morimi takes you into a fantastical world where the colors of fantasy and reality blur into each other like a kaleidoscope. <<less

This book consists of three short stories:... more>>

1 – When Love Transcends Lightyears: When Weijing, a Chengdu beauty oblivious to love all her life, confesses to the new stranger in town… her life changes forever.

2 – I Would Kill a Thousand For You: To love, is it necessary to have a heart? ..

3 - I have waited a long time: Days became months, became years. Finally. <<less

A collection of four homoerot*c stories published in the late Ming Dynasty. ... more>>

1. A Hanlin Academician goes undercover to win the affections of a young scholar.

2. An accomplished soldier finds himself the target of a persistent suitor.

3. An opera singer goes to the greatest of lengths to repay his saviour.

4. A filial son has no choice but to sell himself into prostitution to save his father. <<less

A series of short stories on the theme of familiar mental issues. Composed of seven chapters. A cunning and strange counselor reveals the true nature of his clients’ mental problems through counseling. However, this may not necessarily yield satisfactory outcomes for the counselor…?... more>>

The chapters are not connected to each other, so you can start reading from any point. The protagonist is basically an armchair detective, but occasionally he goes outside. A lot of mental health miscellaneous.

Chapter 1 to 14 => A story of the protagonist’s encounter with the heroine.

Chapter 15 to 22 => A story of an elderly person troubled by noise in the neighborhood.

Chapter 23 to 31 => A story of a mother who is distressed by her son’s domestic violence.

Chapter 32 to 44 => A story of a woman who desires to learn the truth of her fiancé’s death.

Chapter 45 to 54 => A story of a high school girl who wishes to have cosmetic surgery.

Chapter 55 to 65 => A story of a man who is troubled by the vision of a black cat. <<less