Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, or The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria, tells the sinister story of Kazuki Hoshino, who is almost madly attached to his everyday life, and his antagonist Aya Otonashi, who suddenly transfers into his class—for the 13,118th time. She majestically announces to “break” him, without paying heed to anyone else around them.... more>>

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This is but the start of a dark roller coaster ride that turns the two against themselves, the people around them and the one who may be god. Read on as their relationship slowly changes as they go against their most basic values in their struggle against the world itself. <<less

Kara no Kyoukai is a series of stories written by Kinoko Nasu with illustrations by Takashi Takeuchi.... more>>

The first five chapters were posted online on Nasu and Takeuchi's dojin website "Takebouki" starting Oct 1998, and the last two chapters being released at Comiket 56 in 1999. In 2001, part of the story was included in "Tsukihime PLUS-DISK," created by TYPE-MOON, the doujin circle Nasu and Takeuchi joined. The story gained huge popularity, and the doujinshi edition of the stories saw release on December 30, 2001 at Comiket 61.

Note; The cover image is from The Garden of Sinners non-novel volume 1 edition published in 2004. <<less

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One day, a "Reality Rift" occurred in the holy city of Akiba!
The invasion of interdimensional people, space-time pirates, and science gangs was about to begin!... more>>

And then a beautiful superheroine stood up to the crisis in Akihabara.
An epic tale of superheroines in Akihabara, the sacred land of Otaku.

The 114th episode of this Young Adult fiction is "The Reason She Wears Fishnet Tights ". Now then, during a popular magic show in Akihabara, a magician disappears and is found dead.

As the magic industry's grudges, a suspicious ex-boyfriend, an even more suspicious magic designers emerge, the Otaku's desire for fame comes to the surface in a hilarious way... <<less

Hatou Manabu has a very odd friend at school named Marii Yukari. Yukari has purple eyes and a bizarre way of looking at the world: she sees all living things as robots. This has not always worked out well for Yukari, even costing her a best friend when she was younger. However, Yukari insists that the things she says she sees is true, and her vision seems to give her insight into the abilities of others.... more>>

Manabu thinks she's just weird, but she soon realizes that Yukari has unexpected talents. Her eyes allow her to view the world in a different way, and even the police come to hear her insights. Eventually, her eyes also get Manabu wrapped up in dangerous plots, and force Manabu to not only step up and take a much more proactive role in her own life, but also to question what being a human or a robot actually means. <<less

"Today is the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
I will now kill the participants."... more>>

Hanami Mitsui, a 19-year-old girl, will be attending the Coming-of-Age Ceremony that day.
She attended the Coming-of-Age Ceremony wearing a kimono, just like the rest of her classmates.
However, her goal is to kill her classmates. <<less

A noble lady seek revenge After she was killed by her fiance.

This is the story of the last day of one unfortunate boy’s life.... more>>

Depending on the interpretation, it can be seen as a happy ending. <<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

The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis. ... more>>

With one marriage edict, two people with mutual hostility are forced to marry and live under the same roof. Yet after these long days together, they come to the realization that this fellow is not truly devoid of any saving grace/unattainable and high out of reach. <<less

Between my parents, my brilliant brother and my very beautiful sister, I grew up suffering from an inferiority complex. However, one day, when I met... more>> the "poor" Toukichi that my father brought home to me, my daily life until then changed into something filled with wonder <<less

"I am not the Eris you once knew," she replied, haunted by the specter of the villainess she'd become. Betrayed by her fiancé, the crown... more>> prince, and abandoned by those she trusted, she was driven by a singular desire: escape from the confines of this cursed narrative. Yet, as she resisted the role fate had scripted for her, a strange transformation took hold. Those who once spurned her now clamored for her affection, blind to her inner turmoil. But as she grappled with her newfound identity, she couldn't shake the lingering doubt: could she ever truly love a world that had forsaken her? <<less

“Can’t I properly read stallion novels anymore!”... more>>

Shen Yuan transmigrated into someone who’d tormented the young male lead almost to death, the scum villain Shen Qingqiu.

It must be known, the original Shen Qingqiu ended up being carved alive by his disciple, Luo Binghe, into a human stick, a human stick!

Ten thousand “f*ck your moms” rampaged through Shen Qingqiu’s heart:

“It’s not that I don’t want to cling to the male lead’s thighs, but who made him so f*cking black. The type who seeks thousand-fold retribution!”

Why have all the female lead’s scenes been forcibly given to him.

Why, as a scum villain, does he need to constantly sacrifice himself, blocking knife and gun for the protagonist!

Shen Qingqiu: “…I think I can still save him, one more time.” <<less

Pain, Pain, Go Away is a novel by Sugaru Miaki, also known as Fafoo, author of Starting Over and Three Days of Happiness. Unlike Miaki’s previous two books, Pain, Pain, Go Away is not a rewrite of any story posted to 2ch, but an entirely original one. ... more>>

The plot involves a young man who becomes a killer (by accident) – but his victim has the power of “postponement,” temporarily delaying her death. <<less

This is the kingdom of Fazan.... more>>

During a party at the royal castle, the First Prince declares to his fiance:

“Millia: regrettably, I am breaking my engagement with you.”

And the moment before Lady Millia, the Prince’s Fiance, was about to be sentenced to deportation…

The body of the First Prince’s paramour was discovered!

Lady Millia, whose engagement was just broken, was suspected of being the mu*derer, however…

She was a detective in her previous life?!!

And so she challenges the mystery to prove her innocence. <<less

The youth, a seminary student, one day saw a prostitute with a tattoo of a blue flower on her arm in a back alley. From... more>> that day on, his happiness was shattered. <<less

With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears? ... more>>

Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian-era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, different machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…

The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.

Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”. <<less

The hearse with the weird odor slowed to a stop before the entrance. The sound of pebbles could be heard bouncing on the ceiling. There were footsteps coming from the corridor, and there seemed to be someone sawing next door. The door knob to the room rattled slightly, and the faucet in the bathroom kept dripping even though it had been screwed shut. There was a rubber ball that rolled on its own underneath the bed. Wet footsteps started to surface one after another on the floor.... more>>

At 3 am, Chen Ge held a cleaver in his hand as he hid beside the room heater. The call he was trying to make was finally answered. “Landlord, is this what you meant by ‘the house can be a little crowded at night’‽” <<less

Dreams will come true someday.... more>>

A Girl meets a Sinner, whom she asks to take her life. <<less

Gekkou, or “Moonlight”, is about the peculiar relationship between a cynical boy and a perfect girl.... more>>

Said cynical boy is Nonomiya who spends day in day out in boredom, taking refuge from his dull life in his imagination. One fateful day, he happens upon the notebook of the much-rumored beauty Youko Tsukimori, neglected on the ground. Poking out from it is a scrap of paper with the unexpected title “mu*der Recipe”. His interest ignited, he immediately stuffs it into his pocket, only to find out the promising recipe contains nothing but scenarios that may or may not lead to deadly accidents, not even worthy of being called a plan.

When he tentatively asks her about it the next day, she hasn’t lost anything. But then her father dies. An accident… <<less

It's boring if you only read love stories, right?... more>>

Try this novel. But don’t read it alone! Make sure there’s someone with you since you might start feeling strange. Or you might just hallucinate about things that shouldn’t be. This novel is not for those with a weak spirit but for those who want to work their mind and strengthen their heart. The more you read, the more you will think and faster your heart will beat. Don’t believe me? Try it… <<less

Shu Ya-wang is a 28-yr-old landscape architect who is born into a military family. When she was 16 years old, Yawang’s father asked her to take care of 10-yr-old Xia Shu.... more>>

Xia Shu had experienced death during his childhood. He stayed by the body of his dead mother for the whole night. This caused Xia Shu to become withdrawn from the rest of the world. Over time, the warm-hearted Ya-wang slowly got through to Xia Shu.

Ya-wang’s childhood good friend Tang Xiao-tian got enlisted into the army after high school, and she later at the university got to know Qu Wei-ran a classmate who eventually turned into a foe. From then on, the lives of Ya-wang, Xia Shu and Tang Xiao-tian, three of them changed dramatically. <<less

While gathering therapeutic herbs in the highlands, Monica, a pharmacy apprentice, notices a man and a lady who look out of place. The man turned... more>> out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as I approached to warn them of a dangerous cliff ahead!? Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the mountains by himself, without an escort, and with a woman? His Royal Highness was pushed by the woman as she hesitated to approach, and as a result, he fell off a cliff. What ought I to do? What ought I to do? Will Monica's future be bright after she unintentionally became a witness? <<less

Midori’s mother has finally acquired her dream home, but it isn’t long before supernatural phenomenas disrupt the peace of the family. And if unexplained electricity failures, strange phone calls, and the eerie presence of spirits weren’t enough, finding unexplainable blood in the bathroom becomes the last straw. Mai and Shibuya Psychic Research are brought in to investigate, but what horrors will they find in the ‘dream’ home that turns out to be nothing but a nightmare?... more>>

The two books are a continuation of the Evil Spirit Series (Akuryou), but in a different setting. <<less

“I’ll protect you with my magic.”... more>>

The person who spoke those cryptic words to me was none other than our school’s preeminent beauty, Miki Kouzuki. When I started going out with her, the world surrounding me suddenly began moving.

“Ahh… I wanna kill someone.”

“Chains? I’m not sure I see any chains to speak of…”

My delinquent best friend, our straight-laced class representative, not to mention me and Miki… As we all start to break, the place we arrived at was—

Note: Originally released in 2005 without the subtitle, the author rewrote and re-released the novel in 2016 with new illustrations by Yoshitoshi Abe. <<less