A morbid second Young Master of the mafia meets an amateur psychologist. Swept along in darkness, tyrannical abuse and depredation, he destroyed his life.... more>>

Because in his eyes —— Love = Violence!

In the end, none of us could save anybody… <<less

“As if I’d marry an ugly woman like you!”... more>>

Monette, a noble daughter of the House of Idira, was hurt deeply by what her fiancé, Prince Alexis, had said.

To rub salt on the wound, her younger sister was then made Alexis’ fiancée instead of her. Unsure just what part of her was ugly, Monette develops a complex… and begins to cover her whole body with iron armour.

And so, Monette researches magic alone in the old castle… until one day, two men come to visit her…

“Monette, break my curse!”

This is a story of Monette, who wears armour from the top of her head to the tip of her toes; Prince Alexis, who suffers under a curse of bad luck that forces him to stick his foot in a bottomless swamp at least once a week; and Percival, a worrywart knight who spoils people when he’s tired. It is a story of their journey as all three of them think respectively:

I’ve got the most common sense here. <<less

"There's a legend in the world-renowned Yasunomihara family that if you don't marry your first kiss, you'll die young."... more>>

The protagonist, Yasuda Tadakuni, has trouble making friends and has a menacing look about him. One day, he forgets his partially consumed juice in the classroom. When he returns to retrieve it, he finds Yasunomihara Yuuka, the heiress of a large corporation and a famous figure at school, holding his bottle of juice...

"Huh? Is this juice, by any chance...?"

"Yes, it's mine."

This is a romantic comedy that begins with two inexperienced individuals in love. <<less

This story is about a woman who got married under her parents’ direction in order to form a business alliance and a man (not her... more>> husband) who covets her. <<less

On that day, by that sea. She was the one to teach me the meaning of life—... more>>

Osakabe Kengo, a young man responsible for a bus accident resulting in the deaths of many passengers.
He left everything behind and went to Jodogahama, a scenic spot in Iwate Prefecture, to heal from his trauma.
There, he meets a college student, a girl named Shirakisawa Honoka. During his stay at a guest house run by her mother’s family, he realizes he’s gradually falling for her.

Eventually, the two fall in love. However, the burden of his past, that tragic accident, hangs like a cross of sin over his shoulders.

“Just two years. Wait for me.”

He arrived at this decision after all his worrying, and the following day, he stumbled upon the astonishing truth of Shirakisawa Honoka— <<less

None of us could forget her.... more>>

The six of us spent our college days in Kyoto. Ten years ago at the Kurama Fire Festival, Hasegawa vanished into thin air. Ten years later, the remaining five found ourselves back in Kurama once again, hoping to meet her one more time. As night fell, we began to swap stories about strange things we'd encountered on our journeys, including the mysterious series of artworks by Kishida Michio called "Night Train". Morimi Tomihiko masterfully weaves strands of youth and fantasy into spine-tingling ghost stories of sojourns into night.

"There's no place that night doesn't touch. All the world's in perpetual night." <<less

The story is about a boy entering high school, who answers a strange call from a public phone one night. The caller challenges him to... more>> a bet: She’ll remove the birthmark which he sees as the cause of so many problems, and he’ll have fifty days to win the heart of a girl he’d considered far beyond his reach. And with this, a very strange summer begins. <<less

Here, only those with spiritual roots can cultivate while those with mortal roots are destined to stay mortal. ... more>>

Mo Wuji only has mortal roots, but will he only remain as a mortal? <<less

Socially awkward loner Kayato has an intense fear of being touched and finds making friends extremely difficult. When he and his high school classmates visit Hakodate for a field trip, he suffers through some attempts to engage with the others, until…... more>>

Time stops for the entire world, but not for him.

All the hustle and bustle of the city fades into an eerie veil of silence, leaving him the only soul left in motion–until he finds another in Akira, a sharp-tongued local delinquent. Though she’s his total opposite, she begrudgingly agrees to help him solve the mystery. Their only lead is something Kayato’s uncle said just before he died about a “world plucked out of time,” as if preserved in amber. Hoping to find a clue among his late uncle’s possessions in Tokyo, the two teens must travel through the frozen world. <<less

　　Yang Shiluo felt from the bottom of her heart that this was the most confusing moment of her life.... more>>

　　First, Lai Zuoyi returned home with a child.

　　Yang Shiluo tried not to be sad, but Lai Zuoyi’s next sentence is… “She’s ours.”

　　”What?”

　　”I said, ours.” Lai Zuoyi looked at her with a puzzled expression, “Yang Shiluo, don’t tell me, you have forgotten that this child is ours?”

　　”What!”

　　Yang Shiluo looked at Lai Zuoyi in horror, but the her expression didn’t show that she was joking – and, what scared her the most was, how could two women give birth!?

　　She was completely clueless. <<less

Blood, rust, and darkness reign in a nightmare land where an amnesiac girl awakens.... more>>

The misshapen entities who call her “Alice” assault her one after another.

Without a clue of what is taking place, the girl is forced to engage in battle.

She continues to struggle in her nightmare that she cannot wake up from. <<less

After leaving her painful life behind, Elusiana possessed the body of a noble lady. In front of her, a poor boy who reminded her of her past fell!... more>>

Elusiana nursed Astein, the poor and suspicious boy, and took good care of him.

"You can stay here if you want. I'll take responsibility for you."
“...take responsibility? For me?”

However, when the family of Elusiana was on the verge of bankruptcy, Astein, who she had taken care of with all her heart, suddenly disappeared. Why then would the sickly grand duke appear next to the heartbroken Elusiana?

“My name is... Aster Miriam Sestein. Cough, cough!”
“You don’t have to tell me. First, catch your breath.”
“Thank you, for helping me. You... I... urgh.”

His face, his way of speaking, wasn’t the Astein she used to know.

Why does he feel so familiar?

Grand Duke Sestein looked at the confused Elusiana with a mysterious smile...

“My Lusi is still the same. Still beautiful and undoubtedly sweet.”

Then why is he coming here? <<less

A long, long time ago.... more>>

Nopperabou is a lonely youkai ostracized by other youkai because he doesn’t have a face. He hides himself behind a fox mask and waits alone for someone he can one day love.

200 years later──

Tatsumi, a partially blind employee at a generic company, was aware that he was the odd one out at his workplace. Tatsumi’s sole delight was spending his lunch time with Kusamakura- the fox-mask wearing man that he met by chance. He’s a little otherworldly and uses old-fashioned words, but he’s honest and straightforward with Tatsumi. Before long, Tatsumi finds himself falling for the man.

At that time, strange things start happening around Tatsumi… <<less

In the first half, teacher and student relationship.
Tough professor with a soft heart Gong x Paranoid with psychological problems Shou... more>>

I'll join with black despair against my soul. And to myself become an enemy. —Richard III Translation Act 2, Scene 2, Shakespeare.

Tang Xu met a boy seven years ago with ragged clothes and scars all over his body.
He was not a kind and compassionate man, but he still held the boy's hand when he left.

I love you, it couldn't be a purer paranoia.

Author's notes:
1. Not cute, but dark direction <<less

Even if trapped in darkness, one will always search for the light.... more>>

This is a story of a young police officer searching for the answer to “Who am I?”

Xie Lanshan was an undercover drug enforcement officer who made his way inside the Golden Triangle’s most feared armed organization as the right-hand man of drug lord Mu Kun. After successfully returning to his post from the operation, an accidental case of police misconduct triggered a series of unexplainable headaches and hidden memories that began haunting him.

While investigating the truth behind his father’s death many years ago, Xie Lanshan utilizes his unique and sharp thinking from the perspective of a psychotic mu*derer to solve difficult cases around him. Plagued by this growing change and instability of both his mental health and personality, he will later meet a mysterious forensic sketch artist named Shen Liufei. Together, the two men will maintain a strange relationship; as friends and enemies, they solve mysterious cases one by one.

But, perhaps, there was another motive for the forensic artist to approach the young officer… <<less

High school student Ooshima Kamome got his first girlfriend. She is Shishido Himawari, a neat and reserved classmate. From now on, happy days for the two of them will begin. Just as that seems to be the case, Kamome reunites with his first love, Tsuyu, at Himawari’s house for the first time in several years.... more>>

Tsuyu, who has lost her bright and cheerful old self, has a decadent and dreary air about her. She has become Himawari’s stepsister due to her parents’ remarriage. The shock of the reunion is short-lived, as Kamome is taken into Tsuyu’s room without knowing what is going on.

「…Perhaps, it was your first time?」

I want you to return to the way you were when I liked you. Despite having a girlfriend, Kamome is slowly being consumed by his feelings for Tsuyu.

Is it pure love or obsession? This is a story of pure, straightforward, plundering love. <<less

Fu Jia wanted him.... more>>

Fu Jia was unwelcome in this house, so much that even the servants were allowed to scold him as they wished. His father’s wife hated him to his very bones but he wasn’t bothered at all. They could try to make him leave the house with all their might but that would never happen. As long as he remained here, he would still be undefeated.

The first warmth Fu Jia felt in this house had came from Lu QiAn. Although they have never spoken to each other before, and Lu QiAn had no idea who he really was, Fu Jia couldn’t help but wanting to get close to him because of that one trivial matter…

This is a story of how the gong taught the shou to court him from start to end.

This is a story of how two children found redemption in each other. <<less

The most gentle and sensible little lover around Yan Chen ran away.... more>>

A person who he even kept track of medical expenses for and owed him money, but when leaving, also took along two unlimited credit cards.

Watching the big spending records with cold eyes, Yan Chen's interest grew stronger.

Finally, one late night, he cornered the person in a luxury hotel's presidential suite.

Seeing the third person in the suite, Yan Chen gritted his teeth, "Didn't you keep saying you love me? How long has it been, and you’re already fooling around with someone else."

An Yi smiled, returning Yan Chen's own words to him word for word.

"I love you, but I never said I only love you."

An Yi stood on the rooftop.

Before falling, he wanted to pull out all the knives Yan Chen had stuck in his heart.

He also wanted to indulge in the pleasures of the flesh and understand why Yan Chen didn't want his love but preferred the worldly pleasures.

*Yan Chen (top) X An Yi (bottom), two years apart in age, Happy Ending.

*Bottom (An Yi) is reserved and paranoid in the early stage, but confronts the top (Yan Chen) later.

*The top starts off arrogant and promiscuous, then cries and begs later on.

*First, the bottom is tortured, then the top, and after breaking up, the bottom has relations with someone else.

*Dramatic and over-the-top, feel free to criticize the characters but not the author.

*Not sure if it counts as a wife chasing crematorium. <<less

This is a therapeutic romance novel that mixes psychology and science fiction.... more>>

Lu Jia'er is a professor in psychology who is able to read the minds of anyone in the world. One day, she meets a special man, a legendary genius in the IT world rumored to be ugly—Jin Xiangdong.

In fact, he's not ugly, and it's love at first sight for Lu Jia'er. This is compounded by the fact that she can't read his mind. To figure out what's so "special" about him, Lu Jia'er accepts his invitation to join an artificial intelligence research team. In her spare time, she would pursue him.

She: "Can I chase after you?"
He considers for a few seconds. "It wouldn't be easy!"
She: "That's what I call a challenge!"
He gives her a friendly reminder. "Time is precious. Don't waste it."

Turns out that he was right. Not only is he difficult to chase, but he is also mysterious.

When the secrets slowly unravel, what kind of ending could it be? <<less

An exploration of depression and mortality.... more>>

The unfolding of the story revolves around a writer’s sudden su*cide.

Wang Ze, the young man who came in search of the truth, and the forest ranger who let the writer take his own life meet due to the mystery surrounding the writer.

A journey of soul exploration taking place in the forest in summer. <<less

As far as Yamamoto Ritsu is concerned, Kagura Yoshiyuki is his lover. At least, he thinks so.... more>>

But he knows that Kagura doesn’t think of him as anything more than a s*x friend.

He really loves Kagura, so he wants to be his one and only, but…

Kagura absolutely never says what he actually feels, the man’s just playing with him.

• Sequel to Cute s*x Friend, Devilish Best Friend.

• Tamura and Shima’s story is found in My Cute Boyfriend’s Delicious Recipe. <<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

Alice mare is a book by △○□× (Miwashiba), a novelization of their Wolf RPG Editor game of the same title. For the uninitiated, Alice mare... more>> is about a group of children who are taken into the care of a kind teacher, but one night end up in a strange World. <<less

War of the Holy Grail - Pursuing the power of the "Holy Grail" which grants a miracle, this is a contest in which seven magi summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete for it. In that battle whose conclusion was postponed three times, now, the fourth war commenced again. ... more>>

Entrusting their dearest wish of victory, the magi joined the battleground called "Fuyuki", but amongst them, there was a man who was always alone, and could not find out the meaning behind his fights. His name was Kotomine Kirei. Not comprehending the guidance of fate, Kirei was lost, and had kept questioning. Why someone like him was given the Command Seals. However, the fate of his fights crossed Kirei's path with a nemesis by chance. That person is - Emiya Kiritsugu. A man who was sterner than anyone else, more merciless than anyone else, and who sought the miracle of the Holy Grail.

Merely recited in fragments in Fate/Stay Night, this is the Fourth War of the Holy Grail 10 years ago. The truth which unfolded behind the battle between Shirō's foster father, Rin's father, and the younger Kotomine Kirei, is finally revealed...... <<less

Douno has been falsely convicted of mol*sting a woman on a train. He serves time in a group cell in prison, surrounded by inmates who... more>> are all suspicious in some way. Just as Douno's distrust of people reaches its peak, he is saved by the innocent kindness of his cellmate, Kitagawa. For Kitagawa, who is imprisoned as a mu*derer, this is the first time in his life that he feels the emotion of love. This complete edition encompasses the main work, "In the Box", as well as "Out of the Cage", which tells their story after their release from prison. <<less