From Twisted Curiosity: Meguru is an ordinary schoolgirl on a school trip. They stop to take a break and she is determined to confess her feelings to the boy she likes, Yashiro. When they get back on the bus, however, a strange man grabs her and says that he’s bus-jacking them. He shoots Meguru for putting up a fight and she thinks, fading into oblivion, “I wish I could go back in time”. The next thing she knows, she has woken up in her bed at home and quickly finds out that it’s the day before! What in the world?
From Yen Press: Abandoned as a baby and raised in an orphanage, the kind-hearted high-schooler Yuki Sakuragi is driven by a need to find the reason for his existence. Plagued by mysterious dreams, Yuki also possesses the strange ability to read the deepest, darkest thoughts of anyone he touches. As both the dreams and his powers intensify, there appears before him a beautiful young man named “Zess,” whose face tugs on Yuki’s memory. He warns Yuki not to venture outside on Walpurgis Night, the eve of the blood-red moon, which invites death. But when Yuki’s compassion leads him to disobey Zess’s order, has Yuki carelessly thrown his life away before he’s even given himself the chance to find out the very reason for it?
A tribute anthology for Mushishi.
A collection of four short stories.Chapter 1 is the 100-page title story. It's a supernatural fantasy tale about a man with one chance to escape from death, a mysterious woman he meets, and a tribe seeking to find its way back into Heaven.Chapter 2 deals with the mystery of a man gone missing, and presumed dead.Chapter 3 is a very short story about a couple in the mountains who pick up a strange guest.Chapter 4 is a longer story about the traditions binding a family, those that would break away from them, and the dark secret that holds the family in sway.
Four murders have taken place at an all girl school. Lying beside each of the victim was a teddy bear with one missing limb. Now It is up to Detective Hebizuka Amaru and his cute assistant Kohijiri-kun to solve the mystery!
From Udon Entertainment: The Grim Peddler waltzes through fairy tales, giving the stories' inhabitants their hearts' desires. But benefactors beware, for his gifts don't always turn out quite as expected! Classic fables like Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, The Frog Prince and more are turned on their side through the unexpected reversals and terrifying twists of this all-new series.
Strange things are happening all over town, and Kouichi Amano's nightmares have started again. Several clans have been spurred into action as the past gradually resurfaces. Just what is going on, and how do the Amano brothers fit into the picture?
In the Elgrand Kingdom, a certain earl’s daughter was well-known. Captivating men and women of all ages with her beautiful looks, she did as she pleased. To those who defied her, she had no forgiveness, crushing them thoroughly, and she caused misfortune for multitudes of people simply for her amusement. Beautiful and cruel, with sharp thorns, she was the “Rose of Ice.” “Um, who is that story about?” This is the story of an earl’s daughter, who will have everything she has to do explained the day after tomorrow, and who, after all sorts of troubles, tries to somehow attain happiness in the battlefield of women called the inner palace. Note: Adapted from the first "villainess" WN, published in 2012.
Nakayama Ryouhei, who works at a run-down factory, sets out on a journey to accomplish the things he has left undone in his life! And by his side is an innocent girl... This is the greatest and final story of a man who has never made a decision for himself and a troubled runaway girl!! An indie masterpiece that gained popularity has evolved and is now being serialized!!
Rindou Shuuto is the son of Yakuza boss Rindou Takeshi, the brutal and voracious head of the Rindou-gumi. Takeshi is likewise a heartless and abusive parent, very much angered by his son's timid nature, but Shuuto finds comfort in the companionship of his new bodyguard, the beautiful and mysterious Mimosa; whom he dubs as his "older sister". Later though, Shuuto walks in on his father apparently forcing himself onto Mimosa. Reaching his limit, Shuuto violently attacks his father with a knife, but it's Mimosa who swiftly finishes off the crime lord, protecting the young man. The two proceed to go on the run together....
A collection of six stories from master of horror Hideshi Hino. In the first story, "Unusual Fetus: My Baby", a horror writer jokes with his pregnant wife about her giving birth to a baby lizard, much to her annoyance. But his joke ends up coming true and alizard baby is born. The writer is horrified and tries to get rid of it, but his wife insists on raising it. From there, an unfortunate and bizarre story begins. The second story, "Flower of Flesh and Blood", was turned into a direct-to-video film in the Guinea Pig series of movies with Hideshi Hino himself directing. American actor Charlie Sheen one day saw a copy of this film on VHS and contacted the FBI, believing it to be a genuine snuff film... Contains stories of tragedies and dark comedy.
