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After the sudden death of his father, a young master realizes that he cannot escape the repercussions of his father's odd behavior. In particular, his father's decision to purchase and care for a personal lover now falls on the young master's shoulders. As a result, unresolved emotional scars are reopened and he is forced to confront his painful past once more.
Kago Shintaro's book of short stories showcases his unique and imaginative writing style, featuring a diverse array of bizarre scenarios. These include a contest between dying patients, the uncovering of a Hollywood scam, the perspective of a manga artist, the entrepreneur who squashes mosquitoes on human skin, and many other peculiarities.
Curiosity consumes Minoru as she wonders about the authentic bond between her beloved childhood friend Tsugumi and her twin sister Kozue.
A collection of four short stories. 1. Rainbow Fish 2. Damned Sun 3. Strange Trait 4. Kimyou na Idenshi (A Strange Gene)
Naho desires to become Hayato's partner, but senpai persists in paying attention to her.
Nothing in Sakiko's life seems to be going right. Frustrated with her job and nursing a broken heart, she embarks on an ocean cruise, hoping the change of mood will turn things around for her. Never does she expect her vacation to end with the ship capsizing, stranding the surviving passengers on an island. When a young man saves her life, she finds herself drawn to him, but soon discovers he may be harboring a dark secret...
Annually, the inhabitants of a particular mountainous settlement conduct a festivity rejoicing the bountiful harvest. Tominaga Yuuki, a 17-year-old who originates from somewhere else, is designated to portray the purifying agent's character in the Oni cleansing ritual - the main event of the occasion. His counterpart and female schoolmate, Kurashina Hana, is a seasoned dancer of three years. As the festival draws closer, Yuuki becomes increasingly dissatisfied with his role, and eventually, he begins to perceive...?
A cross-over series featuring the cast from the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series.
Official English: From Tokypop: Meet Dinah, a disturbed young girl who has been sent to the small town of Bizenghast to live with her aunt following the tragic death of her parents. She is thought by her aunt to have some sort of mental illness, as Dinah believes the house to be haunted. Only Dinah is aware of the restless spirits, which only feeds the doctor's and her aunt's suspicions about Dinah's well-being. The house was a mental hospital, then a school for juvenile delinquents. The ghosts know Dinah can see them and they won't leave her alone. A recluse, she sneaks out with her only friend, Vincent, and together they discover a lost graveyard. There they find a sunken mausoleum, where Dinah reads from a stone engraving. This act binds her to a contract requiring Dinah to release spirits stuck somewhere between an unhappy life and a peaceful afterlife. If she refuses, she will face an eternity of hell. So Dinah begins her quest of "cleaning" the vaults, crypts, and graves of lost souls, all the while struggling with the haunts at home and suspicions of her growing mental illness.
