This book contains selected short stories featuring beautifully drawn characters from Takahashi\'s early works published in the 1970s and 1980s. It also includes previously unpublished works such as \"Toriko,\" drawn before his commercial debut, and collections of illustrations for novels and magazines. Included Stories: 1. Haka Hori Sam (墓堀サム) 2. Gigan Monogatari (義眼物語) 3. Tamago (卵) 4. Fukuwajutsu (腹話術) 5. Tsuisekikou (追跡行) 6. Yuusuke no Kimyouna Sekai Part. 3 (遊介の奇妙な世界Part.3) 7. Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) 8. Kouya (荒野) 9. Kao ga Nai (顔がない) 10. Kamen Shounen (仮面少年) 11. Shirabe (しらべ) 12. Raiyaa Kyouju no Gogo Dai ichi wa (ライヤー教授の午後第1話) 13. Mugen Shinshi Dai go Wa Mugen Shoujo (夢幻紳士第5話夢幻少女) 14. Toriko (とりこ) 15. Maami (マーミ) 16. Kiechatta (消えちゃった) 17. Feminist (フェミニスト) 18. Machi no Kirigrisu (街のキリギリス) 19. Sachiko (幸子は泣かない) 20. Mita Hito De Nai to Wakaranai Caliostoro no Shiro Zakkan (見た人でないとわからないカリオストロの城雑感) 21. Sherlock Holmes no Nichijou Teki Bouken (シャーロックホームズの日常的冒険) 22. Sarashi Kubi (さらし首)
Morty is a reaper, but he wishes to befriend a human. It\'s not easy, since most humans see him as an intimidating skeleton, which makes it hard to start any friendship at all. However, one day Morty meets Lance who not only sees him as a regular person, but also believes that Morty is just a regular guy. Scared that Lance may reject him once he knows the truth, Morty decides to pretend to be a mortal himself.
From generation to generation, the Oike family has handed down the vocation of exorcising a cursed box. This bizarre fantasy weaves humans and phantoms into a story revolving around Miyo Oike, a descendant of the Oike family.
In this village, death inevitably takes you as soon as you reach the age of fifty...
This is a side story adaptation of Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka (LN). It covers the story of one of the strongest 1st class adventurer "Sword Princess" Ais Wallenstein and her desire to reach even greater heights with her friends in Loki Familia.
Haruaki is a scaredy-cat with a fetish for girls' school uniforms, but he also wants to be a good teacher. However, his new school isn
To help save her family\'s failing business, Sawako agrees to undergo a Shinto rite in which she will be symbolically married to the god of her family\'s shrine, a deity responsible for good harvests and business success. However as soon as the ceremony is complete the god appears in person to claim her as his bride--and as far as he is concerned there is nothing \"symbolic\" about it!
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Typical company employee Tanaka Daichi (38 years old, single) loves games and plays a new type of VRMMO called "One More Free Life Online" under the username "Earth". Inside this free world he chose several skills that are generally regarded as useless. Be it wasting time crafting potions, cooking up pointlessly tasty food, or hunting monsters with some absurd weapon he crafted, he simply enjoys playing the game.
Following a similar narrative to its predecessor (Fuwari! Donpatch), Honnori! Donpatch is a slice of life involving Beauty living with Donpatch. Here, however, it is not a parody, but more a pastiche of Kiyohiko Azuma\'s beloved slice of life series Yostuba&!
The Great Thousand World. It is a place where numerous planes intersect, a place where many clans live and a place where a group of lords assemble. The Heavenly Sovereigns appear one by one from the Lower Planes and they will all display a legend that others would desire as they pursue the road of being a ruler in this boundless world. In the Endless Fire Territory that the Flame Emperor controls, thousands of fire blazes through the heavens. Inside the Martial Realm, the power of the Martial Ancestor frightens the heaven and the earth. At the West Heaven Temple, the might of the Emperor of a Hundred Battles is absolute. In the Northern Desolate Hill, a place filled with thousands of graves, the Immortal Owner rules the world. A boy from the Northern Spiritual Realm comes out, riding on a Nine Netherworld Bird, as he charges into the brilliant and diverse world. Just who can rule over their destiny of their path on becoming a Great Ruler? In the Great Thousand World, many strive to become a Great Ruler.
Warning! This is a collection of seriously scary tales! A mysterious day in a certain town. The price of a promise. The desire to accelerate the progress of mankind. This collection of tales explores the strange possibilities of our reality. Warns against overambitious desires, and reminds us why horror opens our eyes to the wider world. It’s sure to send a chill down your spine! (Source: Shogakukan Asia) Included Stories: 1. Seguchi-san (セキグチさん, Mr. Sekiguchi by Isao Sakamoto) 2. Luna-chan to Yubikiri (ルナちゃんとユビキリ, A Pinky Promise with Luna by Rei Nanase) 3. Kindan no Hyakumonogatari (禁断の百物語, A Hundred Forbidden Stories by Eiko Komuro) 4. Utsuro no Shoumen (虚ろの正面, In The Face of Emptiness by Mayumi Yokoyama) 5. Sakana no Namida (魚の涙, Tears of Fish by Junko Nose) 6. Jigoku no Bishounen (地獄の美少年, The Handsome Young Man from Hell by Ryouko Mizoguchi) 7. Shiroi Hako (白い箱, The White Box by Kyuuko Morooka) 8. Mushi ni Negai wo (虫に願いを・・・, Wish Upon an Insect by Wakana Makihara) 9. Sangeki no Yakata (惨劇の館, The House of Tragedy by Kirara Himekawa)