A collection of short stories by the author.

These are the tankoubon version, there are also the bunkobans, called:
Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru
(bunkoban of vol. 1 and 2)
Kootta Natsu no Hi
(bunkoban of vol. 3 and 4)


1) Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni... (1984)

「訪問者は真夜中に...」 - Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni... (A Midnight Visitor) - Masami finished summer camp and returned home. However, her mother and brother are nowhere to be seen. Only a mysterious shadow follows Masami...?!
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 1.

「そして5回の鈴が鳴る」 - Soshite 5-kai no suzu ga naru (The Bell Rings 5 Times - When the Bell Rings)
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 2.

「優しい殺人者」 - Yasashii satsujin-sha (Kind Killer).
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 1.

2) Mokugekisha ni Sayounara (1986)

「目撃者にさようなら」 - Mokugekisha ni sayounara
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 1.

「冬の花は鎮魂歌」 - Fuyu no hana wa chinkonka
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 2.

「クリスタル・ドール」 - Crystal Doll
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 2.

「眠る街」 - Nemuru machi
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 1.

「紅い伝説」 - Akai densetsu
It was also published in Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 2.

3) Nanika ga Yami de Miete Iru (1986)

「午前0時の逃亡者」 - Gozen 0-ji no Toubousha
It was also published in Kootta Natsu no Hi.

「なにかが闇で見ている」 - Nani ka ga Yami de Miteiru
It was also published in Kootta Natsu no Hi.

「自殺室ルームナンバー404」 - Jisatsu Shitsu Room Number 404
It was also published in Kootta Natsu no Hi and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 2.

「ウィークエンドの招待状」 - Weekend no Joutaijou
It was also published in Kootta Natsu no Hi and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 2.

4) 3 Hitome ga Kieta (1992)

「3人目が消えた」 - 3 Hitome ga Kieta
It was also published in Kootta Natsu no Hi.

「凍った夏の日」 - Kootta Natsu no Hi
It was also published in Kootta Natsu no Hi and Shinohara Chie the Best Selection 1.

「殺意には蒼いリボンをかけて」 - Satsui ni wa Aoi Ribon o Kakete
It was also published in Kootta Natsu no Hi.

Machiko transfers schools after witnessing her friend's suicide. Now, at her new high school a string of murders is occurring. It seems as though Machiko can't escape such bloody events after all..

It's about a boy with mysterious powers who transfers from school to school, fighting various monsters.

Life, death, it is all the same. Think you've heard this before? Skyhigh is back again with this sequel.

Each chapter follows Fukuzou Moguro, a traveling salesman, and his current customer. Moguro deals in things that give his customers their heart's desire, and once his deals are made and their unhealthy desires are satisfied, Moguro's customers are often left with terrible repercussions, especially if they break the rules of his deals...

One day, a boy peeps on a girl, and when he looks at her bare chest, what he sees is…

Although Kate is an outcast in his class, he constantly bullies a guy called Addy. One day, something unfortunate happened. A student got into an accident and was killed on the spot. The weird part is... Addy started to glare at Kate whenever they meet... What could be the meaning of this...?

Sotoba is an old-fashioned Japanese village nestled deep in the mountains. It has a small population of about 1300, and the villagers strictly follow age-old traditions and customs. One sweltering summer, a mysterious and deadly disease begins to spread rapidly among the villagers, affecting young and old alike. In the midst of this spate of puzzling deaths, a family of beautiful and elegant individuals moves into the abandoned 'Kanemasa' mansion on the hill-side over-looking Sotoba.

A collection of short stories:

1. Oral Cavity Infectious Syndrome
On the surreal premise that women's mouths take the often weird shape of their partner's penis, Yoriko starts an investigation to discover with whom her boyfriend is cheating.

2. Local Tourist Information
A guide to an extraterritorial region of Japan.

3. Back Streets in Front of the Station
A girl goes crazy about reverse sides of different things, including streets, cars, and animals.

4. Genesis
Kago Shintarou's rendition of the Book of Genesis.

5. Superglue
What happens when you step on something so disgusting that you never want to uncover it?

6. Akutagawa in Front of the Station
A surreal homage to the writings of Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

7. When All's Said and Done - also included in Hell Season
A gruesome tale of hardened faeces, and a limbless girl.

8. Multiplication
Comic panels are multiplying and create opposing clans.

9. Abstraction
A two dimensional comic about young lovers turns 3D causing the characters' bodies to deform.

10. Blow-Up
What happens when every comic page features exponentionally more panels than the previous one?

11. No Need for Caution
The action of the comic happens outside of the panels--literally--in the white space.

12. The Memories of Others
Everyone's memories become visible via floating comic book panels.

13. Lord of the Ring
An incompetent sumo wrestler uses the powers of a forbidden pair of pants to overcome and shame his competition, until one day someone rises to attempt to crush him and take the pants for himself.

14. Spinning Thoughts
Wearing urinary calculi is the latest fashion trend.

In 2071, north pole ice have melted and the land has been submerged. Humanity survived but it's divided into two species: the true humans, those who live in underwater cities, and the Dugons, those who chose to undergo genetic modification to live in the sea. Both species go to war to survive as long as the Dugons consider the humans good to eat.
To defend against the Dugons, the city of Mari Ramelle builds a new kind of weapon, the mermaid robot, Salacia. Because of the small size of the the pilot cabin, the robot is piloted by a girl and a boy, both 13 years old: Marin Yuuki and Ushio Mizushiro. The fight for survival is hard, and during the manga, the city builds more mermaid robots.

From Anime News Network:

Dr. Taima is not your average doctor: a skilled acupuncturist with the ability to wield the taimashin (needles that control the flow of chi in things and are used to banish demons). He is often called upon to drive demons out of possessed persons that devour anything within their grasp - dogs, cats...even other people! Accompanied by his charming assistant, Togetsu Maki, Dr. Taima travels near and far to deal with these other-word maladies--often at the risk of his own life.

Taima's investigation leads him to Dunwich, Massachusetts, where he meets another needle wielder, Kyogo Ayakashi. As they encounter ancient evils that are best kept secret, how will these taimashin masters bait their prey?

From Midnight Scans: Shio, a female high school student who can see spirits, was saved from a dangerous situation by a black cat. Afterwards, this cat kissed her, sucking out her spirit power. Then it changed to an unrivalled handsome boy! What’s more, he vowed to protect her in exchange for her spirit power!

From Seven Seas:
When darkness falls on the foggy streets of London, demons and monsters emerge to prey on human life. But demons aren’t the only ones prowling the streets. Two women have picked up the fight as humanity’s frontline defense against the darkness--a young gun-toting nun named Sister Meg and her mysterious, eternally youthful partner Angela. Together, they have made it their life’s work to spend their nights hunting the vile demons that stalk mankind.

A young girl has recurring nightmares about a castle and a woman who tries to kill her. She is sent to stay with relatives in the for a change of scenery. En route she glimpses a mysterious but vaguely familiar castle surrounded by fog on the other side of the lake. What dark secrets does the castle possess and who was that woman in her nightmares?

From Viz:
Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. Follow the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way.

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In the Hakushaku Cain Series:

1) Wasurerareta Juliet

Includes 2 oneshots:
i) The Boys Who Stopped Time -
England, year 1918. Rupert enrolls to his new school just a few days after the murder of a maid called Noelle. He's the type that just can't sit still, so when he meets Noelle's sister, he's determined to help her find out who murdered her sister...

ii) Double -
When they were children, Ren helped his friend Emilio start his career as an actor. But when Ren didn't have any news from Emilio for two years, he decided to go to New York to look for his friend...

2) Shounen no Fukasuru Oto

3) Kafka

Includes 1 oneshot: Ellie in Summer Clothes

4) Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin

5) God Child

A shady bus tour of young men and women is headed to an elusive village called Nanakimura. A destination where people can partake in a utopian existence, free of the world's obstacles... or so goes the rumor.Heading deep into the mountains, the bus is carrying 30 different individuals, each harboring their own expectations and troubled hearts...What they had arrived to was an uninhabited village with faint, lingering scents of life as it was falling apart.Just what is the secret of Nanakimura?

Three powerful stories, three legends that transcend time and space, now you found them, they are yours. tales of heroes, horror, courage and the fighting skill that burns inside all of us, spread these tales my child... the tales of powerful, ambitious warriors...the tales of ...The wanderers.