Yumiko Kawahara's disturbing short stories explore the strange and codependent world of dolls and the people who own them.

These cautionary tales must come from some desire to teach people a lesson, for in each one there is a horrible outcome when the doll enters their homes.

From Esthétique: Diana Spencer never had ambitions to become royal, but she dreamed just like the rest of us. That all changes when Prince Charles visits her home one day hoping to see her sister, but instead ends up inviting Diana to a Ball at Buckingham Palace! At the ball, a chance meeting with a stranger helps Diana draw the attention of all of England's aristocracy, including the Prince and Queen, and, of course, Camilla Parker Bowles. This is a story about how pure-hearted Diana Spencer became Princess Diana, The People's Princess and the Queen of the Pure Heart a royal beloved the world over.

From Tokyopop:

When Ami Won’s mother was still alive, she always told her to grow up to be an exemplary woman. And the chance presents itself now that her dad has been elected President of Korea. Thus begins this klutzy girl’s transformation into the girl her mother had always hoped she’d become.

However, in the spotlight and imbued with a kind of social power she never expected, Ami is now beset on all sides by the jealous and the dismayed. Her cousin Bi-Na leads this parade. Bi-Na considers herself naturally charismatic and infinitely more charming than Ami Won, so she feels she deserves the role as Korea’s First Lady.

(From In the Water): Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live. During those three days, her husband, Takao, must endure a heart-breaking experience.

From Viz:

Ian and Rin used to just see spirits. Now Ian is one. Using the Fairy Cube, Ian must figure out how to stop the lizard-spirit Tokage from taking over his life and destroying any chance he has of resurrection.

V.3 contains an unrelated short story called

• Psycho Knocker
Ashina Tomo is your average school girl who somehow constantly has terrible images of a train accident. One day, on her crush’s birthday, her best friend brings her to an isolated print club machine which is rumored to allow prayers to come true. What would happen when your prayers come true, but not the way you want them to be? By a cursed print club machine nonetheless.

One-shot. Published on Jump SQ Crown 2016

If you plant your yard full of red spider lilies, you can deceive spirits into believing it to be one of the many roads to the afterlife, and perhaps, meet the deceased dear to you...

From Tokyopop:
Three hundred years ago the Dark Magician Deshwitat Lived Rudbich, a vampire, was sealed in limbo by the Light Magician Kalutika. Resurrected in the present day, Deshwitat has vowed to destroy Kalutika, and now, with the help of a team of spiritual warriors, seeks the means to use Light Magic to achieve his ends.

From Yen Press:

This book contains three separate and unusual stories set in alternate realities. The first story, “How Martians Conquer the Earth,” tells the tale of a young woman struggling with the sudden death of the man she loves. Can anyone ever replace him? The second tale, “Is It Really Impossible?,” makes you wonder if a man and a woman can truly be just friends, especially in a world where women are such a rare find. And the last of the three, “Science Fiction Story,” is a sad tale about a girl who hates robots and the humanoid who serves her. The creator, who believes that the best privilege artists get is to ”lie,” creates a whole new world beyond your imagination.

(Part of Nakeru BL Anthology)At the end of the intertwining love triangle...

Based on the game of the same name, a variety of authors and artists write a large offering of short stories starring the various characters featured in the game. The stories range from being lovingly heartfelt, packed full of comedy and gags or being downright evil or messed up sometimes!Note: These are NOT doujin. These are official comic anthologies licensed by Spike Chunsoft, the developers of the Danganronpa series.

Ten years ago an attack by giant monsters called Idola floating in the sky leveled Washington D.C. and awakened humanity to the existence of other life forms. It took years to develop a measure to counter them, via humanoid Idola-derived robots that are controlled by pilots via brain waves.

Ilya Kravitz is a young wheelchair-bound kid and prospective pilot taking the pilot examination who lives alone with his sister Anna Kravitz in New York City. Will he manage to fulfill his dream of becoming a Pilot? How will he fare against the Idola?

From etc:

Ryo thinks she is a normal girl living a normal high school life in modern day Tokyo. But is she? On a school trip, a mysterious man attacks her and claims that he is Benkei, the legendary warrior monk who collected 999 of his opponents' swords in battle during the Heinan era. And he also claims that she is Ushiwakamura, the 1000th opponent, that according to folklore, beat Benkei and became his master. But...Ushiwakamura was a man! And Benkei and Ushiwakamura existed in 13th century feudal Japan!

Neo Verona. A land floating high in the sky ruled by the Capulet family. That is until one night, when the long time rivals of the Capulets, the Montagues, storm the palace, killing the duke, his wife, and his men. All are killed but Juliet, a young daughter of the Capulets who is rescued and spirited away to safety before she could be killed. Fourteen years later, Juliet remembers nothing of her gruesome past, and lives with the small band who had rescued her, the only family she has. It is not safe for Juliet to go out undisguised, however, as a search for the Capulet heiress is still underway. So in public, she dresses as a boy, a young man named Odin, at the request of her "family". Though she is technically not allowed to, Juliet has another secret identity: The Red Whirlwind, the daring and righteous hero of Neo Verona, famous for saving any in danger with his (or rather, her) sword and advanced combat skills without killing anyone. It is on one of these "rescue missions" that she first meets Romeo, heir of the Montague house. By chance, they fall in love–a forbidden love that neither side will allow. Things get even more complicated, however, when Juliet finally learns of her true identity and is told that she must kill the current duke–Romeo's father.

From Viz:

Shy Chise and nervous Shuji are high school seniors in a small town and have just started dating. But everything changes when Shuji discovers that Chise has been engineered by the Japanese Self Defense Force to transform into the Ultimate Weapon! Soon Chise is torn between realizing her potential as a devastating fighting force and her desire to share a bowl of ramen with her new boyfriend!

In 18th century England, Gabriel, an orphan girl from a fallen noble family befriended a young man named Jeremy, who was rumored to be an illegitimate child of a nobleman. After an incident occurred, resulting in his tragic death, Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all boys academy for nobles, a place that may seem like heaven to others, but really hides a harshness which she would never have imagined.

By Azula
An 8 year old child, along with his brother, managed to escape from the disasters of an army's merciless killings! His own past, how much could people possibly know? His own heart, who could possibly understand? These questions was the "revenge-mindset" that has lingered the brothers through extensive training to become insanely powerful in the martial-arts. Now, this same 8 year old child has grown into an adult and is now a King! He is the Leader of the Southern Barbarian Sect. He is known as the southern barbarian, SANDSTORM..!!

Toshiko Momojiri - an ordinary kind of girl - falls in love with Kuroo Samehada, a gangster who is on the run after stealing the mob's loot. Toshiko, too, is on the run from a weird uncle. This is the story of two fugitives who meet and fall in love amid violence and gunfire.

Jisatsuya - merchants who deal with anything related to suicide, from prevention to cleaning up afterwards. There's a rumor that they also assist people in committing suicide, but the truth behind that is known only to the Jisatsuya themselves. This is their story.

Yuri is a 20-year-old male prostitute. Half of the money he makes goes to paying the huge debt that his father left when he died. His one goal in life is to find his younger brother Nagi, who disappeared after the same car accident that killed Yuri's father and mother. Suddenly a boy turns up, claiming to be the lost Nagi. Can Yuri's long search be at an end? Does Nagi have anything to do with one of Yuri's former clients being murdered?