Hayama Makoto is tormented by sightings of shinigami*, Asano Mitsuki dwells on his dead sister's shadow, and Koumoto Yaeko longs for the love of her life―these are the heart-rending yet tender tales of the people whose thoughts dwell on life and death, and of the white Shinigami Momo.

*Shinigami (死神) is a figure in Japanese culture responsible for collecting the souls of the dead, and literally translates to "god of death."

The Soichi Front
The story is a direct continuation of "Secret of the Haunted Mansion" from the first Yami no Koe.

Soichi's Beloved Pet
This story is about Soichi, the devilish boy that Ito has written about in a number of his other stories, and the events that unfold when his family adopts an abandoned cat.

In The Valley of Mirrors
There is bitter enmity between two villages, facing each other across a river. But instead of erecting walls and battlements, they both decided to put up mirrors. What could this mean? And where did all the people disappear to, all those years ago?

Anything but a Ghost
While driving on a mountain road one night, Shigeru finds a girl covered in blood.

Library of Illusions
Koko lives with her husband Goro in a giant mansion full of books. The books are a family heirloom, and he’s fiercely protective of them, so it would really suck if something were to happen to them...

Songs in the Dark
Ever had a song stuck in your head? Of course you have, there’s probably one there now. But what if it didn’t go away? Days, weeks, months, the same song 24/7.

Splatter Film
A bunch of stoned slackers get hooked on delicious honey, with delicious results.

The devastation caused by the Kantou Hell Quake sunk the buildings in the center of Tokyo deep beneath the waves. A great number of human lives and and a great deal of property sunk along with them. There's no shortage of people aiming to claim these sunken valuables. Many of those people are pirates, who arrived from overseas in salvage ships of unknown nationality. Every night, these pirates raid the chain of small islands, which all that remains of the Kantou region, and assault the survivors.
However, there was no one who was able to stand against the pirates! It was a completely lawless zone. It was Japan, but not Japan: A land and a people completely forsaken by their country.
That is, until Violence Jack rises from the ocean to help the islands' inhabitants fight the pirates and their allies, the New Shu Army.

Collection of short stories:

• Sheherazade
Youko just started working as an office lady at a new company. According to the gossip, Shinogami, her boss, is cursed and any girl who gets involved with him will die. After a lively welcome party, a drunken Youko wakes up in Shinogami's bed. What will become of her and this gorgeous man?

• Sheet no Sukima
Momoko and her boyfriend go to apply for a marriage registration form, but the man at the public office, Hisame, is so rude that he offers them a divorce registration form as well! One month later, Momoko returns and...?

• Yoru no Bannin
Maya consistently stays late at night at the office to finish her work, which earns her a nickname from the security guards. One guard in particular won't allow her to stay despite her cries of saying that she'll be done in 5 minutes. However, he notices that she's been getting thinner and decides to make her lunch?! What exactly is going on?
(Sidestory to Chou yo Hana yo)

• Blanc
Girl is getting married soon and goes to visit her cousin that she grew up with. However they're closer than just family.
(Also included in Kinjirareta Ai no Kajitsu)

• Kizuato
A woman whose husband was killed in a car accident sexually abuses her handsome servant.
(Also included in Kinjirareta Ai no Kajitsu)

• Izayoi
Tsukiko is driven to suicide, while Akito tries to keep her away from her doctor. But what is Akito's relationship between Tsukiko and the doctor; what is the doctor's real identity and who exactly is Akito?

From ShoujoMagic:
A collection of short shounen-ai stories by Mizushiro Setona, all connected by the theme of plantlife.

[STORY 01] (English Title) Breakfast (Japanese Title) ブレックファスト (Romaji Title) Burekkufasuto
The tale of a boy who displays the symptoms of man-eating syndrome.

[STORY 02] (English Title) The Tale of the Ring (Japanese Title) 指輪物語 (Romaji Title) Yubiwa Monogatari
The tale of two boys who are dating each other and mutually hiding the fact that both are dating their teacher, who frets because a ring has been lost.

[STORY 03] (Japanese Title) Honey β
The tale of a flower that blooms by inhaling memories. But even if our memories are taken from us, some precious things are never forgotten. "I don't fear losing my memory if I can feel this way again tomorrow..."

[STORY 04] (English Title) Undying Illness (Japanese Title) フジノヤマイ (Romaji Title) Fuji no Yamai See "Mister Mermaid," story 2.

[STORY 05] (English Title) Aconite (Japanese Title) トリカブト (Romaji Title) Torikabuto

A boy trying to commit suicide finds a zombie girl that tries to stop him from killing himself.

From Sumie:

A love story between two souls separated by their stations in life, in the form of a tattoo.

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"Even if we stopped seeing each other, my soul would always be with you."
A man visits a certain tatoo artist. A vivid love story of surreptitious, yet intense longing of two souls.

Chapter 1: Shirube no Michi
Mao's life is far from normal: she attracts spirits and constantly has to keep her father from losing his soul! One day, she meets a man who claims to be a "guide for lost souls" and explains that he has come for her father!?

Chapter 2: Illusion Orangery
Mao's still working for the mysterious spirit guide. One fine day, the smell of oranges lingering in the air accompanies our young psychic on an odd game of hide-and-seek in a haunted house.

Chapter 3: Heaven's Fairy
Shinobu’s plans for the summer are ruined when her mother sends her off to her grandparents' countryside home. Bored and friendless, she prepares herself for a joyless vacation, but soon discovers that she has something in common with her grandfather: something quite magical!

Chapter 4: Foxfire
Miya knows she was found abandoned at a shrine and adopted by her current parents. Though she lives a happy life now, her birthright comes calling on her one day in the oddest of fashions.

Chapter 5: Box
"As long as these white walls confine me, I am safe."

Chapter 6: Angel's Ladder
The twisted - but oddly touching - relationship between a healthy and normal girl and her sickly and spiteful older sister.

Note: These oneshots ran in different magazines categorized as josei, seinen, or shoujo. The majority of them were josei, hence the demographic of the series.

Follow the friendship of Tetsu and Gorou from the Koushien to adulthood.

From Tokyopop:

Legends say that when it snows, it is because the snow princess is crying. A collection of five tragic tales, all connected by the bond of snow. Shirahime-syo is CLAMP's tribute to traditional Japanese form and storytelling.

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Contains six short stories:

• Kuzeinke no Saidai no Show

• Seifuku wa Hugenai

• Brigit no Bansan (Brigit's Supper)

• Shizuru Cinema

• Kasou Senryaku - Kagami-uchi (Mirror Play)

• Emerald
Who cheated? Who Won? The lies and the truths? In the city of west where injustice prevails. Only a 'game' divides the living and the dead.

Consists of three stories:

1) Boys Next Door -
Lawrence is a young male prostitute whose actual aim was to look for his brother. However, his life was about to change when he witnessed one of the biggest serial killers - Dr. Wolfgang Adrain Cray - killing someone. Instead of running away, he searches for the murderer and falls in love with him. Lawrence's brother was not too happy about losing a possible money tree and sends out his gang in search of Lawrence.

2) Devil Inside -
Rick Randool has a dangerous condition which affects a few unfortunate members of his family.
- Omanga

3) When a Heart Beats -
All Ted wanted was a guitar. But the price he paid to get one was a young girl's life. Many years later he meets her again and...

This manga is set in a distant future, based around the fictional city "Kaiserhald". In this world, a mysterious substance known as "Sol", that has the power to create miracles, is horded by Kaiserhald and its "Church". The "Sol Triggers" are a group of people who oppose their corrupt use of the "Sol", and they fight to stop them.

Collection of 4 oneshots:

1. MP0
Prototype version of Mx0.

2. She Monkey
A boy has come to a deserted island to meet his scientist father who is working on a top-secret experiment. There he meets a beautiful girl who knows him, but he doesn't know her.

3. Snow in the Dark
A one-shot fairy tale which shares many elements of the traditional story of Snow White but is certainly unique and complex enough that it is more than just a reinterpretation.

4. Kirino Sako to Nakamatachi (story: NIKOHARA Daisuke)

A warrior, plundering the people for money, finds a military dog, a creation with the power of a dog and the intelligence of a human, and takes the dog in as his own and becomes the dog's master.

In this country, there are beings called Sapeles. These beings are not human; they are treated as slaves. Society shuns them, just as they would poor people. Sapele are not allowed to have desires, especially desires for things like love. If they do, they are considered broken, useless. Lepu Le is a Sapele trying to come to terms with himself, not understanding or knowing anything about who he really is, or where he came from. After a fateful encounter with a broken Sapele known as Roie, he starts to question what he is told even more.

Stork, the man with no memories, and Tit, the boy with no home, travel across the grim world where the sky is grey and the birds are believed extinct. They have met accidentally and continued together, both searching. Stork searches for his past and Tit searches for a bird. They are followed by the dark mysterious man, who may have relation to Stork's past.