A collection of short stories including

• Allumage
Kumiko left Japan for LA in hopes of becoming a famous actress, but so far has only managed to get jobs as a stuntwoman. Now that her brother is getting married, she's coming back to Japan to visit, but once she arrives, something goes terribly wrong...

Set in a world of a single continent divided by the Lutoni River and Central Mountains into two warring countries, Roxche and Sou Beil, the story follows Roxche pilot Allison and her childhood friend Wilhelm in their dangerous quest for a fabled treasure in Sou Beil territory that may end the war between the two nations.

From ShoujoMagic:
Shouko is still a virgin, and hasn't met a man yet who lives up to her standards. Her friends look up to her -- and would in truth like to give her more than just their respect -- but the only one Shouko looks up to is her famous actress mother, for whom no man is good enough to dedicate herself to. That's when Shouko meets the rumor and reality of her mother's new boyfriend, Ujou. Ujou is different from the others -- an aloof college student 17 years younger than Shouko's mother. The passion that Shouko sees between them becomes what Shouko desires for herself, but while forbidden fruit may be sweeter... it is also more deadly.

Vol. 2, Story 2: Angel Night
Right before we die, an angel comes to our side and waits for the moment when it can ferry our soul to Heaven. In the case of Rin, a pop singer who has just been dumped by her producer boyfriend, it's because her angel is present that she can't commit suicide. She can see the handsome angel Faye, who won't leave her side until his mission to collect her soul is complete...

Characters from various Type-Moon franchises, such as Fate, Tsukihime, and Kara no Kyoukai are able to hang out at the strange cafe called Ahnen Erbe. They chat together and deal with various curiosities such as a nosy talking cat or a "pot of happiness," which expels a gas that causes people to laugh.

From Del Rey: A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide. In less than a week, it's become a lethal pandemic. But for a unique few, it does just the opposite... They evolve and become "Power Users." Taisuke Kanou and his best friend Hirose both become power users, but Hirose sides with Katsumata, a strange man with no regard for human life. The story follows Kanou as he discovers the secret behind his powers, encounters reporters, other power users, and even the military, as he tries to get his friends back.

Gerard, a college student in the US, was helped by Sharl when he was being bullied. Unbeknownst to him though, Sharl is the son of middle eastern oil tycoon. The story revolves around their friendship as it develops, and the path to understanding their true selves.

From CPM: The girls have finally graduated 6th grade and are now in Junior High… but are they really prepared for the challenges that await them? There's a new girl in town and she seems to be hosting an entirely different kind of alien… is she a new ally, or will she be the Earth's latest threat?

From Tokyopop:

Beautiful creatures called 'Alichino' grant any wish to those who find them--but at a price!

A young lady searching for an Alichino wants to bring her brother back to life. She meets Tsugiri, a handsome young man who she thinks is an Alichino. While Tsugiri turns out to be a mere mortal, he does have a mysterious connection with these rare creatures--a connection that brings him and those around him grave danger!

Alice is a dream decipher. She notices that the class president has been sleeping a lot in class recently, so together with her rabbit partner, she enters his dream and hope to find out the cause...

She has lots of friends-
but hasn't had that important conversation...

She has a boyfriend-
but there is another girl...

Family too-
Her family... the only connection is through blood.

That kind of average high school girl-
Saitou Aya is suddenly lost in Wonderland!

The white bunny boy talks like a child.
"You are my Alice. Our savior..."
Aya = Alice's "Chosen world"?
Her "real self" is...?

From Yen Press:

As punishment for slacking on the job, the shinigami Lapan is ordered to go to the Human Realm in the body of a skeleton to retrieve a wandering soul. However, much to Lapan’s lecherous delight, a slip-up lands his soul in the body of the young Alice, a buxom student at a local all-girls’ school. With the skirt-chasing shinigami (as Alice) leaving a storm of sexual harassment allegations in his wake, whatever is poor, beskeletoned Alice to do?!

Codenamed Alice, she's an expert assassin...

...well, a trainee assassin. But she's still highly-skilled with various forms of firearms, and she gets the job done...

This anthology (about 200 pages) that features Alice in Wonderland-themed illustrations, comics, and one shots. Some are pretty hilarious, others slightly disturbing, others rather cute.

Cover Illustration by Mochizuki Jun
Illustrations by Komeyama Shiwo, Kuwahara Souta, Zuzuki Jiro, Akai Higasa

Comic 1 Second Year Middle School Girl, Alice by Marumikan
Comic 2 A Day with Father Carol by Yoshino Satsuki
Comic 3 Saito in Wonderland by Yuta Nohara
Comic 4 Wonder Land by Tanaka Hikaru
Comic 5 Hello, I'm a Trump Soldier by 966
Comic 6 Alice in the Chaotic Tea Party by Nishimatsu Oonari
Comic 7 Rabbit Love by 144
Comic 8 Alice in Wonderland by Banjou Azusa
Comic 9 That in Wonderland by Takata Yuuji

Alice Seno seems like a normal girl in high school. She's a bit shy, she's got a crush on a boy named Kyou, and she's got an older sister who is more popular than she is... pretty normal stuff, until Alice has an encounter with a mysterious and magical rabbit girl that changes the course of her life, and Alice is introduced to the sublime power of the Lotis Words.

There is a disease of the mind that eventually shuts down all bodily functions. One woman effected with this disease has been ordered to be euthanized. Dr. Arlem fights for what he believes to be a way to cure her.

Buffalorules: A short story about Ali’s life. The first chapter shows how he used his nine lives. The second chapter reveals his parents who have passed away. The third chapter is about the continuous chain of love between animals; there is some gender identity mistakes in this one by the author. The fourth chapter highlights the past when he was with his mother. The fifth chapter is about the friend he had when young. And the last chapter is about the shadows which somehow feel like he is in his own world.

This story is a spinoff from Narita Minako-sensei's own series "Cipher" where Siva's friend Alex Levine is now the main character. Ever since Alex was young, he has harbored a complex about his extremely pretty face. People are always comparing him to a girl, so to combat this image, he has thrown himself into practicing martial arts. One day, though, he is scouted by someone to become a fashion model and thus begins Alex's tale of growth and romance!

A fragmented dream, a pigment of reality where surreal scars adorn the landscape. In it, there is a certain story, about a so called murderous cat given the brand "Serial Killer". The cat forced to watch this story must make decisions to find a way out of this intangible, dark world where nothing is as it seems

1) I'm Running Towards You
Sayurin and Araki have been going out for a while when Araki asked her to be the manager of his volleyball team. But once Sayurin joined, she started to develop feelings for Araki's best friend?! What will happen to their relationship?

2) I Don't Need You
Madoka loves Wakui, but two weeks after they kissed, she learns that he has a girlfriend! How will she cross this obstacle to true love?

3) Come On!
Ena has cared for Keita Gotou ever since the first day of school, but currently he is going out with her best friend Reiko. One night while walking home, Keita wants Ena to stay over?! Will Ena choose Keita over Reiko?

4) I Still Love You
On the day he met Ekko, Kazumi had the feeling that she would be his girlfriend and he was right. They began to date soon after. Kazumi begins to notice that Etsuko is slowly falling for his friend. How will their love story turn out?

From Midnight Scans:

When you’re in a relationship with someone, truth is, it’s a complete necessity to live together with that person. Read this masterpiece that sketches out various couples’ trembling hearts in this “living together”-themed compilation.

Room 1
Momochi, a short haired lass is in love with Kouta, a 2nd year student in her university. However, she found out that Kouta likes girls with long hair and so happened that her friend was able to invite Kouta for the drinking session that she was supposed to go! She bought a long hair wig in order to attract Kouta but when they're making love, trouble arises?!

Room 2
Saki was invited to live together with her boyfriend, Masaya who works as a weekly publication reporter. Although they're living together, Saki doesn't see him much at home and starts to get lonely. One night, she woke up and found Masaya sleeping in the living room...?

Room 3
Tsukiyama has a crush on Kanaya and likes him because of his kindness towards her. One day, her roommate kicked her out of the apartment they were sharing because her roommate's boyfriend is coming back so she had to find her own apartment to live in. Tsukiyama went over to Kanaya's apartment and asked if she could stay there for a month. As they live together, Tsukiyama's feelings began to deepen and she had a feeling that she was restricting Kanaya so she decided to move out?!

Room 4
Mayu is a designer that works at home. She hired an assistant who then turns into her lover. However, Mayu likes guys who are good with cooking and sadly, Yoshitaka isn't like that. Although she's quite disappointed with that fact, she likes the sex with Yoshitaka. But still, she's quite dissatisfied with "something" and decided to look at some vibrators...

Room 5
This story revolves around Mamiko (Tsukiyama's friend from story 3) who was awaiting for the return of her boyfriend who was studying abroad but her boyfriend cheated on her with a blond chick and thus, they broke up. Mamiko was heart broken and then, she suddenly met a foreigner by the name of Joshua, who needed a place to rent. The last thing that Mamiko wanted to see is a person with blue eyes. Still, she let him rent the room in her apartment and as they live together things starts to change...

Room 6
In order to help her friend, Midori decided to live in Mai-chan's apartment. Mai-chan decided to leave that apartment because she want to get away from her ex-boyfriend who so happen to live next door as well. When Midori moved in, she noticed the huge hole in one of the rooms and of course, which apparently leads to her neighbor's room next door. As she greeted the rumored ex-boyfriend of Mai-chan, she was captivated with the handsome lad and began to fall in love with him. But why did Mai-chan broke up with this kindhearted guy? Who exactly is he? Midori have to find out, all this through that captivating hole...

Last Room
A tiny extra story regarding to the Room 6 story~