A collection of short stories about supernatural occurrences that take place in our everyday…

THE BRIDEGROOM'S BARGAIN

Till death us do part. A solemn wedding vow, and one Lord Deverell's young bride ardently wishes to bring about - sooner rather than later! Only minutes after the wedding, Alexandra is brandishing a pistol at her husband, accusing him of ruining her father and killing her brother. So Deverell makes one more, wholly unexpected, vow: that he's completely innocent of both crimes and will prove it.

From Phoenix Serenade Scans:

A story which takes place in the Meiji Era. Hozumi Kyou, a poor 13-year-old countryside girl, is leaving her town and going to Tokyo to go to apprenticeship. Kyou is determined to earn a lot of money so that she can buy medicine in to heal her mother's blindness.

She gets lost in Tokyo where soon she meets a young man...who might help her with her apprenticeship? But there are some hurdles in the way...

A little bumpkin kid by the name of Hanada Ichiro gets into all kinds of mischief until things take a turn for the nasty. Trying to escape the wrath of his enraged mother, he gets in an accident, resulting in nine stitches on the back of his head, and one little side-effect: a knack for the supernatural. Young Ichiro is now able to communicate with ghosts, who just can't get off his back with all kinds of requests.

Won the 19th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1995.

From Aerandria Scans:

A heartless devil named Vivian hates humans as they always try to betray him. When a seemingly innocent girl wanders into his forest in search of him again, he plays tricks on her and tries to make her give up. Is the girl’s innocent heart real, or is this is another ploy to betray Vivian?

Note: Original language image is unavailable.

The Sunroad Shopping District is getting very few customers because of the recession and a new big mall that opened on the other side of the station. Ami is worried because she doesn't know what will happen to her family store, but the problem will be solved by her dear... unemployed brother:

"In order to save the shopping district, become an idol!!"

While searching behind his desk drawer, Rin finds a hand drawn map of his neighborhood with a big X marking a specific spot. He doesn't recognize it, because he must have drawn it a long time ago, but he's curious to see what he marked with that X. Three childhood friends join him, and they discover an abandoned chest of drawers at the X location. Wondering if there might be something inside, Rin pulls open the drawers and unknowingly unleashes a horrific chain of events...

A being called "Hiatus" can grant any wish... in exchange for a single word.

A short textless oneshot about a girl and her friend.

Her classmates were always intimidated by her height, hence she received the nickname of "Big Sister" for sixteen years. But this is far from the truth!

She not only is a coward who doesn't dare to say what's on her mind, she's also super scared of horror movies! Like every girl in love, for the sake of the guy she likes, she volunteered to be on the committee of the school's cultural festival.

Unfortunately, her class then chose "haunted house" as their theme; how will she get through this now?

Contents:

? Hetare Venus
? 1 Day, 1 kiss
? Tsuki ni Todokutou

? Yami e Hakobu Elevator -
"There's something coming from the other side of the darkness..."

A teenage girl is recommended by her friend to take the test of courage at an unused hospital, but something sinister is going on there...

Aka Yingxiong meiren

Through round after round of extensive plastic surgery and vigorous maintenance, Ririko has become the absolute manifestation of beauty, and becomes a wildly successful model, actress, and singer. However, soon, her body, unable to withstand the burdens of surgery, begins to crumble, and along with it so does her mind, as she plummets towards a frightening and inevitable end.

Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2004.

A story of love, life, and betrayal. Set in a certain city, a would-be gangster wanting to be recognized takes on a dangerous offer, to kill a boss of a Yakuza.

Satan created 72 children immortal and immune to any injury, unless inflicted by a weapon forged in the fires in hell. Each child was given a weapon and told to fight for their survival. The sole winner will become the new king of hell. Hagino Sin, the child despised most by Satan, escaped the netherworld and tricked a kind-hearted writer into taking him home. The plan backfires and Sin becomes attached to the savior and his friends at school. Sin must fight for his survival and kill his siblings before they kill him. Can he survive without losing his newfound humanity?

Manga was re-serialiazed in Gangan Online.

London, 1888 A.D. The entire city is consumed by fear of a serial killer known only as Jack the Ripper. He mutilates female prostitutes with extreme brutality. However, his victims hide a terrifying secret and Jack’s destiny is to continue hunting them down.

From Storm in Heaven:

Cry fell for Sig the moment he saw him at school, and though they became good friends, the relationship never progressed to what Cry wanted. But when Cry's overprotective brother Hard becomes jealous of him branching-out and having friends, Sig begins to see things in a new light. The second half of the manga focuses on Hard and his band. As Cry drifts away towards independence, what will Hard do, since his sole purpose in life was to protect his brother...?

NOTES: There is a one-shot sequel to this manga as an extra in the manga Kimi wo Mukaeni.

This manga also contains a short sequel to Inferior Doll at the end.

A compilation of short stories by Keiichi Koike.

1. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

2. 3000 Leagues Searching For Mother

3. Lazaro Franco's Fourth Hour

4. The Fallen Samurai And The Sea

5. Loopa

6. Kenbo's Diary

7. Sponge Generation

8. By Plane

9. Horizon

10. Landed
An astronaut sent on a space mission promises his wife and child that he will come back to them.

From Lijaka:
In everyone, there's a small person living inside, stewards of our hearts, that wake up when we sleep. This is the cute story of two of those small people, and how they try to get their big people to fall in love so they can be together more often.

Minami does not get along with her fellow classmates. She is rich and full of pride, yet lonely with no friends. Her luck changes when the "rude and idiotic" Tomachi starts hanging around with her. One day, she sees a book and tells Tomachi, "Wonderland... wouldn't it be wonderful if we went?" Tomachi's answer and reaction surprises her as both go on a crazy journey... meeting all sorts of people and walking cards... Follow their journey down the rabbit hole...

Harada Izumi has just transferred to a new high school and is doing her best to fit in, which isn’t easy when you have a secret as big as hers – that she can read minds! And it doesn’t help when she is seated next to Akechi Kikumaru, a handsome young man she immediately takes an interest in who is more than a little bit of a pervert!