[From Lililicious]: A story about two classmates who become friends, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive and isn't loved by her "family" (which consists of her father, stepmother, and stepbrother), but Sahoko seems to be the bright spot in her life. Sahoko also seems to have a mysterious past and doesn't seem to have a good relationship with her parents; she lives with her aunt. It's also hinted at that Sahoko and Rio have met once before, when they were much younger...
The Pesern Empire is trying to protect the Crocus Frontline for the Henka Inland Allied Forces trying to break through. The drawn-out war and butter cold forces two men from opposite sides under one blanket. But loyalty to one's country cannot be stopped by just a measly blanket.
A story about two people with mental problems protecting everything they left with their only method, playing ping pong.
The hit short story Placebo returns as a series!"Let's play"All Seo Woo-yeon wants is a simple university experience away from his intensely annoying step-brother, Woo-jin. So imagine his frustration when Woo-jin not only gets into the same university as Woo-yeon, but also follows him to the same major and even the same classes! Woo-yeon's determined to make the world see how awful his brother truly is, butwell, his memory has been really spotty these days and, to top things off, Woo-jin seems to be acting even more smug than usual. Just what is going on in the times Woo-yeon can't remember, and what does Woo-jin have to do with it?"Playtime's over."+
Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job.
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. Volume 1 Milk at Mealtimes: A man spoils his Plant Doll, and it matures into a "woman". Potpourri Doll: A mentally unbalanced man buys his daughter a Plant Doll, and starts to obsess over the "nauseating scent" coming from it. Snow White, Part I: A jeweller tries to obtain Tears of Heaven from a Plant Doll named Snow White. Snow White, Part II: A poor man takes in a Plant Doll and dies from the exhaustion of taking care of it. In the end the doll cries. Rainy Moon: An artist with a supernatural reputation does a portrait of a Plant Doll named Rainy Moon. Lucky Doll: A man's Plant Doll, named Otohime, grants him good luck, yet his girlfriend is somewhat skeptical. The Distant Sound of Water: A man wanders the city trying to regain his memory. A Spell to Unbind Spring: A man returns to a secluded manor with a legend of a girl who drowned in a nearby lake. Volume 2 Blue Doll: A man working for a collection agency takes in a Plant Doll left behind by former clients. The Garden in the Sky: A maid gets entangled in a plot involving a fortune depending on the words spoken by a Plant Doll. The Missing Doll: A woman tries to find the Plant Doll once owned by her dead grandmother. Princess Jewel: When a boy's sister dies, his father buys a Plant Doll to help his mother deal with it. The Role of an Angel: After getting divorced, a young model buys a Plant Doll. Forbidden Fruit: Olympia is a special kind of Plant Doll, one who sings. But there is a sinister secret about this certain Plant Doll. A Voice in the Night: A woman wanders the city only to stumble upon her corpse. Volume 3 The Garden of Arcadia: A young man who is mysteriously transforming into a tree is taken to a research institute where he is comforted by many plant dolls. Circle: A group pools their money together to buy a plant doll, which they will all take care of. However, when most of the members begin to see the joy in breaking the rules of plant doll care, one member must take charge of her. Honeymoon: A young girl finds that her previously adoring father has bought a doll that is identical to her in her childhood. Dreams of Flying High in the Sky: A lonely novelist buys a plant doll to impress his editor. When she leaves to marry her sweetheart, he must raise the doll by himself. The problem is, the doll doesn't respond to him and he has never taken care of her! Emerald: A rich woman's young lover wishes to possess a plant doll. As he yearns after the doll his mistress begins to lose interest in him. The Storm: A young woman who is kept in a gilded cage attempts to escape to live life to its fullest. Volume 4 Quicksand: When a sick young boy dreams of a beautiful plant doll with aqua blue eyes, his parents are quick to purchase her when he sees it in the shop. As the boy spends more time with the doll his health begins to improve. A Gift: In the midst of refuse an angel waits to awaken. When she is woken before her time, will she ever bloom into a proper angel plant doll? Coral: A father brings home a mysterious ball of coral with a tiny plant doll inside. As the doll spends more time in the sun, the bigger she grows. The Tiara of Melancholy: A brother and sister team is hired to grow the fabled Tiara of Melancholy for a rich man. What they soon find out is that as the tiara grows it draws its energy from the doll itself.
"My eyes were covered by Daddy so I wouldn't know the way. My mouth was gagged and my ears were plugged by Mommy so I would hear and speak no evil. Daddy forbade me from smiling so I wouldn't have dreams and hopes. Mommy spawned me...so I would bear all her sins." Let's talk about girlhood with Mr. Furuya in 21 chapters.
During a late-night, there was a bizarre murdering case in an alley of a small town. A few youngsters met a psycho murderer on their way home after a night-shift. After fighting, they found out that the psycho murderer was invulnerable. At that decisive moment, an ‘angel’ appeared and killed the evil. However, who was the ordinary-looking ‘angel’ that gambled with the devils? The kindness and evilness of humans will not only determine the success or failure of the gamble; it will also determine the fate of all humans.
Please Be Gentle, My Bossy Uncle! The Killer Queen Has Got A Chance To Live Her Life Again, But Two Things Scare Her… One Is When Master Jue Flirts With Her. He Is So Hot That She Has No Idea How To Turn Him Down! The Other Is Master Jue’s Huge Cannon. The Moment She Gets Close, The Fuse Is Blown. “Little Uncle, We Are Both Decent People. Please Don’t Flirt With Me!” But Wei Hanjue Simply Twitches His Lips And Says: “Guess Thats Not How I Define Myself.”
Kayan is a villain. His task is to be a whetstone for the male lead, to make him a suitable male lead. However, the male leads he met were all defects. They all lacked motivation. Even when they had him under their feet, they were indifferent. So Kayan changed his strategy. He worked hard to bond with the male lead, and after gaining their trust and affection, he suddenly turned hostile and betrayed them, stabbed him in the back, framed them, etc. Everything that villains do, he did to the male lead. Sure enough, the male lead became monstrously powerful and very qualified to be the male lead. Kayan is very satisfied, and none of the male leads can take revenge against him, and once he completes his villain's task, he can go to the next world. Until... After Kayan completed all his tasks, the system told him: Kayan was silent: System:
As a new semester begins, everyone is filled with excitement and eagerness to make new friends. In the midst of it all, Nam Soomin, who claims to be an outsider, strives to quietly go about his business without socializing with anyone. However, despite his strong desire to keep to himself, he finds himself deeply involved with Lee Jaeha, who is the embodiment of an extrovert, and also his roommate, in a surprisingly complex situation."Nam Soomin! Starting now, the 'I don't care' attitude is strictly off-limits!"+
Alice Sakaguchi has recently moved to Tokyo from her country home in Hokkaido... and she absolutely hates it. The air is polluted, there are far fewer of her beloved plants in the city than she would prefer, she can't seem to make friends at her new high school, and her seven-year old neighbor, Rin, is constantly bullying her. One day, Alice takes Rin to the zoo, where, as usual, the animals crowd around Alice when she gets near, and it seems that she can feel their thoughts. At the zoo, she runs into two of her male classmates, who she thought she had seen having a rather... intimate... moment a few days before. They tell her that they have been having the same dreams since junior high, extremely vivid dreams in which they are scientists observing the earth from a base on the moon with five others. Alice is fascinated by this and wants to know more. When she has one of these dreams herself, however, and the three of them start searching for the other four scientists, one of which turns out to be Rin, Alice's world begins to change drastically, and perhaps not for the better.
