From Kotonoha: In his second collection of short stories, Mohiro Kitoh recounts the tragic fates of people living in a half-futuristic, half-fantasy city whose inexorable structural decay seems to be mirrored in its citizens' hearts.
From Sentimiento Yaoi: Mimasaka-san is hiding a big secret that will lead to his perdition... when Kagaya finds out and makes use of it to catch him.
When he was young, Kouichi ("Usa") was taken in by his cousin Kaname's family. Usa extremely hates when others touch his neck... But what might be behind his strange behaviour? Also contains non shounen ai oneshot "Under the Purple Shade"
Kitahara Kei is a screenwriter whose prodigious talent is taking the world by storm, but the people on whom he models his protagonists invariably end up dead. Dismayed by the misfortunes piling up in his wake, he abandons the pen and falls into dissipation, spending his days drinking in underground bars. One night when Kei is drunk and collapsed in the street, he is approached by a young amateur photographer named Youichi. Kei finds himself irresistibly drawn to Youichi’s ever-changing expressions, his radiantly pure smile, and sometimes sultry gaze… Being with Youichi, Kei finds himself overflowing with words once more, and yet he knows that he will only bring misfortune to Youichi…
The twisted and deeply disturbing tale of a psychopathic serial killer...
A highschool girl stands at the edge of a building, about to take her own life. She then witnesses below a man being stabbed by a hooded man. She is instilled with fear at the mysterious man's cold-bloodedness, cowering as he suddenly appears on the roof.
Ogata Kiwa is a mediocre male university student you can find anywhere. Not skilled at job hunting, he is always scolded by his hardworking girlfriend Mahiro.Kiwa has a secret he didn't tell anyone about. --He carries the "power to make wishes come true".But this dangerous power goes hand in hand with compensations. It's a secret he silently carries inside himself. However, once he opens up to Mahiro about the existence of this power, little by little, the gears of their fates go amiss--.
"I am depressed. Even if I'm a god ---." 16-page oneshot depicting the melancholy of a god.
"Hey, are you a sucker?" Kamo Youhei is a genius economist whose "Suckerism Economic Theory" has gained worldwide acclaim. He is a "weirdo" who pretends to be many things under the guise of "fieldwork," but in a society where the economically weak are exploited and cheated, he puts his economic theories into practice and feeds poison to the crooked and powerful!
A collection of previously unpublished works from 1968 to 1972, including the absurdities of the 60s and the sequels to the Tsuge parody, showing once again the diversity of Tsurita’s works. Includes a commentary by Naoyuki Takahashi and a chronological table.Contains:1. 彼方へ (Kanata e)2. 住人 (Juunin)3. 無題 (Mudai)4. 李さん一家 (Lee-san Ikka)The story Juunin was published in English as Occupants by Drawn & Quarterly in the collection The Sky Is Blue with a Single Cloud on July 7, 2020, and as Habitantes by Les éditions Atrabile in the collection L'Envol on May 14, 2021.
A victim of endless bullying, Aito Eyama is plagued by his classmates' constant taunts and beatings. However, through a fortuitous turn of events, he receives a strange invitations for the "Captivity Game," where victory promises unbelievable wealth. To participate, he must accept the role of captor and choose one victim to imprison for a month. For Eyama, the only choice is Aya Kirishima, the ringleader of his bullies and the source of all his suffering. The rules of the game are simple: the jailer may do whatever they please with their inmate barring murder; but in order to win the game, the captor's identity must remain hidden. Exemption from the law, an isolated cell, and the funds to purchase supplies—all the necessary tools are provided. s Eyama administers his sadistic revenge and "divine" retribution, he encounters other captors, each with their own hidden agendas. Meanwhile, Aya refuses to be a compliant prisoner and will go to any length to escape captivity. However, her endeavors threaten to awaken a darkness buried inside Eyama that craves to be unleashed.
Drawn from the heart, a collection of sketches about the problems of our time. “Recruiting those who want to finish it and die, but feel sad doing it alone…” Fed up with everything, Mie posted a notice on an Internet Bulletin Board and found suicide-partners. Four boys and girls were gathered together because of their ties to death. And then…?!
