Hariyama-san Center of the World

In Tokorozawa, Saitama prefecture, various events spin out of control; Urban legends, axe murderers hiding under the bed, magicial girls crashing through ceilings, an isolated island where everyone is a destined hero, and where people suddenly vanish. Tragic consequences that intertwine and link various people, and one person was involved in all of these events without fail - Hariyama-san. This ordinary person, whose only noticeable trait is that he wears glasses. Why does he seem to be involved every time? At the centre of this world of strange events? Who is he?

This is a series of short stories linked only by Hariyama-san, who appears as a minor character in each.