This is a collection of 5 short horror one-shots and a series of 4 koma strips, all by different authors. 1. **Jushin Mail** (呪信メール) \[Imai Yasue\] 2. **Kibou no Megami** (希望の女神) \[Shimizu Masumi\] 3. **Death Spiral: Eien no Jubaku** (Death Spiral~永遠の呪縛~) \[Komuro Eiko\] 4. **Mirai Diary** (未来ダイアリー) \[Sugawa Maki\] 5. **Noroi no Tatebue** (呪いのたて笛) \[Makihara Wakana\] 6. **Tsuki Megami no Kaidan: Kuro no Jikenbo** (月女神の階段~黒の事件簿~) \[Hayatsu Chisato\] 7. **4-koma manga** \[Usagino Mimi\]

There's an urban legend about a hero that is able to take out entire groups of delinquents. People have only seen the hero's back, where there's an X upon the hero's clothes. A friendless yankee type girl wearing an X on her back, Kinami Shino, may be this hero. She forcefully makes friends with Batsumaru, a boy with red and white hair, dragging him unwillingly into the world of violence. But is Shino really the hero or are things a little more complicated? (from Mangahelpers)

One day, "I," an ordinary high school boy living in the present day, was hit by a truck and reincarnated in another world. But what a surprise it was to find out that I was reincarnated as Elena Evan, the "villainess" of an otome game! If this continues, the future that awaits me will either be condemnation, execution, or exile... I want to avoid that at all costs. While I was worrying about this, I found a glimmer of hope. If Tiara, the main heroine, and I could get together and find a yuri route for us, maybe we could avoid a bad ending...? However, I am now beset by a number of beautiful and handsome men?! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Sahashi-kun, an ordinary elementary school student, encounters strange things, events, and people as if it were a normal thing. This is the start of a tale of everyday life! (Source: Mato Grosso, translated)

Once upon a time, there was a tragic war, in which the power of the devils was involved. After the war, the devils' power was banned and the world was restored to peace. Cecily Campbell is a knight, who has been looking for a blacksmith to repair her old sword given by her father. One day, she saw a man fighting with a ruffian who used the tabooed devil's power. The man defeated him with one blow of his weirdly shaped sword. The man turned out to be a blacksmith called Luke. The fateful encounter was the beginning of the adventure.

Transfer student, Aoba Shunsuke, arrived at Sunshine School only to find the premises empty. He was secretly gleeful to be the first to reach the school, oblivious to the fact that it was Foundation Day and a rest day for the institution. At that moment, a big-sized "L"(Eru) beauty by the name of Natsumi appeared before him and the two of them hit off together even though Shunsuke was so much smaller than her. This is a romance story that shares the joys and woes of the "SL" combo between Shunsuke and Eru. *Note: Won the 1983 Kodansha Manga award for shounen.*

Rick has lived a normal life as a mechanic's apprentice in a world underground. That, however, is about to change as he bumps into a strange intruder who is not quite like anyone Rick has ever seen before. Venus, the intruder, claims to be from another world just like Rick's, though slightly different. With the police after Venus, can they figure out what is going on?

Prayers follows Jonathan and another young boy named Asuma, who both seek to become Samurai. A mysterious samurai saves them when they were young from the fallen angel Amy.

Hirata Nao, a sixteen-year-old ordinary girl in a single parent family, was happy leading an ordinary life with an ordinary dream to get married and make a warm home with the man she would fall in love with. However, her life is turned upside down when her father left her and her two younger siblings in debt of ¥10 million in search of a national treasure to repay it! With a huge debt to pay off, with the collectors at her door every the other day, and with two young siblings and herself to feed, she works part-time in three different jobs everyday, yet the return is close to nothing. But she doesn't give up hope. Per chance, or be it fate, Nao encounters Chikage Saga, an honor student of the advanced class from her school, who comes from an extremely wealthy background. Chikage offers her a part-time job on spot with a pay so high that she would be able to pay off her debt in no time! Being at her wits end and considering the lucrative return of the job, Nao signs the contract without a second's hesitation. When she comes to and pays careful attention to the job contract... Contract? What contract?! It's a marriage registration! The romantic school story of a hard working girl and her conquer of marriage of convenience is about to begin!

Toshiro Hazama (42). Occupation, lawyer. Hazama has his own practice and lives freely. Recently, he has been suffering from a problem. His shoulders ache and he can't think straight. This is a book about a middle-aged man who notices the fraying edges of his body that he didn't care about before, and now works diligently to maintain his health.... (Source: Big Comic Bros, translated)

*Also contains Honoo no Maria (炎のマリア)*