An all-you-can eat ice cream truck that's more creepy than sweet. An eerie town with no addresses or roads. Legendary horror mangaka Junji Ito presents ten blood-curdling stories to keep you awake. 01. *The Back Alley* (Rojiura, 路地裏) 02. *Fashion Model* (ファッションモデル) 03. *Falling* (Rakka, 落下) 04. *The Conversation Room* (also titled *Sharing Rooms*) (Aibeya, 相部屋) 05. *The Inn* (Ryokan, 旅館) 06. *Approval* (Yurushi, 許し) 07. *The Smoking Club* (Tobacco Kai, 煙草会) 08. *Mold* (Kabi, 黴) 09. *The Town Without Streets* (Michi no Nai Machi, 道のない街) 10. *Memory* (Kioku, 記憶) 11. *Ice Cream Bus* (アイスクリームバス)

A collection of stories: 01. *Bio-House* (バイオハウス) 02. *The Face Burglar* (Kao Dorobou, 顔泥棒) 03. *Den of the Sleep Demon* (Suima no Heya, 睡魔の部屋) 04. *The Devil's Logic* (Akuma no Ronri, 悪魔の論理) 05. *Long Hair in the Attic* (Yaneura no Nagaikami, 屋根裏の長い髪) 06. *Love as Scripted* (Scenario-doori no Koi, シナリオどおりの恋) 07. *Sword of the Reanimator* (Re-animator no Ken, リ・アニメーターの剣) 08. *Heart of a Father* (Chichi no Kokoro, 父の心) 09. *Unbearable Maze* (Taegatai Meiro, 耐え難い迷路) 10. *Village of the Sirens* (Siren no Mura, サイレンの村) 11. *The Bully* (Ijimekko, いじめっ娘) 12. *A Deserter in the House* (Dassouhei no Iru Ie, 脱走兵のいる家)

Olivia Bell Ervine, daughter of a Marquess was poisoned after she was accused of killing the Saint. However, she was summoned by the God Demiur and reincarnated with her memory to three years before the poisoning. In her new life, she finds out that the world she is in is similar to the game she played in her beforelife. Also, she is now aware that she has a special "poison skill"! (Source: MangaPlaza)

"Starting today, I'm your husband." The man she's always yearned for is suddenly her husband! Honoka Takatsuki, 22, has had an unrequited love since she was in high school. The object of her affections is Kousuke Nagura, her father's subordinate who is cool, hot, and actually really kind. One day, Kousuke-san suddenly ends up becoming her husband! Honoka is baffled, but then Kousuke whispers into her ear, "Honoka..." (Source: Pocket Comics)

"Ruzena Rezek, you're fired!" "Everyone was just being considerate of you. You're a witch who can't use magic, and you can't even compound medicine!" When the head of the apothecary workshop suddenly fires her, Ruzena not only loses her job but the place she was living, too! Then, by coincidence, she meets a noble named Eric, who wastes no time asking for her services. "Ruzena, your knowledge of herbs is amazing! I've established the Royal Research Institute. Won't you come work for me?" Having never been complimented before, Ruzena can't believe her ears. She agrees on the spot, but working for Eric isn't just about apothecary work...? A class gap love story between a witch who can't use magic and an eccentric noble who dotes on her! (Source: MangaPlaza)

From Viz: In the future, Utopia has finally been achieved thanks to medical nanotechnology and a powerful ethic of social welfare and mutual consideration. This perfect world isn't that perfect though, and three young girls stand up to totalitarian kindness and super-medicine by attempting suicide via starvation. It doesn't work, but one of the girls, Tuan Kirie, grows up to be a member of the World Health Organization. As a crisis threatens the harmony of the new world, Tuan rediscovers another member of her suicide pact, and together they must help save the planet from itself. Note: Won Seiun Award and Nihon SF Taisho Award in 2009.

"I'm going to be the next queen...?! I may have 'devil-black hair,' but I'll raise these two angelic twins to be splendid adults!" Since childhood, Julia has been discriminated against by everyone, including her family, because of her hair color. In the past, those with black hair have committed many horrible deeds, and this prejudice runs deep within the country. Because of this mistreatment, when she awakens her magic and special power, she keeps them hidden so she can live a peaceful life. However, things don't go according to plan when King Louison chooses her to be his next queen?! What's more, he wants her to raise his twin sons as their stepmother?! At first, she wants to turn him down, but upon meeting them, they're too adorable to resist! Julia feels for them as they possess no magic and will be looked down upon should the public learns their secret... Determined to protect the twins from the awful prejudice she faces, she accepts King Louison's offer. "I'm going to protect their smiles!" The curtain rises on this heartwarming fantasy tale about raising two angelic twins with overwhelming family love! (Source: MangaPlaza)

From Viz: The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides. The mysterious American John Paul seems to be behind the collapse of the world system, and it’s up to intelligence agent Clavis Shepherd to track John Paul across the wreckage of civilizations, and to find the true heart of darkness—a genocidal organ.

In the year 20XX, the eruption of Mount Fuji caused a rapid deterioration in public safety in Japan, turning Tokyo into a crime-ridden city with an annual crime rate of 1.36 million. Chitose (15 years old), who transfers from Hokkaido to a high school in Tokyo, meets her classmate Ema (15 years old), whose hobby is watching adult videos. The girls head out into the dangerous streets after school. However, there are rumors that in this crime-ridden city of Tokyo there is a god called "Enma" who "eliminates" bad guys... (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Hoshino Mitsuko is a determined and hard-working woman living in the 1930s, where career women are a rarity and looked down upon. Despite rampant sexism and pressure to “stay home,” she’s determined to prove herself as a successful detective no matter what. One day, she’s approached by the handsome waiter Yoshida Saku, who presents Mitsuko with her very first solo case. Together, the two work closely to solve the mystery, and Mitsuko finds Saku quite capable—but very curious—and takes him on as her new assistant. Can this duo tackle cases and the turbulent atmosphere of the Showa era? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

The first time Daisuke had asked Kou to marry him, they were in kindergarten and he was rejected. But it's not like this has stopped him - not when Daisuke's been proposing every year for the past twenty years! Proposing and rejecting has happened so much between them that at this point, it almost feels less like something serious and more like a running joke. Has Daisuke ever thought about what he should do if ever Kou says yes? (Source: Futekiya)

His wish was to create a work like "he" makes. Living in the dorm at a vocational school for arts and crafts, Masataka has been struggling with his project to produce a "miniature-garden romance". Stuck in a rut, he can't stop thinking about the work of Hiromi Kunitachi, his roommate. Geometrical yet full of emotion, Hiromi's art has enormous appeal to Masataka, along with the strong will that lies behind the nonchalant yet mysterious eyes of his fascinating roommate. In addition to the title work "A Miniature-garden Romance", this book contains four other tales, including "The Teacher's Botany" and "Behind the Magic", which provide the reader with a glimpse into the world of poetry that only this unique author can create. (Source: Renta!)