The story takes place in the near future, in a world born of human imagination. What humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called "phantoms." The main character, Haruhiko Ichijō, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his upperclassman Mai Kawakami, who fights phantoms with the ability "Spirit of Five Elements," Izumi Reina, who has the ability "Phantom Eater," and Koito Minase, who fights phantoms in solitude. They experience the ups and downs of high school life before a certain incident leads them to the truth of this world. (Source: Anime News Network)

The annual income of Yota Jin—a self-conscious light novel author whose work’s anime adaptation flopped—is 25 million yen. While he still managed to earn that much money despite the anime’s failure, it wasn’t anything special in this industry. There is always someone better. In such a rough industry, Yota has steeled himself for a daily life of a pro, however—his childhood friend that he hired as an assistant for the sake of tax measure, Yuma Kizuki, knows nothing about light novels. As he gets impatient seeing the talent of his middle school and high school girl junior authors, his editor keeps scrutinizing his work… Even so, in order to fulfill his ambition, he keeps on earning money by writing today! Source: NU

An anthology series of *Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.*

Two years have passed since the transformation of Tokyo. Highschool student Akizuki Renji along with the popular idol Yumiie Kanata became "invaders" whose job is to invade "Critical Zone: Tokyo." At the dead city known to be controlled by "the enemies of mankind." Can the promise sworn between Renji and Kanata be fulfilled!? (Source: Translated from official description)

One day, people awoke to find themselves with the superhuman ability called Dialecte. They gathered in the academy city "Canaan" that was isolated from the general public - a futuristic town floating in the sky. Masaki was a high school student who had a peaceful hobby of making pastries and yet he was judged to have the peerless ability "Glow Verbaliser" so changed schools. He meets up with his childhood friend Shirley along with the quiet and mysterious Alice. The two of them are the strongest "Breaker" pair who supervise the rule-breakers of the school regulations regarding the misuse of illusions...but they break up over a trivial argument. Furthermore, since Masaki has the power that's called peerless, Alice chooses him as her new partner. The strongest! The unluckiest? Let's raise the curtain on the maximum level of tea and sweets superpower school battle!! (Source: Baka-Tsuki)

Minus Skill. A negative debuff possessed by a select few since birth. A swordsman who has one such skill is once again in the throes of being thrown out of another party. Despite his abilities, that single skill had a huge downside, which would make him a burden to any would-be adventuring partners. Sick and tired of the never-ending cycle, he has taken it upon himself to challenge a dungeon that may possess an item that could remove a skill of his. There, he meets a girl with the Priestess class who also has a Minus Skill but... "Eh? Aren't our skills synergistic? Negatives coming together to form a positive!" This is the story of people exiled from parties, who possess Minus Skills, banding together to eventually become the strongest party.

Kei Asagiri is boy who has had part of his soul ripped apart a sent into the Netherworld. This allows him to use the mysterious power of black flames stronger than any other magic, but in exchange for the lost part of his soul which is constantly being eaten by the denizens of the other side. Kei works as an "Antique Hunter" for the Kaorun Company. One day when returning from a job to Koarun Academy City in Japan, he was kidnapped by a weird but very capable group and brought to the far side of the city. By some weird but acceptable turn of events, he was made to become the owner of a very rare kind of antique in the form of a blonde British girl named Victoria. This particular antique is supposed to be the Key that can save Kei from being devoured by the other side by surpassing the magic power by supplying the vast and excess power to Victoria. It’s a win-win situation for both of them, since Kei gets his excess power out and Victoria gets enough mana to maintain her human form. But the only problem is the method―by kissing her once per day. (Source: Baka-Tsuki)

19 short stories by 19 different writers.

The need for detectives has dramatically increased in response to the increasing number of violent crimes. This year, a boy and a girl enter Marimine Detective Academy, an ultra-exclusive school, and the only one in Japan that offers the "National Detective License." The boy is Misaki Fujisaki, the grandson of the man who was once known as the "Crime King." The girl is Shia E. Hazeldine, the adopted daughter of the man known as the "Detective King." These two descendants of sworn enemies will meet each other by chance! And as their school days begin, an incident occurs right from the entrance ceremony!? Moreover, for some reason, Fujisaki's score is higher than Shia's, even though she supposedly solved the mystery first... "I challenge you!" "Don't regret this, princess." This is a unique academy story where students compete to find the truth. This is intellectual excitement at its highest peak! (Source: MFBunko J, translated)