Welcome to the liminal zone, where things beyond your wildest imagination await. What fate awaits when death is not the end? A group of four university students stumbles upon a deserted, decaying village deep in the mountains only to find an enormous perpetual motion machine still at work there. Before they can answer the questions of who made it and to what end, the friends begin to disappear, one after the other. Another story sees the return of the strange Hikizuri siblings! A girl weighed down since birth by an invisible burden meets the odd siblings and moves in with them in order to understand the truth about herself. But after a string of bizarre occurrences, the siblings’ uncle appears on the scene… (Source: VIZ Media)

When the clock struck twelve, instead of partying hard, wealthy playboy Michael Wentworth was making soft, gooey eyes at a beautiful stranger's newborn. Worse, everyone seemed to think he was the proud papa of Beth Masterson's bouncing baby boy. Heck, he'd only just met the woman when she'd come to his door with information on the missing Wentworth heir! Well... To gain his inheritance Michael did need a temporary wife, and the struggling, unwed mom sure could use a man to set up house with -- and maybe even a happily ever after. But was marriage-resistant Michael ready to be that man?

A tumor shaped like a man’s face slowly moves across a woman’s body. The sea shoots glowing balls into the sky, much to the distress of beachgoers. And a girl dressed up for a holiday has no eyes, no nose, nothing—her face is a total blank. Hirokatsu Kihara pens true stories of unsolved mysteries, stitched together with page after page of Junji Ito’s original illustrations in this collection of nine eerie tales and a bonus manga story. (Source: VIZ Media) 1. **Kao** (顔) 2. **Toshoshitsu** (図書室) 3. **Umi kara...** (海から…) 4. **O-Bon** (お盆) 5. **Engeki Happyoukai** (演劇発表会) 6. **Folk Dance** (フォークダンス) 7. **Shichigosan** (七五三) 8. **Yuki no Futta Hi** (雪の降った日) 9. **Kuchibiru** (唇) 10. **Natsu no Sotsugyou Ryouko** (夏の卒業旅行, The Summer Time Graduation Trip)

13-year-old ballet student Ahiru is clumsy, good-hearted and sweet... and has a big secret. The mysterious Drosselmayer morphed a young duck into a girl to give her a mission: help a Prince to get the parts of his heart back. With that in mind, she morphs into Princess Tutu, whose magical dances ease the pain and purifies the bad feelings. (Source: Anime News Network)

Dentor works at a nursing home where a man of legend is rumored to be. But it turns out he's actually a promising young talent making waves in the mafia. Dentor's assignment is to infiltrate the nursing home where the legendary assassin Omega is in hiding, and snatch the 100 million dollar bounty...! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Passion Fruit is a unique, unforgettable collection of stories that examines our innermost secrets and hidden desires. Here, a young girl in an isolated town learns a chilling truth about the pains of growing up; a surfer and his girlfriend make waves during their turbulent relationship; and a boy and his twin sister must deal with feelings of abandonment. With an uncompromising blend of realism and raw emotion, the tragic irony revealed in these stories will seduce you like a night filled with the promise of passion. (Source: Tokyopop)

On a fateful and accidental night, Xue Wuxuan was selected out of the millions by the Yanluo system, to be coined as the new King of Hell, also known as Yanluo. Join him as dives into the mysterious unknown and crosses thousands of planes and realms to become the strongest Yanluo in the universe. (Source: Webnovels)

Kingou is a boy with extraordinary powers of concentration. However he doesn't put it to any practical use. He skips class in school, and is mocked by most classmates. Except for one kind girl called Shima. However even the friendly Shima can't get the loner Kingou to interact with his classmates. An outing with a group of classmates, including one of the popular boys in class and Shima, leads to the astounding discovery that Kingou works at a Billiard hall. An incident with a Hustler leads to Kingou putting his talent of concentration to use, but everything is not as it seems...

In the Miwaku no Dokushin Kizoku (Bachelor Cousins) series: V.1 - Kojou ni Tsudou Ai (To Marry McKenzie) Greek tycoon Demetrios Karas can't concentrate. He's tried professional distance--and failed! Now he's in danger of blowing his whole business deal if he doesn't make his translator, Samantha Brewster, his mistress.... Satisfaction at last! As Demetrios expected, they are made for each other in the bedroom! Yet Samantha seems willing only to stay until the end of her three-month contract. Until a new commitment surprises them both--one that will begin in nine months.... V.2 - Nazomeita Bijo (To Marry McCloud) Fergus McCloud couldn't quite remember how he'd first met Chloe Fox...but circumstances indicated that they'd slept together pretty soon afterward! Actually, they hadn't. But Chloe's mission was to persuade Fergus not to publish a book that would ruin her family. What better way than to prolong the pretense of their being lovers? Only, Fergus wanted to rediscover the delights of their night "together"—and he intended to be present this time...in mind as well as body! V.3 - Ubawareta Kuchibiru (To Marry McAllister) Brice McAllister, the world's renowned artist, instantly falls for Sabina as soon as he meets the gorgeous supermodel's gaze. He has agreed to paint her portrait only to quiet the insistent billionaire who demanded Brice to paint his fiancee's portrait at any price. The meeting arouses his desire to draw Sabina. However, once he starts to work on the portrait, Sabina does not hide her fear and avoids his gaze. It is as if she believes allowing him to draw her is a sin...

Richard asks the street painter Pascal for a portrait on the spot. As soon as he sat down on a chair and took off his hat, Pascal ran away. The word he uttered while being caught was 'Richard'. Richard invites Pascal to his house, and the story of Pascal moving back and forth between the past and the present in a mansion full of beautiful art begins... (Source: Lalatoon) *Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.*

Lisa was having a vacation in sunny Spain when she was involved in a car accident. The owner of the car, Angus Hamilton, takes her to the hospital. Angus turns out to be a man of high society—someone whose path Lisa would never have crossed if it wasn't for this accident. Even after her wounds are healed, she cannot stop thinking about the man she only met once. Then one day, Lisa receives an invitation from Angus to join him on a cruise ship. She would normally decline, but something makes her accept this surprising invitation.... (Source: Jmanga)

A oneshot that appeared in Monthly Spirits 2014-11 to celebrate Ito and Kazuo being in an interview together.