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A novel based on the fairy environment simulation game *Pixy Garden*. The protagonist, Li Chao, a fairy hunter, meets the fairy Parparash and became entranced, and they end up fleeing pursuers together.
Kunieda Shunki was enjoying a smooth start to his high school life, despite dealing with his yandere-ish childhood friend, Miki Sayaka. However, one day, he gets teased about his relationship with Sayaka by his classmate Chisaki Yuki, who even goes so far as to try to kiss him. To make matters worse, Sayaka witnesses this whole scene and becomes enraged. The next morning, Shunki tries to clear up the misunderstanding but finds that Sayaka has somehow split into two! Now he’s caught between two jealous versions of Sayaka. Adding to the chaos, Shunki learns that Yuki’s gender has changed to male, leaving him utterly bewildered! As Shunki investigates this strange phenomenon, he discovers a connection to the legend of the "Everlasting Higanbana" at the temple where Yuki lives. He becomes captivated by the mysterious power of these flowers and finds himself entangled in a new-age love story with supernatural elements, centered around teenage boys and girls! (Source: Kodansha Lanove Bunko, translated)
I’m under a curse that makes the opposite sex appear as animals, and yet, I might just be falling for the “Gorilla” who sits next to me. She’s got a muscular build, coarse body hair, and a rugged, chiseled face—literally too far from human to be a typical love interest. But her voice, her gestures, and the way she responds in conversation? They’re all unmistakably those of a cool, composed girl. As I spend my days getting along (sort of?) with this Gorilla, I can’t help but realize I’m genuinely drawn to her… though the all-important method to break this curse remains nowhere in sight! Then one day, a “cat”—a senior one year above me, dressed in the boys’ uniform—shows up and says: “I know how to break this curse.” This is the story of my ordinary days with a gorilla, painted by a curse. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
-Manga artist, actor, and musician Katsuo Kawai collaborates with 6 female manga artists with unique and individual styles to deliver a unique collection of stories touching on the holy and otherwordly. 1. **Hotaru no Zouzu Part 1 and 2** (蛍の僧都 上下) \[Youko Kondou\] 2. **Gonin Ita** (5人いた) \[Ako Ninomiya\] 3. **Amsterdam** (アムステルダム) \[Chisumi Yasunaga\] 4. **Kome no Kairo** (米の回路) \[Yuriko Hara\] 5. **Nekomata** (猫又) \[Yuka Okuyama\] 6. **Sanctuary** (サンクチュアリ) \[Yamaji Ebine\] 7. **Kataoka Ichirou no Ichinichi** (片岡一郎の一日) \[Story by Satoko Yokohama, Art by Katsuo Kawai\]
A quiet, moonless night. Tsukishiro Michiru has a dream of being lost inside a mysterious old castle. She meets with five jewels that had taken the form of attractive men. She is ordered by the castle's master. "Choose the jewel you think suits you the best by the night of the next full moon". However, the jewels only have exceedingly harsh personalities that would be called "cruel", "beastly", "sadistic", "scheming", or "yandere"! As though being guided by something, in the real world she then meets five men that look the same as the jewels she met in the dream world. But completely different from the jewels, these men are refreshing and wonderful. Are they the same person or a different person? If they are the same person, which one is their true self? While spending the day with the gentle and refreshing men and the nights with the extreme and ill-mannered men, the curtain is opening on days filled with a puzzling "gap"!
1. "The Supplementary Valentine" (All Kaidan, March 2000) 2. "Antenna Suzy" (All Kaidan, May 1999) 3. "Elegy to Abandoned Leaves" (All Kaidan, December 1999) 4. "The Shadow Monk's Mantle" (? Soumasha/1999) 5. "Wandering Kamishibai" (Kyoufu no Yakata DX, May 1998) 6. "The Tree that Remembers" (? Soumasha/1999) 7. "Celluloid Love" ("Daikyoufu", May 1998) 8. "HEAVEN DICE" ("Daikyoufu", November 1998) 9. "Bud of Sincerity" (KnY DX, January 1998) 10. "Winter Bottle" (Zettai Kyoufu, January 1999) 11. "The Signs of the Late Summer" ("KnKrk", January 2000) 12. "TV Heroes" (? Soumasha/1999)
Four dark stories of psychological drama. 1. **A Boy's Ettiquete and Manners (少年の礼儀作法)**: A story about an older sister who has become afraid of men and abuses her younger brother. But the younger brother seems to like her. The depiction of the abuse is a little gruesome. 2. **Soleil in the Ditch (ドブ川のソレイユ)**: A story about a woman whose husband is cheating on her. She continues to prepare her husband's favorite food, vinegared octopus, every night for her husband, who doesn't know when he will come home, but... 3. **FULL VOLUME TEENAGER**: A female teacher who has experienced abuse by her parents. She sees herself in the abused female student. 4. **Bandaged Cherries (包帯チェルリー)**: A story about a mother and daughter who live with the remains of their dead father. Every day, they eat two humans and the remains. To the girl, her father was a "sticky man" and meals with her parents were "dirty family gatherings."