Including nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. It also includes one all new, previously unpublished story. 1. Used Record (from Ayatsuri no Yashiki) 2. Shiver (from Namekuji no Shoujo) 3. Fashion Model (from Souichi no Noroi Nikki) 4. Hanging Blimp (from Kao Dorobou) 5. Marionette Madness (from Ayatsuri no Yashiki) 6. Painter (from Tomie) 7. The Long Dream (from Tunnel no Tan) 8. Honored Ancestors (from Kao Dorobou) 9. Greased (from Voices in the Dark) 10. Fashion Model: Cursed Frame *All chapters except for 4 and 10 have been adapted by Ito Junji Collection.* (Source: VIZ Media)

A routine call regarding a burglary at an empty mansion leads cocky young police detective Jin Saeki to a gruesome and shocking discovery. The corpses of 13 children, along with the presence of a strange symbol, spur a manhunt for Juzo Haikawa, the mysterious absentee owner of the house. So begins an investigation (and an obsession) that will take Jin all over Japan and into the darkest recesses of both the past and the human soul. (Source: Kodansha USA)

A spin-off novel involving two new middle-school characters, alongside the original cast from the manga.

Daughter of a brilliant professor, Asuna is a below-average student at Ecole du Ciel, where teachers and other students constantly belittle her. However, with the world spiraling toward war, Asuna's headed for a crash course in danger and love, as everyone prepares for combat... (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Shiro decides to start up his very own dragon knight army after joining Cao Cao, which only contain 300 men! New comrades later come to the battle between Zhou Yu's troops to fight for the land...

Asch is the lost prince of a country torn asunder by prophecy. Cloned and replaced by a new prince, Asch finds himself amongst the ranks of God-Generals, fighting to destroy the very prophecy for peace that his clone will fulfill. War, magic & science clash, but at their heart stands Asch the Bloody. (Source: Bandai Entertainment)

In a world where the seeds of plants are imbued with various powers both great and small, young Luca makes ends meet by illegally cultivating and selling rare specimens. But anyone caught engaging in this activity without the qualifications of a government-sanctioned Grainelier does so at the price of their freedom. So when the security forces come calling, Luca assumes they're onto him...but it's actually his shut-in father, Christophe, they're after! Sent running to safety by Christophe, Luca escapes with a few rare and powerful seeds pressed into his hand...but will they do anything but make Luca's path a thorny one? (Source: Yen Press)

The members of a particular university's Mystery Club travel to a ten-sided house on a remote island...which just happens to have been the scene of a gristly, and unsolved, mass murder. Armed with details of the murder and keys to the property, they set out to dig deeper...but can they trust the "facts" of the case? And moreover...can they trust each other? (Source: Kodansha USA)

After yet another late night of playing his favorite dating sim, Fudou Niito—a self-proclaimed lazy NEET—suddenly wakes up to find himself inside the game! Stranger still, he hasn’t been reincarnated as the main character, Verner, or as his beloved waifu, Eterna... Instead, he’s Ellize, the absolutely awful fake saint who stole Eterna’s rightful place and made her life a living hell! And so, Niito now has one goal: change the story to ensure the game’s tragic heroine finally gets the happy ending she deserves! To do that, he’ll have to play matchmaker for Verner and Eterna while also boosting the saint’s popularity! Can this imposter scheme his way into a happy future for his favorite character? (Source: J-Novel Club)

When darkness falls on the foggy streets of London, demons and monsters emerge to prey on human life. But demons aren't the only ones prowling the streets. Two women have picked up the fight as humanity’s front line defense against the darkness—a young gun-toting nun named Sister Meg and her mysterious, eternally youthful partner Angela. Together, they have made it their life’s work to spend their nights hunting the vile demons that stalk mankind. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

The story is a continuation of the events depicted in the game Persona 4 Arena and begins the day after it concludes. The Midnight Channel is back on the air and once again broadcasts a strange advertisement for another fighting tournament christened P-1 Climax, that shows members of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives in combat. Just moments after this, Inaba is subject to a power outage and is engulfed by a bizarre red fog. (Source: Megami Tensei Wikia)

In the future, alien invasion is a daily occurrence and everyone must be prepared. Elementary School #9 has assigned three students to fight off the extra-terrestrial threat.