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The main character, Mao, has trouble reading the mood and building good relationships with others. He has stopped going to school and has been holed up at home, spending his days drawing. One day, he goes to a ballet studio in Sapporo to help out at his family's restaurant. There, he witnesses the performance of "one of the country's leading professional ballet dancers". "The more cruel, the more beautiful life is." His heart is drawn into the cruel yet brilliant world of ballet. (Source: Kurage Bunch, translated)

*Note: Includes two extra chapters.*

In the near future, Japan has seen the rapid spread of fully self-driving cars. The president of a company developing self-driving algorithms is held captive in his self-driving car by a mysterious man. The assailant, calling himself Mukarraf, demands that the Shuto Expressway on which the car is traveling be closed off, threatening to detonate a bomb planted inside the car if the request is not met. What is this man's aim? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

"Why are you so okay with my blood touching you...?" Blanca, who works as a slave, meets a handsome young man named Vincent while on the run. When Vincent's blood runs down Blanca's cheek after he is injured, he cannot hide his surprise and confusion. No one should be able to accept their own cursed blood unscathed - Blanca, who grew up as a slave, and Vincent, the lonely "Duke of Death." This is the story of love that these two discover for the first time. (Source: Gentosha, translated)

The dog I was raising has turned into a human?! A story depicting the survival of shape-shifting animals living in the city. (Source: Naver, translated)

One page mangas drawn by mangakas in the magazine Wings - each chapter features a different mangaka

This anthology features popular illustrator Izumi Sakurazawa and other renowned artists. It includes not only comics but also numerous illustrations from "Mai-HiME." The book is packed with content, including an original mail-order project and a cover-themed telephone card giveaway for all readers.

A collection of short stories