Compilation of short stories. In the *Electric Mermaid* series: Vol 1 - *Electric Mermaid* The first story involves a man who is turned in to a cyborg and put into a garden with a girl. He has to somehow bond with her and not kill her, so they can become partners. Vol 2 - *Aoitori* (L'Oiseau Bleu)

Humble salaryman, Mizutani, was really jealous when he found out that the kouhai he once tormented in baseball club, Tamaki, had metamorphosed into a beautiful live-action hero! To make things worse, on their reunion, Mizutani was even forcibly raped by Tamaki. “Sempai, I’m going to make you come. Just like a woman…” (Source: Countless Time)

In 2022, a genius by the name of Akihiko Kayaba created the first FullDive VRMMORPG: Sword Art Online. However, this game has a terrifying secret: You can't log out until the game is beaten, and dying in game means death in real life... This is the story of a player trapped in this deadly game, dreaming of conquering Aincrad. Your story. (Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment)

A fantasy tale about a boy who enters a magical manuscript and discover "the inn of the imagination." But all's not fantasy and fun here, because there's a price to be paid for venturing into this world. (Source: CMX) *Note: Includes the extra story 999-Banme no Hana (The 999th Flower | 999番目のハナ)*

SLEEPING WITH A SULTAN? Every day in court, divorce attorney Mariah Kennedy pitted herself against rich, ruthless men…and usually won. Her new neighbor, Zayad Al Nayhal, with his arrogance and air of command, was exactly the type she’d learned not to trust. But his dark good looks and irresistible charm soon chipped away at her best defenses. The Sultan of Emand was in California to deal with a family crisis. He was not here to indulge his attraction to the headstrong — and sensual — Mariah. Yet neither could resist temptation for long. Too soon, their affair demanded a commitment Zayad had never before been able to give…but letting Mariah go was not an option.

Annabel is a Saint who has the power of healing “Divine Power.” However, due to certain circumstances, her Divine Power has severely diminished. Having become essentially useless, Annabel is forced into a betrothal and finds herself up the creek. To make a good memory before the marriage, she confesses to a Holy Knight who happens to pass by at a flower festival where people can confess their love regardless of their social standing! Although she is satisfied with only confessing, a couple of days later, Sir Lucas, the Holy Knight, that Annabel confessed to shows up asking for her hand in marriage?! But it turns out that he has come seeking to lift the curse put on him! *Source: K Manga*

Ash and Pikachu arrive in Fula City at the start of its renowned Wind Festival and meet Margo, the mayor’s daughter, and Dr. Hawthorn, a scientist. Through the magic of Dr. Hawthorn’s virtual reality technology, our friends experience the history of the city firsthand and meet Mythical Pokémon Zeraora and Legendary Pokémon Lugia. Why did one of them fly off, never to be seen again…? And will it return in the film Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us?! (Source: VIZ Media) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

Fushishiba regrets being born every single day of his life. He has terrible communication skills and doesn’t think he can contribute to society. Things go even more downhill when people find out he’s gay. He relocates to a remote island research facility, where he meets Futaba, who claims to be an alien. Can this quirky, out-of-this-world guy teach him how to enjoy life to the fullest? (Source: Manga Club)

"Zero Magic? That doesn't matter to me. I'm going to save my sister!!" Abel is a boy who's always dreamed of being a mage. He is devoid of any magical powers but stays dedicated to his studies of magic to save his sister from a curse placed on her by a powerful deity. All it took was one old book to change his life forever. In this book lies a powerful word: "Science". And so begins a new adventure fusing the fundamentals of Magic and Science... the path to becoming the most powerful Mage! (Source: MangaPlaza)

Mayuzumi Asahi is a university student in Economics who lives alone and from time to time cooks for his two buddies. He also is a Otaku for a magical girls show called "Ikai no Majoko" (t/n: "Magical Girl from another World") and collects figurines, posters and other merchandise of it. This show has a twist that reveals that the Attackers from another world are actually from 10000 years in the past, which makes him consider the show a masterpiece. One day a girl with a black cat on her shoulder breaks into his apartment and attacks him with a stun gun while he is doing the dishes. He accidentally cuts himself on a knife in the process. After that ordeal he goes to work at his in a shop for Anime-related goods. In the process of going after a female costumer who'd forgotten something he saves her from harassment, but gets beaten up by the harasser for his troubles. Luckily he suddenly summons a flaming car that runs the Attacker over? He understandably gets taken into police custody afterwards, who decide to drug and kidnap him to a remote location. After getting questioned by masked figures in black uniforms they decide that he is a Witch and burn him alive accordingly.

Accepted into the school that she set her eyes on and studied furiously for, Tanaka Saya thought she couldn't have been more excited. But now that she accomplished her dream of attending Rinran Academy, she has nothing to aim for while all her classmates have goals and aspirations for their future. Depressed that she is floating aimlessly through her first semester, she starts spending more time at the rose garden on campus where Mr. Motoyawata, the timid teacher who the students seem to have no respect for, tends the flowers. Saya grows up a little everyday and influences the people around her.

Kyouichi Utsume, a.k.a. "His Majesty, Lord of Darkness," is a dark and compelling mystery—so much so that his fellow Literature Club members would rather discuss him than books! When "His Majesty" vanishes in front of their very eyes, his friends are left with several unanswered questions: what is the source of Kyouichi's long-standing obsession with the "other side"? And just who is Ayame—the eerily ghostlike girl Kyouichi brought to school as his girlfriend the day before he disappeared? (Source: TOKYOPOP)