After my parents passed away, my married sister came to the house with an abandoned cat. She said she had her hands full with work and taking care of her family, so she asked my brother and I to take care of the cat until she could find someone to take it in. I told the landlord that we only had one cat, when we now have two. Moreover, I am preparing for entrance exams, so it's not as I have time to take care of more cats. In the meantime, the number of abandoned cats increased, and before we knew it, there are six cats in the house...!　A collection of three short stories, including the title story. (Source: Beaglee, translated)

1. **Katte ni BREAK OUT!** (勝手にBREAK OUT!) 2. **Espresso de Nemurenai** (エスプレッソで眠れない) 3. **Hana no Maichiru Yoi ni** (花の舞散る宵に) 4. **Mizu no Meikyuu** (水の迷宮) 5. **Black Orchid** (ブラック・オーキッド)

Also includes *Odoru Ningyou* (踊る人形)

1. Kappa Series (河童シリーズ) 1 2. Kappa Series (河童シリーズ) 2 3. Kappa Series (河童シリーズ) 3 4. Kappa Series (河童シリーズ) 4 1. **Kappa no Detekita Hi** (河童の出て来た日) 2. **Zettai Zetsumei no Hi** (絶対絶命の日) 3. **Baradarake no Hi** (バラだらけの日) 4. **Sekai no Mieru Hi** (世界の見える日) 5. **Tama ni Aru Yona Hen na Hanashi** (たまにあるよな変な話)

1. **Dover wo Koete** (ドーバー越えて) 2. **Adira Mill** (アディラ=ミル) 3. **Akage no Noppo-kun** (赤毛のノッポくん) 4. **Sukoshi Chigatta Cinderella** (すこしちがったシンデレラ) 5. **Honmachidoori** (本町通り) 6. **Long For: Akogare** (ロングフォー - あこがれ - ) 7. **Kaku no Gotoki...!!!** (かくの如き…!!!) 8. **Mansion** (マンション)

1. **Rakuen no Tori** (楽園の鳥) 2. **Shibikyuu no Matsuei** (紫微宮の末裔) 3. **Tsuki ni Hoero** (月に吠えろ) 4. **Nemurenu Yoru no** (眠れぬ夜の)

Volume 1: 1. **Kanashii Hitobito** (哀しい人々) 2. **Rurou Aika** (流浪哀歌) 3. **Rame no Suu-chan** (ラメのスウちゃん) 4. **Shinjuu Game** (心中ゲーム) 5. **Totemo, Kokoro Sabishiku** (とても、心さびしく) 6. **Teishu Dorobou** (亭主泥棒) 7. **Uta wo Kesumono** (歌を消す者) 8. **Denwa Satsujin** (電話殺人) Volume 2: 1. **Douwa Socrates no Satsujin** (童話ソクラテスの殺人) 2. **Maboroshi no Rosemary** (幻のローズマリー) 3. **Zenkasha** (前科者) 4. **Musashino Shinjuu** (武蔵野心中) 5. **Keselan Patharan** (けさらんぱさらん) 6. **Oyafukoudoori** (親不幸通り) Volume 3: 1. **Hanshin Hangi** (半信半疑) 2. **Shiawase no Aoi Tori** (しあわせの青い鳥) 3. **Kazoku Nisshi** (家族日誌) 4. **Hayai Kansei** (遠い歓声) 5. **Gougou to** (轟々と) 6. **Tada Sore Dake no Hibi** (ただそれだけの日々) 7. **Seirouki** (青狼記)

"Koyomi Gonomi" is a story that anthropomorphizes the calendar, including New Year's Day and New Year's Eve. In the past, at the end of the year in Japan, Omisoka and New Year's Day would descend into the human world and set the "gears of time" in motion, allowing people to feel the passage of the year. However, as the eras progressed from Showa to Heisei to Reiwa, the concept of New Year's Eve became a mere formality, and New Year's Day, now in human form, ended up working part-time at a convenience store. Furthermore, when the gears of time are in danger of stopping, Omisoka struggles to help New Year's Day remember its former self. (Source: Natalie, translated)