Presenting the first anthology of the popular supernatural action series Bungo Stray Dogs! Featuring a luxurious list of guest authors, these new Bungo stories include everything from gags to heartwarming moments in a charming collection that will leave you begging for more! (Source: Yen Press) Cover illustration: Harukawa35 Color illustrations: Sazanami Misa, Hideki, Chashibu Tam 1. **Tomo wo Eru ni Itsuunaru Nakare.** (友を得るに胃痛なる勿れ。, Don't Get a Stomachache to Gain a Friend.) \[Hideki\] 2. **Kirai na Mono, Suki na Mono** (嫌いなもの、好きなもの, The Things I Hate, the Things I Like) \[Ichi Kotoko\] 3. **Akuma ga Kitarite Sewa wo Suru** (悪魔が来たりて世話をする, The Devil Comes and Takes Care) \[Kanai Neco\] 4. **Kenji 100%** \[Uraki Enya\] 5. **Tanteisha Manjuu Jihen** (探偵社饅頭事変, The Detective Agency's Manju Incident) \[Kashima Ui\] 6. **Shokugyou Ate Quiz** (職業中〈あ〉てクイズ, A Quiz During Work) \[Aoi Mito\] 7. **Karl no Uppun** (カールの鬱憤, Karl's Resentment) \[Nozaki Tsubata\] 8. **Watashi no Suki na Mono** (私の好きなもの, The Things I Like) \[Kitora Con\] 9. **Yatsugare to Cake to Tokidoki Pug** (僕〈やつがれ〉とケーキと時々パグ, Me and the Cake and Sometimes the Pug) \[Togo Kazuki (東郷一貴)\] 10. **Tanizaki Junichirou no Junan** (谷崎潤一郎の受難, Junichirou Tanizaki's Suffering) \[Akamaru\] 11. **Uranai Tenjite Fuku to Nase** (占い転じて福と為せ, Fortune-telling Will Bring Good Luck) \[Masashiro Yuuto (正岸優人)\] 12. **Koori Biyori** (氷日和, Icy Weather) \[Chashibu Tam\] 13. **Aibou, to wa...** (相棒、とは..., What is a Partner...) \[Samamiya Akaza\]

Seiichirou Kondou is a 29-year-old accountant and major workaholic. When he's accidentally transported to another world, not only does he demand a job, he starts whipping the lackadaisical Royal Accounting Department into shape! But when he gets in over his head and nearly dies from overwork, the handsome Commander Aresh steps in to save him, and the two develop a unique, physical relationship...as a form of medical treatment?! (Source: Yen Press)

Outgoing high school student Noshiro finds himself drawn to Sanada, the school outcast, who is rumored to be gay. Rather than deter Noshiro, the rumor makes him even more determined to get close to Sanada, setting in motion a tale of first love.

"Falna...as long as a Ragtonia lives, the Necromancer will feed off of their life force. He took too much from you. He killed you. But I can give your life back to you, if you'll choose to start living as a Liesian again & fight the Necromancer. When the Necromancer attacked this country, several thousand people were killed. Several thousand more had parts of their bodies stolen. They all became Ragtonia. Kill the Necromancer, release the Ragtonia and free this country from horror & destruction." (Source: Aurora Publishing)

Meet Kantarou, a folklore scholar living in the Taisho period. Ever since he was a child, he has been able to see and talk to various spirits. But now that Kantarou's all grown up, he moonlights as an exorcist solving the problems of ghosts and demons...all with the help of Haruka, the legendary demon-eating tengu! (Source: TOKYOPOP)

**A homebody’s worst nightmare!** Three years into her life as a shut-in, vampire Terakomari Gandesblood (Komari for short) awakens to find she’s been appointed as a Commander in the Mulnite Imperial Army! The thing is, her new unit consists solely of belligerent ruffians who revolt against their superiors at the slightest hint of weakness. Although Komari hails from a line of vampires as powerful as they are prestigious, her refusal to drink blood has made her the picture of mediocrity-scrawny, un-coordinated, and inept at magic. With the odds stacked against her, will the help of her trusty (and slightly infatuated) maid Vill be enough for this recluse to blunder her way to success? Or will Komari rue the day she ever left the safety of her room? *Source: Yen Press*

Akira Tennou, an unremarkable thirty-five-year-old man, gets hit by a truck on his way home from work and, after a brief experience in some mystical limbo, wakes up in a gloomy forest. This forest is beset by a sinister black mist—his memories of his little sister's lectures about fantasy novels tell him that it's probably under an evil curse. He soon encounters one of the forest's residents: an enormous silver wolf. At first the creature is hostile, but he finds that it's been corrupted by the same black mist, and he only needs to cry "Purify!" to banish the curse and heal the wolf. Akira discovers that the residents of the forest are all animals, and once purified, they are far from feral beasts. His newfound magic allows him to speak to his new animal companions; he finds that they are intelligent and the rightful rulers of the forest. Akira decides to explore this new world, purifying the land and its inhabitants as he goes. But the source of the cursed mist can't be far away... (Source: J-Novel Club)

The oldest and strongest Dragon grew tired of living choose to die when the Heroes come for his life. When the Dragon's soul is waiting to drift toward the Sea of Soul, that is when its noticed its has been reborn into a Human baby. The Dragon then decide to live as a life as a Human to its fullest, and regained his will to live. The Dragon was born into the child of a farmer lives his live in the frontier possessing enormous amount of power due to his soul being a Dragon's. He then encounter the Demon of the Lamia race, fairies, Black Rose, and later enter the Magic Academy. The man whose soul is of a Dragon lives his life in joy going to Magic Academy, spending time with an old friend, The Earth Goddess, meets beautiful girls, strong classmates, the Dragon King and the Queen of Vampires.

Maniac Road is a story about a run down electronics store, located in the backstreets of Akihabara, Japan. On its last leg, three sisters, the store owners, hire the resourceful Takezou. With a stroke of genius, Takezou, refashions the store into the perfect shopping ground for otaku. Business begins to boom and the adventure is on, as the sisters meet some of the strangest characters of the growing Japanese manga/anime scene.

After an accident, a young man named Kazemichi is given many prosthetic parts and told that he has been given a second chance at life. However, he is also told that his artificial heart has the possibility of giving out at any time. Kazemichi spends his days detached from the world until he meets a woman named Juri, and starts to once again regain feeling inside. Thus starts his search for the truths in his life - both the present and the past - as the end of his future draws startlingly near. (Source: Anime News Network)

Takumi's wife dies at the age of 25, leaving behind their son, Yuji, and a very special picture book. It tells a story of those who die- but are remembered by the loved ones left behind- going to a planet called Archive, and returning to visit when the rainy season comes. Suddenly, the picture book seems to come true, when Mio shows up... without a memory. (Source: Anime News Network)

Mishikima-kun is a very shy second year high school student who loves gardening and has problems socializing, which makes it difficult for him to interact and make friends. One day he meets Mori-san, a girl with a very serious expression and who transforms into a tree every time she gets nervous...