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The "Xenogears Comic Anthology" is a collection of short stories that take place throughout the present and future of the Xenogears timeline. Most are comical, but there are a few serious character pieces.
Akai Kiba is an anthology doujinshi, published between 2002 and 2014. It featured many one-shots from Tsutomu Nihei and other famous mangaka (such as the author of Bokurano, No Longer Human, Blade of the Immortal and Dorohedoro). The anthology spanned 9 total volumes and was sold at the Comiket.
*"We will never again emerge onto the surface. In this world, you and I are all humanity."* Early Showa era, Tokyo. A beautiful young man, Minoura, has a lover named Hatsuyo, who he is engaged to marry. One day, Hatsuyo is murdered by an unknown assailant. Minoura speculates that Moroto Michio, who had feelings for him in their school days, may have killed her out of jealousy. Moroto is a perfect man, smart and good looking, but he is only interested in Minoura. For the sake of his beloved, Moroto devotes himself to cooperate with his detective work, but...?
**"In a week, I will kill you."** That's the message delivered alongside a cat-eared reaper who appears before those who have committed crimes. Codename 33, who is also known as Mimi, is a unique kind of assassin who grants her targets a seven-day reprieve before taking their lives. A young man caught up in drug trafficking, a pregnant woman with just one week left until her due date, a girl who killed someone for her father, and a boy who believes he's reforming society by killing evil—these are just some of the people Mimi is destined to kill. What do they wish for? How do they choose to live during those last seven days? **"Bon Voyage"** This story delves into life and death, exploring the relationship between a cat-eared reaper who delivers the final moments to criminals and those she's destined to kill. (Source: GA Bunko, translated)
A new sinner. A new week. Encounters and farewells continue. Mimi, the cat-eared assassin, is an unusual hitwoman who grants her targets their desired final week before their inevitable end. "Let me be part of your family, Mimi-senpai!" Having relocated to a new country, Mimi is soon joined by an assassin from the intelligence division—Codename 46, also known as Shiro. Deeply admiring Mimi, Shiro is assigned as her apprentice, and together, they witness the final moments of their targets. A dying painter with only a week left to live, a young researcher who killed his own parents, a former mercenary who betrayed his employer—what will Mimi take away from these fleeting encounters with new sinners? A continuation of the story that follows the cat-eared assassin and the criminals who have only one week left to live. (Source: GA Bunko, translated)
Volume 1: Suspense Eyes I - Manatsu no Yoru no Kaidan (真夏の夜の怪談) Volume 2: Suspense Eyes II - Stalker (ストーカー) Volume 3: Suspense Eyes III - Akuma no Sasayaki (悪魔のささやき) 1. **Akuma no Sasayaki** (悪魔のささやき) \[Ochazuke Nori\] 2. **Mayuki Tensei** (繭姫転生) \[Tsujii Motoko\] 3. **Kanojo wa Mite ita** (彼女は見ていた) \[Tsujii Motoko\] 4. **Mont Zacht** (モント・ザハト) \[Not Osada\] 5. **12-kai Kidan** (12階奇談)\[Not Osada\] 6. **Shinyuu** (親友) \[Yutaka Abe\]
Set in Japan a little while ago, it depicts moments in the lives of people who live their daily lives, with a touch of "flowers.'' A nostalgic omnibus comic presented by Kana Nagata of "Kofuku Gaho"!