Unlike ne’er-do-well former vampire Araragi, his two younger sisters Karen and Tsukihi, who attend a private junior high, are little balls of energy and charisma that their peers look up to. That the “ka” in Karen and “hi” in Tsukihi are both written with the character for “fire” isn’t the only reason they’ve come to be known as the Fire Sisters. Karen is the brawn and Tsukihi the brains of a vigilantism that the pair sees not merely as defending justice but as justice itself. They can’t encounter a harmful fad without trying to hunt down a specific source that had a motive for spreading it. In their big brother’s humble opinion, there is something fake and precarious about it all. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Now that he’s a cool college student, our anti-hero Iichan thinks his crime-solving days are behind him. Cynical, sarcastic and minimally engaged in his studies, Iichan is much more interested in his own feelings of disaffection and isolation. But despite his resolve to remain aloof, he’s pulled into the narrative when he encounters and bonds with a serial killer named Hitoshi Zerozaki – a homicidal maniac with the soul of an artist whose talent is on display at the grisly scenes of his crimes. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Following up on the high note of family ties on which the previous instalment concluded, but preceding it chronologically, we find Araragi and his little sister Tsukihi, the heroine of the last volume, in full sibling rivalry mode as they bicker about love. The conversation that cannot end unfolds in its unabashed original glory herein. Like KIZUMONOGATARI, which delved into our narrator’s disastrous spring break, Cat Tale (Black) is a prequel about another catastrophe, mentioned often yet never recounted even in a foregoing chapter dedicated to Miss H.: namely, the model student’s rampage over Golden Week, a string of holidays starting at the end of April. (Source: Kodansha USA)

An earnestly honest guy who doesn’t even grant pipe dreams to himself, physiologically incapable of letting a single contradiction go, in other words me, got dragged this June to a renowned academy for rich girls, no questions allowed, by the world’s strongest contractor. No matter how you put it, no matter how you spin it, there was probably no point to it. Because the case that arose there was, in and of itself, a bit of nonsense. (Source: Kodansha USA)

The fifth instalment of the Saikyou Series. The most strongest heroine in 10,000 years. Aikawa Jun, a famous detective and Humanity's Strongest Contractor. A non-stop mystery about two beautiful women and a serial killer. Don't interfere with my journey. I'll kill you. Aikawa Jun, Humanity's Strongest Contractor. She is assigned to accompany Jikumoto Miyori, a nineteen-year-old authority on psychology, on a field investigation. It was supposed to be a fun trip with the addition of the overly perfect maid, Handa Rei. However, at their destination in Venice, a couple of tourists and famous actresses are brutally murdered one after another via drowning. The "drowned killer" has his claws on these women, too—?! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

The No. 1 Killing Name, "Niounomiya", has finally arrived! ".....Specifically, what are you researching, Assistant Professor Kigamine?" "——Researching not dying." Invited to monitor the bizarre research on Kuchiha Madoka—a girl who lives eternal—Ii, the Nonsense User, visits the ruins of a clinic in northern Kyoto with antique apartment dwellers Ichihime Yukariki and Kasuga Kasugai. However, what awaits them there is a terrible "fate" itself! The Niounomiya siblings, the number one killers in the world, make their debut in this exciting new coming-of-age story. (Source: Kodansha, translated) *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*

It may be true that where there is a beginning, there is an end, but it is too shortsighted to think that because there is an end, there must have been a beginning. In fact, the opposite is true. Most events have already ended even before they began, and they are closed even if they are not opened. I, a sincere and honest person who dares not speak truth as truth, dares not speak fact as fact, and knows the virtue of silence better than anyone else, will ascend a certain staircase in September. The Thirteenth Staircase. It was Kino-Raichi, Noise, Emoto Sonoki, Mio-tsukushi Takami, and Mio-tsukushi Misora. However, what awaits me at the top of the stairs is so ridiculous and so nostalgic… in this sixth installment of the "Zaregoto" series! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

*"Recipe Revealed. How to make Ononoki Yotsugi"* Oshino Meme and Kaiki Deishuu, members of the Sakaimiyako University Occult Research Club, are invited by their senior and leader, Gaen Izuko, to take part in a forbidden ritual. Together with the high school girl Kagenui Yozuru, they scramble to make preparations, but the project takes an unexpected turn─! These are modern-day oddities! Oddities! Oddities! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

The fourth instalment of the Saikyou Series. Aikawa Jun, Humanity's Strongest Contractor. This time, she's been asked to protect the fortune teller's child, Himena Genki, from the "death" she predicted. What is the strongest way to change the future? An adventure story about falling in love with "nonsense", loving "humans", and being thrilled by "the strongest" comes to a close! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

The second instalment of the Saikyou Series. Aiming for 10,000 metres depth in the deep sea! Together with the genius psychologist Jikumoto Miyori, Aikawa Jun—a contractor—heads to the bottom of the sea in pursuit of a missing treasure ship and research team. As soon as they arrive, they are besieged by a school of man-eating fish! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Tomo, Neon, Ii, Kyouichirou, Shito, Misachi, Kokoromi, Kasugai, Gaisuke, Jun, Kouta, Houko, Nanami Dead Blue (Tomo Kunagisa) ——is desperate! "You actually hate Tomo Kunagisa, don't you?" The genius engineer and former member of Tomo Kunagisa's Team, Gaisuke Utsurigi, is being held captive at a mysterious research facility—Kyouichirou Shadou (Mad Demon)'s Research Institute. Accompanied by her friend Ii—aka the Nonsense User, Iichan—are on their way to rescue Utsurigi, but are met with a horrifying "scene" that unfolds before their eyes. However, this "end" is only a taste of the "beginning" to come——! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

The first short story compilation of Nisio Isin's Monogatari series! Thirty-eight familiar stories! “To me, people's hearts are like darkness." Nadeko Sengoku is haunted by memories of a past she wishes to forget. Shinobu Oshino is at last in despair over her seemingly endless future. And Ononoki Yotsugi, the doll who tries to console them! \_"Nadeko Past" / "Shinobu Future"\_ These are the modern oddities! Oddities! Oddities! Talking about the past and the future is what youth is all about.