The past of one of the top five doll-makers in the world. Due to the evil act of those who envied his talent, “Sakura Iroha” is no able longer move his right hand to its full capacity. One day, Iroha learns of the existence of a VRMMORPG - a virtual world of dolls called 'Battle Fairies (Doll)'. It seemed that Iroha had regained his own existence, but his encounter with Sara led to a conflict between him and Zik, who was targeting her persistently, and a duel with no chance of victory ends up taking place. Seeing Iroha backed into a corner, his doll begins to develop its own ego. When the doll maker, whose only purpose was to make dolls, comes face to face with Battle Fairies for the first time, an "elaborate fairy tale" is spun!

This book contains 23 stories from the final year of an era dominated by one-shot manga, the year 1983! Experience series from acclaimed manga artists that were originally featured in magazines like Shonen Jump, Shonen Sunday, Shonen Magazine, and Shonen Champion. The book also features columns on Shonen Sunday and a look back at pop culture in 1983. 1. **Uchuu Kara no Otoshidama** (宇宙からのおとし玉) \[Fujiko F Fujio\] 2. **Yoru no Kuufukusha-tachi** ( 夜の空腹者たち) \[Naoki Urasawa\] 3. **Boku to Furio to Koutei de** (ぼくとフリオと校庭で) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 4. **Warau Mokuteki** (笑う標的) \[Rumiko Takahashi\] 5. **ＰＯＣＫＹ** \[Hisashi Eguchi\] 6. **Arisa☆Arisa** (ありさ☆ありさ) \[Fujihiko Hosono\] 7. **1, 2, Step!** (１・２・ステップ！) \[Hideo Aya\] 8. **Umi Monogatari** (海ものがたり) \[Ayumi Tachihara\] 9. **Hashire! Biitoruzu** (走れ！びーとるず) \[Akira Oze\] 10. **Nanpa-chan (Part 1)** (ナンパちゃん（Part１)) \[Satosumi Takaguchi\] 11. **I Am U-tousei** (アイアムU等生) \[Youji Fukuyama\] 12. **Adauchi Miko-chan** (仇討ちミコちゃん) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 13. **Tabun The Gigolo** (多分・ザ・ジゴロ) \[Yoshinori Kobayashi\] 14. **Super Kanbee** (すーぱー勘兵衛) \[Yuu Koyama\] 15. **Yuusei Kara no Bishoujo X** (遊星からの美少女X) \[Miki Tori\] 16. **Sleeping　Beauty** \[Keiko Fukuyama\] 17. **Solar Sniper** (ソーラー・スナイパー) \[Yuki Hijiri\] 18. **Kakashitei** (案山子亭) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 19. **Zenkai Jitterbug!!** (全開ジルバ！！) \[Masahiro Shibata\] 20. **Ryouma wa Kaze** (竜馬は風) \[Kei Tsukasa\] 21. **Kaere Ringu e!** (かえれリングへ！) \[Ryouji Ryuusaki\] 22. **CITY HUNTER -XYZ-** (シティハンター－XYZ－) \[Tsukasa Houjo\] 23. **Hanatare Joudo** (はなたれ浄土) \[Osamu Tezuka\]

1. **Shuugaku Ryokou Satsujin Jiken** (修学旅行殺人事件) 2. **Gakuensai Satsujin Jiken** (学園祭殺人事件)

1. **Koukan Nikki Satsujin Jiken** (交換日記殺人事件) 2. **Kagai Jugyou Satsujin Jiken** (課外授業殺人事件)

*Notes: \- Also contains En no Naka no Satsujin Jiken (円の中の殺人事件)*

*Also includes Chi no Hana no Densetsu (血の花の伝説), and Kurobara wa Shi no Nioi (黒バラは死のにおい)*

Pomegranates taste like blood.... If we offer the red fruit to Kishimojin, maybe it will be satisfied. Kagome was abandoned at a shrine dedicated to Kishimojin, a god of childbirth. Since childhood, she has believed that she has an alter ego, and she realizes that the key is Kishimojin. When Kagome opens the door to the shrine, the mountain village will be dyed by the color of blood. (Source: Kodansha, translated) 1. **Akai Numa** (赤い沼) 2. **Yami ni Odorubeki Tsune** (闇におどるきつね) 3. **Sarawareta Idol** (さらわれたアイドル)

When this piano sonata is played, someone is about to die. (Source: Akita Shoten, translated) 1. **Piano Sonata Satsujin Jiken** (ピアノソナタ殺人事件) 2. **Hope Diamond no Akai Noroi** (ホープダイヤの赤い呪い) 3. **Bara no Tameiki** (ばらのためいき)

This is the romantic comedy that follows the collapse of my cold younger sister's tsundere personality. "I, I hate you, big brother!" My younger sister, Yukihime, is an excellent student, both academically and athletically, and intelligent and beautiful outside, but she is sloppy at home and "hates her brother." However, when my father suddenly remarried, "I can't believe I get to see her again so soon...I'm so happy," "S-senpai! Ah, um, please call me by my name!" As a result of getting two cute step-sisters who are all doting on me -- "I've stopped leaving my big brother!! My little sister loves me!!" In addition to my younger sister who doesn't want her big brother to be taken away from me, my step-sisters who are all doting from the start are also pampering me for certain reasons, and my life has changed completely! This is the result of my tsundere little sister pulling away from me. (Source: Fantasia Bunko, translated)

A forbidden fruit that emits a sweet fragrance. Humans who eat it are lured into a forest of spirits… A fantastical mystery. (Source: Akita Shoten, translated) Included Stories: 1. **Mitsu no Mori** (蜜の森) 2. **Aijima Doukutsu** (哀島洞窟) 3. **Tooi Yami Yori** (遠い闇より) 4. **Jigoku no Maria** (地獄のマリア)