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A collection of five spooky stories: 1. **Tenchi Shinmei!** (天地神鳴!) Asuna Shio is a teenage girl with a very strong perception of the spirit world and has a shrineless god as a companion. One day, Shio's classmate is seen vanishing into a mirror. She reappears afterward, but seems changed for the worse in terms of personality. What has happened to her? 2. **Gekkouchou: Hyaku-nen no Koi** (月光蝶~百年の恋~) A two-tailed tiger-striped cat is taken in by a girl called Mitsu and given the name Torakichi. Torakichi is no ordinary cat, and the love and tragedy between them may be strong enough to transcend a simple lifetime. 3. **Friend Doll** (FRIEND DOLL) Mizuno Sachi spends almost all of her time studying, thanks to her demanding parents, and she doesn't really have friends. There's a boy she likes at school, but it seems impossible to get close to him. Suddenly, her stuffed bunny, Mimi, starts showing up in her dreams to advise her through her teenage life. But what is Mimi's motivation for all this help? 4. **Tonari no Yomi-san** (隣のヨミさん) There's an urban legend about a girl who killed herself as a teenager, "Yomi-san," due to her insecurity over her appearance. Supposedly, her father stuffed her body, and, in her quest to become beautiful, the body seeks to take parts from pretty girls. At one school, several pretty girls have been mysteriously injured. Could the culprit be the dead girl, Yomi-san? 5. **Oni no Sumu Shima** (鬼の棲む島) Saki moves out to a rural area, where she has no friends. In her loneliness, she goes out to an uninhabited island, where she meets a new possible friend. He's a demon, but as Saki gets to know him, she finds him less and less frightening...
Former matagi (a winter hunter in Tohoku) Hitonari Yamano lives a lonely life in the countryside. He had put down his gun, but now he has picked up an "FPS battle royale" game instead. A unique sniper has joined the game, combining high-tech e-sports with the traditional skills of the matagi. The legend of an unprecedented sniper begins in rural Japan! (Source: Comic Days, translated)
Accountant-turned-samurai Sawamura is having a difficult time being accepted by the other samurai. Many times, store owner Yasuke has rescued him and helped heal his wounds. Now Sawamura is face-to-face with death by uncovering possible embezellment. Will Yasuke rescue him again? Will Yasuke be the one to teach Sawamura how to correctly wield his sword?
Retired soldier Araki Kyosuke returns to Japan to settle down for a quiet life but when he meets heir to a big corporation Mimasaka Lune, old memories of a former life flash into his mind. Reluctantly, he becomes Lune's bodyguard to protect his protégé from attacks while learning of their past lives. *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*
Reincarnated as the third prince of the peaceful island nation of Astraea, Edward has lived a free and easy life. However, his life changes drastically with the appearance of a saint summoned by the goddess. Edward is chosen to be the caretaker of the saint, instead of his more handsome and accomplished older brothers. It is a great responsibility and quite troublesome to take care of the saint, whose mental state is manifested in the weather, who keeps ignoring the missions given by the goddess, while crying and making it rain all the time. When Edward asked her why she keeps crying, she replied, "My boyfriend died." Edward knows, because he was that dead boyfriend in his previous life! A reincarnated prince and a saintess get a second chance, in this isekai reincarnation love comedy! (Source: Tugikuru Books, translated)
Collection of oneshots: 1) *Mahou Tsukai no Namida* Yoichi dies nearly every day... but every time he wake up just with a dream of his death. And why his beloved Shiraku-san appeared in these dreams? 2) *Mahou Tsukai no Shippai* Yoichi is now living with Shiraku-san, but his air-headed behavior is still causing problems. 3) *Koi to Obake no Sodatekata* Yorito's parents and their familiar Rurimaru died ten years ago, fighting against evil majinas; and his older brother was injured. Now it is Yorito's task to protect the village against the majinas together with his familiar Himaru. But he is still only 18 years old and Himaru is still weak. He wants desperately to grow strong and be able to protect his older brother. But it seems his older brother is keeping something from Yorito. 4) *Muchi to Obake no Shitsuke Kata* Continuation of the story about Yorito and family familiars. 5) *Secret News* Two talked-about newcomers to the General Affairs section are assigned to a sour-faced boss. While working day and night to protect goodwill within the company, they get their hands on some outrageous information! 6) *Mahou Tsukai no Yoru*
An anthology of Kagerou Daze bitter themed stories by various authors. #Cover illustration: Hanasaki Manio (花咲まにお) #Illustrations: Tanaka Strike, Karasu, Kuruga (くるが) naoto 1. Otona no Aji (オトナの味, A Mature Taste) \[Sada Uoji\] 2. BITTER SWEET CAKE \[Usahiromi\] (うさひろ実) 3. Makakushidan no Kurorekishi (メカクシ団の黒歴史, The Mekakushi Dan's Dark Secrets) \[Naduka Kudan\] (名東くだん) 4. Coffee Time (珈琲時間〈コーヒータイム〉) \[Osora\] 5. Kimi to Mirai to (君と未来と, You and the Future) \[naoto\] 6. Hibiya no Seichou Jijou (ヒビヤの成長事情, Hibiya's Maturing State of the World) \[Kamada Misato\] 7. Mary no Jikan (マリーの時間, Mary's Time) \[U-temo\] 8. BITTER OR HORROR \[Muranaka Souta\] 9. Nigai no Okusuri no Ohanashi (苦いお薬のお話, The Story Of Bitter Medicine) \[Toranosuke\] (虎之介) 10. Nigai Ketsumatsu (苦い結末, A Bitter Conclusion) \[Yamanishi\] (山西) 11. Answer in the... (アンサー イン ザ…) \[Youko\] 12. Nigakute Inai yo! Tsubomi-chan! with Yawaraka Mekakushidan (にがくていないよ! つぼみちゃん! with やわらかメカクシ団, Not Bitter! Tsubomi-chan with Soft Mekakushi Dan) \[Ryuuseee\] (りゅうせー) 13. Nigamushi Maid (苦虫メイド, Bitter-faced Maid) \[Hanasaki Manio\] 14. Ore no Choco (俺のチョコ, My Chocolate) \[Satou Mahiro\]