In a world where dead people turn into books and are stored in the Bantorra Library where anyone who reads a book can learn their past. Bantorra Library is maintained by Armed Librarians who wield psychic powers and their enemy is a religious society known as Sindeki Kyoudan.
A headstrong Snow White lives with her dwarfs; including one who may or may not have feelings for her...
Team Captain Yoichi Kouda is a high school track athlete "specializing" in 200m distance running. He has neither the speed for short distance, nor the stamina for long distance. And other events are out of the question because he has no agility whatsoever. What he does have is determination to train longer and harder than anyone else. On a team with a celebrated history but has declined in recent years, he is surrounded by teammates more talented but less motivated than he is, and he finds it harder and harder to motivate himself to improve, until the "cool beauty", Momo Tange walks into the picture, capturing the attention of the entire school, as well as Yoichi's heart.
What is my wife all mad about…? A husband thought he was living a peaceful life as a family of four with his wife, daughter, and son. But three days, then two weeks pass, and soon they have been living together without speaking to each other for six years. He does his fair share of the childcare and household chores, and he does not remember any major fights. The only difference is that his wife no longer speaks to him except for the barest minimum of words… (Source: Shueisha, translated) *Note: Winner of the 25th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in the Short Story category.*
"Poison princesses" are beautiful girls who have taken poison into their bodies with each meal since they were babies and ended up poisoning all of their body fluids. A dramatic story that depicts the rebirth of Grandle, who fell into the trap of an enemy country and was attacked by a former ally, the only survivor of the cursed triplet prince, and the conflicts of those who were left behind.
Nagiko has a spur of the moment affair with a young man she literally finds thrown away in a box and they fall for each other almost instantly – leading to stories about a group of friends and their pasts and present lives and loves...
"Black Cat Shop" is a mysterious shop that's only visible to people who are in trouble. Will the magical tool that they lend out for one night and two days bring about good fortune, or...? (Source: Intercross)
The story is about the original mecha, RyuKoOH, in relation to the Super Robot Wars franchise.
Chieri has just entered middle school and joined a classroom full of people who only talk about romance. With a class like that, Chieri couldn't fit in. Fortunately, she met with Sakura and Ichika, who they were also having a hard time to socialize. Together, they can stay being themselves. But time stops for no one. Slowly, they're starting to change too.
In early 19th century France, Napoleon's First Empire collapsed and the Bourbon monarchy was restored. Recognized genius painter Théodore Géricault exhibited The Raft of the Medusa, a realistic depiction of a tragic accident, at the Salon and brought about controversy. With a composition based on historical records and dynamic drawings, this work dramatically portrays the life of "the pioneer of modern art" in pursuit of the essence of art.

