Collects the author's various one-shots published from 2014-2019 in manga magazine Suika Toko no Tane. Introducing seven works with a unique, dreamy style: 1. The Karman Line 2. Yoru to Koe (Night and Voice) 3. Blue Moment 4. Suna no Yume (Dream of Sand) 5. Hanten no Hoshizora (Half Star Sky) 6. Intermodulation 7. Ari-kan no Hyouhon-shitsu (Specimen Room of Existence) Kotaro’s works pulse with a vibrant curiosity and subtle beauty. The figures in these stories exist in a place that is simultaneously unearthly and deeply known. Toeing up to, circumscribing, and traversing the wavering boundaries at the edge of imagination, these comics are both a visual revelry and a respectful, even somber, introspection into what it means to be human.

"Do you swear on revenge?" A room covered in blood. My mother's lying corpse. Being helpless, I was at the mercy of the man in front of me, fully clothed in black. On the outskirts of a small town, a girl named Leah lived together with her mother. One day, her mother who was her only family, is killed by a beast controlled by an unknown being. While trying to avenge her mother, she is defeated and in danger of death. At that moment, something reached out to her... A girl who swore on revenge and an inhuman being who looks of a boy's story about love and revenge begins. (Source: MangaPlaza)

High schooler Sota has an unusual "possessed constitution"!? Introduced by his friend, he nervously starts part-time work at a detective agency. The brothers who founded the agency, once known as three hugely successful detectives, take possession of his body one after the other. The oldest brother uses logic, the second brother uses disguises, and the third uses his strength! Sota has transformed into the invincible detectives. What is the next tough case that they will be faced with...

Photographer Daisy worked a wedding at an earl's castle, but by the time she was ready to leave, her car was completely snowed in! She had only until midnight to upload the day's photos and didn't know how she'd be able to pull it off now. Luckily a man showed up and invited Daisy into the castle. Once she successfully uploaded the photos, she noticed how very attractive the man who helped her was. They proceeded to spend a dreamy night together, but they didn't yet know how that night would change their destiny... (Source: Renta!)

from fictiondb: Things change. Coming home isn't easy for Dylan Donovan. He left 13 years ago, carrying a terrible secret about his father, and he can't believe what's happened since. His widowed mother is now a savvy entrepreneur, his family home has been turned into student housing and his brothers seem to think his well-meant advice is just bossy interference. And then there's Maddie Lamont -- Dylan doesn't know what to think about her. People change. Maddie's grown up a lot since the summer she spent with the Donovans. The braces, thick glasses, and boyish figure have all been replaced, and Dylan's man enough to appreciate the transformation. What he doesn't appreciate is the influence Maddie seems to have on his family -- particularly his mother. But like it or not, he has to get along with Maddie and remember that change is good. At least, that's what he keeps telling himself....

This small room was our paradise. Itsuki lost his grandmother, his only immediate relative, when he was a baby. After that, he's been living with Miduki, who is 16 years older than him, in a dilapidated apartment for 23 years. Itsuki has been suppressing his unrequited love for Miduki since his childhood, thinking this parent-and-child relationship would continue forever. However, the apartment will be demolished soon, and the danger of this cohabitation coming to and end is looming...?!

Former child star Honami Ayukawa left the entertainment industry behind for a happy life as a wife and mother. But when her young daughter is seriously injured after debuting as a child actress, Honami uncovers the shocking truth behind the incident: her husband’s affair and a dark connection to her own past in the entertainment industry. Determined to make those responsible answer for her daughter’s injury, Honami returns to the spotlight as an actress, setting into motion a story of revenge that will shake the industry. (Source: WEBTOON)

Is it hard to find work even in a fantasy world? Strange and difficult questions await a newcomer at the guild that helps adventurers change jobs! (Source: Dengeki Bunko, translated)

From MANGA.CLUB: Ryoji is just supposed to be that private detective everyone hires to solve their trivial personal cases. But why does he have this outstanding cooking skill that mesmerizes every cook he met in the investigation? What is his connection with the famous head from Togawa restaurant? Together with Aoi, the outgoing woman who's also a foodie, Ryouji spread his cooking skill that will bring more taste to Japan's urban culinary! Read on Manga.club

Minori Nashihara has the ability to hear the whispers of people's hearts when they come in within a certain range... in other words, she's a telepath. Because of this ability, she has had a difficult past, and has had to keep her distance from people to avoid reading their minds. One day, she is summoned by her uncle and CEO of the company she works for, Suzumiya, and ordered to marry Shishizuka, her capable but self-centered boss! Naturally, Minori and Shishizuka both refuse, but Shishizuka readily agrees when he hears that marriage will allow him to take charge of a project that could become the company's fortune. Caught in the middle of all this, they reluctantly begin life together in a fake marriage between boss and subordinate...? (Source: MangaPlaza)

One day, Grete von Lilienthal realizes that she has been reincarnated as a character of the romance simulation game she was into in her past life. However, she is not the heroine or the villainess, but a nameless side character! All seems fine and well until she realizes that if she continues with things as they are, she will get caught up in a fire at her academy and die! Now, to avoid the death flag, Grete decides to change her major to magical medicine, which hasn’t had any applicants in years, so she can avoid the main building where the fire will happen. With the course of events now taking a turn away from what she knows, an incredibly handsome elite scholar is now her teacher. Furthermore, the heroine and the villainess keep trying to get together with her to talk and become friends! All she wanted was to quietly survive the events of the game, but somehow she’s now the center of attention?! *Source: MangaPlaza*

Maddie owns a steakhouse that is in desperate need of renovating. However, she has just been evicted by an arrogant and ruthless candidate for city council named Zach Wayne. But not long after, he comes back to her restaurant acting rather strange...