Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than Kami no Kodomo, this is a collection of one-shots that explore the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in an odd, surrealistic manner replete with atypical and symbolic illustrations. More than one reading may be required i...
From huamulan03.blogspot.com: 3 January 2011. ER doctor Matsuoka Tsuyoshi examines a patient presenting influenza symptoms. The next day, the patient dies from multiple-organ failure, followed by others who had shown the same symptoms. As the death toll rises, even the high-tech Japanese are at a lo...
Gong Seok-hyun is the boss of the Baekho Organization. Cha Moo-young was its executive and has been loyal to the group since childhood. He was also Seok-hyun's lover. But suddenly Moo-young betrays the group and moves to the Viper Faction. Seok-hyun thinks of finding him and killing him. But then ch...
"People become unhappy because they only think about the past and the future... not the present.." So-Na, unable to remember a painful event in her past, is living only for her mother's nursery, "The Snowdrop". When she meets Hae-Gi, the intentionally isolated and beautiful model, they instantly cli...
Hayate and Kusanagi are best friends. They are pretty popular in their high school, and they always attract a lot of "unwanted" attention because of the ambiguous attitude that Kusanagi harbours sometimes torward Hayate. Invited both to a students counsel's sponsored meeting about UFOs, they stumble...
Three childhood friends (men) were lamenting about their unhappy lives when a strange beauty with the power to stop time appeared. She introduced herself as an agent of an organization called "Society", and invited them to join a game: after 300 days, the most unhappy one would have all his wishes f...
A cyber-punkish collection of stories revolving around the theme of the "DOLL." 1. Keep Those Condoms Away From Our Kids The tale of boys and girls who have lost their sexual desire. Mihara Mitsukazu's debut work. 2. The Iron Maiden The tale of the strain a girl experiences from having grown up in a...
A collection of nine surreal short stories sharing a theme of water. Chapter 1, Bon: A young boy ponders family affairs around Bon. Chapter 2, We’re Still on Our Way: An astronaut cadet must figure out his motivation if he is to succeed and go into space. Chapter 3, Fusion: When the ultimate form ...
Suzuki Misa stopped believing in Gods because ever since she was little, no matter how many times she wished, they never came true. Until one day, a boy named Suzuki Ichirou shows up in front of her, claiming to be the guardian God of all Suzukis. Misa, who hates Gods, is unimpressed at Ichirou's ov...