A Japanese reporter and a suspended American police officer follow a trail through New York City in 1991. The original one-shot that preceded the serialization “Have A Great Sunday".
Six months after the world ended, a young man continues to live with his manager at a shopping mall. The rest had left, believing a rumor of salvation if they manage to reach the centre. During one of his rounds, he finds the first living person he's seen in a while. The girl who introduced herself as "Romero", was roaming not for food, water, or salvation—but rather, for a movie...?! "Who cares about humanity! The world is already up in flames, so why not just kick back and watch a movie?" An up-and-coming author's exhilarating debut work! Nothing beats watching a flick during the end of the world!
A story abut being loved by dangerous stalker girls...
One day, the high school student, Kaoru Momota, saved the baby-face, big-boobed JK, Orihara Hime, who was being harassed on the train. It was love at first sight. However, this JK had a secret; she actually was a 27-year-old OL (Office Lady). A sweet age-gap romcom between a high schooler and office lady.
A simple, but touching story about the afterlife. Before heading to the path of heaven or hell, a human soul enters an afterworld bar that is situated between the split paths. Follow what happens to him as he steps inside the bar.
Nao and Nono decided when they were very little that someday they would get married and told everyone about it. But some people have a problem with the fact that despite how feminine Nono looks and acts, they’re both actually boys…
Descript. from [PRISMS]: About a robot, Jack, who appears frequently in Shimizu's SF stories. He's a robot with very human-like psyche. He once believed that he was human and he can even consume food, unlike many of the other robots of those times. While performing bounty-hunting duties on a strange planet, he has a flashback to the time he believes he was human... In this flashback, he and his partner are imprisoned and are given scarce food everyday. They share that meager meal, half and half. Yet as the days pass, the delivery of food becomes more scarce. His partner's strength is waining (she's a human being), yet Jack, though he feels the same consuming hunger as his partner, is physically still very apt. They're rescued several months later, but his partner had already died from starvation. Jack, who finds out for the first time that he's not human, still lives. - About a robot, Jack, who appears frequently in Shimizu's SF stories. He's a robot with very human-like psyche and he once believed that he was human and he can even consume food, unlike many of the other robots of those times. However, a cruel incident opened his eyes to the truth and he decided to perform bounty-hunting duties on a strange planet. That's where he meets Ruby, who turns into an innocent-looking youngster and a beautiful and seducing woman at night... she's a Photuris - a human tribe that preys on other humans in order to survive... This bunko volume starts of with the main story "22XX", but also contains science-fiction stories like "To Be Loved At the Ends of Times", "Continuation of the Dream", "A Long Night in August" and "A Robot's Mind (mimicry)."
Alicia Faitlin, daughter of an impoverished aristocratic family, was forced into an arranged marriage by her uncle, but the groom is killed suddenly in the middle of the ceremony. Although Alicia has been labeled
High school student Haae-Won Song has just placed third in Cake Magazine’s manwha creator talent search. She’s the youngest winner in the history of the contest! Not only does she have her story published but she also gets the chance to work with one of her manwha idols (who has a surprise for her). And as if that wasn’t reward enough, she’s also reunited with the former teacher who inspired her winning story. What happens when personalities clash and hearts collide like something out of a comic book? Does art imitate life, or is it the other way around?
From ShoujoMagic: A collection of short horror stories from the pages of Ciao Magazine. Story 01 - The Scream of Glass Story 02 - I Want The Lead Role Story 03 - Exciting Mysterious Club Story 04 - I Want To Be With You Forever Story 05 - Haunted Afternoon Story 06 - My Place In The World
Are you single? Are you an otaku? Would you like to buy a "wife"? Do you fantasize about eating, having fun, shopping, and sleeping with her? Can you promise to take responsibility and love her for a lifetime? Would you use your life to pay for a contract? A fantasy that belongs only to you; a maid that belongs only to you.
"Can you help me paint after school?" asks my classmate Naomi. Our feet carry us to the art storage room that no one goes to. I quietly become her assistant in producing artworks. Naomi suddenly arrived at an Osaka art high school. The pride of the gifted, hardworking Renji gets torn to shreds by her ominous talent. Renji bluffs "I can come up with something like that too." But, he gradually finds himself enthralled by her talent. He writhes in-between his self-consciousness and inferiority complex. Is she his rival or is she...?! They produce eccentric, sensual works after school. A striking story of art and youth released by a brilliant newcomer.
