See how best-selling creator Koyoharu Gotouge, creator of the worldwide sensation Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, got started. This collection features four short stories packed with supernatural actionincluding a deadly vampire hunt starring Tamayo and Muzan that would serve as the direct inspiration for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Miroku-san, the slit-mouth woman, is to marry high school student Kouichi to maintain her existence as his family has been in charge of upkeeping superstitions for generations. To add, there seems to be another reason that he seems more than willing... Miroku, however, would rather use her own strength than borrow that of others. Thus, they establish a contract as follows. 1. For a trial period of a year, they are to act as though they were married. 2. If she is able to scare him within that year, the engagement will be broken. A three part short story.
A slit-mouth woman encounters a young boy she's unable to scare.
A story about the terrifying Kuchisake-onna of urban legend… Except in reality, peoples' anxieties are even scarier!? Her victims(?) are touched by the Kuchisake-onna who gives advice with her skin fully split open, talking people through their anxieties... Links: Artist Pixiv Artist Twitter
A collection of short stories based on Japanese folklore.
Seven college students are coming back from their graduations. During the travel they are shocked to see a strange, cow-like creature with a human face. This accident means they only have seven days left to live. What will they do to stay alive until the fated day? [MAL]
"Find the doll maker, and take the puppet!" That was the cryptic message that was sent to Nimiya when her grandfather passed away. Yet the mission is not as straightforward as it seems. Just who is behind the Shikigami insurgence, and what are they after? And will Nimiya and the electrician be able to stop them before it's too late?
College student Seiji Kitou and his friends go to an abandoned building as a test of courage, and meet an attractive woman who is a monster that swiftly kills and eats people as soon as she meets them. While trying to escape, Seiji is saved by a mysterious woman with the same ability, Kiri.
A young mystic without a past, Kujaku was born under a dark omen possessed of incredible supernatural powers. Raised by priests, he has learned to use these powers for good. But the evil Siegfried von Mittgard seeks to steal his birthright, and rule the world as the Regent of Darkness. He has dispatched bloodthirsty minions to destroy Kujaku before he can awaken to his destiny. Now, Kujaku must unravel the riddle of his past, before the power within consumes him!
A little girl Rin and her bear protector happen upon Sayuri, a survivor of the zombie apocalypse. Rin seems to be living an idyllic life in her lone mountain home, but how is it that she and Mr. Bear have managed to go unnoticed by the zombie hordes?
One day in summer, when the cicadas are chirping loudly. Haruka Nanami, a sophomore in high school, receives a confession from Kudo Satoru, a student at a neighboring high school. Haruka is at a loss, saying, "I've never even talked to him before..." Kudo suggests that they start out as friends, and the two exchange contact information. At the same time, at a railroad crossing in the town where the two live, a series of similar accidents occur day after day. They are madly in love. They want to be together, but they can't. A midsummer horror love story that you will never forget.
