Alois
A collection of rather gothic short stories by Hagio in her early career days. The title story is about Lucas, who seems like any ordinary boy except for the fact that he has not accepted the death of his twin brother, Alois. Little by little, Alois’s dark personality is developing a presence of its own […]
Abunazaka Hotel
The Abunazaka Hotel isn’t a ordinary place. It becomes the heart of its customers and a place you long to return to. The various lodging customers meet the mysterious owner of the hotel and soon they are sucked by this place between love, perplexity and decision.
Thomas no Shinzou
As winter draws to a close, German boarding school student Thomas Werner dies one morning. He leaves behind a single letter addressed to his fellow student Juli that reads « Here is my love. Here is the sound of my heart. » With his faith shaken to the core by the words, the scholarly Juli sinks to […]
Banana Bread no Pudding
Now that Ira’s older sister is getting married, who will take her to the bathroom after ten p.m. and sing « Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star » outside the bathroom door in order to protect her from the beautiful, androgynous, child-eating clown? Will marrying a closeted gay man help?
Yume no Soko
A girl falls into a coma and finds herself at an odd convenience store managed by a talking furry creature. In the land where dreams are made, on the brink of life and death, the girl watches and learns from the whimsical creatures she comes across.
Hikarabita Taiji
Kono Yo no Owari e no Tabi
Every morning a man wakes up, gets dressed, and heads to work, returning home in the evening to go to sleep. Feeling suffocated by the mundanity and repetitiveness of life, the man takes a detour on his way to work one day. But after being swept up in a tide of piracy, cannibalism, and bizarre […]
fetish
1. Bokura no Koudaina Sabishisa (僕らの広大なさびしさ) 2. Love Letter 3. Sully Lily no Subete (シュリ・リリィのすべて) 4. Kuukou (空港) 5. Fetish
Haihireul Sineun Sonyeo
Suppose you were so beautiful that people mistook you for a superstar, a model. So beautiful that strangers went out of their way to catch a glimpse of you and shopkeepers offered you things freely. Kyung-hee Goh is that girl. Trapped by the feelings she evokes in other people, she steers through life alone. Boys […]
Otodama
Kaname Otonashi-the former “Ears of the Police” – has the gift (and curse) of hearing so exceptional that he can sense the screams of the dead. His friend Hide is a former cop whose detective work is perfectly complemented by Kaname’s incredible talent. Will the swirl of sound that surrounds Kaname help him solve the […]