Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand

The Distant Dawn

A collection of sixteen short stories by Yukinobu Hoshino, spanning genres from science fiction and fantasy to psychological drama and romance. The tales explore a wide range of themes, including adventure, mystery, and the supernatural, often set in imaginative and thought-provoking scenarios. From a distant dawn and a steel queen to escape from wastelands and a funeral convoy, each story presents a unique conflict. Characters face challenges such as a call from afar, a whiteout, amazons of the river, and the Carneades plan, navigating through algae, lightning strikes, and the emperor of winter.

Pandora Hearts

Oz Vessalius, the fifteen-year-old heir of a noble family, is celebrating his coming-of-age ceremony when the mysterious Baskerville Clan interrupts the festivities. Accused of a sin he knows nothing about, he is cast into the Abyss, an inescapable prison realm said to be home to monstrous creatures called Chains. There he meets Alice, a strange girl who is not what she seems. To escape, Oz forms a contract with her and returns to his world, only to find that time has passed and everything has changed. Now Oz must unravel the truth behind his sin, the nature of the Abyss, and a tragedy from a hundred years ago. Pursued by the Baskervilles and haunted by ghosts of the past, he and his compa

To Your Eternity

A mysterious immortal being is sent to Earth without emotions or identity. It can take the shape of anything around it, but only when the impetus is strong enough. It begins as a sphere, then a rock, then moss, and finally a wolf. In this form, it meets a lonely boy living alone in a ghost town in the Arctic tundra. The boy was abandoned by adults who left in search of a paradise beyond the endless snow. Now he is in a critical state, and the being inherits his form after his death. From that moment, the immortal being sets off on a never-ending journey, seeking new experiences, places, and people. As it travels through time, it encounters joy, sorrow, pain, and love, slowly developing its

Mob Psycho 100

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama is an eighth-grade student with extraordinary psychic powers. Fearing their destructive and conspicuous nature, he suppresses his abilities in public, keeping a tight lock on his emotions. To keep his powers honed, he works as an assistant to Arataka Reigen, a self-proclaimed psychic who runs a cheap exorcism business. Reigen is a fraud who exploits Mob's real abilities, paying him less than minimum wage while posing as his mentor. Despite this, Mob spends his days exorcising evil spirits at Reigen's behest, all while harboring a simple wish: to impress his childhood friend Tsubomi Takane. As troubles keep bombarding his daily life, Mob's repressed emotions slowly beg

Three Days of Happiness

Kusunoki is a twenty-year-old college student with no motivation, no dreams, and no money. After years of believing a great future awaited him, he discovers just how little his remaining life is worth when he is offered the chance to sell his lifespan. Deciding he would rather have a few meaningful months than decades of mediocrity, he sells all but his last three months. Now, with a clerk named Miyagi assigned to monitor his every move, Kusunoki sets out to find a purpose to his existence before his time runs out.

Mushishi

Mushi are the most fundamental forms of life, existing since the dawn of creation. They are neither plants nor animals, neither good nor evil. They inhabit the shadows behind closed eyelids, the silence of deep forests, and the spaces between life and death. Most people cannot see them, but their influence shapes the world in ways both subtle and devastating. Ginko is a mushishi, a rare individual who can perceive these creatures. He travels from village to village, drawn by rumors of strange occurrences. With a calm demeanor and a sardonic smile, he investigates the mysterious afflictions and wonders that follow in the wake of the mushi. Each encounter brings him face to face with people