Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories

MuvLuv Unlimited

Takeru Shirogane wakes up late one morning in his familiar school dormitory, but something is wrong. His friends Sumika and Meiya are nowhere to be found. Stepping outside, he is met with a horrifying sight: his town lies in ruins, and a giant, destroyed mecha litters the landscape. Convinced this must be a bizarre dream, he decides to play along, but the nightmare is all too real. Takeru has been thrust into a parallel world under siege by mysterious alien invaders. To survive and have any hope of returning to his own reality, he must align himself with a squad of elite female soldiers. The unsettling twist is that these warriors are uncanny mirror images of the classmates and friends he k

I Grind Dungeons Around the World

Su Mu wakes up in a parallel world where every citizen must participate in a deadly game called Space upon turning 18. As a former private detective, he must use his skills to survive a series of life-threatening challenges, starting with a brutal hide-and-seek game. Now trapped in a world where failure means death, Su Mu must navigate through increasingly dangerous survival games while uncovering the mysteries behind this twisted system. With no way out, he fights to stay alive and find the truth.

Sword Art Online Alternative Clover's Regret

In the VRMMORPG Asuka Empire, a Japanese-style world created from Akihiko Kayaba's Seed engine, two young women—Nayuta, a stoic warrior priestess, and Koyomi, an excitable ninja—become friends in-game. They encounter a mysterious elderly monk named Yanagi, who knows nothing about games but is determined to complete a specific quest within a week, offering a one-million-yen reward for a detective to help him. To solve the riddle, the girls meet an equally peculiar young man who claims to be a detective, having invested all his stat points in Luck. Useless in battle but with an unbeatable drop rate for rare items, he joins their party. Together, they take on the Ghost Orchestra quest, which h

Fractale

In a future where the Fractale System governs all aspects of life, a boy named Clain lives a listless existence alongside his parents, who are actually computer-generated "Doppels." His routine is shattered when he encounters a mysterious girl named Phryne, who is being pursued by unknown assailants. After rescuing Phryne and helping her evade her pursuers, Clain finds himself drawn into a dangerous conflict that challenges the very foundations of his world. As he uncovers the secrets behind the Fractale System and Phryne's true identity, his aimless life takes a dramatic turn, forcing him to confront a reality far more complex than he ever imagined.

Sensitive Touch

Twelve years after losing someone close to him, Lille Ou has rebuilt his life as Dr. Ivan, a successful physician who has buried his tragic past. His carefully controlled world is shattered when a wounded, gunslinging fugitive with superhuman strength breaks into his home, demanding medical help and a place to hide. Despite the danger, Dr. Ivan is inexplicably drawn to this ruthless stranger who possesses a unique ability that defies his own weakness: physical touch. As Dr. Ivan delves into the identity of his mysterious intruder, he is pulled into a futuristic underworld of criminals, gangs, and advanced AI technology. The investigation forces him to confront the truth about himself and th

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.