The Pale Horse

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.

Rental Magica

Itsuki Iba inherits his father's magical dispatch service, Astral, after his father's mysterious disappearance. The family business employs a diverse array of magicians and supernatural beings to assist clients in need of magical help. As the new leader, Itsuki must be tough and reliable, but he is a coward who lets others walk all over him. To run a successful business, Itsuki must connect with his employees, a challenge made difficult by his timid personality. He also faces threats from those who seek to harm the family business, forcing him to overcome his fears and protect Astral from danger.

Rental Magica

Iba Itsuki is an extremely timid young man who inherits a mysterious property from his missing father. To his shock, the inheritance turns out to be Astral, a company that rents out magic users to clients who need supernatural assistance. The mages are dispatched to solve various problems, from minor troubles to dangerous incidents, but Itsuki has no knowledge of magic or how to run such an organization. Now thrust into the role of president, Itsuki must navigate the complex world of magical contracts and the eccentric personalities of his employees. As he struggles to learn the ropes, he discovers that Astral's operations are far more perilous than they appear, and his father's disappearan

Yue Shi

Esil is a girl with strange memories that contradict everything she believes about her identity. In a world where magic is the norm, she arrives at the Lunar Eclipse Circus, hoping to uncover her true role in this mysterious place. On the night of a lunar eclipse, demons plunge the world into chaos. A child with red hair and scarlet eyes, bearing the power of Solomon, is destined to descend. As Esil navigates this new reality, she must confront the dark forces threatening the world and unravel the secrets of her own past.

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun

At Kamome Academy, students whisper about the Seven Mysteries, supernatural phenomena tied to the old school building. One of them is Hanako-san, a ghost said to haunt the third stall of the third-floor girls' bathroom and grant any wish to whoever summons her. Nene Yashiro, a first-year student obsessed with the occult and desperate for romance, dares to call on Hanako-san hoping for help with her love life. But the spirit who appears is not the girl from the rumors: Hanako-kun is a boy, and he has no simple magic to offer. When Nene's attempts to win over her crush lead her to swallow a mermaid scale and turn into a fish, Hanako-kun saves her. In exchange, she becomes his assistant, and

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