Chess & Jack

7 Seeds

Natsu Iwashimizu wakes up on a sinking ship with no memory of how she got there. Rescued by three strangers—Arashi, Semimaru, and Botan—she makes it to a deserted island that turns out to be Japan, transformed beyond recognition. A meteorite struck Earth and wiped out humanity. Anticipating the disaster, the government launched the 7 Seeds project: five teams of seven young people and a guide, kept in cryogenic sleep until the planet became habitable again. Natsu and her companions belong to Summer B, the group made up of those society considered failures. Now awake in a hostile world, they must find one of the seven government shelters, learn to survive, and figure out how to coexist with

Moritat

Jesse wakes up in a hospital with his memory wiped clean. He has no idea who he is or how he got there, and the only company he has is a man standing by his bed who introduces himself as his lover. There is just one problem: the single fragment of memory Jesse retains of that man is of being left for dead in a snowy field. Yet he is also the only person who seems willing to answer Jesse's questions about his past, his identity, and the reason he ended up in that hospital bed at all. Unsure whether his own recollection can be trusted or whether the man beside him is lying, Jesse has to decide who to believe while the pieces of his former life refuse to fit together.

Normal City

In a far future where humanity has colonized other planets, the existence of ESPs (extrasensory perception users) is accepted, but they are treated as mere tools by the army. The protagonist, code-named "Kitty 101," is a biologically engineered being created by combining multiple DNA strands with synthetic DNA. She also possesses an XY chromosome that causes her to periodically transform into a male. When Kitty 101 was a baby, a scientist named Jason Haven stole her from the cruel experiments of the lead researcher, Troll, and raised her as his own daughter, naming her Mars Haven. Years later, Troll continues his experiments on ESPs under his control, and Mars must navigate a world where he

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.

.flow Kousatsu

Sabitsuki was once dead, but her parents managed to bring her back to life through countless experiments and mistakes. Now alive, they worry about the circumstances of her death and prepare everything for her to learn to enjoy life again. However, being alive also means suffering, and happiness cannot last forever. As Sabitsuki navigates her second chance at life, she must confront the pain and mysteries that come with it, facing a reality where joy and sorrow are intertwined.

20th Century Boys

Kenji Endo manages a convenience store and has long since left behind his childhood dreams of becoming a rock musician. His quiet routine is shattered when a friend from his youth dies under mysterious circumstances. The death appears to be connected to a strange cult led by a figure known only as Friend, whose influence is spreading across Japan. As Kenji digs deeper, he discovers that the cult's symbols and ideas come from a story he and his friends invented as children. The group reunites to understand how their childhood games became the blueprint for a dangerous organization. With the turn of the century approaching, they realize that the fate of the world may depend on uncovering the