Metamorphosis

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.

Land of the Lustrous

In a distant future, Earth is home to the Lustrous, crystalline lifeforms who defend themselves against the Lunarians, invaders from the moon who seek to harvest their bodies for weapons and decorations. Among the twenty-eight gems, Phosphophyllite is the most fragile and brittle, with no visible talent for battle. Longing to fight but deemed too weak, Phos is instead assigned by their master Adamantine to compile a natural history of their world. The task seems dull and pointless, but it brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation due to their dangerous nature. As Phos pursues this seemingly mundane assignment, they begin to uncover deeper truths about their

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

The Case Study of Vanitas

In a steampunk version of 19th-century Paris, Noé Archiviste, a young vampire, arrives searching for the Book of Vanitas, a legendary grimoire said to hold the power to save a friend. His quest takes an unexpected turn when he meets Vanitas, a human who claims to be a doctor specializing in vampires and who now possesses the very book Noé seeks. Vanitas uses the tome to cure vampires afflicted by the curse of the blue moon, a malady that transforms them into mindless predators against their will. Though wary of the doctor's methods and motives, Noé agrees to accompany him, drawn into a world of hidden conflicts and ancient secrets. As they work together to heal the afflicted, they uncover

Otherside Picnic

Sorawo Kamikoshi is a college student with a habit of exploring abandoned places. While investigating an alleged paranormal hotspot, she stumbles through a door into the Otherside, a parallel world where urban legends and internet horror stories are real. She barely survives an encounter with a strange creature before being rescued by Toriko Nishina, a mysterious girl skilled with a gun. Toriko is searching for someone on the Otherside, and she asks Sorawo to keep exploring with her. Together, the two women cross between worlds again and again, facing cryptids and folkloric horrors that defy understanding. As they push deeper into the Otherside, the dangers grow more personal. What begins

07-Ghost

Teito Klein studies at the Barsburg Empire's Military Academy, where students train for elite positions using zaiphon, a power that manifests differently in every individual. Despite being the chairman's favorite student, Teito is looked down on by his peers because of his past as a slaveicker, though his cheerful best friend Mikage Celestine always stays by his side. During the graduation exam, a fragment of Teito's forgotten memories resurfaces wills not produce bindings and he instinctively attacks Chief-of-Staff Ayanami. Labeled a traitor, Teito is imprisoned, but with Mikage's help he escapes to the Barsburg Church in the Seventh District. Now a fugitive from the military he once drea