Diotima

Iris on Rainy Days

In Oval City, where robots are commonplace tools, Iris Rain Umbrella is a cheerful android living a happy life as a maid for her creator and master, Dr. Wendy von Umbrella. Created in the image of Wendy's deceased younger sister, Iris cherishes her daily routines of shopping, cooking, and cleaning, wishing these peaceful days would last forever. Her carefree existence is brutally shattered by a series of tragic misfortunes. Uprooted from her home, Iris finds herself cast into a harsh new reality, a robot-equivalent of a concentration camp. Through the suffering she endures and witnesses around her, she is forced to confront the grim nature of her world and fight for survival.

Space Ship EE

In the year 2038 CE, Noshi Hyoda is a 23-year-old office worker trapped in a life of profound existential despair. Her daily reality is one of apathetic oppression, a monotonous cycle that offers no escape from her growing sense of isolation and meaninglessness. Her inner turmoil manifests in a vivid, recurring vision: she finds herself aboard the Space Ship EE, adrift in the vast emptiness of deep space. This psychological refuge becomes the central conflict of her existence, posing a desperate question about the nature of freedom and purpose. Caught between the crushing weight of her mundane world and the silent, infinite promise of the cosmos, Noshi must confront where she can truly go

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.

ReLIFE

Arata Kaizaki is 27 years old and stuck. After leaving his first company, he has failed every job interview and survives on a part-time job. One night, Ryou Yoake from the ReLife Research Institute makes him an unusual offer: a pill that will make him look 17 again and a place in a one-year experiment. As part of the experiment, Arata must return to high school as a third-year student. If he completes the year, the institute will help him re-enter the workforce. With few options left, he accepts. Now he has to navigate classes, friendships, and teenage social life while keeping his real age a secret. His adult perspective helps him understand others, but it also makes fitting in more compl

BEASTARS

At Cherryton Academy, a school where anthropomorphic herbivores and carnivores study side by side, the fragile peace is shattered when an alpaca student named Tem is found brutally murdered. Fear and suspicion spread through the halls, and the herbivores' wary eyes turn toward their carnivore classmates. Among the members of the Drama Club, the gentle gray wolf Legoshi becomes a prime suspect. Despite his intimidating appearance, he is quiet and reserved, more accustomed to being feared than to being a predator. As the investigation into Tem's death deepens, Legoshi finds himself drawn to Haru, a small dwarf rabbit whose presence stirs feelings he does not fully understand. Caught between

All You Need Is Kill

Keiji Kiriya is a new recruit in the United Defense Force, fighting against the alien Mimics that have invaded Earth. Equipped with a powered combat suit called a Jacket, he is sent to the battlefield with little training and dies on his very first deployment. Instead of staying dead, he wakes up the day before the battle, forced to relive the same fight and his own death over and over. Trapped in a time loop triggered by his demise, Keiji must use each repetition to sharpen his skills and find a way to break the cycle. His only lead is Rita Vrataski, an elite soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch, whose own experience with the loop may hold the key to survival. Together, they face the rel