On The Frontier: A Collection of Short Stories by Izu Toru

Goodnight Punpun

Punpun Punyama is an ordinary boy with big dreams. He wants to win a Nobel Prize, save the world, and win the affection of the girl he likes. His life takes a turn when he meets Aiko Tanaka, a new student in his class, and he begins to experience the complexities of relationships and the transition from childhood to adulthood. When his father assaults his mother, Punpun's worldview shatters. The adults he once admired prove to be flawed, and his own problems begin to mount. His shyness deepens into voluntary isolation, sending him down a dark path as he navigates the painful realities of growing up.

SPY x FAMILY

The master spy codenamed Twilight has spent years on undercover missions, all for the dream of a better world. One day, he receives a particularly difficult order: he must form a temporary family and start a new life to complete his next assignment. Adopting the unassuming orphan Anya as his daughterica, Twilight soon meets Yor Briar, an absent-minded office worker who needs a pretend partner of her own. But his new family is not what it seems. Anya is an esper who can read minds, and Yor moonlights as the lethal assassin Thorn Princess. Under the guise of the Forgers, the spy, the assassin, and the esper must act as a family while carrying out their own secret agendas. Although these liar

Horimiya

Kyouko Hori is a bright, popular high school student admired by her classmates Kuhn. But at home, with her parents often away for work, she takes care of her younger brother and the housework, leaving little time for a normal social life. She keeps this plain, dependable side of herself hidden from everyone at school. Her classmate Izumi Miyamura seems quietTPL and gloomy, with glasses that give him the air of a bookish otaku. Hori never thinks much about him until a chance encounter outside school reveals his secret: behind his long hair he hides piercings and tattoos, and away from class he is friendly, gentle, and much more than he appears. Hori and Miyamura decide to keep each other's

Kaguya-sama: Love is War

Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are the top students at Shuchiin Academy Studio and lead its student council as vice president and president. Admired by everyone and considered the perfect couple by their peers, they are too proud to admit their feelings for each other. In their minds, the first to confess would lose the upper hand in the relationship. Convinced the other is secretly in love, Kaguya and Miyuki begin a daily battle of wits. Every conversation, gesture, and school event becomes a trap designed to force the other into a confession. Their strategies grow increasingly elaborate, drawing in their friends and fellow council members as witnesses and unwitting accomplices. As

Komi Can't Communicate

Shoko Komi is the most admired girl at Itan Private High School. With her long black hair and graceful presence, everyone sees her as a cold, untouchable beauty. But the truth is very different: Komi suffers from extreme social anxiety and finds it almost impossible to talk to others. Hitohito Tadano is an ordinary boy who just wants to avoid trouble. When he ends up sitting next to Komi, he becomes the target of the whole class. After an accidental encounter, he discovers her secret and realizes she is not distant at all. Moved by her situation, Tadano decides to help her achieve her dream: making one hundred friends. Together they begin a long and awkward journey to overcome her communic

My Dress-Up Darling

Wakana Gojou is a high school student training to become a traditional doll artisan. A childhood incident left him deeply hurt when a friend rejected his passion for dolls, so he now keeps to himself and avoids sharing his interests with others. He spends his afternoons alone in the home economics room, practicing his sewing skills. His quiet routine changes when Marin Kitagawa, a popular and outgoing classmate, discovers him working on doll clothes. Marin has a secret hobby of her own: cosplaying characters from video games and anime. She can design and imagine costumes, but she cannot sew them herself. Marin asks Wakana to make her cosplay outfits, and he reluctantly agrees. As they work