Kakuregami

Hojo Tsukasa Tanpenshuu

Esta colección reúne doce historias cortas creadas por Tsukasa Hojo, el autor de City Hunter, publicadas originalmente entre 1980 y 1988. Cada relato es una muestra independiente de los distintos registros del autor, que van desde la comedia romántica y la acción hasta el drama psicológico y lo sobrenatural. Entre las historias destacan la de dos amigos de la infancia que se reencuentran en la universidad y cuya cita acaba con una misteriosa chica persiguiendo al protagonista; la de dos representantes estudiantiles de institutos opuestos obligados a convivir; o la de un fotógrafo de famosos que salva a un gato blanco y conoce a su dueña, con la que empieza a pasar tiempo sin cruzar jamás la

Three Days of Happiness

Kusunoki is a twenty-year-old college student with no motivation, no dreams, and no money. After years of believing a great future awaited him, he discovers just how little his remaining life is worth when he is offered the chance to sell his lifespan. Deciding he would rather have a few meaningful months than decades of mediocrity, he sells all but his last three months. Now, with a clerk named Miyagi assigned to monitor his every move, Kusunoki sets out to find a purpose to his existence before his time runs out.

The Ancient Magus' Bride

Chise Hatori has spent her fifteen years unwanted and unloved. Abandoned by her father and orphaned by her mother, she has been passed between relatives who never wanted her, until desperation drives her to a slave auction. There, she is presented as a rare Sleigh Beggy, a being with an unusual affinity for magical energies, and sold to the highest bidder. Her buyer is Elias Ainsworth, a mysterious magus with a beast's skull for a head and powers beyond her understanding. He takes her to the English countryside and declares that she will not be his slave, but his apprentice—and his bride. Thrust into a world of fairies, dragons, and ancient magic, Chise begins to learn the ways of a mage.

Even If You Slit My Mouth

Miroku is the slit-mouthed woman, an urban legend whose terrifying smile once made her the self-proclaimed Queen of Folklore. But times have changed, and the public's belief in her has faded so much that her very existence is at risk. To survive, she enters into a contractual engagement with Kouichi Sano, a seventeen-year-old high schooler whose family has managed supernatural beings for generations. Kouichi is surprisingly eager to marry her, but Miroku refuses to depend on anyone else. They make a deal: for one year, they will act as a married couple. If Miroku can scare Kouichi even once before he turns eighteen, the engagement is off. But Kouichi has a condition of his own: he must mak

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Sakuta Azusagawa is a sharp-tongued, aloof high schooler who doesn't even own a cell phone. During a visit to the local library, he comes across a girl dressed as a bunny wandering the halls. To his surprise, she turns out to be Mai Sakurajima, a famous actress and his upperclassman who is currently taking a break from the entertainment industry. Even stranger, Sakuta realizes that he is the only one who can see her. Mai gradually becomes invisible to everyone around her, and her condition reminds Sakuta of the struggles he and his sister have faced. These phenomena are known as Adolescence Syndrome, a supernatural condition that warps the lives of teenagers in mysterious ways. Determined

ORANGE MARMALADE

Mari Baek is a vampire trying to live an ordinary life in a society that no longer fears her kind but still discriminates against them. Two hundred years after a peace treaty, vampires satisfy their hunger with pig's blood and keep their identities hidden, yet they remain outcasts. Mari has been driven from several neighborhoods and longs to settle down quietly with her family. At her new school, she meets Jung Jae Min, a popular boy who openly dislikes vampires. Drawn by the sweet scent of his blood, she accidentally bites his neck. Now Mari must hide what she is while the boy she bit begins to fall in love with her.