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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.

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

Subaru Natsuki is abruptly transported to a fantasy world while returning from a convenience store. Expecting to become a powerful hero, he quickly discovers he possesses no special abilities at all. His only power is "Return by Death," a mysterious curse that rewinds time to a previous point whenever he dies. After being saved from thugs by a silver-haired half-elf named Satella, Subaru tries to help her recover a stolen insignia. Their search leads them to a loot shop, where they are brutally murdered by an assassin. Subaru then wakes up earlier in the day, alive and with the memory of his death. Determined to protect Satella and prevent their tragic fate, Subaru must navigate a world of

PSYЯEN

Ageha Yoshina is a confident high school student who earns money by helping others. One day, after finishing a job, he finds a mysterious calling card with the word "Psyren" printed on it in a phone booth and decides to keep it. The next day, he discovers that his classmate Sakurako Amamiya has an identical card. When he asks her about it, she begs him to save her before vanishing without a trace. Determined to find out what happened to Sakurako, Ageha calls the number on the card. A strange voice asks him a series of questions, ending with a cryptic offer: "Would you like to go to Psyren?" Accepting the invitation, he is transported to a desolate and dangerous world inhabited by monstrous

Sword Art Online

In 2022, Sword Art Online launches as a revolutionary VRMMORPG powered by NerveGear, a device that fully immerses players in a realistic virtual world. Among the thousands who log in on opening day is Kazuto Kirigaya, a beta tester who soon realizes something is terribly wrong. The players discover there is no log-out button. The game's creator traps them inside Aincrad, a floating castle with one hundred floors, and delivers a brutal ultimatum: clear every floor to escape. Dying in the game means dying in real life. Now Kazuto must fight through deadly dungeons and boss battles alongside other trapped players, knowing that each battle could be his last.

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

Kazuya Souma is summoned to another world with the usual heroic expectations, but his adventure takes an unexpected turn. Instead of fighting monsters, he presents a detailed plan to strengthen the kingdom's economy and military. Impressed, the king abdicates the throne and names Souma the new ruler, even betrothing him to his daughter. Now in charge of a struggling nation, Souma must put his realist outlook into practice. He gathers talented and gifted individuals to help rebuild the country from the ground up, facing the challenges of administration, diplomacy, and leadership in a world that expected a hero.

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