Mukashibanashi no Dekiru made

Hinamatsuri

Yoshifumi Nitta is a young and ambitious member of the Ashikawa-gumi yakuza syndicate. His life takes an unexpected turn when a strange, oval-shaped capsule falls from the sky and lands on his head. Inside the object is Hina, a quiet young girl with no memories and formidable telekinetic powers. Hina uses her abilities to intimidate Nitta and forces him to let her live in his apartment. Unable to get rid of her, the yakuza member reluctantly becomes her guardian. Their new life as roommates proves complicated as he must balance his criminal career with the demands of a powerful, unpredictable child. As Hina lazily spends her days at home, Nitta finds that her supernatural powers can be use

Emanon Wanderer

Emanon wanders through late-1960s Japan, moving from one small country town to another with no clear destination. She carries three billion years of memories, and every encounter she has leaves a mark on the people she meets. Since the beginning of time, her life has followed the same cycle: travel the world as a teenager, meet a man, and give birth to a daughter who will inherit her memories and her very being. But this cycle is broken when love leads to pregnancy and, for the first time, she gives birth to twins—one of them a boy. Soon after, Emanon is confronted with someone who should not exist: her long-lost twin brother. The confessions and secrets that surface force her to question t

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Kyon is a cynical high school student who has long stopped believing in the supernatural. That changes when he meets Haruhi Suzumiya, a classmate who openly declares she has no interest in ordinary humans and only wants to find aliens, time travelers, and espers. Intrigued despite himself, Kyon starts talking to her, and his casual remark about the lack of interesting clubs inspires Haruhi to create one of her own. Thus the SOS Brigade is born, and Kyon is dragged in as its first member. Haruhi soon recruits the silent bookworm Yuki Nagato, the shy Mikuru Asahina, and the perpetually smiling transfer student Itsuki Koizumi. Together they take over the Literary Club's room and follow their w

Urusei Yatsura

Ataru Moroboshi is an incredibly unlucky high school student whose greatest flaw is his uncontrollable lechery. When Earth is challenged by an alien race known as the Oni, he is randomly selected to represent humanity in a game of tag. His opponent is Lum, a beautiful alien princess who can fly. If Ataru can catch her by grabbing her horns within ten days, the invasion will be called off. Against all odds, Ataru manages to win the game, but his victory cry is misinterpreted by Lum as a marriage proposal. She accepts, and from that moment on, she moves into his life, attending his school and considering herself his wife. This creates endless problems for Ataru, whose wandering eye constantly

The Many Flavors of Kumika

Kumika is an alien from the impoverished planet Chlorodium #2, living and working on an Earth where humans and extraterrestrials coexist. Unlike humans, she sustains herself not by eating, but by absorbing nutrients from the air. This, coupled with her austere background, leads her to reject all social invitations and dedicate herself solely to work, causing her colleagues to see her as distant and cold. Her strictly regulated life is upended when she collapses from exhaustion at work. Her concerned coworker, Chihiro, intervenes by offering Kumika her first-ever meal: a simple bowl of hot udon. The experience is a revelation, instantly revitalizing her body and awakening a primal hunger she

The Works of Ichikawa Haruko

This collection brings together the early short stories of Haruko Ichikawa. Across two volumes, characters navigate surreal and intimate realities: a boy discovers his uncle has a mysterious 'daughter,' a youth awakens in a strange land guided by an ethereal companion, and an injured athlete finds solace with a robotic sibling. Other tales delve into quiet mysteries, from a marine biologist's reunion with her brother that masks a deeper scientific pursuit, to a delinquent's encounter with a peculiar transfer student at a college on a moon of Saturn. Each story explores themes of isolation, connection, and the subtle, often supernatural, boundaries of the human experience.