Ookami wa Kiba wo Chi de Arau

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

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.

Bastard

Seon Jin is a quiet, sickly high school student who is relentlessly bullied and largely ignored by everyone around him. At home, he lives alone with his father, a man admired by the community as a successful businessman and devoted parent. But Jin knows the truth: his father is a deranged serial killer, and Jin has been forced to help him carry out his crimes for years. When his father takes an interest in a pretty transfer student, Jin must decide whether to keep obeying him or finally defy the man who has made him an unwilling accomplice.

My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought

Eiji Urashima is an ordinary university student who spends his days drinking with friends and hoping to find a girlfriend. One morning, he wakes up next to Kyouka Yukimura, a beautiful classmate who claims to be his girlfriend. Confused but willing to go along with it, Eiji soon discovers that three days have passed since he last remembers. His friend mentions a fight he does not recall, and the gaps in his memory grow more troubling. When a magazine writer reveals that Eiji is the son of a serial killer, his fragile new relationship and his sense of self begin to unravel. Determined to understand what happened during those missing days, Eiji must confront a past he has tried to ignore and

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

Dragon Head

Teru Aoki is returning home by train after a class trip when the train derails inside a mountain tunnel. Nearly everyone aboard is killed in the violent crash, and amid the bloody wreckage he finds only two other survivors: his classmates Ako Seto and Nobuo Takahashi. Trapped underground with no light, little food, and the stench of death surrounding them, the three teenagers must find a way to survive. Hunger, fear, and isolation begin to take their toll, and one of them starts to lose their grip on reality. As sudden earthquakes shake the tunnel, the survivors realize that escaping to the surface may lead them into an even greater danger waiting outside.