Fish Society

Mushishi

Mushi are the most fundamental forms of life, existing since the dawn of creation. They are neither plants nor animals, neither good nor evil. They inhabit the shadows behind closed eyelids, the silence of deep forests, and the spaces between life and death. Most people cannot see them, but their influence shapes the world in ways both subtle and devastating. Ginko is a mushishi, a rare individual who can perceive these creatures. He travels from village to village, drawn by rumors of strange occurrences. With a calm demeanor and a sardonic smile, he investigates the mysterious afflictions and wonders that follow in the wake of the mushi. Each encounter brings him face to face with people

Shadows House

In a vast, dim mansion live the Shadows, a family of faceless nobles whose bodies are pitch black and constantly emit soot. To keep the residence clean and to serve as their public faces, each Shadow is paired with a living doll that resembles them. Emilico is one such doll, a cheerful and diligent girl assigned to serve the young Shadow lady Kate. As Emilico learns her duties, she and Kate begin to form a bond that goes beyond that of master and servant. But the mansion is full of locked doors and strict rules whose origin no one can explain. Administrators watch over the pairs from the upper floors, judging their every move for purposes that remain unclear. As the two grow closer, they s

Inu x Boku SS

Ririchiyo Shirakiin comes from a wealthy family, but her sharp tongue and haughty attitude hide a deep insecurity about her inability to live independently. Determined to escape the constant attention that comes with her family name, she moves into the Maison de Ayakashi, an exclusive residence where every tenant is assigned a personal Secret Service agent. Despite her wish for solitude, Ririchiyo is assigned Soushi, an agent arranged by her parents. She tries to push him away, but his unwavering devotion proves difficult to dismiss. As she settles into her new life, she discovers that Soushi is actually a fox spirit she once rescued. Life at the Maison de Ayakashi is not as peaceful as it

Tegami Bachi

Amberground is a land divided by light. An artificial sun shines only over the capital, Akatsuki, while the outer regions of Yuusari and Yodaka sink into perpetual twilight and darkness. In these dangerous outskirts, giant armored insects called Gaichuu prey on people's hearts. The only ones who brave these routes are the Letter Bees, elite couriers who risk their lives to deliver mail across the land. Lag Seeing is a young boy whose mother was abducted when he was very young. He is entrusted to Gauche Suede, a Letter Bee on his last delivery before a promotion, who must transport Lag to his aunt in the darkest reaches of Yodaka. During their perilous journey through Gaichuu-infested territ

The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!

Yoshio is a thirty-year-old shut-in with no job and no prospects, still living at home. His mundane life is suddenly interrupted when he receives a copy of "The Village of Fate," an experimental game with graphics and A.I. like nothing he has ever seen before. In the game, he takes on the role of a guardian deity who watches over the people of a new village. He finds that the game characters are so intelligent, so reactive, and so human that he starts to wonder if they might somehow be real people. Through his connection to their strangely vivid lives, Yoshio begins to discover the brightness that had been missing from his own existence.

Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World

Kino travels the world astride Hermes, a talking motorrad who supplies the speed while Kino supplies the balance. The two are inseparable, moving from one country to the next along a road that keeps stretching ahead of them. By their own rule, they never stay anywhere longer than three days — just enough time to learn a place's customs and meet its people before moving on. Some of what they find is gentle and some of it is cruel: happiness and grief, violence and decay, beauty and hard-won wisdom, all of it waiting behind the next border. Because the world is imperfect, Kino and Hermes keep going, unwilling to trade the freedom of the road for a place to settle, and curious about whatever