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Land of the Lustrous

In a distant future, Earth is home to the Lustrous, crystalline lifeforms who defend themselves against the Lunarians, invaders from the moon who seek to harvest their bodies for weapons and decorations. Among the twenty-eight gems, Phosphophyllite is the most fragile and brittle, with no visible talent for battle. Longing to fight but deemed too weak, Phos is instead assigned by their master Adamantine to compile a natural history of their world. The task seems dull and pointless, but it brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation due to their dangerous nature. As Phos pursues this seemingly mundane assignment, they begin to uncover deeper truths about their

Brynhildr in the Darkness

Ryota Murakami is haunted by the death of his childhood friend Kuroneko, who died in a tragic accident while they were stargazing. Ten years later, he keeps the promise he made to her by joining the astronomy club and spending his nights searching for proof of extraterrestrial life. His quiet routine changes when Neko Kuroha transfers into his class. She looks exactly like Kuroneko, yet claims to have no memory of ever meeting him. After giving him an eerie warning, she disappears—only for Ryota to discover that she is a witch who escaped from a secret research laboratory where she was subjected to cruel experiments. As more witches seek refuge in the astronomy club, Ryota takes it upon hi

Otherside Picnic

Sorawo Kamikoshi is a college student with a habit of exploring abandoned places. While investigating an alleged paranormal hotspot, she stumbles through a door into the Otherside, a parallel world where urban legends and internet horror stories are real. She barely survives an encounter with a strange creature before being rescued by Toriko Nishina, a mysterious girl skilled with a gun. Toriko is searching for someone on the Otherside, and she asks Sorawo to keep exploring with her. Together, the two women cross between worlds again and again, facing cryptids and folkloric horrors that defy understanding. As they push deeper into the Otherside, the dangers grow more personal. What begins

Karneval

Nai is a naive boy searching for Karoku, the person he cares about most, with only an old bracelet and a name as clues. His search leads him into the clutches of a monstrous woman who wants to keep him as a pet. Gareki is a streetwise thief who breaks into the same mansion to steal valuables and ends up helping Nai escape when the woman reveals her true, flesh-eating nature. Framed as criminals and hunted by security forces, the two are taken in by Circus, the nation's most powerful defense agency. Circus protects civilians from varuga, monsters that devour humans, and investigates the shadowy organization Kafka. When Nai's bracelet is identified as an old Circus ID, the agency takes a spec

Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World

Kino travels the world on the back of Hermes, an unusual, anthropomorphic motorcycle. Together they roam from country to country, never staying in any one place for more than three days. Each land they visit has its own customs, laws, and ways of life, and every stop brings new encounters. Through their journeys, Kino and Hermes witness happiness and sorrow, kindness and cruelty, beauty and decay. As they move along the road, they come to understand that the world is full of imperfections. And yet, it is precisely those imperfections that make it a beautiful place.

Qualia the Purple

Yukari Marii sees every living being as a robot through her purple eyes. This strange perception lets her assess people's physical abilities and quirks as if she were cataloging machine parts, a talent that even attracts the attention of the police. Her unique sight, however, has left her isolated, costing her friendships and making her the target of cruelty from former companions. Her only real friend is Hatou "Gaku" Manabu, a classmate who feels a deep need to protect her. When Yukari is recruited into a secret institution for children with special abilities known as Qualia, Gaku is drawn into a dangerous conspiracy. Thrust into a world of mystery, quantum experimentation, and alternate