The Country of Tanabata

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

Namae no nai Kaibutsu - Kumo to Shoujo to Ryoki Satsujin

A young man wakes at midnight to a strange sound in his room and finds a pair of terrifying legs. The creature does not reveal itself at first, but its presence slowly spreads through his life like a web, until it finally appears before him as a beautiful, nameless monster. Unable to escape or resist, he hides the situation from his skeptical lover and friends. As his normal life collapses and his human senses begin to fade, he faces a crucial decision about what awaits him. Meanwhile, the town is shaken by a series of bizarre murders. The young man begins to suspect that his beautiful but eerie roommate may be connected to the killings.

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.

Darker than Black

Ten years ago, the mysterious Hell's Gate materialized in Tokyo, darkening the sky and replacing the stars with new ones that correspond to individuals with supernatural powers. These individuals, known as Contractors, are powerful killers devoid of emotion and conscience. High school student Kana Shinoh is still grieving her father's death and has ignored the rumors about Hell's Gate. Her world is shattered when she spots her father alive on the street. Determined to prove he is still alive, Kana begins a search that attracts dangerous attention. She is rescued from a deadly threat by Hei, the most wanted Contractor in Tokyo, known as the Black Reaper. Though cold and unsympathetic, Hei a

Rotten

Jaeshin has the unsettling ability to see the spirits of the dead. His path crosses with that of Officer Han, a detective who possesses the equally disturbing gift of literally smelling evil. When a friend goes missing, their investigation forces them into an uneasy partnership with Yuhyeon, a professional stuntwoman drawn into the case. Their search pulls them deep into a grim underworld of brutal violence and sinister cover-ups. As they follow a trail of corruption and supernatural clues, the overwhelming stench of malevolence grows stronger, testing the limits of their unique abilities and their resolve.

Area 51

Deep within the secretive American military base known as Area 51 lies a hidden society. This enclave is home to a vast array of supernatural beings, from Japanese kappa and vampires to aliens and gods from various mythologies. Alongside them lives a population of humans who, for their own reasons, cannot exist in the ordinary world. One such human is the tough and resourceful Magoi Tokuko, better known as McCoy. Operating from her office in an unfinished subway station, she works as a problem-solver for this strange community. With her trusted kappa associate, her intimate knowledge of the area, and her trusty pistol, McCoy takes on all kinds of jobs—from recovering stolen goods to infiltr