R Is for Rocket

Isshinjou no Kaii

In everyday life, small strange happenings occur. They can be frightening, fantastical, or science fiction-like, but they always involve people. A collection of short stories set in various eras and spaces explores the peculiar events that arise from human interactions. The tales delve into the mysteries and wonders of the ordinary, revealing that the scariest and most lovable thing about us is our own humanity. Each story presents a unique encounter with the supernatural, blending genres to create a heartfelt and eerie experience.

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

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

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.

Ceres: Celestial Legend

Aya and her twin brother Aki arrive at their grandfather's home expecting to celebrate their sixteenth birthday. The funeral-like atmosphere that greets them, however, makes clear that nothing about the occasion is festive. Their birthday present turns out to be a mummified hand, and its power forces an awakening inside Aya while leaving painful wounds all over Aki's body. Grandfather Mikage then announces that Aki will be the heir to the Mikage fortune and that Aya must die. On the run from her own family, she finds allies in Yuhi, an athletic cook and martial artist, and in the attractive, mysterious Toya. What none of them can easily contain is the force stirring within Aya herself, a p

Otherworld Barbara

Aoba, a teenage girl, has been in a coma since the age of nine after being discovered with the corpses of her parents. In a shocking and unexplained act, she was found to have consumed their hearts. While her body lies dormant, her consciousness inhabits a vivid, imaginary dreamworld she calls Barbara. This phantom realm of Barbara begins to inexplicably influence reality, intertwining Aoba's fate with that of Kiriya, a boy she has never met but who shares her dreams. Their connection becomes the focal point of a larger mystery involving a missing geneticist, paranormal events, and secrets that may trace back to an ancient Martian civilization.