What Stayed Behind is a quiet series of short stories, each beginning with something small—something forgotten, unused, or left behind. The first volume tells a longer, meditative tale: when a young woman finds a pair of unopened dog nail clippers, it awakens memories of her late companion and...

Reiji Kazama, a 17-year-old delinquent with bruised knuckles and a shattered heart, is known across Mishiro High for his short temper and constant brawls. He doesn’t trust adults, doesn’t care for grades, and his motto is: “The world hits first, so I hit back harder.” Another fight gone sidewa...

Haruto has always been “that guy” — the one who gives the best advice to his friends about love, but can’t face his own feelings. He hides his pain behind lazy habits and a forced smile, believing he’s stronger than his emotions. But when heartbreak and loss hit him harder than ever, his world be...

Synopsis: Pluto, a young underworld figure with remarkable abilities, confronts danger and emerges victorious when he defends his bedridden grandmother from the Reaper, a sinister force seeking to claim her soul. With his newfound reputation as a fearless fighter, Pluto sets out on a journey f...

Tells the story of Kaguya/Akiko, a "little witch" who searches for meaning in her long life as an elf, with a past full of feelings and traumas After the tragic death of her friend/mother, will she be able to create bonds again... Will she find a reason to live? Inspired by Silent Witch, Fri...

Cheated on, discarded, physically and mentally abused, third-year model student Tsuruhashi Kazuya had been thrown to the side after a scandal he took no part in. He lost his childhood friend and lover, Kurosawa Minori, to the Machiavellian martial arts club president Hamamoto Takeshi. Day by d...

Yukki GoKegawa has always stood out—But being chosen by heaven is a bit much. Raised to be seen but not heard, unless singing in the choir, Yukki struggles to walk the delicate line between a traditional mother and doting father. But when a blinding light pierces her nights and a voice calls h...

The Anfecaserve GS516M motor grader was to maintain roads and flats area. Yet, in its original world, its company went bankrupt, and the machine was left unsold, untouched, and forgotten. Before it could be scrapped, it whispered a single wish: "I wish I could fulfill my purpose… just once." ...

Lu’s Boys and the Man from Earth A rural sci-fi novel by Wataru Ron Hosen was a widowed farmer with a busted tractor, a half-empty cider jug, and not a soul left to lean on. When a strange offer arrives to relocate his entire homestead to a mysterious, sunlit isle far beyond Earth, Ron takes ...

His name is Bob. He is a Human. In a world with no Humans. He has few words. A big heart. And a logic that is... different. A quiet story about a small boy in a big, new world. He wakes up on a hill. He is not scared. He is curious. He meets a Traveller in a white robe. A quiet friend. They...