"Clear all 100 quests, and your wish shall be granted." When the mysterious Whispering Tower appeared, the world was thrown into chaos. Countless people challenged the tower, each driven by desperate hopes, wild dreams, and impossible desires. For Jay, however, the climb is far more personal....

A girl named Ararima Haniki was born in the world of Animearth with a lost sense of taste. Her condition is found to be permanent, causing her to fail at cooking for family reunions when she was 10 years of age. During this time, Ararima and her father visit their everyday convenience store to...

Games and anime, being in one's own room. The zone of absolute comfort and protection. Fear of the outside society, people, interactions - can lead one to live life in a mannerism of escape. Escapism. While being subject to constant fantasy consumption, either by watching a perfect anime world,...

There's a thousand of us. Yesterday, we were just online gamers. Nobodies. Today, we're inside the game, but in an unknown land. There is no clue how we got here, and how can we leave. No tooltips, no interface. We have powers, but they are difficult to use. Most of us can't handle them. Some...

She used to be a bright child. She was just not fortunate enough to have a normal life. Ill and bed-ridden, she slowly lost affect and cut herself off from outer reality, as her only joy was to construct a complex fantasy world. And eventually, she met her demise. Nevertheless, her story did n...

University student Kiseki Matsubayashi didn't expect to find herself being thrown into a life and death 'game' after falling through a puddle on a rainy day. Given just a weapon, a new name (Kiyashi), and thrown into a completely unknown world, she must fulfill her new life as a Hunter and defea...

After his death, Kakashi found himself in a completely different world. Not with a sword that brings doom, not with a magical ability that can change the tides of war with a single spell, but with a game controller. After barging into a battle and turning a regular fight into a turn-based one, a ...

In a world where chess AIs outclass humans, high-schooler Sora hunts the truth behind his mother Mari—the only human to defeat the ultimate engine—who died mysteriously. He meets Caïssa, an AI bearing her memories. Love, friendship, and grief converge on one final move.

Takeshi Ishida was struggling to find his place in the world, longing to figure out meaning in his life. One day, he strikes a bargain with the enigmatic Mr. Set and gets transported into the distant world of THE GAME. Here, players participate in a survival RPG where only one rule applies: Win ...

It was supposed to be the greatest game ever made. They never expected it to become their new world. When the long-awaited virtual reality game Elysium finally launches, millions of players rush to log in—including Ray Clayton and his three younger brothers. But the excitement quickly turns t...