The ongoing paradox of life is that the worst parts of life and ourselves drive us to death, and that in order to pursue life we must love ourself including the worst parts. One man has an encounter with Love, Suffering and Death.

In the shadows of the Agatsuma Apartments during the solemn Obon season, the caretaker, Sato Ayato, navigates the building's tranquil corridors. As the season unfolds, a series of tragic events unfurl, blurring the line between celebration and despair. Caught in the midst of festivity and persona...

Two girls, Yuina and Akie, walk side by sideーone a phantom, the other a struggling teenager trying to find somewhere to belong. But to those whose hearts are buried in loneliness, your mind is not there for you. Do not trust her.

Eiden, Railey, Winston, and now Vance. All of the have been gifted a gold bracelet, and the stored away as puppets by the Puppet Master. Vance was different, while the others still had their bracelets, he did not. While the others obeyed the Puppet master, he didn't. When the others revealed they...

A man who has lost hope finds his attention drawn to a painting.

Maboroshi Souji, the product of a forgotten generation, caught between cosseting parents and an isolating social environment, struggles to find a greater purpose in this dog-eat-dog world. With dreams of going pro as a musician, he latches onto this passion of his as the only thing he knew. B...

Amidst the silence of the night, Tony's world is disrupted by an unexpected call from Jocilyn, a dear friend enduring the trials of hospital life. In the hushed hours, she bares her soul, admitting to the weight of exhaustion and self-perceived burdens.

Phoebe had her novel draft rejected again by her editor, exhausted and losing hope in her dream, she goes to the rooftop of her apartment building to end her own suffering, only to find a beautiful man that resembles her novel’s main character. This is a spin-off short story submitted to the M...

A young man seduced by death has an encounter with his past and his future through an angel-like ten year old boy who may question everything in the young man's life again. A short spin-off story of the Japanese masterpiece "An Invitation from Thanatos" by Mayo Hoshino. Also inspired by the meg...

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