Third-year highschooler Mimiko Inoue has decided to become a professional chess player, but her mission to get a chess club at her high school has reached a stalemate. However, after an encounter with a member from an underground chess league, Mimiko will be thrust into the world of chess death ...

Rei Kagami is Japan’s most adored idol. Aoi Mizushima, former idol turned journalist, investigates the strange aftermath of his concerts: fans leaving empty-eyed… and unable to remember anything. What she discovers is impossible. In Tokyo, idols aren’t just celebrities — they’re modern gods ...

Empathy can be an error. Forgiveness can be fatal. These two lessons have burned deep within her bones for as long as Sheila can remember. Even without the weight of family or friends, she has never known true freedom. Undistracted by both poverty and terminal illness, she races towar...

When Nia wakes in a crumbling ruin, hunted by Nightmares, she remembers only one thing: she died. In this strange world called the Dream, the rules shift, the monsters wear familiar faces, and a single comforting presence will be the first crack in her unraveling mind. Elsewhere, Dio meets a youn...

They called him the Airborne Warrior - the man who conquered the skies. For eleven long years, Falisai’s name was glory itself. But when the war ends, even legends are left to fall. Stripped of his wings and forced into a world that no longer needs heroes, Fali’s only solace comes when he meet...

Getting lost while travelling is one thing. Getting lost while homecoming is different. I would learn with time, although the beginning sure would hurt. But over time, I would grow and evolve, endlessly. Or, well, until I meet my fate. Until then... As an unexpected friend would tell me, many...

Akira Suzuki has never done anything right. A young man without many aspirations in life, he has disappointed each and every person that ever believed in him. His life turns upside down when his only friend and aspiring writer, Shinichi, shows him a novel he's been working on. The world is fantas...

Umeda Mika is a homeless orphan girl living in the slums of the Arakawa-ku district in Tokyo, Japan. Often referred to as "Loser Dog" Mika will do just about anything to ensure she has a decent meal; even if that means eating from the trash... or stealing from the yakuza. Mika's life changes in a...

Tsukishiro Arata, also known as Hoshino, is an up-and-coming host at a B-tier club in Kanzakichō who barely survives a supernatural encounter with a slit-mouthed woman. Rescued by an on-duty exorcist, it’s discovered that Arata can consciously manifest and control mana—proof that he has what it t...

After failing two college courses, I was doomed to fail at life. The deal I made with my father to stay above average went straight to hell, so I did what any responsible adult would do: hit the Okiyama Bar to drown my problems. I met this really beautiful girl there, but for some reason, s...