A collection of short stories from Kaneko Atsushi..
That night, Hyodo family mansion was mysteriously burned to ashes, taking the souls of the old Master, his son, and the wife. Fumihiko, the grandson survived and is now living a life as Kanzaki, the married young banker who was demoted to an archive department. Little did the people around him know that the ordinary salaryman was a man with many faces who've been scheming the greatest revenge in Osaka for years. One by one, the chess pawn of Hashima, Inc. and Meiwa Bank, those who responsible for Hyodo’s family death was subdued forever by Fumihiko with his lethal deception skill and a game of money...
The daily life of a clumsy jansou clerk that happens to be a powerful mahjong player.
From K.I.S.S.: Shinichirou would rather spend his life playing games on the internet, but sadly he's a heir to a company. His grandfather deems his current life-style unfit for a heir, so he throws him into a house with eight young and beautiful girls. What's more, within one year he'll have to choose one of them as his bride. What will happen to him now?
Ms. Aoshika is not only divorced, but an underappreciated teacher at her job. But one drunken mishap leads her to witness firsthand the brutal assault and murder of a young man. However, after fainting, she awakens to discover that all of the assailants have been seriously wounded. And to her further surprise, the next day she discovers that not only is the young man, Akira, she met the night before alive, but he is now her new transfer student. "Wolf Guy - Ookami no Monshou" is a modern adaptation of Wolf Guy (SAKAGUCHI Hisashi) in a more violent and sinister setting.
High school teacher Yanagi Haruchika and his ex-student, host Shishida Kiyomasa are in the middle of their honeymoon cohabitation! Contrary to his looks, Kiyomasa is meticulous both in chores and in bed, and Haruchika wonders if he can make the both of them happy, but... In the midst of this, a student of Haruchika's, Asako, suddenly enters their life...?! Can Haruchika and Kiyomasa's lovey-dovey daily life possibly survive this?
The year is AD 2048. Japan is connected to the Eurasian continent by a transcontinental railroad. The capital, Tokyo, has become a crucible of criminals and terrorists. And so, in the metropolitan darkness a mysterious presence attacks and slaughters people, unnoticed, night after night... Just what are these "things that are not human" living in hiding in the human world? And just who is this "Origin" person who faces them?
A group of teenage boys travels to an island where it is rumoured that only women live. They are all eager to lose their virginity but will the legends surrounding the island be true or something more sinister is happening there?
Superpowers are now common among the world's population. The manifestation of powers is known as Girls' Witch Syndrome, and the origin of the sudden large scale bestowal of extraordinary abilities to children is an entity named the Mother Witch. Ayumu Takenami carries the title of Brave Star as the top ranking CARD member. CARD is an organisation formed from the children and girls that have superpowers. After he dispatches armed kidnappers with his bare fists somewhere in the Middle East, Ayumu drops everything to go see his crush in Japan. Yuki Saimiya is an average 17-year-old high school girl with insignificant powers but wishes she could be more like the rumoured Brave Star.
Due to having to pay the debts of a lover who disappeared Shiki is destined to living in poverty. One night, he discovered a man who had collapsed at the park and since he was worried about him he took him home with him. The collapsed man ended up being Tenma, the extremely famous top model!! Tenma quickly hands the debt collector a large sum of money in front of a surprised Shiki and tells him “Provide service with that body – that I bought!!” and moved into the 1K (1 room + Kitchen) apartment where they started living together. Why is such a famous person living in my apartment…!? Despite being bewilderd Shiki looks after Tenma!?
An urban legendary girl, Toko, appears in the mirror or on the smartphone of desperate people and transforms their appearance fulfilling their desires but what is the price to pay for this 'favor'?
High School student Usami Touru bumped into his classmate Ayabe Reri, one day while taking a stroll. Ayabe is like an idol in their School. She is a usually a quiet and honest beautiful teenage girl. But by chance that night, Touru caught a glimpse of her skipping on top of a rail. The next day, Touru was asked by Ayabe to keep what he saw a secret. How will the relationship of such an unlikely couple play out?
