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Weird, tripped-out collection of one-shots. Subtly twisted, delicately detailed but with a strong line, with elongated bodies and shades of Art Deco. Somewhat reminiscent of both Gorey and Dali by way of Edvard Munch, but the style is unique and distinctive and very much the artist's own. About as far as you can get from manga and still be in the same country.

A teenaged girl, who possesses the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception", a supernatural ability that allows the user to see the "death" of everything in existence and kill the object by destroying its "origin". She recently recovered from a two-year coma caused by a traffic accident. Prior to the traffic accident, she originally had two personalities, a male personality named Shiki (織), and the original female personality Shiki (式). Children born into the Ryōgi family are generally male and are raised with two personalities, so the male personality is customarily called the "yang" personality, while the female is called the "yin" personality. It is easy to tell which Shiki is speaking at a given time because they both have a distinct style of speaking, most notably that the female Shiki refers to herself with the pronoun watashi (私), while male Shiki refers to himself as ore (オレ). After waking from her coma, Shiki discovers that she can no longer feel the male Shiki's presence and assumes that he died because of the accident. She also feels a detachment from her memories before the accident, and while she knows she is Shiki, she does not feel that she is. In the hopes of regaining herself and the "dead" Shiki, she puts on a cold façade that somewhat resembles the male Shiki's and tries to act as the female Shiki did. Tōko understands the sense of detachment Shiki feels, but considers the current Shiki a third, new personality.

(Source: Wikipedia)

An officially published anthology series for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, created by several artists based upon reader submitted stories.

The first two volumes draw their primary inspiration from question arcs, while the latter volumes draw inspiration from the answer arcs.

Serialisation information and a (currently incomplete) chapter listing can be found under more info tab.

A collection of various stories by Suehiro Maruo.

1. Ekimae Anda (Safety Hit in Front of the Station)
2. Ekimae Gorin (Olympics in Front of the Station)
3. Ekimae Yuubin
4. Ekimae Toukaku
5. Ekimae Youhou
6. Ekimae Manzai
7. Ekimae Zenmai (Springs in Front of the Station)
8. Ekimae Konpou
9. Ekimae Senkou (Punctures in Front of the Station)
10. Ekimae Kyuuin
11. Ekimae Bakuhatsu
12. Ekimae Anahori

3 volumes which contain darker, more mature versions of the most famous Grimm fairytales, all one-shots authored by different mangaka.

- Covered In Cinders/Hai Kaburi (by Aya Kotokawa)
- Rapunzel (by Mimei Sakamoto)
- The Frog Prince (by Noji Hashimoto)
- Vampire Fantasy/Kyuuketsuki Gensou (by Rie Hanamura)

Other authors: Hanako Matsuyama, Kumiko Takeuchi, Mio Kasuga, Naoko Fuse, Romuko Miike, Satsuki Fukuzato, Takayoshi Sagami.

Fuminori Sakisaka, a young man who lost his family in a tragic car accident, has his life saved through an untested surgical procedure. However, thanks to a strange side-effect, all that comes upon his eyes appears twisted and ugly. All except for the beautiful girl who goes by "Saya", who draws the color of beauty to Fuminori's stained existence. For him, she is the only strand of light still remaining in life.

(Source: Seikaisha, translated)

A new collection of exhilarating adventure by the king of underground manga!
"Bark at the moon", the tale of a terrorist stealing a mysterious liquid from a passenger; "Highway Romantic Vs. Sodomy Diner", evil picture of an American village hiding behind the veil of a peaceful routine a reality made of assassins and crazy men; "The Drifter", the tale of an uneven alien invasion; "Dead Skater", dark story of a crazy violent kid and a crazy scientist; "The Workers of Hamano Factory", a X-files like short story, filled to the top by mysterious objects and human-like aliens; last but not the least, "Dong!", the tale of a war for power inside a Mafioso family! If you think that "manga" only means "Goldrake" or "Dragon Ball", get ready for a shocking read!

Five stories based on french author Marquis de Sade.

Collection of short stories, many of which seem to have to do with copies/doppelgangers.

1. Monotorogy
2. Topologie
3. Nagaaaai Yoru
4. Pimple Pimple Little Star
5. To Love Again
6. Kotenteki Hatsumehin ni yoru Kotenteki Paradox no Pattern
7. Katei, Shiyuu Zaisan, Kokka no Kigen
8. Haru Random
9. "Boshizou"
10. Kontora Bass Dokusou ni Yoru Mubansou Sonata Hen Rochouchuo Andante
11. Tenraku no Ballade
12. Manatsu no Yoru no Masayume
13. Itoshi no Remy
14. Le Chateau
15. Zuisou
16. Communication Break Down?
17. Buta mo Ki kara Ochiru
18. Fukuyamanga Kyoushikyoku
19. Naive
20. Schizophrenia

The story centers around a 12 year old girl named Ain, who often builds random devices despite the lack of scientific background for them. The sci-fi alternative period story is set in Tokyo during the Taisho era in 1922, one year before the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Note: There are some differences in story between serialized version and published book.

What's cuter than two kittens that have only one desire: to discover the world and the many surprises in it...? But the tale quickly turns into a nightmare when the true nature of these evil creatures is revealed. With an unique sense of cynicism and wickedness, Nekojiru creates an inherently cruel and absurd universe where the two kittens transform their environment into a huge playground.

(Source: MU)

Nanako is a supergirl. She became a friend of Yotsuya and Idabashi, a genius who think all time to money and an otaku. She can fly, has super strength and she is smart and shy. The story unfolds as Nanako encounters a variety of dangerous missions and mysterious events, but her natural sunny disposition helps her through all the incidents as she solves each mystery one after the other.

Grotesque and hilarious manga that became an '80 cult.

K' (K-Dash) is a four volume doujinshi compilation released by Kodansha containing oneshots by a number of different authors and artists.

The first two issues contained short stories by published mangaka such as CLAMP and Ikumi Mia (amongst others).
The first issue was released in December 2002 at Comiket 63, while the second was released in March 2003 to commemorate the opening of the K-Square store.

These two issues contained short comedic stories from CLAMP; Tokyo Tower Kankeisha Kakui (characters from Chobits, Rayearth and Cardcaptor Sakura running into each other in the Tokyo Tower) and Murikuri Holic (Watanuki and Yuuko working at the K-Square store while characters from Murikuri look on)

The third and fourth issues consisted primarily of work from doujinshi artists.

Synopsis: Ephidel/MAL

1. Gekitsuu 100%
2. Sakki made wa Suteki
3. Yuri ga Iru Sekai
4. Mika ni Totte no Juugatsu Yokka
5. Yami wo Kogasu
6. Hon bakari Fureta Te de
7. Midarechau
8. Fuuin
9. Kaoru Shissou
10. Koukishin Ijou

A compilation of short stories by various ero-guro artists.

Meet Igazukin, the littlest ninja of the Iga clan! Though a student of the ninja arts, Igazukin would much rather pick flowers than pick up a throwing star, but her talent soon catches the attention of the dashing ninja, Kotaro Fuma. He comes to Igazukin with an ultimatum - join his band of ninjas or else! Can Igazukin fend off the thieves, bandits and rival ninjas that plague her training, or is she destined to wield nothing more deadly than a bouquet of flowers? (Source: ADV)