Psychological - Page 273

A long time ago, a pair of twins were born. Back then, however, multiple births were considered unlucky, so one of the twins, a girl, was... crushed to death with a millstone, buried under the shade of a large mulberry tree. The girl's soul, lacking a fully grown spirit, could not reincarnate, and as such was forced to wander the world. Only after collecting 108 individual sources of human misery/worldly desire could she move onto the next world.

The story of a struggling up-and-coming mangaka, tormented by the cry of the laughing kookabura.

Each chapter follows Fukuzou Moguro, a traveling salesman, and his current customer. Moguro deals in things that give his customers their heart's desire, and once his deals are made and their unhealthy desires are satisfied, Moguro's customers are often left with terrible repercussions, especially if they break the rules of his deals...

From Storm in Heaven: A collection of short stories. The title story is about Youzuke; one summer when he was growing up, he stayed at his uncle's house. His uncle had a pool, and at night Youzuke would see a mermaid swimming there, visiting his uncle. Years and years have passed, and Youzuke's uncle has disappeared. Surprisingly enough, his will leaves the house to a stranger, Ayumi Kenjou. But when Youzuke meets Ayumi, it seems like he'd already met him that summer so very long ago.

It's all about BL (Boy Love), but the hard way...

Nogawa is called over to a meetup with her group of high school friends for the first time in years. However, one face among them brings about great ire within Nogawa - a certain Sawamoto, the first of their friend group to get married. During the course of their meetup, Nogawa reflects on what about Sawamoto sets her off...In addition to the title story, also includes:- **Ms. Ruiko's Glasses** (ルイ子さんのメガネ, Ruiko-san no Megane) - *Mimi*, January 1980- **The Fig Tree** (無花果の木, Ichijiku no Ki) - *Deluxe Bonita*, March-April 1982.- **Winter Journey** (冬の旅, Fuyu no Tabi) - *Deluxe Bonita*, May 1983- **My Private Dream, The Night I met Joni Mitchell** (ジョニ・ミッチェルに会った夜の私的な夢, Joni Mitchell ni Atta Yoru no Shiteki na Yume) - *Bonita Eve*, July 1983

A spin-off of Akagi that depicts the charismatic exploits of Washizu Iwao, Akagi Shigeru\'s ultimate enemy, in his younger days. In 1948, under the American occupation of Japan, Washizu is undefeated in high-rate mahjong games against American commissioned officers. Eventually, they hire a cheater as a rep player, who has a grudge against the Special Higher Police, to play in their place to counter Washizu, who has a terrifying brain and used to belong to the Special Higher Police...

In a post nuclear holocaust world,it has become a truly sinister dog-eat-dog world where only the strong survive. few humans are left and are easy pickings for mutated creatures but now here comes the mutated humans...

Chibi-Neko is a young kitten who has been abandoned. She doesn’t know she has been abandoned, and doesn’t know the difference between cats and humans. Indeed, she imagines herself as a human girl and believes she will become human someday. She is found and rescued by a boy named Tokio, who has just graduated from high school. However, he flunked the entrance exams and now is not sure of his future or what he will do. Chibi-Neko soon begins to love Tokio and wants to become a human and marry him someday. But then she sees Tokio with another girl in the park, and sees that he is in love with this girl. She also keeps getting visited by Raphael, a mysterious male cat who tries to tell her that cats cannot become human, they are always cats. What will Chibi-Neko do? Was adapted into 1984 anime movie.

A collection of several oneshots.

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Countess Rorona Ryus died in an accident. The news came the day after her fiancé, Bellveut, called off their engagement. Rorona was accused of mistreating her sister, a crime she had no right to be accused of, but she accepted the blame without hesitation. She was found dead in an overturned carriage on a suburban street, her face smashed in. When Rorona\'s sister learned of her death, she was delighted. \"Bellveut is now hers,\" she said. Bellveut laughed. I wish she had died sooner. But they did not know that Rorona\'s death would bring them more than just good fortune.....