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This tongue-in-cheek semi-autobiography follows the absurdly gruesome adventures of a lonely boy and his singularly crazed family. His escape from the madness that surrounds him is his collection of pickled animal and human body parts, to which he adds as one family member after another meet with a grotesque and sometimes terrifyingly funny death... (Source: MU)
An unprecedented incident led to the abandonment of a young woman within the walls of Seikyou Academy's ancient building, left alone to face her demise. However, Niiya Teiichi, a first-year student, is the sole person to detect her ghostly presence. United, they strive to uncover the enigma surrounding her death and identify its cause.
The Ushiromiya family makes an annual pilgrimage to Rokkenjima, the island where they gather for a reunion hosted by the odd patriarch, Kinzou, who is in poor health. The family members are preoccupied with feuding over the inheritance and the coveted title of Kinzou's successor. A typhoon outside matches the turmoil brewing in their hearts as they argue. Battler, Kinzou's grandson, returns after a long absence expecting a smooth reunion. But Kinzou has different plans; he introduces a peculiar game which involves finding his hidden treasure. The victor will become the family leader. However, the game turns grim as participants are used as "sacrifices" to bring back the Millennial Witch of Rokkenjima, Beatrice. Murders and violence ensue, casting doubt on whether the work of magic or the acts of one of the family members. Despite the ensuing disasters, Battler remains skeptical of the occult, questioning what truly happened to those closest to him.
After a dispute with his friend Senichi Aoyama, high school student Yasuto Akashi decided to skip class. But upon his return, he discovered the school was locked up. To his horror, he witnessed a giant cat head burst through a window, with Aoyama dressed as a rat and covered in blood. That day, only three students managed to survive, and similar incidents occurred around the world. Akashi's peace was short-lived, as he was chosen to participate in a deadly game for those who missed school on that fateful day.
로스트 미디어샵 아코드 “Lost media” refers to media that has been forgotten. Accord is a shop that presents such lost media to people. Rika, the beautiful clerk at Accord, brings back the very pieces of lost media each customer is searching for and shows them once more. But isn’t there always a reason something was forgotten? The reason we erased those media from our memories was because they were horrific— and the moment customers come face to face with them again, they…
This volume contains 5 one-shots by Matsumoto Yoko-sensei. Ninjin Daisuki (Tody): A little boy named Takashi-chan hates eating carrots, so one night, he prays that somehow, he will be able to like eating them. Little does he know how dangerous this wish turns out to be... Saishuu Bus (The Last Bus): Sachiko visits Hitomi in her new rural home on the pretext of visiting an old friend. She gets on the last bus back to avoid having to stay at Hitomi's creepy new house, but...?? Family: Yuka lives with her gentle father and mother and mischievous, but cute younger sister Eri. Things seem like they should be so happy, but why is it that sometimes Yuka feels so uneasy? What important memory is she forgetting? Noriawaseta Shinigami (Evil Spirit): Miya was supposed to just take her father his lunch, but an earthquake stops the elevator she is on. Before the lights go off, a woman calls out that there is a shinigami (a grim reaper) among them, but suddenly dies before everyone is able to see where she pointed. Was the woman just crazy or is everyone's life now in grave danger? Soshite Yami wa Yomigaeru (Inviting Darkness): Minori is on a trip to a small lodge in the mountains with her school club. They are specifically going b/c the site is rumored to be frequented by UFOs, and they want to investigate. They are meeting Minori's cousin, Naoki, there, but why is it that Minori keep experiencing deja vu?
Seika Hosokawa, known as "Plain Jane", receives a brand new life as a gorgeous girl from a secretive doll maker. With her newfound attractiveness, Seika feels brave enough to ask her crush Asai to go to the cultural festival at their school. But Asai's childhood friend, who had an unstable past, is determined to keep him all to herself and will stop at nothing to achieve her objective.
A horror mystery involving different species. The story begins when middle schooler Ryuunosuke visits his grandmother's house on an island. As Ryuunosuke walks past the stairs leading to the second floor at his grandmother's house, a strange, plant-like thing extends down from above. Intrigued, Ryuunosuke tries to climb the stairs, but his uncle stops him with an unfamiliar expression, saying, "What are you doing?" and "You'd better not go up." That night, however, Ryuunosuke's curiosity drives him to go upstairs after all...
A beautiful transfer student, Hitode Rokishima, clad in a jet-black sailor suit, arrives in a classroom where one after another, the dead are \"beheaded\" by flying ski boards, steel doors in the subway, and crashing traffic lights. The only way to save the cursed high school students is to sacrifice one of them. I told you, didn\'t I? Is the enigmatic girl friend or foe? Envy and fear, love and hatred are all mixed up in this horror story of school suspense.
There are five 24-year-olds whose first memory dates back to 1994, when a mysterious crime took place. Will they manage to evade the perils that come with it?
