This collection of horror short stories includes tales of murder, romance and the supernatural. The title story follows Natsuko, a maid at the Hagiwara mansion who bears an exact resemblance to a recently deceased woman of the household. Other stories include a cat who watches fo... This collection of horror short stories includes tales of murder, romance and the supernatural. The title story follows Natsuko, a maid at the Hagiwara mansion who bears an exact resemblance to a recently deceased woman of the household. Other stories include a cat who watches for his master and a ghost, a work of art which leads to revenge through possessed bodies, and a woman who haunts the husband who murdered her but whom she still loves. The mood and pacing of these stories are a kind of Japanese gothic, steeped in the culture but as clear to readers as the passions we all share. Show less
26 views Mizu ni Sumu Oni 0This is a collection of romantic manga short stories from modern Japan. In these tales of yearning and betrayal, the author captures beautiful moments of passion, dissects modern relationships, and ensnares the reader with plot twists more complex than those found in American com... This is a collection of romantic manga short stories from modern Japan. In these tales of yearning and betrayal, the author captures beautiful moments of passion, dissects modern relationships, and ensnares the reader with plot twists more complex than those found in American comics. -ComicsOne Show less
23 views Shuurin no Ki 1Because his cousin is under suspicion of murder, William is trying to find a beautiful woman who was his cousin's recent lover to prove his cousin's alibi. But she disappeared from the house where she should have been. The boy then fell in love with a mysterious blonde woman who wears Chinese dresses. He is trying to find her even though time keeps passing by...
49 views Lady Chinoiserie Ch. 22 The endAnthology of stories by different Shoujo/Josei Authors 1) Borderline (NEMU Youko) **Also printed in Nemu Youko's Shounen Shoujo** 2) Akatsuki no Stallion (SHINOHARA Chie) 3) Ashita no Nyaata (NISHI Keiko) 4) Hibi Kore Neko Jitsu (HATSU Akiko) 5) Bokura Shinbun (OUSAKA Mieko) 6) Sorekara (Hozumi) **Also printed in Hozumi's Shiki no Zenjitsu** 7) Neko ni Umare Kawatta Boku wa (SAKURAWA Asuka) 8) Kyou wa Shuppatsu no Hi (OOUCHI Eiko) 9) 04992 (Est Em)
208 views Kimi ga Tonari ni Iru Dake de ~Ai Subeki Doubutsu Tachi~ 2Collection of stories: 1) Borderline (NEMU Youko) 2) Akatsuki no Stallion (SHINOHARA Chie) 3) Ashita no Nyaata (NISHI Keiko) 4) Hibi Kore Neko Jitsu (HATSU Akiko) 5) Bokura Shinbun (OUSAKA Mieko) 6) Sorekara (Hozumi) 7) Neko ni Umare Kawatta Boku wa (SAKURAWA Asuka) 8) Kyou wa Shuppatsu no Hi (OOUCHI Eiko) 9) 04992 (Est Em) Note Nemu Youko's Borderline was also printed in her oneshot collection Shounen Shoujo.
47 views Kimi ga tonari ni iru yo dake de ~Ai subeki Doubutsu tachi~ 4A series of short stories with an element of fantasy set in Victorian England and centering on Cornelius Everdeen, a young, handsome heir to an earldom.
14 views Uruwashi no Eikoku Series vol.1 ch.5Young, handsome, witty and the heir to a count household— Cornelius Everdeanne has all the essential features of a ‘great man’, yet he remains single somehow. Sit back as the graceful life in the high society of England, including the English way of courting, as well as mysterious incidents, unfold in this story.
43 views Nekowa Himitsuno Bashoni iru Ch. 7.2Young, handsome, witty and the heir to a count household— Cornelius Everdeanne has all the essential features of a ‘great man’, yet he remains single somehow. Sit back as the graceful life in the high society of England, including the English way of courting, as well as mysterious incidents, unfold in this story.
97 views Neko wa Himitsu no Basho ni iru Ch. 23.2 The endThe servants and Lady Florentina's family noticed that Lady Florentina seems to have love sickness. What is truly going on with her?
32 views Hime no Koiwazurai Ch. 7.2Lady Edith has a grandfather who is a mummy maniac and sponsored the ruin excavation at university and a brother who studies Ancient Egypt at the university. But she hates archaeology because it's behind the times and absurd. The one day, she took in a kitten who was nearly dying and saved her from death. Edith's life changed in a major way after that...!? She can see lotus flowers sometimes and ancient Egypt temples. Who is the goddess who calls her 'My priestess' in her dreams?
51 views Megamisama to Watashi Ch. 20 The endThis manga tells the stories of an antique store that is run by an elderly man and his grandson. The grandson watches the store while his grandfather is out, and it seems like the most interesting customers come by during these times. The grandson has the ability to perceive the supernatural, and his customers often end up being entwined with the stories of different antiques in the store.
160 views Uryuudou Yumebanashi Ch.063.3Master of the Haunted Inn introduces us to a young man sometime in middle Meiji-- the late 1880s or early 1890s. He owns an inn where people are said to be able to see the ghosts of their loved ones. To this place comes a young woman who was married to a man she\'d never seen before, an invalid whose dying wish was to wed her. He died on the same day as they met. Even with this history, she feels herself his wife and desires earnestly to see him again. In other stories we have lovers yearning for a last meeting, a little girl out looking for her father, and a young temple servant, dead many centuries, who cannot rest in peace.
6 views Master of the Haunted Inn 2Master of the Haunted Inn introduces us to a young man sometime in middle Meiji-- the late 1880s or early 1890s. He owns an inn where people are said to be able to see the ghosts of their loved ones. To this place comes a young woman who was married to a man she\'d never seen before, an invalid whose dying wish was to wed her. He died on the same day as they met. Even with this history, she feels herself his wife and desires earnestly to see him again. In other stories we have lovers yearning for a last meeting, a little girl out looking for her father, and a young temple servant, dead many centuries, who cannot rest in peace.
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