Imitation Crystal

A collection of eleven original short stories from eleven different authors. Organized by Wakabayashi Toshiya.

A wasteland overrun by giant crows. Sickchick, a girl who lives in this wasteland, while collecting feathers from the crows, she meets a group of hunters who have lost their way, wandering. They ask her to show them the way. Sickchick joins their group, and becomes embroiled in a conspiracy over natural resources hidden in the wasteland...

The story of the traveling magician Salad Wizard. On her travels, she meets a girl who aspires to be a magician... This is the first new work by Imitation Crystal in five years, since 2019!

An anthology of four short stories by The Imitation Crystal.

A travelling merchant picks up a cockroach warrior, guardian of the great forest.

Men are servants of knowledge. The Sorcerers' Guild was no more… The guild possessed many dangerous grimoires, worshipped pure magic. The guild was condemned as a terrorist organization. A chivalric order of scientists was formed, hunting it down. One after another, the sorcerers were captured, executed. Gradually, the guild lost its power. Eventually, they declared disbandment. The remaining sorcerers were scattered across the world, marked as dangerous, forced to live as wanted criminals. Spectral Wizard was among them…

A collection of three short stories and two extras. The Sorcerers' Guild, in possession of many dangerous grimoires, was condemned as a terrorist organization. To combat it, a chivalric order supported by cutting-edge science and technology was formed. One after another, the sorcerers were captured and executed, leaving the survivors to live on the run. Among them is Spectral Wizard, a sorcerer with the ability to turn immaterial…

An artificial human created from black sludge that has no concept of good or evil, but has a pure heart.

Collections of original short manga stories by a diverse group of authors. Organizer Toshiya Wakabayashi personally reached out to writers who caught his interest and invited them to contribute a short story. We hope you enjoy these works, each brimming with the unique individuality of its creator—qualities you won't find in commercial publications.Buy Elsewhere:2015: COMIC ZIN, Melonbooks, Suruga-ya, TORANOANA2016: Suruga-ya2017: Suruga-ya2019: Suruga-ya

"I don't need ordinary friends." This is the story of the boy Beank and the girl Rosa, living in an abandoned RV.

A 2012 two-part oneshot by Imitation Crystal about people who just can't seem to get along.

Follow the daily activities of the members of the Game Club. Was released in doujinshi format by Imitation Crystal, consisting of short volumes split into several parts.

Mikaze-chan returns home from a festival with a goldfish. She soon learns that the world isn’t fair.

A short story based on Jorge Luis Borges' "The Library of Babel". Was originally self-published in 2006 on a now-defunct website made by Imitation Crystal.

A young girl finds herself waking up in a strange, harsh world after committing suicide. Was originally self-published in 2006 on a now-defunct website made by Imitation Crystal.