Inaba Hachi

Harta anthology collection featuring stories centred around dogs, bundled with Harta volume 111. To celebrate the significance of the number 111 (wan-wan-wan), 11 Harta authors have penned short stories centred around the theme of dogs. Cover art: 染平かつ Contents: Laundry mo Komo ko (ランドリーもこもこ) by Fukuta Seira. Terracotta no Ondo (テラコッタの温度) by Kashiki Takuto. Awateru Kimi wo Mi Teitai (慌てる君を見ていたい) by namo. Chiyomaru (千代丸) by Amano Miki. Ayashibi (怪し火). by Ameishi. In a short story reminiscent of a folktale retelling, an uninvited guest sets the household ablaze with intrigue. Animal Live-er (アニマル配信者) by Inushima Nanako. Hell Mate by Ohue Aguri. Wamwam Winwin by Inaba Hachi. Kubiwa no Onna (首輪の女) by Nozawa Yukie. Kenken (けんけん) by Nagakuro Kiroko. Nika (ニカ) by Takahashi Natsuko. 1000-nen no Kodoku (1000年の孤独) by namo.

In a distant place, on a certain mountain, a young dragon has been captured by a beautiful female tiger. The two, who were predator and prey, begin a journey to find a way for two animals with very different life spans to live by each other's sides.

Suzuka and Fuusuke live in a snowy village. Both having lost their "Beloved", it is "Blood" that connects them—. Drawn by a talented newcomer, comes a tale of two in dissonance. A woman bad with kids, and a boy bad with people, find themselves living together after losing their "Beloved". Living out in the boonies in a snow-covered village, they only have each other to hold on to in their comisery, despite the friction between them. And when the boy, Fuusuke, asks Suzuka for "Blood"…