Tsurimaki Nodoka

"I want to be the place you come home to." Ao and Sou live together in a house a little ways removed from the city. Ao is far too kind for his own good and always gets the raw end of the deal, which frustrates Sou to no end. Despite all this, they eat together and passionately connect their bodies, and soon the days they spend together grow into something so precious that they are afraid of losing it. See their personal happiness shine bright in this charming daily life shared by two clumsy people.

This is a story about two middle school boys of the same age, Tetsu and Yuki, who went to an autumn festival. On the way to the festival at a nearby shrine, Tetsu, wearing a mask for some reason, is in a sulky mood. A Hyottoko mask, a railroad crossing, an unseasonable yukata, and mini-cakes. "A Leisurely 15 Minutes on Foot" to the festival grounds, it's an extraordinary autumn night that closes the distance between two friends.

A story about a boy with a sweet tooth and a boy with a savory tooth who sneak out of bed in the middle of the night to eat ice cream. "I want my own ice cream." These two seem to melt into the night.

The ship Jules chases after the mighty Leviathan, feared as an unkillable beast. But after a mysterious girl called Mana appears on the ship after a clash with the creature, the crew of the Jules becomes embroiled in far more than they ever imagined.

A young craftsman meets the daughter of a painter he admired. (Source: Lovely Strange Dark)

Asakusa, Tokyo. Nono Samejima is a rickshaw driver. One day, she finds a flyer and decides to move into "Yugeso," an apartment with a rent of 40,000 yen, a shared kitchen and toilet, and no bath! Together with her roommate, the clumsy girl Shuuko, and the Japan-loving foreigner Alyssa, the three of them live in a public bath together, and so begins their life together!

A collection of the author’s early works, some of which are light boy’s love. Story 1, Rabbit Costume: In a closed-off town, there is a strange disease in which people disappear along with all memory of them. Story 2, The Midnight Shopping District: Animals and gods and people meet, part, and find love in a fantastical shopping district. Story 3: A conversation between a human and inhuman. Story 4+5: A man remembers an old roommate; a generation later, a boy muses on his grandfather’s life. Story 6: A boy on his way home stumbles onto something not quite human. Story 7: Mysterious things keep happening around one particular school.

Momochidori Academy is a boarding school that transforms boys into young men. Its younger students, those in middle school, know a peculiar phrase that the children cannot help but forget as they grow older. “Yomaiya maiya” — a prayer to the night, that their wishes be granted.

All ordinary students must participate! Aliens, invisible men, skeleton dummies and the other extraordinary students must also participate!! Why? Because this year the committee head is Hanayashiki Miyako!! Even if it's pouring rain or a meteorite crashes down, the cultural festival will be a hit because the amazing committee head is there to keep it going!!

Shiorigahama, a town where only bibliophiles live. High schooler Uozumi Yuushi moves with his parents to Shiorigahama, to his late grandfather's house. Yuushi inherited his grandfather's bookworm status, and has a special skill in that once he reads a book, he never forgets its contents. After changing schools, Yuushi finds his way to the Shiorigahama library and there swallows a letter-eating fish (the silverfish). Then a mysterious girl appears right in front of him and…

Welcome to the labyrinth of stories…authored by Mimei Ogawa, whose works stand alongside Grimm and Anderson. In this work, Tsurimaki Nodoka has drawn our generation and all future generations into the author's beautiful fairy-tale world. Together with Ogawa, a boy lured in by a strange signboard, please take your time and have your fill of this space between dreams and reality. And please, make sure not to lose your way in this vibrant world of fairy-tales…