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Since birth, Kaoru Kamisawa has had the ability to see the "threads that connect people," supernatural strings that represent relationships of romantic, platonic, and adversarial in nature. In addition, he can cut these strands, allowing him to sever connections. However, Kaoru has no red thread—the string of soulmates—of his own, leading him to seek a life without meaningful relationships. But this all changed when he met Hara Kazunori, a man who pursued Kaoru despite lacking a red string. Kaoru’s reticence soon gave way, and the two started dating. Their romantic bliss, however, is not fated to last. One day, Kaoru sees that a red string has appeared on Hara's finger—and it is not connected to him. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

A collection of Rumiko Takahashi's early short stories.

A compilation of additional tips written by Ryukishi07 outside of the games. Several of the stories are humorous in tone, but the more serious ones may be considered canon.

1. Sentimental 2. Kimi shika Mienai 3. Black x Black 4. Tokenai Yuki 5. Black x Black Bangaihen

Horror writer Yuu "Bambi" Kojika has just moved into a new apartment. While the apartment is comfortable, conveniently located, and affordable on his terrible salary, there is a catch: the previous tenant committed suicide in the unit. Despite being a horror writer—or perhaps because of that—Bambi never believed in the supernatural and is completely unfazed by this revelation. Following the cancellation of his serialization, Bambi's editor suggests that Bambi try writing a supernatural story based on his own experiences for a change. The only issue with this request is that Bambi has never had any other-worldly encounters before. However, just as he begins to lose hope, he notices the elusive spirit of a high school-aged girl appearing in his apartment at night. The spirit known as Ako is more than willing to give her story to Bambi to write about. At the same time, local high school student Ako Yamashiro has been dreaming about an apartment inhabited by a man who looks awfully similar to the struggling writer. As Bambi delves deeper into Ako's story, the two phenomena may be more closely related than either of them realize. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Due to her parents' constant fighting, Yachiko Togakushi has decided to live in a dormitory that has been abandoned for the past five years. Condemned by many, it is believed to be haunted by the Man of the Gaps—a ghost who is said to be always observing the dormitory's residents from tight spaces. Refusing to believe in this senseless rumor, Yachiko begins to settle into her new home despite her friend's warning. On her first night, Yachiko encounters the Man of the Gaps and learns of his true name, Giko. Previously on a quest for knowledge when he was still alive, Giko lingers to understand the one mystery he could never comprehend throughout his entire life—the heart of a girl. Set on deciphering this enigma, he begins to write the "Girl Dictionary," a compilation of his research. With Yachiko's help, Giko meets with a variety of girls, each with diverse personalities and backgrounds. As the Girl Dictionary slowly reaches its completion, Yachiko realizes that there lies a bigger question at hand: the origins of Giko himself. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

"Irasshai!" Welcome to the most unruly cafe in Kichijouji and its charming staff of five who have absolutely nothing in common. When tempers rise, so do mop handles, giant boulders and repair bills. Meet Jun, a mild mannered high school student with a sharp tongue and superhuman strength. Tarou, a clean freak with a deadly aim in the art of mopping. Maki, a sloppy, lazy woman chaser. Minagawa, a talented pastry chef equally skilled in the arts of voodoo, and the impulsive, cheerful, though desperately unfortunate Tokumi. A feast of comedy based on the popular Japanese radio drama. (Source: DMP)

Hiromu is a high school boy who has everything he could ever want: a normal life, friends, and a girlfriend. That is until one day Hiromu asks everyone where Tetsuya is and no one knows. All of his classmates think he is crazy for insisting that this Tetsuya person exists since no one has heard of him. Then on his way home from school Hiromu finally meets a boy who remembers Tetsuya and says that Tetsuya was "delicious" and this isn't the only strange occurrence. This boy seems to think that Hiromu's name is Glorious Lily and that his lover is not his girlfriend, but a beautiful, emotionless girl named Valeriana. With the help of this mysterious boy Hiromu uncovers his past, who Valeriana is and who, or what, he is. (Source: ANN)

In the era of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the fall of the Han Dynasty in Ancient China, a strange boy Qwan and his winged companion Teikou are on a quest. In order to find his purpose and the truth of his existence, Qwan is told that he needs to find the holy text, the Essential Arts of Peace. During his journey, he sucks in the body of demons, apparently as his meals. Will this super-strong demon eater locate the texts and discover his destiny? (Source: Tokyopop)

Sports comedy with psychic powers. The story revolves around six children and a cat who save a religious icon from a fire, in reward for which the temple god grants each of them a power that will activate on their 13th birthday. Upon entering junior high school together, the six are forced to join the Sports Rental Club, which provides temporary members to other clubs when the regular members can't participate. The main character is Misora, a straight forward type of girl who likes physical activities like kickboxing. (Source: Wikipedia)

The main character is named Nagatomo, he is an astronaut and a scientist in charge of a secret operation about experimenting cryogenics on human subjects such a assasins or political prisoners, all inside a spaceship called "RETRO." Suddenly he wakes up inside the ship only to see outside a huge amount of black spheres floating in space, he first believes they could the debris of something, then he realizes there is life activity inside them and leaves the ship to bring one of those spheres inside, then he proceeds to open it and founds a girl inside it, Kishimoto. Suddenly, Kishimoto is transfered along Nagatomo to a GANTZ room that looks like it's the Tokyo one, the black sphere inside the room starts playing the radio song and reveals the target, the "comedian alien," then sends both to the battle area. Kishimoto is wearing her GANTZ suit now but Nagatomo is only wearing his space suit, they fight the aliens (Kishimoto proves to be useful, because she knew about the missions) and are sent back to the room. The "Astronaut" gets 6 points and "Big tits" gets 0, Kishimoto decides to stay in the GANTZ room because there is no place she can go back, Nagatomo leaves but not before saying he will be back. (Source: Mangahelpers)

Grimm Otogi is a descendant of the Grimm Brothers, authors of the well known Grimms' Fairytales. Upon picking up a mysterious book he discovers in his house, Otogi is attacked by a demon. He soon learns that the Grimm brothers vowed to sacrifice the lives of their descendants in exchange for the fairytales, forcing Otogi to defeat the demons from these cruel and twisted stories if he wishes to survive. (Source: MU)

Shu's had a rough start to life, and doesn't think he has much of a future—until fate brings him together with talented young pianist and fellow student Akari Yuzuki, the girl with the "Angelic Left Hand" for one high-flying adventure. But when tragedy cuts their relationship short, Shu realizes he must find a way to live for them both...and realizes that something is no longer quite right with his own left hand... (Source: Kodansha USA)

─Would you like me to save you?─ Under a blooming cherry blossom, Odagiri Tsutomu encounters a beautiful girl dressed in Gothic Lolita fashion and holding a red paper umbrella. She is Mayuzumi Azaka, head of the Mayuzumi psychic investigation agency. Surrounded by a strong chocolate aroma, Odagiri became her assistant and got involved in several supernatural cases. A cruel and painful, ugly and beautiful mysterious fantasy is about to begin. (Source: Back cover of the manga)

Outcasts exist in this world. Zhang Chulan is an outcast hidden among ordinary people. In the first 19 years of his life, he has been careful to hide the difference between himself and others. Until one day, a mysterious girl Feng Baobao found him. Since then he has been chased by zombies, kidnapped by weirdos, and caught in unprecedented troubles. Together they embark on a journey to unlock the mysteries surrounding themselves and the Zhang family.

Eastern Europe, 1980s. A Japanese Art student finds a mysterious egg in her new house. Born from it is a small lizard-like creature that shrieks in a strange voice, and their new life together begins. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

There are huge monsters wreaking havoc in Mikagura Kiriwo's city. Building on his father's work, Kiriwo has created a serum that turns him into a giant monster for a short time. He uses this serum to help protect the town from a monster one day—only to find that everyone thinks he's an enemy, too! Everyone at school and in the media hates the "black monster" that he became, due to the massive destruction he did to the town around him. A girl from his class even has to quit school, due to problems caused by the "black monster." Will Kiriwo be able to show that his monster form is really intended to be a savior? (Source: MangaHelpers)

A gluttonous monster, Yattara, is drawn to a city of splendor and opulence. Its only pleasure in life: eating. It finds its favorite meal, children, and is ready to dig in as usual but then...a flash of inspiration strikes? (Source: MANGA Plus)

A 14-year-old is planning to confess to her upperclassmen who is graduating. The next morning, she wakes as a 29-year-old single woman, living with 3 sisters: a high schooler, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler. (Source: MU)

Rin is the mysterious shopkeeper of the Yume Kira Dream Shoppe, a magical storefront shop which flies through the sky at dusk. With a store filled with unusual and rare items, Rin listens for wishes that travel on the wind and, aided by an assistant named Alpha, offers magical wares to grant these wishes at the cost of something dear to the customer. (Source: Wikipedia)

Sukami Kyouichi was born into an exorcist family, and his older sister is an expert exorcist. She's been putting together a notebook where she has written how to handle all of the different monsters she's met in her work. One day, Kyouichi and his friends in the Occult Club at school go to investigate a supposedly cursed shrine, and he ends up needing to be rescued by his sister. Shortly afterward, she goes missing, presumed by many to be dead, and leaves her little brother with only the notebook. Kyouichi stays in the Occult club, and as he grows up, he remains dedicated to the search for his beloved older sister. One day, his search starts to finally make some progress, when a shinigami who claims she was his sister's friend appears... (Source: MangaHelpers)

This series is a painful love story of a return to the past to erase the first love. Ritsu, the main character, goes back to the past to change the future since her lover Ichijou Kaname is going to die and she tries her best to avoid him and suppress her love. (Source: MU)

Raised in a home nearly all his life, Sanetora has been provided for anonymously for as long as he could remember. When his mysterious benefactor offers to foster him, he is more than thrilled—it's like a dream come true! The person waiting for him at his would-be new home, however, is a startlingly young man with a sharp tongue! Kanae, Sanetora's foster father, is a businessman who runs a company, and is not without an ulterior motive: Sanetora suddenly finds himself employed! As if that wasn't perplexing enough... It turns out the company is no ordinary company—it deals with strange objects that can turn their owners into freaks of nature!! Just how is Sanetora going to live his new life?! (Source: Iskultrip Scanlations)

Demons have been attracted to Anne her entire life. At age seventeen, she learns that a demon lord wants to marry her–and literally drag her into hell! Luckily, she's got a talented young exorcist to keep her safe from the powerful fiend. There's just one issue: the brash exorcist is in love with her, too. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Included one-shots: Volume 1: In the Locker Volume 2: Strange Dragon Tokubetsu-hen