Trepanation is the procedure of drilling a hole in the skull. It is said to increase the blood circulation and improve pressure inside the skull. It is also said to bring out a person's sixth sense, the ability to use ESP, see ghosts, move objects with one's mind. This is speculative fiction based on the concept of trepanation.

From Musume:This manga revolves around a super-shy girl named Mugi Asai who gets forced into joining the Drama Research Society at her new high school.

A oneshot, depiction of a harmony and friendship in a mind of a little girl.

The Sunroad Shopping District is getting very few customers because of the recession and a new big mall that opened on the other side of the station. Ami is worried because she doesn't know what will happen to her family store, but the problem will be solved by her dear... unemployed brother:"In order to save the shopping district, become an idol!!"

From Kotonoha: Maki Takano and his three best friends Ryo, Natsume and Mei are students at a private academy for highly gifted children. Like all the other students of this isolated and heavily guarded school, they have never seen the outside world since they were brought to the school at the young age of three. When a new female student named Kiriko Hinatsu arrives, Maki has the strange feeling that he has met her before. However, he seems to be the only person who can remember the girl. When he confronts her with his discovery, Kiriko reveals the unbelievable truth about their existence: The school they have been living at all this time is actually an experimental facility and all the students are but guinea pigs who are being used for sophisticated neurological experiments. Maki now has to decide: Will he continue his false but sheltered life or will he help Kiriko escape even if that means putting himself and his mental health at risk?

Nanahei spends most nights gaming away with his best bud Rei’ichi on the hit virtual MMORPG “Stealer” under the team alias of “Glider,” hoping to climb the ranks and earn their bid to be challenged by the “Noob-killer,” Lily Gaga. So far, all he’s got to show for his hard work is a perpetual propensity for sleep-deprivation and a solid position at the bottom of the social ladder. Little does he know his hard work’s about to pay off as he makes the strangest acquaintance ever…

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This collection is an amalgamation of work reflecting Hiroki Endo's philosophy and his outstanding ability to draw and to tell stories.

Cestus, a young slave, fighting for is freedom as a bare knuckle gladiator studing under a legendary gladiator who faught and drawed with the head of the imperial gaurds in the roman era.

An ex-couple meets again for a single day after a year to bury the boyfriend's cat. A short story. Original webcomic

Celestin, a young man abandoned as a baby and found wrapped in a fine cloth, tries to marry his way into the aristocratic lifestyle he considers his birthright while popular revolution is beginning to stir in the streets...

This volume contains two parts, Bus Hashiru and Nanairo Sekai. Bus Hashiru is a collection of five short stories centered around bus stops. In all your encounters with strangers that take place there, isn't there a chance you might discover something you hadn't had before...? A new take on life, or a lost love - nothing is beyond you.Related:>Nanairo Sekai (Side Story)(http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/nanairo-sekai-r8792)

Kasagi-chan is an member of an alien race of females called the Arume. She spends her time playing matchmaker for unsuspecting cute Earthling girls.

By the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, ten ninja from the Iga and the Kouga clans must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun, with the surviving clan ruling for the next thousand years. But Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death?

Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy.

A sudden advent of an enigmatic creature pushes the world and our young heroine, Yuki, into the realm of the surreal.Winner of the Grand Prix Award in Kodansha's AFTERNOON SHIKI.

A full-color oneshot about two twins: one lives alone locked away in a tower and the other is a crown prince. What if they could trade places…?

In the middle of a high school assembly, all of the students suddenly collapse. The one behind it all is a girl named Mao who holds a grudge. She's out for revenge against the entire school!

Gi Yuh is the leader of the strongest gang in his high school. He lives together with his younger sister, who seems to love him. When saving the beautiful Hana from a truck he instead gets injured and lies in coma for two weeks. During these two weeks he dives into a strange dreamworld and after his recovery he is not the same anymore. He regularly dreams about what seems to be a past him. To find out what happened to him he asked his teacher for help, who has friends, who deal with fortunetelling and supernatural powers. Here he finds the answer to his strange condition: He is supposed to be a "higher" ghost", who takes the position of a dead or soon-dying person.

A gentle story about girl learning about the world and people. Due to the job demands of her parents, who repair old buildings and works of art for a living, nine-year old Mou Yuu has travelled all the way from the city to a rural village. In this village, where the lush greenery of nature has been preserved, Yuu makes new friends and has many adventures with them. Perhaps because of her heritage, or simply because she is in such close contact with nature, she also encounters the supernatural and mysteries that cannot be explained.

A bloody war that spans millenniums. Two soldiers set out to kill each other. An encounter that could change their two species’ fate forever.

From Mohiro Kitoh, the author of Narutaru and Bokurano, comes this wonderful collection of short stories that reinforces his reputation as a skillful story teller. Spanning almost 20 years of the artist’s career—from his professional debut work Zansho to his latest contribution to IKKI magazine Pochi no basho—this collected volume offers a unique view of Kitoh’s artistic development. Included are such stories like Pochi's Place.

A jobless man with hopes of entering a Tokyo university begins living in an aparment building where everyone is busy studying to do the same.

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