Shinichi Tsutsumi

Following a brutal war, former soldier Van toils in a mine controlled by the ruling empire. After surviving an attack by dogs carrying an incurable disease, he must protect his fellow survivor, a young girl named Yuna, and discover the true cause of the plague ravaging the kingdom.

Student Yoko receives a phone message from her future self, ending with her own death scream.

While trying to live a normal life, a deadly assassin must somehow protect a young woman and confront a man bent on revenge — without killing anyone!

When Akiko marries mystery author Masakazu and moves in with him in Kamakura, her way of life becomes a constant source of amazement. A simple stroll on the streets brings her into contact with creatures such as spirits, goblins and ghosts. As she learns quickly, Kamakura is a place where humans and non-humans live side-by-side in harmony. Their house is also home to other distinctive denizens.