“Worst day of your life?”
A black cat asks you on a street corner—an invitation to a mysterious library.
Chisa, who was dumped by her fiancé just before their wedding, has also lost her job and her home. At rock bottom, she wanders through a back alley where a black cat suddenly speaks to her:
“Having the worst day of your life?”
In desperation, she answers, “Yes.”
Suddenly, Chisa finds herself in a mysterious library. She is told that she cannot leave until she writes the story of her life in a book. There, she meets many other unique individuals who, like her, have also wandered into the library.
Secret midnight snacks enjoyed by adults on the last night of tucking in their children…A bowl of dashi soup shared by an eccentric classmate I only had lunch with once in high school…
Takikomi-gohan my mother taught me to make—the day I finally found the words to thank her before getting married… The quiet comfort of evening ramen, eaten alone while imagining my husband’s former girlfriend… This is a heartwarming collection of 13 colorful short stories that emerge from ordinary life. Also included are recipes for the dishes that appear throughout the stories.
3 Minute Read! Mystery Murders.（３分で読める！ミステリー殺人事件）
Step into another dimension where the “promise” of mystery is twisted, teased, and turned on its head. This is a collection of ultra-short stories that play with classic mystery tropes—some with a wink, some with a knife behind the back.
On a remote island, a family carefully plans a series of murders.
A housewife longs to escape into the world of subversive mysteries.
A killer is undone by an illegible name.
A bizarre study group only accepts members who have gone insane.
A strange creature appears at a fishing spot in the dead of night.
A brilliant invention promises to give every mystery the perfect ending.
And a famous detective—desperate to say the winning line—might just lose everything trying.
These bite-sized tales pack big twists and bold imagination, delivering surprise after surprise in just a few minutes each. Perfect for fans of mysteries who think they’ve seen it all.
Home Delivery from Heaven A Promise Beyond Time（天国からの宅配便 時を越える約束）
The third heartfelt installment in the beloved series by Nanahoshi, a deliveryman for the mysterious Heaven Delivery Service a courier that sends packages from the departed to the living.
In this volume:
A woman receives a package from the sister she couldn’t forgive.
A high school student visits her favorite diner on its final day.
A man unexpectedly hears back from the manga artist he adored as a child.
An old man makes a quiet “bet” with a boy he meets at an art exhibition.
Four touching stories—and an epilogue—that remind us: some promises transcend time, and some goodbyes are really beginnings.
Himawari Community Center Yorozu Sodanjo（ひまわり公民館よろず相談所）
Got a problem? The heroes of the community center senior citizens with unusual skills are here to help!
Yuri Yayama, new to Mukohiwa Town after her husband’s job transfer, is struggling with childcare and loneliness. One day, overwhelmed and with her baby son Ao in tears, she stumbles into the local community center where she meets “Sleepiness Oen,” a retired childcare expert with a gentle touch.
But Oen is just the beginning. The Himawari Community Center is home to a colorful group of elderly volunteers, each with a quirky talent and a big heart:
Goto the psychic
Takeda the dog-training principal
Miyoshi the chikuwa flute player
Together, they run the Yorozu Consultation Room—a place where no worry is too small, and even the strangest skills can make a difference.
A heartwarming and healing story about connection, kindness, and the quiet strength of a close-knit community.
Translated in Korean.
Home Delivery from Heaven (2)-Gift from you（天国からの宅配便 あの人からの贈り物）
I have something to tell you—someone I can no longer see.
This is the second installment of the Heaven Delivery Service series, in which a delivery service fulfills the final wishes of clients by delivering their entrusted belongings after death.
A reseller who unexpectedly acquires a camera once owned by the deceased…
A great-grandmother who receives an “unreadable letter” from a childhood friend she was long separated from…
A gardener who harbors a love he cannot reveal…
A woman who receives a keepsake addressed to her in the names of seven people…
Through these heartfelt deliveries, the deliveryman encounters many lives.
Four tender stories, each filled with warmth and gentle light, in which your present moment quietly shines.
Translated in Traditional Chinese, Korea.
One station, one story! Short mysteries at all 30 Yamanote Line stations（一駅一話！ 山手線全30駅のショートミステリー）
One Station, One Story!
Short Mysteries Set at All 30 Yamanote Line Stations
The train is full of stories…
From the author of The Lantern of Lost Memories comes a delightful new collection of short stories you can enjoy in just 3 minutes perfect for a single train stop.
Three passengers band together to help a child suffering from educational abuse with an unexpected method called the “Commuter Train Style.”
It’s Monday the most depressing day of the week. As the train rattles forward, you suddenly hear the sound of a whistle…
Packed with laughter, tears, and unexpected twists, these 30 charming, surreal, and heartwarming mysteries each set at a different Yamanote Line station will brighten your commute and stir your heart.
Ogin-chan's Meiji Imported Food Book（お銀ちゃんの明治舶来たべもの帖）
The “Women's Photography Training School” was the first school for women to study photography in Japan during the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Gin, Motomi, and Shizu - who attend the school - have completely different looks, upbringings, and personalities, but for some reason they get along well with each other. One day, Gin, who is a gourmand, hears that a tropical fruit called “banana” has been imported to Shinjuku Koya. However, bananas are a luxury item that the three of them cannot afford even with their allowance. Unable to give up, by any means, Gin plans to set up a Photo Yorozu Sodansho to earn money, but the requests that come in are all strange mysteries, even though they are related to photography. ...... A deliciously fun mystery about girls who dream of becoming photographers!
Home Delivery from Heaven（天国からの宅配便）
What is the last gift you would like to give to your loved ones?
A lonely elderly woman who lost her friend, a high school girl who had a falling out with her grandmother, a middle-aged man who never got together with his childhood friend, and a club member who mourned his advisor. ......
A heartwarming and moving story presented by the deliverer of “Heaven Delivery Service”, a service that delivers after the death of the client.
Translated in Traditional Chinese, Korean, Polish, Czech, Portuguese, German.
Mysterious Days at Yanaka Retro Camera Store(3)
Lenses that Connect Thoughts（谷中レトロカメラ店の謎日和 思いをつなぐレンズ）
The latest book in the series Mystery Days at Yanaka Retro Camera Store is a collection of short mysteries depicting a series of mysterious disturbances that occur at the long-established camera store in Yanaka, Tokyo. This camera mystery is colored by the classic cameras: Canonet, Hasselblad, Anthony, Nikonos II, and Plauber Makina, and the life stories of the characters in the book. The cameras featured in this series will be exhibited at the Japan Camera Museum! This book is also a must-read for camera fans.
Gunsmith in Nichome(2) -Love Bullet（二丁目のガンスミス 恋煩いの銃弾
A gun action novel by Sanaka Hiiragi, a popular serial in the gun and military magazine “Monthly Arms Magazine!”
A run-down picture book store is owned by a simple woman with black-rimmed glasses. With the words “Red and Black Cover, Alice's first edition,” the door to a secret workshop deep in the basement of the picture book store opens.
Rescue the girl from the cage of nine hungry bears, defeat the opponent with 2.34mm bullets, and escape from the underground labyrinth full of traps.
Clients arrive today with guns and difficult cases!
The Secondhand Kimono Casebook of Kurokonekotei, a Secondhand Clothing Store（古着屋・黒猫亭のつれづれ着物事件帖）
The "This Mystery is Amazing!" is a Grand Prize-winning series. You will be able to wear a kimono!
Kimono x Mystery. Namiko Nanamori is 33 years old.
"There are not going to be any interesting events in my life in the future", Namiko thought.
She was supposed to give up her hopes of getting married
and continue to work at her office job, but after a certain incident, Namiko has no luck, no job, no house, no girlfriend and no friends.
All she has is her free time. She moves to Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, with the help of a friend. There, she meets Marii, the owner of a secondhand clothing store, Kurokonekotei. Following the owner's recommendation, Namiko buys a kimono. Through Marii, Namiko receives a kimono from Kako, who says she is a regular customer at the store, and the two begin a correspondence. While learning how to put on a kimono, Namiko gets involved in the commotion that takes place at the Black Cat Pavilion.
The Return of the Mechanical Watch Prince（機械式時計王子の再来）
Located at the far end of Sendagi Suzuran Street is Totoki Clock Shop, which has been in business for four generations. The store keeper, Fujiko Totoki, became interested in watches to the point of attending a technical school after work.
It was Jean and Akio, a watchmaker from Switzerland, who started it all. Jean is the son of a famous watchmaker family, and he and Akio, his interpreter and caretaker, have come here on the sly, pretending to be brothers.
Together, they solve various everyday mysteries with their luxurious watches and advanced knowledge of timepieces in this newly written downtown mystery.
This is the second in the series!
The lantern of Lost memories （人生写真館の奇跡）
A photo studio stands on the road to heaven. Here, the lives of the dead who visit the photo studio are captured and stored. Here, the dead look back on their lives, select as many photos as the number of years they have lived, and make a running lantern with their own hands.
The person who assists in this final look-back ceremony is Hirasaka, a young man who has lost all memory of his life up to the time he came to the photo studio. A ninety-two-year-old woman chooses a photo of a bus, a forty-seven-year-old Yakuza chooses a photo of Christmas Eve, and a young man smiles with a seven-year-old child.
Hirasaka invites each of the dead who visit the exhibition to return to their own past, saying, "It's only for a day, but you can go back in time and re-take just one photo. What will they think about at the end of their lives as they return to that memorable day and re-take a memorable photo? And what is the sad but tender ending that comes to Hirasaka?
Translated in Korean, Traditional Chinese, Polish, German, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Thai, Spanish, Catalan, French, Portuguese(Brazilian), Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, English(UK,USA)
Gunsmith in Nichome（二丁目のガンスミス）
Sanaka Hiiragi's new gun action novel, which has been serialized in the popular gun and military magazine “Monthly Arms Magazine”, is now available in a long-awaited book! !
Kyosuke is involved in a stand-in incident, only to discover the secret of Miya, who is also involved in the incident. She is a gunsmith with superhuman marksmanship. Their life together revolves around guns and is also accompanied by delicious meals.
At the picture book store “Himawari-do”, a client with a difficult problem comes in today--.
Holidays for Mechanical Watch Princes（機械式時計王子の休日）
Located at the far end of Sendagi Suzuran Street is Totoki Clock Shop, which has been in business for four generations. Fujiko Totoki is left to look after the store in place of her mother, who is unable to take care of her due to the birth of triplets by her younger sister, Sakurako...
Fujiko is completely indifferent to watches and has no knowledge of them, when a mysterious brother from Switzerland appears in front of her. They say they are going to move the clock tower, which used to be the symbol of the town, for the first time in 20 years....... (from “The Grand Clock on the Tower”) A newly written downtown mystery in which various everyday mysteries are solved along with a luxurious clock.
Mysterious Days at Yanaka Retro Camera Store(2):
Film, the Magic of Stopping Time （谷中レトロカメラ店の謎日和 フィルム、時を止める魔法）
The Imamiya Photographic Equipment Store is a camera shop that has been in business for three generations in Yanaka, Tokyo. Manager Imamiya, a camera geek who loves classic cameras, warmly welcomes Rinkatsu, a part-time clerk who has been on vacation for three months. However, only when Raikatsu is on duty at the store, customers start coming in to test her knowledge of cameras....... Moreover, the customers who visit Imamiya Photography Machine Shop include the daughter of a war photographer, a man looking for a camera that disappeared in a magic mirror, and a woman looking to buy a spy camera, all of whom have their own peculiarities.
The duo of Imamiya and Raikatsu brilliantly solve various problems that come to the store, such as the mystery of a photograph left behind by a father with dementia and a camera that breaks down repeatedly.
This is a series of mystery short stories that warmly depict the connections between people through cameras, such as the bonds between parents and children and the love between a married couple. Nikon F2, Leica M3, Hanza Canon ......, along with fascinating classic camera masterpieces, are presented in the second volume of “Mystery Days at Yanaka Retro Camera Store”!
Mystery day at Yanaka Retro Camera Store（谷中レトロカメラ店の謎日和）
In the retro streets of Yanaka, there is a camera shop, Imamiya Photographic Equipment Store, which has been in business for three generations. Raika, who had requested that the camera store purchase her camera, which was given to her by her parents, is fascinated by the owner, Imamiya's, knowledge and decides to work at the store as a part-timer. In this heartwarming mystery series, Imamiya, a camera geek, solves one camera-related problem after another, involving a toy camera brought by a cat, a half-size camera broken 13 years ago, and pictures taken with a stereo camera.
Translated in Chinese, Chinese audio book.
Lady guardian（レディガーディアン）
A threatening letter was sent to the daughter of a wealthy man threatening to abduct her! Can the SP, composed only of women, protect the girl? The setting is a floating city off the coast of Macau, Special Administrative Region in China. The casino magnate Kyoichiro Uryue, who controls the luxurious waterfront city, loves his only daughter very much. He refuses to let any man, even his own family members, near his daughter, Chisaki. She receives a mysterious letter from an unknown person threatening to kidnap her! Usually, kidnapping is done in secret, and there is no such thing as a warning. However, as proof that it was not a prank, a commotion occurred when a timed ignition device was triggered during a car ride to school. Amagaki is intrigued by this strange story and flies off to Macau--and the story is not over.
"This Mystery is Amazing! Grand Prize winner! Dozens of beautiful women are gathered on an isolated island, selected through a rigorous pre-screening process. The selection contest is held on this island to choose the bride of Takao Kiryu, the darling of the IT industry who has made a huge fortune at a young age. The winner is guaranteed a place as the bride of Kiryu, a man of enormous wealth and global fame. Who will win the four days of fierce survival? And what is Kiryu's true goal? The heroine, Nigesaku Amakaki, a former underground martial arts fighter, and other unique female characters engage in an epic battle. The curtain is now raised on the battle!
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