In a serendipitous moment, a young girl meets Akamushi and finds him so beautiful and unforgettable that she falls in love with him at first sight. It turns out her grandfather and mother are haunted by a "Waraigao" demon - a demon that attacks living human bodies from inside the body to erode and eventually deteriorate their nerves that kills them.

There is a legend that speaks of a powerful sword hidden and sealed in "Jagara-Mogara." It is said that when the spirits of Light, Water, and Earth come together, the seal of this sword will be broken, and the sword will be immortalized. This is the sword of Susanoh. Upon pursuing the sword, Izumo, Kumaso, and Oguna arrive at the nation of Jagara, where they confront a darkness that envelops anyone seeking the sword of Susanoh, including these three who are destined to find it...

The three Takerus attempt to help the kingdom of Jagara protect the powerful Sword of Susanoh from the marauding empire of Amamikado. Unfortunately for them, they hadn't counted on one of the kingdom's three queens going turncoat and sneaking the enemy forces into the palace where the sword is kept! Oguna's secret is revealed, and the true power of the hidden sword proves to be more than anyone bargained for...

The Kingdom of Jagara lies in ruins. Queen Yamato and the former hero Kumaso, controlled by the demonic power of the Sword of Kusanagi, lead an army of puppets against the mighty empire of Amamikado, where they will face Queen Azuma, who has turned traitor by joining with the conquerors.

Rosemarie is the princess of a humble kingdom. Her brother wants an alliance with a bigger and wealthier neighbor, so he promises her hand to Reynol, the mysterious prince of the other country. But Rosemarie is determined to know who this guy really is first (and maybe even sabotage the wedding plans in the process.) So she assumes the role of "Marie," one of the maids in Reynol's castle. Could it be that the young prince is not the ogre she imagined?

The party to announce Princess Rosemarie and Prince Reynol's engagement is approaching! But Rosemarie finds herself caught up in sibling rivalry and it seems that Prince Grayle, Reynol's brother, is doing everything he can to split up the young couple. And he's not alone. The Queen is plotting against them too, but for reasons of her own. Will Rosemarie get past these challenges?

Heart wrenching and complex, Tanpenshu volume 1 is the first of two collections of powerful, shorter works by Hiroki Endo. The three stories in this first volume are mature explorations of humanity's constant, fumbling attempts to find hope and meaning in a confusing, violent world.

In "Hang," a short and steamy science fiction romp, two lovers try to look beyond a twisted, dysfunctional family life to strengthen the ties that bind them together. In other stories, a struggling art student tries to survive an early midlife crisis and his feelings towards high school girls and androids, and the two teenagers in "Boys Don't Cry" vignette lament their shortcomings.

Freshman Kei has one thing on her mind: getting into the apartment of Kanzaki, a fellow classmate. She's searching for something she lost there two tenants ago. This strange connection begins a friendship between two students who have each suffered their own separate trauma. Can Kei and Kanzaki help each other get over the secrets that are tearing them apart?

It's "Sports Day" at school, and Kanzaki has one more chance to make it onto the basketball team. He's up against an old rival who knows about his past failure and how he cost his last school's team a victory. When an accident puts his ability to play in jeopardy, it shakes up his confidence even more. It's up to Kei to pump him up and help him get his game face back on.

Kanzaki sees a picture of Suwa in old yearbook. It's the first time he's seen what the owner of the ring Kei's been searching for looks like. With Kanzaki's feelings for Kei possibly getting more serious, he wants to find out everything he can about this mystery guy's connection to her. But Kanzaki also learns some big news about Kei that he's just going to have to keep quiet about for now.