“I give you all permission to kill everyone here in order to earn the right to die.”
To those who wish to go to heaven, kill each other and be the last one standing to survive. This place is called the "school", which lies between the world of the living and heaven. The group of 11 comprised of boys and girls are suddenly forced to participate in a death game hosted by someone who calls themselves "Sensei"! This school decides who dies and who doesn't. Only the person surviving at the end of the game can go to heaven. If one wants to die, they have to kill everyone else. Everyone has their "reasons of wanting to die", but who will be the last one remaining in this corrupted game...?!
“I've been waiting for you for so long. Come quickly. Destroy me...”
Cracks started to form within Aoba's ordinary life on a remote southwestern island off the coast of Japan as he gets caught up in a dangerous game! The game, Rhyme, is an ultra-realistic online game that has recently been growing in popularity with the young adults living in Midorijima. Despite being uninterested in the game, Aoba finds himself dragged into a match against his will with an unknown opponent. As Aoba fights desperately with his artificial lifeform buddy, Ren, a voice calls out to wake him up. Soon, Aoba finds himself trying to unravel the conspiracy lying at the heart of Midorijima with the help of some unsavory men and his special ability.
“The princess goes undercover... as a swordsman?!”
"How dare they... I swear I’ll make them pay for this!" Leila’s resolve was unwavering after losing her parents, hometown, and family treasures. She, who inherited the magical power of the spirits, swore to take revenge. In order to give retribution to the kingdom that took everything from her, she disguised herself as a man and joined their Royal Order as a knight. With the help of the comrades she met there, they discover the gemstone that was once stolen from her home. However, an even harsher fate awaits them once they retrieve it...
“In a twist of fate, a nameless stage actor is thrust into the world of The Cursed Princess and the Shining Knight”
Transformed into Sylvia Burrows, the play's leading actress, she is faced with the task of becoming a body double for Princess Michelle. However, she is aware of Sylvia's tragic fate—an execution at the hands of the merciless Crown Prince Oscar—and that's the one thing she absolutely refuses to sign up for! Yet, somehow, the Oscar in this alternate world begins to show interest in Sylvia... Could there be glimmer of hope for a better conclusion for her?
“My dream is to see the drift ice in Hokkaido, let it carry me away... and disappear together with it.”
To Rei, her business-motivated marriage is a hellish ordeal—a life shackled by control and forced attempts to conceive by her husband Masaichiro. Her only meager means of revenge are the birth control pills she takes in secret. However, even Rei has a ray of light in her life: a food truck she visits daily that is run by Mikio, a kind, handsome young man. The fleeting lunches with Mikio allow Rei to truly be herself. But her pills don't remain a secret for much longer, and Masaichiro forces her to quit her job upon their discovery. On her final day, when all hope of ever seeing Mikio again is seemingly lost... a man comes in to rob the bank she works at! From the moment Rei sees him, she is strangely drawn to him, kicking off their dramatic romance.
“Do friends in a group usually talk about each other behind their backs...?”
Kiyo, like any other socially adept high-school girl, spends every day having fun with her group of friends! But somehow, things don't feel quite right... Do friends in a group usually talk about each other behind their backs...? Maybe not, but if there's one thing that Kiyo knows, it's that she doesn't want to be on her own. And so, she simply goes with the flow, even as her high school life is hit by a storm!