Taishi Murata

After coming out to his parents, aspiring novelist Shun Hashimoto has no one to turn to, until the day he meets high schooler Mio Chibana on the beach. The two instantly click—just before Mio has to leave for the mainland. Now three years later, Mio returns with a confession. But after all this time, will Shun feel the same?

In this well-explored world, the last secret area, a huge pit of fathomless depths, is known as the Abyss. Nobody knows where this huge vertical cave finally leads to. Inside there are various rare creatures and treasurable relics beyond the modern manufacturing facility. The amazing Abyss entices those with the spirit of exploration to descend into it one after another. An orphaned girl named Riko lives in the Belchero Orphanage in the town of Orth, The City of the Great Pit around the edges of the Abyss. She dreams of following in her mother's footsteps, who is "the Annihilator," a legendary White Whistle, to uncover the mysteries of the Abyss.One day, while exploring in the Abyss, Riko meets a humanoid robot...

Jun Naruse is a girl who carries the guilt of breaking up her family with the words she carelessly uttered when she was young... Suddenly, a mysterious "Egg Fairy" appears in front of Jun and casts a curse on her so that she can never hurt anybody with her words. Jun's ability to speak is sealed away: every time she tries, she feels a pain in her stomach. Traumatised by this experience, Jun hides her feelings deep inside of her heart, turning to e-mail messages on her mobile phone as her sole means of communication. Jun is now a second year high school student. One day, her homeroom teacher appoints Jun and three other students as members of the Regional Friendship Exchange Executive Committee. As it turns out, the appointed group is a rather unexpected mix of students. Other than Jun, the members of the Committee are Takumi Sakagami, the burn-out who never speaks his true intentions; Daiki Tasaki, the former baseball team ace who failed his run at the Championships due to an injury; and Natsuki Nito, the cheerleader and honor student who has some concerns about her love life. They all suffer from emotional trauma just like Jun.

Everything Aiko knew was a lie. Now she's joining a team of Divers to reach the place where the Burst began to stop it for good and save her family.

The protagonist, Ren Homura, returns to the town of Kaminohara, where he once lived. But did he really live in this place before? A nagging feeling tugs at his memories. Meanwhile, a strange game is forcefully installed onto his smartphone - a game called Monster Strike. A gauntlet of battles await him. Through the fierce fighting, he pieces together his scattered memories while uncovering t...