UNFOLDING THE WINGS OF VICTORY! Humanity is under siege. Strange, hostile beings known only as pillars are stripping away the very life force of the Earth, turning vast tracts of the planet into barren wasteland. The only ones who can stand in their way are the Valkyries, the chosen of Odin himself who fight with his blessing in divine machines that arc gracefully through the air, leading the countercharge of the human race. Even with their support, the fighting is desperate, and hope is hard to come by on the European front. Rusalka is determined to do everything she can to change that as one of the chosen warriors tasked with retaking the skies and bringing humanity back from the brink of extinction!

Unable to get around without a wheelchair, the doll-like Josee leads a solitary, housebound existence. But when she meets her new live-in caretaker, a recent college graduate named Tsuneo, everything in her life is upended. "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish" depicts the fragile, strangely erotic relationship that blossoms between these two young people. In addition to the title story, this collection also includes seven short tales centering on working women and the myriad loves and partings of their lives.

Summer, 1998. Mei Misaki, age fifteen, has gone with her family to their seaside vacation home. There she meets the ghost of Teruya Sakaki, her classmate from Yomiyama North Middle School Class 3-3 who, like Mei, witnessed the mysterious events that had transpired at the school. There begins an adventure of memory and mystery as they search for the ghost's body and his memories alike.

TIME-ATTACK CHALLENGE! ​Pristella is minutes away from disaster, and Subaru is the only one who has any idea what's coming. Sirius, the Archbishop of Wrath, intends to use her insidious power to commit an act of terror—in the name of love. To have any hope of saving the city's residents, Subaru will first need to figure out how to handle the shortest time limit that Return by Death has ever given him. Will his powerful allies and newfound skills be enough to keep the Water Gate City safe from catastrophe?

A CITY OF HIDDEN DEPTHS! ​In the year since the Battle of the Sanctuary, Subaru Natsuki has been busy honing his skills alongside Emilia and the other members of their merry band. Still, these peaceful days cannot carry on forever—and it is none other than Anastasia, Emilia’s rival in the royal selection, who brings their respite to an end with an unexpected hand-delivered letter bearing an invitation to the famous Water Gate City of Pristella. Despite their suspicions about the sudden request, they accept and set off for the trade hub that lies at the kingdom’s border. There, among the inviting canals and dazzling streets, await old friends, new faces, and a hidden menace lurking in the shadows!

Subaru has really made a mess of things this time. After getting into a fight with the girl of his dreams, Subaru is stuck in the Karsten estate with Rem while Emilia heads home without him. Consumed by a sense of powerlessness, he spends his time desperately training--all the while wondering, "What's the point?" Is there any reason for him to struggle at all? But while he grapples with his inner demons, the Witch Cult may no longer be content to sit back...

Mizuno, the daughter of a mayoral candidate, is desperate to escape the suffocating pressure and scrutiny of smalltown life. Chayama, the heiress of the tea company Chayama-en, is adamantly walking down the path laid out for her, despite being forced to atone for her family’s apparent misdeeds. Yet in the bubble of the school’s third floor guidance counseling room-away from rumors, watchful eyes, and their feuding families-they’re simply Mizuno and Chayama, two teenagers who find comfort and hope in each other. But when the outside world tries to tear them apart, the two must find a way to protect their relationship and, more importantly, themselves...

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER! ​The mission to retake the city hall has failed. Flood waters threaten to consume all of Pristella. Strange creatures roam the streets, and the city’s residents have been forced to seek shelter wherever they can. Under a shroud of fear and anxiety, Subaru and his scattered allies lick their wounds while struggling to find a path forward. With Emilia still in the clutches of an Archbishop and madness spreading throughout the city, only one thing is clear—if they want to save the poor souls of the Water Gate City, it’s going to require one hell of a gamble.

Mind over body-and time!Having lost his deadly duel with Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti, Subaru Natsuki goes back in time once more. Before he even gets a chance to shake off the effects of the ferocious battle, he must use everything he has to foil the wicked plans of the body-hopping Archbishop of Sloth and his cultists. To save Emilia, who's holed up in Roswaal Manor after failing to persuade the villagers to seek shelter, Subaru will have to forge a whole new path with the finest of knights, the greatest healer, and the Sword Devil himself!

--Let's get this story moving. Alongside the people most important to him, a boy goes out to meet the same sunrise once more. Strengthening his resolve, Subaru returns to his first day in the mansion. Repeating his loop in the Roswaal household armed with his memories, Subaru attempts to only make the optimal decisions to avoid another tragedy, but his fear and obsession with evading death and failure are slowly warping him. While Subaru slowly falls apart trying to save everyone...who will save Subaru...?