In a fantasy world where "jobs" are god-given from birth, heroes are born, not made...and Ein's job of "Appraiser" has put him about as far from the "hero" pedestal as possible. Used, abused, and eventually abandoned by his fellow adventurers, Ein decides it just isn't worth going on... Lucky for Ein, though, the end may just be the beginning...and a new lease on life. Turns out, his "worthless" job may just be the key to becoming a hero after all...

In a fantasy world where "jobs" are god-given from birth, heroes are born, not made...and Ain's job of "Appraiser" has put him about as far from the "hero" pedestal as possible. Used, abused, and eventually abandoned by his fellow adventurers, Ain decides it just isn't worth going on... Lucky for Ain, though, the end may just be the beginning...and a new lease on life. Turns out, his "worthless" job may just be the key to becoming a hero after all... After befriending the second World Tree spirit, Pina, things have gotten a lot livelier for Ein and the gang! But their carefree days are about to be overturned by the mysterious spirit Ekhidna and the dark power she offers to the disgraced Zoid...

Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a collection of three stories from Ken Niimura that are rooted in well-known Japanese folk tales, such as Urashima Taro and The Crane Wife. Each story delves into the concept of the taboo, asking questions such as “Why are these rules meant to be followed?” and “Who and why sets these rules?” Taking inspiration from the Japanese folk tales told to Ken Niimura as a child and combining them with his unique and captivating art style, Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a must read graphic novel for fans of beautiful literary comics.

Ein, an appraiser whose only power is the ability to appraise items, received horrible treatment from his other party members, and his days were filled with despair. But after he happened to fall into a hidden dungeon and met Yuri, a World Tree Spirit, and her guardian Ursula, Ein's destiny changed completely. With the power of his new spirit eye, Ein quickly goes from the weakest of all to the strongest! As the Spirit Sisters continue to be targeted by demons, Ein has no choice but to seek out and defeat their enemies. Once Krushu and May join the party, things get even livelier, and the sisters spend fun, peaceful days together. But only Yuri's guardian Ursula looks gloomy... Can Ein save Ursula from the darkness in her own heart?!

With the help of Kanon's “Enchant” ability, Ein succeeded in granting himself temporary divinity to defeat Demon God Torr. But the recoil has left him unable to move, and that's when the demon Miss Fushigi appears… As Ursula and the others are mercilessly stomped on and things look dire, a lone guardian steps forward…! Includes an exclusive bonus chapter!!

Ein, an appraiser whose only power is the ability to appraise items, received horrible treatment from his other party members, and his days were filled with despair. But after he happened to fall into a hidden dungeon and met Yuri, a World Tree Spirit, and her guardian Ursula, Ein's destiny changed completely. With the power of his new spirit eye, Ein quickly goes from the weakest of all to the strongest! After defeating the demon Shadow, Ein has become the new lord of Rayshik domain. But there's no time to rest after his victory, as new demons show up trying to kill him! On top of that, Echidna appears in the World Tree hall to attack Ursula and imprison Yuri within the tree. Can Ein and Ursula work together as guardians to save Yuri?!!

In a fantasy world where “jobs” are god-given from birth, heroes are born, not made…and Ein's job of “Appraiser” has put him about as far from the “hero” pedestal as possible. Used, abused, and eventually abandoned by his fellow adventurers, Ein decides it just isn't worth going on… Lucky for Ein, though, the end may just be the beginning…and a new lease on life. Turns out, his "worthless" job may just be the key to becoming a hero after all… With his new “Rex Aura” power, gained while rescuing Yuri, Ein sets his sights on the location of the next World Tree Spirit: Neroguma, kingdom of the anthropomorphs. The kingdom's dragon god is on a rampage and causing the rain to fall without cease…and it's also home to the “Dark Hero” Anfaire?! Can Ein stop the dragon god and find Yuri's sister?!