After heading south to investigate the place known as Tomato Heaven, Maru and Kiruko head back to Tokyo via a “ferry”. But they are ambushed at sea by one of the man-eating Hiruko monsters. This specific beast is amphibious, making him extremely deadly as he can easily take cover in the sea. Meanwhile in the school, Tokio, with the help of his classmate Kuku, uncovers a frightening secret. Maybe life is not what it seems at all. Maybe those who are inside the walls are not in heaven. And maybe the walls are there to keep them all inside!

Within the safety of the walls, youths are raised in a nursery-style setting by robots. While life there may appear stale on the surface, the children are full of potential and curiosity. In many ways it is like a slice of heaven. The outside world is a hell-scape. It is almost entirely void of anything mechanical and is now inhabited by bizarre, yet powerful super-natural beings. Maru, with the aid of Kiruko, is out there crisscrossing what was once Tokyo for heaven. But after searching for so long, maybe heaven is more of an untenable dream than a potential reality.

Upon meeting with a cult known as the Liviemen, Kiruko and Maru are tasked to dispose of some man-eaters. Their project would lead them to the people behind the organization known as the Immortal Order. With conflicting ideologies fighting for their services and rare working machinery in the heart of Tokyo, the two must decide whether or not to continue on their quest or to settle down with "civilization".

Alumi Niumbirch, the Third Itako Anna, is squaring off against business tycoon Kaizo Oume, whose massive Over Soul is...the spirit of the battleship Yamato?! All of this is for the sake of victory in the proxy war between the gods: the "Flower of Maize"... The battle for the forbidden safe has begun!

Spiders and snakes and rats? The slippery demons are going to make Tashi talk ... and there's more trouble for Tashi when the fierce River Pirate returns without a warning.

Meme, Demon World citizen and Summoner-in-training, isn't the only strange resident of Kuroyuri Apartments! There's the former soldier turned lazy and cute-obsessed maid; the virgin Makoto, who is determined to marry Kuroyuri's rich proprietor, Sentarou; the spy intent on Sentarou's demise; and now a comic artist, who's super behind on a deadline?! With outrageous neighbors like these, there's luckily no shortage of good materials to pull from! Hang on tight! It's the last volume of The Strange Creature at Kuroyuri Apartments!

Zen is having a hard time living up to his parents’ expectations. And in Japan, when you are not admitted into a top school, then your chances at a stable future are tenuous at best. It's as if he is metaphorically tied to something he wishes to avoid.