Adult Anime Novels & Stories

The way it all soured in an instant. Sophie’s volcano sits drying on the kitchen table, a lumpy cone of papier-mache painted in hopeful red and orange. She’s sixteen now, but she’s curled on the couch in her favorite oversized hoodie, knees tucked under her chin, eyes glued to the TV. Some new anime is playing with bright colors flashing, dramatic music swelling, and characters yelling about power levels. She’s obsessed. We argue about it constantly. “It’s not a cartoon,” she always insists, rolling her eyes like I’m the one who doesn’t get it. “It’s anime. There’s a difference. Depth. Themes. Character arcs.”

Every word Kevin said ended up sinking straight into her heart. "Why are you thinking so hard about something like that? It's none of your business." It was indeed her business. But Hannah couldn't exactly say that. "Maybe you're too innocent to know about this, but I've heard there are people who are into that. They have a fetish for watching their partner have sex with someone else." "Yuck." Hannah made a disgusted face. "That's insane." "Yeah. There are even lots of anime like that, where the main character's partner cheats on them. There’s a whole genre dedicated to it.”

I murmur, the memory bringing a small smile to my face. The happiness starts to fade though as suddenly the image of my mother laying dead in the grass fills my mind. I look at Daniel, desperate to find something else to talk about. "How old are you?" I ask Daniel, realizing he doesn't look 18 at all. "34," he says and my eyes widen. "Seriously? How the fuck can you be 34?" He chuckles a little. "Well werewolves and angels can easily live to be a few hundred years old and since I have the blood of both, I age about half as fast. In human terms I'm about 17."