Creatures of the animal kingdom bicker for their place on the throne in a post-apocalyptic world void of the human race, but soon realize they're slowing transforming into their old human masters. When mankind disappears from the face of the Earth, creatures of the animal kingdom gather to discuss who will replace them on the throne. But soon, the animals realize they're slowly adopting human traits.

In the magical Ancient Chinese world of astrology, a candyman with a knack for communicating with the zodiac animal spirits must lift a curse on his friend's teahouse by settling a dispute concerning the emperor's prized missing tea between two animal spirits.

Vignettes of a number of relationships, most of them troubled, are glimpsed through the descriptions of creatures in this bestiary of the imaginary.

A leech-like, jellyfish-like animal that consumes grief is used for various medicinal purposes, but rituals surrounding these animals have been corrupted in recent years, resulting in these animals' impending extinction.

A mechanical creature is abandoned in a dystopian China, where he decides to take a journey to find a place of belonging for himself, with the help of a friendly bat.

A creature driven to extinction by human violence tries to survive and exact vengeance for his fallen people.

Three myths from human groups on other planets describe the origin of humanity, and the necessity of respecting nature.

A rat moves into a young squirrel's peaceful neighborhood and refuses to respect the space. Unable to force the rat to move away, the other animals watch as more and more rats come to live in the area of town they once avoided.

A year after a city council in a small Tokyo town votes to support an abandoned elephant, the old animal and its long-time caretaker mysteriously disappear. A local PR agent attempts to track the pair down.

When seeds fall from the sky and cause human beings to transform into animals, two people try to understand how they met.