Rozen Maiden (2008)

In the original timeline of Rozen Maiden, shut-in Jun Sakurada chose to wind up the sentient Rozen Maiden doll Shinku and help her participate in the Alice Game, a contest between the dolls. But if Jun had chosen not to wind her up, his life would have been very different. In an alternate universe, Jun has grown up and is in college, but he is gloomy and still bears the scars of his hikikomori past. While working at a bookstore, he finds a weekly book series called "How to Make a Girl," which i...

The original story was put on hiatus after the sudden illness and hospitalization in the Peach Pit duo, and subsequently cancelled by Gentosha. It was then picked up by Shueisha, as an alternative setting story, and title changed to katakana writing.