Friday Night Gathering

A volume of short sci-fi shoujo stories all featuring a new race of humans called Unicorns. The major theme in all of the stories are about human emotions. As the characters in the story try to interact and relate to these Unicorns who lack a lot of the natural emotions humans normally feel. 

The story *A, A'* raises a troubling question: how would you feel if your lover died—and was replaced by a clone? Could you recreate your relationship with someone who was physically exactly the same but didn't share any memories of your life together? 

In *4/4*, teenaged Mori flunks out of an ESP training program. But when he meets Trill, a beautiful Unicorn, his latent abilities begin to blossom... 

In *X+Y*, Hagio uses science fiction to explore questions of gender and sexual identity. Time has passed, and once again, Mori finds himself inexorably attracted to a member of the unicorn race - but this unicorn is male... and so is Mori.

Yuji and Eucie were twin sisters whose bodies were joined together by a divine twist of fate. Yuji was the smart sister, while Eucie was the beautiful one. One day, at the age of 13, Yuji decided to have surgery to separate from Eucie in order to live life on her own. A collection of 10 masterpiece stories, including the title story. "Ragini," about a dreamy love song spun by a computer. "Manatsu no Yo no Planet" is a one-act play between four men and four women on the lush garden planet Oberon. 

(Source: Shogakukan, translated) 

Collected stories:
1. **Hanshin** (半神, Hanshin: Half-God)
2. **Ragini** (ラーギニー)
3. **Slow Down** (スロー・ダウン)
4. **Suimu** (酔夢, A Drunken Dream)
5. **Herbal Beauty** (ハーバル・ビューティ)
6. **Nise Ou** (偽王)
7. **Onshitsu** (温室)
8. **Hidari Kiki no Ethan** (左ききのイザン)
9. **Manatsu no Yo no Planet** (真夏の夜の惑星)
10. **Kinyou no Yoru no Shuukai** (金曜の夜の集会)

*Notes:
The one-shots "Hanshin" and "Suimu" were published in English in the manga anthology A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories by Fantagraphics on September 27, 2010.*

Volume 1 **Kazoku no Joukei** (家族の情景)
1. **Sayo no Nuu Yukata** (小夜の縫うゆかた) \[Moto Hagio\]
2. **Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) \[Akimi Yoshida\]
3. **Boku ga Tenshi wo Unda Wake** (ボクが天使を産んだ理由) \[Yumi Tamura\]
4. **Pinball Cave** (ピンホール・ケイブ) \[Sakumi Yoshino\]
5. **Okurimono** (おくりもの) \[Akiko Hatsu\]
6. **Promise** (プロミス) \[Keiko Nishi\]
7. **Noraneko no Hanashi** (のら猫の話) \[Akemi Yoshimura\]
8. **Merry-go-Round ni Notte** (メリーゴーランドに乗って) \[Misako Nachi\]

Volume 2 **出会いと別離** (Deai to Betsuri)
1. **Gould wo Kikinagara** (グールドを聴きながら) \[Sakumi Yoshino\]
2. **Aoi Tori** (青い鳥) \[Moto Hagio\]
3. **Hare, Tokidoki Yami.** (晴れ、ときどき闇。) \[Yumi Tamura\]
4. **Iskander Kuuri** (イスカンデルクーリ) \[Midori Suwa\]
5. **Tatoeba Heine Mitai** (たとえばハイネみたい) \[Michiyo Akaishi\]
6. **3-nin ga Kieta** (3人目が消えた) \[Chie Shinohara\]

Volume 3 **100-mankai no Kiss** (１００万回のｋｉｓｓ)
1. **Lovers Kiss** (ラヴァーズ・キス) \[Akimi Yoshida\]
2. **Anna O** (アンナ・O) \[Sakumi Yoshino\]
3. **Mizu ga Koori ni Naru Toki** (水が氷になるとき) \[Keiko Nishi\]
4. **Paradise Zone** (パラダイス・ゾーン) \[Akiko Hatsu\]
5. **Kyuujitsu wa Paris de** (休日はパリで) \[Chiho Saito\]
6. **Rokugatsu no Koe** (6月の声) \[Moto Hagio\]

Volume 4 **99-man Tsubu no Namida** (９９万粒の涙)
1. **Kinyou no Yoru no Shuukai** (金曜の夜の集会) \[Moto Hagio\]
2. **Hikari no Niwa** (光の庭) \[Akimi Yoshida\]
3. **Awatayoukan Kuriyoukan Satsujin Jiken** (栗田洋館栗羊羮殺人事件) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\]
4. **Academia no Boukensha** (アカデメイアの冒険者) \[Takako Yamazaki\]
5. **Boku ga Kin Medal wo Totta Wake** (ボクが金メダルをとった理由) \[Yumi Tamura\]
6. **Rose Flakes** (ローズ・フレークス) \[Sakumi Yoshino\]

Volume 5 **Dokoka ni Aru Neko no Kuni** (どこかにある猫の国)
1. **Haiiro no Kifujin** (灰色の貴婦人) \[Akiko Hatsu\]
2. **Yuugure Bus** (夕暮れバス) \[Mariko Iwadate\]
3. **Leo-kun: Osoto ni Deshite** (レオくん　お外に出して) \[Moto Hagio\]
4. **Minatomachi Nekomachi: Rudy no Kiss** (港町猫町　ルーディのキス) \[Kanako Nanamaki\]
5. **Odori Hi: Hane Chouchin** (躍り火 跳ね提灯) \[Misako Nachi\]
6. **Osanamakura** (幼枕) \[Misako Nachi\]
7. **Yokohama Labyrinth: Akai Kami** (横浜迷宮　赤い髪) \[Masako Yoshi\]
8. **Kingyo no Tabi** (金魚の旅) \[Sakae Kusama\]
9. **Neko no Mita Yume** (猫のみた夢) \[Tomoko Kousaka\]
10. **Kuroneko ga... Miteru** (黒猫が…見てる) \[Keiko Nishi\]
11. **Neko Mix Genkitan: Yuusha to Furo to Yume Nezumi** (猫mix幻奇譚　勇者と風呂と夢ねずみ) \[Yumi Tamura\]
12. **Yotabanashi** (ヨタ話) \[Rie Arai\]
13. **Suzu-chan no Neko Kanako** (鈴ちゃんの猫) \[Sakurakouji\]
14. **Chuchutaro no Baai** (チュチュ太郎の場合) \[Chiho Saito\]
15. **Himitsu no Gu-Shirushi Kankou Konsu** (ひみつのグ印観光公司) \[Gregory Aoyama\]

Volume 6 **Hime to Ouji to Romance to** (姫と王子とロマンスと)
1. **Kumo no Tamago** (雲のたまご) \[Misako Nachi\]
2. **Yume no Katami** (夢のかたみ) \[Chiho Saito\]
3. **Red River Bangai-hen: Kappadokia Kitan** (天は赤い河ほとり番外編　カッパドキア奇譚) \[Chi Shinohara\]
4. **Haiiro no Cinderella** (灰色のシンデレラ) \[Tomoko Naka\]
5. **Barairo no Yuutsu** (薔薇色のゆううつ) \[Akiko Hatsu\]
6. **Boku ga Ousama ni natta Wake** (ボクが王様になった理由) \[Yumi Tamura\]
7. **Amefuri Hime to Sabaku Ouji** (雨降り姫と砂漠王子) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\]

Volume 7 **Ayashii Rinjin-tachi** (あやしい隣人たち)
1. **Vibrato** (ビブラート) \[Moto Hagio\]
2. **Kura no Aru Ie** (蔵のある家) \[Akiko Hatsu\]
3. **Paradise Avenue: Niizuma Wakusei** (パラダイスアベニュー新妻惑星) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\]
4. **Machi de Uwasa no Tengu no Ko** (町でうわさの天狗の子) \[Nao Iwamoto\]
5. **X-Peke-/Yotabanashi** (X－ペケ/ヨタ話) \[Rie Arai\]
6. **Bishop no Wa: Hyakkiyakou** (ビショップの輪 百鬼夜行) \[Yumi Tamura\]
7. **Sayonara Spangle** (さよならスパンコール) \[Yuki Kodama\]
8. **Sarasa no Iwana** (さらさの岩魚) \[Misako Nachi\]
9. **Madame no Yakata** (マダムの館) \[Gregory Aoyama\]