Forest of the Ice Needles

When Karen has to get a copy of her family register to get a passport she discovers something strange. An older sister who died as a child and her actual birth name which has been erased from the registry... With doubts about her own past she goes on a journey with a schoolmate in order to uncover her past.

Includes six short stories. 1. **Shimobashira no Mori** (霜柱の森): Forest of the Ice Needles: a middle school student just wants a normal life, but his cultish mother is determined to raise him as she sees fit. Throw in a mysterious boy and some soccer, and you have this enigmatic tale. 2. **Anna O** (アンナ・O) 3. **Joshi Kousei Satsujin Nikki** (女子高生殺人日記) 4. **Kona Milk** (粉ミルク) 5. **Toumei Ningen no Shissou** (透明人間の失踪) 6. **Renai Kazoku** (恋愛家族)