Sadness of the Heart

Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than Kami no Kodomo, this is a collection of quietly philosophical one-shots that explore the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in an odd, surrealistic manner replete with atypical and symbolic illustrations. 1) **Kokoro ga Kowareta** (心が壊れた, A Broken Soul); *AX Vol.22* 2) **Boku no Kodomo-tachi ni** (ぼくの子供たちに, To My Children); *Vol.3* 3) **Kokoro no Kanashimi** (心の悲しみ, Sadness of the Heart); *Vol.6* 4) **Kekkonshiki** (結婚式, Wedding); *Vol.11* 5) **Sora wo Tobu** (空を飛ぶ, Flying); *Vol.15* 6) **Hebi Onna** (蛇女, Snake Woman); *Vol.16* 7) **Shinigami** (死神, God of Death); *Vol.17* 8) **Watashi no Yuurei** (わたしの幽霊, My Ghost); *Vol.19* 9) **Me no Aru Ikimono** (目のある生き物, A Creature with Eyes); *Vol.23* 10) **Tsurishi no Nayami** (釣り師の悩み, An Angler's Anguish); *Vol.21* 11) **Kanashii Koi no Hanashi** (悲しい恋の話し, Sad Love Story) 12) **Jinsei Iroiro** (人生いろいろ, Life Has Its Ups and Downs); *Vol.18*