The Heart of Thomas

A collection of one shots: 1) 11-gatsu no Gymnasium 2) Yuki no Ko 3) Tou no Aru Ie 4) Shiroi Tori ni Natta Shoujo 5) Shiroki Mori Shiroki Shounen no Fue 6) Bianca 7) Sayo no Nuu Yukata 8) Aki no Tabi 9) Kawaisou na Mama

The title story features the earlier life of the character Oscar from the manga "Thomas' Heart." Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences. (Source: MangaHelpers) *Notes:* \- Includes the one-shot Shiro (城) \- Includes the one-shot Egg Stand (エッグ・スタンド) \- Includes the one-shot "Tenshi no Gitai (天使の擬態; Angel Mimic)"

The story features the earlier life of the character Oscar from the manga "Thomas' Heart." Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences.

When a tough, rebellious Eric arrives at a German boarding school, there is one fellow student he hates: Thoma. Thoma bears a striking resemblance to Eric, but is gentle, delicate, and idolized by his classmates. (Source: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics)

This anthology collects manga adaptations of classic literature by shoujo manga artists. 1. Moto Hagio x Hans Christian Andersen: **"Shiroi Tori ni Natta Shoujo"** (白い鳥になった少女) 2. Ryouko Yamagishi x Brothers Grimm: **"Cendrillon"** (サンドリヨン) 3. Miyako Maki x Murasaki Shikibu: **"Hana Kagerou (Genji Monogatari)"** (花陽炎 （源氏物語）) 4. Suzue Miuchi x Higuchi Ichiyou: **"Takekurabe (excerpt from Glass no Kamen)** (「たけくらべ」『ガラスの仮面』作中劇より) 5. Yasuko Sakata x Charles Perrault: **"Ohi to Nemurihime"** (お妃と眠り姫) 6. Kyoko Fumizuki x Louis Hémon: **"Shiroki Mori no Chi ni"** (白き森の地に) 7. Hideko Mizuno x Grimm: **"Rapunzel, Rapunzel"** (ラプンツェル・ラプンツェル) 8. Shio Satou x Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont: **"Bijo to Yajuu"** (美女と野獣)

*Note: Published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics.*

Sayo is assigned to sew a yukata as home economics homework. She takes out the fabric her mother had intended to sew but was unable to. As she begins to sew it herself, she keeps reminiscing about her memories with her mother...

A boy’s pilgrimage to the home of his favorite author has more meaning than either the author or his daughter can imagine. *Note: Published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics.*