“Father ran away. Come back at once — your brother.” This story begins with an express letter sent by Takashi Ichinose, a struggling theater actor, to his younger brother Naoya, a prodigy studying in the United States. It’s a long-awaited reunion between the mismatched brothers after six years, but things don’t seem to fall back into place so easily… or so it seems.

Collection of stories published in "Hana to Yume". 1. ラッコはじめました (1992) 2. 雷鳥さんさようなら (1992) 3. さびしがりやの彼女 (1993) 4. 美女と怪獣 (1993) 5. 隠密道中大変記 (1991) 6. 熱闘！大奥 (1988)