-1. **Wakaba no Goro** (若葉の頃) 2. **Umi no Kakera** (海のかけら) 3. **Hachigatsu no Mori** (八月の森) 4. **McDonald-shi no Koi** (マクドナルド氏の恋) 5. **Je t'aime** (ジュ テーム) 6. **Oyasumi Judy!** (おやすみジュデイ！)
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1. **Hino-ke no Kyoudai** (緋野家の兄弟) 2. **WE LOVE YOU** 3. **My Favorite Things**
A whimsical love story of men and women who live in Kirakuso, a run-down, 70-year-old apartment building. A female civil servant nearing her thirties. A former elite salaryman, now unemployed. A young woman living life at double-speed. A shoujo manga editor who has never a girlfriend in his 27 years. A mysterious fortune-teller. A no-good bartender with two kids and two divorces. This is an assortment of love stories woven by these six wonderful and fearless people! (Source: Kodansha, translated) *Note: Volume includes three additional one-shots.*
The Matsunae family has nine cats. A cat paradise where everyone is free! This is a cat-making essay by the author who keeps cats for a long time. From small cats to elder cats over 20 years old, cats of various ages, types, and personalities are drawn with elaborate brushstrokes unique to large veterans, which is very healing. There are lots of small stories that are fun to read, such as trends in cat types and how to remove pills!
In 1994, after reading *Oya ni Naruhodo Muzukashii Koto wa Nai* (親になるほど難しいことはない), a book about child abuse by journalist Atsuko Shiina, Sasaya adapted the book into the manga *Kooritsuita Me*. The manga, which was serialized in the manga magazine You in 1996, is credited with influencing the adoption of new child abuse laws in Japan on May 24, 2000, and it received the Avon Educational Award in 2004 (Source: Wikipedia)
The popular new student council president, Sameyuki Ubukata, a man who turned an unused school building into his own private love nest, is fascinated by a girl. The girl is Saito Chigiri, who is as bold, honest, and kind as an angel....... But her brother is a hot-blooded and strict teacher at their school.......! (Source: Office Manga, translated) *Also includes the one-shot Furimuite ne Gordon (ふり向いてねゴードン)*
In 1994, after reading *Oya ni Naruhodo Muzukashii Koto wa Nai* (親になるほど難しいことはない), a book about child abuse by journalist Atsuko Shiina, Sasaya adapted the book into the manga Kooritsuita Me. The manga, which was serialized in the manga magazine You in 1996, is credited with influencing the adoption of new child abuse laws in Japan on May 24, 2000, and it received the Avon Educational Award in 2004 (Source: Wikipedia)