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-Yoshiaki Mikami is 55 years old. As his daughter leaves the nest to look for work in the city, he begins to realize his own old age, which makes him think of his late father. Yoshiaki's father, Yoshio, suddenly died all alone 23 years ago. Yoshiaki was living his own life as a contract worker when he was faced with this major ordeal. As Yoshiaki laid his father to rest, all sorts of thoughts bounced around his head. Osamu Yamamoto, a master of human drama, spins a yarn about human mortality and the bonds between parent and child. (Source: Big Comic Original, translated)
The story is set in 2020. Mamoru, an indoorsy second-year high school student, has a crush on Aya, the pretty girl who lives next door. However, Aya is moving out due to adult reasons. Not wanting to be separated from her, Mamoru musters up his courage and proposes a plan to run away from home. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
Ms. Nagura, a fledgling girls' manga artist who is also an ordinary office worker, and her editors, Ms. Arayama and Ms. Kondo, always have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. after Ms. Nagura finishes her work. When the three women get together, talk about the next work somehow veers off into talk about ideal two-dimensional men and fantasies.....
