Marika Kakimoto, a college girl, is unhappy that her younger brother, Jiu, who was accepted to the same university, is going to live in the men's dormitory. He was like a good-luck charm for her… In the middle of this depressing new semester, somebody complains that “Sakamoto-san, the Arabic teacher, only looks at Marika in class” (Source: Shueisha, translated) *Note: Also includes the one-shots TEA TIME and Tasogare Complex (たそがれコンプレックス)*

The title story is a comedy about a second-rate TV actress and her son in New York City. *Tristan* is set in Paris society between the two World Wars. It is a human drama featuring a German baron, a wealthy French wife, and a pickpocket boy in downtown Paris. The sadness of life in each of their respective positions is beautifully depicted. 1. **Ousama no DINNER** (王様のＤＩＮＮＥＲ) 2. **ＴＲＩＳＴＡＮ** 3. **Kiniro no Ochiba no Furishikiru** (金色の落葉のふりしきる) 4. **Papillon Road** (パピヨン・ロード)

1. **Groovy Night** (グルービィ ナイト) 2. **Henjin in the Hot House** (変人 in the 温室(ホットハウス) ) 3. **Utsu yori Sou ga Yoroshii no!** (ウツよりソウがよろしいの！)

In New York City in 1926, Augustus Pickford, a photographer for the minor news agency World News Pictures, infiltrated a hospital to take pictures of the mafia boss Giancarlo, who had been shot and hospitalized. He was the only one who succeeded in entering Giancarlo's hospital room, but as Augustus tried to take the picture, Giancarlo dictated his final will as he died. For his final wish, Giancarlo asked Augustus to deliver flowers to a woman named Carla. (Source: Keira Sakihana, translated)