Haru-chan drifted into Katayamazu in Ishikawa Prefecture a year ago, and became a waitress at Yoshiya, a hot spring inn in town. Set in a hot spring town, this bittersweet drama between a man and a woman and their pasts is Yusuke Aoyagi's best-known work! (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

Collection of early short stories. Stories contained in this volume are: 1. Sadist e no Shoutai (サディストへの招待) (1970, Play Comic) 2. Tansu no Nagamochi doko no ga hoshii (たんすのながもちどこのがほしい)* (1972, Shuukan Manga Goraku?) 3. Akutare (あくたれ)* (1972, Shuukan Manga Goraku?) 4. Koshimaki Jouwa (こしまき情話)* (1975, Shuukan Manga Goraku?) 5. Gosairi Uchi (後妻り打ち) (1975, Young Comic) 6. Konpirafunefune (こんぴらふねふね)** (1975, Shuukan Manga Times) 7. Otoko to Onna no Mugifumi no Uta (男と女の麦踏みの唄)* (1976, Shuukan Manga Times) 8. Tsukiyo no Rengebata (月夜のれんげ畑) (unknown) 9. 嫁盗み寝話 (unknown) * also included in "Mensore no Namida" ** also included in [Otokotachi no Koukai](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9046)

Shigeru Yoshida, a.k.a. "Oniyan," is a middle schooler with a scar on his forehead and a temper! He is as free-spirited as a baby and hates compromising. Even in fights he can't win. He bravely takes on challenges with his amateur judo skills, guts, and wiles. He and his friends were ferried from a branch school with only 15 students to Tosa Minami Junior High, the former naval preparatory school. In this school where the public morals committee rules using fear and politics, Oniyan howls with vigor! (Source: Beaglee, translated) *Note: Serialized as Oniyan (鬼やん) in Weekly Shounen King. The title was changed for the complete volume release.*

Junpei Komatsu became a bonito fisherman right after junior high. He married his childhood sweetheart Yachiyo, and they had a son, Akira. With Junpei away fishing for most of the year, Akira grows up to be a stubborn and mischievous child, so much like his father that they call him "Ko-Jun." (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

Bohemian Yoshiyan is a boss at a branch school. Shota is a child. Shota was swayed every day, but one day a strange old man and the two became acquainted and traveled together.