Nobuko Mori is a tomboyish young woman who has just moved into a town by the sea. Through a chance encounter, she comes to know Sano, an older woman who is a fashion designer for children's clothing and lives in the same town. As the two become good friends, complicated matters deeply rooted in Mori's heart begin to surface... An unflinching, frank drama between women centered on the growth of a woman.

The first of two early works one-shot compilations by Minori Kimura, this collects works from her latter half of high school through college, with one one-shot from her 20's at the end. Common themes include waiting, loneliness, and the psychology of children. 1. **Rain** (雨, Ame) - A boy is falsely accused of tearing a classmate's photo, but things don't seem to favor his truth. This boy is no stranger to lies and falsehoods, however... 2. **Tommy** (トミィ) - Tommy is a boy whose father perished during the war. Though the truth is hidden from him, Tommy begins to notice something is off.... 3. **Balloon** (風船, Fuusen) - A largely silent one-shot about a girl who longs for the embodiment of joy: balloons. 4. **Tunnel** (トンネル) - A recollection of one's time when he was a young boy, and a tunnel that only he felt fear toward. 5. **Carrot** (にんじん, Ninjin) - A reflection on one's dislike for carrots when he was a young boy, and a certain incident regarding that. 6. **Mamoru-kun is Dead** (まもる君が死んだ, Mamoru-kun ga Shinda) - A whole town investigates what happened to one young boy, while also reflecting upon the wrongs done to him. 7. **A Joyful Tale** (こうふくな話, Koufuku na Hanashi) - Kimura reflects upon the aspects of her younger self that she has now lost. The only one-shot not in a shojo magazine, instead published in COM. 8. **The Wingless Bird** (翼のない鳥, Tsubasa no nai Tori) - The tale of Joey, a country boy who has always wished to fly since he was very young. Joey departs from home, wanting to find out a way in which he can fly, but he discovers much more in the wide world he explores.

A largely silent one-shot about a girl who longs for the embodiment of joy: balloons.

A collection of poem manga and full color manga filled with warmth and childhood innocence. 1. **Rosebud Rosie** (ローズバッド・ロージー) A precocious little girl named Rosie finds a kindred spirit in Paco, a boy from the circus. 2. **Akarui Haiiro no Ie** (あかるい灰色の家, The Bright Gray House) A girl reflects on herself, her neighborhood, and her home in the period where two-story homes were only just beginning to become widespread in this full color poem manga. 3. **Haka no Naka no Kodomo** (箱の中の子供, The Child in the Box) A full-color picture book manga on a little boy who isolates himself from others. 4. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 1 5. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 2 6. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 3 7. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 4 8. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 5 9. **Tonari no Ippei-kun** (となりの一平君, My Neighbor Ippei-kun) 6 The daily life of a little boy named Ippei and his family. 10. **8-gatsu no Hikari** (８月の光, The Light in August) A short poem manga about a girl and a game of hide-and-seek she played when she was younger. 11. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 1 12. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 2 13. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 3 14. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 4 15. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 5 16. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 6 17. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 7 18. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 8 19. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 9 20. **Kisetsu no Kizami** (季節の刻み, Etchings of the Seasons) 10 Two-page poem manga by Kimura that cover various subjects, often reflective and contemplative.

A young man's introspection on love and life experience.

1. **Yuganda Kagami** (歪んだ鏡) 2. **Ruiko-san no Megane** (ルイ子さんのメガネ) 3. **Ichijiku no Ki** (無花果の木) 4. **Fuyu no Tabi** (冬の旅) 5. **Joni Mitchell ni Atta Yoru no Watashiteki na Yume** (ジョニ・ミッチェルに会った夜の私的な夢)

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Imagine a time when the house and clan were considered more valuable than a person, where women must always obey the men, and women had no right to vote. After the war, a "bud" blossomed in those dark days: the Equality Clause of the Constitution. This manga traces the life of Beate Sirota, who drafted the Equality Clause. The volume also includes three additional short stories depicting the lives of women in modern Japan. (Source: Iwanami Shoten, translated) 1. **Fuyu no Tsubomi: Beate Sirota to Josei no Kenri** (冬の蕾－ベアテ・シロタと女性の権利) 1 2. **Fuyu no Tsubomi: Beate Sirota to Josei no Kenri** (冬の蕾－ベアテ・シロタと女性の権利) 2 3. **Fuyu no Tsubomi: Beate Sirota to Josei no Kenri** (冬の蕾－ベアテ・シロタと女性の権利) 3 4. **Anata to Watashi** (あなたとわたし) 5. **Hanako-san no Mita Mirai?** (花子さんの見た未来？) 6. **Kyou no Ichinichi no Kou** (今日の一日の幸)

The daily life of a little boy named Ippei and his family.

Collections of one-shots each selected by 85 different shoujo manga authors and organized by theme: Volume 1 - **Love Story** (恋愛) 1. **Biidama no Hashi** (ビー玉の橋) \[Robico\] \[Selected by Saki Haruki\] 2. **Haruaki Hime** (春秋姫) \[Yukiko Kai\] \[Selected by Aiko Itou\] 3. **Fuyu-Haru-Anata** (冬・春・あなた) \[Fusako Kuramochi\] \[Selected by herself\] 4. **Koibumi Biyori "Atashi wo Shiranai Kimi e"** (恋文日和＜あたしをしらないキミへ＞) \[George Asakura\] \[Selected by Machiko Sakurai\] 5. **Romantical Blue Illumination** (ロマンティカル・ブルー・イルミネーション) \[Hiromu Ono\] \[Selected by herself\] 6. **Kotsu Tsubo** (骨壺) \[Ayato Katsuma\] \[Selected by Joniel Sugawara\] 7. **Michikusa** (みちくさ) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] \[Selected by Chieko Hara\] 8. **Pink no Yuki ga Futtara...** (ピンクの雪が降ったら…) \[Kaoru Tada\] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi\] Volume 2 - **Family** (家族) 1. **Tasogare** (黄昏) \[Mariko Iwadate\] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi\] 2. **50-nen no Toki wo Koete** (50年の時を超えて) \[Mariko Takeda\] \[Selected by herself\] 3. **Moderato Cantabile** (モデラートカンタービレ) \[Noriko Nakayama\] \[Selected by herself\] 4. **Kiseki no Okurimono** (奇跡の贈りもの) \[Rina Morino\] \[Selected by herself\] 5. **Hareta Hi wa Gakkou wo Yasunde** (はれた日は学校をやすんで) \[Rieko Saibara\] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto\] 6. **Barairo ga Me ni Shimiru** (バラ色が目にしみる) \[Yoshida Mayumi\] \[Selected by herself\] 7. **Sora no Kotori** (空の小鳥) \[Chica Umino\] \[Selected by Saki Aoi\] Volume 3 - **Emotion** (感動) 1. **Saionji-san to Yamada-kun** (西園寺さんと山田くん) \[Tsunami Umino\] \[Selected by Kei Yoshizawa\] 2. **Pocket no Naka no Kiseki (Ayako)** (ポケットの中の奇跡 (綾子)) \[Waki Yamato\] \[Selected by Miwa Ueda\] 3. **Itteshimatta Natsu** (いってしまった夏) \[Mutsumi Tsukumo\] \[Selected by Hara Chieko\] 4. **Anata no Aozora** (あなたの青空) \[Fuyumi Ogura\] \[Self selection\] 5. **Yuki Warisou** (雪割草) \[Chiki Oya\] \[Selected by Fuyumi Ogura\] 6. **Haruyume Hime** (春夢姫) \[Jun Fukami\] \[Self selection\] Volume 4 - **Fantasy** (幻想) 1. **Kitsune Yomeiri** (きつねよめいり) \[Akimi Yoshida\] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi\] 2. **My Dear B・F** \[Ikuemi Ryou\] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi\] 3. **Kimi yo Shiru ya Minami no Kuni** (君よ知るや南の国) \[Kumi Morikawa\] \[Selected by Youko Miyajima\] 4. **Arcadia no Shounen** (アルカディアの少年) \[Ritsuko Abe\] \[Selected by Youko Hanabusa\] 5. **Dorobou Cinderella** (泥棒シンデレラ) \[Suzue Miuchi\] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto\] 6. **Chijou no Itten** (地上の一点) \[Yuko Kono\] \[Selected by Itsumi Kirishima\] 7. **Ki no Fureta Kisetsu** (気のふれた季節) \[Tomoko Naka\] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama\] Volume 5 - **Extraordinary** (異彩) 1. **Hoshi no Opera** (星のオペラ) \[Chica Umino\] \[Selected by Kazu Gotou\] 2. **Nire Yashiki** (にれ屋敷) \[Hideko Mizuno\] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama, Chieko Hara, and herself\] 3. **Genkan** (玄関) \[Fumiko Takano\] \[Selected by Kiwa Irie\] 4. **Sault Seint Marie no Koi** (スー・セント・マリーの恋) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] \[Selected by Udou Shinohara and Akiko Hatsu\] 5. **Ame** (雨) \[Minori Kimura\] \[Selected by Hideko Mizuno\] 6. **Omukae Ga Kuru** (おむかえがくるよ) \[Masako Sone\] \[Self selection\] 7. **Hinata e Hikage e no Romance** (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス) \[Toshie Kihara\] \[Selected by Ayuko Omi\] 8. **Uso Happyaku-ya** (嘘八百屋) \[Masako Yoshi\] \[Self selection\] 9. **Hanshin** (半神) \[Moto Hagio\] \[Selected by Chie Shinohara, Tsugumi Tsukishima, and Akirako Toudou\]

Angie is a boy from a well-to-do family who has just lost his parents. Refusing his greedy relatives, he decides to pay a visit to his uncle Hubert in California. However, an incident occurs on his first night at his uncle's mansion, and from that point onward, Angie begins to become suspicious of his uncle...