Gin's manga / #Melancholic(4)

A collection of short stories. Aside from "Grass Cricket" and the commentary pages before each chapter and at the end of the volume, these were reprinted in Filament.

Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than Kami no Kodomo, this is a collection of one-shots that explore the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in an odd, surrealistic manner replete with atypical and symbolic illustrations. More than one reading may be required if you are to completely grasp the core message behind each of these stories. The first story, A Broken Soul (translated here as A Broken Heart) was featured in the anthology Ax: Alternative Manga.

Oneshot from Ishu Renai Monogatarishuu anthology.