Haruko is a teenage girl who shares with her brother a love of laying around the house in sweats, watching television and playing video games.... more>> Her brother has a few friends, but Haruko has a lot of problems with social anxiety. The two of them pass their days happily playing together, though their mother worries about how she's going to get Haruko to shape up enough to find a husband. <<less

A collection of 12 short stories (& one extra) by Yoshida Satoru. The first features a woman who quit her job one summer, and is trying to find a happier life. The next few feature an unconventional method of getting rid of a ghost, and some annoying peeping neighbors who underestimate the cleverness of their large-chested target. ... more>>

1. The Town Yonder: Boring Summer (Kanata no Machi Taikutsu na Natsu)

2. Summer Ghost Chicken Race (Manatsu no Bourei Chicken Race)

3. The Food Chain of Tanaka Apartments (Co-op Tanaka no Joretsu)

4. China Hole Romance

5. Sadao Kishimoto's Heartbeat Hell (Kishimoto Sadao no Owarinaki Mune Kyun Jigoku)

6. Pink Radio (Momoiro Yankee Radio)

7. Tokyo Mole Style (Tokyo Mogura Style)

8. Since We Were Kids (Osanai Koro Kara Najimi no Futari)

9. Noah's Island

10. Queen Agatha's Long Nights (Warera ga Joou wa Kyou mo Kono Oku de...)

11. Erokinesis

12. Sick Vacation (Kaze Vacation)

12.5 Summer Days at Tanaka Apartments (Co-op Tanaka no Manatsubi) <<less