A short oneshot from the anthology magazine, AX. Published in issue 100 from 2014

A sweet, sentimental tale of young love told in a charming visual style.

A boy goes fishing in the forest, and is invited to dinner by a strange old man.

Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than , 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>>

More than one reading may be required if you are to completely grasp the core message behind each of these stories. <<less

If I could describe it in a few words, I’d say “poetic”, “lonely”, and “deliberate”. There’s a touch of the sadness that comes at the... more>> end of summer, the transition into cold and quiet. It feels heavy with undertones. Every word seems deliberate and filled with meaning. <<less

lovely poetic oneshot