Kokoro no Kanashimi

Summary

Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than Kami no Kodomo, this is a collection of quietly philosophical one-shots that explore the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in an odd, surrealistic manner replete with atypical and symbolic illustrations. (Source: MU) 1. Kokoro ga Kowareta (A Broken Soul) 2. Boku no Kodomo-tachi ni (To My Children) 3. Kokoro no Kanashimi (Sadness of the Heart) 4. Kekkonshiki (Wedding) 5. Sora wo Tobu (Flying) 6. Hebi Onna (Snake Woman) 7. Shinigami (God of Death) 8. Watashi no Yuurei (My Ghost) 9. Me no Aru Ikimono (A Creature with Eyes) 10. Tsurishi no Nayami (An Angler's Anguish) 11. Kanashii Koi no Hanashi (Sad Love Story) 12. Jinsei Iroiro (Life Has Its Ups and Downs)