Kira Takashi

A man who is unbothered with work, hobbies, and romance is invited on a motorcycle tour by a woman he work with, and this marks his first step into the extraordinary. Though he is hesitant at first glance about the slightly spartan female rider, he enjoys riding his motorbike, seeing spectacular views, eating delicious food, and relaxing in a hot spring. Gradually, the man's feelings begin to change. This book contains a two-part short story and one one-shot story from before the author became a serialized writer. translated from amazon.jp

Mitsuhiko Amano is full of regrets. A 46 year old salaryman who had just been laid off, he was told that his wife wanted a divorce, something that he might have been wanting for years. So he visits a soapland, a place he hasn't been since he started dating his wife 22 years ago. While there, a fire suddenly erupts, trapping Amano and a soapland girl in the bath. In a rare moment of bravery and decisiveness, Amano attempts to lead the girl to safety, only to slip and hit his head. As his consciousness fades, he sees the back of the soapland girl making her escape… A fresh set of regret blankets him as he passes out, that his wife Sachiko and daughter Miyu will be objects of ridicule that he died in such a place… Then he awakens. In front of him is Ozawa Satsuki, a girl he hardly knew but secretly liked in high school. And Takahashi, Nakao-san, and Iijima-kun too. All his high school friends in their high school uniform, in their, and his, old high school… He has slipped 30 years into his past. Has he been given a second chance? To change his life so that the regrets that weighed him down never happen this time around?

Shu, Yu, and Mako have been friends since they were little, but after middle school graduation they begin to drift apart. Shu has become the rough kid of the three, with his motorbike, cigarettes and porn. He's going to follow his brother into carpentry. Yu is the smart kid, and he's developed a crush on Mako. They attempt to enter the same high school - one below his mental abilities, but unfortunately above hers. After Mako fails the entrance exam, she goes to another school and works part-time as a waitress. Now Yu is going to high school alone, but he soon makes friends with a pretty girl who encourages his newly-discovered tentative interest in motorcycles. Will Shu, Yu, and Mako be able to keep their friendship alive, despite the different paths their lives have taken? What will happen with Yu's crush on Mako, now that he's growing closer to another girl?

This volumes contains extra stories published after the serialization of the main story ended, The four-part "Tokyo Story", is a direct sequel to the main story. There are also two short stories depicting past episodes of Satoshi and Chico, serialized in Young Magazine for a short period after receiving many requests from readers. This volumes also includes a newly drawn epilogue of the main story and the 48th Chiba Tetsuya Grand Prize winner oneshot "Akato Elegy".

Satoshi Yanagawa is working part-time controlling traffic at work sites, and works with a beautiful girl that he likes at first sight. But she has a pretty bad character. Are there any prospects for romance? Read on to find out, the story is hilarious at certain moments, and touching at others.