Oda Hideji

A compilation of noteable submissions to the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards from 1987 to 2000 from major artists from when they were still newcomers.Note: Do not confuse this for the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards CHRONICLE 1987-2000 Selections from 2013, which cut 23 of the 48 oneshots but still spread the remaining 25 across 4 seasonal volumes.Chapters:Spring: 1​. Tsuchida Seiki - Miseinen (1987 Four Seasons Prize) 2\. Takahashi Tsutomu - GOTAVOICE (1987 Spring Semi-Winner) 3\. Matsumoto Taiyou - STRAIGHT (1987 Autumn Semi-Winner) 4\. Irie Noriko - Neko no Te Kashimasu (1987 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 5\. Ohtagaki Yasuo - Ronin Heartbreak! (1988 Summer Honorable Mention) 6\. Sudou Masumi - Shounen-ou ni Shiroi Kumo (1988 Autumn Semi-Winner) 7\. Akizuki Risu - Oku-sama Shinkaron (1988 Autumn Honorable Mention) 8\. Nakayama Masaaki - Ridatsu (1988 Winter Semi-Winner) 9\. Arai Hideki - 8-gatsu no Hikari (1989 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 10\. Hiromoto Sinichi - Western Carnival (1989 Summer Honorable Mention) 11\. Enomoto Shunji - Golden Lucky (1989 Autumn Honorable Mention) 12\. King Gonta - A Mess on a Weekend (1989 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 13\. Irie Kiwa - Haikibun! Sakanahime (1989 Winter Four Seasons Prize) 14\. Hiramatsu Minoru - Ma, Ikka! (1989 Winter Honorable Mention) 15\. Aoki Yuuji - Higan to Shigan no Ma De (1990 Semi-Winner) 16\. Taguchi Masayuki - Shouteki Ningen (1990 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 17\. Sugawara Masayuki - Home Range (1991 Summer Semi-Winner) 18\. Matoba Ken - Mei Tantei ni Hanarenai keredo (1991 Summer Semi-Winner) 19\. Yasuda Hiroyuki - MOZOO (1991 Autumn Honorable Mention) 20\. Oda Hideji - Sakana (1991 Winter Honorable Mention)Summer: 21\. Matsunaga Toyokazu - Killing Paranoia (1992 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 22\. Ohara Shinji - Boku wa Otouto (1993 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize) 23\. Kuwahara Shinya - YOKO vs (1993 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 24\. Samura Hiroaki - Mugen no Juunin (1993 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 25\. Kuroda Iou - Ka, Nanten, Kuma (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize) 26\. Toume Kei - KUROGANE (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 27\. Igarashi Daisuke - Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi & Imada Fuyu (1993 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 28\. Yoshikai Kanji - Kodoku no Oto (1993 Winter Semi-Winner) 29\. Ashinano Hitoshi - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (1994 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 30\. Komai Yuu - Sonna Yatsua Inee!! (1994 Spring Honorable Mention)Autumn: 31\. Aramaki Keiko - GENOMES (1994 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 32\. Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki (1994 Summer Four Seasons Prize) 33\. Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho (1994 Summer Semi-Winner) 34\. Kiba Kouichi - JAGUA (1995 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 35\. Nihei Tsutomu - BLAME (1995 Summer Special Prize) 36\. Endou Hiroki - Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko dakara (1995 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 37\. Kitoh Mohiro - Vendémiaire no Migite (1995 Autumn Semi-Winner) 38\. Asada Torao - Spoonman 3.18 (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize) 39\. Wakana Shouhei - Kamen Tenshi (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 40\. Shinemon - Lunch no B (1996 Summer Honorable Mention)Winter: 41\. Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan (1997 Autumn Semi-Winner) 42\. Kimura Kon - Koube Zaijuu (1997 Winter Four Seasons Prize) 43\. Shinofusa Rokuro - Yasashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata (1997 Spring Honorable Mention) 44\. Higuchi Asa - Yuku Tokoro (1998 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 45\. Manabe Shohei - Yuuutsu Suberidai (1998 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 46\. Urushibara Yuki - Mushishi (1998 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 47\. Kumakura Takatoshi - Gurade (1999 Summer Semi-Winner) 48\. Toyoda Minoru - Love Roma (2002 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize)Selected Descriptions:Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki A brief insight into the life of a young graduate student looking for work who finds himself in bed with a mysterious girl he has never seen before.Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy.Kiba Kouichi - JAGUAR As a woman is returning home one night, she runs into a man who was just in a car crash. As he's dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea.Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan Hayashida Q's debut work about a female couch spirit.See Also:MDList of Afternoon Four Seasons Award–winning oneshotsblog post covering this seriesWikipedia article about this seriesWikipedia article about the contest, including a list of winners

Sent to live in the country with her grandmother after her parents’ separation, young girl Miyori spends most of her time daydreaming to escape her harsh reality. When she sets foot into her new home’s nearby forest, she encounters a series of curiosities: a tree struck by lightning, but still yielding new blossoms; the inexplicable appearance of a tiger–could this be a forest of spirits? In the Miyori no Mori series: Miyori no Mori Miyori no Mori no Shiki Zoku Miyori no Mori no Shiki The first volume was published in 2004, and two sequels in 2007 and 2008. Links: || ► Miyori no Mori (Amazon) ► Miyori no Mori no Shiki (Amazon) ► Zoku Miyori no Mori no Shiki (Amazon) ► Miyori no Mori (CDJapan) ► Miyori no Mori no Shiki (CDJapan) ► Zoku Miyori no Mori no Shiki (CDJapan) ||

Seventh grader Hayashi Renei is troubled by a strange dream: Her dead brother, who was killed in an automobile accident, comes back to life as Coo. The dream comes again the following night and then every night thereafter. Coo's world is a cruel one–crueler than the real world, even–with its own share of pain, suffering, and sadness. Renei is searching for her house with her brother and others whom she meets in Coo's world so that she can return to reality and the land of the living…

Author's masterpiece: Kacchan is a guy who has the disease (or power) to "disperse" in time and space, looking for a place where he can exist…

Omnibus of short stories from the famous science-fiction author Hoshi Shin'ichi: Volume 1: Afternoon Dinosaur Perfect Girl (JUN) Golden Pin (KAWAGUCHI Madoka) A Study of Angels (KIKI) I am an Assassin (KAZUHASHI Tomo) Come Out (SABA Tamayumi) Afternoon Dinosaur (SHIRAI Hiroko) Modern Life (ARITA Kei) Living Maintenance (SHIMURA Takako) Incident of the Night (ODA Hideji) Box (ODA Hideji) Volume 2: The Gate to Space The Gate to Space (KITOH Mohiro) The Mirror (HANEO) The Patient (TOYAMA Mutsuki) The Butterfly of Winter (ABE Jun) Execution (ABE Jun) The Problem of Level (HITOMI Akane) Fate (KAWAGUCHI Madoka) Wonderful Life (SUZUKI Shiho) Volume 3: Short Short Shoutaiseki Volume 4: The Friendly Demon Volume 5: The Guest From Space