Tazawa Yutaka

"Everything was a 'lie'—but the feelings were 'real.'" Kiyoshi, a novelist who fell into creative slump after his mother's death, wanders the streets with unresolved grief. When an elderly woman mistakes him for her son and invites him home, their lives become entangled in an unexpected bond.

The story takes place in ancient Rome. The main characters, Titus and Chloe, were attracted to each other, but the difference in status, Titus being the son of a nobleman and Chloe being his house slave, prevented them from seeing each other. However, when Titus lost his home and family in the great earthquake in Pompeii, Chloe married him and they moved to Rome together. Titus wants Chloe to enjoy her new life as a free citizen, but she ends up taking care of him because of the way she has felt for so many years.

A romantic comedy about a freeter who ended up falling in love with a single mother.

Collections of Afternoon Four Seasons Awards winners starting with Winter 2005's and ending with Winter 2012's. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes.Chapters:Volume 1 - Winter 2005 1​. 今井哲也「トラベラー」 2\. 篠崎司 & 秋野めぐる「女王の傷」Volume 2 - Spring 2006 3\. 兼子義行「メトロポリタンミュージアム」 4\. 前邑恭之介「CURE」 5\. 兵庫しんじ「喰らう怪物」Volume 3 - Summer 2006 6\. 市川春子「虫と歌」 7\. 芝孝次「My name is…」 8\. 金田沙織「鵬の眠る城」 9\. 植木勝満「呪縛」Volume 4 - Autumn 2006 10\. 臼井仁志「死神」 11\. 大岡智子「道のうえ」 12\. 左右「その心臓を動かすものは」Volume 5 - Winter 2006 13\. 天野聡彦「ムスコはオヤジ」 14\. さだやすあゆみ「6時の男」 15\. 円城寺真己 (円城寺マキ)「ある日、ウンコマンと俺ら」Volume 6 - Spring 2007 16\. 山口甚八「東日人民よ！」/ Yamaguchi Jinpachi - “Tounichi Jinmin yo!” 17\. 太田モアレ「囚われクローン」/ Ohta Moare - “Toraware Kuroun” 18\. 新田章「黄色い家」/ Akira Nitta - “Kiiroi Ie”Volume 7 - Summer 2007 19\. 銅☆萬福「キレもん」/ Dou Manpuku - “Kiremon” 20\. 芝孝次「あの星のかけら」/ Shiba Kouji - “Ano Hoshi no Kakera” 21\. 及川由美「赤子」/ Oikawa Yumi - “Akago”Volume 8 - Autumn 2007 22\. 太田モアレ「魔女が飛んだり飛ばなかったり」 23\. 永田ゆき「おとめノート」 24\. 谷藤満「日々うつろい」 25\. 志ろう (トウテムポール)「星のやうにさよなら」Volume 9 - Winter 2007 26\. 和田依子「道」&「海へ来る理由」/ Wada Yoriko - “Michi” & “Umi e Kuru Riyuu” 27\. ナカモトユキ「ゲットーの太陽」/ Nakamoto Yuki - “Ghetto no Taiyou” 28\. 野村亮馬「WORKING ROBOTA」/ Nomura Ryouma - “WORKING ROBOTA” 29\. 高辺祐太「父がカツラを買ってきた」/ Takabe Yuta - “Chichi ga Katsura o Katte Kita”Volume 10 - Spring 2008 30\. 伊咲ウタ「帰っておいで」 31\. 浅沼悠「アジサイ」 32\. ほぎめ庭「糠床何処どかぬ」Volume 11 - Summer 2008 33\. 平松歓之介「夢」/ Hiramatsu Kannosuke - “Yume” 34\. 文月悠「クシナダの嫁入り」/ Fumizuki Yuu - “Kushinada no Yomeiri” 35\. 佐田茂輝「モンタナレコード2号店絶賛営業中」/ Sada Shigeki - “Montana Record 2 Gouten Zessan Eigyouchuu”Volume 12 - Autumn 2008 36\. 庄司創「三文未来の家庭訪問」/ Shouji Hajime - “Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon” 37\. 加納梨衣「星の国」/ Kanou Rie - “Hoshi no Kuni” / “Kingdom of Stars” 38\. 安倍玲子「夏の終わりの逃避行」Volume 13 - Winter 2008 39\. 桜井画門「亜空耳」/ Sakurai Gamon - “Subauditory Hallucinations” (“A Soramimi”) 40\. 竹内ていじ「監視員」Takeuchi Teiji - “Kanshiin” 41\. 小林嵩人「喚獣」/ Kobayashi Takahito - “Yobukemono”Volume 14 - Spring 2009 42\. 丹羽麻里子「NO MAN IS AN ISLAND」/ Niwa Mariko - “NO MAN IS AN ISLAND” 43\. 田中雄一「害虫駆除局」/ Tanaka Yuuichi - “Gaichuu Kujo Kyoku” 44\. 田川ミ「ドッヂ」/ Tagawa Mi - “Dodge”Volume 15 - Summer 2009 45\. 鴻巣世紀「チェコ」/ Kounosu Seiki - “Cheko” 46\. 中村二基「starry」/ Nakamura Niki - “starry” 47\. 加納梨衣「賃貸一軒家」/ Kanou Rie - “Chintai Ikkenya”Volume 16 - Autumn 2009 48\. 十野七「すみれの唄」 49\. 館石直進「プラティカル・ジョーカー」/ “Practical Joker” 50\. はみがき男「SOLA」Volume 17 - Winter 2009 51\. 園田ゆり「ライオン」 52\. 長谷川和志「ちっぽけで素晴らしき日々」 53\. 石原雄「除夜のユキ」 54\. タヤマ碧「世界のどこかで100m走」Volume 18 - Spring 2010 55\. 曹子「不死身の花音ちゃん」/ Soushi - “Fujimiya no Kaon-chan” 56\. 雨松「ヒーローの娘」/ Amematsu - “Hero no Musume” 57\. 松本藍「屋上友達」/ Matsumoto Ai - “Okujou Tomodachi”Volume 19 - Summer 2010 58\. 篠宮ツキ「ヤングイコン」/ Shinomiya Tsuki - “Young Icon” 59\. 藤嶋マル「宇宙の恋人」/ Fujishima Maru - “Uchuu no Koibito” 60\. 山崎廉「ライカライカ -LIKE A LAIKA-」/ “LIKA A LAIKA”Volume 20 - Autumn 2010 61\. みやざき明日香「平成デカダンス」/ Miyazaki Asuka - “Heisei Decadence” 62\. 秀河憲伸「ONE HAND SHOOT」/ Hidekawa Kenshin - “ONE HAND SHOOT” 63\. 撫ヶ田薺「コケノシマ」/ Nadegata Nasuna - “Koke no shima” / “Moss Island”Volume 21 - Winter 2010 64\. みやあやた「二人の記憶」/ Miya Ayata - “Futari no Kioku” 65\. 星すばる「異国息子」/ Hoshi Subaru - “Koku Musuko” 66\. 山下竜一「オアシス論」/「日陰の氷」/ Yamashita Ryuuichi - “Oasis-ron”/“Hikage no Koori”Volume 22 - Spring 2011 67\. Lea「アオムシス」/ Lea - “Aomushisu” 68\. イシダナオキ「おから」/ Ishidanaoki - “Okara” 69\. 田沢ユタカ「面を打て」/ Tazawa Yutaka - “Men wo Ute”Volume 23 - Summer 2011 70\. 井上文月「ZNTV東京支局」 71\. 白川蟻ん「アーチャーズ・カルテット」/ “Archers Quartet” 72\. 友沢マサオ「FOUR SEASONS」Volume 24 - Autumn 2011 73\. 武内香菜「やまもとでんき」 74\. 栗本竜磨「ライツ カメラ アクション」/ “Lights Camera Action” 75\. 岩見樹代子「絶交」Volume 25 - Winter 2011 76\. 鍋倉純樹「ただいま！春機発動期！！」/ Nabekura Jiyunki - “Tadaima! Shunkihatsudouki!!” 77\. 花輪園人「乗る男」/ Hanawa Sonohito - “Noru Otoko” 78\. 中世千尋「たかえさん」/ Nakase Chihiro - “Takae-san”Volume 26 - Spring 2012 79\. 岩見樹代子「千代のくちびる」/ Iwami Kiyoko - “Chiyo no Kuchibiru” 80\. 須藤由華「宇宙のハルモニア」/ Sudou Yuka - “Uchuu no Harmonia” 81\. 佑来那津「夜に彩雲」/ Yuuki Natsu - “Yoru ni Ayagumo”Volume 27 - Summer 2012 82\. 土屋真帆「パライゾ」/ Tsuchiya Maho - “Paraíso” 83\. 飯島しんごう「えろほんさん」/ Iijima Shingou - “Erohon-san” 84\. 蘇芳浅海「宇宙のかたすみの物体X コマメ編ミツコ編」/ Suou Asami - “Uchuu no Katasumi no Buttai X - Komame Hen Mitsuko Hen”Volume 28 - Autumn 2012 85\. 赤星トモ「思春期シンドローム」/ Akaboshi Tomo - “Shishunki Syndrome” 86\. 丈山雄為「解体ザナフ」/ Jouyama Yui - “Kaitai Zanafu” 87\. 恵三朗「彼女の鉄拳」/ Megumi Saburou - “Kanojo no Tekken” / Her Iron FistVolume 29 - Winter 2012 88\. 山田胡瓜「勉強ロック」/ Yamada Kyuuri - “Benkyou Lock” 89\. 土橋田アキラ「ステ公のはじまりの旅」/ Dobashida Akira - “Sute Kou no Hajimari no Tabi” 90\. 譲「金奪撫子」Jou - “Kindatsunadeshiko”Selected Descriptions:Sakurai Gamon - Subauditory Hallucinations (A Soramimi) Some people can hear things that others can't…Yamazaki Ren - LIKE A LAIKA The daily life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space.Nadegata Nazuna - Koke no Shima On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons.Jouyama Yui - Kaitai Zanafu A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl.Kanou Rie - Kingdom of Stars Love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation…See Also:MDList of Afternoon Four Seasons Award–winning oneshotsblog covering the first 25 volumesWikipedia article about the contest, including a list of winners