Tsutsumitani Nao

Mitsuba is a tanuki girl who lives in human society. She can only transform into a human for three hours, so she is unable to work and lives a poor life. One day, her fate begins to change when she meets a kind young human named Tsuyu. (Source: Natalie, translated)

Collection of short stories.

A female scientist artificially produces babies to make a ton of cash. However, her gay guy friend proposes that she raise a baby herself… Beginning with the stunning debut work “Birthday”, this also contains “Right Nightlight”, about a lazy boy being pushed around by his unstable cousin; “Kin ringo-chan no koi”, about a Lolita’s pure love; “Usagi no Naru Ki”, about a female high schooler haunted by her dead brother; “Bianca”, a SF work taking place in a plant at the bottom of the Mars’ ocean; and “Jinsei wa Futsuka dake”, the title work about a sullen young man in front of whom suddenly appears a little girl, and how they get along.