Yoshida Motoi

Narumi Rokurou is still adrift in life in his forties, unmarried, and working as an editor at a publishing company while writing hardly lucrative literary fiction. His days enjoying life at his own pace are brought to an end one summer night, when a strange twist of fate brings Rokurou together with a mysterious beauty, beginning the story of their crazed love. As once was spoken by Zarathustra: “Everything in a woman is a riddle.”.

An anthology dedicated to Mushishi. Chapter 1. Strained Search (Hizumu Shirabe, 歪む調べ) by Kumakura Takatoshi Chapter 2. Boiling Water (Tagiru Yu, 滾る湯) by Yoshida Motoi Chapter 3. Shimmering of the Sea (Umi no Chirachira, 海のちらちら) by Ashinano Hitoshi Chapter 4. Cave of Wooden Joints (Kumiki no Hora, 組木の洞) by Imai Tetsuya Chapter 5. Shadow Tag (Kage Fumi, 影踏み) by Toyoda Tetsuya

This is a story about two adults, a man and an older woman. They meet each other because of their own jobs and their relationship will develop from this point on. Will it develop smoothly? Or will there be unforeseen events?

Along with our worries, there was also our youth. The not-quite-sequel, not-quite-prequel, not-quite-alternate-ending to Yoshida Motoi’s celebrated "Natsu no Zenjitsu", "Mizu no Iro Gin no Tsuki" continues the melancholic stories of love and loss that weave through the maturation of Mori, Hanami, Aoki one year later… Mori, a cheerful playboy in his sixth year of college, has just fallen in love with a high school girl named Hoshi. From that starting point, Mizu no Iro Gin no Tsuki portrays the relationships among Mori's friends and acquaintances. Note: The 4-chapter Water & Silver was originally collected in 2000 in a volume called Water & Silver 1. In 2006, this series, Water Blue, Silver Moon, recollected Water & Silver in its Volume 1. Water Blue, Silver Moon Volume 2 collects 5 more stories, published from 2005 to 2006.

Nanoka and Koshiro were separated at a young age when their parents divorced. Now, 10 years have passed, and Koshiro has already forgotten about his younger sister. Yet, Nanoka has decided to attend the nearby high school and come back to live with her father and brother. However, the two had met just before Nanoka came back to live together and without knowing each other's real identity, they went on a date, only to find out that they were actually siblings…Buy Original Edition:Amazon: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5CDJapan: 1, 2, 3, 4