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Genres
Seinen, Drama, Slice of Life
Summary
- Kouhei, a lazy man, helps some neighborhood kids learn how to play baseball during hot summer days
- He enters a house to retrieve their ball after a great swing, but he finds the god of poverty inside
- A compilation of reflective and realistic stories depicting unique moments in the characters' lives
Description
A collection of short stories.
1. Slider
What happens when a group of misfits run into the god of poverty? Mischief and house break-ins, that's what.
2. Mister Bojangles
Follows the journey of a Detective looking for a man who went by the name of "Mister Bo".
3. Goggles
A stubborn young girl comes tumbling into the barren wasteland of the lives of these two men. She can't take off her goggles, and the reason is...
4. Tsuki no Ya's Sales and Purchases
Two friends ride around in a car debating over their used book store.
5. Let's go see the Ocean
A prequel to Goggles the young girl goes to the beach with her grandfather.
6. Tonkatsu
An old man goes looking for the tonkatsu from his youth by going to every restaurant serving it one by one.
Authors
Other Facts
Published
Jul 25, 2003 to Sep 25, 2012
Serialization
Afternoon (Kodansha)
Where to read
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