A Bird in a Dream (Yume ni Tobu Tori)

Collection of short stories:

• *Yume ni Tobu Tori *(A Bird in a Dream)

On Yuuga's birthday, after a huge fight, Soichiro suffers a heart attack--then he's hit by a car. But Soichiro gets a second chance when he wakes up two days before his accident....

• Iku Michi, Yobu Tsuki

Otsuji cuts through a dangerous park one night. He's attacked by hoodlums and thrown into a lake. There he meets the demon of the lake--and can't leave.

• Moment

Atsushi slowly recovers after being dumped by his ex-lover. His sister and brother-in-law, worried he's becoming a recluse, invite him out for a drink at their bar. While at the bar he is smitten by Kizaki, a beautiful college student. Before he approaches his crush, Atsushi gets a makeover from his sister (his fashion sense is deplorable). Things go much better than he expected. But, after their tryst, Atsushi has to work overtime for a week. When he finally makes it back to the bar, he sees Kizaki kissing someone else. Will Atsushi be forced to give up on his dream of love?

• Hana mo Arashi mo

The florist Nagasaki Kouta is 25 years old, but has the body of a child. He has known the 10 year younger Nagira Takerou since "Ta-kun" was a small child who always clung to him; but now the 15 year old boy always insults him and treats him harshly. What has happened to make Ta-kun dislike him so much?

• Mayonaka Taiyou (Midnight Sun)

Kakeru, Shouichi-san, and little Rurika are back in a sequel to Hohoemi no Nichijou. The unexpected visit of the sister of Shouichi's deceased wife convinces Kakeru that he's only a bother to the Konomi household. Will Shouichi (and Ruri) allow him to just leave their family?

Extra to Moment published in Reijin Festa 2011

Official: Takeshobo, Comico, Renta