Butterfly Storage

When Aoko was four, a meteorite struck her town. It then rained for twenty days straight, and the crater became what's now known as the Twenty Day Lake. Two decades later, Aoko can't remember the day the meteorite fell, or anything of her life in the town beforehand. And so she dives deep into the lake, searching for that something in her memories that she can't let go of… A 1-volume manga. **Links:** Author's Twitter: [@icori\_a](https://twitter.com/icori_a)

A collection of 9 surreal short stories sharing a theme of water. 1. Bon: A young boy ponders family affairs around Bon. 2. We’re Still on Our Way: An astronaut cadet must figure out his motivation if he is to succeed and go into space. 3. Fusion: When the ultimate form of love is fusion, the government must work to stop a declining population. 4. Such Sorrowful Stars: In a near-death experience, a man meets a solitary girl running endlessly. 5. Salt Damage Season: A young woman is captivated by marine “vortexes”. 6. Sea Weather: A girl follows a schoolmate home only to realize she lives under the sea. 7. Squish: A girl can see things she calls “squishes”, transparent blobs all around us. 8. Meltism: If we are the same as the planet, what separates us? 9. Season・Time・Water: The world adapts to the changing of the seasons. **Links:** Author's Twitter: [@icori\_a](https://twitter.com/icori_a)

When a person dies, their soul turns into a butterfly and flies away. Holding the thoughts and consciousness of the deceased, this butterfly can last for 49 days before fading away completely. In this world, the Death Bureau, a national agency that collects and freezes dead souls’ butterflies, lets the family of the deceased interact with the data in their relative’s butterfly through a 3D hologram. Their duty also includes making sure butterflies don’t end up in the wrong hands – without killing or getting killed!