Season of the Cicadas

A collection of six one-shots that were originally published in "Bessatsu Margaret" from October 1966 and onwards. 1. **The Little Savior** (ちびっこ聖者, Chibikko Seija) 2. **The Dimples Fit** (えくぼがお似合い, Ekubo ga Oniai) 3. **The Elephant's Date** (子象のデイト, Kozou no Date) 4. **Gen's Blizzard** (ゲンの吹雪, Gen no Fubuki) - The story of the young Satoko and her loyal dog Gen. As the years go on, Gen's age makes itself apparent - but Satoko doesn't want to lose Gen. 5. **Duck March** (あひるのマーチ, Ahiru no March) 6. **Mimi Mittsu** (ミミみっつ) - Mitsu is a rascally street urchin from a troubled background. One day, Mitsu finds the spirit of a baby swallow, who she decides to name Mimi. The more time Mitsu spends with Mimi, the more she comes to realize the value of bringing others joy...

Ami Nonomiya is the daughter of a famous pianist who once aspired to become one herself. However, due to a mysterious illness that also took the life of her mother, Ami went blind and deaf. Her father is determined to bring her back to how she was... no matter what it costs him.

Tadashi is a kid who isn't particularly fond of dogs, but one day a peculiar circumstance makes him see through a dog's eyes.

Saori and her older brother Tokio are stopping by a village out in the countryside during summer break. Unbeknownst to Saori, Tokio has went there to reflect on one girl he first met back in his high school years - one who waited and waited for him, despite everything. An uncollected one-shot of Yashiro's that has not been present in any of her tankobon.

Long, long ago, there were two orphan brothers, Ogna and Syra. To make a living, they spend their days tending to the fields and raising silkworms. One day, the younger brother, Syra, starts to be concerned about beauty and what it means to be beautiful, much to his older brother's chagrin. A rift begins to form between the two brothers when Syra encounters someone in a lake, someone who loves him for his beauty... Serialized in *June*, this one-shot has never been reprinted or collected in any tankobon.