Manimani

A collection of oneshots by Unita Yumi. 1. **Kikyo** (キキョウ) After losing her job, a woman in her mid-twenties returns to her hometown in the countryside and has an unexpected encounter. 2. **Large Small World** (ラージスモールワールド) A junior high school girl, who has a cram school teacher for her boyfriend and a delinquent girl for her best friend, keeps skipping class, but still does her homework. What could be her reasoning? 3. **Mother Ship** (マザーシップ ) The truant girl's mother tells the story of her youth, her love and her life. 4. **Sandwich Blues** (サンドイッチブルース) A 32-year-old middle-school teacher leads the same lonesome life she had during her elementary school days. When her cousin from the countryside annouces her marriage, she starts to ponder... 5. **Go Slow** (ゴースロー) A continuation of *Mother Ship*. 6. **Manimani** (マニマニ)