Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior.Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain rises on the small love story that begins to unfold between Akira, stuck standing on the crossroads of adolescence, and Kondo, at the turning point of his own life…

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai—one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…

In her first collection of short stories, Jun Mayuzuki (Kowloon Generic Romance) captures the experiences of women as they navigate life, relationships, and their own sense of being. Seeking independence. Seeking acceptance. Seeking…the attention of a cute coworker…? With reflections on the female role, identity, and sex, this thought-provoking volume ultimately resounds with humor and hope as these women bid “farewell” to the past and step into a shining future…

I’m in love with him. With the sweltering afternoon sun beating down on her in an apartment room, Reiko Kujirai comes to a realization: In her heart is both a sense of nostalgia toward and romantic affection for her coworker Hajime Kudou. Reiko’s feelings, previously hidden away, are turning into a secret desire that might just carry a stunning truth about her world. If ever there was a picture-perfect love story…

Akira’s feelings toward her boss grow more intense, and Kondo, in the face of such unwavering attention, finds that emotions he thought he’d lost long ago are welling up once again, and he meets up with an old college classmate. Meanwhile, Akira clashes with her best friend Kiyan, as she feels the distance between them has grown too much. And so the summer of Akira’s 17th year passes by…

Basis of the popular anime series, After the Rain is a story about friendship and rediscovering your passion.Selected as one of “The Best Manga of 2018” by Comics Beat.Kondo starts to feel a slight something towards Akira, but his expression turns stern and pained. Akira is perplexed by this change in him. Meanwhile, Yui works up the courage to tell Yoshizawa how she feels…

As winter deepens, Yui works up the courage to give Yoshizawa her hand-knit scarf. The staff of Garden ring in the new year together, and January begins with new-fallen snow. Alone in his apartment, Kondo’s pen glides along manuscript paper. Akira heads out, hand-made scarf and umbrella in hand.“I’m sure it’ll clear up soon.”So many seasons have passed since the day Akira and Kondo met. In this final volume, what will the two of them write in the clearing sky…?

17-year-old high school student Akira Tachibana is a girl who barely expresses herself. She harbors a secret crush on Masami Kondō, a 45-year-old manager of the restaurant she works at part-time.“Tachibana… What are you doing here?”The blunt question, even though it was asked innocently, shakes Akira’s heart. As Christmas draws closer, Akira resolves to do a certain something for Kondo, and Yui, Yoshizawa and Kase grapple with secret feelings of th...

Reiko Kujirai experiences within her mind the end of a summer past, including the true events behind Kudou and Kujirai B’s relationship. But while Reiko has no history to call her own, she’ll build up her life day by day to become her “absolute self.” Even if tragedy awaits, she’ll choose her future without regrets…

The fragment of a memory shows Reiko Kujirai the “abnormal” that colors the everyday “normal.” As mysteries are slowly peeled back, will they reveal the truth about both Kowloon and the connection between Reiko and Kujirai B? To face the future, one must learn the past, no matter how painful it might be…

Ordinary memories of a world where no one is at fault are sorrowfully reflected in Kujirai’s glasses. But what does Kudou think of the world...? What if Kowloon disappears? It doesn’t matter if it’s a tragedy, because the future absolutely is up to oneself. Beyond the emotions that are conveyed and the everyday life that passes by, the true form of Kowloon is revealed?!

“I don’t remember my past.” In the nostalgia-abundant dystopia of Kowloon Walled City, Reiko is now aware that many mysteries surround her very being. With life turned upside down, she confides in her friend Yaomay about her feelings for Kudou and more. But it’s not only Reiko who has secrets: what of the opportunistic Dr. Hebinuma? A sorrowful, pitiful, ideal love story moves to its next stage…