BOX! Kira Ito's Short Stories Collection

A work packed with stories that make you cry, smile, and heal. A compilation of original short stories, including commercial oneshots and manga previously published on Twitter or Pixiv. List of Stories (in **bold** = scanlated): +++**Volume 1 Contents:** 1. **Welcome to the Departed Spirit Funeral Home (Oneshot)** (ようこそ亡霊葬儀屋さん (読切版)): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. One-shot version of *Youkoso Bourei Sougiya-san*. 2. **Welcome to the Departed Spirit Funeral Home - After Story** (一描き下ろし後日話) A newly drawn after story of *Youkoso Bourei Sougiya-san*. 3. **My Childhood Friend Is a Crybaby** (俺の幼馴染みは泣き虫だ): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. 4. **Four Patterns of Love** (4つの恋模様): Original on Pixiv. 5. **The God of Pestilence Picked up by Humans** (人間に拾われた疫病神): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. 6. **To You at 17** (17歳のキミへ。): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. A mysterious high school girl appeared and sent letters to Mirai. 7. **Just an Office Lady Eating Ramen** (OLさんがラーメンを食べるだけ): Original on Twitter. 8. **Seeing the Sea With an Angel** (天使と一緒に海を見る): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. 9. **WORLD END WANKO**: Original on Twitter. A man and a dog travel through a completely changed world. Will they be able to meet their estranged family? 10. **The Tired Office Lady's One Comfort in Life** (佐藤さんと鬼上司天野さん): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. 11. **The Story of a Cat That Has Lived for 100 Years** (100年生きた猫の話): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. This is a story of a cat that has become immortal, wandering through the course of its lifetime to find happiness. 12. **Shimono-kun's Quiet Girlfriend** (無口な下野くんの彼女): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. 13. **The Demon Lord Defeated by the Hero and the Slave Girl** (勇者に敗れた魔王と奴隷少女): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. 14. **The Boy Who Had Grown to Hate Manga** (漫画が嫌いになった少年): Original on Pixiv, Twitter. +++ +++**Volume 2 Contents:** 1. 選ばれたかった少女たち: Original on 商業読切 2. **Moshimo Kioku ga Nokosetara** ("If Memories Could Be Left Behind" | もしも記憶が遺せたら): Original on Pixiv, Twitter 3. **Hirotta Koneko ga Omotteita Yori Ookikunatta** ("The Kitten I Picked up Turned out to Be Bigger Than I Expected" | 拾った子猫が思っていたより大きくなった): Originaal on Pixiv, Twitter 4. 孤独な神様と生贄の子: Original on Twitter 5. 迷猫探偵: Original on 同人誌 6. 幽霊が視える葬儀屋さんと猫好きおじさん: Original on Twitter 7. 幼馴染は今日、結婚式を挙げた: Original on Twitter 8. **Majo ga Ita Machi** ("A Town With a Witch" | 魔女がいた街): Original on Twitter, 同人誌 A oneshot story of a male high school student who discovered that his classmate is a witch. 9. 冥土のみやげ: Original on 商業読切 10. **Kaiju no Kodomo** ("Monster's Child" | 怪獣のこども): Original on 同人誌. 50 years ago, a giant monster attacked a city. It was then defeated by the defense force. This is a somewhat cheerful and slightly heart-rending story about the child of the monster and the grandson of a defense force member. 11. 小さな大怪獣ペゴモン: Original on 描き下ろし +++ +++**Volume 3 Contents:** 1. Count Dracula's End (ドラキュラ伯爵の終活) 2. I'm Going to Another World Now (今から異世界行ってくる) 3. LAST BEST MEAL 4. Goodbye, Time Machine (さよならタイムマシン) 5. **Suiyoubi Gogo 5-ji, Theater Mae** ("Wednesday 5 PM, in Front of the Theater" | 水曜日午後5時、シアター前) Why do two girls who love movies with different tastes watch movies together? 6. **Tonari no Neko ga Joubutsu Shite Kurenai** ("The Cat Next to Me Won't Rest in Peace" | "The Cat Next to Me Won't Come to Buddhahood" | 隣の猫が成仏してくれない): Original on Pixiv "When will you pass on?" An emotional drama depicting the strange cohabitation of "Nanashi," a cat spirit, and "Tamako," a girl with a condition. 7. Fantasy My Home (空想マイホーム): 描き下ろし20P +++