Books by Hitomi Mikano

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity.Two lonely souls -- a 30-year-old office lady and a sixth-grade boy -- form an unusual bond. Does this relationship come from Satoko''s maternal instincts for a child in need of a family, or is it something more?

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity. Satoko Tawada, a 30-year-old office worker. Mashuu Hayami, a 12-year-old student. Satoko is transferred to Sendai, and they lose contact.Then, two years later, they meet again, entirely by coincidence, and they reconnect, but struggle with the sense of distance between them."I will go to Sendai," states Mashuu. Satoko's reply is...

After Mashuu’s father finds out just how involved Satoko had gotten in his son’s life, he uses a work connection to have Satoko transferred all the way to Sendai. She lives back home with her mother and sister, going through the motions of daily life. Satoko doesn’t expect to find anything out of the ordinary in her hometown, until a chance encounter with a high school classmate forces her to face the feelings she’s kept bottled up for two years...

An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity. Satoko continues to spend time with Mashuu, until one evening when Mashuu’s father happens to discover them practicing soccer. Satoko manages to placate Mashuu’s father and get his permission to continue soccer practice, but when the larger picture comes to light, Satoko is confronted by her boss and is forced to deal with the repercussions of her problematic actions…