Konohara Narise (Author)

Michihiko witnesses an incident in a classroom late at night. Since then, the thug Shinji has been hanging around the school area to investigate the incident. A frail honor student and a small-time gangster – two people of very different ages and backgrounds, but when they get to know each other, a strange friendship somehow…

For Shunji Tokame, life was all about working part-time to pay off his father’s debt and barely managing to feed himself, his older sister, and his younger brother day by day. High school and friends meant nothing to him. However, by chance, he begins talking to his classmate Hiroshi Ninomiya. Gradually, Tokame finds his frozen…

Poverty, violence, exploitation, death… Mura, a man who believes he’s an “alien,” lives alone and homeless in the slums, waiting for someone from his star to come for him. Enduring hunger and the grind of harsh, daily-wage jobs, he maintains a quiet existence, sometimes cheated out of money but accepting his life and finding a…

Seiichi, who reunited with his cousin Keisuke after ten years when Keisuke came to Tokyo for work, was overwhelmed with guilt. Ten years earlier, during a summer when they were high school students, they had fallen in love. Seiichi had promised Keisuke, “I’ll come back for you after I graduate.” However, as Seiichi settled into…

Yamamura, a small-time con artist drowning in gambling debt, gets unexpected news of an inheritance from a relative he barely remembers. Elated, he soon finds out there’s a catch—he must care for his cousin Hirokuni, who was kidnapped as a child and raised in the jungle. Unfamiliar with civilization, Hirokuni is a challenge. Reluctantly, Yamamura…

In their youth, Kunihiko admired Isamu for his athleticism and carefree spirit. As they grew older, their paths began to diverge, and Kunihiko struggled to understand the changes in his friend. When Isamu shares unexpected news, Kunihiko is forced to confront emotions he had long kept hidden. This novel explores the complexities of friendship, self-discovery,…

Akira, an elementary school student with no parents, is living as a guest at his relatives’ house. Although he had been under the protection of his kind aunt, everything changed when his uncle lost his job, bringing the peaceful days to an end. “Even if it’s lonely, it’s better to be alone. When you’re alone,…

Because of his foolish way of living, Momota lost both his home and family. Just when he was about to give up on life, a police officer passing by by chance stopped him. Irritated by the officer’s strict sense of justice, Momota throws an absurd demand at the officer Hamauzu: “Sleep with me.” However, Hamauzu,…

Kenji Yachi was laid off from the foreign company where he had worked for nearly 20 years. Now, over 40 years old, he started a part-time job at a bento shop. As he was healing from the shock of being laid off and living peacefully, Haruno suddenly appeared before him. Haruno was an elite worker…

Uno had a love he couldn’t forget. Even after graduation, he continued to have an unrequited crush on Murakami, a college classmate who was well-liked by everyone. Determined to put an end to these feelings, Uno decides to do so at a friend’s wedding. However, he discovers that Murakami, who was supposed to attend, has…