12 Renkyuu

A collection of twelve short stories and one bonus piece by Yoshida Satoru. The opening story follows a woman who quits her job one summer and sets out to build a more fulfilling life. Later entries feature an unconventional method for getting rid of a ghost, as well as some irritating peeping neighbors who seriously underestimate the cleverness of their buxom target. The stories are: "The Town Yonder: Boring Summer," "Summer Ghost Chicken Race," "The Food Chain of Tanaka Apartments," "China Hole Romance," "Sadao Kishimoto's Heartbeat Hell," "Pink Radio," "Tokyo Mole Style," "Since We Were Kids," "Noah's Island," "Queen Agatha's Long Nights," "Erokinesis," "Sick Vacation," and the extra story "Summer Days at Tanaka Apartments."