Kokoro no Kanashimi(2002)

Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than Kami no Kodomo, this is a collection of quietly philosophical one-shots that explore the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in an odd, surrealistic manner replete with atypical and symbolic illustrations.

1) Kokoro ga Kowareta (心が壊れた, A Broken Soul); AX Vol.22

2) Boku no Kodomo-tachi ni (ぼくの子供たちに, To My Children); Vol.3

3) Kokoro no Kanashimi (心の悲しみ, Sadness of the Heart); Vol.6

4) Kekkonshiki (結婚式, Wedding); Vol.11

5) Sora wo Tobu (空を飛ぶ, Flying); Vol.15

6) Hebi Onna (蛇女, Snake Woman); Vol.16

7) Shinigami (死神, God of Death); Vol.17

8) Watashi no Yuurei (わたしの幽霊, My Ghost); Vol.19

9) Me no Aru Ikimono (目のある生き物, A Creature with Eyes); Vol.23

10) Tsurishi no Nayami (釣り師の悩み, An Angler's Anguish); Vol.21

11) Kanashii Koi no Hanashi (悲しい恋の話し, Sad Love Story)

12) Jinsei Iroiro (人生いろいろ, Life Has Its Ups and Downs); Vol.18