Born during the sunrise - an auspicious beginning - the Azumas' newborn son is named Hikaru, which means "light." But during one play date, his mother notices that her son is slightly different from the othe...

Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal schoolboy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather's attic an...

A collection of odd (and often very short) one-shots on a wide variety of subjects. Most of them are at least somewhat humorous, however. Note: Was nominated for the 7th annual Manga Taishou Award.