Sekai no Aikotoba wa Mizu

A collection of nine surreal short stories sharing a theme of water.

A young boy ponders family affairs around Bon.

An astronaut cadet must figure out his motivation if he is to succeed and go into space.

When the ultimate form of love is fusion, the government must work to stop a declining population.

In a near-death experience, a man meets a solitary girl running endlessly.

A young woman is captivated by marine “vortexes”.

A girl follows a schoolmate home only to realize she lives under the sea.

A girl can see things she calls “squishes”, transparent blobs all around us.

If we are the same as the planet, what separates us?

The world adapts to the changing of the seasons.