Based on the critically acclaimed animated short film about three high schoolers' supernatural coming-of-age—and don't miss the complete manga collection, also from Seven Seas! They say that if you set off fireworks at a certain abandoned airfield outside of town on a midsummer’s night, the spirit of a young woman who took her own life might appear before you. Three teens from different high schools, all interested in this local urban legend, come together on one fateful evening when the boundary between life and death grows thin…
Author
Otsuichi (乙一, Otsuichi?), also known as Eiichi Nakata and Asako Yamashiro, is the pen-name of Hirotaka Adachi (安達 寛高), born 1978. He is a Japanese writer, mostly of horror short stories. He made his debut with Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse while still in high school. Major works include the novel Goth, which was made into a manga, and the short story collection Zoo, which was made into a movie. Tokyopop has released his short story collection Calling You, and will release Goth in November. His short story F-Sensei's Pocket appears in the English language edition of Faust.
