IC in a Sunflower
An anthology of seven gothic, josei short stories. Keep Those Condoms Away From Our Kids envisages a future in which teenagers, as a side effect of a vaccine, are no longer interested in sex; The Iron Maiden is the story of a woman with a compulsive biting disorder resulting from childhood sexual abuse; The Sunflower Quality Of An Integrated Circuit observes a household comprised of a retired man, his trophy wife and the robot maid whose quiet company he prefers; The Other Side Of The Rose Wire is a tale of love from afar in which a young man spends his time waiting in the park for a glimpse of the woman with whom he is obsessed; Fish Out Of Water deals with a man, a mermaid and the disconnect with reality that can result from profound shock; Mister Mineral follows a university student who seems as cold as the rocks he collects and his tragic relationship with his carefree girlfriend; Alive is a speculative piece concerning cloning and the gap between perception and reality.
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Alternative Names:' Shuuseki Kairo no Himawari
Author: MIHARA Mitsukazu
Genre: Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, Science Fiction
Demographic: Josei
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