Four Shōjo Stories

Synopsis

A shoujo manga anthology containing four oneshots by three mangaka, meant to showcase the many possibilities of the genre. - Promise (by Keiko Nishi) Reiko's mother hasn't been herself since Reiko's twin brother died. Reiko meets a mysterious boy about her age, and he fills the emptiness in her life -- but who is he? - They Were Eleven (by Moto Hagio) A group of potential students to an elite interstellar academy are split into groups of ten and sent to various satellites to take their final test: last together for one orbit. One group, however, finds that there are not ten of them there, but eleven, and it's a mystery how the eleventh got there or what they hope to gain. - The Changeling (by Shio Sato) Two astronauts meet an outsider on a planet that they land on. - Since You've Been Gone by (Keiko Nishi) A married man is cheating on his wife with a college student. While he stays at his mistress' house, he wonders just why he got married and how important each woman really is to him.