Hal

This is an absolutely great collection of the mangaka's one-shots. Each of them contains a lot of thinking of the author. The info for HAL (the 1st story) is already given, and The Blue Wings (the 4th story) is prequel to the 4-chapter series Rec: Kimi ga Naita ni. Here I would strongly recommend the other two as well. 7-nengo no Niji: About a girl who falls in love with a boy that she bullied seven years ago. It explores psychological aspects of the bully and the bullied. A very heartwarming story with some romance. Sayonara Tenshi: About a school where psychological bullying is very serious. It explores how thesehappen and how should people react to it. A very thought provoking story. The Blue Wings: Rather than a prequel to Rec, it is rather like a different story using one same character. The theme is completely different, and the female MC never showed up in the following; nevertheless, it is another heartwarming story.