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series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Shioya. It features short stories about

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in humorous situations. It is unique for featuring chapters only 7 or 8 pages long. It started publication in 2004, while the first (and only) volume was published in Japan in 2006, and is published in Japan by

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has released this volume in English as well. The English release was reviewed by

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, KidsReads,

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, and

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