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Every day, a schoolboy spends time at the local supermarket, not to buy his groceries, but to stare at the woman who sells sandwiches. Finding her face beautiful, he calls her "Ms Ice Sandwich" and spends hours drawing her portrait. When his friend learns of the boy’s quiet affection, it changes everything: the boy stops visiting the supermarket, and with those visits he loses the last flicker of his carefree childhood. The story explores the bittersweet transition from adolescence to adulthood, the fragile nature of adolescence romance, and the importance of seemingly small routines.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age
Authors: 川上未映子
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