Issue: #1
An award-winner and top-seller in Japan, this provocative new manga handles its controversial subject with insight and sensitivity. Satoko Tawada first encounters beautiful 12-year-old Mashuu practicing soccer by himself in a park as she's heading to work. Later that night, he's still there. Satoko, who had played soccer herself when she was younger, decides to help the kid prepare for his tryouts...
First appearances: Satoko Tawada, Mashuu
Creators: Rina Mapa, Hitomi Takano, Kumar Sivasubramanian, Risa Cho
Characters: Satoko Tawada, Mashuu