Sekai no Aikotoba wa Mizu

Nine surreal short stories revolve around the theme of water. A boy reflects on family matters during the Bon festival. An astronaut trainee struggles to find his purpose for space travel. A government addresses a population decline through the concept of fusion as the highest form of love. A man, during a near-death experience, encounters a girl who runs endlessly. A woman becomes fascinated by oceanic vortexes. A girl discovers her classmate lives beneath the sea. Another girl perceives "squishes," transparent shapes in everyday life. A philosophical question explores the connection between humans and the planet. Lastly, the world undergoes changes with the arrival of each season.