Yumemiru Kikai Ningyou

Three volumes containing nine short stories, each exploring themes of artificial beings and human relationships. The first volume includes a tale involving an Asimov-inspired egg seller and a mechanical doll that dreams. The second volume features a mechanical doll in love and a story about an inventor's DNA. The third volume contains a tale about mysterious days and nights, a character named Perpetua offering commentary, and a mechanical doll that sleeps. Each story is standalone and focuses on the intersection of technology and emotion.