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A compilation of noteable submissions to the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards from 1987 to 2000 from major artists from when they were still newcomers.
Note: Do not confuse this for the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards CHRONICLE 1987-2000 Selections from 2013, which cut 23 of the 48 oneshots but still spread the remaining 25 across 4 seasonal volumes.
Chapters:
Spring:
1. Tsuchida Seiki - Miseinen (1987 Four Seasons Prize)
2\. Takahashi Tsutomu - GOTAVOICE (1987 Spring Semi-Winner)
3\. Matsumoto Taiyou - STRAIGHT (1987 Autumn Semi-Winner)
4\. Irie Noriko - Neko no Te Kashimasu (1987 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize)
5\. Ohtagaki Yasuo - Ronin Heartbreak! (1988 Summer Honorable Mention)
6\. Sudou Masumi - Shounen-ou ni Shiroi Kumo (1988 Autumn Semi-Winner)
7\. Akizuki Risu - Oku-sama Shinkaron (1988 Autumn Honorable Mention)
8\. Nakayama Masaaki - Ridatsu (1988 Winter Semi-Winner)
9\. Arai Hideki - 8-gatsu no Hikari (1989 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize)
10\. Hiromoto Sinichi - Western Carnival (1989 Summer Honorable Mention)
11\. Enomoto Shunji - Golden Lucky (1989 Autumn Honorable Mention)
12\. King Gonta - A Mess on a Weekend (1989 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize)
13\. Irie Kiwa - Haikibun! Sakanahime (1989 Winter Four Seasons Prize)
14\. Hiramatsu Minoru - Ma, Ikka! (1989 Winter Honorable Mention)
15\. Aoki Yuuji - Higan to Shigan no Ma De (1990 Semi-Winner)
16\. Taguchi Masayuki - Shouteki Ningen (1990 Autumn Four Seasons Prize)
17\. Sugawara Masayuki - Home Range (1991 Summer Semi-Winner)
18\. Matoba Ken - Mei Tantei ni Hanarenai keredo (1991 Summer Semi-Winner)
19\. Yasuda Hiroyuki - MOZOO (1991 Autumn Honorable Mention)
20\. Oda Hideji - Sakana (1991 Winter Honorable Mention)
Summer:
21\. Matsunaga Toyokazu - Killing Paranoia (1992 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize)
22\. Ohara Shinji - Boku wa Otouto (1993 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize)
23\. Kuwahara Shinya - YOKO vs (1993 Spring Four Seasons Prize)
24\. Samura Hiroaki - Mugen no Juunin (1993 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize)
25\. Kuroda Iou - Ka, Nanten, Kuma (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize)
26\. Toume Kei - KUROGANE (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Prize)
27\. Igarashi Daisuke - Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi & Imada Fuyu (1993 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize)
28\. Yoshikai Kanji - Kodoku no Oto (1993 Winter Semi-Winner)
29\. Ashinano Hitoshi - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (1994 Spring Four Seasons Prize)
30\. Komai Yuu - Sonna Yatsua Inee!! (1994 Spring Honorable Mention)
Autumn:
31\. Aramaki Keiko - GENOMES (1994 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize)
32\. Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki (1994 Summer Four Seasons Prize)
33\. Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho (1994 Summer Semi-Winner)
34\. Kiba Kouichi - JAGUA (1995 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize)
35\. Nihei Tsutomu - BLAME (1995 Summer Special Prize)
36\. Endou Hiroki - Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko dakara (1995 Autumn Four Seasons Prize)
37\. Kitoh Mohiro - Vendémiaire no Migite (1995 Autumn Semi-Winner)
38\. Asada Torao - Spoonman 3.18 (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize)
39\. Wakana Shouhei - Kamen Tenshi (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Prize)
40\. Shinemon - Lunch no B (1996 Summer Honorable Mention)
Winter:
41\. Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan (1997 Autumn Semi-Winner)
42\. Kimura Kon - Koube Zaijuu (1997 Winter Four Seasons Prize)
43\. Shinofusa Rokuro - Yasashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata (1997 Spring Honorable Mention)
44\. Higuchi Asa - Yuku Tokoro (1998 Spring Four Seasons Prize)
45\. Manabe Shohei - Yuuutsu Suberidai (1998 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize)
46\. Urushibara Yuki - Mushishi (1998 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize)
47\. Kumakura Takatoshi - Gurade (1999 Summer Semi-Winner)
48\. Toyoda Minoru - Love Roma (2002 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize)
Selected Descriptions:
Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki
A brief insight into the life of a young graduate student looking for work who finds himself in bed with a mysterious girl he has never seen before.
Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho
Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy.
Kiba Kouichi - JAGUAR
As a woman is returning home one night, she runs into a man who was just in a car crash. As he's dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea.
Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan
Hayashida Q's debut work about a female couch spirit.
See Also:
MDList of Afternoon Four Seasons Award–winning oneshots
blog post covering this series
Wikipedia article about this series
Wikipedia article about the contest, including a list of winners
