So glad I was exposed to Tanabe’s writing. I wanted to read the story of Josee before I read the manga. The Josee story was actually weakest story in the collection. The story was good, but it lacked a lot of the character depth and emotions present in the other stories but after reading the manga adaptation I found the short story was more sincere and to the point than the manga, which was based on the screenplay, I am assuming since the screenplay writer was credited. Which of course means they turned it into a teen drama with all the J-Drama cliches you know and love. ( )