チコのねがい

by Yu Yabuuchi

ちっちゃなチコは、人間の男の子・周（しゅう）に恋するスズメの女の子。ある日、周の家に死神がやって来て、周の魂を回収すると言うので、チコはビックリ。どうしたら周の命を助けられるかな？　小さなスズメのチコが起こす「恋の奇跡」とは…？　表題作の他、初雪を知らせる虫だという“雪虫”が冬空を舞う地方で紡がれる、切なくも小さな恋を描いた「ナキムシ ユキムシ」など、全6話収録。やぶうち優が贈る、ハートフルな恋の物語をアナタに！

Genres: Manga

170 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Yuu Yabuuchi ( やぶうち優) is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in shōjo manga. Yu Yabuchi's most famous works are Mizuiro Jidai, Shōjo-Shōnen, and Naisho no Tsubomi. The main focus of her manga are the emotional and psychological growth of pre-teen girls and boys and early romances between them. Her works are popular among pre-teen and teenage girls. She received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Naisho no Tsubomi.

Her favorites subjects to draw are trains and birds (especially the Java Sparrow).