Title: まほらば (Mahoraba) Vol. 6
Artist/Author: 小島あきら (Akira Kojima)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 178pp., w/furigana
Original Serialization: Monthly GANGAN Wing 6/03-11/03
First Printing: 1/27/04
Rating: 4/4

I liked the stories, especially Sayoko's 3 chapter saga. However, I really disagree with the cover art. It looks too bland in comparison to what I'm used to. The artwork inside is topnotch as usual, but there really should have been more detail on the cover.

There's a comic where Natsume teaches how to do a card trick as well as a few comics in the back of the book and the back of the covers.

28. step by step: After an explosion from Megumi trying to fix the stove, Kozue becomes the reticent Natsume. While she's friends with Ryuushi, she's still very shy around the other residents. However, she is determined to overcome her bashfulness and make new friends.

29. いくえ (): The residents head out to view some butterflies. Ryuushi and Kozue spend some time together and he notices that while she always smiles, it always seems to carry some melancholy.

30-32. 大事 (Importance): Sayoko's parents come and take her as well as Asami back to their house. While Sayoko is always poor, her family is very well off. Her parents find out that Asami isn't Sayoko's real child, so they want to separate them and give her a proper marriage. They also want her to forget her previous love, someone who has already passed away. However, Sayoko remains firm that she will not betray her former love and Asami, while not her child biologically, is a symbol of her previous love. Asami is what gives her the will to live. The parents let her be and they return to Narutaki Apartments together.

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