Niji No Neiro Ga Kikoetara (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Fifth-grader sleepyhead spends his days at the park until night, avoiding his father who is addicted to alcohol during the day. The only one who understands him is his classmate Ryusei, who has a family situation but is still going strong. One day, a high school girl comes to the pavilion in the park and starts playing an Okinawan instrument called sanshin. The sleepy person is fascinated by the sound of the instrument. It was the moment when a new wind blew in his life. Encounters and partings, friendship and love, career paths and independence. This is a coming-of-age novel that will gently sink into your heart as you confront unreasonable reality.

小5の眠人は、昼間から酒に溺れる父を避け、夜まで公園で過ごす毎日。唯一の理解者は、家庭に事情がありながら元気に過ごす同級生の竜征。ある日、公園の東屋に女子高生が来て、三線という沖縄の楽器を弾き始めた。眠人はその音色に魅了される。彼の人生に新しい風が吹いた瞬間だった。出会いと別れ、友情と恋、進路と自立。理不尽な現実に立ち向かうあなたの心にやさしく沁みる、青春小説。