. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "manga"@en . . "IC in a Sunflower"@en . . . . . . . . . . "The English-language cover as published by Tokyopop"@en . . "1"^^ . . . . . . "1"^^ . . . . . . . "26721693"^^ . . . . "IC in a Sunflower (Japanese: \u96C6\u7A4D\u56DE\u8DEF\u306E\u30D2\u30DE\u30EF\u30EA, Hepburn: Sh\u016Bsekikairo no Himawari) is a science fiction josei (targeted towards women) manga written and illustrated by Mitsukazu Mihara. It is a collection of seven, unrelated short stories which appeared in the Japanese manga magazine Feel Young from 1994 to 1997. The stories were then collected into a bound volume in Japan by Shodensha on October 18, 1997. Tokyopop licensed IC in a Sunflower for an English-language release in North America, and published it on January 2, 2007. IC in a Sunflower was positively received by English-language critics and readers. Reviewers identified various themes and literary elements in the collection, and generally enjoyed the short stories and art. The seven short stories consist of Mihara's 1994 debut \"Keep Those Condoms Away From Our Kids\" (\u30B4\u30E0\u306E\u3044\u3089\u306A\u3044\u5B50\u4F9B\u305F\u3061, \"Gomu no Iranai Kodomo-tachi\"), set in a future in which an AIDS vaccine destroyed the desire for sex; \"The Iron Maiden\" (\u30EA\u30C3\u30B5\u306E\u9244\u306E\u67E9), which focuses on a young woman haunted by her childhood sexual abuse; \"The Sunflower Quality Of An Integrated Circuit\" (\u96C6\u7A4D\u56DE\u8DEF\u306E\u30D2\u30DE\u30EF\u30EA), which deals with the events surrounding a couple and their robotic housekeeper; \"The Other Side Of The Rose Wire\" (\u30D0\u30E9\u9244\u7DDA\u306E\u3080\u3053\u3046\u5074), which centers on a boy in love with a girl caring for her elderly father; \"Fish Out Of Water\" (\u7C60\u306E\u9B5A), which revolves around a captured mermaid; \"Mister Mineral\" (\u9271\u7269\u541B), which features a disturbed college student; and \"Alive\" (\u3042\u306A\u305F\u306F\u751F\u304D\u3066\u3044\u308B), which is set in a future where human cloning is practiced."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Sh\u016Bsekikairo no Himawari"@en . . . . . . . "A blonde maid holding a severed head"@en . . . . "1997"^^ . . . "\u96C6\u7A4D\u56DE\u8DEF\u306E\u30D2\u30DE\u30EF\u30EA"@en . . . . . . "IC in a Sunflower (Japanese: \u96C6\u7A4D\u56DE\u8DEF\u306E\u30D2\u30DE\u30EF\u30EA, Hepburn: Sh\u016Bsekikairo no Himawari) is a science fiction josei (targeted towards women) manga written and illustrated by Mitsukazu Mihara. It is a collection of seven, unrelated short stories which appeared in the Japanese manga magazine Feel Young from 1994 to 1997. The stories were then collected into a bound volume in Japan by Shodensha on October 18, 1997. Tokyopop licensed IC in a Sunflower for an English-language release in North America, and published it on January 2, 2007. IC in a Sunflower was positively received by English-language critics and readers. Reviewers identified various themes and literary elements in the collection, and generally enjoyed the short stories and art."@en . . . . . "18210"^^ . . . "Josei"@en . . . "1054616682"^^ . "\u96C6\u7A4D\u56DE\u8DEF\u306E\u30D2\u30DE\u30EF\u30EA"@ja . . . . . "IC in a Sunflower"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1994"^^ . . . .