“Everyone is in their own story.
In your own story.
And you always try to hide something and forget it!”

How much is reality and how much is story? Isn't it true that reality doesn't create stories, but rather that stories create reality? This work, a delicate blend of mystery, horror, and fantasy, delivers a profound, unimaginable shock through the mouth of its protagonist, a boy.

On the last day of school before summer vacation, Michio goes to visit S's house, who is absent, as a teacher asks him to run an errand.
But S is hanging from a rope, his body hanging from it.
Upon hearing this news, the homeroom teacher goes to S's house with the police, but they do not find the body.
Michio and his younger sister Mika begin to investigate the truth behind a mysterious incident...

"The Summer When Sunflowers Don't Bloom" betrays rash imagination without a doubt.
A strange, gloomy atmosphere that feels unsettling creates tension throughout, and as you gradually become drawn into it, you eventually come face to face with a surprising truth.
What on earth happened to the ordinary, introverted boy protagonist? With each revelation, readers are left on the edge of their seats, and the shocking twist that leaves them breathless upon turning the final page.