After the Quake

I enjoyed the event theme of the collection—all of them happening in the wake of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Standout: "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" (of course). "UFO in Kushiro" was also enjoyable—or at least memorable. I really liked the physical deliverance/journey of the main character's "box of air" (the nothingness his wife said existed inside of him) and the main character not understanding the significance of the delivery/journey while it's happening. He leaves behind his married life on this mission, unaware, floating—until he wonders what was actually inside the box. It's only then when he realizes: it's gone. She's gone. I am changed forever.