Aaaaaw.... I just want to hug them and tell them it's going to be ok. Even if it's not true. Kenichi Koyama paints melancholic girls who are prone to self injury - especially with scissors. Not a single boy to be found in the book, only girls hanging out with other sad girls. In the hospital, at the piano, at school desks, in bed, everywhere.
Very nicely written review of "Melancholy Girls" by Trevor Brown on his blog.