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This is an absolutely great collection of the mangaka's one-shots. Each of them contains a lot of thinking of the author.

The info for HAL (the 1st story) is already given, and The Blue Wings (the 4th story) is prequel to the 4-chapter series Rec: Kimi ga Naita ni. Here I would strongly recommend the other two as well.

7-nengo no Niji:
About a girl who falls in love with a boy that she bullied seven years ago. It explores psychological aspects of the bully and the bullied. A very heartwarming story with some romance.

Sayonara Tenshi:
About a school where psychological bullying is very serious. It explores how these ... happen and how should people react to it. A very thought provoking story.

The Blue Wings:
Rather than a prequel to Rec, it is rather like a different story using one same character. The theme is completely different, and the female MC never showed up in the following; nevertheless, it is another heartwarming story.

Despite the somewhat lighthearted tone, I consider this work a serious coming-of-age seinen romance manga, particularly exploring adolescent sexuality.

With these premises, you shouldn't be reading it as a romantic romance drama, but a story focusing on the troubles coming along with sex and love, and how do people grow with these problems.

The plot revolves around several adolescents who are not so experienced with love and sex encounter various situations relating to these themes. They are frequently stumbled by the difficulties caused by their immaturity; in the end, although they are heavily scarred, they learn from the pain and step towards the happy future.

My problem with ... it, is that I feel the ending is a bit rushed; the main heroine deserves more plot.