Short Program

Mitsuru Adachi’s Short Program is a tender, heartfelt collection of interconnected short stories that follow the quiet, enduring friendship of Tetsu and Gorou from their high school days at Koushien through the bittersweet transitions of adulthood. With gentle humor and emotional honesty, the series captures fleeting moments of youth—first loves, shared dreams, and the quiet ache of growing up—set against the backdrop of baseball, springtime, and the everyday magic of connection.