Omoide Poro Poro follows Taeko Okajima, an eleven-year old girl as she goes through life as a fifth-grader in 1966.

Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th grade year. During her stay in Yamagata, she works hard and happily as a farmer and is surrounded by friendly relatives and villagers, bringing up more memories. Their hospitality makes her to reconsider her choice of life.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Relaxation, men and women, crime... a collection of masterpiece manga with hot spring settings.
 
(Source: Chikuma Shobo, translated) 

Chapter 1: Onsen Yado (第１章・温泉宿): 
1. Futamata Gorge (二岐渓谷) [Yoshiharu Tsuge] 
2. Sange no Yado (懺悔の宿) [Tadao Tsuge] 
3. Mandala-ya no Ryouta: Yukiko (まんだら屋の良太　雪子) [Jun Hatanaka] 

Chapter 2: Kounou (第２章・効能): 
4. Cosmos Rakuenki: Nanyou Nihon Fuukei (コスモス楽園記　南洋日本風景) [Hiroshi Masumura] 
5. Princess Maison: Tabbito (プリンセスメゾン　旅人) [Aoi Ikebe] 
6. Omoide Poroporo: Inaka Shirazu (おもひでぽろぽろ　田舎しらず) [Story by Hotaru Okamoto, art by Yuko Tone] 

Chapter 3: Jiken (第３章・事件): 
7. Steaming Sniper: Moto Koroshiya no Chokkan (湯けむりスナイパー　元・殺し屋の直感) [Story by Marley Caribu, art by Tadashi Matsumori] 
8. Yado (宿) [Kazuo Umezu] 
9. Irezumi Shinjuu (From Onryou Juunsanya) (刺青心中　「怨霊十三夜」より) [Kazuo Kamimura] 

Chapter 4: Ningen Moyou (第４章・人間模様): 
10. Shimai Furou (しまい風呂) [Shouhei Kusunoki] 
11. Toujiba Nite (湯治場にて) [Hinako Sugiura] 
12. Kamikakushi (神隠し) [Sanpei Shirato]

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