short program is a collection of short stories compiled 4 volumes. the stories are all unrelated and vary in length and genre, from shonen, shojo, seinen, and josei. many of the stories were previously published as one-shots in various manga magazines, the earliest being from 1978. release dates: short program vol.1 – november 1988 short program vol.2: -june 1996 short program vol.3: – july 2007 short program: girl's type – may 2009