Astral (Volume)

is the first volume of the Astral light novel series, written by Takafumi Imada and Illustrated by Tomozo. It was released under the Dengeki Bunko Imprint in August 2003.

Synopsis
You can see the ghosts that remain in this world. That was the power that Akira Sudama, an ordinary high school student, gained in the wake of the accident. And Akira meets the girls who have already been lost. Childhood friend of first love. A former classmate who was aiming to be a painter. Victim of thrill killing. A girl from the track and field club who died of illness before the tournament. She was clear that she had no special powers other than to see and talk, but she knew what they were doing and she wanted to save her soul ... In addition to the four short stories that were very popular with Dengeki hp, the newly written episode "Ming's Holiday" is also included.

(source: Amazon JP - Translated)