Folklore Studies of Professor Munakata

Munakata is an anthropology professor who studies the relationship between folklore or fairy tales and real historical events. He believes that many of these stories that most presume to be entirely fictional are actually based on real events. This manga tells the story of Professor Munakata as he follows the clues left from both the imaginary world of fairy tales and the real world of historical evidence.

A kakioroshi one-shot included in *Hoshino Yukinobu -Debut 45 Shuunen Kinen-* (星野之宣 ―デビュー45周年記念―). In celebration of Yukinobu Hoshino's 45th anniversary since debuting as a mangaka, he and his friend Daijiro Morohoshi collaborated to have their most famous characters finally meet!

A condensed biography of Kublai Khan, as told by Professor Munakata. This is the second tie-in to NHK's Road of Civilization special.