The Wooden-Mortared Kingdom - Garo 20th Anniversary Memorial Issue

A simple domestic drama about expectations, fidelity, and escape. A couple purchase a beautiful white bird with a red beak. It is said that the bird will grow attached to its owners and never fly away. While the girlfriend is working as a hostess, flirting with men for money, the boyfriend decides to draw a portrait of the new family member, and disaster strikes. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly) *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 19 (March 1966).*

A fish-faced scientist hears pleasant music in the distance. As the captivating melody draws him closer, he realizes its true value and decides to capture it—sending it off to a distant neighbor. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

A woman with a cold expression goes about her day, ignoring the catcalls of aroused men and the whispers of gossipy women intrigued by her mysterious visage. (Source: The Comics Journal)

A young man meets up with his girlfriend at her house, where her family has a stinky homeless man camped out on their front step.

*Published in Garo 1968-05*

A sad tragedy befalls a mother and daughter living in the mountains. This story is based on folk song Akita Nagamochiuta. *Note: This is debut work of mangaka, which was published in the April issue of Garo in 1969.*

A series of 3 short stories, serialised under the same name. *Note: this work was published in the August, October and December 1969 issues of Garo.*

Ken drinks too much at his friend Yoshio's bar, so he is put to sleep upstairs. He reminisces on his childhood, including a traumatizing experience where he walked in on Yoshio's mother having sex. (Source: Wikipedia)

A parody of Yoshiharu Tsuge's famous work, *Nejishiki*.

A short parody of Kyojin no Hoshi. *Note: published in the July 1982 issue of Garo.*

The debut work of Michiyo Matsumoto, this is a short story about a girl who wants to be naked, but cannot.