A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories

A collection of short stories from Moto Hagio's early career: 1. **Lulu to Mimi** (ルルとミミ) 2. **Suteki na Mahou** (すてきな魔法) 3. **Cool Cat** (クールキャット) 4. **Bakuhatsu Kaisha** (爆発会社) 5. **Porch the Shoujo ga Koinu to** (ポーチで少女が小犬と) 6. **Maudlin** (モードリン) 7. **Katappo no Furugutsu** (かたっぽのふるぐつ) 8. **Hanayome wo Hirotta Otoko** (花嫁をひろった男) 9. **Sayo no Yuu Yukata** (小夜の縫うゆかた) 10. **Kenneth Oji-san to Futago** (ケネスおじさんとふたご) 12. **Gomen Asobase!** (ごめんあそばせ！) 13. **Keitodama ni Jarenaide** (毛糸玉にじゃれないで)

Hagio Moto's debut work, the short story appeared in 1969 in Nakayoshi and later appears in Bianca in Hagio Moto Works, Vol 1 and Ribon DX 1975 Spring issue.

*Note: Published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics.*

*Note: Published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics.*

A Drunken Dream is a collection of literary short stories by Hagio falling into multiple genres, created between 1971-2007. The stories were selected by translator Matt Thorn to be an introduction to Hagio for English speakers. This time travels through several of Hagio's most revolutionary and poignant tales that span over the years of her lush career. • *[Bianca](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=63724526240)* (1970, 16 pages) • *Girl on Porch with Puppy* (1971, 12 pages) • *Autumn Journey* (1971, 24 pages) A boy’s pilgrimage to the home of his favorite author has more meaning than either the author or his daughter can imagine. • *Marié, Ten Years Later* (1977, 16 pages) Two estranged friends learn too late how their actions had destroyed the balance of a perfect triad of intimacy. • *A Drunken Dream* (1980, 21 pages) Two scientists—one a hermaphrodite, the other a tribal priest—meet on a space station orbiting Io; but they have met before and are destined to meet again. • *[Hanshin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=32474958889)* (1984, 16 pages) Conjoined twins Yudy and Yucy are as different as possible. Older Yudy is intelligent but ugly, as her nutrients are used up by her beautiful but simpleminded sister Yucy. Loving and hating so deeply, where does one girl begin and the other end? • *Angel Mimic* (1984, 50 pages) • *[Iguana Girl](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=22603280310)* (1991, 50 pages) A girl who appears to her mother and herself to be a hideous anthropoid iguana struggles to overcome her mother’s rejection and find happiness ... but her mother has a secret. • *The Child Who Comes Home* (1998, 24 pages) • *[The Willow Tree](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=22873467464)* (2007, 20 pages) A woman stands day to day under a growing willow tree and watches the people who pass by... Note: Nominated for an Eisner Award in 2011.