Hideo Yamada compiles 18 stories about loneliness. Presented through themes of straggling, futility, insanity, seclusion, and an epilogue. **Rakugo** (落伍): 1. **Chikatetsu wo Orite.......**(地下鉄を降りて……) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 2. **Ohenro-san** (おへんろさん) \[Takashi Imashiro\] 3. **Oshiroi Komachi** (白粉小町) \[Youko Kondou\] 4. **Kuroi Chou** (黒い蝶) \[Kakusai Han\] **Muyou** (無用): 5. **Kamen** (仮面) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 6. **Ishi wo Kai ni Kita Onna** (石を買いに来た女) \[Motoyuki Oota\] 7. **Otsuuya no Kyaku** (お通夜の客) \[Yuu Takita\] 8. **Kibishii Shiren (from Pattman X)** (きびしい試練「パットマンＸ」より) \[George Akiyama\] 9. **Nichijou Seikatsu** (日常生活) \[Jun Kagari\] **Fuukyou** (風狂): 10. **Omoide no Occhan** (思い出のおっちゃん) \[Jun Urata\] 11. **Yoru no Semi** (夜の蝉) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 12. **Aburemon** (あぶれもん) \[Kaiji Kawaguchi\] 13. **Hisashiburi** (久しぶり)　\[Shinichi Abe\] **Inton** (隠遁): 14. **Shounan (From Musashino)** (沼南「武蔵野」より) \[Junichirou Saitou\] 15. **The Salamander** (山椒魚) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 16. **Shimi** (紙魚) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] **Epilogue** (エピローグ) 17. **Sorekara** (それから) \[Hozumi\] 18. **Hitotsu no Hi** (ひとつの火　カシワイ) \[Kashiwai, original story: Niimi Nankichi\]

An anthology of manga works published in the 1950s that draw on the themes of atomic and hydrogen bombs and the experiences of atomic bomb survivors. (Source: Heibonsha, translated) Gensuibaku Manga Collection 1: Shokou (原水爆漫画コレクション１　曙光) 1. **Daikouzui Jidai** (大洪水時代) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 2. **Taiheiyou X Point** (太平洋X點) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 3. **Bikini: Shi no Hai** (ビキニ　死の灰) \[Kaoru Hanano\] 4. **Uchuu Monogatari** (宇宙物語) \[Tatsuya Yasuda\] Gensuibaku Manga Collection 2: Senkou (原水爆漫画コレクション２　閃光) 1-5. **Hoshi wo Miteiru** (星を見ている) \[Kazuhiko Tanigawa\] Gensuibaku Manga Collection 3: Enkou (原水爆漫画コレクション３　焔光) 1. **Kieyuku Shoujo** (消えゆく少女) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Aa Nagasaki no Kane ga Naru** (ああ長崎の鐘が鳴る) \[Yuu Takita\] Gensuibaku Manga Collection 4: Zankou (原水爆漫画コレクション４　残光) 1. **Tenpei to Neechan** (点平とねえちゃん) \[Fujio Akasaka\] 2. **Miyo-chan Shinanaide** (みよちゃん　死なないで) \[Mitsuo Higashiura\] 3. **Kage** (影) \[Jouya Kagemura\] 4. **THE WORLD WAR 3: Chikyuu THE END** (THE WORLD WAR 3: 地球 THE END) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 5. **Sando-me no Sayonara (from Mangaka Zankoku Monogatari)** (〈漫画家残酷物語〉より三度目のさよなら) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 6. **Mahiru** (真昼) \[Futoshi Watari\] 7. **Namida no Orizuru** (なみだの折り鶴) \[Eiko Hanamura\] 8. **Kuroi Ame ni Utarete** (黒い雨にうたれて) \[Keiji Nakazawa\] 9. **Mariko** (真理子) \[Riyoko Ikeda\] 10. **Genbaku Urimasu** (原爆売ります) \[Takerou Nishi\] 11. **Ware ga Haha wa** (吾が母は) \[Seiichi Hayashi\]