About a sensitive writer with an overactive imagination and intolerance for the banalities of everyday life.

Two friends, Marmo and Doug, can't wait to see Lowell Powell Comet. However, the adults in the town have other plans for that Friday night, and ask the kids to to stay home as they leave for a town meeting. Is this a coincidence? Will the boys get to see their long-awaited comet? Read to find out.

This two volume masterpiece selection edited by Shohei Chujo compiles some of the best works that came out of Osamu Tezuka's iconic manga magazine COM. Also included is excerpts from the Gura Kon manga school, roundtable conversations, and essays from famous manga artists and critics. Volume 1, 1967-1969: 1. **Taiyou to Gaikotsu no You na Shounen** (太陽と骸骨のような少年) \[Fumiko Okada\] 2. **Fuuten** (フーテン) \[Shinji Nagashima\]  3. **Natsu** (夏) \[Fumiko Okada\] 4. **Ikinuki** (いきぬき) \[Yuusuke Aoyagi\] 5. **300,000km/sec.** \[Hiroshi Asuna\] 6. **Chouchou no Naita Yoru** (蝶々の泣いた夜) \[Masako Yashiro\] 7. **Shinreki Happyaku Kujuuichi Nen no Kaiki Nishoku** (新暦八九一年の皆既日食) \[Housei Hasegawa\] 8. **Chikatetsu** (地下鉄) \[Tarou Higuchi\] 9. **Tori** (鳥)\[Tarou Higuchi\] 10. **Baka-shiki** (バカ式) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 11. **Osabashiro!** (おさらばしろ！) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] 12. **Komikkusu to Retsuden VOL. 1-3** (こみっきすと列伝 VOL.1～VOL.3) \[Mori Masaki\] Volume 2, 1970-1971: 1. **Kokonotsu no Haru** (九つの春) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 2. **Daruma-san Daruma-san Niramekko Shimashou Warau to Make yo Appuppu!** (達磨さん達磨さん睨めっこしましょう 笑うと負けよ アップップッ！) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 3. **Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari** (競作 トキワ荘物語) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 4. **Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari** (競作 トキワ荘物語) \[Shotaro Ishinomori\] 5. **Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari** (競作 トキワ荘物語) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 6. **Kaihou Saisho no Hi** (解放最初の日) \[Minori Kimura\] 7. **Rei no Hakken** (零の発見) \[Manabu Oyama\] 8. **140 Man Kounen no Chinmoku** (140万光年の沈黙) \[Reiji Matsumoto\] 9. **Junko Kyoukatsu** (ジュン子・恐喝) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 10. **Hatsukoizuke** (初恋漬) \[Kazuo Kamimura\] 11. **Omoide no Jun** (想い出のジュン) \[Shotaro Ishinomori\] 12. **10 Gatsu no Shoujo-tachi** (10月の少女たち) \[Moto Hagio\] 13. **Hi no Tori Kyuukei** (火の鳥 休憩) \[Osamu Tezuka\]

*Published in Petit Flower 1990-11*

This anthology collects manga adaptations of classic literature by shoujo manga artists. 1. Moto Hagio x Hans Christian Andersen: **"Shiroi Tori ni Natta Shoujo"** (白い鳥になった少女) 2. Ryouko Yamagishi x Brothers Grimm: **"Cendrillon"** (サンドリヨン) 3. Miyako Maki x Murasaki Shikibu: **"Hana Kagerou (Genji Monogatari)"** (花陽炎 （源氏物語）) 4. Suzue Miuchi x Higuchi Ichiyou: **"Takekurabe (excerpt from Glass no Kamen)** (「たけくらべ」『ガラスの仮面』作中劇より) 5. Yasuko Sakata x Charles Perrault: **"Ohi to Nemurihime"** (お妃と眠り姫) 6. Kyoko Fumizuki x Louis Hémon: **"Shiroki Mori no Chi ni"** (白き森の地に) 7. Hideko Mizuno x Grimm: **"Rapunzel, Rapunzel"** (ラプンツェル・ラプンツェル) 8. Shio Satou x Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont: **"Bijo to Yajuu"** (美女と野獣)

1. **Marmalade-chan** (ママレードちゃん) 2. **Yousei no Komori** (妖精の子もり) 3. **Aki no Tabi** (秋の旅) 4. **Rokugatsu no Koe** (6月の声) 5. **Oh My Que Sera Sera** (オーマイ　ケセィラ　セラ) 6. **Golden Liliac** (ゴールデンライラック) 7. **Manga ABC** (まんがABC) 8. **Kimi wa Utsukushii Hitomi** (きみは美しい瞳) 9. **Juliet no Koibito** (ジュリエットの恋人)

A collection of stories: 1. **Egg Stand** (エッグ・スタンド) 2. **Amour** (アムール) 3. **Jinsei no Bishu** (人生の美酒) 4. **Tenshi no Gitai** (天使の擬態) 5. **Kage no Nai Mori** (影のない森) 6. **Juunen-me no Marie** (十年目の毬絵)

Volume 16 of *Hagio Moto Works*: 1. [Bianka](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47473) 2. [Tou no Aru Ie](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47477) 3. [Cake Cake Cake](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=42293) 4. [Sara Hill no Seiya](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47492) 5. [Sangatsu Usagi ga Shuudande](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47497) 6. [Poe no Ichizoku](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1991) 1 7. [Poe no Ichizoku](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1991) 2 8. [Poe no Ichizoku](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1991) 3 9. [Poe no Ichizoku](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1991) 4 10. [Cabbage Hata no Isan Souzokunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=166958) 11. [Thomas no Shinzou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12379) 1 12. [Thomas no Shinzou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12379) 2 13. [11-nin Iru!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=12380) 14. [Zoku 11-nin Iru!: Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=155115) 15. [Kono Musume Urimasu!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=30523) 16. [Tottemo Shiawase Moto-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47501) 17. [American Pie](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=41975)

*Note: Also includes Golden Liliac (ゴールデン・ライラック)*

1. **American Pie** (アメリカン・パイ) 2. **Shiroi Tori ni Natta Shoujo** (白い鳥になった少女) 3. **Yousei no Komori** (妖精の子もり) 4. **Alois** (アロイス) 5. **Bianca** (ビアンカ) 6. **Jennifer no Koi no Oaite wa** ((ジェニファの恋のお相手は) 7. **Belle to Mike no Ohanashi** (ベルとマイクのお話) 8. **Yuki no Ko** (雪の子) 9. **Violetta** (ヴィオリータ)

A collection of stories: 1. **Message** (メッセージ) 2. **Kifujin** (貴婦人) 3. **Oedipus** (オイディプス) 4. **Sphinx** (スフィンクス) 5. **Hanayome** (花嫁) 6. **Umi no Ao** (海の青) 7. **Mizutama** (水玉) 8. **Shampoo** (シャンプー) 9. **Yuri mo Bara mo** (百合もバラも) 10. **Umi to Shinju** (海と真珠) 11. **Yoru no Kawa wo Wataru** (夜の河を渡る) 12. **Shimauma no Q&A** (しまうまのQ&A)

A collection of stories: 1. **Yama e Iku** (山へ行く) 2. **Uchuusen Unten Menkyoshou** (宇宙船運転免許証) 3. **Eki made Mugen** (駅まで∞(ムゲン)) 4. **Anata wa Dare Desu ka** (あなたは誰ですか) 5. **Vibrato** (ビブラート) 6. **Kuroi Hitsuji** (くろいひつじ) 7. **Aoi Door** (青いドア) 8. **Yanagi no Ki** (柳の木) 9. **Sekai no Owari ni Tatta Hitori de** (世界の終わりにたった1人で) 10. **Yureru Sekai** (ゆれる世界) 11. **Haru no Ogawa** (春の小川)