Set in a bleak medical facility, the protagonist is overwhelmed by the illness and death all around her, while overhearing her doctors discuss “Lupus Erythematosus… gamma globulin …white blood cells.”

Max, a long-haired, black-clad woman, shares memories and contemplations in a desultory manner. She recalls witnessing a trio of ghoulish figures gleefully pouncing on a young man one night and throwing him into the river (“like garbage”), and converses with another woman, her lover, who seems to both encourage and antagonize her. (Source: Solrad)

Empty streets and lovely weather, a man goes on a walk under blue skies and a single cloud.

A fatal accident morphs into a riveting film.

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 man faces the death penalty despite being falsely accused.

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A topsy-turvy exploration of a man’s inner thoughts of vigilantism that slowly drive him mad. (Source: Cool Yeah Alright)

A dubious fortuneteller and the uncertanties of life.

A man peering voyeuristically at a nude woman bending and stretching alluringly for him. According to Holmberg, the English translator, this one-shot was drawn shortly after Tsurita received her diagnosis of Lupus. This short story can therefore be seen as an allegory for the inevitability of death and equally for the author's deteriorating state.

A dreadful frozen dystopian world and a man willing to risk everything for the love of his doll-like wife. (Source: Solrad)

A one-shot published in the July 1967 issue of Garo by avid female contributor Kuniko Tsurita.