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Our hero, “Matsushiro Kota,” is an ordinary salaryman brought to a world similar to medieval period Europe! This world does contain empires that propagate evil to destroy humanity; this is not a story about that which disturbs the laws of the universe, but about a peaceful place in the “Orukena continent,” plagued with a problem bigger than anything else…… deficit government bonds! A tr\*shed economy!!! Crashing stock prices, the storm of debt defaulters occurring with the currency collapse, the failure of derivatives, conservative mainstream of the Senate, elder statesmen, who, with cunning and harassment, further the state of famine and war. It’s a time where the sword cannot aid in solving problems, but for the inherent wisdom and courage to rise above all ……You are now witnessing history in making.
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A surreal, avant-garde two-colour printed manga work based on Yoshiharu Tsuge's experience traveling to Futomi in Chiba prefecture. It is especially famous among the works of Tsuge and had a great influence not only on the Japanese manga world but also on many other fields. *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 47 (Tsuge Yoshiharu Tokushuu, 10th June 1968).*
A young man and his friend, self-proclaimed nihilists, set out on a two-seater motorcycle to swim in Chikura, Chiba Prefecture, but get lost at dusk. Along the way, they met a vendor from Yamanashi, who introduced them to an old woman who lived alone, and together they stayed at her farmhouse. The group drank whiskey on the old woman's recommendation, and after the old woman fell asleep, the peddler told them of his tearful story. *Note: Published in Weekly Manga Sunday (April 1975).*
This comic depicts a kind of piecemeal post-war commune, one that hosts drifters, con men, and other lost souls. Its inhabitants live in makeshift huts on a grassy plain that was once a military site, bombed and destroyed by US pilots. (Source: The Comics Journal)
A collection of short stories filled with tranquility and sorrow, depicting daily lives of people.
1. **Nejishiki** (ねじ式, Screw-Style, The Stopcock), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-06 2. **Sanshouuo** (山椒魚, The Salamander), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-05 3. **Tsuya** (通夜, The Wake), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-03 4. **Umibe no Jokei** (海辺の叙景, Scenes from the Seaside), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-09 5. **Numa** (沼, The Swamp), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-02 6. **Touge no Inu** (峠の犬, The Dog from Prayer Pass), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-08 7. **Yanagiya Shujin** (やなぎ屋主人, Master of the Willow Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1970-02 & 1970-03 8. **Hatsu Take-gari** (初茸がり, Mushroom Hunting), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-04 9. **Furuhon to Shoujo** (古本と少女, The Secondhand Book), Meiro2 1960-02, redrawn and -published in Monthly Manga Garo 1966-09 10. **Chiiko** (チーコ, Chirpy), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-03 11. **Uwasa no Bushi** (噂の武士, The Phony Warrior), Monthly Manga Garo 1965-08 12. **Gensenkan Shujin** (ゲンセンカン主人, Master of the Gensenkan Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-07 *Note: Chapter 7 was originally published in two parts, the chapter count reflects that.*