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*Note: Published in Custom Comic No. 11 (January 1981).*
Mr. Taguchi, an office worker, had an urge to see steam engines and disappeared for three months. When he had spent all his money traveling from town to town and returned, a local newspaper interviews him for a piece. The newspaper recounts a narrative it put together while searching for him, but he finds that the details contradict his experiences. Confused, he reluctantly agrees to write notes for them based on their story.
A manga artist joins a large group which discusses plans to get revenge on the government.
*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 71 (February 1970) and No. 73 (March 1970).*
*Note: Published in Yagyou No. 7 (June 1978).*
A student pontificates on his life within the grand design which leads him to some murky roads.
A story about a shabby inn in the fishing town of Ajigasawa during winter, based on the author's own travels. *Note: Published in Manga Story (November 1973).*
A mysterious wandering gambler with distant eyes suddenly appears in town and confounds the local hoodlums.
The story of an average businessman with subtle hints of his time in the military and WW2.
An autobiographical manga based on Yoshiharu Tsuge's adolescence. Set in a downtown plating factory, the work follows Mr. Wolves, the owner of the factory, and a young worker named Yoshio, alongside other employees. *Note: Published in Bessatsu Manga Story (April 1973). Republished in Monthly Manga Garo No. 131 (July 1974).*