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56An ex-kamikaze pilot remembers his days as a World War II pilot. (Source: Vice)
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).*
A philosophical work that questions the uncertainty of human existence through the disappearance of a dog. *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 36 (August 1967).*
A grisly tale of a crematorium worker who burned his coworker alive in the furnace, later confessing in a letter to a boy who was accidentally given some of the wrong remains.
*Note: Published in Yagyou No. 7 (June 1978).*
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 student pontificates on his life within the grand design which leads him to some murky roads.
A penniless student yearns to buy an expensive book that he can’t afford until a small ill-gotten fortune falls into his lap.
A kunoichi plays a long con against a brutish samurai lord, spending years in his detention to fulfill her contract.
A simple rural encounter is charged with sexual tension that is alluring but also fraught with danger. When a young woman happens upon a wing-shot goose, she tries to calm it then suddenly snaps its neck. Later, she befriends a young hunter and offers him shelter, but her motivations remain unclear, especially when the hunter notices a snake in the room where they’ll both be sleeping. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly) *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 18 (February 1966).*
