A collection of black fairy tales and folklore stories in Daijiro Morohoshi's style.
A collection of stories inspired by Grimms’ Fairy Tales. **Story 1,** G’s Dairy: A girl with no memory of who she is spends her days working in a house she has no memory of entering. **Story 2,** Frau Trude: A headstrong girl wants to meet the infamous Frau Trude. **Story 3,** The Summer and Winter Garden: A beauty lives with a beast in a bespelled mansion. **Story 4,** Little Red Riding Hood: A girl in the woods is on her way to grandma’s house. **Story 5,** The Frog King or Iron Heinrich: A princess finds something she wants and sets about getting it. **Story 6,** Little Brier-Rose. **Story 7,** The Bremen Town Musicians. **Story 8,** Rapunzel.
Volume 1: **Tenson Kourin** (天孫降臨) Volume 2: **Yomi kara no Koe** (黄泉からの声) Volume 3: **Rokufukujin** (六福神)
Seven people received a "puzzle" and ticket from an unknown sender, and followed the ticket to a strange square house. A mysterious woman who came "out of curiosity" joined them, and what awaited those people in the house was a girl as beautiful as a doll and maze beyond imagination. They cannot leave unless they solve the puzzle. When it's solved, part of your body will disappear! Can they escape? And, just who invited them there?
A collection of stories featuring unorthodox archaeologist Hieda Reijirou and his encounters with the unknown. *Note: Two chapters were combined in the tankoubon edition.*
Hieda-sensei is a professor of archeology, with a fervent belief in the existence and power of supernatural creatures like gods and demons. Since he can't prove anything, his belief has earned him the mocking nickname "Youkai Hunter" from his colleagues. One day, two men from Ootori-chou come to visit him. They're planning to promote tourism by reviving their town's old, traditional "Demon Festival," which has been discontinued for the past century. They're basing the festival on Hieda's research, although they're changing a few details to make it flashier for modern sightseers. Although Hieda is troubled by the history of human death associated with the festival, he agrees to attend as an advisor. When the Demon Festival turns out to be much more 'historically accurate' than anyone ever dreamed, it will take all of Hieda's knowledge and courage to help set things right! (Source: MangaHelpers)
"My son Mamoru is called "Amo-kun" by his younger cousins. Mamoru and I went camping but couldn't get into it, so we went for a walk in the forest. After dark, I returned to the campsite with a tired Mamoru on my back to find..." This story depicts the other world that lurks in the everyday life of this family! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
There are many manga adaptations of *Journey to the West*, but this one is truly unique! It is a legendary adventure that intertwines fiction with historical facts from the Tang Dynasty, and features familiar characters such as Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie as humans rather than demons. However, many monsters, demons, and supernatural events also make appearances. (Source: ComicDays, translated)
Having surrendered himself to nature, Lu Shang became aware that he and God were all connected parts of nature. The mysterious god of the past appeared in front of him once again. The true identity of the god turned out to be "himself." The story ends with the famous meeting between Emperor Wen and Lu Shang. *Note: \- This is the 2015 edition published as volume two of the Daijiro Morohoshi Special Selection series. \- Chapter count includes an original one-shot made for this volume.*
A collection of one shots from Morohoshi's early career: 1. **Yumemiru Kikai** (夢みる機械); Shuukan Shounen Jump 1974-11 2. **Shinshoku Wakusei** (侵食惑星); Shuukan Shounen Jump 1974-09 3. **Kimyou na Restaurant** (奇妙なレストラン); Shuukan Manga Action 1973-10 4. **Tyrannosaurus Gou no Seikan** (ティラノサウルス号の生還); Shuukan Playboy 1976-12 5. **Kosshii Tan** (コッシー譚); Papillon 1974-05 6. **Dojigen Sekai Monogatari** (ど次元世界物語); Shounen Action 1975-12 7. **Chikatetsu wo Orite** (地下鉄を降りて); Kisoutengai 1976-05 8. **Boku no Nikkichou** (ぼくの日記帳); Shuukan Manga Action 1973-11 9. **Neko Panic** (猫パニック); Shuukan Shounen Jump 1975-08
On the summit of a lofty mountain where winged birds soar, the Old Man of the South Pole and Dongfang Shuo play Go. Shuo, pondering the origins of the universe, learns from the Old Man that long ago, when the heavens nearly collapsed, a goddess kneaded five-colored stones to seal the celestial rift. Yet since this occurred in distant antiquity, they journey to seek guidance from the ancient god of Mount Tianqiong, the Faceless One, also known as Chaos. However, the Faceless One, who had never moved since the creation of heaven and earth, became intrigued by their conversation. He took interest in the world below and set off for the surface through the Immortal Corridor... (Source: Ushio Publishing, translated) *Note: \- This is the 2015 edition published as volume one of the Daijiro Morohoshi Special Selection series. \- Chapter count includes two additional one-shots.*
