The Touhoku region, where the strong will of human beings and the harshness of nature compete. Gunshots now endlessly echo in the mountains of Ou. They are a group of hunters called "Matagi" who use guns and kill their prey with deep knowledge and skill. Nature is an enemy and a unique friend to these people who live with the depressing seasons. The stories told through their eyes are full of the abundant scent of Yamano. There is a lineup of all kinds of characters, such as the young Matagi man Sanshiro, who is known as "Wild Strawberry Drop", and Sarumaru, a master of rapid fire with contraindications. (Source: Office Man, translated)

A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering stories from every Garo author up until 1984. 1. **Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Nekonin** (ねこ忍) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Unabara no Ken (Musashi no Maki)** (海原の剣（武蔵の巻）) \[Goseki Kojima\] 4. **Kao no Magatta Otoko no Monogatari** (顔の曲がった男の物語) \[Teppu Hoshikawa\] 5. **Mahiru** (真昼) \[Futoshi Watari\] 6. **Ai: Shinshaku Bushido Monogatari** (愛─新釈武士道物語─) \[Hiroshi Hirata under the name Issei Kaji\] 7. **Chiko** (チーコ) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 8. **Wakakusa Manpo** (若草漫歩) \[Mitsuo Fujisawa\] 9. **Uchuu no Dekigoto** (宇宙の出来事) \[Shintarou Tashiro\] 10. **Natsu** (夏) \[Ryouichi Ikegami\] 11. **Kakashi ni Kitaeru no Hanashi: Series Kiirooi Namida** (かかしにきいたかえるの話─シリーズ 黄色い涙─) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 12. **Rokunomiya Himeko no Higeki** (六の宮姫子の悲劇) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 13. **Kyodai na Sakana** (巨大な魚) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 14. **Doro Ningyou** (どろ人形) \[Hino Hideshi\] 15. **Umi Hoozuki** (海ほおずき) \[Keiko Naka\] 16. **Hana Arashi no Goro: Terajimachou Kidan** (花あらしの頃─寺島町奇譚─) \[Yuu Takita\] 17. **Nagamochiuta Kou** (長持唄考) \[Takao Yaguchi\] 18. **Uki (2)** (雨季(二)) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 19. **Wakaremichi** (わかれみち) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 20. **Tako ni Natta Shounen** (たこになった少年) \[Sanpo Yodogawa\] 21. **Kantaro Tsuki** (かんたろ月) \[Susumu Katsumata\] 22. **Urabure Yokaze** (うらぶれ夜風) \[Yukio Kawasaki\] 23. **Ame no Iro** (雨の色) \[Oji Suzuki\] 24. **Matsuko Ojichan no Nageki** (マツコおじちゃんの嘆き) \[Ryuuzan Aki\] 25. **Boku no Debu Inko-chan** (ぼくのデブインコちゃん) \[Maki Sasaki\] 26. **Burai no Omokage** (無頼の面影) \[Shinichi Abe\] 27. **Maboroshi no Shoujo: Wakouji Hakushakutei no Trouble** (幻の少女･和小路伯爵邸のトラブル) \[Hiroji Tani\] 28. **Niku Yashiki** (肉屋敷) \[Kazuichi Hanawa\] 29. **Kita e no Tabibito** (北への旅人) \[Shouichi Yoshida\] 30. **Saisetsu ni Mau…** (彩雪に舞う･･････) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 31. **Oza-shiki** (おざ式) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 32. **Saikai** (再会) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 33. **Murasaki no Densetsu (Image STATION)** (紫の伝説(イメージSTATION)) \[Masuzou Furukawa\] 34. **Zettai Kyuujitsu** (絶対休日) \[Shigenobu Akiyama\] 35. **Areta Umibe** (荒れた海辺) \[Anzai Mizumaru\] 36. **Kushii-kun no Hatsumei** (クシー君の発明) \[Yuuji Kamosawa\] 37. **Boxer** (毆者(ボクサー)) \[Mitsuhiko Yoshida\] 38. **Nobori Tako** (昇り凧) \[Moribi Murano\] 39. **Penguin Gohan** (ペンギンごはん) \[Teruhiko Yumura + Shigesato Itoi\] 40. **Ai no Arashi** (愛の嵐) \[Yoshikazu Ebisu\] 41. **Boku no Otouto** (ぼくの弟) \[Shigesato Itoi\] 42. **？** \[Shinbou Minami\] 43. **Sore kara no Iwamoto Musashi Kaidan** (それからの岩本武蔵･怪談) \[Kyuusoku Iwamoto\] 44. **Harry-shi no Koto** (ハリー氏のこと) \[Hiroshi Matsuo\] 45. **Aitsuma Ki** (愛妻記) \[Misao Hisauchi\] 47. **Gyoza Teishoku no Hiru** (ギョーザ定食の昼) \[Hiromi Hiraguchi\] 48. **Otou-san no Neji** (お父さんのネジ) \[Kazuhiro Watanabe\] 49. **Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko** (長靴をはいた猫) \[Satoshi Shimizu\] 50. **Monologue** (ものろおぐ) \[Youko Kondou\] 51. **Modern Lovers** (モダン・ラヴァーズ) \[Ira Okudaira\] 52. **Shouwaru Neko** (性悪猫) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 53. **Seishun no Ase wa Nigai ze** (青春の汗は苦いぜ) \[Norikazu Kobayashi\] 54. **Yakou** (夜行) \[Kazuo Takayama\] 55. **Puisanmura Housoukyoku** (ぷいさん村放送局) \[Masako Yakuwa\] 56. **Gonin Damashi Doufun Bushido: Gensou no Meiji** (五人だまし･道糞武士道─幻想の明治─) \[Shintarou Kou\] 57. **K** \[Masaaki Oosawa\] 58. **Taikutsu na Hi** (怠屈な日) \[Masayuki Izumi\] 60. **Umi no Ohanashi** (海のお話) \[Kotarou Momotarou\] 61. **Futatsu no Makura (Hatsune)** (二つ枕(初音)) \[Hinako Sugiura\] 62. **PHANTASMAGORIA** \[Shigeru Tamura\] 63. **Nobe wa Naku** (野辺は無く) \[Otoya Mitsuhashi\] 64. **Shounen** (少年) \[Hiromi Morishita\] 65. **Itoguchi** (糸口) \[Michiyo Matsumoto\] 66. **Mama to Yobarete Sankagetsu** (ママと呼ばれて三ヶ月) \[Takashi Nemoto + Jun Takagi\] 67. **Local-sen no Gogo** (ローカル線の午後) \[Osamu Kanno\] 68. **Hoto Hoto Nangi na Papa to Mama** (ホトホトなんぎなパパとママ) 69. **Hentousen no Natsu** (扁桃腺の夏) \[Tooru Minegishi\] 70. **Modotte Kita Hi** (戻ってきた日) \[Tomiko Higo\] 71. **Srap Skip** (スラップスキップ) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 72. **Happy Birthday** (はぴー・ばーす・でい) \[Yuka Haga\] 73. **Dou Natten no: Aesop-shiki Manga Kouza** (どうなってんの─イソップ式漫画講座─) \[Shigeru Mizuki\]

Matagi (traditional winter hunters of the Touhoku region of northern Japan) hunted animals deep in the Ou Mountains. They used ancestral methods to hunt down bears. One of the Matagi men is Sanshiro.

In the Tohoku region's Akita prefecture, enveloped by Ouu's mountains there is a village with spectacular nature and snow 6 months of the year. This is Oraga Mura, Our village. Here the villagers live every day feeling loneliness, weariness, uncertainty, desire, tumult, expectations, and dreams. We are told these stories and experience the wonderful four season through the respected Takayama family.

Volume 1: 1. **Kamui Den: First chapter** (カムイ伝　第一話) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Phoenix: first chapter** (火の鳥　第一話) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 3. **Phoenix: Kyuukei** (火の鳥　休憩) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 4. **Fuku no Kami** (福の神) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 5. **Jun Second Chapter** (ジュン　第二話) \[Shotaro Ishinomori\] 6. **Chiiko** (チーコ) \[Yoshihiro Tsuge\] 7. **Fuuten First Chapter** (フーテン　第一話) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 8. **Sasori** (さそり) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 9. **Yuurei Sekai** (幽霊世界) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 10. **Ginnagashi** (ぎんながし) \[Yuu Takita\] Volume 2: 1. **Yaken** (野犬) \[Ryoichi Ikegami\] 2. **Comics to Reiden: Kagerou no You ni Moeta...** (こみっくすと例伝　陽炎のように燃えた…) \[Mori Masaki\] 3. **Arasa no Saa** (あらさのさぁ) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 4. **Machi ni wa Ame ga...** (街には雨が…) \[Kazuhiko Miyaya\] 5. **Wara Shoushi** (わら草紙) \[Susumu Katsumata\] 6. **Genten** (原点) \[Yuusuke Aoyagi\] 7. **Hitotsuneta** (ひとつねた) \[Takao Yaguchi\] 8. **Oto** (音) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 9. **Glass Dama** (ガラス玉) \[Fumiko Okada\] 10. **Akatonbo** (赤とんぼ) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 11. **Umibe no Machi** (うみべのまち) \[Maki Sasaki\] 12. **Noah wo Sagashite** (ノアをさがして) \[Masako Yashiro\]

Young brother and sister on their own while awaiting the return of their migrant worker father. *Note: This work was published in the July issue of Garo in 1969.*