A pharmaceutical manufacturer worker and replica painter tells a biography of Vincent van Gogh.

He possesses a mysterious power. His job is to remove curses from others. Whenever abnormal situations arises, Zigzag is called to work. He accepts, however, it's not out of goodwill...? A story about a hero? Definitely not this person!

A man finds a picture scroll and tries to understand the iconography. Everyone who encounters the scroll sees something different, but the initial man thinks it's a map and he follows it as such until he eventually find the scroll's artist. (Source: Anime News Network, edited) *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 17 (January 1966).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 49 (August 1968).*

A simple domestic drama about expectations, fidelity, and escape. A couple purchase a beautiful white bird with a red beak. It is said that the bird will grow attached to its owners and never fly away. While the girlfriend is working as a hostess, flirting with men for money, the boyfriend decides to draw a portrait of the new family member, and disaster strikes. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly) *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 19 (March 1966).*

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).*

Former child star Honami Ayukawa left the entertainment industry behind for a happy life as a wife and mother. But when her young daughter is seriously injured after debuting as a child actress, Honami uncovers the shocking truth behind the incident: her husband’s affair and a dark connection to her own past in the entertainment industry. Determined to make those responsible answer for her daughter’s injury, Honami returns to the spotlight as an actress, setting into motion a story of revenge that will shake the industry. (Source: WEBTOON)

*Note: Published in Monthly Poem 1977-01.*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 37 (September 1967).*

"It is said that salamanders have no memory of the past because of the polluted water." This work follows a salamander waking up in a sewer with no recollection of the past, but out of place, as if they were reborn as a completely different creature. The salamander grows accustomed to their new habitat until one day when an incomprehensible object appears in the sewer. *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 33 (May 1967).*