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遺棄されたような島へ、一人の男が意識を失った状態で流れ着いたところを、島の住人が発見する。 住人は島を管轄する神父の指示により、自身が生活する小屋へ男を連れ帰る。 男は意識を取り戻したが、会話ができない状態である。 いったい彼は何者なのか、住人は何者なのか…
Hideo Yamada compiles 19 stories about books. **Part 1: Koshoginyuu (Ⅰ 古書吟遊):** 1. **Furuhon Doushujin** (古本堂主人) \[Naoto Yamakawa\] 2. **Furuhonya Furuhondou** (古本屋古本堂) \[Leiji Matsumoto\]; COM 1970-03 **Part 2: Furuhon Kitan (Ⅱ 古本奇譚):** 3. **Furudouguya no Kai** (古道具屋の怪) \[Shigeru Mizuki\]; Weekly Manga Sunday 1966 4. **Furuhon Kaigan** (古本海岸) \[Midori Onchi\] 5. **Furuhon Jigoku Yashiki (From Shiori to Shimiko)** (古本地獄屋敷 「栞と紙魚子」より) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 6. **Koshozuki no Ya Kaitoriiki** (古書月の屋買取行) \[Tetsuya Toyoda\]; Monthly Housho 2007-01 **Part 3: Hon wo Meguru Kijin-tachi (Ⅲ 本をめぐる奇人たち):** 7. **Hon** (本) \[Kazuo Umezu\] 8. **Sokotsu no Hate** (粗骨の果) \[Yumekichi Minatoya\] 9. **Furuhon Eika** (古本詠歌) \[Tadao Tsuge\] **Part 4 Hon no Shouhen (Ⅳ 本の掌編):** 10. **Furuhon Yatai** (古本屋台) \[Q.B.B.: Story by Masayuki Kusumi, art by Takuya Kusumi\] 11. **Bungou Shunjuu** (文豪春秋) \[Hisaichi Iishi\] **Part 5: Kashihonya to sono Shuuhen (Ⅴ 貸本屋とその周辺):** 12. **Kintarou Bunko (from Sanchou-me no Yuuhi)** (キンタロウ文庫 「三丁目の夕日」より) \[Ryouhei Saigan\] 13. **Nakanoshima no Toshokan de** (中之島の図書館で) \[Jun Urata\] 14. **Furuhon Tonma-dou Shujin** (古本・とんま堂主人) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] **Part 6: Koi to Furuhon (Ⅵ 恋と古本):** 15. **Furuhon to Shoujo** (古本と少女) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 16. **Maiko** (舞子) \[Ren Nannichi\] 17. **Yume** (夢) \[Youko Kondou\] 18. **Coat to Aozora** (コートと青空) \[Naoto Yamakawa\] 19. **Aru Doukeshi no Ichinichi** (ある道化師の一日) \[Shinji Nagashim\]
An anthology of manga works published in the 1950s that draw on the themes of atomic and hydrogen bombs and the experiences of atomic bomb survivors. (Source: Heibonsha, translated) Gensuibaku Manga Collection 1: Shokou (原水爆漫画コレクション1 曙光) 1. **Daikouzui Jidai** (大洪水時代) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 2. **Taiheiyou X Point** (太平洋X點) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 3. **Bikini: Shi no Hai** (ビキニ 死の灰) \[Kaoru Hanano\] 4. **Uchuu Monogatari** (宇宙物語) \[Tatsuya Yasuda\] Gensuibaku Manga Collection 2: Senkou (原水爆漫画コレクション2 閃光) 1-5. **Hoshi wo Miteiru** (星を見ている) \[Kazuhiko Tanigawa\] Gensuibaku Manga Collection 3: Enkou (原水爆漫画コレクション3 焔光) 1. **Kieyuku Shoujo** (消えゆく少女) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Aa Nagasaki no Kane ga Naru** (ああ長崎の鐘が鳴る) \[Yuu Takita\] Gensuibaku Manga Collection 4: Zankou (原水爆漫画コレクション4 残光) 1. **Tenpei to Neechan** (点平とねえちゃん) \[Fujio Akasaka\] 2. **Miyo-chan Shinanaide** (みよちゃん 死なないで) \[Mitsuo Higashiura\] 3. **Kage** (影) \[Jouya Kagemura\] 4. **THE WORLD WAR 3: Chikyuu THE END** (THE WORLD WAR 3: 地球 THE END) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 5. **Sando-me no Sayonara (from Mangaka Zankoku Monogatari)** (〈漫画家残酷物語〉より三度目のさよなら) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 6. **Mahiru** (真昼) \[Futoshi Watari\] 7. **Namida no Orizuru** (なみだの折り鶴) \[Eiko Hanamura\] 8. **Kuroi Ame ni Utarete** (黒い雨にうたれて) \[Keiji Nakazawa\] 9. **Mariko** (真理子) \[Riyoko Ikeda\] 10. **Genbaku Urimasu** (原爆売ります) \[Takerou Nishi\] 11. **Ware ga Haha wa** (吾が母は) \[Seiichi Hayashi\]
Torao, a merchant with an unpopular profession, was a member of an S-rank adventurer party. However, being mediocre in combat and caught embezzling funds, he is told: "You're fired!" And just like that, he's expelled from the party. Left with no choice, Torao teams up with the girls on whom he spent the embezzled money, aiming to defeat the Demon Lord. But their first job is shockingly to recover equipment from the corpses of his annihilated former party...!? *"It doesn't matter. You're not my comrades anymore."* Even if they say, "We always thought we were comrades," it's too late now...