*Note: Includes three extra chapters.*

2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Gekiga Koubou, a landmark event that sparked a gekiga boom in the rental manga industry of the time and laid the foundation for the enduring popularity of youth manga and adult manga that continues to this day. To mark this occasion, our company is reissuing the first issues of *Kage* and *Machi*—pivotal publications that served as cornerstones for the development of gekiga and drove the short-story magazine boom—in a two-volume set. These reissues faithfully replicate the original binding, color schemes, and book design as closely as possible. Each set includes an explanatory booklet featuring testimonials from individuals involved at the time, bringing these works to contemporary readers. This long-awaited, precious reprint offers both general readers and researchers a chance to discover the roots of modern manga. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

The story involves a character named Yū being rescued by a cargo ship captain who knew his father, after a struggle at sea with others. As it was one of the earliest serializations in Weekly Shounen Magazine, its remains uncollected and never had a volume release.

Kou Nishito, a graduate student suffering from insomnia, and Yoiko Ichijo, who has been unable to sleep due to loneliness since becoming independent, are discovered to be "compatible" individuals with a highly compatible sleep gene, "Nemunoki." They begin a cohabitation experiment to achieve stable sleep. Though hesitant, they fall asleep in the same bed, and drift into a deep sleep they haven't experienced in years... The feeling of having someone beside you. The curtain rises on a strange and heartwarming story of two awkward people. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)