A young man meets up with his girlfriend at her house, where her family has a stinky homeless man camped out on their front step.

A selection of horror and suspense stories by manga artists not commonly associated with the genre curated by novelist Hideyuki Kikuchi. 1. **Kyoufu no Genshi Ningen Muuzu** (恐怖の幻視人間ムーズ) \[Hisashi Sekiya\] 2. **Shounen G-men** (少年Gメン) \[Tsunayoshi Takeuchi\] 3. **Asaki Yumemiji** (浅き夢見じ) \[Goseki Kojima\] 4. **Hitoinu** (人犬) \[Takao Saitou\] 5. **Shinin ga Yonderu** (死人が呼んでる) \[Noboru Kawasaki\] 6. **Kyuuketsuki** (吸血鬼) \[Mikiya Mochizuki\] 7. **Toge Ningen** (トゲ人間) \[Jirou Kuwata\] 8. **Adachigahara no Kijo** (安達ヶ原の鬼女) \[Ryouichi Ikegami\]

A young boy watches as an old man traps a stray dog. The kid is somewhat traumatized by the commotion, and the old man says that with wild dogs, which can turn vicious, sometimes you just have no choice. The old man turns out to be a former kamikaze pilot who hadn’t been given his final orders before the end of War. He’s now an animal control officer, and a habitual alcoholic. As time goes by, the boy starts spending more time with the control officer.

Before the birth of *Trillion Game*, his first collaboration with Riichiro Inagaki: *Kobushi Zamurai*. *Samayoeru Onna*, which unflinchingly depicted the passions of men and women. Includes the unique ramen noir *Tokurei Compliance*. A masterpiece short story collection tracing the evolution of legend Ryouichi Ikegami