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1. **The Secondhand Book** (古本と少女) 2. **A Strange Letter** (不思議な手紙) 3. **Handcuffs** (手錠) 4. **The Antlion Pit** (蟻地獄) 5. **The Ninjess** (女忍) 6. **The Phony Warrior** (噂の武士) 7. **Watermelon Sake** (西瓜酒) 8. **Destiny** (運命) 9. **An Unusual Painting** (不思議な絵) 10. **The Swamp** (沼) 11. **Chirpy** (チーコ) 12. **Mushroom Hunting** (初茸がり) 13. **The Wake** (通夜) 14. **The Salamander** (山椒魚) 15. **The Lee Family** (李さん一家) 16. **The Crab** (蟹) 17. **The Dog from Prayer Pass** (峠の犬) 18. **Scenes from the Seaside** (海辺の叙景)
A collection of classic horror manga that transcends the boundaries of publishers and magazines! Each volume features ghost stories and horror manga originally published in different magazines (27 works in the series total). Packed with spine-chilling, terrifying episodes. Each work is accompanied by an explanatory essay that introduces the background behind its creation and related urban legends. The third installment of the "Kiseki Series," a collection of masterpieces by popular manga artists. With ghost stories (kaidan) as the theme, we’ve assembled a stellar lineup. Enjoy the terrifying and mysterious works of these popular manga artists. \*This collection focuses primarily on works set in rural areas. (Source: Kinno Hoshi Sha, machine translated) 1. **Yuki Onna** (雪女) \[Kazuo Umezu\] 2. **Neko no Machi** (猫の町) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 3. **Hebi no Ameyadori** (ヘビの雨宿り) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 4. **Machi ga Ita!!** (街がいた!!) \[Fujiko F Fujio\] 5. **Hatsu Take-gari** (初茸がり) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 6. **Ryuujin Numa** (龍神沼) \[Shoutarou Ishinomori\] 7. **Youkai Hunter: Yami no Kyakujin** (妖怪ハンター 闇の客人) Daijirou Morohoshi\] 8. **Sakura no Mori no Sakura no Yami** (桜の森の桜の闇) \[Toshie Kihara\] 9. **Kitsune no Yomeiri** (きつねのよめいり) \[Akimi Yoshida\] 10. **Ishimitsu** (イシミツ) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 11. **Mansion OBA** (マンションＯＢＡ) \[Tezuka Osamu\]
A collection of classic horror manga that transcends the boundaries of publishers and magazines! Each volume features ghost stories and horror manga originally published in different magazines (27 works in the series total). Packed with spine-chilling, terrifying episodes. Each work is accompanied by an explanatory essay that introduces the background behind its creation and related urban legends. The third installment of the "Kiseki Series," a collection of masterpieces by popular manga artists. With ghost stories (kaidan) as the theme, we’ve assembled a stellar lineup. Enjoy the terrifying and mysterious works of these popular manga artists. \*This collection focuses primarily on works related to water. (Source: Kinno Hoshi Sha, machine translated) 1. **Shiranui** (白縫) \[Tezuka Osamu\] 2. **Kaijuu Gyoo** (怪獣ギョー) \[Kazuo Umezu\] 3. **Aru Koi no Hanashi** (ある鯉の話) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 4. **Gegege no Kitarou: Suiko** (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 水虎) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 5. **Urashima** (ウラシマ) \[Tatsuhiko Yamashita\] 6. **Aoi Uroko to Suna no Machi** (青い鱗と砂の街) \[Youko Komori\] 7. **Obake** (オバケ) \[Jun Hatanaka\]
Azusa (29) wants a real, serious love. After heartbreak, the person her best friend introduces her to is Yusei (29), the boy who was her first love back in high school. Caught up in the excitement of their reunion, the two end up spending the night together. However, when she faces him again, he still carries traces of the boy he used to be, yet he has changed into an intensely heavy, emotionally overwhelming man— A faint first love from the past, and an all-consuming devotion so intense it leaves no room to escape. What kind of “true love” will these two awkward people choose? [Original Webtoon](https://mechacomic.jp/books/262244)
Hideo Yamada compiles 18 stories about loneliness. Presented through themes of straggling, futility, insanity, seclusion, and an epilogue. **Rakugo** (落伍): 1. **Chikatetsu wo Orite.......**(地下鉄を降りて……) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 2. **Ohenro-san** (おへんろさん) \[Takashi Imashiro\] 3. **Oshiroi Komachi** (白粉小町) \[Youko Kondou\] 4. **Kuroi Chou** (黒い蝶) \[Kakusai Han\] **Muyou** (無用): 5. **Kamen** (仮面) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 6. **Ishi wo Kai ni Kita Onna** (石を買いに来た女) \[Motoyuki Oota\] 7. **Otsuuya no Kyaku** (お通夜の客) \[Yuu Takita\] 8. **Kibishii Shiren (from Pattman X)** (きびしい試練「パットマンＸ」より) \[George Akiyama\] 9. **Nichijou Seikatsu** (日常生活) \[Jun Kagari\] **Fuukyou** (風狂): 10. **Omoide no Occhan** (思い出のおっちゃん) \[Jun Urata\] 11. **Yoru no Semi** (夜の蝉) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 12. **Aburemon** (あぶれもん) \[Kaiji Kawaguchi\] 13. **Hisashiburi** (久しぶり) \[Shinichi Abe\] **Inton** (隠遁): 14. **Shounan (From Musashino)** (沼南「武蔵野」より) \[Junichirou Saitou\] 15. **The Salamander** (山椒魚) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 16. **Shimi** (紙魚) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] **Epilogue** (エピローグ) 17. **Sorekara** (それから) \[Hozumi\] 18. **Hitotsu no Hi** (ひとつの火 カシワイ) \[Kashiwai, original story: Niimi Nankichi\]
Everyone keeps telling Sakina, “At our age, a life without big highs or lows is the happiest,” and she’s tried to convince herself of that too. Still, something about her days feels lacking. Her only real joy is watching dramas and films starring her favorite Heisei‑era trendy actor, Yamato Kashiwagi. One night, while she’s enjoying one of his dramas alone, the new neighbor suddenly barges into her apartment—and he looks exactly like Yamato. “Why is Mr. Yamato in my house!?” “Huh? I’m Chihaya, Yamato’s son. Don’t mix me up with that old man.” [Original Webtoon](https://jp.piccoma.com/web/product/210338)
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) \[Shinji Nagashim\]