Volume 1: 1. **Akanbou Shoujo** (赤んぼう少女) 2. **Negai** (ねがい) 3. **Ubareta Shinzou** (うばわれた心臓) 4. **Hebi** (蛇) 5. **Zesshoku** (絶食) 6. **Mushi-tachi no Ie** (蟲たちの家) Volume 2: 1. **Mama ga Kowai** (ママがこわい) 2. **Madara no Shoujo** (まだらの少女) 3. **Hebi Onna** (へび少女)
Tomoko, because she is overweight, is cruelly turned down after confessing her love to Akira. She then decide to fast in order to lose weight. Remake of the Kazuo Umezu's one-shot of the same name.
This manga is the merge of three previous manga by Kazuo Umezu: *Benigumo*, *Akanbou Shoujo* and *Uroko no Kao*. It tells the story of Sayuri, a girl raised in the orphanage of Megumi-en, who is revealed to be the daughter of a wealthy family. Sayuri was mistaken for another girl when she was a baby, and was treated as an orphan. In her new home, she meets with the girl named Tamami, who was mistaken for her. The manga was also made into a movie by the director Noriaki Yuasa, broadcasted the same year.
One night, as Asako is studying violin at home, the ghost of a woman appears before her. This scares the young girl, but then the phantom is only asking her to continue playing violin?
In the year 2XXX, the Earth is on the brink of destruction; a giant comet will strike the planet. Before this impending doom, one third of the population commits suicide, while the others either become mad, or are devolving into monsters.
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. \*The collection focuses primarily on works set in cities and schools. (Source: Kinno Hoshi Sha, machine translated) 1. **Marui Rin no Sekai** (丸い輪の世界) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 2. **Kodomo no Asobi** (子供の遊び) \[Daijirou Morohoshi\] 3. **Shibito no Koiwazurai: Yotsu Tsuji no Bishounen** (死びとの恋わずらい 四つ辻の美少年) \[Junji Ito\] 4. **SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai** (SOS大東京探検隊) \[Katsuhiro Otomo\] 5. **Kamakura Monogatari: Tsukiyo no Saishuu Bus** (鎌倉ものがたり 月夜の最終バス) 6. **Shiroi Kageboushi** (白い影法師) \[Ryouhei Saigan\] 7. **Gakkou Kaidan: Te** (学校怪談 手) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 8. **Utsuho Ishino…** (空ほ石の…) \[Nanae Sasaya\] 9. **Roujin** (Rôjin) \[Kazuo Umezu\]
Satsuki and Kanna are two sisters living in a secluded village in the mountains. As the older sister, Satsuki, is working on the topic of "kitsune and superstition", they encounter a girl possessed by a kitsune spirit.
In 1955 and at the age of 19, Kazuo Umezu made his debut with The Siblings in the Forest (Mori no Kyodai), a retelling of Hansel and Gretel in step with the cartoonish style that was popular at the time. (From Umezu Kazuo´s website.)
Utame Urashima is a famous ballerina who claims to be the descendant of Urashima Tarou from the fairy tale, and claims to have visited the Dragon Palace, as did her ancestor.
Mako Umezu, the little sister of the horror mangaka Kazuo Umezu, opens a strange fan-letter adressed to her brother. Inside the envelope, Mako finds the picture of a girl, two big snake scales and a letter from a girl named Youko Numeta, saying that those snake scales are in fact the scales of her step-sister, Kurumi.