Ran in different local newspapers, at the same time or not : Kobe Shinbun, Kahoku News, Shinano Mainichi Shinbun, and Tokushima Shinbun (Tokushima Press). *Note: this manga never received a tankoubon release.*
Taichi Imada lives in poverty, barely scraping by working as a janitor. Due to various uncontrollable and unreasonable events, his depressed state of mind finally reaches the breaking point. (Source: Big Comic Superior, translated) *Note: The grand-prize winning work in the 2nd Big Comic Superior Manga Newcomer Award.*
This book contains 23 stories from the final year of an era dominated by one-shot manga, the year 1983! Experience series from acclaimed manga artists that were originally featured in magazines like Shonen Jump, Shonen Sunday, Shonen Magazine, and Shonen Champion. The book also features columns on Shonen Sunday and a look back at pop culture in 1983. 1. **Uchuu Kara no Otoshidama** (宇宙からのおとし玉) \[Fujiko F Fujio\] 2. **Yoru no Kuufukusha-tachi** ( 夜の空腹者たち) \[Naoki Urasawa\] 3. **Boku to Furio to Koutei de** (ぼくとフリオと校庭で) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 4. **Warau Mokuteki** (笑う標的) \[Rumiko Takahashi\] 5. **POCKY** \[Hisashi Eguchi\] 6. **Arisa☆Arisa** (ありさ☆ありさ) \[Fujihiko Hosono\] 7. **1, 2, Step!** (1・2・ステップ!) \[Hideo Aya\] 8. **Umi Monogatari** (海ものがたり) \[Ayumi Tachihara\] 9. **Hashire! Biitoruzu** (走れ!びーとるず) \[Akira Oze\] 10. **Nanpa-chan (Part 1)** (ナンパちゃん(Part1)) \[Satosumi Takaguchi\] 11. **I Am U-tousei** (アイアムU等生) \[Youji Fukuyama\] 12. **Adauchi Miko-chan** (仇討ちミコちゃん) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 13. **Tabun The Gigolo** (多分・ザ・ジゴロ) \[Yoshinori Kobayashi\] 14. **Super Kanbee** (すーぱー勘兵衛) \[Yuu Koyama\] 15. **Yuusei Kara no Bishoujo X** (遊星からの美少女X) \[Miki Tori\] 16. **Sleeping Beauty** \[Keiko Fukuyama\] 17. **Solar Sniper** (ソーラー・スナイパー) \[Yuki Hijiri\] 18. **Kakashitei** (案山子亭) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 19. **Zenkai Jitterbug!!** (全開ジルバ!!) \[Masahiro Shibata\] 20. **Ryouma wa Kaze** (竜馬は風) \[Kei Tsukasa\] 21. **Kaere Ringu e!** (かえれリングへ!) \[Ryouji Ryuusaki\] 22. **CITY HUNTER -XYZ-** (シティハンター-XYZ-) \[Tsukasa Houjo\] 23. **Hanatare Joudo** (はなたれ浄土) \[Osamu Tezuka\]
A festival that leads to a strange world. Eerie events lurking in everyday life. A story of the monster closest to you right now. A shadow that has its own will... The first collection packed full of strange tales drawn by the exceptional Morohoshi Daijiro. You will surely something miraculous that you have not seen yet. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
