This installment in Chikuma Bunko's contemporary manga anthology series focuses on Horror, SF, and dark comedy from the 1960's to the present day and is curated by Tokushige Kawakatsu 1. **Nurarinuma** (ぬらり沼) \[Yuuhei Youki\] 2. **Tako** (蛸) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 3. **Akumakko** (悪魔っ子) \[Shigeyoshi Iwanami\] 4. **Yubiwa** (指輪) \[Souji Yamakawa\] 5. **Kantou Daishinsai** (関東大震災) \[Shigeru Komatsuzaki\] 6. **Muteikoutoshi** (無抵抗都市) \[Suehiro Maruo\] 7. **Onna wo Nerae** (女を狙え) \[Shouji Hashimoto\] 8. **Kappa** (河童) \[Taro Bonten\] 9. **Akai Trunk** (赤いトランク) \[Noroi Michiru\] 10. **Houmon** (訪問) \[Tarou Kanafuro\] 11. **Voice/Koe no Sonzai** (voice／声の存在) \[Naritada Shintani\]

Within this entry in Yoshinori Kobayashi's long-running *Gomanism Sengen* series, the controversial mangaka turns his attention to COVID-19. Kobayashi expresses skepticism about coronavirus and vaccination, and critiques government responses to the pandemic.

The girl is a human weapon who must fight for her country every day. What other burdens must this lonely girl carry? (Source: Jump GIGA, translated)

1. **Kuchisake Onna Densetsu** (口裂け女伝説) \[Kanako Inuki\] 2. **Akumu e Irasshai** (悪夢へいらっしゃい) \[Yoshimi Seki\] 3. **Nigetemo, Nigetemo...** (逃げても、逃げても…) \[Kanon Iguchi\] 4. **Aru Asa, Okitara** (ある朝、起きたら) \[Yumeji Tanima\] 5. **Stress** (ストレス) \[Saiko Kaburagi\] 6. **Dengonban** (伝言板) \[Tomo Kazuhashi\] 7. **Ningyo Zanei** (人魚残影) \[Hideshi Hino\]

Marika Kakimoto, a college girl, is unhappy that her younger brother, Jiu, who was accepted to the same university, is going to live in the men's dormitory. He was like a good-luck charm for her… In the middle of this depressing new semester, somebody complains that “Sakamoto-san, the Arabic teacher, only looks at Marika in class” (Source: Shueisha, translated) *Note: Also includes the one-shots TEA TIME and Tasogare Complex (たそがれコンプレックス)*

The title story is a comedy about a second-rate TV actress and her son in New York City. *Tristan* is set in Paris society between the two World Wars. It is a human drama featuring a German baron, a wealthy French wife, and a pickpocket boy in downtown Paris. The sadness of life in each of their respective positions is beautifully depicted. 1. **Ousama no DINNER** (王様のＤＩＮＮＥＲ) 2. **ＴＲＩＳＴＡＮ** 3. **Kiniro no Ochiba no Furishikiru** (金色の落葉のふりしきる) 4. **Papillon Road** (パピヨン・ロード)

1. **Groovy Night** (グルービィ ナイト) 2. **Henjin in the Hot House** (変人 in the 温室(ホットハウス) ) 3. **Utsu yori Sou ga Yoroshii no!** (ウツよりソウがよろしいの！)