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-https://mechacomic.jp/books/250239
Since the beginning of the 20th century, all wars have had their share of aviators. Initially observers, they became important, even major, players in conflicts. Seiho Takizawa takes us from World War I to the Iran-Iraq War in the early 1980s, bringing us closer than ever to the combatants in the skies. A major new work from one of Japan's masters of aviation storytelling! Shah's pilot is based on the accounts of Iranian F-14 pilots during the Iran-Iraq War, a little-known story. The F-14 Tomcat, an American-built fighter jet that can be admired in the film Top Gun, was the spearhead of the Iranian air force, with 79 aircraft delivered by the United States just before the 1979 revolution that saw the Shah of Iran ousted from power by Islamists. The other stories also focus on little-known military exploits, such as the epic tale of the Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant in the Mediterranean and Count von Rosen's involvement in air combat in Africa in the 1970s. (Source: Paquet, translated)
This book is a collection of interviews with Seiichi Hayashi himself, covering his entire body of manga work. The interviewers are manga artists Aran Toochika and Tokushige Kawakatsu. Seiichi Hayashi speaks at length about how he became an animator at Toei Animation and then a manga artist. He also discusses in detail the manga and gekiga he created after his representative work *Red Colored Elegy (赤色エレジー)* (1970-71), and how he pursued increasingly avant-garde expression. While numerous critiques have been written about Hayashi's work, most have focused solely on his pieces published in *Garo* magazine, including Red Colored Elegy (赤色エレジー). This book delves into the charm and mystery of his lesser-known works that followed. Several short stories are reprinted here so readers can experience the actual works. 1. **Yuuutsu na Momoko (excerpt)** (憂鬱なモモ子（抄録）) 2. **Hana ni Sumu** (花に棲む) 3. **Rinpun** (鱗粉) 4. **Hikari Are** (光あれ) 5. **M Kouei** (M光影) 6. **Rat's thinking on the hill** (Source: Semi Publishing No.2, translated)
Makoto Tanaka, an ordinary guy who passed the entrance exam for the regular course at a prestigious high school, bumps into the petite Kumi Okijo on the first day of school and apologizes in a panic...but she has animal ears on her head!? It turns out Kumi is a nine-tailed fox who came to learn about the "normal" way of life in the human world! The two become friends after she convinces him that it was a mistake as the ears vanish in an instant. For some reason, Makoto continues to attract "unusual" students! And then there's the existence of the advanced course, which doesn't think highly of the regular course—will Makoto be able to graduate "normally"!? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
https://www.cmoa.jp/title/335488/
One day, a young man knocks on the door of a lone house in the mountains. He has a request for the witch inside: he's never slept once in his life, and he wants the witch to put him to sleep.
