A puppy has arrived in my house! "The garden Zabuton dog." It's a growth record of naughty Momo. (Source: East Press)

Yuki-onna, Zashiki-warashi, Tengu, Kappa, Okunai-sama—these are some of the various folk beliefs and legends recorded in "The Legends of Tono," a collection of folklore from the Tono region. The stories were narrated by Kizen Sasaki, a native of the Tono area, transcribed by Kunio Yanagita, and published after extensive local research. This work, which condenses Japanese views on life, death, and nature, is also called "the origin of Japanese folklore studies." This daring comic adaptation intertwines and revives four supernatural tales: "Oshira-sama," "Kappa," "Fox," and "Futtachi," for a modern audience.

Hikaru Shimamoto is a police officer at Nishi-Shinjuku Police Station, named Prince. He graduated from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Law. Unlike other elites, he remains in Nishi-Shinjuku Police Station, ignoring promotion. And today, as a detective, he hurried to the scene of the siege that occurred in his apartment...

This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Nobuhiko Saito and takes a look at gag manga from inside and outside of the genre. 1. **Televi Kozou** (テレビ小僧) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 2. **Sarutobi Ecchan** (さるとびエッちゃん) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 3. **Black Dan** (ブラック団) \[Jirou Tsunoda\] 4. **Like a Erotic Comic Strip** (ライク ア エロチック コミック ストリップ) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 5. **Gag Guerilla** (ギャグゲリラ) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 6. **007 Gansaku Mangashuu** (007 贋作漫画集) \[Makoto Wada\] 7. **Mishiranu Hoshi de** (見知らぬ星で) \[Maki Sasaki\] 8. **Shin Manga Bungaku Zenshuu** (新漫画文学全集) \[Shoji Sadao\] 9. **Oh☆Jarry's** (Oh☆ジャリーズ) \[Aki Ryuuzan\] 10. **Terajima-chou Kidan** (寺島町奇譚) \[Yuu Takita\] 11. **Shin, Ari Jigoku** (新、あり地獄) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 12. **Tomete Kureruna Okkasan (Poster)** (とめてくれるなおっかさん) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 13. **Toudaiban Bakuto Retsuden** (東大版博徒列伝) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 14. **Yasuji no Mettameta Gaki: Doukouza** (ヤスジのメッタメタガキ 道講座) \[Yasuji Tanioka\] 15. **Binbou Kuji wo Boku ga Hiku!** (貧乏くじをぼくが引く!) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 16. **Gekko Kamen Ansatsu Monogatari** (月光仮面暗殺物語り) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 17. **Sakura Gahou** (櫻画報) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 18. **Kigeki Shin Shisho Taikei** (喜劇新思想大系) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 19. **Hinotama Enka** (火の玉怨歌) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 20. **Kyomen to Shura** (鏡面と修羅) \[Kouichi Tanigawa\] 21. **Jonen Magazineban Tensai Bakabon** (情念魔我人版 天才ばかぼん) \[Shintaro Kou & Toshio Saeki\] 22. **Briefs Hosakan** (ブリーフ補佐官) \[Shigeru Sugiura\] 23. **Baito-kun** (バイトくん) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 24. **Boku no Suteki na Poshii Obasan** (ぼくのすてきなポシイおばさん) \[Chiki Ooya\] 25. **Wendy no Christmas** (ウェンディのクリスマス) \[Fumiko Takano\]

One of Tsurita's two debut one shots, published in the September 1965 issue of Garo.