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The Pits of Hell offers nine stories that established Ebisu as one of the leading figures of the ugly-but-amazing ‘heta-uma’ movement, the Japanese equivalent of punk and new wave. (Source: Breakdown Press)
Follows middle schooler Kanade as she discovers the "hidden truths" about anti-Korean protests, comfort women, and other sensitive political topics.
What are child, marriage, family, the desire of a young couple after marriage, for baby to be born? What are the mutual thoughts on relationship after marriage? To draw the conflicts lightly and so forth. A masterpiece collection of 12 stories that gently spells out the thoughts that spring up in your life! (Source: Seirindou, translated)
Originally published in 1982, I Wish I Was Stupid surpasses in shamelessness the artist’s cult classic Pits of Hell. With 13 stories about love, family, work and raging frustration culled from avant-garde porn mags and Garo, Ebisu probes dangerously deep into the inner mucosal of the human condition. If you’ve ever considered setting your child on fire, pooping with double buttholes, or windmilling your dingdong, this book is for you. *Source: Breakdown Press*
In the eastern part of the white Congo, a film crew is trying to get good shots from the animals inhabiting it. One day, they find a strange old tower in the middle of the jungle, and from that point on, mystery and danger ensues.
This is Tezuka's take on the Taiheiki (太平記/Chronicle of Great Peace), a Japanese historical epic written in the late 14th century that covers the period from 1319 to 1367. It deals primarily with the Nanboku-chō, the period of war between the Northern Court of Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino. (Source: Wiki, edited) *Also includes the one shot Gessekai Shinshi (月世界紳士/The Moony Men).*
Takeshi Bessho, the main character who studies hard for the university entrance examination, turns his life into a prison of no space due to chain reactionary misfortunes starting with his mother's accident.
