1987

A collection of seven of Hideshi Hino\'s terrifying and fantastic works. In \"The Blooming Forest\", the first story, the Cherry Blossom Forest is said to be a place that must never be approached. It is said that a beautiful but terrifying demon named Sakurahime lives there and kills people who pass nearby by inviting them into the forest. But Taro, who does not believe in demons, wanders deep into the forest because it is so beautiful and Sakurahime finds him... The fourth story, \"Mermaid in a Manhole\" was later adapted into the horror movie of the same name as part of the \"Guinea Pig\" series, with Hideshi Hino himself directing.

The story is about Mutsu Tsukumo, a young and normal looking youth who challenges great foes to prove that his style of fighting is the best in the world. His Ryuha, or fighting style is called Mutsu Enmei Ryu. A style that is said to have never lost in its 1000 year history. Tsukumo not yet a perfect fighter also increases his strength as the story progresses.

Takahara Jin is a former delinquent in a biker gang. Every day from the day of his entrance ceremony in high school various problems occur that can make him be expelled but from these problems, the power of his arm is noticed and in exchange for not being expelled he must join the baseball club. This series follows Jin as he looks away from his past and gives baseball his all.

A boy named Chinmi is very infatuated with billiards. Problems arise when a new student body president, Olive, suddenly decided to cut the funding for his billiards club. Unhappy with that, Chinmi wants to convince Olive that his billiards club is worthy of the funding. He decided to challenge a two-time former national billiards champion. Will Chinmi be able to defend his club?

\"Mr. HPL! Have you decided?\" --- Published in Fantasy Literature Journal Vol. 2 special issue: Cthulhu Club (1987).

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MADARA tells the story of an apprentice blacksmith in a rural village who gets by using artificial limbs created by his adoptive father. But when a chance encounter with the demon Moki reveals Madara's true destiny, he's catapulted into a mythic quest! His real father, the evil despot Miroku, feared long ago that Madara was destined to kill him and rule in his place. After Madara was born with tremendous powers, his body was cut up, and the parts divided amongst eight evil generals. Now Madara, with the help of a band of freedom fighters and a magical sword, sets out to retrieve his body parts and defeat his brothers, who covet the throne. As he fights his way across the world, he contemplates the prophecy: How will he wrest control of the kingdom from his father and win the people their freedom?

Tokyo, November 1905. The Meiji Era began about 30 years ago, propelling Japan into the modern era. Never before had a country experienced such profound transformations in such a short time. It is in this context, at the same time totally changed and intensely Japanese, that the writer Natsume Soseki, back from England, begins the writing of his most famous work: Botchan... It will have taken twelve years to Jirô Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa to complete the 5 volumes of the vast fresco that is At the time of Botchan.