is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Endo. A collection of various one-shot stories, it was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazines Monthly Afternoon (1995 to 1997) and ' (1999 to 2001). Its chapters were collected in two volumes, released on April 21, 1998, and September 18, 2002.
Development
In the play in "For Those of Us Who Don't Believe in God", the story of American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas is recounted. It is evident that Hiroki Endo put effort into his research of the man, as a short bibliography is listed within the manga itself. It's implied that Lucas was the basis for the killer character within the play.
Volume 1
Originally published in the February 1996 issue of Monthly Afternoon.
A lone yakuza member takes refuge from a gang war with a young woman who seems to have formed a strange relationship with crows. During his time with her, he comes to reconsider the course of his own life.
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Originally published in the March 1996 issue of Monthly Afternoon.
A girl's bewilderment over sex is overloaded by her widower father's decision to take a lover, driving her to a sudden swing from passive indifference to reactionary violence.
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Originally published in the April 1997 issue of Monthly Afternoon.
Centers around a group of college drama students preparing and performing a play depicting a conversation between a serial killer and the sister of one of his victims. The process causes the group to reflect and ultimately confront their own individual problems.
Volume 2
"Hang":
Originally published in , No. 6.
:Some pages with explicit sex were redrawn and toned down for the collected edition, but the English edition by Dark Horse has the original uncensored pages.
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Originally published in Afternoon Season ZÃ
Âkan, No. 1.
A semi-autobiographical story featuring Hiroki Endo being distracted from doing work.
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Originally published as two parts in the November 1996, and December 1996 issues of Monthly Afternoon.
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Newly written for this volume.
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Further reading
External links
- [//www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-980/Tanpenshu-Vol-1 Tanpenshu Vol. 1] at Dark Horse Comics