Midoriiro no Yuki ga Furu

Having worked at numerous publishers—including Akebono Shuppan, Tokyo Manga Shuppansha, Hibari Shobou, and Top-sha—and drawing on his favorite genre, science fiction, he created numerous masterpieces that blended horror, mystery, suspense, and sci-fi. Now, after nearly 50 years, the works of the peerless sci-fi horror author Takerou Nishi are being reissued in a new edition.

The first release in this series is a tale that blurs the line between dream and reality… A girl who vanished the moment the snow turned green. When she suddenly returns two years later, she is treated as a madwoman, yet she begins to speak of the future world she experienced… From the design of the aliens to the futuristic setting and the portrayal of madness, this work is highly acclaimed for the seamless interplay of science fiction and mystery elements. It is the eighth collection in the Yo ni mo Fushigi na Monogatari series, titled Midori-iro no Yuki ga Furu.

The three-eyed girl, Midori, is crying because her abnormal appearance has led to her starving.

A woman named Michiko wanders alone through the snow, searching for her husband.

The two meet and descend into the underground world where the girl lived, only to find a giant cat monster that appears with the fog and attacks people… Including the title story, this work weaves in inconsistent descriptions here and there to confuse our minds, yet culminates in a spectacular and breathtaking finale—a sci-fi thriller love story of an unrequited couple titled Neko Onna.

(Source: Mandarake, translated)