Tenin Karakusa Jisen Sakuhinshuu

Kyoko Okamura, age 30. Keeeeeeeeeeeee!

What happens when a girl who was raised by poisonous parents or a child who was abandoned become adults? Five selections of traumatic manga stories that convey Ryoko Yamagishi's genius.

In "Tennin Karakusa," a young girl raised by an anachronistically strict father grows up with mixed emotions, overly wary of others.

In "Harpy," a female-faced bird-monster from Greek mythology appears as a beautiful girl before the eyes of a boy living an ordinary high school life.

In "Kitsunejo," a boy born to a concubine is taken in by the family of his deceased father and searches for his "real mother."

"Kago no Naka no Tori" tells the story of a boy of "bird-man" blood, who has the special ability to hear the words of the dead, and a folklorist named Hitomi, whose love for him transcends the love of her own flesh and blood.

Sumio heads to H-city during a heat wave to take care of the animal at his grandfather's house while he's away on an overseas trip. "Natsu no Guuwa" describes his mysterious experience with a girl he meets in a park.

Yamagishi's world is so sad, painful, and poignant that you will surely be struck by her genius and the depth of her world!

(Source: Bunshun, translated)

Collected Stories:

1. Tenin Karakusa (天人唐草)

2. Harpy (ハーピー)

3. Kitsunejo (狐女)

4. Kago no Naka no Tori (籠の中の鳥)

5. Natsu no Guuwa (夏の寓話)