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Flight

2010, Manga, 27 ch, 76%

Anthology, Gekiga

"I only have manga." In 1965, still a high school student, Tsurita made her debut as the first newcomer of the newly published Garo. Through her science fiction shorts, she delved into surrealism, capturing the zeitgeist of the 1960s, before later succumbing to the incurable…

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  1. Cover of Kono Yo no Owari e no Tabi
    Kono Yo no Owari e no Tabi

    2002, Manga, 12 ch, 73%

    Denpa, Cosmic Horror, Philosophy

  2. Cover of Red Snow
    Red Snow

    2005, Manga, 10 ch, 62%

    The same kind of story: melancholy alt-manga short stories.

  3. Cover of Brothers of Japan
    Brothers of Japan

    1994, Manga, 9 ch, 66%

    The same kind of story: melancholy alt-manga short stories.

  4. Cover of Daihakken
    Daihakken

    2002, Manga, 13 ch, 70%

    The same kind of story: melancholy alt-manga short stories.

  5. Cover of Mokuzou Mortar no Oukoku: Garo 20-nenshi
    Mokuzou Mortar no Oukoku: Garo 20-nenshi

    1984, Manga, 73 ch, 75%

    The same kind of story: melancholy alt-manga short stories.

  6. Cover of That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling
    That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling

    1971, Manga, 10 ch, 64%

    Anthology, Autobiographical, Seinen

  7. Cover of Kafka
    Kafka

    2010, Manga, 9 ch, 69%

    Anthology, Classic Literature, Dystopian

  8. Cover of Fukushima Devil Fish
    Fukushima Devil Fish

    2011, Manga, 9 ch, 65%

    The same kind of story: melancholy alt-manga short stories.

  9. Cover of Jun: Shotaro no Fantasy World
    Jun: Shotaro no Fantasy World

    1966, Manga, 34 ch, 80%

    Drawing, Meta, Autobiographical

  10. Cover of Red Colored Elegy
    Red Colored Elegy

    1970, Manga, 13 ch, 75%

    Seinen, Drawing, Heterosexual

  11. Cover of Nekojiru Udon
    Nekojiru Udon

    1990, Manga, 34 ch, 77%

    Surreal Comedy, Seinen, Anti-Hero

  12. Cover of Hanashippanashi
    Hanashippanashi

    1993, Manga, 47 ch, 72%

    The same kind of story: melancholy alt-manga short stories.

  13. Cover of Kyuusai no Hi
    Kyuusai no Hi

    2006, Manga, 11 ch, 77%

    War, Philosophy, Denpa

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    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    2015, Manga, 20 ch, 78%

    Male Protagonist, Seinen, School

  15. Cover of Minami's Lover
    Minami's Lover

    1986, Manga, 10 ch, 70%

    Primarily Teen Cast, Heterosexual, Nudity

  16. Cover of Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
    Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

    2013, Manga, 24 ch, 68%

    Autobiographical, Seinen, Educational

  17. Cover of The Man Without Talent
    The Man Without Talent

    1985, Manga, 6 ch, 74%

    Autobiographical, Seinen, Philosophy

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    Nitamono Doushi

    2025, One-shot, 1 ch, 78%

    Seinen, Delinquents

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    A Tail's Tale

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    Coming of Age, Heterosexual, Seinen

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    107 Goushitsu Tsuushin

    2015, Manga, 18 ch, 79%

    Female Protagonist, Episodic

  21. Cover of Beast Complex
    Beast Complex

    2016, Manga, ongoing, 76%

    Animals, Anthology, Shounen

  22. Cover of Blue Spring
    Blue Spring

    1993, Manga, 7 ch, 65%

    Delinquents, Coming of Age, Gangs

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About A Single Match

1998, Manga, 13 ch, 65%

In this collection of hauntingly elliptical short stories, Oji Suzuki explores memory, relationships, and loss with a loose narrative style, filling each tale with a sense of unfulfilled longing. He plumbs the dissolute depths of human psychology, literally bathing his characters in expansive shadows that paradoxically reveal as much as they obscure.

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