FICTION AND MANGA FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF JAPANESE POP CULTURE

☆Introduction

太田剋史(日本《浮士德》總編輯) <WELCOM TO FAUST!>

☆Fiction

西尾維新 <Magical Girl RIsuka> illustrations by 西村絹

上遠野浩平 <Jagdtiger (PorscheLaufwerk)> illustrations by ウエダハジメ

乙一 <Where the Wind Blows> illustrations by 小畑健

佐藤友哉 <Gray-Colored Diet Coke>

瀧本龍彥 <ECCO> illustrations by D.K

渡邊浩貳 <H People: A Convenient Woman> llustrations by TAGRO

☆Essays

清涼院流水 <Yabai de Show>

佐藤友哉 <Yuya Sato’s Counseling Session> illustrations by 笹井一個

瀧本龍彥 <Tatsuhiko Takimoto’s Guru Guru Counseling Session> illustrations by 箸井地図

森川嘉一郎 <Otaku vs. Otaku Business>

☆Manga and Illusrated stories

x6suke <Dream of the Butterflies>

片山若子 <Her Transparent Belly Button>

VOFAN <Shadow Dance Music>

大友剋洋、寺田剋也 <Old Dudes>

ウエダハジメ <Iron Man Military Unit>

☆Bonus features

Talk Session: On the Occasion of the Publication of the U.S. Edition of Faust

乙一、佐藤友哉、瀧本龍彥、西尾維新、太田剋史

椎名ゆかり、Andrew Cunningham <Lost in Translation!? Torn between Japanese and English>

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A brilliant anthology featuring manga-inspired fiction from today’s best writers with artwork from top manga creators, including

“ECCO,” by Tatsuhiko Takimoto (illustrated by D.K): Is life nothing but a cruel joke? One young rebel decides to find out.

“Jagdtiger,” by Kouhei Kadono (illustrated by Ueda Hajime): She’s a combat-ready synthetic human with a dangerous flaw: a heart.

“Where the Wind Blows,” by Otsuichi (illustrated by Takeshi Obata): A newspaper from the future carries a very disturbing story for one particular woman: She will die by the hand of the man she loves.

“Magical Girl Risuka,” by NISIOISIN (illustrated by Kinu Nishimura): She’s a beautiful witch with magical powers that could change the world. And he’s the boy who will give her a reason to do it.

“Gray-Colored Diet Coke” by Yûya Satô: He’s nineteen, surrounded by morons, and desperate to escape his crummy part-time job. His best friend’s plan worked great, but surely suicide can’t be the only way out.

PLUS more illustrated stories, interviews, essays, manga comics, and bonus features!