Osorenuma/Yonaki Kaiboku

Set against the backdrop of a mountain village far from the city, this is a terrifying—and ultimately tragic—tale depicting the chaos of people tossed about by various supernatural phenomena and the whims of fate… It has been exactly three and a half years since Kessei Ningen Niku (血清人間肉) was miraculously reprinted at the 2017 Daiman Festival. This marks the final stretch of the rental book era. Kenji Shimane’s "kaiki roman series," originally published by Wakagi Shobou—a publisher known for its shoujo manga—is finally being reprinted. This volume pairs two stories from the series’ six-title collection: Osorenuma and Yonaki Kaiboku. The author, Kenji Shimane, is also known as Kenji Sasaoka, the first chief assistant at Mizuki Productions. Although the "kaiki roman series" was created before Shimane joined the production company—an event that “broke” the great Mizuki—his artistic style already closely resembled that of Mizuki’s later works. In fact, there was a time when rumors circulated that Shimane’s entire body of work was actually the work of Shigeru Mizuki. Hell lies beyond a fulfilled wish. A fantasy of cause and effect. The series title speaks for itself. Please enjoy the one-of-a-kind Shimane World, where the macabre and romance fuse together. (Source: Mandarake, translated)