Igarashi Daisuke

There is an old rumor about cats in the ancient capital of Kamakura—that if you go to the "Bakeneko Club" somewhere in Kamakura, you will find a cat that has disappeared. Today, too, people wander into the "Kamakura BAKEneko Club" where Maya and Gakuto work, relying on this rumor.

Beyond the natural world lies a breed of abnormal beings... HA, or Humanized Animals. They are a hybrid of human and animal, "designed" at the genetic level. Possessing astonishing physical capabilities, these HA are deployed into scenes of intrigue by certain ambitious individuals, seeking to showcase their true value. For what purpose did humans design these beings? Behind it all lies a grand plan connected to the future of humanity!

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Louvre's comic collection, a series of international exhibitions has been scheduled. The Taipei Montue Museum, followed by the Tainan Cultural Center, inaugurated the Taiwanese part of this major retrospective by exhibiting more than two hundred original plates, preparatory drawings and video installations. Then, between August 2016 and September 2017, the exhibition follows a traveling tour through Japan, starting with the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo. At each stage of the exhibition, Taiwanese and then Japanese artists were invited to participate in this project. It is their work that we reproduce here. Their personal looks, their original cultures and their singular expressions send back new images of the Louvre,

There is said to be an ancient power that lies dormant deep within Earth. It took the shape of an ape but it was much more than that. Physically strong and psychologically powerful, nothing stood in its way. However, one day, this godlike being split into two: the physical part and the mental state. While the power of the physical part grew larger and larger, the mental part spread its energy throughout the planet into humans. Now, people using black magic are killing those with the spirit in them because as the mental part becomes weaker, the physical side becomes stronger, strong enough to destroy the planet. Elaine Beaulieu was one of those with the mental side inside her and when she was near death, the monkey spirit took over, trying to protect itself. Candid Amantini was sent from the Vatican as an exorcist specialist and learns the truth about the omnipotent ape monster. A Japanese girl named Nana and Nawan Namugyaru, a man who has lost his memory, gets involved in the movement to stop those using black magic from resurrecting the ancient power and destroying Earth. Note: Nominated for the 4th Manga Taishou Award in 2011.

A compilation of noteable submissions to the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards from 1987 to 2000 from major artists from when they were still newcomers. Note: Do not confuse this for the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards CHRONICLE 1987-2000 Selections from 2013, which cut 23 of the 48 oneshots but still spread the remaining 25 across 4 seasonal volumes. Chapters: Spring: 1​. Tsuchida Seiki - Miseinen (1987 Four Seasons Prize) 2\. Takahashi Tsutomu - GOTAVOICE (1987 Spring Semi-Winner) 3\. Matsumoto Taiyou - STRAIGHT (1987 Autumn Semi-Winner) 4\. Irie Noriko - Neko no Te Kashimasu (1987 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 5\. Ohtagaki Yasuo - Ronin Heartbreak! (1988 Summer Honorable Mention) 6\. Sudou Masumi - Shounen-ou ni Shiroi Kumo (1988 Autumn Semi-Winner) 7\. Akizuki Risu - Oku-sama Shinkaron (1988 Autumn Honorable Mention) 8\. Nakayama Masaaki - Ridatsu (1988 Winter Semi-Winner) 9\. Arai Hideki - 8-gatsu no Hikari (1989 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 10\. Hiromoto Sinichi - Western Carnival (1989 Summer Honorable Mention) 11\. Enomoto Shunji - Golden Lucky (1989 Autumn Honorable Mention) 12\. King Gonta - A Mess on a Weekend (1989 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 13\. Irie Kiwa - Haikibun! Sakanahime (1989 Winter Four Seasons Prize) 14\. Hiramatsu Minoru - Ma, Ikka! (1989 Winter Honorable Mention) 15\. Aoki Yuuji - Higan to Shigan no Ma De (1990 Semi-Winner) 16\. Taguchi Masayuki - Shouteki Ningen (1990 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 17\. Sugawara Masayuki - Home Range (1991 Summer Semi-Winner) 18\. Matoba Ken - Mei Tantei ni Hanarenai keredo (1991 Summer Semi-Winner) 19\. Yasuda Hiroyuki - MOZOO (1991 Autumn Honorable Mention) 20\. Oda Hideji - Sakana (1991 Winter Honorable Mention) Summer: 21\. Matsunaga Toyokazu - Killing Paranoia (1992 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 22\. Ohara Shinji - Boku wa Otouto (1993 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize) 23\. Kuwahara Shinya - YOKO vs (1993 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 24\. Samura Hiroaki - Mugen no Juunin (1993 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 25\. Kuroda Iou - Ka, Nanten, Kuma (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize) 26\. Toume Kei - KUROGANE (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 27\. Igarashi Daisuke - Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi & Imada Fuyu (1993 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 28\. Yoshikai Kanji - Kodoku no Oto (1993 Winter Semi-Winner) 29\. Ashinano Hitoshi - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (1994 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 30\. Komai Yuu - Sonna Yatsua Inee!! (1994 Spring Honorable Mention) Autumn: 31\. Aramaki Keiko - GENOMES (1994 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 32\. Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki (1994 Summer Four Seasons Prize) 33\. Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho (1994 Summer Semi-Winner) 34\. Kiba Kouichi - JAGUA (1995 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 35\. Nihei Tsutomu - BLAME (1995 Summer Special Prize) 36\. Endou Hiroki - Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko dakara (1995 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 37\. Kitoh Mohiro - Vendémiaire no Migite (1995 Autumn Semi-Winner) 38\. Asada Torao - Spoonman 3.18 (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize) 39\. Wakana Shouhei - Kamen Tenshi (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 40\. Shinemon - Lunch no B (1996 Summer Honorable Mention) Winter: 41\. Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan (1997 Autumn Semi-Winner) 42\. Kimura Kon - Koube Zaijuu (1997 Winter Four Seasons Prize) 43\. Shinofusa Rokuro - Yasashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata (1997 Spring Honorable Mention) 44\. Higuchi Asa - Yuku Tokoro (1998 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 45\. Manabe Shohei - Yuuutsu Suberidai (1998 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 46\. Urushibara Yuki - Mushishi (1998 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 47\. Kumakura Takatoshi - Gurade (1999 Summer Semi-Winner) 48\. Toyoda Minoru - Love Roma (2002 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize) Selected Descriptions: Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki A brief insight into the life of a young graduate student looking for work who finds himself in bed with a mysterious girl he has never seen before. Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. Kiba Kouichi - JAGUAR As a woman is returning home one night, she runs into a man who was just in a car crash. As he's dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan Hayashida Q's debut work about a female couch spirit. See Also: MDList of Afternoon Four Seasons Award–winning oneshots blog post covering this series Wikipedia article about this series Wikipedia article about the contest, including a list of winners

The heroine, Ruka, who was banned from taking part in the activities of her club during the summer vacation, meets a strange boy named Umi. She is fascinated by Umi, who she sees swimming freely in an aquarium, and finds out that he, along with Sora, was raised by a dugong. At that time a meteorite fell into the sea and all the fish disappeared from the world. The mystery of the sea deepens and the story spreads to encompass the life of the earth. Official English

Seventeen authors (nine from France or French-speaking countries, eight from Japan) brought together in the same book, a succession of freely created short stories about the same universe: Japan. The French, of course, journeyed to Japan for the occasion. Each cartoonist was sent for two weeks to a different city in the archipelago (Joann Sfar in Tôkyô, Emmanuel Guibert in Kyôto, Nicolas de Crécy in Nagoya, etc.) to bring back an original creation. The Japanese tell us about their district, the city where they live or where they originally come from (Kazuichi Hanawa's story being about the northern island of Hokkaido, Jiro Taniguchi's about the town of Tottori, etc.) The result is often inspired, always surprising: Japan through new eyes. "Japan" will appear simultaneously in French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and English. Along with "A Patch Of Dreams" by Hideji Oda, it is the first step in a series of international creations with left-to-right reading direction, created for us by some of the best European and Japanese comic book artists. List of included short stories: At the Seaside - TAKAHAMA Kan The Gateway - David Prudhomme Summer Sky - TANIGUCHI Jiro Now I Can Die! - Aurélia Aurita Osaka 2034 - François Schuiten & Benoît Peeters Shin.Ichi. - Emmanual Guibert The New Gods - Nicolas de Crécy Kankichi - MATSUMOTO Taiyo The Tokyo of Qualtérou - Joann Sfar The Sunflower - Little Fish The Song of the Crickets - ANNO Moyoko In Love Alley - Frédéric Boilet The City of Trees - Fabrice Neaud The Festival of the Bell-Horses - IGARASHI Daisuke In the Deep Forest - HANAWA Kazuichi Sapporo Fiction - Étienne Davodeau

A collection of stories. Contains the original oneshot, Umwelt. Garuḍa Wani Uo Oni, Raishuu (Good for You, Rainy Man) Tsuchinoko Dankon Darasco Yokkata ne Ameotoko Masayoshi to Baachan Moon Child Umwelt A genetically engineered girl escapes from her home and the doctor that created her must pursue her with the help of military personnel.

A wildly imaginitive trek into the deepest realms of human beliefs and the mysteries of the universe. Daisuke Igarashi's amazing pen can recreate anything he can imagine on paper, resulting in beautifully chaotic, maddeningly detailed scrawls of pure wonder. A true celebration of the human imagination. When deep emotions come to the head, the witch that dwells in the heart awakens - the gorgeous and literary illusory tales begin. Majo won the Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004.

A young man and his calico cat move to the countryside. This is a chronicle of the day-to-day adventures of Kabocha and her owner, perfect for cat lovers.

A wildly imaginative trek into the deepest realms of human beliefs and the mysteries of the universe. Daisuke Igarashi's amazing pen can recreate anything he can imagine on paper, resulting in beautifully chaotic, maddeningly detailed scrawls of pure wonder. A true celebration of the human imagination. When deep emotions come to the head, the witch that dwells in the heart awakens - the gorgeous and literary illusory tales begin.

The daily life of Ichiko, a young woman who lives alone near a small village called Komori (lit., "Little Forest"). Each chapter features a dish or meal scavenged from the forests and mountains around Ichiko's home or harvested from fields she cultivates herself. While there are no wild flights of fancy as in Witches or Hanashippanashi, the organic artwork and majesty of nature featured within this short series taps into that same source of magic. Little Forest is another piece of the stunning tapestry Igarashi Daisuke continues to weave today. (From: MU)

A total of six gems of entertainment unleashed by Igarashi Daisuke, a rare artist of expression. Birthgrounds A story about mystical creature that makes pottery. Spirit in the Sky A story about a girl who is cursed by an owl, and begins to fuse with a chicken spirit she killed by accident. But then she meets a girl just like herself, who helps her become normal again. Tears of Tarou the Bear-Killing God Stealer A story about a boy called the Bear Killer, who meets a girl who has been chosen to become the guardian deity of her village. Covered in Sand A story about a young girl who meets a girl with a mysterious disease while on a trip to the ocean. le pain et le chat (The bread and the cat) A story about a baker who decides to care for a girl whose parents have left her. Still Winter A story about a man who climbs a mountain that belongs to the gods, and is not made for man to climb.

A collection of short stories about supernatural occurrences that take place in our everyday…