White Troika

A collection of Mizuno one-shots, including some of her earliest works: - **Night of the Blue Star** (青い星の夜, Aoi Hoshi no Yoru) - Toshiko, a girl in poverty, has always longed for the pair of red shoes at her local store. On the day of her town's star festival, Toshiko encounters a puppy being harassed by some children. This puppy takes an unusual liking to her... - **Carnival!** (カーニバル！) - **Granite** (みかげ石, Mikageishi) - **The King Who Ate Blue Roses** (青いバラをたべた王様, Aoi Bara wo Tabeta Ousama) - **The Swan of Tuonela** (トゥオネラの白鳥, Tuonela no Hakucho) - Adaptation of Sibelius's tone poem. - **Tale of One Snowy Night** (ある雪の夜の物語, Aru Yuki no Yoru no Monogatari) - **The Mermaid Lights the Fire** (人魚が火をともす, Ningyo ga Hi wo Tomosu) - **Star Child** (星の子, Hoshi no Ko) - The 'title' one-shot of this compilation. Goro is an astronomer down on his luck, struggling to discover something. One night, an little angelic being named Chiru comes down from the stars, changing Goro's life... - **Glass Angel** (ガラスの天使, Garasu no Tenshi) - **Two Suns** (二つの太陽, Futatsu no Taiyou) (Note: Official raw only for Star Child).

A seinen manga short story published in Big Gold magazine in 1979

1782: Anna and Lef Fyodor defied the current tsar by siding with the peasants, and paid with their lives. Before they did, they entrusted their only daughter, Rosalinda, to a farmer couple. The only thing left connecting Rosalinda to her past is one amulet: "To my beloved Anna, Lef Fyodor." 12 years later, Rosalinda - given the name Rota by her foster parents - has a deep, fervent love for singing. A chance encounter during an errand has her cross paths with Adrian, a young Cossack. Adrian and Rosalinda get along well, and he even teaches her to read! However, this is the start of the unfolding drama surrounding the instability of their homeland - and Rosalinda's past being revealed to her, all while she aspires to become a great singer. A thrilling tale of drama, mystery, and romance set in late 18th century Russia from the great Hideko Mizuno! (*[Fire!](https://mangadex.org/title/d15267de-2481-4a74-bb3c-7b7504f245d9/fire)*, *Honey Honey's Wonderful Adventures*)

A collection of short stories which contains: - **Edelweiss** (エーデルワイス) - A tale centered on one man, his one-sided love, and the edelweiss, the flower that always evades him. - **First Love** (初恋, Hatsukoi) - Adaptation of Turgenev's novella of the same name. - **Selene's Grief** (セレネのなげき, Selene no Nageki) - Mizuno's take on the Greek tale of Endymion, a young shepherd who was favored by Selene, the moon goddess. - **Venus Dream** (ビーナスの夢, Venus no Yume) - **Peacock Stone** (くじゃく石, Kujaku Ishi) - The legend surrounding a mountain near a certain village in Russia and its queen of stone, as told by a grandfather to his grandchildren. - **Heliotrope Love** (ヘリオトロープの恋, Heliotrope no Koi) - Adaptation of Turgenev's novel, Smoke.

Sol is a young man whose eyes are beginning to fail him - and fast. Sol also has a habit of watching the house on the other side of the river behind his home. He fancies a certain woman residing there who always wears a white dress, and makes it his aim to see her before his vision vanishes completely. The woman is not as she seems, however...

A man is entrusted with his friend's ring as he embarks on a journey to the red planet.

Aaron Browning is a young man from an impoverished background. A series of events has him land in a correction facility. That same set of events leads him to meeting Fire Wolf, a rebellious man who's quite the singer. Though their time spent together is brief, Fire Wolf leaves a lasting impression on Aaron. Taking after Wolf, Aaron decides to pursue the world of music, embarking on a chaotic, tumultuous rock and roll odyssey... --- - **Won the 15th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1969** Licensed in Brazil by Pipoca & Nanquim. Licensed in Italy by Toshokan.

Eva Schul was once a famous actress. Now she spends her days drinking and all manners of debauchery. One day, her daughter, Julie, comes to inform her that she is getting married, and she will not become a mother like her. Not long after, Eva is partying when some men approach her, and drag her into a car. As it turns out, film director Arthur Burn wishes for her to star in a film about the birth of Christ that will be filmed in Spain as none other than the Virgin Mary. Eva's demeanor begins to shift upon taking this role - both as her character, and the role she plays with the family of a young lady who reminds her of Julie... In addition to the title story, also includes the following oneshots: - **Sound of Bamboo** (竹の音, Take no Oto) - A girl finds herself caring for a samurai, the son of the enemy family who killed her father and brother. She wavers whether or not to avenge her fallen family... - **Ballerina** (バレリーナ, exclusive to the digital edition/original release) - **Edelweiss** (エーデルワイス, excluded from digital edition but available in other releases)

A collection of some of the earliest one-shots done by Hideko Mizuno, with shared elements of dance and the fantastical. - **The Red Shoes** (赤いくつ, Akai Kutsu, story by Chiaki Saeki): The tale of Nais and Ruby, a brother and a sister who face turmoil when tragedy strikes close to home, and the titular pair of red shoes, said to give anyone who wears them flawless dancing ability. - **Something for Misa** (ミサにあげるもの, Misa ni Ageru Mono): A modern-day Cinderella story. Misa Shiratori longs to do ballet like her late mother, but her sisters always give her a hard time. Then, an opportunity to perform ballet on the greatest stage in the country presents itself to the sisters. Who will be the one to steal the show? - **Night of the Blue Star** (青い星の夜, Aoi Hoshi no Yoru): Toshiko, a girl in poverty, has always longed for the pair of red shoes at her local store. On the day of her town's star festival, Toshiko encounters a puppy being harassed by some children. This puppy takes an unusual liking to her... Also collected in *[Starry Fantasy](https://mangadex.org/title/3f0d7f7a-06f1-442a-9326-52dbd6b2c740/starry-fantasy)*.