A horror comedy about two girls named Shiori and Shimiko that live in the town of Inoatama-cho and their encounters with the bizarre and supernatural, inspired by yokai and mononoke. The main characters blend into the extraordinary, creating a uniquely absurd and humorous world.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Way Home [Yuu Vol. 10]
So this is a oneshot from volume 10 of a horror magazine (or "ghostly magazine" as they call it) called Yuu (幽), website here. It contains short stories by various authors (some of which I'm working on translations of to post here), articles about things that are paranormal in some way (in this issue there was an article about the internet trend called ひとりかくれんぼ (or "one man hide and seek" as it's known in the west I think) and a collection of interviews about the dark side of maid cosplay, haha), photographs, "true" stories, and there's an annual literary prize, so in this issue there was a section written by people involved with the judging process with commentary about the entries and what makes a good horror story.
There's also a manga section. This issue had four 6-page stories and a 12-page story each by a different mangaka. The one that I chose to translate for today is kind of similar to Fuan no Tane in that it has that urban legend, real-ish feel to it, though slightly longer and with more dialog.
Description:
Two brothers encounter something strange on their way home from the train station.
A story of old myths, an ancient destiny, godly powers… And the young man who's expected to choose whether to be a saint or a devil while seemingly powerless against the forces that push him towards darkness.
A collection of stories inspired by Grimms’ Fairy Tales.
Story 1, G's Diary: A girl with no memory of who she is spends her days working in a house she has no memory of entering.
Story 2, Frau Trude: A headstrong girl wants to meet the infamous Frau Trude.
Story 3, The Summer and Winter Garden: A beauty lives with a beast in a bespelled mansion.
Story 4, Little Red Riding Hood: A girl in the woods is on her way to grandma's house.
Story 5, The Frog King or Iron Heinrich: A princess finds something she wants and sets about getting it.
Story 6, Little Brier-Rose: A man moves into a new apartment only to find it has a secret.
Story 7, The Bremen Town Musicians: Four scoundrels head to Bremen to become town musicians.
Story 8, Rapunzel: A woman has a recurring dream that she is Rapunzel.
Hieda-sensei is a professor of archeology, with a fervent belief in the existence and power of supernatural creatures like gods and demons. Since he can't prove anything, his belief has earned him the mocking nickname "Yokai Hunter" from his colleagues.
Another early work of Weekly Shonen Jump.
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- **The included one-shot, "The Living City", won the 7th Tezuka Award in 1974**
Seven people received a "puzzle" and ticket from an unknown sender, and followed the ticket to a strange square house. A mysterious woman who came "out of curiosity" joined them, and what awaited those people in the house was a girl as beautiful as a doll and maze beyond imagination. They cannot leave unless they solve the puzzle. When it's solved, part of your body will disappear! Can they escape? And, just who invited them there?
From [Anilist](https://anilist.co/manga/113065/Box-Hako-no-Naka-ni-Nanika-Iru/)