A collection of stories:Kayoko Kobayashi Ax vol.14, 25th April 2000 Souvenir la tête en bas, version 2001 (UpsidedDown memories) unpublished, January 2001 Hakoniwa, histoires en trois parties (Hakoniwa, stories in three parts) unpublished, October 2001
23 views Ladybirds' Requiem Ch.0A woman wakes up to a mysterious mitten on her table -- and being suddenly left-handed.
10 views Makimodoshi 1Collection of short stories by artist Akino Kondoh. 「小林� 代� �」「2001年版逆さの思い出」「はこにわ三部作」「おしゃれ」「楽しいい生活」「美しい町」「虫時計」「てんとう虫のおとむらい」「爪を切った夜のこと?22」「雨の白シャツ」「一本目の傘」「つめきり物語」 1. Kobayashi Kayoko 2. 2001-nenban Sakasa no Omoide (Upside Down Memories, 2001 Version) 3. Hakoniwa Sanbusaku (Hakoniwa, A Story in Three Parts) 4. Oshare 5. Tanoshiii Seikatsu 6. Utsukushii Machi 7. Mushidokei 8. Tentoumushi no Otomurai (Ladybird's Requiem) 9. Tsume wo Kitta Yoru no Koto? 22 (A Night Where I Cut the Fingernails) 10. Ame no Shiro Shirt (The Rainy Day Blouse) 11. Ipponme no Kasa (The First Umbrella) 12. Tsumekiri Monogatari (Nail-Clipper Story) http://wordswithoutborders.org/dispatches/article/on-bugs-and-buttons-translating-ladybirds-requiem Animation by the author for Chapter 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFqAc9kRP8g
5 views Hakoniwa Mushi Vol. 1 Ch. 8 Ladybirds' RequiemThe stories depict Akino sampling new foods, meeting a friend's cat, struggling with English, and navigating life between two cultures -- a familiar challenge for many of our students.
17 views Noodling in New York Vol. 1 Ch. 4 Hang UpsThis collection of three stories by Akino Kondoh presents some of the cartoonist and animator's best known work for Ax, Japan's premier venue for alternative manga, and a recent story about life in New York City. Quiet stories of contemplation, mixed with the surreal strangeness just beyond conscious thought: pushing events into the background until you forget what they were, a girl feeling a strange presence as she goes to sleep, and losing part of yourself in preparing for someone's return.
13 views Nothing Whatsoever All Out in the Open Vol. 1 Ch. 3 Metamorfosa