A man peering voyeuristically at a nude woman bending and stretching alluringly for him.
 
According to Holmberg, the English translator, this one-shot was drawn shortly after Tsurita received her diagnosis of Lupus. This short story can therefore be seen as an allegory for the inevitability of death and equally for the author's deteriorating state.

"I only have manga."
 
In 1965, still a high school student, Tsurita made her debut as the first newcomer of the newly published Garo. Through her science fiction shorts, she delved into surrealism, capturing the zeitgeist of the 1960s, before later succumbing to the incurable disease SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus). This work contains Tsurita's works from her debut to the last years of her life as well as a detailed chronology of her life, with a "Kuniko Tsurita Yearbook" at the end.
 
(Source: Seirin Kogeisha)
 
Included Stories: 
1. Hitobito no Maisou (人々の埋葬) 
2. Kamigami no Hanashi (神々の話) 
3. Nonsense (ナンセンス, Nonsense, 1966-10) 
4. Onna (女, Woman, 1966-11) 
5. Konna wa (こんな話) 
6. Anti (アンチ, Anti, 1967-02) 
7. Ikiru Tame no Tousou (生きるための闘争) 
8. Agaki (あがき) 
9. Jin Roku (ジンロク, Mr. Jin Roku, 1967-07) 
10. Rokunomiya Himeko no Higeki (六の宮姫子の悲劇, The Tragedy Of Princess Rokunomiya, 1967-08) 
11. Eikou e no Dasshutsu (栄光への脱出) 
12. Kyoujin Nikki (狂人日記) 
13. Madame Haruko (マダム･ハルコ) 
14. Oto (音, Sounds, 1969-03) 
15. Aru Kame no Hanashi (ある亀の話) 
16. Sainan (災難, Calamity, 1970-07) 
17. 65121320262719 (previously unpublished, 1970) 
18. Boku no Tsuma wa Acrobat wo Yatteiru (僕の妻はアクロバットをやっている, My Wife Is An Acrobat, 1974-04) 
19. Yuko no Hibi (憂子の日々, Yuko's Days, 1974-10) 
20. Sora wa Aozora Kumo Hitotsu (空は青空雲一つ, The Sky Is Blue With A Single Cloud, 1974-11) 
21. MONEY (Money, 1974-07) 
22. MAX (Max, 1975-01) 
23. Ton, Ton, Onee-san.... (トン、トン、お姉さん) 
24. Gokukan (極寒, Arctic Cold, 1981-05) 
25. R (アール, R, 1981-02) 
26. Umihebi to Hokuto Shichisei (海蛇と北斗七星, The Sea Snake And The Big Dipper, 1980-12) 
27. Flight (フライト, Flight, 1980-03)

This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Go Sasakihara and looks at the world and daily life from a "low" perspective. 

1. Kuremutsu (暮六ツ) [Kusunoki Shohei] 
2. Terajima-chou Kidan (寺島町奇譚) [Yuu Takita] 
3. Chirpy (チーコ) [Yoshiharu Tsuge] 
4. Kamen (仮面) [Shinji Nagashima] 
5. Aru Fuukei (或る風景) [Tadao Tsuge] 
6. Tokyo Goodbbye (東京グッドバイ) [Oji Suzuki] 
7. Yasashii Hito (やさしい人) [Shinichi Abe] 
8. Showa 141 Nen (昭和百四十一年) [Mizuki Shigeru] 
9. My Wife is an Acrobat (僕の妻はアクロバットをやっている) [Kuniko Tsurita] 
10. Showaru Neko (性悪猫) [Murasaki Yamada] 
11. Monologue (ものろおぐ) [Youko Kondou] 
12. Gozen 10:00 Ji no Ahiru (午前10:00の家鴨) [Fumiko Takano] 
13. Nee, Mama (ねえ、ママ) [Aoi Ikebe] 
14. Baka Kyoudai (バカ姉弟) [Tetsu Adachi] 
15. Bonbori-san (盆堀さん) [Takashi Imashiro]

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