Mushrooms enjoy immense popularity not only in cooking but also as collectibles—from sundries and stamps to photographs, literature, music, film, art, and apps.
This book features a meticulously curated selection of mushroom manga from the vast library of Iizawa Koutarou, author of numerous mushroom-related works including Kinoko Bungaku Daizen and Magical Mushroom Tour. The result is the long-awaited “Kinoko Manga Meisakusen.”
 
The cover design is by Yoshioka Hidenori (September Cowboy), who also designed Kinoko Bungaku Meisakusen and “Houshi Bungaku Meisakusen.”
The book design embodies the mystery, toxicity, and mystique of mushrooms—neither plant nor animal, possessing both nourishment and poison. An essential volume for all mushroom lovers!!
 
(Source: ele-king, translated)
 
1. Hatsu Take-gari (初茸がり) [Yoshiharu Tsuge] 
2. Yumenosaku: Kinoko Kaigi (夢野久作 きのこ会議) [Kuniko Nagasaki] 
3. Tsumasaki ni Terujizu: Zenpen (爪先に光路図 前篇) [Aki Aoi] 
4. Yama no Sachi (山の幸) [Ayuko Akiyama] 
5. Kinoko no Better Life (ベターライフ) [Yasuko Sakata] 
6. Mousou no Yakkou Ressha (妄想の夜行列車) [Leiji Matsumoto] 
7. Oni Fusube (オニフスベ) [Minami Nikkuni] 
8. Kinoko Ryokou (きのこ旅行) [Mimiyo Tomozawa] 
9. Kinoko no Yama wa Tabezakari (Dorohedoro volume 3) (キノコの山は食べ盛り（『ドロヘドロ』３巻）) [Q Hayashida] 
10. Kinoko no Heya (きのこの部屋) [Hideo Azuma] 
11. Kinoko no Sei (茸の精) [Kazuichi Hanawa] 
12. Kinoko? Kinoko (キノコ?キノコ) [Makoto Mio] 
13. Boku no Chikashitsu e Oide (ぼくの地下室へおいで) [Moto Hagio] 
14. 6:45 [Kenya Ooba] 
15. Kinoko Ningen no Kekkon #1 (きのこ人間の結婚♯1) [Kei Murayama] 
16. Ni-wa: Touchuu Kasou no Maki (二話 冬虫夏草の巻) [Sanpei Shirato] 
17. Shinryaku Enban Kinokonga (侵略円盤キノコンガ) [Marina Shirakawa] 
18. Touchuu Kasou (冬虫夏草) [Hiroshi Masumura]

Deep in the mountains of Japan, a flying saucer smashes into the earth. Fearful of the strange and hyper-intelligent beings they find inside, the government hides from the public all news of the alien craft. But it's not the aliens themselves that they should be afraid of-the real danger is the parasitic spores they brought with them! Will earth survive the UFO MUSHROOM INVASION?! 
 
(Source: Living the Line)

Rain mysteriously falls around a particular place where a boy and his grandfather plan on going mushroom hunting the next morning... 
 
Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 20 (April 1966).

In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.
 
(Source: VIZ Media)
 
Note: Includes 23 side stories titled "Extra Evil" and the side story "The Lizard Head and the Magic Whistle."

Our story begins on an all-woman planet of intelligent fungi, where Ariella and Eriella are about to get married! But they've got a long road ahead of them: illness, surgery, and even a dastardly royal plot that seeks to split them apart. Is their love strong enough to weather any storm? This offbeat, adorable, and dramatic one-shot is sure to please fans of yuri, monster girls, and enduring romance!
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

One day, Iwai, an ordinary college student, is suddenly offered a part-time job to work as an assistant for the mycologist, Murota, a seemingly moody and unsociable man. 
Though things start off a bit rocky, Iwai soon finds that he not only enjoys spending time with Murota and learning about a world previously unknown to him, but he also likes taking care of the man when he neglects to take care of himself. 
However, joy is gradually replaced by unrest, as Iwai becomes increasingly aware that his feelings towards the man may be deeper than he originally thought. 
(Source: June Manga)

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