A series of short stories (some only a couple pages long) revolving around a girl named Milk. Very surreal.

A grand 6-volume compilation of the best short stories in shounen and seinen manga. Curated by Jun Ishikawa, Hisashi Eguchi, Tomofusa Kura, Haruyuki Nakano, Tomohiko Murakami, and Tatsuhiko Yamagami. 


Volume 1, 1960s: 
1. Rakuban (落盤) [Osamu Tezuka] 
2. Dokuro ni Tanomu (どくろに頼む) [Masahiko Matsumoto] 
3. Jinniku Kenjou (人肉献上) [Hiroshi Hirata] 
4. Sensou (戦争) [Sanpei Shirato] 
5. Junpaku no Yuuhi (純白の夕日) [Takao Saitou] 
6. Higuma no Kaze (ひぐまの風) [Kyuuta Ishikawa] 
7. Kijin Club (奇人クラブ) [Shoutaro Ishinomori] 
8. Umibe no Jokei (海辺の叙景) [Yoshiharu Tsuge] 
9. Ikinuki (いきぬき) [Yuusuke Aoyagi] 
10. Kinryouku (禁猟区) [Ryoichi Ikegami] 

Volume 2, late 1960s to 1970s: 
1. Ku Ku Ru Ku Ku Paloma ク・ク・ル・ク・ク・パロマ [Shini Nagashima] 
2. Youka Araune (妖花アラウネ) [Shigeru Mizuki] 
3. Seventeen (セブンティーン) [Kazuhiko Miyaya] 
4. Seventeen (セブンティーン) [Maki Sasaki] 
5. Shinigami (死神) [Mitsuteru Yokoyama] 
6. Hitler Ojisan (ひっとらぁ伯父さん) [Fujio Fujiko A] 
7. Yuubae no Oka ni (夕映えの丘に) [Masaaki Sato] 
8. Aru Ashika no Hanashi (あるあしかの話) [Tetsuya Chiba] 
9. Shitsumon ga Arimasu (しつもんがあります) [Murasaki Yamada] 
10. Karera (彼等) [Kuniko Tsurita] 
11. Yakeppachi no Blues (焼けっぱちのブルース) [Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose] 

Volume 3, 1970s: 
1. Miyoko Asagaya Kibun (美代子阿佐ヶ谷気分) [Shinichi Abe] 
2. Susumu-chan Dai-shock (ススムちゃん大ショック) [Go Nagai] 
3. Yakou Toshi no Mirai (夜光都市のミライ) [Leiji Matsumoto] 
4. Naojirou Aika (from Fuukyou Elegy) (直次郎哀歌) [Kaiji Kawaguchi] 
5. Jigoku (地獄) [Yoshihiro Tatsumi] 
6. Ryouki no Su (猟奇の巣) [Yukio Kawasaki] 
7. Hebi no Ameyadori (ヘビの雨宿り) [Tadao Tsuge] 
8. Ore wa Boro Boro (俺はぼろぼろ) [George Akiyama] 
9. Autobike Shoujo (オートバイ少女) [Oji Suzuki] 
10. Fuan no Ritsuzou (不安の立像) [Daijiro Morohoshi] 
11. Shuugaku Ryokou (修学旅行) [Kazuo Kamimura] 
12. Chikyuu Boueigun (地球防衛軍) [Tstuhiko Yamagami] 

Volume 4, late 1970s to 1980s: 
1. Lamp no Shita (らんぷの下) [Kei Ichinoseki] 
2. Kagekiri Mori no Gin Harp (from Atagoul Monogatari) (影切り森の銀ハープ) [Hiroshi Masumura] 
3. Tooi Yobi Koe (遠い呼び声) [Yukinobu Hoshino] 
4. Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) [Yousuke Takahashi] 
5. Koi (恋) [Noma Sabea] 
6. Uchuusen Seizouhou (宇宙船製造法) [Fujio Fujiko F] 
7. Chikyuu Boueigun wa Makenai (地球防衛軍は負けない) [Tatsuo Nitta] 
8. Chiteijin (地底人) [Hisaichi Ishii] 
9 Juunanasai no Mekake (十七歳の妾) [Keizo Miyanishi] 
10. Tatsumaki wo Uru Otoko (たつまきを売る老人) [Hisashi Sakaguchi] 
11. Rikidouzan ga Yattekita (力道山がやって来た) [Etsumi Haruki] 

Volume 5, 1980s: 
1. Bunkyuu Ninen no Bakuretsudan (文久二年の爆裂弾) [Yumekichi Minatoya] 
2. Azemichi Road ni Sexy Neechan (あぜみちロードにセクシーねえちゃん) [Fumiko Takano] 
3. Yakou (夜行) [Masayuki Izumi] 
4. Yamamoto-san no Ojiisan no Baai (山本さんのおじいさんの場合) [Michio Hisauchi] 
5. Watashi no Akachan (わたしの赤ちゃん) [Kenshi Hirokane] 
6. Kira Kuyou (吉良供養) [Hinako Sugiura] 
7. Kameotoko (亀男) [Kazuichi Hanawa] 
8. Fire Tripper (炎トリッパー) [Rumiko Takahashi] 
9. Sayonara Mr. Bunny (さよならMrバニー) [Naoki Urasawa] 
10. Kyoko no Shiroi Mune (杏子の白い胸) [Jun Ishikawa] 
11. Kita no Samurai (北のサムライ) [Jiro Taniguchi & Natsuo Sekikawa] 
12. Denkita-san ga Antenna wo Tate ni Kita Hi (電器屋さんがアンテナを立てに来た日) [Mikio Igarashi] 

Volume 6, 1990s to 2000s: 
1. Hagane no Hito (鋼の人) [Sensha Yoshida] 
2. Play It Again (プレイ イット アゲイン) [Gosho Aoyama] 
3. Hatsukoi Jigokuhen (初恋・地獄篇) [Kyoko Okazaki] 
4. SNOW BLIND [Shinichi Sugimura] 
5. Aoi Kuruma (青い車) [Yoshitomo Yoshimoto] 
6. Nihon no Kazoku (日本の家族) [Taiyo Matsumoto] 
7. Shungeki no Kokuu (舜撃の虚空) [Kazuhiro Fujita] 
8. Junpei (甚平) [Moribi Murano] 
9. Okamoto Aya (岡本綾) [Hisashi Eguchi] 
10. Waga Yoki Wolf (original story by Yasutaka Tsutsui) (わが良き狼) [Miki Tori] 
11. Relief (リリーフ) [Mitsuru Adachi] 
12. Kyuujitsu (休日) [Keigo Shinzo]

This book contains selected short stories featuring beautifully drawn characters from Takahashi's early works published in the 1970s and 1980s. It also includes previously unpublished works such as "Toriko," drawn before his commercial debut, and collections of illustrations for novels and 'zines.
 
(Source: Natalie, translated and edited)
 
Notes: Chapter count does not include ten additional chapters of collected illustrations and cover art.
 
Included Stories: 
1. Haka Hori Sam (墓堀サム) 
2. Gigan Monogatari (義眼物語) 
3. Tamago (卵) 
4. Fukuwajutsu (腹話術) 
5. Tsuisekikou (追跡行) 
6. Yuusuke no Kimyouna Sekai Part. 3 (遊介の奇妙な世界Part.3) 
7. Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) 
8. Kouya (荒野) 
9. Kao ga Nai (顔がない) 
10. Kamen Shounen (仮面少年) 
11. Shirabe (しらべ) 
12. Raiyaa Kyouju no Gogo Dai ichi wa (ライヤー教授の午後第1話) 
13. Mugen Shinshi Dai go Wa Mugen Shoujo (夢幻紳士第5話夢幻少女) 
14. Toriko (とりこ) 
15. Maami (マーミ) 
16. Kiechatta (消えちゃった) 
17. Feminist (フェミニスト) 
18. Machi no Kirigrisu (街のキリギリス) 
19. Sachiko (幸子は泣かない) 
20. Mita Hito De Nai to Wakaranai Caliostoro no Shiro Zakkan (見た人でないとわからないカリオストロの城雑感) 
21. Sherlock Holmes no Nichijou Teki Bouken (シャーロックホームズの日常的冒険) 
22. Sarashi Kubi (さらし首)

1. Atom no Saigo (アトムの最後) [Osamu Tezuka] 
2. Yamabiko 13-gou (ヤマビコ13号) [Leiji Matsumoto] 
3. Kyuuryuu (急流) [Yasutaka Tsusui] 
4. Asobidama (あそび玉) [Moto Hagio] 
5. Taiji no Seiki (胎児の世紀) [Shoutaro Ishinomori] 
6. Seibutsu Toshi (生物都市) [Daijiro Morohoshi] 
7. Silvester no Hoshi Kara (ジルベスターの星から) [Keiko Takemiya] 
8. Fuyu no Enban (冬の円盤) [Mineko Yamada] 
9. Konchuu Wakusei (昆虫惑星) [Mitsuteru Yokoyama] 
10. Kinseiju (金星樹) [Shio Sato] 
11. Ridia no Sumu Toki ni... (リディアの住む時に…) [Junko Sasaki] 
12. Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) [Yousuke Takahashi] 
13. Kima (樹魔) [ Wakako Mizuki] 
14. Zanzou: AN AFTER IMAGE (残像　AN AFTER IMAGE) [Yukinobu Hoshino]

1. Kitsune ga Hara (キツネが原) 
2. Unmei no Hana (運命の花) 
3. Chameleon (カメレオン) 
4. Fuhatsudan (不発弾) 
5. Tsuisekikou (追跡行) 
6. Fukuwajustu (腹話術) 
7. Tamago (卵) 
8. Shininmachi Kitan (死人街奇譚) 
9. Yuusuke no Kimyou na Sekai (遊介の奇妙な世界) 
10. Kyaku (客) 
11. Hakahori Sam (墓掘りサム) 
12. Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) 
13. Fue (笛)

A collection of stories following the titular girl Milk, who first appeared in the 1980 one-shot Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki 

1. Kaitou Milk Arawaru (怪盗ミルク　現わる) 
2. Nusumareta Ichinichi (盗まれた一日) 
3. Niji no Kanata ni (虹の彼方に) 
4. Milk Shikujiru (ミルク失敗る) 
5. Richard C (リチャード・C) 
6. Umi no Monogatari (海の物語) 
7. Yume Shindan (夢診断) 
8. Kodoku no Wakusei (孤独の惑星) 
9. Ohaka no Soba ni Sundeiru (お墓のそばに棲んでいる) 
10. Shuffle (シャッフル) 
11. Iranai Kodomo (いらない子供) 
12. Hisonzai no Shoujo (非存在の少女)

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