For Tetsuya, being in a gang is his identity. Being an Osaka boy, he speaks his mind and oftentimes, it gets him into trouble. After dropping out of school without a job in sight, he spends his days screwing...

Volume Titles: 1: Ladders (Sasamegoto, ささめごと) 2: Shimizu Mirror (Shimizu Kagami, 清水鏡) 3: Winter Sunset (Fuyu no Rakujitsu, 冬の落日) 4: Gotoku Spring and Autumn (Gotoku Shunjuu, 五�...

The story of four college students who have known each other since childhood is filled with "love" and "gags"!

"This tale of loan sharks in the Osaka area reads almost like a Fyodor Dostoyevski novel. It's also drawn in a completely original, blocky neo-primitive style." Note: Won the 1992 Kodansha Manga Award for g...

Haibara Tatsuyuki, an employee of a financial company, has just gotten out of prison. Life on the outside is not proving to be as happy as he imagined. His long-time girlfriend, Akemi, has left him, and he g...

Chatani, a designer from Tokyo, becomes the manager of a share house called "Shimaki" in Osaka by chance. While being influenced by Osaka's unique culture and the residents of the share house, she becomes fu...