I thought I could keep moving forward, but in an unexpected instant, I’ve lost myself in the gaps of this vast universe. Where have I seen this, this landscape that doesn’t exist? Right over there, in a time that will never come to pass.

Welcome to the world of panpanya. The 22 chapters of Makura Uo, which include stories like Ame no Hi (Rainy Day) and Gomi no Sakebigoe (The Cries of Trash), were either serialized in the special web edition of Hakusensha’s Rakuen Le Paradis magazine or published as doujinshi. Included are entries from panpanya’s diary as well as annotations from the author herself.