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영혼
『마녀』에서 보여준 압도적인 화풍과 신비롭고 아름다운 이야기의 연장선상에 있는 이가라시 다이스케의 작품집. 표제작 「영혼」을 비롯한 총 여섯 편의 단편에 ‘기묘한 아름다움’의 키워드가 일관되게 교차되고 있다. 언뜻 다가오지 않는 표현이지만 ‘사랑’이라는 주제를 일반적인 표현방식과는 상당히 다르게, 기묘한 연출과 소재들을 통해 이야기한다. 그 어떤 작가와도 비교할 수 없는 독창적인 세계관과 압도적인 화풍과 독창적이면서 특이하기까지 한 구성들 속에도 언제나 ‘인간’과 ‘사랑’에 대한 의미를 놓치지 않고 그려내는 작가의 휴머니스트적 모습이 돋보이는 작품집이다.
242 pages, Paperback
First published August 21, 2002
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About the author
Daisuke Igarashi
49 books165 followersDaisuke Igarashi (五十嵐 大介, Igarashi Daisuke) is a Japanese cartoonist, acclaimed for his refined art style and philosophical themes. His manga often use sci-fi or magical elements to touch on the relation between mankind and nature.
Igarashi began his professional career in 1993 on the pages of the magazine 'Monthly Afternoon'. Therein, he published the stories composing Hanashippanashi (1993-1996), a few other shorts collected in the volume Sora Tobi Tamashii (2002), as well as his first minor success, the series Little Forest (2003-2005).
In 2003 the author started a fruitful collaboration with the alternative manga magazine 'Monthly Ikki', in which he serialised his most famous works to date: the anthological Witches (2003-2004) and Children of the Sea (2006-2011). Both series were awarded an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival, respectively in 2004 and 2009.
Igarashi's latest works are Umwelt (2017), collecting short stories appeared in various magazines between 2004 and 2014, and the 5-volume long manga Designs (2016-2018).
Igarashi began his professional career in 1993 on the pages of the magazine 'Monthly Afternoon'. Therein, he published the stories composing Hanashippanashi (1993-1996), a few other shorts collected in the volume Sora Tobi Tamashii (2002), as well as his first minor success, the series Little Forest (2003-2005).
In 2003 the author started a fruitful collaboration with the alternative manga magazine 'Monthly Ikki', in which he serialised his most famous works to date: the anthological Witches (2003-2004) and Children of the Sea (2006-2011). Both series were awarded an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival, respectively in 2004 and 2009.
Igarashi's latest works are Umwelt (2017), collecting short stories appeared in various magazines between 2004 and 2014, and the 5-volume long manga Designs (2016-2018).
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December 10, 2019
Surreal, magical, juicily gothic--
These are Igarashi Daisuke's early stories, but damn they are good. The illustrations are a bit rougher than his recent works and the general atmosphere/style is more Edgar Allan Poe and Tim Burton than later Igarashi (esp. the second story, "Bear-Killer and God-Stealing Taro"), but they're still very, very good. Definitely recommended.
These are Igarashi Daisuke's early stories, but damn they are good. The illustrations are a bit rougher than his recent works and the general atmosphere/style is more Edgar Allan Poe and Tim Burton than later Igarashi (esp. the second story, "Bear-Killer and God-Stealing Taro"), but they're still very, very good. Definitely recommended.
August 8, 2016
One of those illustrators/writers where you are like??? why have you been absent from my life for so long??? this is a crime!!!
October 18, 2019
Six strange, moving, and somewhat nightmarish short stories. My favorite was about a little girl abandoned by her family who is determined to raise and protect an abandoned kitten. Another one I really liked was about an exchange of goods between a homesteader in the mountains and a forest sprite who also happens to be a ceramicist!
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January 23, 2022
4.5 stars.
Daisuke Igarashi's manga duo Witches enchanted me with its effortless grace and watercolor-like artworks, and this short stories collection of his, despite not as grand as Witches, is still a delightful and imaginative read.
This is a short stories collection with many different tales to tell, from urban legend, fore tale, ghost story etc, I found them to be imaginative and well crafted.
Daisuke Igarashi's manga duo Witches enchanted me with its effortless grace and watercolor-like artworks, and this short stories collection of his, despite not as grand as Witches, is still a delightful and imaginative read.
This is a short stories collection with many different tales to tell, from urban legend, fore tale, ghost story etc, I found them to be imaginative and well crafted.
March 9, 2023
These stories are very dark, morbid, magical, mystic, grotesque, sad and weird to say the least. Some of the stories are about giving and receiving even more, about healing, about patience... and about life itself - taking and receiving it.
1. Birthgrounds 3*
2. Spirits Flying in the Sky 5*
3. The Tears of Tarou, Killer of Bears, Stealer of Gods 4*
4. Covered in Sand 4*
5. Le Pain et Le Chat 4*
6. Still Winter 4*
1. Birthgrounds 3*
2. Spirits Flying in the Sky 5*
3. The Tears of Tarou, Killer of Bears, Stealer of Gods 4*
4. Covered in Sand 4*
5. Le Pain et Le Chat 4*
6. Still Winter 4*
June 27, 2025
This was an odd collection because there were a few stories that I really liked and a few that just did not resonate with me at all.
Birthgrounds: Some kind of little demon takes a hunter's materials and then pays them back with thousands of ceramic pots? 1/5
Spirits Flying in the Sky: I saw a screenshot of Miyako and Ruukii online and knew I had to read this manga. This chapter was amazing! Pure nightmare fuel on the poor mutilated girls as they merge with their respective animals. Just seeing Miyako walk with her cane or Maki's eye as the owl tried to burst forth. Awesome! 5/5
Tears of Tarou, Killer of Bears, Stealer of Gods: A few interesting moments in this one, especially the ending where we get to see what the 'maidens' are or have become, but it's totally riddled with inconsistencies. I'm not even sure what time period this is because Tarou is wearing feudal kimono and sandals while the maiden is wearing a low-cut cotton dress and thigh high stockings. Decent imagery, but very messy plot. 3/5
Covered in Sand: I could somehow see this being animated into a Studio Ghibli style short. It was very slice of life with Hitomi finding some joy with strangers while her parents do nothing but fight. I enjoyed the happy ending, even though I didn't think I'd get one. 4/5
Le Pain et Le Chat: This was lovely. I always like stories that involve food and animals so this scratched all my itches. The final few frames of Manami running away with her kitten, wearing her gas mask, were as stunning as they were hilarious. (Love the mugger deciding he should just go home after seeing her dressed like that.) 4/5
Still Winter: A determined mountain climber dies during a blizzard and his essence is used to give 'birth' to springtime. He literally had a 'happy ending' with Saohime, but this didn't hit me where I lived. 2/5
A very mixed bag for this collection, but ultimately worth reading. 3/5
Birthgrounds: Some kind of little demon takes a hunter's materials and then pays them back with thousands of ceramic pots? 1/5
Spirits Flying in the Sky: I saw a screenshot of Miyako and Ruukii online and knew I had to read this manga. This chapter was amazing! Pure nightmare fuel on the poor mutilated girls as they merge with their respective animals. Just seeing Miyako walk with her cane or Maki's eye as the owl tried to burst forth. Awesome! 5/5
Tears of Tarou, Killer of Bears, Stealer of Gods: A few interesting moments in this one, especially the ending where we get to see what the 'maidens' are or have become, but it's totally riddled with inconsistencies. I'm not even sure what time period this is because Tarou is wearing feudal kimono and sandals while the maiden is wearing a low-cut cotton dress and thigh high stockings. Decent imagery, but very messy plot. 3/5
Covered in Sand: I could somehow see this being animated into a Studio Ghibli style short. It was very slice of life with Hitomi finding some joy with strangers while her parents do nothing but fight. I enjoyed the happy ending, even though I didn't think I'd get one. 4/5
Le Pain et Le Chat: This was lovely. I always like stories that involve food and animals so this scratched all my itches. The final few frames of Manami running away with her kitten, wearing her gas mask, were as stunning as they were hilarious. (Love the mugger deciding he should just go home after seeing her dressed like that.) 4/5
Still Winter: A determined mountain climber dies during a blizzard and his essence is used to give 'birth' to springtime. He literally had a 'happy ending' with Saohime, but this didn't hit me where I lived. 2/5
A very mixed bag for this collection, but ultimately worth reading. 3/5
October 4, 2013
This is an anthology of stories. I really love stories like this!! The themes remind me of Neil Gaiman or Charles DeLint. All the stories were really really good.
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