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環世界：五十嵐大介作品集
「所有的生物，都活在各自獨有的環世界中，而那世界，和神的世界是連通的。」
《海獸之子》、《小森食光》作者五十嵐大介最新作品集
收藏十年間的創作軌跡 融合自然與奇想的不思議世界
共收錄2004~2014年間十部作品，含五十嵐大介最新長篇《Designs》之原型作品
．迦樓羅
某天，經營骨董回收的兩人接到了一通來自深山裡的電話。委託人是一位獨居的老婆婆，住在人跡罕至的老屋中，希望兩人在她去世之前替她先將她堆放屋中的各式物品估價回收。在倉庫裡，兩人發現了一件華麗的舞衣，一問之下才知道老婆婆年輕時曾是歌劇團的成員，某次曾接待來自暹羅的王族，因而獲贈了這件「金翅鳥之舞」的舞者需穿的舞衣。老婆婆在說完這段故事後，說希望在賣掉這件舞衣前再穿上它跳一次金翅鳥之舞，下個瞬間，兩人看到老婆婆竟真的成為了鳥……
．鱷魚
在一年前來到這個小島上的少女，目前正在一間民宿裡擔任嚮導的助手。假日時，她最喜歡乘著獨木舟到島上各處探勘，為的是發掘在她未來成為獨當一面的嚮導時能夠吸引來客的獨家景點。那天，在一處近海的潟湖中，少女彷彿發現了鱷魚的蹤跡，但鱷魚照理說不應該出現在海裡的。回到民宿詢問了當地人，才聽說當地確實有許久以前島上曾經有鱷魚出沒的傳說……
．魚
在這座山裡有個自古以來的傳統，那就是在每年的某個日子，女人千萬不可接觸山泉。但有一位登山客女性，在並未被告知的情況下於那個日子來到了山中……
．鬼，來襲
在不久前才搬到這個鄉下地方的少女，發現在這裡盛開著一種小小的花，稱作「舞公主草」，外型就如同一個個衣著亮麗的公主，聚集在一起跳著舞蹈。而就在這天晚上，她夢見了一個巨大如山的鬼怪，拔山倒樹向這群公主侵襲而來……
．土龍
坐在路邊的一位老婦人，手中拿著一個鈴鐺，說是她年輕時候受託保管，必須等到「土龍」來和她取回，卻就這樣在路邊等了一輩子。她請求正好路過的男孩接替她的這個任務，男孩在接過鈴鐺後，卻一不小心將鈴鐺落入車輪下變成了碎片，此時他聽見了不知從何處傳來的聲音，說著：「鈴鐺是你拿走的吧？可不可以還給我……」
．噹鏗噹啦叩
熱鬧舉行著祭典的「小森」裡，太鼓遊行隊伍正浩浩蕩蕩地經過山中，跳著祭典舞蹈的老先生卻發現路旁有個小東西，一不小心就會被踩扁……
．真是太好了，雨男
「雨男」，不是容易招來下雨的男子，而是顧名思義「由雨組成的男子」。走在城市中，他沒有任何一個容身之處：沒有適合他的工作，路人們避之唯恐不及，進到餐廳更是被店家直接趕出門外。走著走著，不知不覺他走到了海邊，卻在那裡聽見有個聲音呼喚著他……
．正吉和奶奶
在為去年過世的爺爺「作對年」後，媽媽發現奶奶似乎猛然身形縮小了一圈，由於正吉是所有親戚中與奶奶住得最近的，因此負起了偶爾到奶奶家探望的任務。但在一次次探望奶奶的過程，正吉發現奶奶不是身形縮了一圈，而是真的變得越來越小……
．Moon Child
少年在某天放學後和那名少女告白後，她卻說自己喜歡的是「月亮」，但剛好打工的地方缺人手，因此叫他一起來幫忙。經過一天曖昧的打工後，少女和少年一同回家，在路上，少女卻說有件事情想拜託他：傳說中，只要對著月亮小便，就能懷上月亮的孩子，因此希望少年和她回家，助她完成這個夢想……
．環世界
「環世界」指的是動物透過感官所感受到的世界，由於感官能力不同，彼此的環世界也大不相同。這個故事起始於一個預計將大多數人類移居其他行星的宇宙殖民計畫「那拉植物」，此計畫為了創造出先遣部隊，進行了「將動物人類化」的實驗。但在某天，由青蛙改造而成的少女卻從基地脫逃，追捕過程中，主持此實驗的謎樣天才少年「奧田」也首度現身……
《海獸之子》、《小森食光》作者五十嵐大介最新作品集
收藏十年間的創作軌跡 融合自然與奇想的不思議世界
共收錄2004~2014年間十部作品，含五十嵐大介最新長篇《Designs》之原型作品
．迦樓羅
某天，經營骨董回收的兩人接到了一通來自深山裡的電話。委託人是一位獨居的老婆婆，住在人跡罕至的老屋中，希望兩人在她去世之前替她先將她堆放屋中的各式物品估價回收。在倉庫裡，兩人發現了一件華麗的舞衣，一問之下才知道老婆婆年輕時曾是歌劇團的成員，某次曾接待來自暹羅的王族，因而獲贈了這件「金翅鳥之舞」的舞者需穿的舞衣。老婆婆在說完這段故事後，說希望在賣掉這件舞衣前再穿上它跳一次金翅鳥之舞，下個瞬間，兩人看到老婆婆竟真的成為了鳥……
．鱷魚
在一年前來到這個小島上的少女，目前正在一間民宿裡擔任嚮導的助手。假日時，她最喜歡乘著獨木舟到島上各處探勘，為的是發掘在她未來成為獨當一面的嚮導時能夠吸引來客的獨家景點。那天，在一處近海的潟湖中，少女彷彿發現了鱷魚的蹤跡，但鱷魚照理說不應該出現在海裡的。回到民宿詢問了當地人，才聽說當地確實有許久以前島上曾經有鱷魚出沒的傳說……
．魚
在這座山裡有個自古以來的傳統，那就是在每年的某個日子，女人千萬不可接觸山泉。但有一位登山客女性，在並未被告知的情況下於那個日子來到了山中……
．鬼，來襲
在不久前才搬到這個鄉下地方的少女，發現在這裡盛開著一種小小的花，稱作「舞公主草」，外型就如同一個個衣著亮麗的公主，聚集在一起跳著舞蹈。而就在這天晚上，她夢見了一個巨大如山的鬼怪，拔山倒樹向這群公主侵襲而來……
．土龍
坐在路邊的一位老婦人，手中拿著一個鈴鐺，說是她年輕時候受託保管，必須等到「土龍」來和她取回，卻就這樣在路邊等了一輩子。她請求正好路過的男孩接替她的這個任務，男孩在接過鈴鐺後，卻一不小心將鈴鐺落入車輪下變成了碎片，此時他聽見了不知從何處傳來的聲音，說著：「鈴鐺是你拿走的吧？可不可以還給我……」
．噹鏗噹啦叩
熱鬧舉行著祭典的「小森」裡，太鼓遊行隊伍正浩浩蕩蕩地經過山中，跳著祭典舞蹈的老先生卻發現路旁有個小東西，一不小心就會被踩扁……
．真是太好了，雨男
「雨男」，不是容易招來下雨的男子，而是顧名思義「由雨組成的男子」。走在城市中，他沒有任何一個容身之處：沒有適合他的工作，路人們避之唯恐不及，進到餐廳更是被店家直接趕出門外。走著走著，不知不覺他走到了海邊，卻在那裡聽見有個聲音呼喚著他……
．正吉和奶奶
在為去年過世的爺爺「作對年」後，媽媽發現奶奶似乎猛然身形縮小了一圈，由於正吉是所有親戚中與奶奶住得最近的，因此負起了偶爾到奶奶家探望的任務。但在一次次探望奶奶的過程，正吉發現奶奶不是身形縮了一圈，而是真的變得越來越小……
．Moon Child
少年在某天放學後和那名少女告白後，她卻說自己喜歡的是「月亮」，但剛好打工的地方缺人手，因此叫他一起來幫忙。經過一天曖昧的打工後，少女和少年一同回家，在路上，少女卻說有件事情想拜託他：傳說中，只要對著月亮小便，就能懷上月亮的孩子，因此希望少年和她回家，助她完成這個夢想……
．環世界
「環世界」指的是動物透過感官所感受到的世界，由於感官能力不同，彼此的環世界也大不相同。這個故事起始於一個預計將大多數人類移居其他行星的宇宙殖民計畫「那拉植物」，此計畫為了創造出先遣部隊，進行了「將動物人類化」的實驗。但在某天，由青蛙改造而成的少女卻從基地脫逃，追捕過程中，主持此實驗的謎樣天才少年「奧田」也首度現身……
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First published March 23, 2017
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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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November 22, 2025
8.5/10
This collection features a bunch of short stories by Daisuke Igarashi, sporadically published between 2004 and 2014. Most of them are really short, ten-to-twenty pages, barely sketched narratives; the only exception being the sixty-something pages long titular story. (Book only translated in Italian and Chinese at the time of me writing this.)
I am not familiar with the author's longer series. Nonetheless, this book alone, together with his other more famous collection Witches are all I need to esteem him as one of my favourite cartoonists ever!
Igarashi's work sits pretty comfortably within the realm of (more or less) mainstream seinen manga. Yet, his narrative voice and visual style strike me as very singular and strong.
Coveted connection with nature is a recurring theme of the author. Igarashi filters the human experience, and life in general, through the lenses of some kind of naturalistic spirituality. Now, put it like that, it may sound like some new-age nonsense, but I guarantee you it's way more than that. The beasts and the flora, the earth and the water, everything contributes to a nourishing, yet mostly hostile universe in which the farse of life unfolds. Something as mundane as sheep eating grass can take the shape of a war between warrior dancers and giant oni. Something as simple as a mountain hike can end up with a cursed death, and then a cursed new life. A school girl desire to get 'pregnant by the moon' is fulfilled in the most bizarre way.
And when it's not living people trying to connect with the natural and the supernatural realms, it's the other way around: a ghost being summoned back to his hometown by the sound of festivities; or an awkward yokai made of rain looking for his place in the urban landscape.
In the action packed titular story Umwelt, a frog-like little girl escapes from a laboratory to move her first steps towards a new world of greater connection between human(oid) life and the universe.
When he wants to adventure in philosophical territories, Igarashi wonders about the relation between death, memory and visibility, like in the tale of a (literally) shrinking grandma.
Coupled with the thematic solidity of the tales, it's the magnificent art style of the mangaka. His ink strikes are sophisticatedly gritty, and a pleasure to contemplate. His ability to realistically reproduce plants and animals is unparalleled. On the other hand, his human characters vary in a significantly wide range of cartoonish-ness, yet even when stripped to the bones they retain a powerful expressivity.
Seriously, this guy is good!
This collection features a bunch of short stories by Daisuke Igarashi, sporadically published between 2004 and 2014. Most of them are really short, ten-to-twenty pages, barely sketched narratives; the only exception being the sixty-something pages long titular story. (Book only translated in Italian and Chinese at the time of me writing this.)
I am not familiar with the author's longer series. Nonetheless, this book alone, together with his other more famous collection Witches are all I need to esteem him as one of my favourite cartoonists ever!
Igarashi's work sits pretty comfortably within the realm of (more or less) mainstream seinen manga. Yet, his narrative voice and visual style strike me as very singular and strong.
Coveted connection with nature is a recurring theme of the author. Igarashi filters the human experience, and life in general, through the lenses of some kind of naturalistic spirituality. Now, put it like that, it may sound like some new-age nonsense, but I guarantee you it's way more than that. The beasts and the flora, the earth and the water, everything contributes to a nourishing, yet mostly hostile universe in which the farse of life unfolds. Something as mundane as sheep eating grass can take the shape of a war between warrior dancers and giant oni. Something as simple as a mountain hike can end up with a cursed death, and then a cursed new life. A school girl desire to get 'pregnant by the moon' is fulfilled in the most bizarre way.
And when it's not living people trying to connect with the natural and the supernatural realms, it's the other way around: a ghost being summoned back to his hometown by the sound of festivities; or an awkward yokai made of rain looking for his place in the urban landscape.
In the action packed titular story Umwelt, a frog-like little girl escapes from a laboratory to move her first steps towards a new world of greater connection between human(oid) life and the universe.
When he wants to adventure in philosophical territories, Igarashi wonders about the relation between death, memory and visibility, like in the tale of a (literally) shrinking grandma.
Coupled with the thematic solidity of the tales, it's the magnificent art style of the mangaka. His ink strikes are sophisticatedly gritty, and a pleasure to contemplate. His ability to realistically reproduce plants and animals is unparalleled. On the other hand, his human characters vary in a significantly wide range of cartoonish-ness, yet even when stripped to the bones they retain a powerful expressivity.
Seriously, this guy is good!
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November 9, 2019總覺得很多篇章那種點到為止的感覺很高明
一般說來，這種行為通常令人焦躁，
但五十嵐的作品有種魔力，是你明明就很在意後續，卻又莫名覺得停在這裡就很好
喜歡九井諒子短篇的人應該也會喜歡這兩本作品
沒有深不可視的陰暗，也沒有光彩奪目的正向
只有一個隨心所欲說著故事的漫畫家
一般說來，這種行為通常令人焦躁，
但五十嵐的作品有種魔力，是你明明就很在意後續，卻又莫名覺得停在這裡就很好
喜歡九井諒子短篇的人應該也會喜歡這兩本作品
沒有深不可視的陰暗，也沒有光彩奪目的正向
只有一個隨心所欲說著故事的漫畫家
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