Monthly Archives: February 2011

Story #5. Sometimes I think Tezuka annoys me if I’m reading something like Phoenix and he throws in some stupid joke. And the kind of stuff I like of his the most is his serious stuff. But, this is just … Continue reading →

Story #4. This is one of the more what-in-the-world/outlandish kind of Tezuka stories about two racing friends, one who is in love with a life-size doll. Recently I watched “The Tatami Galaxy” and there was a character with the same … Continue reading →

Story #3. This is in the notes too but Yuki means snow and Yarou is a semi-vulgar way of saying that guy or that punk or whatever. Some of these stories have a bit of mystery element to them and … Continue reading →

This is the second story from the Crater. This story was difficult/interesting, kind of a learning experience because it is about what was going on in Japan during the Vietnam War. I had to ask a history teacher at my … Continue reading →

  This is the first story from a book of short stories I’m working on, called The Crater. The stories aren’t connected, but many of them use this Crater-only stock main character named Ryuuichi Okuno, a.k.a. Okuchin. Still, it’s not … Continue reading →