Aoi Mangakyou

1. Aoi Mangakyou (青いマン華鏡)
Ishinomori is riding on a train to Sendai when he sees a boy near him with a blue kaleidoscope. Reminded of how he used to like them, he asks the boy to borrow it. With a glimpse, he begins to understand what made him the mangaka he is...
2. Boku no Norakuro (ボクののらくろ)
An essay manga where Ishinomori discusses the impact Norakuro left on him in the post-war period.
3. Karakou Monogatari (カラ公ものがたり)
The story of the life of a little crow who is nursed and taken care of by a group of siblings against all odds.
4. Boku no Heya ni wa Beethoven no Death Mask ga Atta (ぼくの部屋にはベートーベンのデス・マスクがあった)
Ishinomori reminisces about his relationship wit...