Mangas

Description by the English Translator:_____________________________________Hisashi Eguchi makes fun of a whole bunch of dead people in this parody of Tokiwa-sou Seishun. Tokiwa-sou was a legendary 2-story apartment building that housed several noteworthy Manga-ka in the 1950s, most notably Osamu Tezuka and the duo behind the Fujiko Fujio pen name. Stories of Tokiwa-sou have been chronicled in manga such as Tokiwa-sou Monogatari, in which each occupant contributed a short story about their time in the building, as well as Manga Michi, an autobiographical manga by Fujiko Fujio (A) about the industry (made well before the high-energy shonen-focused Bakuman).Admittedly, this strip is kinda only funny if you know all the references being made, but I’ve included some notes to help people out. Maybe it’s still interesting nonetheless.

On her death bed, Kousaku Sakamoto's mother tells him that after she dies, he should go to Tokyo where he'll be taken care of by her friend Ibari Oozora and his family. Since his father died three years before and with no where else to go, Kousaku decides to go along with his mother's last request. However, he soon discovers that Ibari is the boss of the Oozora Group mob ring. Uneasy about his predicament, he considers leaving, but he has second thoughts when he meets Ibari's four daughters�Tsugumi, Tsubame, Suzume and Hibari�only to find out that Hibari is actually Ibari's only son. Now Kousaku must not only cope with living among mobsters but also with refusing Hibari's advances toward him.