Manga like Gishi Sanjinden

What is Gishi Sanjinden about?

Status: Finished

A unique collection of one-shots loosely connected to Shino Ura's other short works. The history of an animal shaped like humans. The story of a girl who switched her face with her self in a puddle. The story of a mermaid in a flask in a garbage-filled river. A story of gods on modern streets. A collection of scifi works which originally appeared as a webcomic with additions for the tankoubon format.

Nichiyou wa Mizu no Machi ni (日曜は水の町に, Sunday, at Water town)
Ningyokawa no Tenkei (人魚川の点景, Incidental Details of a Mermaid River)
Ningen no You ni Tatsu (人間のように立つ, Standing like a Human)
Ane no Kao no Neko (姉の顔の猫, Sister's Face Cat)
Gendai Rojou Shinwa (現代路上神話, Modern Street Myth)
Gishi Sanjinden (偽史山人伝, Falsified History: An Account of the Sanjin)
Sonzai-shuu (存在集, Existence Collection)

Tags: Anthology

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