Hiroki Endo's Tanpenshu

Hiroki Endo's Tanpenshu
First volume of Tanpenshu (English version)
遠藤浩輝短編集
(Endo Hiroki Tanpenshu)
GenrePsychological drama
Manga
Written byHiroki Endo
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
Magazine
  • Monthly Afternoon
  • (December 25, 1995 – February 25, 1997)
  • Afternoon Season Zōkan
  • (October 10, 1999 – February 9, 2001)
Original runDecember 25, 1995 – February 9, 2001
Volumes2

Hiroki Endo's Tanpenshu (Japanese: 遠藤浩輝短編集, Hepburn: Endō Hiroki Tanpenshū; lit. 'Hiroki Endo's Short Stories Collection') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Endo. A collection of various one-shot stories, it was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazines Monthly Afternoon (1995 to 1997) and Afternoon Season Zōkan (1999 to 2001). Its chapters were collected in two tankōbon volumes, released on April 21, 1998,[1] and September 18, 2002.[2]

Development

In the play in "For Those of Us Who Don't Believe in God", the story of American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas is recounted. It is evident that Hiroki Endo put effort into his research of the man, as a short bibliography is listed within the manga itself.[3] It's implied that Lucas was the basis for the killer character within the play.

Volume 1

"The Crows, the Girl and the Yakuza" (カラスと少女とヤクザ)
Originally published in the February 1996 issue of Monthly Afternoon.[1][a]
A lone yakuza member takes refuge from a gang war with a young woman who seems to have formed a strange relationship with crows. During his time with her, he comes to reconsider the course of his own life.
"Because You're Definitely a Cute Girl" (きっとかわいい女の子だから)
Originally published in the March 1996 issue of Monthly Afternoon.[1][b]
A girl's bewilderment over sex is overloaded by her widower father's decision to take a lover, driving her to a sudden swing from passive indifference to reactionary violence.
"For Those of Us Who Don't Believe in God" (神様なんて信じていない僕らのために)
Originally published in the April 1997 issue of Monthly Afternoon.[1][c]
Centers around a group of college drama students preparing and performing a play depicting a conversation between a serial killer and the sister of one of his victims. The process causes the group to reflect and ultimately confront their own individual problems.

Volume 2

"Hang"
Originally published in Afternoon Season Zōkan, No. 6.[2][d]
Some pages with explicit sex were redrawn and toned down for the collected edition, but the English edition by Dark Horse has the original uncensored pages.
"High School Girl 2000" (女子高生2000)
Originally published in Afternoon Season Zōkan, No. 1.[2][e]
A semi-autobiographical story featuring Hiroki Endo being distracted from doing work.
"Platform" (プラットホーム)
Originally published as two parts in the November 1996,[9] and December 1996 issues of Monthly Afternoon.[10][2]
"Boys Don't Cry" (ボーイズ・ドント・クライ)
Newly written for this volume.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Released on December 25, 1995.[4]
  2. ^ Released on January 25, 1996.[5]
  3. ^ Released on February 25, 1997.[6]
  4. ^ Released on February 9, 2001.[7]
  5. ^ Released on October 10, 1999.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 遠藤浩輝短編集（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 21, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d 遠藤浩輝短編集（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 21, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  3. ^ Hiroki Endo's Tanpenshu vol 1, pg.159
  4. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. December 1995 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 22, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026. […] 当選者の […] アフタヌーン2月号 (12月25日発売) 誌上にて。
  5. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. January 1996 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026. […] 当選者の発表はアフタヌーン3月号(1月25日発売) 誌上にて。
  6. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. February 1997 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026. […] 当選者の発表はアフタヌーン4月号(2月25日発売) 誌上にて。
  7. ^ アフタヌーン増刊2001年6号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  8. ^ アフタヌーン増刊1999年11号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  9. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. November 1996 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026. 9 プラットホーム 前編
  10. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. December 1996 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026. 10 プラットホーム 後編
  11. ^ "遠藤浩輝短編集２ / 遠藤浩輝｜日曜感想文". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-17.

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