Osamu Tezuka also has a "Tokiwa Monogatari" story in this book, which ran in COM. But he takes a different approach. The story is told from the point of view of the manor itself, which is given a feminine voice. The building announces that it was "born" in 1952, and the following year two guys from a publishing house, one of whom was Terada, arrive with Terada moving in next to Tezuka. They were gradually joined by Fujiko Fujio, Ishinomori, and the others. The building had never seen manga artists before, then at one point there were 8 of them living there and close to 20 that would come to visit regularly. Tezuka was lazy and would try to escape to go drinking, but would be forced to work by his editors. After 10 or so years, they all moved out. Even after that, curious tourists and artist-wannabees would swing by to look the place over. Tokiwa concludes by saying that while it had a short life, it was filled with many great memories.
Tokiwa Story
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