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Retro manga anthology

12 WORKS
Office phone standoff in retro manga style: a powder-blue-suited woman brandishes two receivers at her smirking caller — 'My life is a joke for you, darling.'
Don't Hang Up 2025 print pigments
Telephone quarrel drawn in crisp sumi ink on aged paper: a long-haired office woman lifts two receivers while a bespectacled man smirks at a payphone.
Don't Hang Up. Colorless 2025 sumi ink
Sunset-lit elevator lobby with koi panel: a suited man tilts toward a long-haired woman, side panels sealing the kiss in vintage shoujo warmth.
The Kiss 2025 print pigments
Monochrome elevator tryst in fine sumi ink: a suited man draws a ribbon-haired woman close, inset panels melting into a kiss — 'Not at all.'
The Kiss. Colorless 2025 sumi ink
Pastel vintage shoujo city crossing captioned 'Sorry, honey.': a solemn girl with striped tie and umbrella stands apart from three sharp-suited men.
Sorry, Honey 2025 print pigments
Sepia-toned street farewell in sumi ink: an umbrella-carrying heroine waits at a crossing while suited men linger by a car — 'Sorry, honey.'
Sorry, Honey. Colorless 2025 sumi ink
Rain-soaked thriller in sumi ink and halftone screentone: a drenched woman grips a cigarette as a hollow-eyed stalker waits beneath an umbrella.
You Can't Escape 2023 sumi ink & screentone
Melancholy young man in a halftone-screentone suit gazes past vignettes of stairwells, a curtained watcher and courtyard trees, retro manga memory fading to nothing.
Nostalgia 2023 sumi ink & screentone
Retro manga diner dread in dotted screentone: a wild-eyed man bends a spoon, coffee spills, and a girl stares saucer-eyed — caption asks 'Who is next?'
Who Is Next? 2023 sumi ink & screentone
Ruffle-dressed 80s idol sings into a microphone while close-ups betray tearful eyes and a trembling smile — vintage shoujo melancholy titled 'Peaceful Emptiness.'
Peaceful Emptiness 2023 sumi ink & screentone
A shy girl and a brick-phone businessman pose back-to-back beside pinned dragonfly, butterfly and cicada studies, a retro manga courtship titled 'Falling into a Trap.'
Falling into a Trap 2023 sumi ink & screentone
Close-up of a retro manga heroine in slipping sunglasses and off-shoulder jacket turning away, screentone shadows heavy — caption reads 'You seemed an honest man.'
Trust Issues 2023 sumi ink & screentone
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VOLUME I · 2026