Ishinomori is riding on a train to Sendai when he sees a boy near him with a blue kaleidoscope. Reminded of how he used to like them, he asks the boy for it. With his glimpses into it, he begins to have a proper understanding of what made him the mangaka he is...
A one-shot compilation focusing on Ishinomori's life and his relationship with manga, including his relationship with Osamu Tezuka. In addition to the leading one-shot, also includes:
My Norakuro
The Tale of the Little Crow
There Was a Death Mask of Beethoven in my Room
Tokiwa-so Charmela
Tokiwa-so Monogatari: A silent reflection of Ishinomori's memories at the legendary apartments.
The Medaka in the Stream
The Day Osamu Tezuka Died - A short manga in which Ishinomori thinks back to many things regarding Tezuka - and what him and the rest at Tokiwa-so best known him as.
Like the Wind... ....The Bug That Ran By My Back