Paranoia Star(1986)

Paranoia Star

Collection of short stories by Maruo.

It's almost impossible to summarize them, most of them aren't really plot driven but they deal with abnormal states of the mind and are permeated by a general surrealism.

As in many of this works, he shows references to the art and culture of 1920s and 1930s Japan and Germany which had inspired his own artistic style.

1. ＳＯＪＩＮ
2. Denki Ari: Waga Bunretsu no Hanasaku Toki (電気蟻＜吾が分裂の華咲く時＞)
3. Gansaku: Denki Ari (贋作・電気蟻)
4. Ishi no Shouri (意志の勝利)
5. Hokenshitsu no Kyuuketsuki (保健室の吸血鬼)
6. Nihonjin no Wakusei (日本人の惑星)
7. Genpin (玄牝)