Rumic World Trilogy

Classic short stories from Rumiko Takahashi. Many are comedies. Volume 1: - **Fire Tripper** (fantasy, romance) A gas explosion sends high school girl Suzuko and toddler Shu 500 years into the past. But she lost Shu on the way, and as a result, Shu ended up in the past 10 years before her, and is 15 years old when Suzuko arrives. - **Maris the Chojo** (comedy, SF) A destructive alien policewoman sees a kidnapped quadrillionaire as her ticket out of debt. - **Those Selfish Aliens** (comedy, SF) - The direct pre-serialization one-shot to Urusei Yatsura Aliens, the government, and fishmen implant bombs in a poor paperboy. - **Time Warp Trouble** (fantasy) Warriors from feudal Japan inexplicably pop into a high-school classroom. - **The Laughing Target** (drama, romance, supernatural, tragedy) When they were children, Yuzuru Shiga and his cousin Azusa Shiga were engaged. Azusa aims to make sure that Yuzuru stays hers, no matter what, but Azusa also has a dark secret… Volume 2: - **Wasted Minds** (Dust Spot) (adventure, comedy, fantasy) Follows a pair of two bickering government agents, both of whom have special abilities. (A five-part mini-series) - **The Golden Gods of Poverty** (gag comedy) An unfortunate boy's scientist parents try to use him to make money, but they only succeed in contacting the Seven Lucky Gods, who happen to also be broke. - **The Entrepreneurial Spirit** A woman leads seminars for a get-rich quick scheme. Volume 3: - **That Darn Cat** (slice of life) Rumiko Takahashi remembers having to take care of her neighbor's cat. - **When My Eyes Got Wings** A couple befriend a sickly child with a secret and his destructive pet bird. - **Wedded Bliss** (comedy, romance) A wedded couple can only let out their tension from working all day by fighting with one another, until their neighbors threaten to have them moved. - **Sleep and Forget** A girl relives a past life involving her lover and an evil witch back from the dead in the form of a dog. - **A Cry for Help** A fairy gives a boy a frightening split personality thanks to the wind-up key she inserts in his neck. - **War Council** Student councils go to war with one another over a stamp. - **The Face Pack** A man can change his appearance at will and leads a "masters of disguise" club. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Level Comics Viz Media Out of Print editions. ISBN below for Official English Print Vol 1: 9781947804739 Vol 2: 9781569311943 Vol 3: 9781569312063