Tasogare Ryuseigun 54 (Big Comics)

[Machine Translation] The man I loved - he was a doll. It was love at first sight. She didn't talk much, but we talked a lot. She waited for me to come home every day. I ate chilled Chinese noodles with her, even though she had no appetite. I took her to see the ocean with her in the passenger seat when she couldn't walk. We promised to be in the coffin together when I died. It was the first time I was happy in my 50 years of life, which had never been good for me. She was white and kind, she was... she was... the love of my life was a doll. In addition to the title story "Kazuo Hoshida's Happiness," which drew a great sensation for its depiction of pure love with a love doll, the book also includes three other stories: "The Truth of the False Star," in which a woman who is busy taking care of her mother meets a miracle, and "The Disappointing Manga Artist," a mysterious experience of a dull, uninteresting manga artist.

愛したひとは――人形でした。僕の一目惚れでした。無口な彼女と、たくさん話をしました。彼女は、毎日僕の帰りを待っていてくれました。食欲のない彼女のぶんも、一緒に冷やし中華を食べました。歩かない彼女を助手席に乗せて、海を見に行きました。僕が死んだら、一緒に棺に入る約束をしました。いいことのなかった50年の人生で、初めての幸せでした。色が白くて優しくて、彼女は、彼女は―――愛したひとは、人形でした。ラブドールとの純愛を描いて大反響を読んだ表題作『星田一夫さんの幸福』のほか、母の介護に追われる女性が出会う奇跡『虚星の真実』、冴えないロートル漫画家の不思議体験『厭星漫画家』の計3篇を収録!