Tasogare Ryuseigun 11 (Big Comics)

[Machine Translation] Even old people have love. Even in the twilight of life, there is love that shines brightly and intensely. Kenshi Hirokane tackles such unexplored territory of comics with all his might. A man and a woman are still haunted by their abominable past. A young man is accidentally drawn into their relationship. The fates of the three intersect in the frozen northern land of Abashiri. Eisuke Morio, a young magician, is told by Nanae Fujita, the owner of a small restaurant, about Shigeru Masaki, an amateur magician. However, Masaki had been in Abashiri Prison after killing a man in an attempt to save Nanae from being raped. Morio, intrigued by Masaki, immediately flies to Abashiri. ...... ( Episode 1 ). Upon arriving in Abashiri, Morio immediately runs around to meet Masaki and locate him. Upon meeting Masaki, Morio asks him to teach him a card magic trick that Nanae had told him, but Masaki refuses. Masaki is defeated by Morio's perseverance, who has settled in Abashiri, and finally demonstrates his magic trick in front of Morio's eyes. ...... ( Episode 2 ). Morio saw that Masaki's magic was beyond common sense. Morio, who has doubts about the magic, goes to talk to Nishiyama, a former guard, about Masaki's past. Meanwhile, a suspicious customer visits Nanae's store in Tokyo. The customer is the man who tried to rape Nanae before. ...... ( Episode 3 ). Characters Nanae Fujita (a mom at a small restaurant), Shigeru Masaki (an elderly man who used to be in prison for killing a man to save Nanae), Eisuke Morio (a young magician), Gensuke Nishiyama (a former guard at Abashiri Prison. He has a good feeling toward Masaki, who was a model prisoner.)

老人にだって恋心がある。人生の黄昏時にだって激しく輝く愛がある。弘兼憲史が、そんなコミックの未踏の領域に渾身の力で挑む。 忌まわしい過去を未だ引きずり続ける男と女。偶然その二人の関係に引き込まれていく青年。凍てつく北の大地・網走で3人の運命が交錯する。 あらすじ 若手マジシャン・森尾英介は小料理屋のママ・藤田奈々枝から凄腕の素人マジシャン・真崎茂の話を聞かされる。だが真崎は、強姦されそうになった奈々枝を助けようとして人を殺し、網走刑務所に入っていた。そんな真崎に興味を持った森尾は早速、網走に飛ぶ……(第1話)。▼網走に着いた森尾は早速、真崎に会うため駆け回り、その居所を突き止める。真崎に会った森尾は、以前、奈々枝から聞いたカードマジックのトリックを教えて欲しいと頼み込むが、真崎はそれを断わる。網走に住み着いた森尾の根気に負けた真崎は、遂にマジックを森尾の目の前で披露するが……(第2話)。▼森尾が見た真崎のマジックは常識を超えていた。そのマジックに疑問を感じた森尾は、真崎の過去について元看守の西山に話を聞きに行く。一方、東京の奈々枝の店に不審な客が訪れる。その客は以前、奈々枝を犯そうとした男だった……(第3話)。 登場人物 藤田奈々枝(小料理屋のママ)、真崎茂(以前、奈々枝を助けるために人を殺し刑務所に入っていた初老の男)、森尾英介(若手マジシャン) 西山源介(網走刑務所の元看守。模範囚だった真崎に対して好感を持っている)