Keiko Takemiya's masterpiece, "To Terra..." Part 1 Compilation Published in 1977 by Asahi Sonorama Supplement to "Monthly Manga Shonen" Includes "From the Star of Sylvester" "To Terra Q&A," "Author's Secret Notes Revealed," "SF Mini-Mini Dictionary," "From Title to End Mark (Aiko Ito)," "Mechanic Space (Akira Hio)," "A Definitive Edition: Introduction to a Study of Keiko Takemiya (Ryu Mitsuse)" It's a very satisfying read. Although it has been published many times in various formats such as single volumes, bunko editions, and collector's editions, it includes a color poster and rich supplementary content, making it a must-have for fans. Along with manga, it had a great influence on culture and society. Motou Hagio, Keiko Takemiya, Ryoko Yamagishi, Yumiko Oshima Yasuko Aoike, Toshie Kihara, Minori Kimura, Yasuko Sakata, and others Female manga artists born in 1949 are known as the "Year 24 Group." Keiko Takemiya's "Nine Friendships," submitted in 1967 during her high school years to the reader contribution forum "Gurakon" of Mushi Production's "COM," was awarded an honorable mention in the monthly newcomer award. The following year, "The Sin of Apples," which received an honorable mention in the newcomer award, was published in "Weekly Margaret," marking her debut. After writing for "Nakayoshi," "Funny," etc., she chose Shogakukan as her writing venue. In 1970, she began the serialization of "Toru, the Forest Child" in "Weekly Shōjo Comic." After "I Love the Sky!" "Wedding License," and "Rondo Capriccioso," "Pharaoh's Tomb," which began serialization in 1974, became a big hit. "The Poem of Wind and Trees," which began serialization in 1977, is a work that aesthetically depicts male homosexuality, and had a great impact on society. She also advanced into boys' magazines with "To Terra..." and continued to write widely, including a fantasy depicting an androgynous fictional country, "Legend of Is Alone," and a manga adaptation of "Azuma Kagami." She served as a professor in the Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University, established in 2000. "To Terra..." was serialized in Monthly Manga Shonen from the January 1977 issue to the May 1980 issue, in a four-part structure. It was originally planned to end in three parts, and it concluded once in the fourth episode, but then continued intermittently for three and a half years. Originally, she intended to write a short story based on the image of "a crying Nakinezumi" that the author dreamed of, and it was planned to be a collaboration between Takemiya and Akira Hio, who was in charge of the mechanical design. When it was compiled into a single volume, the magazine manuscript was revised and expanded. There is a pencil scribble on the back cover. For fans of shonen/shojo manga For Keiko Takemiya fans How about it?