Dream Fossil: The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon(2011)

Yume no Kaseki: Kon Satoshi Zentanpen

Dream Fossil is a collection of 15 short stories by critically hailed anime auteur Satoshi Kon. The stories were serialized in a variety of magazines in the 1980s and provide a rare glimpse into the early stages of Kon’s uniquely compelling style of storytelling. Buds of dreamlike themes and imaginative worldviews that would blossom in Kon’s later animated works are readily apparent in flights of fancy anchored by knowing, empathetic portrayals of human nature.

1. Carve
2. Horseplay
3. Baseball Brats
4. Summer of Anxiety
5. Focus
6. Day has Dawned
7. Kidnappers
8. Guests
9. Waira
10. Picnic
11. Beyond the Sun
12. Joyful Bell
13. The Desert Dolphin
14. The Adventures of Master Basho
15-16. Toriko - Prisoner

(Source: Kodansha USA)