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"Fox Mei Ji" reinterprets six fantasy stories based on the scattered records of some legendary figures from the Heian period to the Edo period in Japan. Shibusawa Tatsuhiko not only tells the classical stories of supernatural beings, but also explains them from the perspective of modern concepts from time to time, making the classical and modern, magic and reality intertwined, full of strange and mysterious colors. "Ryuuhiko no Kuni Kitan Collection" Shibusawa Tatsuhiko named his small study world "Ryuuhiko no Kuni". In this land, he used twelve strange stories as themes, including the Bird of Paradise, which has no legs and must fly continuously until it dies, and the Flying Man, whose head detaches from its body and flies into the vast night sky in its sleep. He weaves interesting chapters across the fields of religion, literature, folklore and art with free and easy writing style, forming this collection of essays full of heretical fun and whimsy. "Museum of Weird People" Dashwood, the founder of the infamous "Hellfire Club"; Nostradamus, the great prophet who described the doomsday scene; Beaumont, the astonishing French cross-dressing knight; the mysterious Jack the Ripper; the alchemist Camustro... The most important weirdos in history are gathered in this book!

This set contains 3 volumes: 1. "Bird of Paradise and the Snail" is a special commemorative anthology released by Japan's Kawade Shobo on the 30th anniversary of Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's death (2017). This book combs through Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's many works and collects classic works with the theme of "animals". Opening this book is like entering a wonderful zoo. The content is full of interesting content, and it is another review of Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's huge book collection. It is an excellent entry into the charming and dazzling world of Shibusawa. It is also a must-have style work for both new and old readers. Because it has no legs, the bird of paradise cannot stay on the branches or fly to the ground. It has to hover in the sky day and night, never stopping, and can only fall to the ground after death. Tapirs feed on human dreams, and nothing else. Eat, if you eat good dreams, the feces will emit an intoxicating aroma; the Ibis bird will insert its long beak into the anus and perform an enema on itself; the bird called Caladrios can tell whether the patient can escape death; growing in Su A tree on the bank of a river in Glen will bear duck-shaped fruits. The fruits will rot when they fall to the ground, and they will flap their wings and fly away when they fall into the water... Rhinoceros, Dodo, The Beginning Fish, Humans Mimicking Fish, Scarabs and Cicadas, Caterpillars and Butterflies, Ant Lions, Grams The Snails of Rite Island, etc., "Birds of Paradise and Snails" selects 29 short essays talking about animals, birds, marine life and insects from Shibusawa's huge number of works. In addition to real-life creatures, fantasy creatures are also mixed in. The famous articles about animals by Japanese dark aesthetic master Shibusawa Tatsuhiko are all gathered in this book. 2. "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon" is a special commemorative collection released by Japan's Kawade Shobo on the 30th anniversary of Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's death (2017). This book combs through Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's many works and collects classic works with the theme of "plants". Opening this book is like entering a magical plant museum. The content is full of interesting content, and it is another review of Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's huge book collection. It is an excellent entry into the charming and dazzling world of Shibusawa. It is also a must-have style work for both new and old readers. One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the huge building "The Hanging Garden" in the metropolis Babylon contains all the plants in the world, including rare flowers; in Greek mythology, there are countless wonderful stories of humans transforming into plants; pornographers are fond of the primitive plants sexual fantasies; most plants in the world are immersed in romance; the bulbs of plants are often described as beautiful boys; the fear of being poisoned by medieval nobles and their persistence in herbs and poisonous weeds reached an outrageous level... The secrets of the plant world are far beyond your imagination. The declining nobles of the plant world, Icarus of the plant world, herbs and poisonous weeds, spices, amber, preference for gardens, etc. "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon" contains 18 unique and charming essays about plants by Shibusawa Tatsuhiko, among which "Flora's Escape" includes 25 short essays about flowers. The famous works about plants by Japanese dark aesthetic master Shibusawa Tatsuhiko are all gathered in this book. 3. "Natural History of Fantasy" There is a monster in Ethiopia with a human face, human ears and blue eyes. The body is like a lion and red like blood. The tail is like a scorpion and can sting the enemy. Its cry is like an ensemble of reed flutes and trumpets. There is a poisonous animal in the Indian sea called sea hare. When a pregnant woman sees a female sea hare, she will immediately feel nauseated just by looking at it, which may lead to miscarriage. In the area near the source of the Ganges River in eastern India, there lives a race called the Astomi. They have no mouths and live by inhaling air and fragrance through their nostrils... In "Natural History of Imaginations", Japanese dark aesthetic master Shibusawa Tatsuhiko uses "Natural History" written by Pliny, known as "the classic among classics", as the entrance, and selects a labyrinth and a sundial. , Ethiopian monsters, sex and the diaphragm, sea hares and sea animals, miracles in the world and other 22 themes. With its unique quotations and witty remarks, it not only vividly presents Pliny and his philosophy of life, but also brings us into a strange world where it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and weird and imaginary.

Dashwood, the founder of the infamous "Hellfire Club"; Nostradamus, the great prophet who described the doomsday scene; Beaumont, the astonishing French cross-dressing knight; the mysterious Jack the Ripper; the alchemist Camustro... The most important weirdos in history are gathered in this book!