Hiroki Endo's Tanpenshu is a two tankōbon series long collection of various short manga by Hiroki Endo. "Tanpenshu" is Japanese for "short stories".
Volume 1:
"The Crows, the Girl and the Yakuza" Originally published in 1996 in Monthly Afternoon. A lone yakuza member takes refuge from a gang war with a young woman who seems to have formed a strange relationship with crows. During his time with her, he comes to reconsider the course of his own life.
"Because You're Definitely a Cute Girl" Originally published in 1996 in Monthly Afternoon. A young girl's bewilderment over sex is overloaded by her widower father's decision to take a lover, driving her to a sudden swing from passive indifference to reactionary violence.
"For Those of Us Who Don't Believe in God" Originally published in 1997 in Monthly Afternoon. Centers around a group of college drama students preparing and performing a play depicting a conversation between a serial killer and the sister of one of his victims. The process causes the group to reflect and ultimately confront their own individual problems.
Volume 2:
"Hang" Originally published in 2000 in Afternoon Season Special Edition.
"High School Girl 2000" Originally published in 1999 in Afternoon Season Special Edition. A semi-autobiographical story featuring Hiroki Endo being distracted from doing work.
"Platform" Originally published in 1996 in Monthly Afternoon.
"Boys Don't Cry"
Tanpenshu has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: 遠藤浩輝短編集, Hiroki Endo's Short Stories, Hiroki Endo's Tanpenshu
Genres: Science Fiction , Slice of Life , Drama , Psychological
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Top 5 Manga Like Tanpenshu (Endou Hiroki Tanpenshuu) [2026 List]
- 5. Melancholia
- 4. Robot
- 3. Shimeji Simulation
- 2. Uchuu Kyoudai
- 1. Planetes
5. Melancholia
An omnibus collection of short stories.
Melancholia has finished publishing and it has 26 Chapters. It is also Known as: メランコリア, Melancholia
4. Robot
Robot is an all-color manga compilation compiled and edited by the elite manga artist Range Murata, character designer for Studio Gonzo's Last Exile and Blue Submarine No. 6. Murata's hand-picked contributors come together in a mind blowing experiment of what happens when top manga artists work in the unusual medium of color.
Included Stories:
Volume 1 only.
Super Color Comic: Robots 1: Works in Progress
Angels (KINUTANI Yuu)--Angels is a 9 page manga depicting a woman destroying some kind of machine in order to release "angels" - with unexpected results.
Angels at the Planetarium (TAJIMA Sho-u)
Biting Summer Play (MIURA Yasuto)
Carogna (ITOH Mami)
Clash! Revenge of Hunk Kung Fu vs. Ugly Kung Fu! Find a Groom! (NEKOI Mie)
Dragon Fly (MAESHIMA Shigeki)--In an future apocalyptic world the church once again has regained power, but not to do good, but to serve evil. Cloned priests, called "dragon fly" of the kirihito church use their power, however a shinigami has appeared to stop them and reclaim her past...
Dragon's Heaven (KOBAYASHI Makoto)
Dream of the Empty Cage (MIGGY)
Ebony & Ivory (YASUDA Suzuhito)
Eventyr (HACCAN)
Groundpass Drive (MURATA Range)
Hemohemo (YUG)
Moonlight (SANBE Kei)
Oputon (OKAMA)
A short oneshot about a girl dreaming of a oputon in her dream.
Pez (ASADA Hiroyuki)
Pez & Hot Strawberry
Picnic (NARUKO Hanaharu)
Primary Color Book (HAKUA Ugetsu)
Sedouka (NAGASAWA Shin)--Enraged over the slaughter of its cubs a mighty wolf kills and devours every human it comes across until a strange being suggests something a bit more brutal. By keeping a small child alive wars will rage and millions will die. The wolf would need a new body to guard the sickly girl and that body is named Juujirou.
There Goes Suzume Robo!! (SABE)
Wasteland (ABe Yoshitoshi)
Other artists (only):
Fujijun
WADA Rco
Imperial Boy
Robot has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 村田蓮爾責任編集 「robot」, Straw, Unidentified Cycling Object, Super Color Comic: Robots 1: Works in Progress, Angels, Dragon Fly, Sedouka, Clash! Revenge of Hunk Kung Fu vs. Ugly Kung Fu!, Ebony & Ivory, Find a Groom!, Oputon, Picnic, Carogna
3. Shimeji Simulation
After locking herself inside her closet for two years, Shijima Tsukishima finally comes out of isolation to attend high school. However, when she looks at herself in the mirror, she discovers two shimeji mushrooms growing on the top of her head. This odd occurrence, combined with a lack of social ability and being bullied in middle school, leads Shijima to keep to herself when she arrives at school.
While reading alone, Shijima is approached by her classmate, Majime Yamashita, an eccentric girl with a fried egg on her head. Majime pesters Shijima to be her friend, giving her the nickname "Shimeji" upon seeing the mushrooms growing on her head. After enough insistence on friendship, Shimeji gives in and decides to keep Majime company. Shimeji tries to get through a less-than-normal high school life as she explores the mysteries and wonders of this strange world with her new tenacious companion.
Shimeji Simulation has finished publishing and it has 49 Chapters. It is also Known as: シメジシミュレーション, Shimeji Simulation
2. Uchuu Kyoudai
One night in 2006, when they were young, the two brothers Mutta (born 1993) and Hibito (born 1996) saw what appeared to be a UFO heading for the moon. They decided that night to both become astronauts and travel out into space.
In 2025, Hibito has become an astronaut, and he's going to go to the moon. Mutta ended up following a more traditional career path with an auto development company; however, Mutta just ruined his career through a violent altercation with his boss. Now, not only has he lost his job, he appears to be blacklisted in the entire industry. Maybe this is a rare opportunity for Mutta to once again chase his childhood dream and become an astronaut like his little brother!
Space Brothers is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 宇宙兄弟, Uchu Kyodai
1. Planetes
Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job.
Planetes has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: プラネテス ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ, Planetes
