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A sequential-art collection of erotic anecdotes depicting sexual encounters, illicit affairs, geisha and domestic settings, and negotiations between men and women. The episodes combine sensual imagery with comic dialogue and references to contraception, pregna...

A wide-ranging miscellany of curious anecdotes, humorous correspondence, advice exchanges, relationship and sexual questions, dream interpretation, odd news, and illustrated comic scenes. The section also includes recreational features such as shogi problems,...

An illustrated melodramatic narrative follows Yasuko, a young woman whose relationships, marriage, economic hardship, and encounters with predatory or unreliable men lead her through emotional and sexual exploitation. The story presents her shifting attempts t...

An illustrated erotic fiction serial centers on Abudora, Imam, and their associates as jealousy, marital suspicion, deception, and sexual rivalry intensify through clandestine encounters. The narrative uses comic dialogue and sensational scenes to explore lust...

A sensational pulp mystery set in Kobe follows a narrator who encounters a series of uncanny locations and criminal enterprises, including a green-lit house, a factory producing grotesque animals, and a secret workshop associated with mermaid-making. The seria...

A sensational crime narrative centered on abduction, sexual violence, captivity, and escape, presented in the lurid style of mid-century erotic true-crime fiction. The page also includes a boxed anecdote about a woman’s chastity belt, extending the article’s i...

An investigative report on Osaka’s temple-district back streets, describing the entanglement of sexual commerce, installment schemes, dubious lending, fake real-estate and marriage introductions, and other forms of financial exploitation. Through reported case...

A feature on three dangerous or sensational drugs associated with postwar pleasure culture: illicit Hiropon (methamphetamine), Adorm sleeping pills and overdose or suicide attempts, and purported aphrodisiac products. The article combines reported incidents wi...

An illustrated comic sketch depicts a would-be robber confronting a woman in the street, with the encounter unfolding through exaggerated dialogue and slapstick reversals. The piece treats attempted robbery as humorous social satire rather than as a factual re...

A nonfiction-style discussion examines male and female pickpockets in postwar Osaka, including estimates of criminal activity, gang organization, common targets, stealing techniques, and the changing economic conditions of the trade. It also uses reported or d...

A wartime fiction set amid the fighting in Okinawa, where a Japanese soldier encounters a woman sheltering in a cave. Their tense, intimate exchange unfolds against bombardment, hunger, displacement, and the brutal collapse of the battlefield world.

A grotesque short story about a man whose illness and unconventional treatment become entangled with his fixation on drinking a woman’s urine. The narrative presents urine drinking through a mixture of erotic fetishism, medical rationalization, secrecy, and ps...

An anthology of short Japanese erotic tales combining marital and adulterous encounters with folklore, supernatural transformations, religious transgression, and tragic or violent consequences. The stories are framed as sensational historical and popular narra...

An erotic fiction narrative centered on a socially superior woman who seduces and exercises power over an inexperienced young man. The illustrated story emphasizes sexual initiation, class hierarchy, manipulation, and the atmosphere of nighttime urban pleasure...

A dramatic period tale about a nighttime sword attack at a bridge, followed by pursuit and combat between samurai figures. The narrative emphasizes suspense, ambush, and martial confrontation in a historical setting.

A case-style narrative about a family formed through prohibited close-kin relationships and the tragic consequences for several children. It discusses hereditary abnormality, including albinism, alongside sexualized illustrated scenes and moral reflections on...

An erotic office-romance narrative about flirtation, jealousy, and sexual tension among coworkers, including an attempted reconciliation and a forgotten handbag that helps drive the encounter. The story presents workplace intimacy as a setting for secret relat...

An erotic short story depicting a chance nighttime encounter that develops into a fleeting sexual relationship, followed by emotional uncertainty and separation. The narrative emphasizes transient desire, seduction, and the melancholy aftermath of an affair.

A social-realist account of a female beggar living around Gōri Shinchi, tracing how a woman associated with beauty and respectable origins came to poverty and street begging. The article reflects on her family circumstances, appearance, and treatment within th...

A colloquial first-person-style account of street shoe shiners, describing their work, customers, tools, earnings, and precarious everyday lives. The piece gives voice to working-class youth and emphasizes the hardships and social marginality of informal stree...

A practical, sometimes humorous guide to winning the attention of unfamiliar women and developing romantic intimacy. It discusses grooming and appearance, conversation, social behavior, timing, psychological tactics, and general rules for courtship.

An erotic first-person narrative about clandestine affairs and sexual encounters, presenting secret meetings, seduction, and escalating sexual experimentation through sensational prose and accompanying illustrations. The feature combines confessional storytell...

A sensational Love Spy mystery follows an investigation into a dangerous sulfuric-acid-related affair, involving concealed violence, threatened women, deception, and pursuit. The narrative uses melodramatic dialogue and lurid illustrations to develop its crime...

A serialized pulp narrative about the “strange women of Umeda” follows encounters among urban women, male patrons, nightlife venues, rented rooms, and domestic spaces. Episodes portray seduction, sexual bargaining, jealousy, coercion, physical confrontation, a...

A folkloric study of genital worship and sexual spirituality, focusing on phallic stones, fertility symbols, shrine practices, and erotic folk toys. The article compares regional customs and considers how these objects function as religious and reproductive ta...

An anthropological survey of unusual sexual customs and beliefs attributed to primitive peoples, including initiation rites, genital modification, body decoration, sexual discipline, and fertility practices. The article also includes illustrative and anecdotal...

A satirical illustrated account of a company president’s day, depicting his amorous pursuits and sexual encounters at different times and settings. The feature combines prose with sequential cartoon panels to present the businessman’s compulsive erotic behavio...

A reportage-style feature on a matchmaking and companion-brokering house that introduces men and women for romantic or sexual encounters. It describes the clients, intermediaries, appearance-based selection, and the commercial links between matchmaking, nightl...

A social-realist survey of women living in Osaka’s postwar night districts, describing street prostitution, cabaret and bar work, “pan-pan” women, and the economic hardship, loneliness, sexual exploitation, and family disruption associated with these lives. It...

A case history of a young female teacher whose family circumstances deteriorate after her mother’s death and her brother’s remarriage. Isolated and seeking companionship, she enters Osaka’s nightlife and gradually falls from respectable teaching into dependenc...

A case report about a fourteen-year-old girl who became pregnant by an unidentified customer, recounting her circumstances and the social and family consequences of the pregnancy. The article presents her as an example of the vulnerability of very young girls...

An observational report from a panpan lodging house, portraying the women who work there, their dealings with customers, and the precarious economic and emotional conditions surrounding their lives. It discusses relations with occupation-era soldiers and Japan...

Aoki Tomiji surveys unusual bathing customs and facilities in Japan and abroad, describing foreign baths, hot springs, public bathhouses, massage, bathing etiquette, and sexually charged or eccentric bathing practices. The article contrasts these customs with...

This postwar social-interest piece profiles a woman arrested during a crackdown in Ueno who had accumulated 100,000 yen through black-market and other precarious work. It presents her savings, circumstances, and lifestyle as an example of women’s economic surv...

A first-person confession by a young commercial-school student who, after family hardship and economic dependence, becomes involved with an older, affluent woman. He describes the material comfort, domestic intimacy, dependency, and social unease surrounding h...

A comic Edo-period erotic anecdote about a handsome male customer and his encounter in a pleasure-house setting, using witty dialogue and sexual humor to play on his attractiveness and reputation.

A bibliographic essay tracing the transmission, translation, publication, and circulation of the Chinese erotic classic commonly known as The Carnal Prayer Mat in Japan. It discusses the rarity and whereabouts of surviving copies, past editions and adaptations...

A series of case sketches profiles eccentric and socially unconventional people, including women whose unusual habits, appearance, domestic arrangements, or obsessive interests set them apart from ordinary society. The text combines anecdotal observation with...

A collection of sensational anecdotes records the amorous and erotic conduct of men and women, including encounters in bathhouses, lodging houses, theaters, and other urban settings. The piece emphasizes sexual curiosity, voyeurism, flirtation, and unconventio...

A case-study portrait of a person with an abnormal sexual compulsion involving spying on women in private or lavatory settings. The account follows the reported incident, its discovery and investigation, and the subject’s voyeuristic behavior.