When he was young, Prince Takaoka had been told stories of India by Fujiwara no Yakushi, the favorite concubine of his father, as a bedtime story, and he had longed for that land. Decades later, as he grew up, he set out on an exotic, mysterious and fantastical journey to make his dream come true. A bold manga artist draws the towering mountain in the history of fantasy literature with a neat and mysterious look. A full-fledged comic adaptation. 4r6z2z

Note: Was nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.