Earthling is a serial comic strip I was contributing to the quarterly magazine "The Thinker" (Kangaeru Hito), published by Shinchosha publishing. The idea to personify the planet Earth into the central character came about when I was contemplating the issues of global warming. The comic strip at first appears to be about environmental issues but in fact is a nonsensical manga. The cast of characters include an earth hugger, tea stalk, fairy of dust (aka "dust angel"), an invisible dog, and a human plant.
The book contains 51 stories in English and 102 stories in Japanese.
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Stopper
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Headache
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Way Back
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A Day on The Planet
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Mink
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Telephone 1
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Telephone 2
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Dust Angel
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Sigh
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Derrière
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Fur Coat 1
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Fur Coat 2
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Chance Encounter
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My Strict Father
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Global Warming
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Raw Egg
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Human Plant
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Garbage Bag
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Garbage
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