A new short story collection from Osamu Tezuka, focused on the common theme
of mortality.

Story 1: When a Nazi lieutenant is sentenced to death for
war crimes, he expects to escape with his life, but hubris is his downfall.


Story 2: A female android marries for love but is soon lost, and she
must deal with the consequences.

Story 3: After a married man finds out
his city is being experimented on, he tries to save the people while struggling
with adulterous thoughts.

Story 4: On a dark and lonely road, a cabby
picks up a shady man who threatens him, but little does his passenger know the
cabby is not as he seems.

Story 5: An educated man falls in love with an
elusive woman who has a life altering secret. American school kids learn the
cruelty of war.

Story 6: A revolutionary fails his revolution, and an
interstellar peace conference does not yield the hoped for results when space
hippies defy peace conventions.