This collection replaces the other Mangajin file ... it has the same pictures (with some bonus J-Pegs) ... accept this time i didnt rip them ... it was <> so u can thank him ... his rips were of a higher quality (ther in HiRes for 1) .. enjoy .. and remember ..this is postcard wear .. if u like it .. send me a postcard (especially if ur in Japan:) .. the whole demo can be viewed by downloading the file mangaslide.lha .. its an old Euro demo (circa '89 or so)... alll pix (accept the .jpg) were drawn by StreetShamen of teh Italian Bad Boys..:) .. i wanted 2 rip them so i could "Manganeise" my workbench ... make icons out of them .. us ethem as backdrops .. etc ... Ohh .. and Mangajin! is actually a japanese po-culture magazine ... if ur intrested.. U can contact me at... (in descending preference) jc29@uow.edu.au OR kaneda@ozemail.com.au OR kaneda@DIALix.sydney.com.au Other stuff by ME... 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Tactics is getting || | | | | || her 2 drink it" |___| |___| ++======================================================++ ~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Mifsud _/ _/ <" _/ _/ _/ _/ jungle peut-etre>> _/ _/ _/ _/ jc29@uow.edu.au _/ _/ -Le Samourai "BookOfBushido" _/ _/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ ______________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __ __ __/\_\ . Michael Mifsud /_/\__ __/\_\/_/ _--_|\ Wollongong University \_\/_/\__ /\_\/_/\_\ / \ Sydney, NewSounthWales, Oz /_/\_\/_/\ \/_/\_\/_/ \_.--.*/ jc29@wumpus.uok w.edu.au \_\/_/\_\/ \/_/\_\ v /_/\_\/ \/_/ \_\/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ ---- / / / ------------ Michael Mifsud <*> -------- jc29@wumpus.uow.edu.au - ____/ / / \ \/ / / "They came at us out of nowhere. We never had a chance. The sky was \/_/_/ full of stars and every star an exploding ship -- one of ours." ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ ON THE ROAD To NARA Because of early spring, this nameless hill Is knee-deep in the gauze of morning still. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ THE SPRING SEA All day, with gently undulating swell, The spring sea rose and fell, and rose and fell... ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ UNFATHOMED Without a sound, the white camellia fell To sound the darkness of the deep stone well ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ SOWN WITH GOLD How far these fields of rape in blossom run: East to the moonrise, west to the setting sun! ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ ONE SENSE Of BEAUTY On white plum-petals that were pure and sweet, The Nightingale now wipes its muddy feet. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ SPRING CALM The Inland sea at twilight: star by star, The lamps shine out on islands, near and far ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ AT THE FERRY Through the spring rain a ferryboat is oared, paper umbrellas,high and low, aboard. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ ROMANCE Evening in spring: The fox's phantom played A young and gallant prince in masquerade. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ A MUSICAL EVENING The geisha's pose is shadowed on the screen Beside a willow sapling, fledged with green. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ A SHELTER OF LEAVES A sparrow, springing on this bamboo-cane, Chirps at the downward sound of steady rain. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ A sparrow, springing on this bamboo-cane, Chirps at the downward sound of steady rain. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ And so the spring buds burst, and so I gaze, And so the blossoms fall, and so my days... ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ BURNT AWAY Onto the ashes wher my cottage burned, The cherry-blossoms scatter, unconcerned. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ Sensitive The Butterfly, lifted on the spring wind's billow, Alights eleswhere upon the swaying willow. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ PRISONER CONDEMNED TO DEATH Ah, nightingale, with half your song expressed, I leave for the next world - to hear the rest. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ THE CATCH I Shook my net where without whitebait seemed to thresh: A shoal of moonbeams slithered through the mesh. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ RETURN OF THE DISPOSSESSED The same old village: here where i was born, Every flower I touch - a hidden thorn. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ BONDAGE The caged bird gazes at the butterflies Beyond the bars with longing - watch its eyes! ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ The Happy beggar, whom the passer loathes, Wears earth and Heaven as his summer clothes. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ The ARTIST His brush abruptly leaps and flicks and switches: Swiftly across the paper swim three fishes. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ BEING AND BECOMING The sun set on the swamp with orange glare A ball of gnats revoloving in the air. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ BY THE MERE An evening breeze across the reedy bankes: Ripples around the blue-grey heron's shanks. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ UNREGARDED DIADEM Dew on the brambles delicately worn At sunrise: one clear drop on every thorn. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ NO RESPITE Feast of the Dead: but even on this day, Smoke from the burning-ground is blown away. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ INTO THE SHINING SEA The sunlit dews dry up and disappear; This world defiles: they would not linger here. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ THE LIGHT OF TRANQUILITY The frenzied dash and dart of dragonflies Is stilled: a crescent moon begins to rise. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ SEASIDE SKETCH A gloomy downpour, pierced by shafts of light; Out on the glittering sea, the sails are white. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ CRESCENTS A new moon's silver fin ascends the dark, As waves engulf the crescent-bladed shark. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ DETACHED The withered reeds break off, and day by day go drifting down the stream that flows away... ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ SILENT TRAVELLER The autumn sun goes down. Without a cry, A crow has flown across the orange sky. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ ANOTHER WORLD The teal duck surfaced: its astonished eyes Fresh from the world that underwater lies. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ THE LONELY ONE Ah, on the fallen leaves before my gate, How far his footsteps sound for whom i wait! ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ DEMONIC How the boisterous howls of winter swell, Pelting pebbles against the temple-bell. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ A SAMURAI AT THE INN Out of the flurried snow he entered: "Board And bed!" he growled; and then flung down his sword. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ SOLAR KINSHIP Swooping down to my gauntlet from the sky, The sun is mirrored in the falcons eye. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ INTERCHANGE The sea: a silver flash without a sound; But a dry surf of leaves along the ground. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ LATE WINTER So many white plum-petals fall and die: Can it be spring already in the sky? ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ THE GOLDEN EGG Bare camphor branches, black against the west: The sun is setting in an eagle's nest. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY What happiness to wake, alive agin, Into this same grey world of winter rain! ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ THE ONLY TRACE The travelling monk has vanished in the mists; but still his little silver bell persists. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ LAST POEM Though on a journey I have fallen ill, My dreams on withered moorland wander still ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ BY THE OWARI SEA Over foam-flecked waves in the falling night, the wild ducks' cries are dying, dim and white. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ ENVOI The winter sun, rising with blood-red light behind them - ah, how rare and sad a sight! ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ WINTER NANDINA White with hoar-frost lies the garden bed, On which one berry drops, a lively red. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ URGENT Eleven horesmen riding through a night Of swirling snow: none looks to left or right. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ BESIDE THE TEMPLE GATE The giant guardians stand in darkened stalls; Their legs are bare, where icy moonlight falls. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ SIGNIFYING NOTHING Between the washing-bowls at birth and death, All that I uttered: what a waste of breath! ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ A PRISONER Between the bars, the dove has stretched out one Grey wing, to warm it in the winter sun. ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ THE BROKEN RESOLUTION Another year departs: the bell is tolled. -And I intended never growing old! ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\ ~ .-~~-.--. : ) \\//\\/THE THREE LOVELIST THINGS\//\\// .~ ~ -.\ /.- ~~ . 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