Tales of a Charcoal Burner
Associated Names: Relatos de un carbonero, Sumiyaki Monogatari
Status: COMPLETED
Direction: Right(→) to Left(←)
Author: UE Toshikatsu
Artist: TAKENO Shigeyasu
Release: 2005
Synopsis
Tales of a Charcoal Burner narrates the day to day life of young Toshikatsu Ue, who, following family tradition, devotes himself to the hard labor of the titular profession in Wakayama Prefecture. The protagonist shows the laborious process of manufacturing charcoal in first person and strikes up a conversation with the reader through stories of his daily life and folk tales handed down in the region since antiquity.
| Title | Timeline |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 - Chopping Trees | 2015/01/21 |
| Chapter 2 - Burning the Charcoal | 2015/01/21 |
| Chapter 3 - Taking Out the Charcoal | 2015/02/21 |
| Chapter 4 - Preparing the Fire | 2015/02/21 |
| Chapter 5 - The Supervisor | 2015/02/21 |
| Chapter 6 - The Himegani of the Zugani Pond | 2015/03/05 |
| Chapter 7 - The Thrush | 2015/04/04 |
| Chapter 8 - Our Hunting Diary (Part 1) | 2015/04/04 |
| Chapter 9 - Our Hunting Diary (Part 2) | 2015/04/04 |
| Chapter 10 - Our Hunting Diary (Part 3) | 2015/04/20 |
| Chapter 11 - The Woodpecker and How You Build a Kiln | 2015/05/07 |
