Akiyoshi Yoda

恋と星空に憧れる天文部員こずえ。夏休み、ひとり天体観測の旅に出る。 「誰かに呼ばれている・・・」そんな不思議な気持ちと、光り輝く隕石のカケラが、こずえの旅を後押ししていた。答えは、きっと星が教えてくれる・・・旅先の天文館で、こずえは寂しい目をした少年と出会う。 こずえはその少年に惹かれていくが、彼の生まれ持った使命が、容赦なく二人を隔絶してしまう。 少年の閉ざされた心を開くため、こずえは走る。 満天の星空のもと、キセキの夜が始まる―。

A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A story unfolds between Akuemon, who has never loved anyone, and the female fox, who slowly discovers true love in him even while tormented by sorrow over her comrades' death. This is the 6th work in "The Lion Books" series. It is also the first attempt by visualist Tezuka Makoto, Tezuka's older son, to render an original of his father's into an animated version.