Acquired from M during his storage clean out, this particular book belonged to a former mangaka though its additional origins are unknown. Based on the motifs, many of the parodies are actually parodies of Mecha works from the mid to late 1970s with some very interesting twists. This particular piece includes two works, one that situates Char Aznable as an angel and another with Akira Hibiki involved, albeit loosely.

This particular group appears to be a manken / manga research group based out of the Tachikawa / Wakaba-chō area of western Tokyo. M believes the artists once attended one of the local universities, but can't say for sure. The representative Hiroshi Sato (佐藤廣)'s correspondence is near Kunitachi College of Music (国立音楽大学), though I cannot confirm further. The artists' appear to be both male and female with some wildly unique pennames.

Published "late October", or completed in late October, this work actually made its way to Comiket 13. The Circle's whereabouts after are not documented or are unknown. The title of the work is more or less "Castle of Two Dimensions" or in a shorthand "2D Castle" (二次元の城)

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Additionals:

This is a copybook, although a very good one. Printing was done cheaply but on the best paper available.

Byline info:

"Editor's Postscript

It’s already been half a year since the first issue.
Everyone has gotten busy, and it’s not easy to get all the members together anymore.
Still, the Castle of Two Dimensions is holding strong, and we’ll keep doing our best.
For this issue (No. 3), we had some trouble collecting the manuscripts and ended up quite late—our apologies!

Also, if you’d like to purchase back issues or the next issue, please send a postcard to the address below!
Thank you as always…

Representative: Sato Hiroshi (Sato Hiroshi)

Publisher: Manken "Castle of Two Dimensions" (Manga Research Institute Castle of Two Dimensions)

Publication: Late October

Printing: Popless Printing (Popuresu Insatsu / Popless Printing) Nishitama-gun, Mizuho-machi, Ishihata Japan
Heights 310
(Nishitama-gun, Mizuho-machi, Ishihata Japan Heights 310)"

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Table of Contents (もくじ)
Representative - Hiroshi Sato / Group President (佐藤廣)

Cover by横原 厚城 (Yokohara Atsuki)
Foreword by 蓬 葉月 (Yomogi Hazuki)
VAMPIRE by南林 林檎 (Minamibayashi Ringo)
Correspondence Cornerby 三星 杏夢 (Mitsuboshi Anmu)
George’s Room by秋月 裕 (Akizuki Yū)
The Crown of the Weak – Chapter One – by一志 黒川 (Isshi Kurokawa) (Believe it or not, this is actually a Gundam inspired AU work / parody)
Preface by 横原 厚城 (Yokohara Atsuki)
Rika’s Time by阿風 豊広 (Afu Toyohiro)
Night Balloon by 若宮 知広 (Wakamiya Tomohiro)
Guest Illustration by 尾津 仙 (Otsu Sen)
With Shiro-kun by 若宮 知広 (Wakamiya Tomohiro)
Inside Cover Illustrationby 蓬 葉月 (Yomogi Hazuki)
Tea Party in the Mansion by 久庵 童夢 (Kuan Dōmu)
Naoe-chan and Meby 柴山 いつみ (Shibayama Itsumi)
Illustration Setting / Borders / Layouts by 横 (Yoko)
Back Cover by 尾津 仙 (Otsu Sen)

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