Yoshio's Youth

Also known as: Yoshio no Seishun, 義男の青春, Yoshios Jugend, La jeunesse de Yoshio, Il giovane Yoshio

by Yoshiharu Tsuge

A young mangaka named Yoshio Tsube was drawing rental manga to support his family of seven. When he brought his new manuscript to the publisher, he met his senior, Mr. Tayama. One day, he visited Yugawara Onsen as Mr. Tayama's assistant and took a liking to the inn's maid, Yoneko. After returning to Tokyo, Yoneko visited him in Tokyo and they became close friends, but he rejected her within two months when she asked him for money. (Source: Wikipedia Japan, translated) Note: Published in Weekly Manga Sunday 1974-11-09, 1974-11-16 and 1974-11-23.