Following the previous issue, the second part of our interviews with the contributors to “Mako and Mirror” features Nana Nanana (“Steel Stalk Stroller”) and Somi Kashiwazawa (“Die-Hard Man Contract”), both of whose stories are action-packed tales centered around transporting human cargo.

The third part of our “Mako and Mirror” contributor interviews features Daiki Aogiri (“All of the World and Where I Belong”) and Shogetsu Rikuto (“Mako and Mirror”). In both stories, mirrors play a significant role and a journey of self-discovery (?) is the main theme. Coincidentally, these two works are also the winners of the Solaris Award and the Anima Award.

We introduce the special memorial issue published in remembrance of Mika Matsumoto, who recently passed away.

Well, it seems the target has gone ashore again this time. I also disembarked, and after doing some inquiries, headed out to a certain rural port town. There, I also decided to ask around about folklore and mythology, but...

The Gargantua is now merged into a six-ship configuration. The current concern is that if a sub-master is assigned to each ship, they are short by one person. Selected for the role was Taiji Kusumi, Captain Kusumi's stepson who had previously worked alongside them. Looking forward to reuniting with his son after a long time, Captain Kusumi set off to pick him up.

“The Moon Rising on Titan” is a story originally featured in the “Tokyo Ginkei-sha Anthology: Mako and Mirror.” Although it unfortunately missed out on the award, we present a revamped version with refined scientific settings and details.

Please enjoy together this journey of hardship and adventure from Earth to Titan.

This is the 19th anime review by “Maigo@Okayama,” an anime-loving guy who talks freely and passionately about his favorite anime. The titles featured this time are as follows:

“Space Cobra”, “GATE”

“Kimagure Orange Road”, “Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk”

“Izetta: The Last Witch”, “The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!”

“A Little Something Extra”, “Arthur's Whisky”

“Arcadian”, “The Final Piece”, “Sector 7”, “Bureau 749”

“Elevation”, “Thirteen Lives”, “The Witch of the West Is Dead”

“How to Train Your Dragon”, “Lost in Space”

“Paddington in Peru”, “Amazon Bullseye”, “The Hungry God (Otokogami)”