Dream Fossil: The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon

Dream Fossil is a collection of 15 short manga stories by the late Satoshi Kon. These short stories, serialized in a variety of magazines and collections in the 1980s, give a rare glimpse into the early stages of Kon's uniquely compelling style of storytelling. The buds of dream-like themes and imaginative worldviews that would blossom in his later animated works are also readily apparent. Yet the flights of fancy are anchored by knowing, empathetic portrayals of the very human characters at the...

Yume no Kaseki was published in English as Dream Fossil: The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon by Vertical Inc. under the Vertical Comics imprint on May 19, 2015. It was also published in Italian by Panini Comics on February 6, 2013; and in French by Pika Éditions on February 8, 2017.