From the Goth Loli queen Mitsukazu Mihara--creator of the hit DOLL--comes a chilling dramatic series about Shinjyurou Mamiya, an embalmer in a nation where men of his profession are viewed as outcasts engaging in an unaccepted and unclean practice. For Shinjyurou, it's just a job. But in doing it, he's gained an understanding of death, and more important, what it truly means to live...

Mitsukazu Mihara debuted in 1994 with the short "Gomu no Iranai Kodomo-tachi," which won a contest in the magazine Feeling Young. Famous for the Gothic Lolita fashions that she dresses her characters in, Mihara-sensei is considered a master of the short story. Besides Shigeshoshi, she is also the creator of Doll, Beaautiful People, RIP: Requiem in Phonybrian, Haunted House and IC in a Sunflower, all of which will be published in the United State by TOKYOPOP