33. Sarubirusa

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Author
Written and illustrated by Suzuki Koji
Publisher
Holp Shuppan
Year
1991
NDL call number
Y18-5396
Commentary
This book tells the story of two armies who begin fighting after an argument over spoils, and a black bird who watches them from above. Set in a unique world where words like "SALUBI" and "BILUSA", which are palindromes in Japanese, are used, it depicts the ridiculousness of a war developing from something trivial.