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岸辺露伴は動かない
Comic creator Rohan Kishibe, along with his partner-cum-editor, Kyōka Izumi, challenge various incidents beyond human knowledge.
Rohan is called to assist in the strange sale of a mansion in a rural village whose citizens have all somehow become rich.
Rohan and his fellow mangaka Jugo Shishi team up to discover the meaning of a mysterious word that's been banned from publication.
Rohan meets a little girl whose mother fears she's cursed.
At a members-only gym, Rohan meets a lethargic young model named Hashimoto Yoma. But after this day, Yoma becomes obsessed with running. And the obsession quickly spirals out of control. One day, a newly confident Yoma challenges Rohan to an all-stakes race...
A real estate developer named Kinoto Masazo visits Rohan. He slips into the house and behaves alarmingly strange. Curiosity thus aroused, Rohan tricks Masazo so as to see his back. Now, Rohan must pay the consequences...
Rohan has gone bankrupt buying a forest with a Yokai legend he wants to investigate. When he and Kyoka arrive, the heiress of the village's leading family, Osato Naoko, seems to be hiding something. What is Naoko's dark secret and the truth behind the legend of Mutsu-kabe Hill...?
A depressed Rohan takes his dog Bakin for a walk. Dazed from the strong summer sunshine, he stumbles upon a mysterious cave inside a huge tree. Climbing inside, he ends up crouching with Bakin in his arms. After returning home, things feel a little odd. Curiously, there is a young woman under the blankets on his bed...
While Rohan is in a meeting with Kyoka, a fan of Rohan's manga "Pink Dark Boy" suddenly appears. Annoyed that the boy turned up unannounced at his work place, Rohan sends him away. However, the boy visits again, challenging Rohan to a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors. Wherever Rohan goes, the boy appears, insisting on more rounds of the game...
Rohan and Kyoka visit a new trattoria near Rohan's residence. They encounter Tonio Trussardi, an Italian chef whose dishes have the uncanny power to cure illnesses. Tonio tells Rohan about the legendary abalone, which is said to be a panacea. Tonio needs it for his sick fiancée, but the only way to get one is by poaching.
