In fourth grade, hiroshi tamiya, riku kaneda, and katsuya "dafu" tabuse created a secret hideout in an abandoned factory called the "hikari club." the club was a fun place where they played chess and practiced shooting targets with slingshots. however, when hiroyuki tsunekawa stumbled into their hideout, he became obsessed with world domination and convinced them to create an intelligent robot. as the clubs membership grew and the robots construction progressed, hiroyukis influence also increased. eventually, tamiya wondered if he could ever get his childhood friends back as they had strayed from their original purpose of having fun in the club.
Furuya Usamaru's journey into manga was unique. After studying sculpture and abstract three-dimensional figures in art school, he became involved with butoh dance. He later worked as a high school art...