There are two collected versions of Patalliro being published: The tankoubon version (90 volumes at last count), and the condensed bunko version (48 volumes, ongoing). The tankoubon version also has AU stories with the Patalliro characters and unrelated horror and sci-fi short stories. These summaries will just include the Patalliro stories.
Bunko List Vol. 1~15 | Vol. 16~30 | Vol. 31~45 |
Vol. | No. | Date | Title | Teaser |
46 | Heian Greater Edo Picture Scrolls |
400 | '04 | Camellia Chapter, Tale of Genji | |
401 | '04 | Once Again, The Tale of Genji | |
394 | '04 | 800 Priestesses | |
396 | '04 | Another Strange Tale of the Shinsengumi | |
398 | '04 | Trade Genius | |
399 | '04 | Cook of Darkness | |
426 | '07 | Spirits: The One-Eyed Mountain Spirit | [Edo Period AU] Old Edo, where Patariro is a mild-mannered textile seller by day and boss of a "clean-up" (assassination) gang by night. Someone has been killing his "cleaners" in strange ways, so he and Spy Cat set out to find the killer. |
427 | '07 | Hard Work for the One-Eyed Mountain Spirit | [Edo Period AU] Patariro put the spirit he discovered to work, utilizing its power to turn objects 2-dimensional. But there are unexpected consequences.... |
434 | '08 | Little Miss Disaster | |
414 | '06 | Nuhhehho | |
422 | '07 | Mr. Sticky | A Tamanegi accidentally breaks a perfect diamond in half and invents a mischievous spirit who wrecks havoc in the palace to cover his tracks. |
430 | '08 | Flowery Bancoran | While trying to catch Bancoran in his cheating ways to blackmail him, Patalliro gets caught up in the greater mystery of why Bancoran always keeps his fingerprints hidden. |
438 | '08 | In Patalliro's Absence the London Embassy is Called to Aid the Ajapa Dukedom | |
371 | '01 | Men and Women | |
379 | '02 | Patalliro The Secret Conversation | |
386 | '01 | If You Make Someone Take Poison | |
393 | '00 | Sado? | |
403 | '01 | The Bath Room Mystery | |
Article by Yanagiya Kosen, a famous rakugo story-teller: "The Fun of Being Immersed in This 'World'" |
47 | Tons of Devils and Gods!? |
397 | '04 | The Duke's Ring | |
405 | '05 | Dealings With the Demon World | |
406 | '05 | Midas | |
421 | '07 | Occult? | An unsavory character is murdered and pieces of his body are missing. Bancoran suspects an occult connection, so he calls in Patalliro. |
423 | '07 | Where Does Morning Come From, I Wonder? | Making a joke, Patalliro decides to call Morning to ask it not to come so he can sleep in. He's not expecting one of the Tamanegi to hand him Morning's cell phone number.... |
424 | '07 | It's the God of Poverty! | After his success calling Morning, Patalliro decides to call the God of luck, but he misdials and instead gets.... |
425 | '07 | The Discontent God of Clothing | Although he's gotten rid of the God of Poverty, Patalliro is left with a discontent God of Clothing who quickly takes control. |
428 | '07 | Forest of Nightmares | An MI-6 female agent has disappeared near a picturesque lake in a place called the Forest of Nightmares. Bancoran puts Patalliro's disguise talents to work and uses him as bait. |
429 | '07 | Nothing But Flowers Around a Grave | Patalliro and his Tamanegi keep running into people trying to commit suicide. What horrible crime has he committed that he's been sentenced to helping suicides for the rest of his life? |
431 | '08 | Snow and Dinosaurs | Patalliro and the Tamanegi help save the life of Yukinko, a snow child, but in saving her they discover that the spirit of the dinosaurs has a grudge because of how humans are using petroleum. |
440 | '08 | Difficult Proverbs | |
402 | '05 | Counterattack Toward the Empire | |
435 | '08 | The Age of Robots | |
436 | '08 | Make-Believe Reversal | |
437 | '08 | Typography | |
351 | '00 | Journey to the West | |
Article by Takiue Shinichirou, member of Shooting Star (a comedian): "Me and Patalliro" |
Tankoubon List Vol. 1~15 | Vol. 16~30 | Vol. 31~45 |