The Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 1 (幻想水滸伝 短編集1, Gensōsuikoden Tanpenshū 1) is a book published by Kadokawa Shoten in 2000. It is a selection of short stories that deals with characters and events from Suikoden and Suikoden II.
The collection features six text-stories as well as two short manga features, with a variety of writers and artists. Most stories take place before the events of the first Suikoden, but one (The Sky, the Smoke, and the Ferns) takes place in between the first game and Suikoden II.
Alen is a young hopeful at the Imperial Academy, gunning for an appointment to the Central Army. However, his temper may cost him, especially when it comes to another young hopeful, the studious Grenseal.
Varkas and Lee tend to the mysterious Sydonia, a child found after a caravan raid, while the Mt. Seifu bandit leader Guin enlists the aid of Hodai in a paranoid plot.
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The Sky, the Smoke, and the Ferns 空と煙とゼンマイと, Sora to Kemuri to Zenmai to
Driven to distraction by the antics of his niece Meg, the tricksterJuppo begins work on a new creation to bring her home and allow him to leave on a new journey; Gadget.
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Ghostly Signposts in the Dark 夜に煙めく道標, Yoru ni Kemurimeku Michishirube
