Presented in two parts with covers that will form a diptych, Calendar
Tale, narrated by our titular hero, sends us to various earlier points
in the story where certain events had yet to occur--when, for instance,
the shady "expert" Oshino was still in town, and the ex-legendary
vampire Shinobu hadn't tired of sulking in a corner.
Weaving in a motif of ways, paths, roads, and streets--walks of
life--the nostalgic vignettes hark back to the "case files" feel of the
series-launching Monster Tale, but with a twist. Not all oddities are
supernatural: stones and flowers; sand and water; the wind and the tree
can just be plain weird without being aberrations.
In this installment, say hello from the future to class president among
class presidents Hanekawa, acid-tongued girlfriend Senjogahara, cheeky
lost child Hachikuji, smutty athlete Kanbaru, pathologically shy
Sengoku, and justice-loving martial artist Karen, young ladies who love
to make our young man sweat.