Personal Collection: Comiket 18 - Albatross (Various)- BIRD Vol. 8 (1981) - (C18) [あるばとろす (様々なアーティスト)] BIRD (1981)

 

An anthology / joint magazine from the circle Albatross and their BIRD imprint, which deviated from their main Albatross titles. This group primarily contained fujoshi authors, many of which were seniors in highschool and older, and boasted lots of talent from the late 70s/early 80s camp. Many authors who contributed to this work participated in a few other circles and projects, primarily Doronco/Doronko's REX, Mari Hibiki's NORMAL and the Rubicon imprint. 

BIRD boasted membership to support its publishing, and selected letters/correspondence can be seen towards the back of the book. With a variety of impressionable young women at the helm, BIRD is printed on quality paper and an expensive vynil for the cover, boasting hot-stamp embossed swirls. Several mid 70s works get parodied as this particular volume was published in 1981, though some pieces are marked to have been from 1980. While published August 12th of 1981, there isn't any confirmation as to if this work actually showed up at Comiket, but its more than likely so (Comiket 18, August 15 - 16 of 1981).

Shio Sato (Simone Yotsuya), Doronco/Doronko and several other celebrated artists have their magazines advertised in the back and joint ventures, showing further interweaving of these individuals and their circles.