Let me start the review by saying I like this sort of stuff. Surrealism Gore Unhinged Artstyle What the fuck is even going on? That type of stuff. Its a forte of mine I dont have to understand what is going on to enjoy it. But what I saw even if I didnt understand it I quite enjoyed. This is a collection of seven separate short stories by Furuya. I will be giving all of the stories separate ratings and thoughts and then speak about the entire experience as a whole later. Story 1 The Origin of Nudity. Story 8/10 Art 10/10 If youre not into the surreal and weird stuff id understand why this would be nothing for you. This was my 2nd favorite story in the mix. The imagery and concepts in this especially the creatures and the socalled Nudity is top notch and made me do a pog face when I started reading it. The creatures are straight out of Berserk and the art style is fucking amazing. Especially since its colored by hand it seems. The paneling however is atrocious though that is true for all of Usumaru Furuyas earlier more Avantgarde works like Palepoli Happiness and Wsamarus2001 those three are the only other ones like this Ive read thus far but the asinine paneling is present in all three. This however simply heightens the experience because it gives a more surreal almost LSDesque vibe. The pacing is also blazing fast and a lot of weird shit happens in a very short time. Story 2 Angelic Fellatio. Story 0.5/10 Art 8/10 Yup. Its exactly what it sounds like. I almost quit reading the manga because of this one Im glad that I didnt though. Literally baby angels sweep down from the heavens and start sucking some guys dick. Revolting. This is the only one id recommend skipping its only 12 pages though. So if angel blowjobs are something you fancy then I guess go ahead. The only pro is the art style especially something present throughout Furuyas earlier works of art dissonance one story and even a panel can have two or more different art styles and the guy that gets sucked the angel and the rest have a different art style. So there are three art styles in this one. Overall though this one was horrid. Story 3 YumeKana Story 3.5/10 Art 5/10 This one is towards the mediocre side but the story is still somewhat compelling. I dont really have a lot to say about it though. Its pretty exploitative and hyperfocused on this one girls panties. Theres a blowjob in this one as well. I guess its ok. Its probably the 2nd worst one after the angel blowjob though. Story 4 The Machines That Came from the Sea Story 4/10 Art 5/10 Its about a shapeshifting robot that befriends a girl but goes on a rampage after. Thats it. It has a cool atmosphere and cool art. But other than that not much to say. Story 5 Book of the Moon Story 9/10 Art 9/10 This is my favorite one in the collection. Where to begin? Its the second longest at 48 Pages and its the longest so far until we get to the last one. Again the art is sort of Berserkesque but instead of beasts from your worst nightmare its the vibe of it all. Sort of Frankenstein meets Berserk meets Game of Thrones. And its very compelling. The world building though limited is also interesting. It seems like God is canon in this story and its sort of Fullmetal Alchemist with its execution Science + Alchemy + Magic = Whatever the fuck is going on. This story does A LOT with its 48page run. And I would genuinely bleed to read a 1020 Volume or even more Manga that is similar in style world character story to this one. Claymore perhaps? The worldbuilding story and even character are topnotch here I mean this for a 48page one shot and I can almost not fathom why Furuya did not do more with this heck even One Piece started with a 50page one shot. This would have a lot of potential. But this is the only version of it we have and I really enjoyed it. The collection is honestly worth sticking through just for this one. It is also the only story in this collection to have much of a story in the first place and I loved it. I wont spoil any plot details but the story is just as weird with its currently overdosing on fentanyl vibe that Furuya gives off. Story 6 Say Goodbye With a Smile Art 8/10 Story WTF/10 Furuya needs help. And Im willing to aid in this endeavor. What is this guy taking? Where can I get some? Anyway this one is the weirdest one in the collection and as you can tell that is an achievement. So damn just wow. What the fuck? Furuya is definitely not Natty. If you get what Im saying. Story 7 EmiChan Art 6.5/10 Story 8/10 The longest one in the collection at 115 Pages. This one further strengthens the idea that Usumaru Furuya Born 1968 Tokyo inhabitant. is in fact not natty. I guess if you bark up the right tree in a metropolis as big as Tokyo you can get your hands on quite strong shit. But then all artists have their vices. This one is a classic Furuya with senseless violence committed against adolescent girls and creepy old men drawn horrifically. Worlds from your nightmares worst nightmare blood guts gore and a lot of girls pinned up dead on trees. Not to mention the rape. Probably the most hitormiss one especially with its length. If you dont like any of this then its just not for you it is for me though. Just because its so uncomfortable. I guess Im masochistic even when reading. Not that much to say since I dont want to spoil the plot. But about 50 of Gardens runtime is just this one story. So thats that. Overall Rating 8.5/10. I liked this one it is not as good as Furuyas other very similar work titled Palepoli ill probably reread that one and write a review since it is way better than Garden. So check it out as well.