Set mostly in contemporary Japan, Takoyaki Tales is a sharp, funny, and quietly unsettling collection of short stories that explores the absurdities and contradictions of everyday life.

An illustrated collection of quirky and darkly funny short stories, set mostly in contemporary Japan.

A man turns an ambulance team away after his smart watch predicts an oncoming heart attack. A commuter's attempt to tell a woman she has a white hair leads to a police arrest. Neighbourly concern leads to a hair-raising encounter with a Japanese demon.

At times speculative, at times grounded in the mundanity of the everyday, these tales explore the absurdities of modern life.