(from ebookjapan) SF manga master Leiji Matsumoto presents his unique perspective on the historical figure Hiraga Gennai in this biographical manga. Thanks to his friend Kozaemon, who acts as his interpreter, the curious young man Hiraga Gennai is allowed to see the inside of a Dutch trading ship. There, Gennai marvels at the various techniques used on board, and is further shocked by the sight of a woman undergoing electrotherapy in her cabin...? Manga biography of the real life Hiraga Gennai with SF elements.