Episode 2
As Koji Ishikawa began singing at a live house, he had a fateful encounter with someone who would later become a long-time friend.

My first time at a live music venue. I sang a song that was made with just four chords.
A man called out to 19-year-old Hiroshi Ishikawa, a student preparing for entrance exams…(2)

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“Goodbye Humanity: Aboard the Ship “Tama”” (Futabasha)
Original story: Koji Ishikawa Manga: Takayuki Harada

At his first live music venue, 19-year-old Koji Ishikawa, a student preparing for entrance exams, sang a song he had written using only four chords until a man approached him...(2)_2

July 21, 2022
1,430 yen (tax included)
Paperback (softcover) 256 pages
ISBN: 978-4-575-31715-2

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“I was on a ship called ‘Tama’: Revised and expanded edition” (Futabasha)
Hiroshi Ishikawa

At his first live music venue, 19-year-old Koji Ishikawa, a student preparing for entrance exams, sang a song he had written using only four chords until a man called out to him...(2)_3

March 23, 2023
1,870 yen (tax included)
Paperback (softcover) 280 pages
ISBN: 978-4575317893

The band’s autobiography, “I Was on a Boat Called ‘Tama,'” published in 2004 by former Tama percussionist Koji Ishikawa, shortly after Tama disbanded, has been reissued with a new look!
Ishikawa Koji talks in a light-hearted manner about his journey from moving to Tokyo to forming the band “Tama,” his big break after appearing on “Ika-ten,” and then all the way to their breakup!

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