(★ indicates the level of difficulty.
★ The more there are, the harder it is, and the fewer there are, the easier it is.)

Things to prepare

How to peel a tangerine

Mukio's Magpie New Year
(1) Rabbit ★
(2) Rat ★★
(3) Cow ★★★★
(4) Tiger ★★★★
(5) Dragon ★★★★
(6) Snake ★
(7) Horse ★★
(8) Sheep ★★★
(9) Monkey ★★★
(10) Long-tailed chicken ★★★★★
(11) Dog ★★★
(12) Wild Boar ★★★★★

Mukio's New Year
(13) Squid ★★★★
(14) Scorpion ★★★
(15) Reindeer ★★★
(16) Bear ★★
(17) White Heron ★★★★
(18) Student ★★★
(19) Eagle ★★★★
(20) Pigeon ★★★★★
(21) Frog ★★★
(22) Locust ★★★★★
(23) Sun ★
(24) Starfish ★
(25) Monster Nessie ★★

How to store tangerine peel art

How to make it with other fruit peels

In conclusion

The touching story of a teenage boy who achieved self-realization through tangerine peeling.

This book contains the growth story of Mukio, a teenage boy who overcomes his limitations while peeling tangerines.
One day, Mukio thinks.
"Is it okay to peel and eat the tangerines I love so much like this? No, that's not polite to tangerines!" From that day on, Mukio begins peeling tangerines in a completely new way.
Tigers bark, horses bark, and dogs bark.
But he feels a sense of crisis when he sees his younger sister, Mukimi, being better at it.
From this point on, a lonely fight with oneself begins.
He teases his friend Nobumuki by peeling tangerines and they end up fighting.
Peeling a tangerine opens your eyes to the truth.
As readers watch Mukio grow little by little while peeling tangerines, they are reminded of their own adolescence.

A book that is fun to read alone, but even more fun to read together.
Although there are many appointments and gatherings during the year-end and New Year holidays, there is also a lot of time spent alone, as it is poverty amidst abundance.
You can watch a movie or play a game on your smartphone alone, but if you do that for too long, your eyes will hurt, your neck will get stiff, and you will feel tired.
When you peel a tangerine at a time like that, your boring day becomes refreshing like a tangerine.
It's okay if you don't do it right.
It doesn't matter if you fail.
Then you can just eat the kernels.
If you peel it well, you can show off to others. You can post a picture on social media, and you can even peel an animal with a tangerine in front of a group of people.
The awkward atmosphere will become even more refreshing.
Don't worry if you're not very dexterous.
Just looking at this book makes me feel good.
It's also a great gift for a friend or colleague.
The person who receives this book will burst out laughing just by looking at it.

Planning intent
《The Master's Tangerine Peeling Art》 is a book that teaches you how to peel animals such as rabbits, dogs, and dragons using tangerine peels.
First published in Japan in 2010, it often ranks high in the hobby section of Amazon Japan during the winter.
It was also introduced in a domestic daily newspaper in the winter of 2015, and the article alone generated quite an enthusiastic response from domestic readers.
There were also readers who heard about it through word of mouth and purchased the original book themselves.
So, I translated this book into Korean and published it to introduce it in Korea.
This book is fun because it peels tangerines that everyone forgets in a way that no one else has thought of.
And the cheesy illustrations reminiscent of the 60s and 70s that are scattered throughout the book are hilarious.

As you read the book, drawn in by its novel subject matter and rustic illustrations, you will be moved by the author's love and passion for tangerines.
The author creates a living animal by peeling a round, three-dimensional tangerine cleanly without discarding a single piece, down to every single strand of whiskers.
The sight of tangerine peels, which we usually easily forget and throw away, being reborn as a work of art makes us applaud.
We published this book during the cold season when tangerines are in season, hoping that many people will share the small joys and emotions that a small book can bring during the holiday season and that this winter will be a little warmer.