Steel-Scented Night

The Smell of Steel in the Evening
The cover image of volume 1, chapter 1." Cover image of volume 1, chapter 1.
Manga Chapter
Written by	Hitoshi Ashinano
Published by	Kodansha Ltd.
English publisher	Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Monthly Afternoon
Published	July, 1994
Page count	17

Plot

Alpha Hatsuseno

Characters

List of Characters Present

Character	Appearance Count	Pages	Average Count/Total Pages
Alpha Hatsuseno	35	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Ojisan	26	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16
Takahiro	7	11, 12, 16

Locations

List of Locations Present

Location	Appearance Count	Pages	Average Count/Total Pages
Café Alpha		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17

Motifs

Several reoccurring motifs appear in the very first chapter of the manga.

List of Reoccurring Motifs

Motif	Appearance Count	Pages	Average Count/Total Pages
Fish weathervane	6	1, 2, 3, 8, 15, 17
Rubber plant	1	1
Alpha's gun	10	3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Fish decorations		1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17
Alpha's gekkin	11	10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

References

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