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The TENTEIKIKUN, Meiji 19 [1886] is a light-hearted illustrated adaptation of the Creation and story of Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis into Japanese. The post-Meiji Restoration translation effort of the Hebrew Bible began in 1882 and was finally completed in 1887. Books were completed and issued in parts, with Genesis first issued in 1883. This heavily illustrated and lighthearted version of the two most famous stories from Genesis adapts the text to a well established literary genre of Meiji Japan: Kusazōshi, a forerunner of manga, popular illustrated works in which the text weaves around the illustrations that dominate most spreads. Because they were meant for a popular audience, the text is often primarily in hiragana, or kanji with furigana; here, the text is shown in three writing styles: kanji, hiragana, and romaji (with furigana glosses).