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Kotaro Kudo was known as the "Streets' Strongest". Once, 13 thugs, thirsty for revenge, kidnapped his younger sister Hinami. Kotaro beat everyone, and on the same night, he was arrested on suspicion of murder, as each of them was later found dead. He is then forcefully enrolled to a certain school, in which all students must meet "a special criteria" to enter… ---

The Animal Liberation Alliance, an eco-terrorist organization, rescues a pregnant chimpanzee from an animal testing lab—only for it to give birth to a half-human, half-chimpanzee "humanzee" named Charlie! Fifteen years later, Charlie's human foster parents are finally ready to send him to a normal high school, where he makes his first friend: a human girl named Lucy. In the meantime, however, the ALA's stance has become ever more extreme, and now they're here to drag Charlie into their terrorist plot... ___ Winner of the prestigious Manga Taisho, as well as an Excellence Award at the Japanese Media Arts Festival.

Essay Manga covering Mangaka Yoshihiro Tatsumi's life from the post-war period in the 50s, leading into the 60s. Tatsumi also covers many of the significant elements in his life. Ranging from his familial situation, and the discrepancies that he had with his brother, also a Mangaka, to his relationship with Osamu Tezuka, his works and the brief time that he met him, and, of course, the start of his career in manga and working towards what he would later call "Gekiga". Gekiga Drift was published in English as "A Drifting Life" by Canadian based publisher Drawn and Quarterly in 2009. Unfortunately, the release was flipped and had the SFX redrawn. Despite multiple printings and high regard for the work, it is currently out-of-print with no digital edition. --- - **Won the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Grand Prize in 2009**

Sadao, a graduate of a low class college, finds himself surprised that he was moved to a different department in a high level office building, located on level B2 (basement level), of the building. Upon entering his new office, he encounters a miko, and is told by his superior to follow her. He follows her and finds a man about to rape a woman, but the miko, named Ichiko, enters the scene and purges the man. A spirit exits the man, and things are back to normal. According to Ichiko, the number of sexual harassment and rape cases have multiplied by 20 times over the past 3 years! In order to do so, Ichiko is to reduce the number of such cases and prevent chaos from occurring by purging these souls that affect the minds of humans. Sadao was believed to have potential to fight against these souls, which is why he was moved to that department. So what's the secret to her powers? Read and find out! [Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%82%B7%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B3)

Black Jack is an "unregistered" doctor with a clouded, mysterious past. He works with his little assistant Pinoko (who has a massive crush on the doctor), dealing with medical cases not very well known, which can be strange, dangerous, or not known at all. But he is a genius, and can save almost any of his patients' lives (as long as they have the money for it), and is known to many around the world, especially to those of medicine and science. He's a man of science himself, and does not believe much until he has seen it, yet it is many times he is surprised by love and nature often overpowering the science he bases his life in. Out of a total of 243 chapters chapter 113.5: 'U-18 Knew' was released in a Weekly Shonen Champion special issue and thos it's unnumbered. Also, 11 chapters were not included in the Vertical English release, out of those 11 chapters: 3 were exclusively Included in the hardcover editions of volumes 1-3, and 5 of them are labeled as [Sealed](http://tezukainenglish.com/wp/?page_id=573) meaning they have been excluded from almost every collected release because they were controversial or Osamu wasn't happy with them. --- - **Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 1977, which it shared with Tezuka's other serial, Three-Eyed One** - **Won the 4th Japan Cartoonists Association Special Excellence Award in 1975** --- **Volumes 151-168, 366 and 367, 370 and 371 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works** --- ### Links * alternative official raw: [Kodansha](https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/title?code=1000005202) * new edition: [Akita Shoten](https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/series/1828) * complete edition: [Fukkan](https://www.fukkan.com/fk/CartSearchDetail?i_no=68320833)

At the age of eight, Ijin Yu lost his parents in a plane crash and became stranded in a foreign land, forced to become a child mercenary in order to stay alive. He returns home ten years later to be reunited with his family in Korea, where food and shelter are plenty and everything seems peaceful. But Ijin will soon learn that life as a teenager is a whole other feat of survival. With only one year of high school left, Ijin must master new tactics to maneuver his way around the schoolhouse battleground. Can he survive a year of high school? Or rather, will the school be able to survive him?

A brutal attack as a child leaves Hyun-Tae emotionless and numb with the inability to feel pain. His condition allows him to become a ruthless gangster that everyone fears. As he begins to hunt for the truth about his past, he also sets his eye on finding a missing jewel worth millions that puts his life at risk.

Honor. Glory. Justice. These are what martial artists fight for. Not Gumho Go, the second brother of the Baekdu Wind Sword Sect and the biggest slacker the martial arts world has ever seen. Spending more time sleeping than training, he's perfectly happy being seen as a fool by his master and fellow disciples. But when the first brother is killed by a mysterious assailant, Gumho is forced to take his place as the eldest brother. As new enemies emerge to threaten the sect, Gumho is going to have to step up to become its unlikeliest protector!

Tired of being picked on, Yeongha, the new transfer student, decides to fight back… and discovers he can pack a punch. He soon becomes the top of the food chain, savoring his new title as the toughest guy at school. But he meets his match when Suho Kang, the Champion of the PVP games, single-handedly takes down him and his crew. To earn back his honor, Yeongha decides to join the PVP games. Will he finally get the satisfaction of beating Suho up? Or will he gain something more?

Koutarou, a spry young go-getter from Hokkaido, moves to Tokyo to get involved with the salesman business. Unfortunately for him, it’s slim pickings as he becomes intertwined with the lives of several other salespeople and scammers in his attempt to make money as cheap and as quick as possible.

Tetsunosuke Yamabuki enrolls in the police to follow in his fathers footsteps. Some events lead him to discover that his father might have had links with a secret branch called the death brigade, and he is led to enter it himself. Wacky adventures and hilarity ensues. Wikipedia [French](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keishicho_24) [Japanese](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AD%A6%E6%AD%BB%E5%BA%8124%E6%99%82) The Doujinshi & Manga Lexicon [Vol. 1](https://www.doujinshi.org/book/154826/) [Vol. 2](https://www.doujinshi.org/book/154827/) [Vol. 3](https://www.doujinshi.org/book/154828/) [Vol. 4](https://www.doujinshi.org/book/154833/) [Vol. 5](https://www.doujinshi.org/book/154836/) [Vol. 6](https://www.doujinshi.org/book/154839/)

The typical Kochikame plot involves Ryo-san coming up with a money-making scheme by inventing a new gadget or capitalizing on a fad, achieving great success, calling on Nakagawa's help as things turn sour, and finally losing it all as the fad runs out of steam or out of control. While the plots are gag-driven, much of the humor comes from the juxtaposition of mundane characters with the bizarrely incongruous (Nakagawa's wealth, Maria's appeal, everyone's lack of actual police work), most of which is never explained or rationalized in the slightest. --- - **Won the 30th Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize in 2001** - **Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award Special Jury Prize in 2004** - **Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic in 2017** - **The Previous Holder of the Guinness World Record for Most Volumes of a Single Manga Series**

(from DMP): Three extraterrestrials are on a mission to see if Earth is qualified to be part of the Galactic Control which is an order where only certain planets can be part of. If Earth isn't qualified then the planet will be destroyed. To progress in their mission, the three beings abduct three earth animals as disguises for themselves. With their extraordinary powers they already have, they were best known as the Wonder 3. Sentai can be translated to "task force" and a lot of Japanese anime/manga/live action shows are generally aimed at children with the main characters as protectors of Earth where they can transform and gain superpowers. Ever seen Power Rangers? That's a Super Sentai series. Wonder 3 takes place in an alternate Earth in the year 196X and the world is overrun with war and violence. The Galactic Federation consisting of all the advanced species of the universe convene to decide the future of Earth, but due to a lack of information they decide to send an elite team, Wonder 3, to observe human species for one year and determine whether or not humans are worthy of saving. Upon landing on Earth, the three members of Wonder 3 - Bokko, Nokko, and Pukko - disguise themselves as animals and come across the two Hoshi brothers who defend humanity in their own way. With a time limit of one year, what can Wonder 3 learn from the Hoshi brothers about life on Earth? [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/wonder-3?variant=2555048656917) --- **Volumes 139-141 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Judge Lee, who believed justice could be realized in the courtroom, did not follow the orders of his superiors and sentenced the conglomerate to life in prison before being killed. But is it because of the shenanigans he heard as a child ? With all his memories, Lee gets a second life chance. The world needs him, Lee, the heretic of the judiciary, who knows only justice.

There have been many outstanding cases and events in all parts of the world, which are often dubbed as mysterious, strange, and supernatural concepts, which are daunting. A female officer named Mu Xi & her sidekick dive deep into dark secrets in the night. Will she be able to solve this case or will she end up in the dark?

A collection of science fiction stories Osamu Tezuka did for shonen magazines during the 1960's. Contains the following: Volume 1: - **The Great Zeo** (偉大なるゼオ, Idainaru Zeo) - **The Unsurfacing of the SSN Bathys** (バチス号浮上せず, Bachisu-gō Fujo Sezu) - **2 Minus 2 Equals 2** (2から2を消せば2, 2 Kara 2 o Keseba 2) - **The Human Ranch** (人間牧場, Ningen Bokujo) - **It's Only You Now!** (最後はきみだ！, Saigo wa Kimida!) - **SOS From Space** (宇宙からのSOS, Uchu Kara no SOS) - **Ray Gun Jack** (光線銃（レイ・ガン）ジャック, Kosen Ju (Ray Gun) Jakku) - **Someone's Gone Crazy!** (だれかが狂ってる！Dare Ka ga Kurutteru!) - **Blue Shadow Behind the Back Net** (バックネットの青い影, Back Net no Aoi Kage) Volume 2: - **The Sound of the Devil** (悪魔の音, Akuma no Oto) - **The Life and Times of the Dawson Family** (ドースン一家の記録, Dawson Ikka no Kiroku) - **Secret Order Number 3** (秘密指令第3号, Himitsu Shirei Dai 3-go) - **The Eyes in the Building** (ビルの中の目, Biru no Nakanome) - **The 3 Who Peeked into the Future** (未来をのぞく3人, Mirai o Nozoku 3-ri) - **7AM in the Basement** (午前7時の地下室, Gozen 7-ji no Chikashitsu) - **The Moment** (刹那（せつな）, Setsuna) - **A Bullet Hole in the Wilderness** (荒野の弾痕, Koya no Dankon) --- **Volumes 78 and 79 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

This is a story about three sisters in search of their lost father, who was a famous artist. They steal his works of art from museums/galleries to make him recognize their presence in the world. The three sisters' gang is called Cat's Eye, and so is the coffee shop they own. This coffee shop is located right in front of the police-headquarters. Hitomi, the middle sister, is betrothed to the police inspector Toshio, who is in charge of the investigating the Cat's Eye. Toshio falls in love with Hitomi, even as a Cat's Eye member.

Wade Winston Wilson does not consider himself a hero despite sporting a superhero-like black-and-red costume and fighting under the name "Deadpool." Rather than following a strict moral code, Deadpool's actions are dictated by money. When billionaire Anthony "Tony" Stark offers the mercenary a job in Tokyo, Deadpool is fully primed to take down an evil organization headed by the God of Mischief, Loki, who aims to seize control over Japan. As Deadpool travels to his next zany escapade, he encounters Sakura Spider, a young girl with a familiar yet unimpressive backstory. She is by no means a fan of Deadpool and his unconventional methods, but in the face of a formidable enemy, her strong sense of responsibility and inability to fight alone outweigh any hesitation to join forces. With Sakura Spider on board, Deadpool caps off his team with Neiro Aratabi, a popular idol housing a symbiote in her body. Combining their powers, the trio must work together to save Japan—so Deadpool can safely collect his paycheck.

Kaiji wins the anomalous two-player mahjong game "17 Steps" against the villainous president Muraoka, and gains a huge sum of 480 million yen! While the aftermath of that game is still fresh on everyone's minds, Kazuya, the son of Hyoudou Kazutaka, the chairman of the Teiai Group, offers him another game!

The Diary of Ma-chan is the official debut work of Osamu Tezuka, who serialized it in 1946. It follows the life of a little preschooler named Ma-chan, and all of the shenanigans he gets wrapped up in. Also includes: - **Chinnen and Kyo-chan**: The daily life in Kyoto of Chinnen, a monk in training. - **A-chan B-ko-chan Expedition Log**: A long form gag-adventure story. A pair of siblings explore several areas and even worlds as they help find things and deal with issues for others. - **The Antenna Family**: A family comedy with themes of television. - **Gucchan**: The everyday life of the rambunctious little boy Gucchan, his family, and his group of friends. - **Lively Sei-chan**: A glimpse in the life of the spirited young Sei-chan, his family, and their daily troubles and fun. - **Chief Detective Kenichi** (Newspaper Chapters): An alternate serialization of *Chief Detective Kenichi.* An episodic series of two-page cases of differing natures involving the titular chief detective. - **Mrs. Denko**: A short series involving the chaotic daily life of a family while also showcasing electronics. - **Good Morning! Cusco**: Cusco is a widow from Peru who has just moved in with her brother's family. With her curious inventions, Cusco brings lots of chaos to those around her. --- **Volume 129 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

The rogue cop Ham Egg is plotting to take over a small town on the border region between New Mexico and Arizona. Only one thing stands in his way: a Native American sharpshooter known as "Monster". Aiding Monster are two other young sharpshooters, Anna and Jim, who combat Ham Egg and his gang to end corruption and liberate the town. Cover image shown is from the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works. This version of Angel Gunfighter was published after Tezuka's passing. --- **Volume 324 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

The Melody of Iron: Dan Takuya has both of his arms severed and is left for dead. He learns to control new arms made of iron with telekinesis and goes out for revenge. Included stories: - White Phantom - Revolution [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/melody-of-iron) --- **Volume 96 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

One day, 10-year-old Yamato and his friend Miku discover a man in a back alley who's suffering from vicious stab wounds. The man recognizes Yamato, and uses his last breath to share a secret with the children: Yamato's father was the perpetrator of a bank robbery that is known throughout the country as the most puzzling unsolved crime of the 20th century. He warns them to "never trust anyone." Miku makes Yamato swear to keep the man's final words a secret. A few days later, Yamato's father is found dead, and the boy is taken in by Miku's family. The death is ruled as an accident, but Yamato has his doubts. Six years later, Yamato still can't stop wondering about the incidents, and resolves to take action.

(from ebookjapan): Around 1880, the Baron de Portsnell and his family visited a seaside town. They had come from London, and they soon became well known in the city. The baron and his wife and their children, Edgar and Marybelle, exuded an elegance that was out of place in a country town. The sight of them was like looking at a perfect painting. In fact, their beauty was a magical beauty out of time. They were the "Poe's Clan", vampirnellas who consume human blood. The family rented a house on the outskirts of the city and began to search for someone to welcome into the clan, pretending to be human. Edgar was intrigued by Alan Twilight, the son of the city's foremost trader.... [Official English](https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/the-poe-clan-vol-1?_pos=1&_sid=27aa05edc&_ss=r) --- - **Won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shojo in 1976, which it shared with Hagio's other serial, They Were Eleven**

A bizarre string of crimes plague Japan - all connected through one man, a man wearing a helmet like a skull. Who is this man, and why does he inflict terror throughout the country? Done as a special one-shot in 1970, this one-shot served as the foundation for Kamen Rider.

It is 1880 at the all-boys school, Lacombrade Academy in France. Serge Battour is a cheerful and kind new student who is trying to fit in with the rest of the student body, despite the taboo of his Romani heritage, made obvious by his dark skin. However, his roommate Gilbert Cocteau, known for sleeping with anyone at the school to manipulate them to his advantage, is not helping the situation, especially when he makes it his personal goal to bring about Serge's downfall. Originally serialized in the 1970s, The Song of Wind and Trees is considered by many to be the first true yaoi manga as well as the first shota manga. In 1979, this series was awarded the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen/shoujo manga. A bit of warning: the work includes scenes of rape and child abuse.