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One-shot compilation of Shimamoto's earlier works for Shogakukan: - **Blazing Transfer Student - Kaiju Battle!** (炎の転校生・怪獣戦闘!, Honoo no Tenkousei - Kaijuu Sentou!): Noboru Takizawa and crew are back for another chaotic event, this time dealing with an alien invasion. A bonus story done half a year after serialization finished. - **Warrior of the Sun Wind Breaker X** (太陽の戦士ウインドブレーカーX, Taiyou no Senshi Wind Breaker X): In a school without a dress code, leagues of students fight to force others to wear what they want. One young man stands up to protect the girl he loves from being forced to wear anything but her beloved uniform. - **Hardly a Hero** (ほとんどヒーロー, Hotondo Hero): A short serial of 5 chapters, about a seemingly good-for-nothing boy with a penchant for sleeping finding himself part of his school's baseball team. -- Chapter 1: **A Full-Powered Morning Sprint**: Shingaku High School's baseball club is in a dire state. Should it lose again, the club will disband. Sakata, the captain, sees promise in Nemuri, a boy who comes very late to school like him and has a tendency to doze off... -- Chapter 2: **A Hero of Hope**: Nemuri is now part of the baseball team, and plays with the others in their next match. However, he doesn't play quite as the others expect him to. -- Chapter 3: **Revival of the Great Hero**: Nemuri finds frustration with his habits and how they undermine his team. Luckily, another opening's been made for the team, but the conditions are severe... -- Chapter 4: **The Sleeper in the Ballpark**: The baseball team has no choice but to give a good, crowd-pleasing game, or else they'll disband for good. Is Nemuri up to the task? -- Chapter 5: **A Sleepless Victory**: Nemuri and crew wrap up the game. But is that all? - **My Love Qualifications Are Nothing!** (恋の資格がナッシング, Koi no Shikaku ga Nothing): Shimamoto's sole shojo work, serialized in Ciao. An absurd romantic gag comedy about the rather careless and troublesome Misato and her questionable attempts at getting the attention of Moriguchi, the boy she longs for.

An "Atmospheric Manga" drawn by Abubu taking heavy inspiration from Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg OVA about the journey of a girl in a surreal world carrying with her a precious egg.

As a socially awkward college student, Hayeon lives a pretty boring life -- except she can communicate with outer space. One day, she meets Ujun, an alien who is curious about human nature. When she rejects his request to “borrow” her body, he takes over the body of her crush! As Hayeon helps Ujun adjust to human life, their friendship blossoms into something more. However, their love story faces many obstacles, including an alien plotting to invade Earth. What will be the fate of these star-crossed lovers?

1. Naisho no Hanashi 2. Miss Schwartz wa Zetsubou shiteiru 3. Mirai Shohousen 4-5. Boku no Barairo no Sekai 6. Cynthia 7. Sorairo no Lily

In order to understand the true power of Earth, the alien Xiguang goes undercover as a student on Earth. He mistakenly believes that the science-fiction themed comics and movies on Earth are a display of Earthlings' ability to simulate interstellar wars, so he resolutely joins the school's anime club. Due to the cultural gap between aliens and Earthlings, a series of hilarious events unfold... Xiguang's seemingly humiliating but actually ridiculous undercover life is about to begin! So, Stay tuned….

Let's invade Earth during summer vacation!? I, Princess Patra of Ptolemy, chose "Earth Invasion" for my summer vacation free study! However, because of my comfortable life on Earth, I tend to fall behind on my homework! Today is another peaceful day♪ (Thanks to Patra-chan's love for the Earth)

It is said that insects have an extraterrestrial origin.

Dino Getter is a manga series by Kazumi Hoshi for the 40th anniversary of Getter Robo. It introduces the Dino Getter Robo in an original eight chapter story about a battle between the Dinosaur Empire.

Hoshino Star, a male high school student who lives leisurely in the countryside, has a unique power—that is, being able to get along with any animal! Although Hoshi spends his days feeling supreme joy in interacting with animals, on the other hand, he also has a great dislike of humans. Kirari Yozora, a childhood friend who struggles with her extreme personality, suddenly thinks one day. What would Hoshi think if there were animals like humans? At that time, a mysterious object comes flying with a roaring sound. Appearing from the other side of the dust cloud is the most terrifying and worst visitor with cute fur ears and a tail.

TV Land magazine version of UFO Robo Grandizer by Imamichi Eiji. Only one volume was published so half the chapters were never collected.

A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide. In less than a week, it's become a lethal pandemic. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive. [Official Korean](https://ridibooks.com/books/505001316) [Official Chinese](https://book.douban.com/series/10615)

(from ebookjapan): Kazuhiko Shimamoto unleashes Ultraman on fire! **"If you can't win, what's the point! Even if you lose your life!"** "Ultraman G" serialized in "TV Magazine (Kodansha)" from October 1990 to November 1991 issue by Kazuhiko Shimamoto, a hot-blooded mangaka, is back in a new edition after 26 years! Your fighting spirit will be violently shaken by the figure of the hero who stands up again and again even after being wounded and falling down! The cover illustration is newly drawn just for this new edition. Shimamoto's manga adaptation of Ultraman G, also known as Ultraman: Towards the Future. Scanlation done by Florida Man Scrubs who had given his blessing to upload it, visit his website [here.](https://floridamanscrubs.wordpress.com/)

Gao Yang, an orphan, crosses over to a "parallel world" at the age of six and starts living in a warm family of five. At the age of eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovers the true nature of the world: it's not a parallel world at all but a mysterious realm, and the family and friends around him are all terrifying "beasts"!

She transmigrated and became a princess, but she opened her eyes to find the emperor and his ministers ready to execute her?! Also, all the people of the kingdom hated her?! So, she can only survive by trying to get into the good graces of this demonic emperor and mischievous brother? No! Gu Gugu is not willing to do so! She didn't want to please these men, and she also decided that she would compete for the throne to become the empress!

Junichiro Koizumi. Prime Minister of Japan, or God of Mahjong incarnate? Watch him clash with other world titans such as George W. Bush, Kim Jong Il and Vladimir Putin in the one force that matters in the political world: mahjong.

Eichi, a boy in love with his adored classmate "Haida", decides one day to confess his love and just as he is about to confess to Haida, a beautiful cosmic girl appears from the sky...? --- **Links:** - Alternative Official Raw - [CMOA](https://www.cmoa.jp/title/273273)

Pyocola Analogue III, also known as Piyoko, is the leader of the evil organization known as the Black Gema Gema Gang. She came to earth with one mission--to kidnap the princess of Di Gi Charat, Dejiko, and hold her ransom! Move over, Dejiko! Piyoko takes the spotlight in this two-volume series. Take a look into the daily lives of the Black Gema Gema Gang as they figure out their plans to kidnap Dejiko while trying to survive on the little money they have left.

Dr Kim works at the Korean equivalent of NASA. He has talent, brains and is unparalleled with his programming skills. One day, he hacks into the Mars Rover and catches the glimpse of an alien. Unfortunately, the device wasn't recording at the time and so he has no proof and clearly no one believes him. And as fate may have it, that alien has come to Earth believing she had been caught on video and wanting nothing more than delete that proof before her boss finds out. Misunderstandings ensures as the two characters meet and are forced to work together as a new group of aliens start stirring trouble on Earth.

Naota is a normal Japanese sixth grader (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball he leaves his homeless 17 year old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn't know what to do about her. But to make matters worse, Naota's world is totally turned upside down when he is run over by a woman on a Vespa. During their first encounter, she hits him over the head with her guitar, which then causes a horn to grow out of his forehead. She calls herself "Haruko" and her presence changes Naota's life to even further insanity. [Official English](https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-934/FLCL-Omnibus-TPB)

Twenty years ago, a wormhole suddenly appeared above Earth's orbit and opened a passageway to an alien planet full of untapped resources and mysterious life forms. Two decades later, Team Sierra, a small military squad of security specialists working for the Tiberius Coke Corporation, are thirty miles away from home base on that planet when their leader, Chief Yugi Oishi, spots an SOS flare coming from a theoretically abandoned mine. Despite the danger, she leads her four-man team to the facility to see who'd called for help, only for it to be attacked by a horde of powerful creatures almost as soon as the doors close behind them. Now, she and the stranded exploratory excavation crew Team Sierra finds inside must traverse the treacherous mine to reach the only vehicle that could get them to safety—without waking the terrifying monster that's been picking off the researchers one by one… (Kodansha USA)

Adapted from the Liu Cixin's novel of the same name. Abnormal disturbances within the global science community are revealed after a series of mysterious deaths within the community. Meanwhile, Nanotechnology researcher, Wang Miao, enters into a cryptic virtual-reality game known as Three Body and slowly begins to unravel the truth of the world. Along the way, he also encounters a strange organization known as ETO while attending his first player’s meeting. At the same time, China’s Battle Command Center for Earth Defense assigns Shi Qiang, a suspended police officer, to investigate the accidents. Though the two of them share a mutual animosity at first, they soon realize that they must band together to face the upcoming trials.

A mysterious being named Goa makes his intentions of dominating the Earth known to newspaper reporter Murakami and his son Mamoru. Mamoru takes a photo of Goa. Later, Mamoru acquaints himself with Magma, a self-proclaimed 'rocket man'. However, Magma was actually created to protect the Earth, and destroy Goa. --- **Volumes 186-188 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

A series of three manga tankōbon released between 1983 and 1997 that collect several one-shots written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The stories were originally published in various Shueisha magazines between 1978 and 1994. Volume 1 (1983) - Wonder Island (1978-1979) - Tomato, Girl Detective (1979) - Pola & Roid (1981) - Mad Matic (1982) - Chobit (1983) Volume 2 (1988) - Today's Highlight Island (1979) - Escape (1982) - Pink (1982) - Dragon Boy (1983) - The Adventures of Tongpoo (1983) - Mister Hō (1986) - Kennosuke-sama (1987) - Sonchoh (1988) Volume 3 (1997) - Mamejiro (1988) - Clear Skies, Karamaru (1989) - Cashman - Saving Soldier (1990) - Dub & Peter 1 (1992-1993) - Go! Go! Ackman (1993)

The sequel to *Dr. Slump* brings us back to Penguin Village for more goofy hijinks with Arale, Senbei, and the rest of the gang!

Kekkai Sensen: Beat 3 Peat centers around the crime fighting organization "Libra" and their battles in Hellsalem's Lot, formerly known as New York City. Hellsalem's Lot was created in a single night when a portal to the "Beyond" opened, and now it is a paranormal melting pot of monsters, magic, and the everyday mundane city life. It's up to Libra to prevent the horrors of this city from spreading to the outside world.

**From [TezukaOsamu](http://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/167.html) site:** "The Crater" is a series of short complete stories ranging in genre from suspense to mystery and horror. In the second episode entitled "The Octagonal Mansion," a boy who is undecided over what to do with his life happens to go to an octagonal mansion, where he can start his life all over again. The 8th episode, "The Bell Rings" features three people who are haunted by tinkling bells that won't let them forget their past sins. Some stories end happily, while others don't. But all of them have the unforgettable imagery typical of Tezuka Osamu's short stories. Contains the following: Volume 1: - **The Bell Rings** (鈴が鳴った, Suzu ga Natta, ALT. ENG - The Bell Tolls) - **The Man Who Melted** (溶けた男, Toketa Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Man, Evaporated) - **The Snowman** (雪野郎, Yuki Yaro) - **The Purple Bems** (紫のベムたち, Murasaki no Bem-tachi, ALT. - The Purple B.E.M.'s) - **Sacrifice** (生けにえ, Ikenie) - **The Two-Headed Snake** (双頭の蛇, Soto no Hebi, ALT. ENG.- The Twin-headed Snake) Volume 2: - **Okuchin's Strange Experience** (オクチンの奇怪な体験, Okuchin no Kikaina Taiken, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's Unwelcome Guest) - **Good Fortune** (大あたりの季節, Dai Atari no Kisetsu, ALT. ENG. - Winning Season) - **Bag Containing the Future** (オクチンの大いなる怪盗, Okuchin no Oinaru Kaito, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's Big Heist) - **Two Dramas** (二つのドラマ, Futatsu no Drama) - **The Mask of Tomoe** (巴の面, Tomoe no Men) - **The Three Invaders** (三人の侵略者, San'nin no Shinryaku-sha, ALT. ENG. - The 3 Intruders) Volume 3: - **The Octagonal House** (八角形の館, Hachikakukei no Yakata, ALT. ENG. - Octagon Manor) - **Car Racer** (風穴, Kazana, ALT. ENG. - Wind Cave) - **The Riddle of Brunnel** (ブルンネンの謎, Brunnen no Nazo, ALT. ENG. - Brunnen's Enigma) - **Sergeant Okuno** (墜落機, Tsuiraku-ki, ALT. ENG. - Kamikaze) - **The Jumbo** (ジャムボ) - **The Man on The Crater** (クレーターの男, Crater no Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Crater) The official English translation contains three essays. A foreword from Tezuka's Interpreter, Frederik L. Schodt. Tezuka's Afterword from the Tezuka 400 version, and an afterword from Ada Palmer, a college professor and owner of the *Tezuka in English* website. [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/crater?variant=522458693653) --- **Volumes 218-220 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

One day, the earth’s vitality changed, and people began to practice ancient martial arts. Seventeen years later, alien invaders invaded the earth, As a result, human beings were slaughtered and enslaved. In order to stop the alien invaders, all the sovereign countries on the earth united and began to resist, opening the nuclear era on the earth, but they still could not get rid of the enslavement…

Keigo Shinzo's first ballerina-like short compilation in 6 years! Love, war, aliens, and disease. Wishing for the days that make you feel shy. The first short story collection in 6 years by Keigo Shazo of "Hirayasumi" which also won third place in the "Manga Taisho 2022"!　 The collection includes 8 works that have not yet been collected into tankobon. This is a sentimental collection filled with sparkle, frustration, and hope! 1) Departure (Hibana 5/2017 issue) 2) Izakaya Naisensou (Hibana 6/2017) 3) Bijutsubu no Umino-san to Yamada-kun (Morning 27/2017) 4) Shimizuke no Subete. (Hibana 7-8/2017, 2 Parts) 5) Itsudemo Furatto Nomeru Tomodachi ga Hoshii yo (Hibana 9/2017) 6) Tokyo Alien Brothers Gojitsudan (Vol. Exclusive) 7) Matsumoto Taiyou ni Naritakatta yo (Mangaka-hon Vol. 4: Matsumoto Taiyou-bon, 2017) 8) Akusei Lymphoma de Nyuuin Shita Toki no Koto (Big Comic Original 19/2021)