Second story arc of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Takes place in the 1930s, and follows the misadventures of Joseph Joestar, the grandson of Jonathan Joestar, as he fights vampires and ancient super beings with some help from a cybernetically-enhanced Nazi and an Italian man he has a lot in common with. [Official English](https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-2-battle-tendency/all)
Alice, a the leader of a popular idol group finds herself lost in a dark, evil, forest. There, she meets 'Heroines' who battle to the death for their 'Happily Ever After'. Alice, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, what bloody tale will these girls tell…?
In the American Old West, the world's greatest race is about to begin. Thousands line up in San Diego to travel over six thousand kilometers for a chance to win the grand prize of fifty million dollars. With the era of the horse reaching its end, contestants are allowed to use any kind of vehicle they wish. Competitors will have to endure grueling conditions, traveling up to a hundred kilometers a day through uncharted wastelands. The Steel Ball Run is truly a one-of-a-kind event. The youthful Johnny Joestar, a crippled former horse racer, has come to San Diego to watch the start of the race. There he encounters Gyro Zeppeli, a racer with two steel balls at his waist instead of a gun. Johnny witnesses Gyro using one of his steel balls to unleash a fantastical power, compelling a man to fire his gun at himself during a duel. In the midst of the action, Johnny happens to touch the steel ball and feels a power surging through his legs, allowing him to stand up for the first time in two years. Vowing to find the secret of the steel balls, Johnny decides to compete in the race, and so begins his bizarre adventure across America on the Steel Ball Run.
A story of a young man who lacks a sense of reality after being dumped by his lover. He was visiting a seminar on cultural anthropology with his fellow classmates when he discoveres an ancient wall painting, which transports him to the past where mammoths dominated the world.
A black company employee in his 40s, Namba Kazu, died of overwork and was reincarnated to another world. After saving the world, he returns to find himself regressed to his 17-year-old self. Kazu realizes that he can use the abilities he acquired from another world and is excited to restart his life over again. However, through the help of his childhood friend, Yui, he learns of the existence of human-eating abomination called Variant in the world he was born in. Kazu knows from his past memories that Yui will die in the near future. In order to save Yui, who is on a mission to fight against variants, Kazu decided to throw himself into battle in this world as well.
Imagine waking to a world where every last human has been mysteriously turned to stone… One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he's not alone! His science-loving friend Senku's been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science! --- Alt. Official English: [Viz](https://www.viz.com/dr-stone)
When high school student Sataki Tadashi was young, he received the ability to deceive people from a "Mujina". Ever since, he has continued to live his life as a con artist. Three years later, with the recommendation of the Kaminayama police, he puts those abilities to use for the sake of punishing "Evil that can't be judged with Law".
Tadayasu Sawaki has just enrolled in an agricultural university in Tokyo with his longtime friend Kei Yuuki. Although not known outside a close circle of friends and family, Tadayasu has the unique ability to see and communicate with microbes, which appear larger and look different to him than they do to a normal person's eyes. This catches the attention of Keizou Itsuki, a professor at the university and an old friend of Tadayasu's grandfather who specializes in microbiology and fermentation. Thus begins Tadayasu's tutelage under Professor Itsuki, aided by his graduate student Haruka Hasegawa, as he attempts to adjust to his new life at the university. * Nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho in 2008. * Won the Grand Prize for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2008. * Won the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. * Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic in 2015.
The human race has been infected by a strain of bacteria that was originally isolated in South America but has spread all over the world. The symptoms start with fever and vomit and eventually ends with the person in a coma. However, those who awake from that coma are those with incredible intelligence and they're soon able to see that they are in fact being ruled by higher beings that they thought only existed in fairy tales like demons and witches. Arthur Pyuty was a witch who ruled a kingdom under the guise of a human until the side effects of the bacteria revealed her true nature to humans and they started revolting. In fact, Arthur and her kind, who used to hold high political power in society, are now being hunted down. Arthur and her assistant Ataru, a zombie, must move from place to place in order to avoid humans but also so that they can find a way to make things go back to how it was before.
Where there are people, there is drama and troubles to be solved. Marnie's father works as a detective to solve problems created between people, whether they are marriage issues or murder cases. Just like her father, Marnie also solves cases as long as the price is right. She usually lives as a normal student, sleeping through her classes, but once a client asks for her help, she will stop at nothing to solve the mystery laid before her.
The mysterious lost-and-found shop "Nainai-do" is located in the forest of Nananuki Mountain. The owner of the store, Ginka, has a special ability to see important things related to a case. Together with an amateur priest, Tanuki, who works at a deserted mountain temple on Mt. Tanuki, a novice priest who works at a lonely mountain temple on Mount Nanatanuki.
A young man has a chilling dream. He is in a cold, dark hallway, gripping a knife in his hand. But when the terrors he encounters bleed into reality, nobody is safe… The third of the Three Tag-Team Ghost Stories published in Weekly Shounen Magazine 2015 No. 36·37.
In April 1999, Jotaro Kujo travels to a town in Japan called Morioh to find a young man named Josuke Higashikata, the secret love child of his grandfather, Joseph Joestar. Upon finding him, Jotaro is surprised to learn that Josuke also possesses a Stand. After their strange meeting, the pair team up to investigate the town’s proliferation of unusual Stands!
Third story arc of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. In 1989, Joseph Joestar arrives in Japan to meet his troubled grandson Jotaro Kujo at the request of his daughter Holly. Jotaro has locked himself in a jail cell out of fear that an evil spirit is possessing him and that he may cause harm to others. However, Joseph reveals the truth to Jotaro: this "spirit" is really a "Stand," a physical manifestation of one's fighting spirit. What's more, Joseph and his companion Mohammed Avdol possess Stands of their own and have learned to control them with ease. Joseph's arrival comes with another piece of news: an old family enemy has returned from the grave, causing the Stands of the Joestar family to awaken. However, when a Stand manifests within Holly, her inability to cope with it leaves her gravely ill, stirring the men into action. Armed with the power of Stands, a globe-trotting adventure from Japan to Egypt—where their adversary resides—begins. Meeting an array of nefarious Stand users along the way, as well as new allies, the team leads a crusade to save Holly and put an end to their enemy for good.
Haunted by death and rumored to be a "Death Goddess," Kito Tsutsuji falls off a building because of a man who believed those same rumors and resented her for them. At the point of dying, Tsutsuji is summoned to another world. The one who called her is the abhorred first prince of the Shinju Empire. Due to a commotion at the time of her summoning, she becomes known as the Holy Maiden. However, the outrageous man who summoned the her took her to his palace, saying, "This is my servant (thing)" and "I will determine whether it is a saint or not." What is in store for Tsutuji?
Tomoaki Hijiri, a university counselor, lives a peacefully ordinary yet unsatisfying life. That changes when he reunites with Hajime Amawashi, a strikingly beautiful young man from his past, after more than a decade. His striking beauty is made all the more captivating by his air of mystery… Tempted by those words, Tomoaki becomes entangled in the strange and unsettling cases his patients bring to him. What is the true nature of the bizarre phenomena unfolding around him? And what is the real reason Hajime has for suddenly appearing by his side…?
The wacky adventures of Fran, Veronica and the other strange creatures continue. More experiments, more medical miracles and more wondrous surprises.
When the laid-back high school student Saejima Nagi wakes up from a nap, he finds himself in a lake in another world!? After learning that he is the "Great Water Spirit" whose essence is the lake, Nagi uses the power that resides within him to heal those suffering from injuries and illnesses. One day, Nagi is led by a voice calling for help and is summoned by a boy. This encounter will greatly change Nagi's fate...
Five years ago, Helen lost her sight, hearing, and ability to speak in a traffic accident. She was living peacefully with her uncle and her guide dog Victor until, one day, she awoke to her mysterious powers.
26 years ago, in a third-year classroom of a middle school, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates decided to carry on as if she was still alive until graduation. Then, in the spring of 1998, a boy named Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to that classroom, and he grows suspicious of the fearful atmosphere in that classroom. In particular, there is a beautiful, aloof girl named Misaki Mei who wears an eyepatch and is always alone drawing pictures. ---
On her sixteenth birthday, the unlucky, unmotivated and good-for-nothing Odagiri Yume saves the high-classed and lovely Momo, who claims to be the Devil. Yume confesses her wish to become special and Momo grants it: she makes Yume the representative of the earth! From now on her sixteenth birthday until her eighteenth, Yume has to give Momo seven good reasons as to why the earth shouldn’t be destroyed. The countdown for the destruction of the world has begun and only Yume can stop it. Includes the following stories: - Kimi no Sekai no Suikata (How to Save the World) in volume 1 - 17 O'Clocks in volume 6
When Motomi Utsuki moves in his grandfather's apartment, he meets this girl named Acony who claims to be a dead person and eventually he gets to know that this place and the people living in the building are not normal.
Dead bodies taken apart was just the beginning of a terrifying, thrilling adventure to take you to the world of Zanmu.
A collection of short stories with a diverse range of topics. Books 1-5 were serialized between 1971 and 1973 in Shuukan Shounen Jump. Books 6-7 were serialized between 1956 and 1957 in Omoshiroi Book. [Official English (Volume 5)](https://www.amazon.com/One-Hundred-Tales-Osamu-Tezuka/dp/1684971748/ref=monarch_sidesheet) --- **Volumes 61-65, 275 and 276 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**