The World at the Brink of Self-Annihilation (from ebookjapan): Joe, a young boy, was kidnapped by mysterious men and turned into a cyborg through surgery at a secret base. He was called 009 (zero zero nine). At the base, there are fellow cyborgs with amazing abilities from 001 to 008. They were all created as prototypes for a revolutionary new product of the "Black Ghosts," merchants of death! From the war-mongering gang, the nine cyborgs and their developer, Dr. Gilmore, escape to X Island, but...? A milestone in the history of Japanese SF manga begins! --- - **Won the 7th Kodansha Children's Manga Award in 1966, which it shared with Ishinomori's other work, Mutant Sabu**

Arsène Lupin III is the grandson of the master thief Arsène Lupin. With his cohorts Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector Zenigata.

A work which highlights the “present” of the capital punishment system through Oikawa Naoki, a newly recruited prison officer, who faces condemned criminals everyday and agonizes. Based on close and careful research, the author tackles with the serious theme of the “capital punishment system” head-on. Won the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga.

Published in 1997 in an issue of Weekly Shonen Jump for the "Jump Readers' Cup", this manga tells the story of two young demons named Bubul and Purupuru who venture outside of their village to the human world to make snowmen. During this activity, they hear an approaching car and quickly check it out which leads into hijnx. This manga won the award that year, marking the first time Toriyama won it since his 1981 one-shot "Pola and Roid" and its demon world notably has several concepts that would be reused in Cowa, one of his single-volume length tales.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division has 49 members, with 7 squads of 7 members. 8 Man, however, is part of an 8th squad, with no other members. In reality, 8 Man is a robot who assumes the identity of Azuma, a detective who works with the Metropolitan Police. 8 Man has abilities such as super speed, and the ability to shift his appearance. Only a select few know this secret - not even Ichiro or Sachiko, the two younger companions of Azuma, know this fact. 8 Man deals with all sorts of scoundrels and criminals from all over the world - both as the detective Azuma, and the robot 8 Man!

A manga adaptation of the Yuukoku no Moriarty light novels.

There were once two women who loved each other: Mary and Eli. When having a child, they decided that Eli would provide the egg, playing the role of father, while Mary would give birth, playing the role of a mother. But when the child they had worked so hard for was born a boy, they couldn't help but be disappointed. Eventually, Eli abandoned their family, leaving Mary to raise Ichabod, their "greatest failure," alone. With a pair of household scissors, Ichabod cuts a covenant between a son and his genetic father, who was registered at the sperm bank. He departs on an odyssey, steeled to kill and die for the sake of a man he's never met... if he even exists at all.

Kondou Takeshi is a new rookie police officer who now works to capture criminals of all different kind working together with Miki and all the other police officers which seem to be all women.

"To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!" Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents' killers… and his quest won't end until the blood of a thousand has spilled! [Official English](https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/373/blade-of-the-immortal) --- - **Won the 1st Japan Media Arts Award Division Excellence Prize** --- AnimeNewsNetwork Links: [Anime](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9691) [Live-Action Movie](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18861)

The assassin with a scary mug has arrived in the town where an air-headed policewoman with a strong sense of justice lives! Although his target is a businessman, his constant flirting with the policewoman is causing him great trouble! The assassin constantly tries to eliminate the businessman who is in love with the policewoman... and if you look closely, there's a possible love triangle ?! Will the day the assassin can complete his job come?

The organization that cracks down on sexual crimes is the "Sexual Crimes Special Countermeasures Team," commonly known as "Marusei." This protects citizens day and night from despicable sex offenders.

"He", a police officer on his shift, happened to meet "her" on the streets, by chance. Through its bold yet delicate brushwork and elegant prose, this stylish, full-colour comic illustrates the subtle air of intimacy between these two individuals. --- A chance encounter. A handsome policeman. A beautiful woman. A tentative love affair smolders on the snowy cobblestone streets, out of sight from those that might keep them apart. *Veil* is a beautifully illustrated full-color romance manga, told in stylish short vignettes, beautiful illustrations, and secret moments.

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)

Legend has it that if you take your guitar and stand at a crossroads at the witching hour, the devil will appear. He'll grab your instrument, play a song, and hand it back to you. You'll walk away an expert bluesman, but you'll have to pay the price: your immortal soul.

In Shimoyama Middle School, the Experiment Club and Karate Club each only have one member left, and as a result, must share one classroom. These two students, Sharaku Homura and Yamazaki Yousuke (a.k.a Karate Kid) together solve numerous impossible mysteries that they happen to run into! Originally a doujinshi by Nemoto Shou, now an award-winning manga, having won the Hokkaido Mystery Cross Match Award!

The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator, aided by the blind master swordsman Ichi. They deal with a wild variety of macabre mysteries and sordid crimes. Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate. The situations they deal with often shine a mournful and cynical light on the human condition, but the staunch friendship between Sabu and Ichi helps them cope. The manga gives a strong portrait of life in Tokugawa Edo, enhanced by the artwork which draws on Japanese traditional art. **Note**: From 1966-1967, the manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. From 1968-1972, the serialization was moved to Big Comic, causing a shift in demographic. Periodic one-shots with the two leads were still published after in different magazines. --- - **Won the 13th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen in 1967**

A mysterious robot suddenly appeared in the city of Tokyo. Shotaro Kaneda, a boy detective, approaches the mystery of the robot weapon "Tetsujin 28-go" developed by the Japanese Army during the war. What exactly is Tetsujin's true nature?

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**

Anthology of short stories created by Kodansha mangaka to celebrate the release of the Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie adaptation. - Chapter 1 - **A Day In The Life** by Yu Kinutani - Chapter 2 - **Ghost in the Shell - INFLUENTIAL PERSON in SHADOW ~A Man in the Dark~** (攻殻機動隊 INFLUENTIAL PERSON in SHADOW 〜暗闇で操る者〜, Koukaku Kidoutai - INFLUENTIAL PERSON in SHADOW ~Kurayami de Ayatsuru Mono~) by Boichi - Chapter 3 - **The Closed City** (閉鎖都市, Heisa Toshi) by Tomonori Inoue - Chapter 4 - **Meeting Again** by Masayuki Yamamoto - Chapter 5 - **Neet Shosa** (ニート少佐) by Yu Imai - Chapter 6 - **Classic** (クラシック) by Nokuto Koike - Chapter 7 - **Kai Joudou no Ori** (快情動の檻) by Nobuaki Tadano - Chapter 8 - **Hopeful Monster** by Takumi Oyama - Chapter 9 - **Tony Takezaki's Mobile Armored Riot Police - THE GHOST IN THE SHELL** (Tony Takezaki no Koukaku Kidoutai - THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, トニーたけざきの攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL) by Tony Takezaki

Eagle is the story of a US Presidential election in which the Democratic Party nominee is a Japanese-American, seen largely through the eyes of a young Japanese reporter covering the campaign for a major newspaper. Official Release: - English NA release by Viz Media - Indonesian release by Level Comics

The story is set in Japan, 700 years after the age of swords and magic, where science has replaced magic. Social problems caused by magic and magical beasts are on the rise, and the Metropolitan Police Department establishes the Metropolitan Police Department's Magical Beast Control Division to deal with them. Kamishima Jingo, a werewolf (lycanthrope), is investigating a horrific case as a detective in the Magical Beast Control Division. Meanwhile, the great elven sage Sajuel, who had been asleep for 700 years in preparation for the return of the Demon King, wakes up. However, the Demon King was resurrected and defeated 40 years ago. Sajuel is shocked to learn this, but he lends his wisdom to the Magical Beast Control Division and begins investigating with Kamishima and the others. A fantasy of magic and police unfolds.

One day, at the base of Mt. Fuji, appeared a "castle" pouring out Youkai. To curb the labour shortage caused by a declining population, the government decided to integrate the Youkai into society; however, this led to rising conflicts between Humans and Youkai. In response, the JSDF, with aims to expand their influence in public security, secretly forms a Youkai penal tactical response force, "Tachikawa Task Force", to execute "tactical solutions" for the various issues born from this new society.

In the year 20XX. Despite the fact that the citizens are monitored by IC chips, making the identification and arrest of criminals easier, gruesome murder cases targeting children by an unidentified serial killer are occurring all over the country. Clad in a black cloak and a clown mask, a deranged serial killer known as the 'Murderous Clown' who poses 'questions' to his victims — the battle between him and the police officer, Yuuto Asakura, begins!

Gambling. Mahjong. Death. These are the themes of this fast-paced spy manga where outrageous life-or-death gambles are made daily occurrences and insurmountable odds are overcome. The most hardcore, action-packed mahjong manga you will ever see.