By day, Kusakabe Maron is an ordinary high school girl with more than her share of problems. But by night, she is Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, the reincarnation of Jeanne d'Arc, also known as Joan of Arc. Her mission: to hunt down demon-possessed paintings and exorcise the evil spirits! Too bad accomplishing this mission puts her into conflict with the authorities, who view her as a mysterious stranger vandalizing works of art. With only the help of angel-in-training Finn, she must survive high school during the day and battle evil by night! [Official English](https://www.viz.com/phantom-thief-jeanne)
(from ebookjapan): After 40 years, "Babel II" is miraculously back! This time, the enemy is the world's most powerful military nation, the United States of America! A supernatural battle of modern warfare vs. Babel II breaks out...!
The loneliness and sadness of a boy, Sabu, who has awakened to paranormal abilities.... In prehistoric times, humans had the mental ability to speak with their hearts and minds instead of words. Following the development of language ability, the ability that should have degenerated is revived!? A transfusion of blood from a girl awakens the psychic powers of a boy, Mutant Sabu, and he is born! The short series about a hero with unusual abilities is now ready to begin! ---- - **1966 7th Kodansha Children's Manga Award winner, shared with Ishinomori's very famous other work Cyborg 009**
The plot of the series revolves around Mankichi Togawa, who at the start of the series is a single delinquent student with one dedicated follower. Like many later iconic shonen protagonists, Mankichi's power is his ability to appeal to the others around him who join his cause (sometimes only after first losing to him in a fight). Join Mankichi as he fights other delinquents, dangerous criminals, and even juvenile detention camps! Historically, this is Weekly Shonen Jump's first major hit, the title that got their magazine to sell millions. The authors of both Saint Seiya and Fist of the North Star have both stated in interviews that Otoko was their inspiration to get into the manga industry, and it was one of the first shonen manga to get its own anime. While it may seem insignificant now, nearly every Shonen Jump manga out there owes its existence to Mankichi.
(from ebookjapan) Late 19th century London: a 10-year-old girl, Crystal "Christie" Margaret Hope, happens to be the famous detective Sherlock Holmes's niece. Armed with the deductive powers inherited from Holmes and a voracious curiosity, Christie takes on a variety of difficult cases. One day, someone sneaks into Whitehall and steals expensive jewelry. After overhearing an outline of the case by chance, she deduces in just three minutes what Holmes' partner Watson took three hours to find out and then confronts the culprit directly...! **Curator Note** While first volumes arcs and chapters are direct adaptations from Conan Doyle's novels and short stories last two volumes are original Shintani scripts taking some inspiration from titles or Watson/Doyle's hints to unpublished tales, The Giant Rat of Sumatra being the most well-known example
In a world that has become 70% harsh desert, the Rainbow Council of the International Peace Keeping Forces, a team of super-powered global security guardians, have a growing crisis on their hands. No. 5, one of their own and known within the council as their top marksman, has left his post and gone rogue. It's up to the other guardians to track him down–but he and his mysterious companion Matroshka won't go down without a fight.
Two young men find their lives intersecting again and again. Franz Kreustein is the disgraced son of a duke, and has a deep-rooted hatred for the name Ludwig, and anyone who bears that name. The other being Ludwig van Beethoven, son of a low-ranking court player, is determined to become a great musician in his own right - and on his own terms. An incident when they were younger leaves Ludwig with hearing problems, ultimately leading to him becoming deaf. How can a musician who cannot hear still succeed? Tezuka's manga biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. Incomplete due to his death. [Official English](https://emanga.com/products/ludwig-b-vol-1?variant=32122478406) --- **Volumes 337 and 338 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Makoto is in love with his childhood friend Ai. However, every night he is plagued with a strange dream where there is a station he does not know, the curtain to a chilling suspense story of love and survival opens.
A baseball manga about Araragi and Amakusa, two genius rookies on the Osaka Tigers who are exact opposites. Taiyo Matsumoto's first serialized work.
The story begins with a scientist, Dr. Yorkshire Bell, noting that dinosaurs flourished and became extinct when they advanced beyond their ability to adapt to change. Giant mammals, such as the saber-toothed tiger and the mammoth, came and went the same way… --- **Volume 44 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Lemon Kid, the only son of a rancher, decides that he wishes to become an outlaw. When another outlaw, Melon Kid, comes to his home, they flee together. Melon Kid, however, isn't too sure that Lemon Kid should be on this path. Also includes the short serial "Black Canyon" --- **Volume 70 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
(from mangaupdates): Tezuka himself is a main character in this volume, a mangaka who finds himself in a science fiction story about robots and transforming creatures. This is an adaptation of the tokusatsu series Thunder Mask. --- **Volume 270 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
*Reads from Left-to-Right* (from ebookjapan): Unicorns are legendary animals that bring happiness to those who have an honest heart. The unicorn child Unico, who lives with a young girl Psyche, is driven out of the mythical land by the trickery of Venus, the goddess of beauty. Wandering through time and space, Unico repeatedly encounters and parts with various people... A fancy fairy tale that will light a warm fire in your heart! --- **Volumes 285 and 286 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Takashi Shiki is a ronin student who has nothing going for him. One day, he sees fighter planes flying above the sky - as well as a man who died from a gunshot to the head on the ground. The next day, after tanks start to show up, a mysterious young woman named Yuki Kitano begins to accompany Shiki. Shiki also is given the task of watching over his wealthy neighbor's mansion for a hefty sum. But this fortunate turn of events for Shiki is too good to be true: before long, the truth of the matter becomes clear to him - *World War III is about to begin.* In addition to the title story, also includes: - **Mirai of the City of Nocturnal Light** (夜光都市のミライ, Yakou Toshi no Mirai): Adachi resides in a city far from the sun - so far from it, there is no night or day. One day, a surprise encounter leads him to meeting Mirai, a young lady who not only lives in a place even further below Adachi's, but wishes to obtain a flower in the city of light above. - **The Yellow Rabbit** (黄色い兎, Kiiroi Usagi): A glimpse into the life of a pathetic factory worker, and the various scandalous matters he catches wind of. *Note: In the original Sun Comics tankobon, the one-shot Black Bird of Death 4444 (黒死鳥44444, Kuroshitori 44444) was also included. This one-shot was the manga writing debut of Buronson after his brief time under Hiroshi Motomiya. It was included for its similar themes to Panic World, but is absent in the digital edition.*
High school girl Luna Amano waits for her missing sister and runs a flower shop alone. However, the flower shop is suddenly burned down by the landlord Gokudo. When tragedy is imminent, memories that do not exist in her mind come back.
A fairly close manga adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm, serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine. A tale of the rise and fall of a society farm animals form after they overthrow their owner. Animals toil and suffer on Manor Farm, owned by the cruel and careless Mr. Jones. One night, Old Major, an elder pig on the farm, has a fantastic dream one night, of which he informs all the other animals; one where animals overthrow the human race, and the fruits of their labor are made theirs to keep. Though he dies not long after, the animals are emboldened with his vivid visions of a potential future - and one day, through a fierce uprising, they take ownership of the farm from Mr. Jones. Manor Farm - now renamed Animal Farm - maintains itself under an ideology known as Animalism, built upon Old Major's dream and stances regarding humans. However, tension is high, and different parties have their own intentions about the fate of Animal Farm...
Noboru Takizawa is an ordinary high school student who has transferred into a new school. His chaotic transfer student life begins the moment he steps on a landmine in the schoolyard. From there, Takizawa often finds himself transferring into other schools, moving others with his hot-blooded passion, and fighting against injustice within the school's structure. This is the tale of a high school legend! --- **Links:** - [Shimamoto's Twitter](https://twitter.com/simakazu) - [OVA on ANN](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1148)
On his way home from school, the shy young boy Tecchin finds the body of a young girl lying in the street. He alerts the police, only to come back to find she has been replaced with a life-sized doll. Tecchin takes the doll home and repairs it. She comes to life and tells him that they are both Grand Dolls, alien beings bent on world domination.
(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**
**Bang** A shot goes off in the night. Scientist Ryohei Jagata is shot dead by an unknown assailant in his home. The assailant then steals a precious, and mysterious, stone hidden in Jagata's eye socket. He then makes his escape, but not before alerting Jagata's butler, Hanawa and Mimio. Mimio and Hanawa investigate what happened before running into the famous detective Shunsaku Ban, Mr. Mustachio. Mustachio overheard the gunshot as he was close by when it happened. After inquiring into why Jagata may have been targeted, Mimio brings Mustachio to the lab where he was born. Who is the assailant, what are his intentions, and what is the true nature of the mysterious stone? Tezuka's famous SF work, filled with Adventure, Mystery, and Tragedy! Part of the famous "World Trilogy" consisting of this work, "Nextworld", and "Metropolis". "Lost World" possesses 5 different versions. The most famous one, this version, is the fourth. The Private Edition, which is also on MangaDex, is the very first version. --- **Volume 130 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
This is a no-holds-barred story about an ex-biker gang leader turned cop, Kenji Date. Operating under the nickname Hyena, Date rubs pretty much everybody within the police force the wrong way as he goes about his business ridding the city of all its scum. Bad Police also contains two separate short stories at the end of the volume: **Bomber** The Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping, had promised to rid Hong Kong of its criminal organizations. One of the places they migrated to was Japan. Kamon Shou is a delinquent who just got released from Youth Detention after spending two years there and is about to feel first-hand the effect the Hong Kong mob has on Japan. **Artemis** Ginko is a detective working for the famed Holmes Detective Agency, an agency that takes on the most dangerous of jobs: ones that even the police wouldn't even think about doing. She gets hired by Ms. Nancy to retrieve her seven year-old son, Tom. Tom was taken away by her father-in-law's mafia organization in hopes of cultivating Tom to become the next leader.
A tale of love in all forms: pure like a child's, twisted like that of a scorned lonely woman, and multi-faceted in between. Kurt, the prince of a faraway kingdom, leaves home to find a way to heal his petrified goddess-mother. Battling numerous monsters, overcoming challenges set forth by Medusa's apostles, and helping other people all seem so heavy for a ten-year-old boy. But never fear, he's not alone. His youngest aunt, a goddess from heaven, his girlfriend collected along the way, his-not-quite-adversary, not-quite-friend, mysterious dark apostle and various others are with him. All are drawn in by his charisma, his will, and his purity. Let's join Kurt, to travel to far, far away lands, to meet interesting people, monsters, gods, and goddesses…and then to kick their asses. Note: Volume count based on the bunkoban.
On the 15th of October 1990, World War III breaks out. It only lasts for 40 minutes, but industrial establishments were nearly wiped out by the 1000 megatons of nuclear weapons used in the war. The Earth was then cloaked by in a nuclear winter which lasted for 6 months, and all the grain plants died. Each government fell into anarchy and transport and communication networks could not be restored easily. Soon, declarations of state establishment from the citizens in various areas came one after another, and America was split into 6 parts, adding other unapproved small states, it was divided into more than 20 countries. The story is set in 2021, 31 years after World War III. Filicia Epstein, a bionics genius, came to Sabano and Sergent Mutou was ordered to protect her. Searching for her only brother, Lyon, Filicia encountered with 1019, a cybernoid, who directed them to the phantom city, OZ, which is a shelter created by Lyon. As the story unfolds, they gradually realised what 'OZ' actually was… Very loosely based on some parts of *The Wizard of Oz*. Two OVAs were made. --- - **Won the 24th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1993**
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**