The year 2024 AD—Keio 160, Edo. Japan, still under Tokugawa rule and closed off from the world, was dominated by twelve families possessing extraordinary powers— The only means to change the world was the “Gudoku”—a battle to the death among representatives of the twelve houses. Ham, a young man living in this oppressed society, becomes entangled in the “Gudoku” after meeting a certain girl...!? The battle royale among the gifted begins, as they vie for supremacy over the next Japan!!

A tale of human emotion set in the Edo period, centered around Yukinari, an executioner, and the people around him. In this era, most criminals faced execution. One day, Saichiro, the son of a town doctor, witnesses Yukinari executing a criminal. Later, Saichiro sees Yukinari ignoring the pleas of the criminal's family. Yukinari, who seems to regard people as mere objects, responds to Saichiro's inquiry about why he won't listen to the family by saying, "I merely execute the sentence." Saichiro was dissatisfied with the answer, but then something happened... (Source: Natalie, translated)

Ataru Moroboshi is the unluckiest man alive... and the most lecherous. In a race deciding whether alien oni will take over the Earth, he ends up representing Earth. His opponent? Lum, an oni girl! Despite the weight of the world on his shoulders, Ataru's stupidity (and lechery) get the better of him, and before he knows it, he and Lum are now married! On top of that, Ataru's unluckiness attracts all sorts of hijinks, chaos, and mayhem. Petty rivalries, exorcisms, period dramas, swim meets... Will it ever end? --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen/Shojo in 1981** - **Won the 18th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1987**

One fateful day, a girl time slipped into the Sengoku Era. It was an abrupt enough event to be dubbed god's whim, done to sate hellish boredom. The girl has no power to change the world. She was a very ordinary, common, and plain girl that can be found anywhere. And that girl can do no more than a single thing... Survive the Sengoku Era – that's all. ___ **Character Designer:** [Hirasawa Geco](https://mangadex.org/author/0a9ec8b8-a3f9-423b-a4e9-2ecb118c27a4) **Additional Links:** - Official English: [emaqi](https://emaqi.com/manga/sengoku-komachi-kurotan) - Official Raw Web Novel: [Shousetsuka ni Narou](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8406bm/)

A barbarian from the South washes up on the shore of a rural, seaside village... Found and taken care of by a long-grieving father, how will their unique relationship develop? A Taiyō Matsumoto manga set in the Muromachi period, with aid and planning from French comic book artist Cyril Pedrosa.

The young Shingen, Harunobu, was shunned by his father, Nobutora, for advising him to take over the reigns of his family. Harunobu, carried along by his vassals who have antipathy toward the unprincipled Nobutora, rebels against him, but...

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)

Alien Lifeforms took refuge on Earth to start their lives anew, however these beings don’t seek cohabitation, they want to phase humanity out; Clans of Aliens prey on human flesh and spiritual energy and can implant their essence on human females to bear their children. Benimaru is one of these offsprings, however his mother was a Medium, she could manipulate Benimaru’s spirit while he was inside her, she managed to give him a human heart, and for this she was brutaly killed and devoured by Benimaru’s “father”. From there on Benimaru swore to exterminate these Clans, half-human and half-alien, one man wages war against an entire race!

The fourth year of the Meiji Era. Yukinosuke, the son of a family of the privileged aristocratic class, goes about his life covering up a worry he has, being “I have not once had an erection”. In the midst of such troubled days, he meets Sayo, the head of a family of executioners spanning back into the Edo period. After witnessing a beheading performed by her, something pitch black starts to well up inside Yukinosuke!! Sprouting from lust begins a noble romance of blood and nature!!

When he woke up, Souma Tetsujirou, a samurai from Kamakura who had survived the Mongolian invasion, found himself in an unfamiliar place. He was told by Hrist, the girl who brought him there, that they were in Valhalla, a place where the souls of dead warriors congregate. In order for him to be revived, Tetsujirou now has no choice but to fight against the "dead warriors" from different eras in this mythical place of carnage that he's been thrown into. This is the start of a samurai drama where one has to fight and strike down their enemies, even if it kills them!!

There is one lone wolf who lives deep in the forest. There is one young man who just wants to keep on living. What connects them? Why does the wolf look so sad? And why does the heart of the man beat so fast? A forbidden love story between a noble beast and young samurai starts here.

Long, long ago, a woman who had coupled with a strange beast gave birth to a Saishi, a half-human half-beast creature, whose body was filled with venom. These brutal creatures were used in battle during times of unrest, but during times of peace, they were shunned and hated. Indeed, they were cursed. A Ronin samurai called Gen Tsukinosuke is one of the few surviving Saishis and the owner of a magnificent sword, the "Fangs of God." He travels in search of his estranged sister and sleeps with women who yearn for death, killing them with his deadly poison. The story takes place in the war-torn days at the end of the Edo period. With a destiny to be a Kaishi, Tsukinosuke is also being swallowed up by the harsh flow of history.

In order to obtain the "ending" that will make all their wishes come true, the songwriters decide to fight with the power of their music. What awaits them is either hope or――。

“Painting is all I have left.” Sokei Utsumi is a painter who continues to paint ghost paintings that do not sell. In order to protect the children he lives with, he becomes involved in the crime of counterfeiting. An art x crime story set in Tokyo in the early Showa period!

Having graduated from the prestigious Witchcraft Institute at the top of his class, no job is out of reach for William Glenford. Fame, fortune, prestige are at his feet, but William dreams of only one thing: adventures. Finding companions in a run-of-the-mill guild with an up-and-coming party of girls including a cleric, a martial artist and a beastman catgirl, and being ranked the lowest at the entry level, they immediately begin noticing that he's **grossly** overqualified for his role and rank… and that this mage may not be a mere “mage”, but a full-fledged, national-level wizard. Will William adjust to his party, or will the girls ever hope to catch up to him? Will the girls accept him regardless of his overwhelming superiority, or will he always be the big fish in the small pond? **Hiatus:** [Artist hand injury.](https://x.com/arimasayaka_/status/1927624676320366693) Last updated with Chapter 58 in October 2024. ___ **Character Designer:** [Kakao Rantan](https://mangadex.org/author/2afe606d-738a-447b-9109-cb07e115964f)

"All things are born, and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire, called the Phoenix, is the eternal spirit of life, death, and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes. Phoenix comprises of 12 connected but non-chronological stories published between 1966 and 1988. Volume 12 from Viz contains an earlier version, which was published in Shojo Club 1956-1957. First version of [Hi no tori](https://mangadex.org/title/fb4ad02c-f4d6-49d9-b8f0-7b705d490026/hi-no-tori) from 1954-1955 has not been collected in the regular editions. --- - **Incomplete due to Tezuka's passing** --- **Volumes 200-212, 362-365 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

On the surface, Nick seems to be just like any other ordinary guy living in Mameruka, but in reality he is anything but! He is able to transform into the yo-yo wielding superhero Captain Rainbow, but as trends changed and newer heroes appeared, he was forgotten about. In a bid to regain his popularity, Nick travels to Mimin Island, a place where wishes are said to come true. While there, he meets a variety of lesser-known Nintendo characters, each with their own hopes and dreams that Nick must now help them achieve! Amazing Captain Rainbow was a doujinshi created by Rui Nakagawa, and was based on the Japan exclusive Wii game "Captain Rainbow" developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo. Amazing Captain Rainbow went on indefinite hiatus midway through the second volume.

The highest authorities in the universe, Konjiyu and Meiku, assemble humanity's mightiest to fight in a tournament that will decide a millenia-old conflict.

Seinen (and one Josei) One-shot compilation focusing on insincerity, revenge, and the two-faced nature of men. Includes the following: - **The Record of Peter Kürten** (ペーター・キュルテンの記録, Peter Kürten no Kiroku, ALT. ENG. - The Tale of Peter Kürten) - Manga biography on the infamous serial killer also known by the moniker *"The Vampire of Düsseldorf"*. Peter Kürten, a former prisoner-of-war, forms an idealistic couple with his wife and is a devoted unionist at meetings. In actuality he is a sexually perverted serial killer nicknamed the Vampire of Düsseldorf who taunts the police with escalating murders. After one of the murders, the police force a fake confession from another man, causing Peter to angrily reveal the truth to his wife, who gives him up to the police. At trial it is revealed that Peter is actually a criminal with a history of incest, bestiality, arson, and murder. When his lawyer tries to defend him by claiming madness, Peter angrily exclaims that his actions are revenge against the bourgeois. Peter is executed by guillotine. (Tezuka based the story on the work of Shunsuke Tsurumi) - **Sensual Nights** (もの憂げな夜, Monouge na Yoru) - A wealthy Japanese playboy visits Vietnam to seduce a woman who has supposedly stopped aging while waiting for her sweetheart who was taken away by soldiers. As he is in the middle of preparing to have sex with her, his contact tells him that the woman's man was taken away by the Japanese army during the Pacific War, causing a deep hatred of Japanese people in her. He panics, but recovers when the woman reacts by offering him her body. When she fights back against his attempts at intimacy, he tells her that her lover is likely dead and forces himself on her. The man then sees a sight of a wrinkled old woman that startles him so much he jumps out of the window. The woman he had seduced was actually the daughter of the unaging woman and her sweetheart, and his contact was her fiancé. - **Lord Iechika Mogami** (最上殿始末, Mogami-dono Shimatsu) - Piipii, a meager farmer, dreams of being a samurai so he can support his wife and their four children. One day he is employed by a lord to be his double, and Piipii's family is secretly killed. Piipii trains to be a lord, grooming and dressing himself to be the spitting image of the lord. As a test, the lord tells him to give the order to open the castle gates. Piipii rides back to visit his family, only to learn about their deaths. On the lord's wedding day, his double is supposed to replace him during the wedding ceremony to protect him from any attempts on his life. During the switch, Piipii murders the lord and consummates the marriage with the lady Sasa instead. When she learns of his identity, the lady has an affair with a syphilitic beggar, and kills herself. The disease spreads to Piipii and Sasa gets her revenge. - **The Lady of the Rhine** (ラインの館にて, Rhine no Yakata nite) - A Japanese woman accompanies her husband on a business trip to Düsseldorf. She catches him having an affair, and when she confronts him, he leaves her. As she desperately searches for him in the streets, the woman is hit by a car and is hospitalized for a month. When she recovers, she visits her benefactor Lady Rathwood, the owner of a castle they had visited earlier. As she lives with Lady Rathwood, the woman learns of her hatred for men and her hatred for her husband is kindled. One day she discovers that the car she was hit with belongs to Lady Rathwood and she witnesses Lady Rathwood taking off the disguise of the woman who seduced her husband. Lady Rathwood calls her husband to the castle and gives the woman a knife, telling her to take her revenge. The woman refuses and goes back to her husband. - **Fire Mountain** (火の山, Hi no Yama, ALT. ENG. - The Thief Akikazu Inoue) - Time is during the Second World War. The ruffian Akikazu Inoue (whose first name could also be read as Showa) went to the Sobetsu village in Hokkaido, became an assistant of Mr. Masao Mimatsu, an observer of Showa Shinzan, which rapidly generated. The description that Mikami lived for the observation and protection of Showa Shinzan was based on a true story. --- **Volume 265 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Collection of self-contained chapters focusing on the pitiable salaryman, Fusuke. **Contents:** - **[Pex Banzai](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/atpn27j/pekkusu-banzai)** (ペックスばんざい, Pekkusu Banzai, ALT. ENG - Pecks Banzai) - **Women Howling at the Moon** - **Kurushimasu Eve/Christmas Eve** - **No Deposit!** - **The Moron Corporation** - **The Idiot's Guide to: Sex Fortune-Telling** - **A Beggarly Nobleman** - **Men and Their Toys** - **Weird Tastes** - **Fusuke: A History Of** - **Foxes** --- **Volume 83 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Mao's father returns home after disappearing for three years with a terrible secret...he has found the ancient Buddhist relic, the Arm of Kannon...but this cherished artifact contains a curse that oculd spell the end of humanity as we know it.

Izu Takashi was just playing the online game -Argate Online- like usual, but he suddenly noticed something strange, his level is now…! Also he can't log out, and the reduced pain function does not work… ---

Shima Sakon was a brave and honorable samurai, and grandfather of Yagyu Yoshikane (Yagyu Renyasai). He was a capable subordinate of Ishida Mitsunari, and fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the battle of Sekigahara. Some history books tell us Sakon had died in that battle. Others say he survived and escaped to Kyoto with the Yagyu family. And others…?

The year is Showa 74 (1999 A.D.) and the world has been through much turmoil. The streets are littered with destitute buildings, crime, and also Sex☆Machines… mechanical humans that can be used as motorcycles when charged with sexual energy. These Sex☆Machines have been in use since the olden days, however, when criminals began riding them, the police had to adapt, and began to use them as well. One of these officers is Suzuka Yoshimura, a rookie cop who doesn't play by the rules aided by the help of her Sex☆Machine "Ace". She recently heard of an exhibition that will show off a so-called "Legendary Sex☆Machine". What type of Sex☆Machine is it, and what is its goal?