This story takes place during December 0079 U.C. where two brothers are forced to traverse the North American territory as the rear guard of the retreating Principality of Zeon forces, using MSM-04 Acguy amphibious mobile suits, after the Principality fails to capture the Earth Federation's headquarters at Jaburo. However it doesn't take long before these two brothers are the only ones left alive and are faced with the prospect of travelling over two thousand miles, without supplies and backup.

The One Year War is entering its final stages and the Federation is finally catching up to The Principality of Zeon with Mobile Suit production. The only problem is that Federation pilots are inexperienced. To help solve this problem, the Federation drafted instructor corps to train pilots. These corps have only the cream of the crop as the members. And here is where the Canadian country ace, Yuji Alkana, takes the stage, as he is enveloped in a conspiracy weaved in the Federation ranks.

In the year UC 0079, during the One Year War of the first Gundam series and eight years before the story in Zeta Gundam, a boy named Van Asiliaino and his friends attempt to flee the war, and their fates change when they meet a certain soldier.

Jamitov Hymem and Bask Om arrive at the Newtype Research Institute Headquarters located in Indiana of North America. They have come to observe the condition of the newly modified Cyber​​-Newtype, Subject GH-8N-281 known as Rosamia Badam, a girl who was orphaned by the colony drop on Australia during the opening days of the One Year War.

Universal Century 0081. Directly after the One Year War, the Red Comet - Colonel Char Aznable - and the remaining Zeon forces head toward Axis after Zeon's defeat at the battle of A Baoa Qu. It is there where he has his fated meeting with a then 14-year old Haman Karn. In combination with dealing with the loss of his love Lalah Sune and his revenge against the Zabis', he must also deal with the advances of Haman Karn, Char must find his destiny in Axis and deal with a Colonel Enzo, who is bent on restarting the war with the Earth Federation. Notes: - The story fills in the gap between the original Mobile Suit Gundam serving as a prequel to Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 and finally Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

The year is Universal Century 0092. After the death of Vice Commander Haman Karn, Zeon control was thrown into chaos. Supplies, ammunition and weaponry to the forces remaining on Earth were cut off and they were forced into difficult battles on all fronts. Zeon Forces from around the world have decided to withdraw. This is the story of their heroic battle to retreat. **Notes**: - The story depicted is actually part of "Kondoverse" Gundam titles spawned from 1984's [*Record of MS Wars*](https://mangadex.org/title/33899) which later was finalized within [*MSG 0079*](https://mangadex.org/title/33817), Kondou's manga adaptation of the original anime series.

A series of short stories that take place between Universal Century 0079 to 0093. The stories jump around to different characters and side stories that take place from the original Gundam and up through Char's Counterattack.

China 2A.D.: the corrupted Han Dynasty has thrown the entire country into chaos. Peasants revolt against the government. Into such an age, the ruthless and infamous hero, Cao Cao Mengde is born. Destroying old customs and values, he tries to unite China, with a band of promising and intellectual followers, handpicked for their individual talents and potential. Generally thought a villain, Cao Cao Mengde is portrayed as a hero in this story, which focuses on what kind of person he actually was. There are two other protagonists: Liu Bei Xuande and Sun Quan Zhongmou. Liu is a man of high morals and infinite potential. His servant, Zhuge Kongming is a mysterious man, who helps Liu to become a king who is loved by millions. Sun is the third descendant of the Sun family. A young and immature king also comes into the picture, creating more chaos. This is a Tale of the Three Kingdoms ("Sanguozhi") in which these three men rage war throughout China. Note: Republished under Gokuatsu - "Beyond the Heavens" after the anime started airing. Every three volumes are combined into a single volume.

More horror stories from master Junji Ito. **The Soichi Front:** For 10 years, a woman named Michina Hirose has been looking for any shred of evidence that could lead her to the missing Tsujii family. While in a certain town, she sees children acting strangely, spitting nails at others, and trying to curse people, just like the youngest Tsujii son—Souichi—used to do. Learning that the children only started behaving that way after visiting a local haunted house, she decides to investigate further, but ends up with far more than she bargained for. **Soichi's Beloved Pet:** A stray cat decides to follow Sayuri Tsujii home one day, and everyone in the house gets attached to her, deciding to name her Collon. But after Collon has a run-in with Sayuri's youngest brother—the gloomy, curse-happy Souichi—she begins to act strangely. Is this the result of a curse, or something else? **In The Valley of Mirrors:** There is bitter enmity between two villages, facing each other across a river. But instead of erecting walls and battlements, they both decided to put up mirrors. What could this mean? And where did all the people disappear to, all those years ago? **Anything but a Ghost:** While driving on a mountain road one night, Shigeru finds a girl covered in blood. **Library of Illusions:** Koko lives with her husband Goro in a giant mansion full of books. The books are a family heirloom, and heâ??s fiercely protective of them, so it would really suck if something were to happen to them... **Songs in the Dark:** There are songs that stick with us long after we've heard them; the song Tamayo hears while passing a street musician is one of those. However, even with a doctor's visit and medication, the song won't leave her. Seeking resolution, she tracks down the musician, Yu Kanade, and discovers that this "brain noise" is contagious, with Yu's entire audience falling prey to it. But why is Yu's song stuck in everyone's head? **Splatter Film:** Ogi got lost while traveling in South America, but was saved by a kind tribe of people who sent him home with a pot of delicious nectar from a plant their religion is focused around. At home, he offers some to his friend Sugio, but warns him that he must not be noticed while eating it. Sugio loves the nectar, and finds that regular food just can't compare, so he and some of Ogi's other friends sneak in to eat it. However, they are met with a grisly sight, which is only just the beginning of the strange events that will befall them.

Omorai-Kun is a beggar boy. He goes to elementary school in spite of being a beggar. His outrageous filthiness causes many problems to people around him despite him bearing no ill intent. Together with his family, Okomo-chan and old man Koji, Omorai-Kun lives a filthy and resolute life.

A collection of oneshots. Hatshepsut - Beginning in 1511 B.C. Egypt, where two sisters – the clever Menou and the beautiful but spacey Seshen – are taken in by the family of the pharaoh for their ability to heal wounds. There, they meet Hatshepsut, the beautiful androgynous daughter of the pharaoh and future queen, who is said to be more suited to rule than her husband. She and Seshen quickly take a liking to each other, much to Menou's displeasure. Hatshepsut II - A look into Hatshepsut's childhood, as she grew from a simple tomboy to a girl determined to become pharaoh. Other oneshots: Chimaera, Wadatsumi no Irokonomiya, Sphinx

Another short story collection from Jirô Matsumoto. Contains 5 stories: 1. A Revolutionist in the Afternoon 2. A Revolutionist in the Afternoon 2 (not a sequel to the first one) 3. Desert Witch: A wounded man is being chased, but then he stumbles on cursed grounds 4. Takeyama's Life: A vampire, who is not really into the whole gothic vampire thing. 5. The Footmen Flee: Two men are in the battlefield, and all they want to do now is go home (without being killed by the opposing side)

The story centers around Becchin, a high school girl who lives in a battle tank on a riverbed in Tokyo's Suginami ward, and her friend Mandara. Together, the two exterminate the zombies of dead Suginami citizens.

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)

Voices in the Dark is a collection of horror shorts from Junji Ito, published in 2003. The stories themselves were previously published in bimonthly serials in magazines from Asahi Sonorama.

A collection of short stories by the author of Ushio and Tora. 1. **The Puppet Princess** (Karakuri no Kimi), 1994 Princess Rangiku lost her entire family to Lord Karimata, who invaded her home seeking her father's life work, puppets with unique capabilities. As her duty, Rangiku sets out with three of her father's greatest puppet warriors to seek revenge. She can manipulate these to battle the strongest of warriors, however manipulating the puppets leaves her own self vulnerable to direct attacks, so she seeks a ninja warrior named Manajiri to aid and protect her in her quest. (Source: ANN) 2. **Song of the Open Palm** (Tenohira no Uta), 1994 A legendary practitioner of the Xing Yi Quan style is jailed for the murder of another martial artist. From his cell, he tells his jailer of the incidents leading up to the fight, and hears disturbing news about the successor to the other man's doujo. 3. **Strange Ferry Tale** (Renrakusen Kitan), 1988 A teenage runaway meets a pair of siblings on a ferry. The brother carries an old sword and claims to be haunted by a demon that has cursed their clan for hundreds of years. 4. **To the Merry-Go-Round!** (Merry-Go-Round e!), 1988 A teenage karateka meets a little girl who asks him to take her to a merry-go-round. Her older brother and the police are in hot pursuit, but for some reason she insists on seeing it today. 5-6. **Shall We Go Out Walking by Night?** (Yoru ni Sanpo shinai ka ne), 1993 A detective with a mysterious past is called in to investigate a series of strange murders. When he visits the scene of the crime by night, he meets a young woman out walking alone, hoping to cure her fear of the darkness by "confronting the night." --- **Links:** - [Author's Twitter](https://twitter.com/ufujitakazuhiro?lang=ja)

Kyouichi Miyasako is the star employee at his company. Why does he work so hard? He doesn’t know either. What he does know is that he sorely misses his girlfriend… the one he broke up with in college because he couldn’t put up with her hobbies any further. One day, an ominous black sphere mysteriously appears in the skies and shoots a laser beam in his direction. He doesn’t get hit, of course, but when the smoke clears, guess who he sees?

(from ebookjapan): One day, a transfer student named Asuka Daimon arrived in Aika Kamishiro's class. At first glance, he looks handsome, but when he introduces himself, the class is stunned when he suddenly says he is from the future. Nagagabe, a male student in the class, even says to Asuka, "What's with that setup?"...

Suddenly a high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world and no sign of the one who summoned him things become worse when he is attacked. But when he is saved by a mysterious silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru co-operates with the girl to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone. Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices the ability he gained "Returns by Death" a helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. And beyond the despair can he save the girl from the fate of death! --- [Original Web Novel](http://ncode.syosetu.com/n2267be) (Raw)

The Music of Marie is a fantasy epic of truly magnificent scale with gorgeous illustrations. In just two volumes, the author manages to create an incredibly rich and fascinating world that is full of wonders and enchanting beauties—a world in which men are watched over by the mechanical goddess, Marie, who, at times, appears in the sky. Her music brings hapiness and harmony to those who hear it. The main story centers around Kai, a young man who develops a deep affection for Marie and his quest for enlightenment.

The story focuses on the 16-year-old protagonist, Akira Kurusu, who got transferred to Shujin High School in Tokyo after he was sued by a man with political connection for a non-existent violence when Akira saved a woman from being molested by the man, leading to his probation. Arriving in Tokyo, he finds a mysterious app got installed into his phone that enables him to enter another world formed from corrupt hearts of adults where he awakens his power called Persona. During his times there, he is joined by two fellow students Ryuuji Sakamoto and Ann Takamaki, and a shape-shifting cat-like creature known as Morgana. Feeling suppressed by their environment, the four form a group known as the "Phantom Thieves of Heart" to steal corrupt hearts of adults and reform society.

A graveyard in contemporary Israel has an unlikely visitor. The elderly gentleman from Japan, a former news correspondent, lays a bouquet of flowers at the tomb of one Adolf Kamil. For he remembers the tale of three Adolfs: Kamil, a Jew who grew up in Kobe, Japan, the son of a baker; Kaufmann, only child of a German consul stationed at that port city and his Japanese wife; and the Fuhrer with whom the Far Eastern nation made common cause. --- - **Won the 10th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 1986, shared with Makoto Kobayashi's What's Michael?** --- **Volumes 372-376 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

All souls of those murdered arrive at the Gate of Grudges. Izuko, keeper of the Gate of Grudges, presents each soul with three choices: pass through the Gate of Grudges to heaven and be reborn, refuse to admit death and remain as a ghost on earth, or haunt and kill one person and then proceed to hell and eternal suffering. What does each soul choose and why?

Heureka is a manga set in antiquity, during the Second Punic War between the small city state of Syracuse and the Roman Empire. The comic is based around the life and times of the famous mathematician Archimedes. Archimedes was not only a gifted mathematician but also an engineer of repute. During the conflict with the Romans, Archimedes was supposedly responsible for creating a number of war machines that devastated the Roman legions before they eventually got the upper hand. The exact nature and use of these devices is controversial, and exists more in the realm of legend than actual historical fact.