In ancient times, a peaceful island was disturbed by the landing of foreigners from a more advanced civilization. The two groups seemed to coexist peacefully, and gave the chance for the young sculptor Palos and the beautiful Rota to meet and establish a tender relationship. But the ambitions of the court soothsayer and the arrival of a mysterious comet will turn the situation upside down.

(from ebookjapan): An old apartment building is on fire and an old man is about to jump into it. Shiro, who happens to be passing by, rushes to hold the old man back, but he is unable to overcome the old man's power and is dragged into the burning apartment together with him. In the apartment, Shiro sees a beautiful picture of a battleship. Following the old man's instructions, Shiro and the old man hastily capture the burning picture on their cameras and escape in the nick of time. That night, the old man, who is supposed to be mortally wounded, comes to Shiro's house. He says that he really wants to see the battleship "Mahoroba," which Shiro had captured with his camera earlier, before he dies. What in the world is the "Mahoroba"?

(from ebookjapan): **"If you can't stand your sadness, just look up to the sky and call me. I'll be watching you from this train, that is running through the Galaxy. Since I've started this never-ending journey, I've never forgotten you. I'm always beside you, so please don't cry."** A boy, Tetsuro Hoshino, and his mother dream of getting a machine body that can live for 1000 years. However, his mother is killed by Count Mecha's human hunters. Tetsuro escapes and collapses in a snowstorm, but is rescued by a mysterious beautiful woman named Maetel. She offers him a pass on the "Galaxy Express 999" train to Andromeda, to a planet where he can obtain a mechanical body for free, if he accompanies her... This masterpiece was adapted into an anime and became a huge hit. Through the boy Tetsuro and the mysterious woman Maetel, who travel from the Milky Way to Andromeda on the Galaxy Express 999 in order to obtain a mechanical body, this full-length drama explains what "life" means to human beings. **Note: Volume count based on the bunkoban. 1st part "Andromeda" concludes on vol 12 chapter 91. 2nd part "Eternal" concludes on chapter 138+**[138 is last collected in the Bunkoban version but there are 7 more chapters only collected in the Eternal collectors edition vol 4] --- - **Won the Shougakukan Manga Award in 1977 for Shonen**

(from ebookjapan): Mirage is an old-fashioned bar on a street corner. Men who are lost in life go to the Mirage, transcending time and space, and become captivated by the beautiful proprietress Maya. What do the defeated men usually ask her? A bewitching and sad story about men from Leiji Matsumoto.

A linden tree stands in a vast field, and there lies a hive honeybees call home. Honey the honeybee, one of the bees of this hive, leaves home to gather nectar. His journey will lead him to encountering insects of all sorts - even ones that threaten the safety of his hive. This was Leiji Matsumoto's debut work, when he was only 16 years old (under the name Akira Matsumoto). --- - **Winner of the 1st Manga Shonen Newcomer King Award in February 1954**

On Feb 9th, 1989, legendary manga author Osamu Tezuka died after a prolonged hospital stay due to Stomach Cancer. Months later, Asahi Journal ran a Special issue as homage to Tezuka's legacy. In this issue, a bunch of his contemporaries, as well as some of his own assistants, drew up tribute pages to mourn their fallen colleague. This listing is for the translated tribute pages.

Utamaro Kogawa is a travelling salesman, always accompanied by his younger sister Hotaru, his only beacon of light and hope. Going from place to place, he fulfills the needs of his clients for a price. What sorts of 'needs' does this salesman fulfill? In a world ruled by the depravity of men, one can only assume nothing but the worst. With every request fulfilled, a glimpse is given into the dysfunctions between men and women.

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.*

A new discovered 10th planet, called Lametal, will collide with earth on 9th September 1999. While the impact won't affect the giant ice planet critically, earth will be destroyed. Yayoi, daughter of Lametal's queen and entrusted with the mission to abduct a large number of humans for slavery, befriends the orphaned boy Hajime and starts to question the intentions of her mother. Together with her human family and friends, she takes up the fight against Lametal and searches for a way to avoid earth's destruction.

Publisher Hayakawa is celebrating its 70th anniversary with two manga anthology reprints. One collection is dedicated to mystery works while the other compiles SF stories printed over the publisher's long career. - **The Ripe Star** (Ureta Hoshi) by Osamu Tezuka, February 1972 in SF Magazine - **Dual Isolation Cell Satellite** (Eisei 2-ren Dokubou) by Leiji Matsumoto, February 1972 in SF Magazine - **7P (2)** – H.G. Wells by Shotaro Ishinomori, October 1969 in SF Magazine - **Captain Past** by Go Nagai, November 1970 in SF Magazine - **Ragini** by Moto Hagio, February 1980 in SF Magazine - **Dorothy** by Keiko Fukuyama, August 1984 in SF Magazine - **Aquatic People** (Mizubito) by Hideo Azuma - **THE GHOST OF SF KID** (SF Kozou no Yuurei) by Tori Miki - Heikou Wars by Eiji Yokoyama - Ojii-chan no Shosai/Uchuu by Tetsuya Imai - Megane wo Kai ni by Yu Tsunamino - Futokou by Tsubana - **Mister Donut** by Daisuke Nishijima(Original concept: Yusaku Kitano), June 2002 in SF Magazine - Mahou Shoujo Time-chan Sono 1 Onee-chan wa Kaidan wo Ochiru Yume wo Miru no ka by Akihito Yoshitomi - To, Aru Hi no Boku no Himo by Natsujikei Miyazaki - **Sister of My Dreams** (Ore no Yume no Imouto) by COCO

A sci-fi retelling of Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen", starring Captain Harlock. The series was first serialized from 1990 to 1991 in Chuukosha Fan, a used car magazine (!). A sequel was published for free directly on Shinchousha's webpage from 1997 to 2000, making it probably the first online manga.

A collection of one-shots revolving around themes such as the passing of time, loneliness, human nature and the impact of man on the planet. Published in Play Comic between January 1975 - December 1976 and collected into a tankōbon by Akita Shoten in 1985.

Chapter 5 - "Firefly Inn of Horror": Hapless Meiji-era man stumbles into a Western-style mansion. Does hilarity or hotness ensue? Mayhaps BOTH?

A story about a ronin student named Oyama, living in a small apartment, trying to survive. This series made Matsumoto famous. (from ebookjapan): Shota Oyama, aka "Oidon," a Kyushu boy, lives in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. He has a pile of underpants in his closet, and a strange mushroom called sarmatake grows in the closet. However, even these mushrooms are valuable food in his extremely poor life. He works part-time at a factory during the day and attends a night high school, but his failures lead to his being fired, dropping out of school, and heartbreak. Then Reiko Nishio comes to live across the hall from him. Oidon is attracted to her, but she is not the only one...

**"There are men who, on coming to places that women find unlivable, are all the more determined to find there a reason for living. These men epitomize grandeur."** (from ebookjapan): An action manga set in the wild west featuring Tochiro, a small, short-sighted Japanese man who is a master of the sword, written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, the master of SF manga and well-known for "Space Battleship Yamato" and other works! To avenge the murder of his family and search for his surviving friends, Tochiro and Harlock, a master marksman, are on a journey in a western town when they meet a mysterious beauty, Sinunora, and...?

"I fight only for what I believe in…for no one's sake…only for what's deep in my heart. I sail amongst the stars…people call me: Captain Harlock." Truer words never spoken. Now! Embark upon an adventure into the infinite sea with the last brave souls of humanity aboard the Arcadia! (from ebook japan): The year is 2977 AD. The earth, which has lost its oceans, is devouring its prosperity by a people who have lost their spirit, who laugh at the men who fly off into uncharted space, and who do not deal properly with the dangers that lie ahead of them. When the flag of a skull flutters before the eyes of Tadashi Daiba, a boy who is disillusioned with Earth, his destiny is set in motion.... Harlock, a man of the universe who entrusts his destiny to the Arcadia, the greatest ship in the universe, and is unbound by anything. What does Tadashi Daiba think of his way of life...? What was serialized in Play Comic was Part 1 of the manga. Part 2 has not been serialized since due to issues with the Play Comic Editorial Dept. Leaving Harlock unfinished. [Official English](http://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/series/captain-harlock-the-classic-collection/)

Mi-Kun is based on Leiji Matsumoto's cats and a recurring character in many of his works. This collection contains stories from two periods of Matsumoto's career, the latter half being an early example of his work as a shojo artist. Only three dollars on Kindle so you can break your heart for less than the price of a cup of coffee. <https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00PIWRVP2/>