May 2003. An icy planet from distant space crashes into Venus, changing its qualities completely. These qualities prove to present some habitability for humans, enticing men to eventually colonize it for themselves... 80 years later, Venus is home to many people who call it home. However, an ever-present tension between the two major continents, Aphrodia and Ishtar, points to an ominous fate for Venus. Hiroki Senoo is a rather rebellious member of a motorsport popular within Aphrodia's capital. One day, members of Aphrodia's military approach Hiroki, and, impressed by his skills, invite him to join. Thus, Hiroki finds himself enveloped in Venus's political landscape... Note: Chapter count resets with Volume 3 to correspond with the second part.

In the far off the future, man has lived for his own selfish, personal gain. Ignoring the demands of God, mankind is brutally punished from the skies during an event known as "The Calamity". With half of humanity eradicated, clans of males and females soon rise and become separatist. The male led kingdom of Zod fight tirelessly against the kingdom of Halwatat - a misandrist matriarchy where men are deemed both inferior and bringers of every form of destruction. Maraya, a warrior princess and soon to be "Queen Mother" of Halwatat, is banished from her kingdom due to the machinations of her rival Deborah after a misunderstanding. Will Maraya be received back into her kingdom? Or will she find out the true meaning behind "The Calamity"?

1199 - 10 years after the death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune at Hiraizumi. Japan is now under the shogun Minamoto no Yoriie, son of Yoritomo, who had schemed against Yoshitsune. Yoriie hears of followers of Yoshitsune still lurk about, and is more than willing to get rid of those thorns in his side. However, they are more pertinent than he could imagine...for Yoshitsune's orphaned son, Hoshiwakamaru, has survived, and is planning to avenge his father with fellow pirates and conspiring officials! A tale of alternate history set at the dawn of the Kamakura period, with some fantastical elements mixed in.

Book with manga & illustrations from Japanese and international artists for the FIFA World Cup 2002. Content: 1. Otomo Katsuhiro - Cover Illustration 2. Inoue Takehiko - *I love this game* 3. Kamijo Atsushi - *Kaerenai ko hito* (Those Who Will Never Return) About a girl name Tchie as she reminsces the time she had with her two best friends. 4. Matsumoto Taiyou - *Mie ken no shounen* 5. «Mizugame 3» - *Lust for Life* Tajima Sho-u (Gorilla Kick), Obata Takeshi (Morning Kong) and Asada Hiroyuki (Utan Chop) About a tale of a football shoes as it is used/travelled from one user to the next. 6. Illust Gallery Araki Hirohiko Yazawa Ai Yamada Yoshihiro Nishimura Shinobu Okano Reiko 7. Kusumoto Maki - *Netsu* 8. Yoshino Sakumi - *GOAL!!* 9. François Boucq - *Sekai wa mawaru* 10. Yasuhiko Yoshikazu - Bateren: <Journey to Western Europe - Prologue> (南蛮西遊記序章, Bateren: Nanban Saiyuuki Josho). This one-shot is the prelude to an tale of alternate history where Amakusa Shiro Tokisada survives the Shimabara Rebellion, and arrives in Spain in seek of aid for Japanese Christians. 11. penthon - *A fantastic dream* 12. Nicolas de Crécy - *Montceau-les-Mines VS Pont-à-Mousson* 13. Frédéric Boilet - *2002 FIFA WORLD TEA CUP* 14. Nicolas de Crécy - *Soccer no dendou* 15. Yokoyama Hiroshi - *Robot Battle VI* 16. D[di:] - *Fire Star Man* 17. Taniguchi Jiro - *Fuka* 18. Emile Bravo - *Shinpan wa 12 hitome no senshu!* 19. Max Cabanne - *Penalty area* 20. Kuroda Iou - *Schweitzer* 21. Terada Katsuya - *Box!* 22. Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten - 23. Young Soon Yang - 24. Gyoubu Ippei - football image visual *Source: MangaUpdates*

(from ebookjapan): Once upon a time there were... 3 brothers. They decided to divide the world into three parts and decide which part of the world each would occupy by drawing their lot. The youngest brother, Zeus, who drew the first lot, became king of the Sky, and the second brother, Poseidon, drew the second lot and became king of the fertile Sea. The unlucky eldest brother, Hades, drew the third and worst lot. He was forced to become king of the dark Underworld... Years later, Arion, a young, and promising, boy is kidnapped by Hades and raised for the day for when he goes to Mount Olympus to deal with Zeus once and for all. Adapted into an anime film by Yasuhiko Yoshikazu himself in 1986, with the titled altered to **Neo Heroic Fantasia: Arion**. The tagline for the film was "There's an Arion in you!" --- **Links:** - [Anime Film Adaptation on ANN](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=807) [Official Chinese](https://book.douban.com/subject/3126619/)

(from ebookjapan): Messiah, Deceiver, Agitator, or just a man? Who exactly was "Jesus"? Under the rule of the Roman Empire, in Palestine, where Herod the Great reigned. Baptized by the prophet John, and after training in the wilderness, Jesus began to preach in his native Galilee. Many worshippers gather around Jesus, who performs many "miracles" such as healing the sick and raising the dead. One of them was a young man named Joshua, who approached Jesus with a "secret mission". Amidst a whirlwind of speculation, including the Jewish clergy, who are hostile to Jesus, and a faction that is planning an armed uprising against the Roman Empire, Jesus heads for the holy city of Jerusalem with a sense of foreboding his own death. Joshua, who is fascinated by Jesus, gets involved in an incident when he tries to save his teacher and is crucified along with Jesus. Jesus was a passionate religious man who lived 2,000 years ago. He continues to religiously ask the question, "Who am I?" But what an unsettling question it is throughout the Gospels. How insistent it is, sometimes directed at his disciples. How fragile and human he is in his fear of the "inescapable death" that his too-seeing eye announces to him early on, even as he assures his dying son that he is "the Son of God!" (From the afterword).

A collection of short stories based in the Devilman universe written by various authors. [Full author/artist listing: Egawa Tatsuya, Hagiwara Reiji, Hiromoto Shinichi, Ishikawa Ken, Iwaaki Hitoshi, Kanzaki Masaomi, Kaze Shinobu, Kuroda Iou, Miyama Noboru, Nagai Go, Nagano Noriko, Otomo Katsuhiro, Tajima Sho-U, Terada Katsuya, Tori Miki, Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, Yumeno Kazuko]

A series of biographical oneshots by various mangaka, published in 2009-2010 by Asahi Shimbun. Each issue focuses on a different notable figure from Japanese history. Collection of all titles released under Asahi Publications can be found on their Official Website - [Link](https://publications.asahi.com/ecs/backnumber/?id=116) Title and Author details for each issue can be found at [MangaSeek (JP)](https://mangaseek.net/magazine/1701.html)

With the (non-accidental) death of Claudius, the emperor of Rome, his emotionally and psychologically unstable adopted son Nero takes the throne. A historically based Roman adventure, full of political intrigue, murder, rebellion, incest, and all the things a boy wants!

A condensed biography of Alexander the Great. This is the first tie-in to NHK's *Road of Civilization* special.