The criminal underworld speaks of a hitman bearing incredible skill...this man goes by the name "Jesus." Why, you ask? Because it happens to be last word to escape the lips of any fool unfortunate enough to be caught on the wrong end of his gun. Internationally wanted hitman, codenamed Jesus, fakes his death using the body of his exact double, high school teacher Shingo Fujisawa. A much bigger problem is at play, as Fujisawa's family is unaware of his death (via cardiac arrest), leading to Jesus taking up the name and profession of his much more legally-sound doppelganger. When the mafia and international agents start showing up in Japan, Jesus must do everything in his power to keep his newfound family, peers, and students safe, all while his opponents pray for mercy! ---- Indonesian release by Elex Media Komputindo as **J**

In the 21st century, just when the human race needs new heroes, the Lucifer Hawks enter Earth's dimension. The members of the A.M.P., six young women with incredible powers, are set to defend the human race against these monstrous entities from another world. (from: Viz Comics)

Jigoku no Senki is an erotically charged noir/action series written by Shiro Azuma and illustrated by Toshio Maeda that was originally serialized in 1977 under the title "Taxi Driver" but underwent a title change (feel free to speculate as to why) for its 3 volume tankoubon release in 1981. The story is about a former police detective who works as a taxi driver in order to keep his daughter on life support. He isn’t just a taxi driver, though, but also an extremely efficient hitman and he has a personal score to settle...

(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): Around 1880, the Baron de Portsnell and his family visited a seaside town. They had come from London, and they soon became well known in the city. The baron and his wife and their children, Edgar and Marybelle, exuded an elegance that was out of place in a country town. The sight of them was like looking at a perfect painting. In fact, their beauty was a magical beauty out of time. They were the "Poe's Clan", vampirnellas who consume human blood. The family rented a house on the outskirts of the city and began to search for someone to welcome into the clan, pretending to be human. Edgar was intrigued by Alan Twilight, the son of the city's foremost trader.... [Official English](https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/the-poe-clan-vol-1?_pos=1&_sid=27aa05edc&_ss=r) --- - **Won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shojo in 1976, which it shared with Hagio's other serial, They Were Eleven**

A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering one-shots from every Garo mangaka up until 1984.

A boy abandoned at birth and raised by rats, with the mysterious power to control them, grows up seeing the dark side of the humans that rejected him, and vows to become humanity's greatest enemy.

Ono, a fugitive wanted for murder, must team up with a police dog to ensure their mutual survival.

The magazine-sized (B5 size) "Tetsujin 28-go", which was published by Kobunsha as "Kappa Comics" in 20 volumes around 1965, has been reprinted. The original 4 colors and 2 colors are faithfully reproduced.

The story is set in a fictional Japan where people are discriminated according to their birthplace and residence. The Saitama Prefecture is particularly criticized by the people of Tokyo. One day, a mysterious male student named Rei Asami transfers to Hakuhoudou Academy, a prestigious high school in Tokyo, from America. Momomi Hakuhoudou, the male president of the school's student council and the grandson of the director of the school, gradually becomes attracted to him.

One night, Ryosuke Jagata is murdered by a thief after a hidden jewel on his person. His butler and rabbit boy Mimio (Mimi-chan) take quick notice. They soon butt heads with Mustachio, a private detective, who decides to take up the case. Mustachio, wanting more information, comes to the laboratory of Prof. Hoyoku Shikishima, a scientist experimenting with giving animals human souls. Meanwhile, the planet Mamango makes the rounds. Said to be a part of the Earth from long ago, it is now steadily coming closer toward the Earth... Shikishima is researching this planet, and what Jagata was murdered over may be connected to this. The original version of Lost World done in Tezuka's middle school days. Very close to the final version, but has a great number of differences. --- **Volumes 360 and 361 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Mysterious Rain Jack is a short Star Wars parody with a main character who looks like Kurikinton Soramame. The manga marks debuts of Thunder Ogre Goronbo, Drop-kun, and R2-D2; three characters who also make appearances in Toriyama's later manga Dr. Slump. As well as several aliens who also make cameo in Dr. Slump. --- * **Won the Monthly Young Jump Award in 1978**

πnapple is a spy organization frequently at odds with the robot espionage group Mad Machine. With two serializations - one in a magazine for middle schoolers, and one in a magazine for adults - join 00Goro (or Ippei Shirakawa in the adult magazine serialization) and his fellow members as they deal with various plots that threaten the peace. The serialization for middle schoolers has a lighter tone, is clean, and more gags, whereas its adult serialization is more melancholic and can be suggestive at times. Also includes the following otona (adult) manga: - **5SS**: Read as 'Five Six Seven', this serial covers the sometimes naughty, sometimes deadly, sometimes humorous exploits of three members of a time patrol, led by 5. - **Pink Tiger**: A biologist finds himself interested in a certain 'specimen' at the bar he frequents - but this specimen proves to be a little too much for him. - **Super Express Hatoko-Chan**: An episodic work about Hatoko, a newspaper reporter who often finds herself in whimsical and naughty situations as she strives to obtain manuscripts and gather reports.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division has 49 members, with 7 squads of 7 members. 8 Man, however, is part of an 8th squad, with no other members. In reality, 8 Man is a robot who assumes the identity of Azuma, a detective who works with the Metropolitan Police. 8 Man has abilities such as super speed, and the ability to shift his appearance. Only a select few know this secret - not even Ichiro or Sachiko, the two younger companions of Azuma, know this fact. 8 Man deals with all sorts of scoundrels and criminals from all over the world - both as the detective Azuma, and the robot 8 Man!

Saburo Onishi (or "Sabutan") wanders into a four-dimensional world through a crack in the wall of a underground road under construction. There he gains the ability to stop time. He decides to use this ability to help people. --- **Volumes 56 and 57 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Tezuka, poet Kodama Tanima, and reporter Rock visit Fossil Island, tended to by Gansaku, the elderly owner of the only inn on the island. On the night of their stay, they are visited by curious and fantastical dreams of all sorts relating to the rocks on the island. What worlds will these dreams bring them to? Also includes two shojo short serials: - **Robin-chan** (ロビンちゃん): Ruri is a girl who resides with a baron, longing for the return of her missing brother. One day, a young man named Robin comes by ship to the baron's mansion. This young man could very well be the key to finding her brother... - **The Maidens of Tatsugafuchi** (龍が淵の乙女, Tatsugafuchi no Otome): The tale of two sisters who disguise themselves as samurai in their search for the Munen no Tama, the crest of their family. --- **Volume 73 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

This manga contains four stories: - Houmonsha / The Visitor A prequel to Thomas' Heart narrating the earlier life of Oscar. Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences. - Castle A boy wondered how to build his castle. - Egg Stand translated in French under the name ''Le coquetier'' in Moto Hagio Anthologie De l'humain - Angel Mimic

Kenichi is the chief detective of a boy's detective organization. With his assistant Donguri, a mynabird, Kenichi will face all sorts of cases all around the globe. --- **Volumes 134 and 135 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

(Fan-colored variant.) Lupin the Third and his motley crew return in Shin Lupin III! This time, several of the stories are either brand new or adapted from or to the Lupin anime, and the beginning story was even animated by itself several years later! Lupin the Third is the grandson of the famous literary thief Arsène Lupin, and his partners in crime include the sharpshooter Jigen Daisuke, the stoic samurai Goemon Ishikawa the Thirteenth, and the on-again-off-again lover/enemy Fujiko Mine. Their goal is to outwit enemies bigger than themselves while nabbing the world's rarest and most important items, while also outwitting the dogged Inspector Zenigata, who's made it his life's work to capture and secure Lupin. In the manga however, his relationship with the titular thief isn't as "respecting to the enemy" as you would expect, as he's attempted multiple times to kill him without shedding a tear! What kind of sexy exploits will Lupin and his crew get up to next in…Shin Lupin III!

Invited to Nazi Germany during World War II, Dr. Asagumo is asked by Hitler to collaborate with him on the research of the new weapon "Big X". Concerned about the possible effects of the completion of Big X, Dr. Asagumo intentionally delays the progress of the research, conspiring with his co-researcher, the devious Dr. Engel. Immediately before Germany is defeated by the Allies, Dr. Asagumo implants a card inscribed with the secret of Big X in his son, Shigeru, and is then shot to death by the German army. Twenty years later, the card is discovered in the body of Shigeru, who is then living in Tokyo. Soon, an organization claiming alliance with the Nazis appears, steals the card, and completes the Big X project. Dr. Engel's grandson has joined the Nazi Alliance. The completed Big X is then revealed to be a drug that can expand the human body without limitation. Recovering Big X from the enemy, Shigeru's son Akira fearlessly challenges the Nazi Alliance and Hans Engel, who are plotting to conquer the world. --- **Volumes 243-246 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

A one-shot compilation with themes of suffering, crime, and betrayal, incorporating elements from gekiga. - **Cave In** (落盤, Rakuban): A young man gets to the bottom of a mining incident from 20 years ago that isn't what it seems. - **The Flowers and the Ruffians** (花とあらくれ, Hana to Arakure): Ken is sent to a cabin that houses other vicious men in the barren north. His goal? Plant seeds, and have them flower on the land, no matter what. - **Decisive Battle at Cannibal's Cape** (人食岬の決戦, Hito-shoku Misaki no Kessen): A team of soldiers is weary from long battle on an island. Some are willing to go to great extremes - even if it means some may be expendable... - **The Ghost of the Jet Base** (ジェット基地の幽霊, Jet Kichi no Yūrei): Detective Hazama is called to investigate paranormal activity at an air base, but finds himself wrapped up in more than he bargained for. - **Fire Valley** (火の谷, Hi no Tani): In the Wild West, a young boy searches for the man who killed his father. Rumors of a cursed yet powerful pistol are about - one said to literally be possessed by a demon - and they interest the men of the local saloon. What connection could there be? - **Tatsumaki Voyage Log** (タツマキ号航海記, Tatsumaki-gō Kōkaigi): Shichiro is a boy who lives by the sea, and was found as a baby in an abandoned ship. One day, he learns that he is not his parents' blood son, which causes him great distress. Not long after, the red algae that are a key source of revenue in his town are dying off. What begins as an investigation of the cause turns out to be a long journey linked to Shichiro's heritage. - **Wings and Stardust** (羽と星くず, Hane to Hoshikuzu): An emonogatari. A pair of wings made of a mysterious substance are found in the stratosphere by an astronaut. Through a tumultuous string of events, they end up in the possession of the young Kazuo. But there are other parties interested in Kazuo's wings as well - yet Kazuo only wishes to have the wings better the lives of his community. And so Kazuo goes on his own journey, his fate bound with the wings... --- **Volume 319 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

(from mangaupdates): Tyrian’s stepfather, a notorious womanizer, decides to remarry, and his victim is a sickeningly sweet and innocent girl named Juliet. But the girl is kidnapped off of Tyrian’s ship, first by pirates and then by more pirates in the form of our dashing Luminous Red Benedict. The neatly woven threads of conspiracy which have been supporting Tyrian’s life begin to unravel, and he flees to Spain at last. Captain Red redoubles his pursuit. Conflict between Tyrian Persimmon (ancestor of one Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach) and Luminous Red Benedict (AKA, pirate ancestor of one Dorian Red Gloria).

The Diary of Ma-chan is the official debut work of Osamu Tezuka, who serialized it in 1946. It follows the life of a little preschooler named Ma-chan, and all of the shenanigans he gets wrapped up in. Also includes: - **Chinnen and Kyo-chan**: The daily life in Kyoto of Chinnen, a monk in training. - **A-chan B-ko-chan Expedition Log**: A long form gag-adventure story. A pair of siblings explore several areas and even worlds as they help find things and deal with issues for others. - **The Antenna Family**: A family comedy with themes of television. - **Gucchan**: The everyday life of the rambunctious little boy Gucchan, his family, and his group of friends. - **Lively Sei-chan**: A glimpse in the life of the spirited young Sei-chan, his family, and their daily troubles and fun. - **Chief Detective Kenichi** (Newspaper Chapters): An alternate serialization of *Chief Detective Kenichi.* An episodic series of two-page cases of differing natures involving the titular chief detective. - **Mrs. Denko**: A short series involving the chaotic daily life of a family while also showcasing electronics. - **Good Morning! Cusco**: Cusco is a widow from Peru who has just moved in with her brother's family. With her curious inventions, Cusco brings lots of chaos to those around her. --- **Volume 129 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**