Vincent Minnelli is a doctor who has been called to Sweden for university work. One day, when hunting, he shoots a girl, mistaking her for a wild animal. The girl, Joanna, discloses a shocking fact to him before vanishing the next morning. That same morning, Vincent curiously receives an invitation from General Ambrose du Kloster, the current owner of Scorkloster Castle, a lavish mansion by the lake. However, upon visiting said mansion, Vincent notices a girl, Mona Lisa, who looks strikingly similar to Joanna. Mona Lisa claims they have never met, and nobody has heard of Joanna.... Masako Watanabe presents a web of spectacular, romantic horror! Also contains a short mystery one-shot, **A Kiss For Uncle...**: Liza is a girl of a wealthy background who was taken in by her aunt after her parents died. Liza's 17th birthday is on the horizon - and once she turns 17, she will gain access to a wealthy fortune. One day, alone at home, she stumbles upon a letter from her beloved uncle - who had ran off with another woman and died 5 years prior - claiming that he is alive. After this, a series of strange events begin to occur around Liza....

Collection of MASAYA Tokuhiro One-Shot from 1982 to 1987, serialized in both Weekly shonen jump, Fresh jump Magazines ect. *One shots Included:* - **What's Onyanko** [What's おにゃん子] (𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗡𝗼.𝟭𝟴, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲) - **Kanojo no Miryoku wa Sankakukin?** [彼女の魅力は三角筋?] (𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯) - **Nanpa Ganryuujima** [軟派巌流島] (𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯) - **Jungle King Tar-san** [ジャングルの王者ターちゃん♡] (𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲) - **Sotsugyou** [卒業] (𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯) - **Saint Ken-chan** [聖ケンちゃん] (𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗡𝗼. 𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟴) - **Sonjo Sokora no Love Story** [そんじょそこらのLOVE STORY] (𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯) - **Bijo wa Nikuryouri ga Otokui** [美女は肉料理がお得意] (𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟮 𝗔𝗸𝗮𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱)

The direct sequel to Princess Knight, focusing on Prince Daisy and Princess Violetta, the twin children of Sapphire and Franz. [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/the-twin-knights/) --- **Volume 53 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Sapphire is the Prince of Silverland - however, Sapphire is actually a girl. At birth, she was born with both a boy's heart and a girl's heart thanks to a prank pulled by the cherub Tink. Her parents, without a son, decide to raise her as a boy, and even dress her as such. Several plots threaten to undermine not just Sapphire, but Silverland itself. Can Sapphire keep her homeland safe? Note: Different from the 1953 version that was serialized in Shojo Club. This version includes characters (like Captain Blood) that were not in the previous version, as well as a different plot. [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/princess-knight/) --- **Volumes 4-6 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Apollo´s Song follows the tragic journey of Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love so profound he finds himself compelled to acts of violence when he is witness to any act of intimacy or affection whether by human or beast. His hate is such that the gods intervene, cursing Shogo to experience love throughout the ages ultimately to have it ripped from his heart every time. From the Nazi atrocities of World War II to a dystopian future of human cloning, Shogo loses his heart, in so doing, healing the psychic scars of his childhood hatred. Chapter 6. A Tezuka One-Shot that was included in the Complete Works release of Apollo's Song but not included in either English release of Apollo's Song. It tells the story of two brothers, one a cop and the other an aspiring songwriter, who find themselves mixed up in the student protests of the late 1960's in Japan that are being led by a Christ-like folk singer. [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/apollos-song/) --- **Volumes 35-37 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

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!

The series is about a simple gag manga parodying Tarzan with single chapter adventures. and were usually about Tar-chan protecting the peace of the jungle, Jane, and his animal friends, often with comedic results, Although the story is called Jungle King Tar-chan, Tar-chan and his friends actually live on a savanna.

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**

Short one-shot released in the Grand Companion No.5 appendix that came with the 1968/9 issue of COM.

This is a collection of loosely interconnected stories where the main characters are all animals, especially the tiger who is the hero of the first book. Stories collected: Volume 1 - - Tigerland タイガーランド Volume 2 - - Akuemon 悪右衛門 - Genjin ishi no monogatari 原人イシの物語 - Teizoku tenshi 低俗天使 Volume 3 - - Korosuke no hashi ころすけの橋 - Canon カノン - Amefuri kozo 雨ふり小僧 - Roro's Journey (Roro no tabi) ロロの旅 - Glass Brain (Gurasu no nou) グラスの脳 Volume 4 - - - - - Lunn flies into the Wind (Run wa kaze no naka) るんは風の中 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 Volume 8 - - Dari to no saikai ダリとの再会 - Hanatare jodo はなたれ浄土 - Kojiki hime runpenera こじき姫ルンペネラ --- **Volumes 121-128 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**

Master of the Haunted Inn introduces us to a young man sometime in middle Meiji-- the late 1880s or early 1890s. He owns an inn where people are said to be able to see the ghosts of their loved ones. To this place comes a young woman who was married to a man she'd never seen before, an invalid whose dying wish was to wed her. He died on the same day as they met. Despite this, she feels herself his wife and earnestly desires to see him again. In other stories we have lovers yearning for a last meeting, a little girl out looking for her father, and a young temple servant dead many centuries ago, who cannot rest in peace.

Ingreanu Saforon (Ingres) is an author, university professor, and a man of many fancies who finds himself in all sorts of adventures. Always by his side is Viol (Vi), a young man of a poor background who he took in. You can never quite predict where these two will end up, but one thing's for certain: Be prepared for lots of chaos and romance! Contains the 3rd and 4th part of the Ingreanu series, a series of episodic one-shots featuring these two leads Kihara did in *Monthly Seventeen*, with its final part in *Bouquet*. - **Diamond Godzillan** (ダイヤモンド❤ゴジラーン, Diamond ❤ Gojiraan): Ingres and Vi find themselves embarking on a trip to Kenya. However, a curious accident causes the plane to crash - and Vi, Ingres, and a French mafia member miraculously make it out fine! They soon discover it's thanks to a mysterious girl, who commands a dinosaur who bears quite the resemblance to the famous kaiju. Many mysteries emerge in this parody of tokusatsu and [lost world](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_world) novels. - **Green Elliot** (緑のエリオット, Midori no Elliot): Ingres and Vi end up in the Lake District in England after an American editor manages to corner Ingres. While taking shelter from the rain, Vi encounters a dashing fellow who reminds him of someone once dear to him. Things take a surprising turn when they meet again at a hotel, and Ingres picks up on the truth behind the mysterious and handsome figure, Elliot. - **Nocturne** (夜想曲――ノクターン――, Yasoukyoku ― Nocturne): Yuko Hotarubukuro is an ordinary college girl who's just moved into a new apartment. As she takes a ride on the elevator, she meets Kikyo Kokobu, a guy from another college running an errand, and a mysterious man in Heian period attire. Then, the two get transported to his palace - and before they know it, they find themselves in the thick of court intrigue! A romantic comedy time slip story set in the early 11th century, in the middle of the Heian period.

Rosalind Hathaway, an adorable 8-year-old girl with rosy cheeks and golden hair. Apparently fair and kind, a little angel in society's eyes. And yet her appearance hides a dark secret, for wherever she goes, death follows. **Note:** This manga was originally published in 1973. In the 2017 reprint, the author released a new chapter 44 years after the original release. This extra chapter is a prequel to the events of the manga.

The Koinobori yakuza family's souls are expensive commodities, a source of great pride to those of the demon world's soul bank. But when the Koinobori heir, Ryuji, is born with a pure soul engrossed with fairies and angels, it's up to Maria to become his personal cupid and reform him so that he continues the Koinobori's lascivious family line!

Part of the Myths and Legends Series, Shirato tackles the tale of Pentheus, as well as others of his bloodline, such as Europa and Cadmus. Europa, daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor, is abducted by Zeus as part of a ploy to take down the Python. Cadmus, her brother, searches far and wide for her, and eventually reaches the literal ends of the earth. Fate has more in store, for him, however, as the interests of gods and men intertwine throughout his family, until it reaches his ill-fated grandson, Pentheus - who threatens to go against what his lineage has built up, and stood for. Also includes Shirato's adaptation of the tale of Caeneus​, the woman who transformed into a man impervious to weapons, never to be raped again by another man.

In a post-apocalyptic world of heavy metal fantasy, the only thing able to save humans from orcs, lizard men, and other monsters is something even MORE evil. Sealed within a 14-year-old boy, the chaotic wizard Dark Schneider is unleashed to fight four mighty generals and their plot to resurrect the evil god Anthrasax!

(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/)

Collection of 13 early eroguro stories by Suehiro Maruo. Decadence and madness is portrayed by Maruo in this fetishistic early works collection. A never ending german- expressionist-style nightmare where the darkness in human's hearts is presented with no filter to the morbidly curious audience…

Sakuya and Wakyo are reincarnated and reunited only to discover that Bishu-sama - their master and mentor from a past existence - is in their midst and in grave danger from vengeful demons! Still unsure of their own powers and the nature of their cunning and elusive enemy, they must race against time to rescue Bishu from the dark forces that roil within his reincarnated form. (from mangaupdates)

Reijirou Yuuki, known by friends as Rei-kun, a boy notorious for being late to school, is suddenly hit by a truck and killed on one of his many rushes to class. He then roams the earth as a ghost, only being visible to his classmate Kodama. Reijirou finds himself and Kodama in many adventures involving his ability to possess, and gets himself tangled up with the lives of his classmates and friends, including Takeshi Gama: the bully, Kaoru Tachibana: the perfect transfer student with a secret, and Bell: the demon working a part-time shift as a shinigami. Later in the series, Reijirou goes beyond his neighborhood to other parts of Japan with Bell to raise his reincarnation credit score, leaving Kodama behind. (Source: MU)

This suspenseful, supernatural series tells the tale of Canon, the only student to escape from a bloody vampire attack that took the lives of her fellow classmates and turned her into one of the undead. Struggling against the terrible needs that compel her, Canon commits herself to use her powers for good and do whatever she can to avenge the deaths of her friends and her own terrible fate. Joining forces with a talking, vampire crow, she begins her quest to find Rodd, Lord of the Vampires.

In the country of Goldland, it is prohibited to have a princess succeed the throne. When the queen has a daughter, she decides to raise her as a boy, and have her identity be a secret. However, Sapphire would occasionally don girl's clothes. One day, disguised as a girl, Sapphire meets Franz Charming, a prince from another country. Not knowing the truth of her identity, they fall in love. However, Duke Duralumin, a distant relative to Goldland's king, is plotting to overthrow him... Note: Different from the 1963 version that was serialized in Nakayoshi. This version is shorter and does not include characters like Captain Blood. --- **Volumes 85 and 86 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

**From Toriyama's World:** Yaiba's whole life has been spent training to be a samurai and he doesn't know about anything else, not even girls. When he returns to Japan, a pair of cursed swords makes life even more exciting… and hilarious. Note: Starting at chapter 80, EMS Team started using bunko scans, so the volume numbering is a little different. --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1993** - Published in Indonesian by Elex Media Komputindo as **Yaiba**