Barbara

A pair of twin brothers were raised in poverty - but in reality, they're princes, being raised as such to protect them from a witch's curse... Contains other gag one-shots in the second half. --- **Volume 323 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Microids are a being between humans and insects- while looking human, they can sprout wings from their backs, are equipped with extraordinary powers, and are barely the size of your finger. However, they are enslaved under Gidoron, who plans to take over the human world and destroy the polluting humans above. Yanma, a Microid, manages to escape, along with Ageha and Mamezo, who make their way to the city to tell humans about Gidoron's plan. The only ones who take heed of his warning is Dr. Midoro and his son, Manabu. Meanwhile, Jigā, Yanma's brother, leads the attack on humans. --- **Volumes 183-185 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

**Bang** A shot goes off in the night. Scientist Ryohei Jagata is shot dead by an unknown assailant in his home. The assailant then steals a precious, and mysterious, stone hidden in Jagata's eye socket. He then makes his escape, but not before alerting Jagata's butler, Hanawa and Mimio. Mimio and Hanawa investigate what happened before running into the famous detective Shunsaku Ban, Mr. Mustachio. Mustachio overheard the gunshot as he was close by when it happened. After inquiring into why Jagata may have been targeted, Mimio brings Mustachio to the lab where he was born. Who is the assailant, what are his intentions, and what is the true nature of the mysterious stone? Tezuka's famous SF work, filled with Adventure, Mystery, and Tragedy! Part of the famous "World Trilogy" consisting of this work, "Nextworld", and "Metropolis". "Lost World" possesses 5 different versions. The most famous one, this version, is the fourth. The Private Edition, which is also on MangaDex, is the very first version. --- **Volume 130 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

To learn about his roots, Sharaku must investigate the mysterious ruins that a long-lost civilization called the Three-Eyed Ones bequeathed to him. In his worldwide search, which takes both him and Chiyoko Wato to locations like Arizona, Easter Island, and Mexico, Sharaku deciphers ancient scriptures and uses gadgets he invents to help solve (or start) problems and mysteries. Sharaku is frequently bullied for his childishness, and as such the story is also about how he fights back when the x-shaped bandage that covers his third eye is removed. Behind the bandage is hidden Sharaku's malicious third eye, and the boy's hidden evil genius emerges when it can see. Sharaku's rivalries with teachers or students are occasionally developed into major plot points. --- - **Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 1977, which it shared with Tezuka's other serial, Black Jack** --- **Volumes 101-113 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

In the 22nd century, Prof. Kagami creates a time machine. Due to an incident, however, he leaves his only son in 19th century Tokyo. His son is taken in by a pickpocket named Konnyaku no Oden, who names him Komasuke. Komasuke's parents locate him, but realizing the futility in separating him from Oden, decide to return to the future - but leave behind a book describing a future world... --- **Volume 51 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

A collection of science fiction stories Osamu Tezuka did for shonen magazines during the 1960's. Contains the following: Volume 1: - **The Great Zeo** (偉大なるゼオ, Idainaru Zeo) - **The Unsurfacing of the SSN Bathys** (バチス号浮上せず, Bachisu-gō Fujo Sezu) - **2 Minus 2 Equals 2** (2から2を消せば2, 2 Kara 2 o Keseba 2) - **The Human Ranch** (人間牧場, Ningen Bokujo) - **It's Only You Now!** (最後はきみだ！, Saigo wa Kimida!) - **SOS From Space** (宇宙からのSOS, Uchu Kara no SOS) - **Ray Gun Jack** (光線銃（レイ・ガン）ジャック, Kosen Ju (Ray Gun) Jakku) - **Someone's Gone Crazy!** (だれかが狂ってる！Dare Ka ga Kurutteru!) - **Blue Shadow Behind the Back Net** (バックネットの青い影, Back Net no Aoi Kage) Volume 2: - **The Sound of the Devil** (悪魔の音, Akuma no Oto) - **The Life and Times of the Dawson Family** (ドースン一家の記録, Dawson Ikka no Kiroku) - **Secret Order Number 3** (秘密指令第3号, Himitsu Shirei Dai 3-go) - **The Eyes in the Building** (ビルの中の目, Biru no Nakanome) - **The 3 Who Peeked into the Future** (未来をのぞく3人, Mirai o Nozoku 3-ri) - **7AM in the Basement** (午前7時の地下室, Gozen 7-ji no Chikashitsu) - **The Moment** (刹那（せつな）, Setsuna) - **A Bullet Hole in the Wilderness** (荒野の弾痕, Koya no Dankon) --- **Volumes 78 and 79 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Part of a 'Mangaka Face-Off' that featured Tezuka and Akatsuka. Akatsuka does his own parody of Dororo.

This is the story of three high school students who discover a tree of knowledge on a small island in the Sea of Japan, who eat the fruit of the tree and then return to the mainland and attempt to return to their lives! --- **Volume 255 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

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