Hagane

A dramatic story set in contemporary Japan, about a guy with amnesia, who finds out he was turned into a super-cyborg in a corporate weapon research program. He goes on a mission of revenge. A little shallow, perhaps, but a good example of shounen SF/action manga. The manga ended abruptly, because the magazine it was being serialized in changed its target public and it was decided that Xenon didn't fit in anymore.

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]

The stage is set for the best fighters from around the world to face off in the ultimate martial arts tournament. But behind the scenes of this glorious contest, an evil crime boss has a hidden agenda - to use the world's greatest warrior as his next living weapon!

When forcibly injected with the DNA of Musashi—the legendary swordsman—by the "Akai Umi" (Red Sea) secret organization, Hagane Yakushimaru becomes a master fencer with supernatural powers. She sets off to rescue her parents who have been abducted by Akai Umi, making friends and foes with supernatural beings (parasite projects) who have also been injected with the DNA of other historical figures. What is Hagane's secret? Why is she the only successful female DNA injection? What exactly is the project called the "Revelations of the New Millennium"?