The Country of Tanabata

Parasites: shape-shifting aliens whose only purpose is to assimilate with and consume the human race… but do these monsters have a different side? A parasite becomes a prince to save his romance-obsessed female host from a dangerous stalker. Another hosts a cooking show, in which the real monsters are revealed. These and 13 more stories, from some of the greatest shoujo manga artists alive today, together make up a chilling, funny, and entertaining tribute to Hitoshi Iwaaki's manga horror classic!

A selection of short stories. The stories deal with the same themes as Parasyte and his other work, and in only one of them is his art style noticeably more primitive.

The genius surgeon calling himself Black Jack has grown old and while his skill is sharp as ever, he's now fighting illness of his own. At times he falls into comatose state from which he won't wake up for roughly thirty hours. Yet, his unparalleled skill with a surgical knife is still in high demand. His current case leads him into dictatorship country slowly falling into ruin as its Supreme Leader is gravely ill.

Heureka is a manga set in antiquity, during the Second Punic War between the small city state of Syracuse and the Roman Empire. The comic is based around the life and times of the famous mathematician Archimedes. Archimedes was not only a gifted mathematician but also an engineer of repute. During the conflict with the Romans, Archimedes was supposedly responsible for creating a number of war machines that devastated the Roman legions before they eventually got the upper hand. The exact nature and use of these devices is controversial, and exists more in the realm of legend than actual historical fact.

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 closing stages of Sengoku (Warring States) Japan. A setting commonly explored in Japanese manga through vivid scenes of gory battles, samurai, and feats of bravery, honour, and loyalty. IWAAKI Hitoshi dares to go against the popular grain by not focusing on the 3 famous unifiers, but by depicting stories of a society in transition. Rapidly changing cultural norms and class expectations pit the old versus the young, the war-weary versus the war-mongers, and the parochial versus the foward-thinking. The first story, "Snow Ridge", explores the changing role of samurai and provinces while the second story, "Sword Dance", deals with kendo's early evolution from warfare to art. Chapter 1-4: Snow Ridge Chapter 5-9: Sword Dance

Fuuko is a shy girl—so shy that she has trouble talking to strangers. Determined to change herself, she starts working as a waitress at Cafe Rhodos. The people she meets on and off the job will lead her through the often frightful world of adolescence, and beyond.

Sengoku Period (1579): a young woman who has lost everything dedicates herself to seeking strength and a death on the battlefield. Reiri once lived happily with her family, until the day a group of soldiers came by after a battle and started a senseless slaughter. Her father, mother and brother sacrificed themselves in order for her to survive but she was truly saved only after the intervention of Okabe Tanpa no Kami, a warrior which had been sheltering in the village. In his service, she grew and learned to fight excellently, chasing her goal of a death in battle. However, her path to death may not be as short and straight as she hopes… - **2020 3rd Takao Saitou Award winner** ---

A small group of people, descended from a particular bloodline, have the ability to negate a sphere of reality and neatly remove it from existence. Continuous use of this power alters the user's appearance until they come to resemble a none-too-pretty alien. But what does this have to do with an out-of-the-way town in Japan, a group of university students from Tokyo, and a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths?

Kiseijuu's tribute manga series of original stories by various mangaka. - Chapter 1. **Through Yura's Gate (由良の門を, Yura no Mon wo)** by Moto Hagio - Chapter 2. **Eat it Tonight, Too (今夜もEat it, Konya mo Eat It)** by Moare Ota - Chapter 3. **Granny's Regrets (ババ後悔す, Baba Koukaisu)** by Takayuki Takeya - Chapter 4. **Paragrant** by Nirasawa Yasushi - Chapter 5. **Lucy and Migi (ルーシィとミギー, Lucy to Migi)** by Hiro Mashima - Chapter 6. **Teach me! Ryoko Tamiya-sensei (教えて！田宮良子先生, Oshiete! Tamiya Ryouko-sensei)** by Peach-Pit - Chapter 7. **The Strange One (変わりもの, Kawarimono)** by Takatoshi Kumakura - Chapter 8. **Perfect Soldier** by Ryoji Minagawa - Chapter 9. **Migi's Journey (ミギーの旅, Migi no Tabi)** by Richi Ueshiba - Chapter 10. **Edible** by Endou Hiroki - Chapter 11. **Kisei!! Ekoda-chan (寄生!! 江古田ちゃん)** by Yukari Takinami - Chapter 12. **Chinless Gen and Me are Parasytes (アゴなしゲンとオレは寄生獣, Agonashi Gen to Ore wa Kiseijuu)** by Akira Hiramoto