The Hard

Twenty-eight years ago, a plane crash occurred in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. With red flames, the wards that Kobo-Daishi Kukai had put up to contain the yokai were broken.... In the present age, the King of Yokai, Oniwakamaru, emerges from the body of a pure and innocent human being, Hitori Tachibana!

This is a no-holds-barred story about an ex-biker gang leader turned cop, Kenji Date. Operating under the nickname Hyena, Date rubs pretty much everybody within the police force the wrong way as he goes about his business ridding the city of all its scum. Bad Police also contains two separate short stories at the end of the volume: **Bomber** The Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping, had promised to rid Hong Kong of its criminal organizations. One of the places they migrated to was Japan. Kamon Shou is a delinquent who just got released from Youth Detention after spending two years there and is about to feel first-hand the effect the Hong Kong mob has on Japan. **Artemis** Ginko is a detective working for the famed Holmes Detective Agency, an agency that takes on the most dangerous of jobs: ones that even the police wouldn't even think about doing. She gets hired by Ms. Nancy to retrieve her seven year-old son, Tom. Tom was taken away by her father-in-law's mafia organization in hopes of cultivating Tom to become the next leader.

This is a mixed martial arts fighting manga about the Miyazawa school of martial arts. Initially, it is about Kiichi trying to heal his father after he was nearly killed by his brother Kiryu. But then it goes on to be less about that as his father recovers and some tournament style fighting begins. At that point various apparently overwhelming opponents will encounter Kiichi on his way to the top. The objectives of the various characters start to play a more and more important role, as well as the different philosophical projections of several martial arts and disciplines.

(from ebookjapan):Samson Takaki, president of the impoverished indie organization "Akatsuki Pro Wrestling Troupe," is terminally ill with cancer. Although his body is in shambles after years of wrestling, he continues to put on a good show. He believes in turning his life around. ...The Mandala of men's lives! Life is wrestling!

Nobody enjoys a good fight more than "Kiibo" Miyazawa, a high school student whose father is training him in the family's secret martial art. Kiibo dreams of becoming the next Bruce Lee, but his awesome fighting skills may soon surpass his idol's!

In the United States, a superpower where all kinds of crimes are committed, Kenji Hado, a.k.a. Hard, is on a job to catch a suspect who overcharged the bail money advanced by an insurance company and escaped. He is usually a bad shot, but when he drinks, he is a deadly shot!

His real name is Kikuchi Takeo. Code name: Dokuro. Abandoned by own mother to die in a fire, he survived and made it out as an assassin for an underground group.

The story takes place in Paris in the not-so-distant future where a virus that could wipe out the human race is set loose in the city. The effects? It turns people insane and forces them to fight. The hero of this story is Kiryu, Kiichi's uncle.

(from ebookjapan): Shizutora is the 14th head of the murderous kobudo "Nada Shinkage Ryu" and father of Keebo. This kind-hearted and solitary master has techniques that can take lives, but also unleashes fists that heal hearts! The long-awaited manga collection of short stories that tells another story of the masterpiece of fighting manga "Legend of the Highschool Iron Fist: Tough" and "TOUGH" is now available in tankoban format! "Oniryu," which depicts the "evil" aesthetics of Shizutora's twin brother Oniryu, is also included!

This is a side story of the Tough series that follows a judoka named Satoshi Fujigaki on his journey to the Tokyo Paralympics. (from ebookjapan): The power of the opponent can be seen the moment they are paired up. The spirit and determination that can be seen only through the blindness of the opponent, and what they are carrying on their backs... The new chapter of the "TOUGH" series is Para-Judo!　Satoshi Fujigaki, a blind judoka, is aiming for the gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. The legend who has won five medals, including three consecutive championships, continues to challenge for further "strength"!　 What was "seen" beyond his strength in the moving last scene?　 SPECIAL BONUS: Tetsuya Saruwatari and Satoshi Fujimoto's special dialogue is included!