Torajima no Mi-me

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

A sci-fi retelling of Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen", starring Captain Harlock. The series was first serialized from 1990 to 1991 in Chuukosha Fan, a used car magazine (!). A sequel was published for free directly on Shinchousha's webpage from 1997 to 2000, making it probably the first online manga.

(from ebookjapan): An old apartment building is on fire and an old man is about to jump into it. Shiro, who happens to be passing by, rushes to hold the old man back, but he is unable to overcome the old man's power and is dragged into the burning apartment together with him. In the apartment, Shiro sees a beautiful picture of a battleship. Following the old man's instructions, Shiro and the old man hastily capture the burning picture on their cameras and escape in the nick of time. That night, the old man, who is supposed to be mortally wounded, comes to Shiro's house. He says that he really wants to see the battleship "Mahoroba," which Shiro had captured with his camera earlier, before he dies. What in the world is the "Mahoroba"?

A story about a ronin student named Oyama, living in a small apartment, trying to survive. This series made Matsumoto famous. (from ebookjapan): Shota Oyama, aka "Oidon," a Kyushu boy, lives in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. He has a pile of underpants in his closet, and a strange mushroom called sarmatake grows in the closet. However, even these mushrooms are valuable food in his extremely poor life. He works part-time at a factory during the day and attends a night high school, but his failures lead to his being fired, dropping out of school, and heartbreak. Then Reiko Nishio comes to live across the hall from him. Oidon is attracted to her, but she is not the only one...

In ancient times, a peaceful island was disturbed by the landing of foreigners from a more advanced civilization. The two groups seemed to coexist peacefully, and gave the chance for the young sculptor Palos and the beautiful Rota to meet and establish a tender relationship. But the ambitions of the court soothsayer and the arrival of a mysterious comet will turn the situation upside down.

On Feb 9th, 1989, legendary manga author Osamu Tezuka died after a prolonged hospital stay due to Stomach Cancer. Months later, Asahi Journal ran a Special issue as homage to Tezuka's legacy. In this issue, a bunch of his contemporaries, as well as some of his own assistants, drew up tribute pages to mourn their fallen colleague. This listing is for the translated tribute pages.

Chapter 5 - "Firefly Inn of Horror": Hapless Meiji-era man stumbles into a Western-style mansion. Does hilarity or hotness ensue? Mayhaps BOTH?

A collection of one-shots revolving around themes such as the passing of time, loneliness, human nature and the impact of man on the planet. Published in Play Comic between January 1975 - December 1976 and collected into a tankōbon by Akita Shoten in 1985.

Mi-Kun is based on Leiji Matsumoto's cats and a recurring character in many of his works. This collection contains stories from two periods of Matsumoto's career, the latter half being an early example of his work as a shojo artist. Only three dollars on Kindle so you can break your heart for less than the price of a cup of coffee. <https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00PIWRVP2/>

Utamaro Kogawa is a travelling salesman, always accompanied by his younger sister Hotaru, his only beacon of light and hope. Going from place to place, he fulfills the needs of his clients for a price. What sorts of 'needs' does this salesman fulfill? In a world ruled by the depravity of men, one can only assume nothing but the worst. With every request fulfilled, a glimpse is given into the dysfunctions between men and women.