Saito Takao

(from ebookjapan): The town of Kyoto at the end of the Edo period. The "Mibu Roshitai," a group of samurai from Mito, is charged with maintaining public order in the midst of the conflict between the Kinno (loyalist) and the Sabaku (shogunate) factions. When Serizawa Kamo and others from Mito behave arrogantly, Isamu Kondo and others from Bushu are ordered to kill Serizawa. The "Mibu Roshitai," which had killed Serizawa and others, was given its official name by the Imperial Court, and the "Shinsengumi" began its full-fledged activities! The lives of the men who devoted their lives to the bushido, as portrayed realistically by the master mangaka, Takao Saito, are depicted in this authentic jidaigeki!

(from ebookjapan): Rokuto Fuyuki used to be feared as a demon detective by the evil people. Now he is a pacifier who pays off the evil people. Oroku, who came to Hokkaido in pursuit of a man and a woman who absconded from the syndicate with a sum of money of... …5,000,000 yen, was confronted by a woman from Oroku's past. The book contains five stories in the "Oroku Series" and two other works.

(from ebookjapan): Seiichi Gotsune works for Tsuruya supermarket, and the company president has high hopes for his future. Seiichi lives with his father and sister. Seiichi makes fun of his father, a sewing machine craftsman who spares no time for meals and keeps on stamping on his sewing machine. The president's only son raped his friend's girlfriend. The president gives his tacit approval to the incident on the condition that he promises to post the incident to the company. Includes the action jidaigekiga "Suteishi no Tetsu" and "The Spirit of Hatred Descends".

(from ebookjapan): The "first" spin-off of Golgo 13, long-awaited and exciting all over the world!　 The first spin-off serialization of the nationally popular Gekiga "Golgo 13" has finally been published in tankobon!　 The main character is a man who has been making Golgo 13's superb sniping possible for many years earning large rewards and great trust from Golgo 13... Dave the gunsmith! "There are some things that a gunsmith cannot compromise on." Here is a hard-boiled drama that approaches the main story of "Golgo 13" from a different perspective!

(from ebookjapan): Set in a brothel in the Taisho and Showa eras, this masterpiece, which gained great popularity for its interweaving of male and female characters and its complete depiction of the customs of the time, has been revived here. A hidden masterpiece by the master of Gekiga, Takao Saito.

A mook book that celebrates Tetsuya Chiba's then 55 year long career, with various interviews, galleries, a previously unpublished one-shot of Chiba's made before his debut, discussions and articles on all of his famous manga and contributions from various mangaka. They are as follows: Fujiko Fujio A Shinji Mizushima Takao Saito Moto Hagio Hiroshi Motomiya Hisashi Eguchi Takehiko Inoue Kenshi Hirokane Jun Hatanaka Kenji Morita Kenichi Kitami Hiroshi Kurotetsu Yu Koyama Mitsuru Adachi Hirohiko Araki - A one-shot based on his experience with Tetsuya Chiba's manga series "I'm Teppei" as a child. Rumiko Takahashi Yoichi Takahashi Interview with two great respecters: Katsuhiro Otomo: "Chiba's works were my textbooks." Nobuyuki Fukumoto: "My youth was the Tetsuya Chiba Award." Tetsuya Chiba Photo Gallery Attic Workroom, Rikiishi Toru's Funeral, Akio Chiba's Writing Scene The Workroom in the 1980s," "Family Photos" and other rare images! The manga that Tetsuya Chiba made when he was 15 years old, "The Rise of Dr. Science!" All in one volume! Family Forms \[Siblings] Tetsuya Chiba talks about the true face of his younger brother, Akio Chiba. \[Parent-child dialogue] Tetsuya Chiba and Shuhei Chiba \[Married Couple] Sachiko Chiba, Wife Manga not included in the book "Ieji: The Road Home, 1945-2003" Special Contribution Atsuko Takamori "About Tetsuya Chiba and Ashita no Joe Shizuka Ijuin "The Man I Admire The only 14 handwritten original manuscripts left by Ikki Kajiwara! 〜Tetsuya Chiba, Artist of "Tomorrow's Joe" (Commentary by Fusanosuke Natsume) Special Talk: Tetsuya Chiba and Sho Hakuho Tetsuya Chiba and Monkey Punch TOMORROW'S JOE" as a basic education of Manga 〜Why are there so many parodies of "Tomorrow's Joe"? 〜Sho 2 Tetsuya Chiba and Monkey Punch Tetsuya Chiba's 40 major works, 1956-2008 Tetsuya Chiba: A List of All Works

Released in 2006 to celebrate Kochikame's 30th Anniversary, this special edition volume contains several pages of information and pictures related to Kochikame and the series' history. The volume also contains many one-page crossover illustrations from other authors, sit-down discussions with the author of Kochikame, and 5 crossover chapters with other famous manga series. Contents: Opening Pages Osamu Akimoto 2006 Drawing, "Ryoutsu Kankichi 1976 x 2006" (pg 003-005) 30th Anniversary Commemorative Pin-up, "KOCHIKAME all in one" (pg 006-008) "A Greeting from Ryoutsu Kankichi" (pg 009) "Super Kochikame Special" by Osamu Akimoto (pg 010-017) "Kochikame Landmarks" with photography by Mitsugu Oonishi (pg 018-024) "1976-2006 30 Years of Ryoutsu Kankichi and Japan" (pg 025-041) Super Collaboration Project #1 Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo × Golgo 13 "Holiday Runner" by Osamu Akimoto & Takao Saito (pg 042-055) "Kochikame Main Characters' 30-Year Evolutions!!" Ryoutsu Kankichi (pg 056-061) Nakagawa Keiichi (pg 062-067) Akimoto Reiko (pg 068-073) Chief Ohara (pg 074-079) "Kochikame Characters in Another World ①" (a collection of one-page guest illustrations) AIHARA Koji \[Koujien] (pg 081) AMANO Akira \[Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!] (pg 082) AMANO Kozue \[Aria] (pg 083) AMANO Youichi \[Over Time] (pg 084) ARAKAWA Hiromu \[Fullmetal Alchemist] (pg 085) ARAKI Hirohiko \[Steel Ball Run] (pg 086) ARO Hiroshi \[Boku no Shachou-sama] (pg 087) IKEZAWA Satoshi \[The Circuit Wolf] (pg 088) ICHIJO Yukari \[Yukan Club] (pg 089) IPPONGI Bang \[Tatakae Okusan!! Funinshou Bugi] (pg 090) ITOU Mikio \[Nazo no Murasame-kun] (pg 091) INAGAKI Riichirou & MURATA Yuusuke \[Eyeshield 21] (pg 092) INOUE Takehiko \[Slam Dunk] (pg 093) IWASHIRO Toshiaki \[Mieru Hito] (pg 094) USUI Yoshito \[Crayon Shin-chan] (pg 095) USUTA Kyousuke \[Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar] (pg 096) USUNE Masatoshi \[Desert Punk] (pg 097) UMEZAWA Haruto \[BØY] \[Countach] (pg 098) EGUCHI Hisashi \[Chara Mono] (pg 099) OOISHI Kouji \[Maison du Penguin] (pg 100) OOGURE Ito \[Tenjou Tenge] (pg 101) "Kochikame 30th Anniversary Commemorative Discussion!! Osamu Akimoto x Rokusuke Ei" (pg 102-109) "Exploring the Downtown Setting" (pg 110-119) Super Collaboration Project #2 Kochira Katsushikaku Kouenmae Hashutsujo x Lupin III "Kankichi Ryotsu VS Lupin III" by Osamu Akimoto & Monkey Punch (pg 120-133) A Thorough Examination of the Series' Style "The Evolution of Kochikame's Humor" (pg 134-145) "Kochikame Characters in Another World ②" (a collection of one-page guest illustrations) OOBA Tsugumi & OBATA Takeshi \[Death Note] (pg 147) OKANO Takeshi \[Hell Teacher Nube] (pg 148) ODA Eiichirou \[One Piece] (pg 149) KAZU Hajime \[Meiryoutei Gotou Seijuurou] (pg 150) KATSURA Masakazu \[Wingman] (pg 151) KANOU Yasuhiro \[Mx0] (pg 152) KAMIO Youko \[Hana Yori Dango] (pg 153) KAWASHITA Mizuki \[Ichigo 100%] (pg 154) KISHIMOTO Masashi \[Naruto] (pg 155) KUBO Taito \[Bleach] (pg 156) KURAMOCHI Fusako \[Tennen Kokekkoo] (pg 157) KOTOBUKI Raimu \[Ou-sama Game] (pg 158) KONOMI Takeshi \[Prince of Tennis] (pg 159) KOBAYASHI Yoshinori \[Obocchama-kun] (pg 160) KON Tarou \[1-2 no Ahho!!] (pg 161) SATONAKA Machiko \[Tenjou no Niji] (pg 162) SAWAI Yoshio \[Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo] (pg 163) SANJOU Riku & INADA Kouji \[Beet the Vandel Buster] (pg 164) SHIMABUKURO Mitsutoshi \[Seikimatsu Leader Den Takeshi!] (pg 165) SUGITA Naoya \[Zan] (pg 166) SUZUKI Shinya \[Mr. Fullswing] (pg 167) "Kochikame 30th Anniversary Commemorative Discussion!! Osamu Akimoto x Arimasa Osawa" (pg 168-175) Super Collaboration Project #3 Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×Kinnikuman "Great Gathering of Justice Heroes in Kameari!!" by Osamu Akimoto & Yudetamago (pg 176-190) "Kochikame 30th Anniversary Commemorative Round-table Discussion: Comrades Chat with Osamu Akimoto and Jump!" Satoshi Ikezawa x Shinji Hiramatsu x Hisashi Eguchi x Osamu Akimoto (pg 191-203) "Strolling through 40 years of Kochikame and Jump!! Kochikame in Jump Land" (pg 204-209) "Exploring 30 years of Character's prosperity! The Rise and Fall of Sub-Characters" (pg 210-217) Super Collaboration Project #4 Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×DRAGON BALL "This is the Police Station in Front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek" by Osamu Akimoto & Akira Toriyama (pg 218-227) "Kochikame Characters in Another World ③" (a collection of one-page guest illustrations) SOYAMA Kazutoshi \[Zettaizetsumei Dangerous Jiisan] (pg 229) SORACHI Hideaki \[Gintama] (pg 230) DAI Amon \[Taizou Mote King Saga] (pg 231) TAKAHASHI Kazuki \[Yu✩Gi✩Oh] (pg 232) TAKAHASHI Yoichi \[Captain Tsubasa] (pg 233) TAKAHASHI Yoshihiro \[Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin] (pg 234) TAKEI Hiroyuki \[Smash Bomber] (pg 235) CHIBA Tetsuya \[Notari Matsutaro] (pg 236) TSUNOMARU \[Midori no Makibaoh] (pg 237) TOUME Kei \[Sing Yesterday for Me] (pg 238) TOGASHI Yoshihiro \[Hunter x Hunter] (pg 239) TOKUHIRO Masaya \[Jungle King Tar-chan] (pg 240) TOMISAWA Chinatsu \[P Joshiryo no Neko de Aru] (pg 241) NISHI Yoshiyuki \[Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation] (pg 242) HAGIWARA Kazushi \[Bastard!! Destructive God of Darkness] (pg 243) HARA Tetsuo \[Fist of the Blue Sky] (pg 244) HIGUCHI Daisuke \[Whistle!] (pg 245) HIRAMATSU Shinji \[Doberman Deka] \[Black Angels] (pg 246) FUJII Mihona \[Gals!] (pg 247) FUJISAKI Ryu \[Houshin Engi] (pg 248) FUJISHIMA Kosuke \[You're Under Arrest!] (pg 249) "Kochikame 30th Anniversary Commemorative Discussion!! Osamu Akimoto x LaSalle Ishii" (pg 250-257) "Kochikame 30th Anniversary Background Staff’s Congratulatory Section" (pg 258-263) Super Collaboration Project #5 Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo × Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar × Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo × Taizou Mote King Saga × Maison Du Penguin "Ryoutsu Vs. Don Patch!! JUMP Gag All-Stars’ Great Katsushika Panic!!" by Osamu Akimoto, Kyosuke Usuta, Yoshio Sawai, Amon Dai, & Kouji Ooishi (pg 264-273) "Kochikame Characters in Another World ④" (a collection of one-page guest illustrations) HOUJOU Tsukasa \[Angel Heart] (pg 275) HOSHINO Katsura \[D.Gray-man] (pg 276) HOSHINO Yukinobu \[Blue City] \[The Case Records of Professor Munakata] (pg 277) MASUDA Kousuke \[Gag Manga Biyori] (pg 278) MATSUI Yuusei \[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro] (pg 279) MIZUSHIMA Shinji \[Dokaben] (pg 280) MIZUNO Hideko \[Honey Honey's Wonderful Adventures] (pg 281) MIYASHITA Akira \[Sakigake!! Otokojuku] (pg 282) MOCHIZUKI Mikiya \[Wild 7] (pg 283) MOTOMIYA Hiroshi \[Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou] (pg 284) MORIKAWA Jyoji \[Hajime no Ippo] (pg 285) MORITA Masanori \[Beshari Gurashi] (pg 286) MORIMOTO Kozueko \[Gokusen] (pg 287) YAGUCHI Takao \[Tsurikichi Sanpei] (pg 288) YASHIRO Masako \[Youko Series: Ohagi's Marriage] (pg 289) YANASE Takashi \[Anpanman] (pg 290) YABUKI Kentarou & HASEMI Saki \[To Love Ru Trouble] (pg 291) YAMAMOTO Atsuji \[Hon-Pi-Fu] (pg 292) YOSHIDA Sensha \[Utsurun Desu.] (pg 293) WATSUKI Nobuhiro \[Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan] (pg 294) "Biida Material: A Visit to Studio Biida!!" (pg 296-301) Ishizuka 2 Yuko’s Assistant Experience Report Manga, "The Akimoto School of Thought” by Ishizuka 2 Yuko (pg 302-305) "Kochikame 30th Anniversary Commemorative Event!! A Long Interview with Osamu Akimoto-sensei" (pg 306-317) "Following the Footsteps of Greatness! Osamu Akimoto's Publishing History" (pg 318-323) "How to use/play the 30th anniversary CD-ROM, Digi-Kame" (pg 324-325) "Kochikame Landmarks" with photography by Mitsugu Oonishi \[Reprise] (pg 326-327)

(from ebookjapan): The group "Silver" is a group of five former Olympic athletes, led by a knife master, and a strong and talented marksman. Their mission this time was to retrieve the ship Dolphin, which had gone missing after three hours of radio silence after setting sail. They rescued the crew of the Dolphin, which was afloat at sea, but they were "hijacked by a dog, the White Wolf Maru," they said, and they held their breath.

A one-shot based upon Takao Saito's classic Survival, published as part of a series by Shogakukan authors celebrating the turn of the century.

A seinen take on Saito's classic Survival. It tells about the drama of those who survived the fall of a meteorite on the Pacific Ocean after a failed attempt of destroying it with a missile. Cities are destroyed by big earthquakes, food runs short, illness spread quickly. In the midst of this scenario, Ootomo, the main character of this series, will do whatever in order to survive.

The most reckless man in the world — an unfortunate pilot with no chance for advancement — is the Japanese man “Oki”. Thanks to rash piloting that breaks the simulator, the loveable plane-guy racks up $300,000 in debt. To pay off his debts, he risks his life flying jobs high above the surface!

In 1992 Bremerhaven, Germany, Dr. Heinz Gloger faces a psychological crisis linked to his troubled past. His son, Helmut, seeks the help of Golgo 13 to resolve this issue. As the story unfolds, themes of guilt, identity, and the lasting impact of historical events are explored, leading to a dramatic and intense confrontation.

(from ebookjapan): At the request of Togashi Jubei, a retainer of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, Higurashi Hankuro invades the castle to take the life of Mito Komon. A year later, for some inexplicable reason, he sets out with Tadasu to exterminate the evils of the world on behalf of Mito Komon.

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.

(from ebookjapan): When Danbei, a penniless ronin, is about to spend the night in Enma Hall, his daughter comes to make a wish. His elder brother, a samurai of the Kobutsu clan in Koshu, had chased a bandit who had broken into a gold storehouse, but he was wounded and escaped, and he was banned from the clan. He was told that if he caught the bandit, he would be allowed to return to Koshu. Danbei asks for help, but what stands in his way? This is a collection of 4 stories including "Udon Danbei" and others.

(from ebookjapan): "If a dog walks, he gets a stick." As the lines from Iroha Garuta go. Detective Gondo's nickname is "Inu-bo" (Dog Stick) as he walks around investigating. Toto Bank was robbed by three robbers, but the main suspect, who was waiting in a car, shot and killed the three robbers and fled. Inu-bo's investigation begins.

A series of stories featuring the exploits of Doll, a highly skilled and reliable detective for the Sunrise hotel chain. Golgo 13 Crossover Chapter

(from ebookjapan): In the second year of Tempo, the year of the great harvest, three prisoners attacked a family that had fled Katsunuma, Koshu. When the husband was killed and the wife was about to be raped, it was saved by Kisaburo, a childhood friend of the wife Otsuru, who had run away from the village 15 years earlier after killing a man. Kisaburo was pursued by a secret agent of the Owari Clan. The two men confront each other in the starving, abandoned village!

(from ebookjapan): Two people were arrested in Manila, Philippines, for attempting to use nitro to break into a safe. The president of the bank, who is planning to build a leisure land on an uninhabited island near the sea, hires the two men who have knowledge of explosives, to help him dispose of unexploded bombs from the war, but that is only on the surface.

(from ebookjapan): One of America's top military leaders is kidnapped by a terrorist group in Saudi Arabia. In order to rescue the leader, Nanjo (Cannonball) and four others go to the "Parrot House " where he is being held. The terrorist group has only two days left to receive the $50 million ransom. Nanjo and his team must hurry, but there is a traitor in their midst!

(from ebookjapan): A masked wrestler with a gun hijackes a TV set, putting the staff and the TV station in a state of panic. A Japanese wrestler, Dan, who had decided to go to the East because the TV broadcast of professional wrestling had been cut off, offers to rescue them on the condition that the TV broadcast be restored. Who is the culprit? Includes a jidaigekiga 《Blood and Wind》and two other stories.

(from ebookjapan): The real son of Kuroda Kanpei, a military strategist who had served Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was killed by Nobunaga and Hideyoshi while Kanpei was imprisoned by Araki Murakeshige. Although he served them both as a military strategist, Kanpei, bent on avenging his own son's death, plotted to have the two men killed together. Nobunaga was killed by Mitsuhide, but Hideyoshi turned his misfortune into a blessing and became a natural successor!

(from ebookjapan): At a party of "The Apple Society," also known as the Entertainment Mafia, all the members were killed by a single man! The crime was committed by a Japanese man called "Fang J", a man who is said to be able to do anything if he is asked to. The identity of this man, who is said to be able to do whatever is asked of him, is... "Deep in the Middle of the Night in Japan" and two other stories are included.

(from ebookjapan): A Japanese detective, Dingo, is active in Paris, and his work is painful! A man is shot dead in front of Dingo. Dingo gets involved in a case over the man's last words. What do his last words mean? Includes "Comantarev 3, 8, 7" and 4 other stories. Official English - Only Dingo Volume 1 was officially translated. Currently only purchasable on Amazon Kindle.

(from ebookjapan): Onna-no-kubi village... the name comes from the fact that a long time ago, a wrongdoing woman was beheaded by the daimyo and her head was kept on a street in the village for a month.... In the Onna-no-kubi village, murders occur one after another between the rival Nitobe family and the Kukijo family. Kazuya, the eldest son of the Nitobe family and a newspaper reporter, returns to his hometown to solve the mystery of the murders!

(from ebookjapan): In the late Tokugawa period... ...A young swordsman, Habinoshin Fubuki, sets out on a journey of training to make a living with the sword, and as he comes into contact with many people, he grows strong and dreams of becoming the greatest swordsman in the world....

(from ebookjapan): Akira, a pianist returning to the U.S. because his girlfriend Yuriko is in the hospital, is met at the airport by his sister Keiko. The cab on the way to Yuriko's place is attacked by someone, and the news reports the deaths of Akira and Keiko. Yuriko's parents are also murdered, and Yuriko is also in the clutches of evil! What did Akira bring back from America?

(from ebookjapan): Ryo Takashina is a Japanese man condemned to death in France after killing 21 people in order to get revenge. Just before he is about to be guillotined, he is saved by an organization called EDS. They are looking for a man who fits their criteria. Takashina is designated as "Hawk" to assist EDS in their work... "Hawk Unleashed" and three other stories are included in this collection. Official English - Only Volume 1 (first 7 chapters of the 3 Volume edition) was translated.

A Survival side story, set between the events of chapters 76 and 77. While travelling on his journey Satoru comes across a boy drowning in a river. He attempts to save him, though is swept away by the current and loses consciousness. Upon waking he finds himself in a mysterious city ruled over by a cruel tyrant. The chapters which make up Survival: Another Story were originally published in Shounen Sunday alongside the main series, and are included in the first 22 volume print by Shogakukan. However, later reprints have always collected the chapters into their own, separate volume.

An inexplicable catastrophe plunges Japan to the bottom of the ocean. A boy survives the misfortune, but he has been abandoned in a land surrounded by sea on all sides. His effort to stay alive compels him to sharpen his wit, as he finds that nothing he learned in school is useful for staying alive. Note: Volume count based on the wideban.

(from ebookjapan): Misaki Genjuro, a firebrand thief, is called "Otonashi Genju" and has been slaying bandits as a kumite-doshin with an unusually slender sword called a "sashimi knife" in his hand. However, an incident leads him to live as a lone wolf.

In Kitakaruizawa, a human larger-than-life springs forth from the Kobayakawa Research Center in the middle of the night. That same human, in an instant of pain and agony, turns to dust and is swept away by a forceful gale across the landscape, a tremendous sight witnessed only by clan of truck drivers rushing down the late-night highway. The experiment of Doctor Kobayakawa ends in a disappointing failure, yet the elder brother of a young Akio makes the acquaintance of the Doctor, unmistakably a trap, one bearing the danger of a new experiment…

(from ebookjapan): ＜An inn in a certain boarding house in a certain town.> Three samurai are being swindled out of a large sum of money by a female gambler known by the name "Dekakeya no Ohaki". She is a well-known cheater. The thug introduces them to a traveling ronin named Denkuro, who is extremely skilled but has no interest in women. Denkuro is asked to recover the large sum of money. Includes three other stories.

(from ebookjapan): The senior managing director of Kyokuto Motors, Shirakawa, is killed in a drunken driving accident. Go Kazamaki, who has been sniffing around the case as a murder, is called in for the kidnapping of his girlfriend, Risa, and told to back off the case, saying that it was an accident. Convinced that it is a murder case, Kazamaki approaches Suzuhara, the president of Asia Automobile, a rival company. And Sanyu Konzern is behind it! Includes two other stories.

(from ebookjapan): Tokugawa feudal society... ...The economy of the shogunate is suffering from poverty. The Tokugawa shogunate sends in the "Yawaban" to confiscate the daimyo's lands. This is an authentic jidaigeki featuring the three "Shadow Hunters" who hunt the so-called "shadows" of the "Yabanban" (the Shadow Managers).

(from ebookjapan): Sugar is a professional Phantom Thief who is feared for his ability to acquire anything he targets, from beautiful women to hydrogen bombs. He appears like a fog and disappears like smoke! He is asked to steal the mysterious car, property "М", at the Monaco Grand Prix, but...? Steal a woman and a car in the dark of night! and two other stories.

From ebookrenta: Takeshi and Kentaro are two friends who have been together since they were infants. They were born in the same hospital on the same day, have shared every class in school and even vie over the same girl. However, soon the two friends become closer than they'd like when they discover they are the Chosen Ones that will defeat the powers of an evil being and his minions who are currently wreaking havoc on mankind. Together, the two merge and become a super fighter known as Barom One, capable of taking down monsters with ease. Can Takeshi and Kentaro band together to save the world? Serialized from 1970-1971 in Kodansha's Weekly Bokura Magazine. It was collected into two tankobons.

(from ebookjapan): In April 1926, the young Dr. Asahina, who was taking aerial photographs deep in the Greater Amazon region of South America, photographed a man-made fence on a cliff. Earlier, primitive people were discovered in a village near the entrance to the unexplored Chablo. An investigation team including Dr. Asahina is formed, and Kazumasa heads for the unexplored Chablo, but what does he encounter there? A jidaigekiga "Nozarashi Narugen" and 4 other stories are included in this collection.

(from ebookjapan): At the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Imperialists and the Sabaku (feudal shogunate) were fighting each other with their own espionage networks. At such a time, there was an agent who belonged to neither faction and was commonly known as a "Karasu". The shogunate, cornered by Satcho, planned to assassinate Kaishu Katsu, who insisted on a bloodless surrender of the castle for the sake of the peasants. What did "Karasu" do, exactly?

(from ebookjapan): Yukari Takagi, aka Hagehaka, a former boxer and general contractor, is visited by the wife of the missing former welterweight champion Iwao Akashi. She asked Hagehaka to look for him. The place where Akashi was found in Hakone was the residence of the boss of a human trafficking ring.

Golgo 13, the man who is shrouded in mystery, and the terrifying facts that shine behind the fiction... The trajectory of the bullets fired by Golgo 13 will determine the course of the world's murky waters! British Intelligence hires Golgo 13 to eliminate a former Nazi SS chief who hid a vast amount of counterfeit money at WWII's end. What awaits him in the fortified castle? Currently the longest running manga series done by one of the members of the gekiga group. The bestselling Seinen manga (and the best selling Gekiga) as of 2022 with over 300 million tankoban volumes sold, and the 2nd bestselling manga in history behind Dragon Ball and One Piece. 1976 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga winner 2002 31st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize winner 2005 50th Shogakukan Manga Jury Special Award winner 2021 Guinness World Record for Most Volumes of a Single Manga Series The 2nd Bestselling Manga in History Anime and live action adaptions

The chairman of the large conglomerate Taki Group suddenly dies. A dark battle ensued over his inheritance, but thanks to the efforts of acting chairman Totsuka, things calmed down, and his only son, Tetsuto Taki, became chairman. However, Tetsujin hands over the chairmanship to Totsuka, and Tetsujin, who has a strong sense of adventure, goes to Country K with his Mexican friend Mario. The dictatorial country K is in the midst of a struggle with a revolutionary organization. Mario's younger brother has been captured by a secret organization!!

A period drama masterpiece recounting the remarkable feats of an outlaw bounty hunter renowned as Rabid Dog. Following the hero as he rescues the weak and battles the mighty, master artist Takao Saito’s dynamic samurai action keeps readers on the edge of their seats! Ran from 1967-1970 in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine. It was then collected into 15 volumes.

"Superhuman strength... Everyone admires it. Everyone wants it. But should you ever attain it, you would cease to be yourself. You would become either the hero of the human race, or a monster unwelcomed by it - regardless of which you wanted." Relish is an evil organization plotting world domination. The organization's mad scientist Dr. Takizawa uses a cell-restructuring device on a young man named Katagiri in hopes of creating a superhuman, but the experiment is a failure. After fleeing the organization, Katagiri is astonished to find that when night falls, his whole body turns jet black and he gains incredible strength and the ability to jump to great heights! Now as Shadowman, Katagiri begins to fight against Relish... Official English

Master Takao Saito's all-out science fiction action drama Long-awaited reprint!! With science running wild , apprentice astronauts who became orphans wandering in space. Will they be able to return to Earth from the world of darkness?!?

Phantom spy action with Taka Saito who existed before the release of "Golgo 13"! Recapture the submarine "Shrine" equipped with a threatening weapon!!< /span> Explanation Connecting between "007", "0011 Napoleon Solo" and "Golgo 13" The missing link masterpiece "One Side" "Limited Express" is finally back in print! Enjoy the flashy action and sophisticated story that makes you feel no sense of the passage of time over 40 years!Can this difficult case be solved!? First of all, we have to stay in the tiger's hole. A desperate undercover investigation begins. Mr. Arashi, the young leader of the One Side Express, has stepped up to take on this big deal that threatens the world if the media knows about it! It is said that Mr. Dodom, a genius scientist who defected from Republic M to Country S, was taken away by the mysterious organization \`\`Smile'' along with his submarine equipped with the latest weapons. A request came to them from country S! (Depending on the client, they may be called the Noraine or the cleaners of the world.)One Side Express, a detective bureau with bureaus all over the world - all of its members are former pirates, but they continue to work day and night for justice.

A series of manga adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. Four novels were adapted in total: Live and Let Die (volume one), Thunderball (volume two), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (volume three) and The Man with the Golden Gun (volume four). Livedoor blog has a detailed listing of what went in each volume.

(from ebookjapan): A man and a woman are on their way to Hong Kong to sell stolen jewelry to the local syndicate. Sekine gets on the same plane to intercept them. What awaits Sekine and the woman after they kill the man, get the jewelry, the woman, and get the drugs from the boss of the organization? This is a collection of short action stories by Takao Saito under the title "Gorilla Collection: Don't Tell Me to Stop!" and 10 other stories.

(from ebookjapan): "Action-Gekiga Presented By Takao Saito Production" There are always assassins in the underworld, and this assassin, Black Angel, is one of the best of the best. Where the assassin comes in, Goro-yan will be there! This is a hardboiled story about two clients who are both connected to Black Angel. The story of Sakamaki and Black Angel can be traced to...?????? Includes two stories, "Episode 1: Iron and Lead" and "Episode 2: A First-Class Murder"! An early, very popular Gekiga work of Takao Saito's.

(from ebookjapan): The turmoil triggered by the Onin War brought a storm of warfare throughout Japan. It was a period of unending battles, a period in which the shogun were unable to predict what the next day would bring. The young pawns of Kai stand on the ground. His eyes are set on the world.

\[Dream of the One-Eyed Dragon] Toshikatsu Doi, a senior councilor who plans to strengthen the shogunate, dispatches a group of Yagyu swordsmen to various places under the pretext of teaching swordsmanship. Tokugawa Tadanaga, who was ordered to commit seppuku on unfounded suspicions, ordered his close retainer Hyoma Otaki to eradicate the group of Yagyu swordsmen who had become the running dogs of the roju.

The blade arts of the "Devil" tasked with stiking down evils threatening a peaceful Edo! Heizou Hasegawa, upholding the role of chief officer protecting against crime and arson! In 1783, the heart of the Tenmei era, Hasegawa held the office of chief director of the department charged with sustaining safety in the region, suppressing the most vile of thieves and criminals, an individual largely feared, renowned as Devil Heizou…

(from ebookjapan): Earthquakes occur in clusters in the Japanese archipelago. Volcanoes erupt, triggered by the earthquakes. The natural cataclysms that occur one after another... ...are adapted from Sakyo Komatsu's bestseller into a manga. A new series is now available. Official English - Fully translated. Also available on Amazon Kindle.

After a terrible earthquake, Satoru wakes up in a pitch black cave that him and his friends were exploring. Desperately moving through the crumbling cave with just his backpack, he expects a warm rescue once he gets out. But what awaits Satoru was an unbelievable fact: Japan has sunk underwater due to the earthquake and he is stranded on an island with no one to help him. Can Satoru learn how to survive by himself?

Let's go! Let's go! \----Barom Cross!! "Superman Barom 1", born from the power of friendship, is the hero who exploded all my yearnings and dreams. \----Takao Saito The Great Universe ---- There were two wills that continued to fight for thousands of years. Copou, the will of peace and justice, and Doruge, the personification of evil will. After a fierce battle, Doruge hid in the depths of the earth and unleashed ominous demons on the ground to destroy humanity . Copou also arrives on Earth to thwart his evil ambitions , but he realizes that fighting Dolge head-on would produce enough energy to destroy the Earth . At that time, Copu finds Kentaro Shiratori and Takeshi Kido, who are desperately fighting to protect their classmates from Dolge's fighter Antman, and decides to entrust the future of the earth to their sense of justice and friendship. Kentaro and Takeshi, who were given can protect the earth, or rather, the entire universe from the great demon Doruge!?!!