Otokogi to Nikutai no Jidai: Gendai Manga Senshuu

A five-part series of one-shots published in the magazine *Boys Life*. **1\. Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) **2\. Sensou** (戦争) **3\. Yama chichi** (山父) **4\. Oni** (鬼) **5\. Musashi** (無三四) *Note: Zashiki Warashi was reprinted in first issue of Garo in 1964*

The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he realized the difficulty of managing the high expectations. From the grueling training to battling the rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to step up to the challenge. (Source: Wikipedia)

A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens to be watching—Danpei Tange, a failed boxer and former coach who sees something special in the boy. He pleads with Joe to train with him off, but the cocky young fighter brushes him. Later, though, when Joe is arrested and put in a juvenile detention facility, he realizes that he’s going to need to hone his raw fighting skills if he wants to survive. Thus is born a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top… (Source: Kodansha USA)

Jujutsu practitioner Kii-Ta-ryu Ryu Akisui left the regret of his defeat to his only son, Kankuro, when he challenged Kano Jigoro, the founder of Kodokan judo in Japan. Therefore, Akimizu and Kankuro start training intensively, day after day. The exhausting training continues until Kankuro be 19 years old. Later, following orders fromAkimizu, Kankuro leaves his home in Kokura, Kyushu, for Tokyo. The day he comes to Tokyo to visit Kihei Ryu's master, Matsushiba Kyuzo, corresponds to the day of celebrations of the victory of the Russo-Japanese War. It is a great historical drama that depicts the history of the family's four generations Yanagi, families Kantaro, Kanichi and Kanpei, over a period of more than 100 years, against the backdrop of the turbulence of the Meiji era and the Showa era. ------------------------- Juukyouden series: 1) [Juukyouden](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=112750) 2) [Shouwa Juukyouden](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=110020) 3) [Gendai Juukyouden](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=110699) 4) [Otoko Yawakyouden](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=124612) 5) [Nippon Juukyouden](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=114814) 6) [Shin Juukyouden](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=50845)

Based on Masutatsu Oyama's early years.

Backed by a fixer who controls the political and economic circles, a high school student, Jinryu Goji, governs his school – Seiun Gakuen. In response, the school authority asks Nagare Zenjiro, a champion of Chinese martial arts who killed his father and was sentenced to a juvenile detention center, to fight Jinryu Goji. The story revolves around combats between the two. The dual develops into extensive conflicts involving high school students nationwide, and eventually leading figures in political and economic circles. The artist represented detailed movements of kung-fu, which was extremely popular at that time. The series was epochal in that is established a new genre of manga highlighted by conflicts on campus. (Source: tsoj.manga.org)

In 1945, the road from Manchuria to Japan was hundreds of miles away. The boy learned to adapt to the dangers of starvation, and his body trembled with his dark eyes fixed on the sky. In 1959, the boy, named Suteru Takei, became a boxer.The bell rang for the loser's comeback match between the oppressed men. The bell rang. A hymn to eros and violence, or a reply to Japanese modern literature by the genius gekiga artist Kazuhiko Miyatani!