An anthology of three Tezuka oneshots from the late 1960's. 1. **Daibousou** (大暴走/The Runaway Tanker) Newscaster Goro Tsukinashi is invited to board the world's first atomic-powered, computer-operated oil tanker, the Osakabe Maru. While on its maiden voyage, everything that could go wrong, does go wrong. Can the passengers survive aboard this voyage of the damned? 2. **Kojinkyou** (虎人境/Land of the Tigermen) Television director Goro Ibukuro makes his living exploiting the talents of others on his most popular show, World's Cruelest Acts. After hearing about a tribe of "Tigermen" that live in the hinterlands of Borneo that apparently have a miracle cure in the form of a ceremony, he decides to set off and film them. However, he might have taken on more than he bargained for... 3. **Kiiro Makyou** (黄色魔境/The Spaceman’s Base) Set during the Occupation of Tripoli during World War II, two American soldiers and a German soldier are held hostage by a Japanese boy who hijacks the Americans' Jeep. The boy's destination is the mysterious ruins of Wadan-Wadan, located in the middle of nowhere. What is the connection between the boy and these ruins?
The story revolves around three friends: Nasubi is a country girl with crude manners who dreams of someday becoming a queen. Takako, an orphan living with her relatives, is a diligent student of ballet. Fujiko is the "smart one," the intelligent daughter of a police detective. (Source: God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga by Natsu Onoda Power)
A collection of Sci-Fi short stories: 1-9) **SF Fancy Free** (SFファンシーフリー) 10) **Doberman** (ドオベルマン) 11) **Shamy 1000** (シャミー一〇〇〇) 12) **Nanoka no Kyoufu** (7日の恐怖) 13) **Aka no Tanin** (赤の他人)
In the future, robotics will greatly help humans get rid of the most tedious tasks. But as the technology evolves and more robots are themselves aware of their condition, it does not take long until they rebel against their creators. A war breaks out. But in the midst of this conflict, there Tobio, a young boy who is fed up with the situation--and then one day he discovers that he himself is a robot...
This is the story of Ichiro, whose life is changed forever when he discovers a procession of ghosts walking down the street and with a local reporter tries to figure out why the ghosts are walking through town.
A collection of short stories that Tezuka did for shounen magazines in the early 1960s.
Sapphire was supposed to be a tomboyish junior high school girl who's not interested in boys, but it all changed on her 14th birthday. Not only did she find out that she's prince Sapphire, the Ribbon Knight, but she also has to protect a country called Silver Land!?
"A Man from Mars" is a science fiction short story depicting a conflict between an alien from Mars and earthlings. A boy called Chiru-chiru and his younger sister Michiru are poor children. One day they help a mysterious stranger lying by the roadside. The man, named Harrire, gives them golden seeds. It turns out that Harrire is a Martian who has come down to Earth to get water. Harrie negotiates with humans for the water he needs, but in vain. Meanwhile, a villain named Dr. Marpigie carries away Harrire's spaceship. Chiru-chiru, Michiru and Detective Higeoyaji help Harrire and fight against the villains in the snow-covered mountains. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)
Publisher Hayakawa is celebrating its 70th anniversary with two manga anthology reprints. One collection is dedicated to mystery works while the other compiles sci-fi stories printed over the publisher's long career. Contents: 1. **Ureta Hoshi** (熟れた星) \[Tezuka Osamu\] 2. **Eisei 2-ren Dokubou** (衛星2連独房) \[Matsumoto Leiji\] 3. **7P(2): H.G. Wells ni** (7P(2)―H・G・ウエルズに) \[Ishinomori Shotaro\] 4. **Captain Past** (キャプテンパースト) \[Nagai Go\] 5. **Ragini** (ラーギニー) \[Hagio Moto\] 6. **Dorothy** (ドロシー) \[Fukuyama Keiko\] 7. **Mizubito** (水人) \[Azuma Hideo\] 8. **SF Kozou no Yuurei: THE GHOST OF SF KID** (SF小僧の幽霊 THE GHOST OF SF KID) \[Tori Miki\] 9. **Heikou Wars** (並行ウォーズ) \[Yokoyama Eiji\] 10. **Ojii-chan no Shosai/Uchuu** (おじいちゃんの書斎/宇宙) \[Imai Tetsuya\] 11. **Megane wo Kai ni** (眼鏡を買いに) \[Tsunami Nayu\] 12. **Futokou** (不登校) \[Tsubana\] 13. **Mister Donuts** (ミスターどーなつ) \[Kitano Yusaku (orig. story), Nishijima Daisuke\] 14. **Mahou Shoujo Time-chan Sono 1 Onee-chan wa Kaidan wo Ochiru Yume wo Miru no ka** (魔法少女タイムちゃん その1 お姉ちゃんは階段を落ちる夢を見るのか) \[Yoshitomi Akihito\] 15. **To, Aru Hi no Boku no Himo** (と、ある日の僕のひも) \[Miyazaki Natsujikei\] 16. **Ore no Yume no Imouto** (俺の夢の妹 Sister of My Dreams) \[Coco\]
This is the tale of Son-goku, a blonde-haired monkey in ancient China who masters witchcraft and winds up traveling with a Buddhist monk to India, and all the adventures in between. *Note: Volume 8 includes the side story "Rin Rin-chan (リンリンちゃん)"; Hitomi 1960-03~1960-09*
About legendary child ninja hero Sasuke Sarutobi from 16th century...
