The main character is named Nagatomo, he is an astronaut and a scientist in charge of a secret operation about experimenting cryogenics on human subjects such a assasins or political prisoners, all inside a spaceship called "RETRO". Suddenly he wakes up inside the ship only to see outside a huge amount of black spheres floating in space, he first believes they could the debris of something, then he realizes there is life activity inside them and leaves the ship to bring one of those spheres inside, then he proceeds to open it and founds a girl inside it, Kishimoto. Suddenly, Kishimoto is transfered along Nagatomo to a GANTZ room that looks like it's the Tokyo one, the black sphere inside the room starts playing the radio song and reveals the target, the "comedian alien", then sends both to the battle area. Kishimoto is wearing her GANTZ suit now but Nagatomo is only wearing his space suit, they fight the aliens (Kishimoto proves to be useful, because she knew about the missions) and are sent back to the room. The "Astronaut" gets 6 points and "Big tits" gets 0, Kishimoto decides to stay in the GANTZ room because there is no place she can go back, Nagatomo leaves but not before saying he will be back. Source: mangahelpers
After making an evil grin, the magician then said "A game? Seems quite interesting——" The game was boldly announced. "I hereby declare a student amongst us is going to be chosen as a sacrifice. " After the confusing announcement becomes reality, Emerald University, the place where this tale takes place is brought into chaos. Suspicion, horror, frenzy is rapidly spreading. However a beautiful female magician with her ingenious magical tricks is here to unravel the mysteries. The game is also heading towards an unanticipated ending. A reasoning fiction imitative magical tale——tricksters. (Source: Back cover of the novel)
A girl who was bullied and ready to give up everything. A boy who never knew fun because of his circumstances. Until the night of the first snow. Somehow they met again in a night-time school. "The day you taught me that I'm not alone, I decided I'd face forward and live on."
An avant-garde comedy by gag manga legend, Fujio Akatsuka. The stories revolve around a young boy Gon, his dad, and the other crazy personalities in town.
One day, an alien named Mojako, a robot named Dommo, and a boy named Sorao ran away from home and headed for outer space. An unpredictable and slapstick adventure begins! (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
A series of short episodic stories (two pages long for each) revolving around a mischievous girl named "Jajako". Every strip features her in some sort of strange or silly situation, usually causing trouble for various adults in her life, one often being her mother. Source: MU
A valuable record of postwar manga history, this autobiographical work by Fujiko Fujio A. This grand tale based on the true story of one of post-war manga's legends, depicts the meeting of two boys; the protagonist, Michio Maga (Fujiko A. Fujio), and Shigeru Saino (Fujiko F. Fujio) and their journey of growth as they pursue their shared dream of becoming manga artists. This masterpiece of Japanese manga is not just a valuable first person account, but also meticulously portrays the joys and struggles of youth.
