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)

“For me, table tennis has become a tool of revenge.” Tsukasa Hidaka, who is completely oblivious to the expectations of his parents, is absorbed in table tennis. However, that expectation eventually became oppressive, and my father became a poison parent. Tsukasa bears pressure and continues to play table tennis. The last tournament for elementary school students. Fatigue accumulated due to severe training explodes and injures the left foot. Still, my mother was furious with my father trying to keep playing table tennis. The path my father chose was divorce. To his father who is still dominated by table tennis, Tsukasa decided to take revenge on table tennis.

Six months ago, a scream was heard all around the world, killing a third of the human population. The story follows Sorakara Kuu—the boy who is not moved by anything, whether happy or sad; whether it's comedy or tragedy.

In 1981, Osamu was obsessed with the popular "Gundam" series. One day, he stealthily takes his older brother's Gundam plastic models and, while playing with them, hears a mysterious voice call out to him. The person in question was Amuro Ray himself who appeared as he was in the anime...!?? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

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...

Having finished his training in Paris, Ren Sajima returns to Japan to work as a bartender.

A collection of short stories that Tezuka did for shounen magazines in the early 1960s.

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 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)

1. Gachaboy Ichidaiki (Gachaboy's Record of One Generation) 2. Kami no Toride 3. Sukippara no Blues 4. Tokiwasou Monogatari 5. Toiu Tegami ga Kita 6. Doubutsu Tsurezuregusa (Essay on Idleness of Animals) 7. Dotsuitare (Bassui)

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*