The series is inspired by Tezuka's The Vampires. The manga is set in modern Kyoto (as opposed to Tokyo in the earlier manga) and centers on aspiring manga creator Ako Kitayama. One day, while on a train station platform, she witnesses a battle between a "hunter" and another young man who can also transform. She decides to use the incident as story material for her manga. Ako submits the storyboard draft for the manga to her editor. But not only does he reject the manga, he says "He told me to bring you," delivering Ako to a young man who suddenly appears in the room. The man takes Ako to the head of his clan. (Source: Anime News Network)

1. **Countdown** (カウントダウン); *kakioroshi* 2. **Nigai Akumu** (苦い悪夢, Bitter Nightmare); *Comic Beam 2020-02* 3. **Aijin to Boku** (アイジンとぼく); *Jump X 2013-10* 4. **Maou no Kubi** (まおうの首); *Jump SQ.Crown 2015 Summer* 5. **Anokoro Taxi** (アノコロタクシー); *Jump SQ. 2012-11* 6. **Mother** (マザー); *Twitter (2019/06/10)*

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)

Taking place in an all-girls' school in Kyoto, this story centers around four girls. Takako, Subame, Chidori, and Suzume.

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 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.

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)

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