Evil, crime, violence, and eroticism. Hideo Yamada has curated a collection that presents works and authors who challenged the shaodwy sides of society. 1. **Shikei Shikko** (死刑執行) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Satsujin Gyousha** (殺人業者) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 3. **Noren** (のれん) \[Takao Saitou\] 4. **16-nen** (16年) \[Masaaki Sato\] 5. **Fukushuu Club** (復讐クラブ) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 6. **Ghoul** (グール(屍鬼)) \[Ryouko Yamagishi\] 7. **Hate to See You Go (from Coffee Jikan)** (『珈琲時間』より「Hate to See You Go」) \[Tetsuya Toyoda\] 8. **Shoutengai (from Utsukushii Machi)** (『美しい町』より「商店街」) \[Akino Kondoh\] 9. **In The Kuso Soup (Shito Choufu)** (『死都調布』より「イン・ザ・クソスープ」) \[Saitou Junichirou\] 10. **Sutetarou** (すてたろう) \[Kiyoshi Awazu\] 11. **S no Koi** (Sの恋) \[Kaiji Kawaguchi\] 12. **Teitai Zensen** (停滞前線) \[Takashi Ishii\] 13. **Ayakasi no Dairen** (アヤカシの大連) \[Yumekichi Minatoya\] 14. **Hakkin Sakura Gozen** (発禁・櫻御前) \[Jun Urata\] 15. **Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta** (処刑は3時におわった) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 16. **Fushigi na Tegami (Revised version)** (不思議な手紙) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 17. **Koufuku Naru Ikka** (幸福なる一家) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 18. **Hae (From Ningen Gekijou)** (『人間劇場』より「はえ」) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 19. **Yume no Tsuzuki** (夢のつづき) \[Jiro Taniguchi\]
This new line of Edu-Manga (Educational Manga) features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding of the life lessons these historical figures share with us. Osamu Tezuka's prolific output and his pioneering techniques and genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga" and "the god of manga." He is widely credited as the most influential animator in Japan and, indeed, his career parallels the rise of the Japanese animation industry.
Osamu Tezuka's manga adaptation of the 1937 American monster movie *King Kong* by creators Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace.