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Famicom Rocky is basically Rocky the movie, but with old NES-era video games. The series stars an ineloquent brute of a protagonist who has long, extensive training montages so that he can dramatically compete against vaguely imposing rivals who, for narrative purposes, are deluded into thinking they're better at video games than him.
1981 Tankobon collecting the full 1976 serialization of "Change! Sabu" and the two-part short story "Hamaguri Dosse~!!"
hinpei Natsuki is a run-of -the-mill high school boy, who just so happens to have a new housemate, foreigner Yuha Maria, nicknamed UFO-chan. Turns out she lives up to her name, as she is a Space Officer sent to Earth to track down rogue alien species who are attacking other planets. Shinpei reluctantly joins Yuha on frequent trips back and forth in time in her UFO, to prevent the future from hostile alien takeover, all in the while getting his memory wiped to protect Yuha's secret. In the lower margins is a short strip titled "Professional" about a hitman sent to take down the mob boss Calpis Soda with many goofy things happening along the way.
A beautiful princess escaped the rebel army on her home planet and fell to Earth, where she met the Japanese boy Hanamoto Musashi, who will bravely fight to protect her in a mecha-samurai armor suit. The climactic battle is a sci-fi retelling of the famous duel of Ganryujima. (Source: Mangapedia, translated, edited)
This collection of horror short stories includes tales of murder, romance and the supernatural. The title story follows Natsuko, a maid at the Hagiwara mansion who bears an exact resemblance to a recently deceased woman of the household. Other stories include a cat who watches for his master and a ghost, a work of art which leads to revenge through possessed bodies, and a woman who haunts the husband who murdered her but whom she still loves. The mood and pacing of these stories are a kind of Japanese gothic, steeped in the culture but as clear to readers as the passions we all share. (Source: ComicsOne) 1. **Mizu ni Sumu Oni** (水に棲む鬼 | Devil in the Water); Mystery I vol. 8 2. **Mokuren Yashiki** (木蓮屋敷 | The House of Magnolias); Mystery I vol. 7 3. **Hanairo Utsushi** (花色移し | Taking the Color of Flowers); Mystery I vol. 5 4. **Natsu Fukamu** (夏深む | In the Depth of Summer); Mystery I vol.9 5. **Matsuyoi** (待宵 | The Vigil); Mystery I vol. 10 6. **Masoo no Kage** (真赭の蔭 | The Blood Red Shadow); Mystery I vol.11
This is a collection of romantic manga short stories from modern Japan. In these tales of yearning and betrayal, the author captures beautiful moments of passion, dissects modern relationships, and ensnares the reader with plot twists more complex than those found in American comics. (Source: ComicsOne) 1. **Shuurin no Ki** (秋霖の忌 | Mourning of Autumn Rain); Mystery I vol. 16 2. **Natsuginu Kaorite** (なつぎぬ薫りて | Fragrance of the Summer Kimono); Mystery I vol. 14 3. **Utahime no Neko** (歌姫の猫 | The Diva's Cat); Mystery I vol. 13 4. **Yuki no Tomurai: Rikka Shou** (ゆきのとむらい ─六花抄─ | Burial of Snow: Six Petal (Snowflake) Extract); Mystery I vol. 12 5. **Nemureru Hana** (ねむれる花 | Sleeping Flower); Mystery I vol. 21
There stands a house in the forest where the wind blows and 'monsters' frighten children. A man lives in this house, as well as a number of spirits.
Whoever looks upon their nightly figures will meet with certain death. Nephilim - a unique race that turns male by day and female by night. Labeled as "Gods of Death" it is said that whoever glances upon their bewitching night beauty will meet with certain death. Unfortunately for the playboy imperial soldier Gai, such an occurrence earns him a beautiful angel of death named Abel hellbent on taking his life. Then again, having a beautiful girl/boy obsessively chasing after him may not be so bad. Will Gai's expert playboy skills be able to conquer the beautiful Nephilim. Or will Abel succeed in killing the man who saw her true form? (Source: Amazon)