From the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, the "Sakai Incident" depicts the dedication of warriors who risked their lives to uphold their beliefs in the midst of the rapidly changing times, and other quintessential Hirata gekiga are now back in print! Three additional works that were never before published before are collected in this edition! A bibliography and complete list of Hiroshi Hirata's works are also included. (Source: Seirinkogeisha, translated) Included Stories: 1. 大垣藩治水魂 2. 堺事件 3. 鹿島事件 4. 飛騨大名金森家 5. 下僕茂兵 6. 旗本郷右衛門 7. お金改役

A collection of short stories by Hiroshi Hirata, set in feudal times. The stories focus on the various consequences that may result in breaking a promise.

A collection of four short stories by a master of historical manga, originally published in Big Comic Special Zokan between 2001 and 2003. Collected Stories: 1. **Ouinaru Ai no Mai** (大いなる愛の舞) 2. **Waga, Heion** (我・平穏也) 3. **Byakkotai** (白虎隊) 4. **Kenzan** (剣山)

A man grows up in the face of adversity when his fiancée is robbed according to the rules of a tournament of master swordsmen.

Hirata has been a gekiga designer for more than thirty years. But it's not easy to reconcile work and everyday life when you're a jack-of-all-trades like him. Fan of video projectors, DIY and synthesizers, he must above all respond to the requests of his publisher! Sex, education, gardening, but also anecdotes of work are on the program of this humorous work. (Source: Delcourt, translated)

A story about the fate of a man persecuted by his lord for having played a forbidden melody.

Centering on the restoration of the Kuroda clan and the growth of Kanbei Kuroda, this is a historical ensemble drama depicting the figure of Kanbei Kuroda, who survived the Warring States period utilizing the Kuroda clan's famed 36 strategies in creative ways. (Source: Mangapedia, translated)

Includes the following oneshots and illustrations: Two Warriors (by Hirata Hiroshi) Down Time (Tamori Yousuke) The Mask of the Red Dwarf Star (Hoshino Yukinobu) Olai Portfolio - a few pages of Olai's illustrations The Watermelon Messiah (Otomo Katsuhiro) Midsummer Night's Dream (Lee Marrs & Miyanishi Keizo) The Great Ten (Miyama Noboru) Schizophrenia (Fukuyama Youji) - also included in [B♭ no Sonata](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9859) The Promise (Mukaide Masaichi) Cat In Animation (Wako Masayuki)