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) \[Coco\]

Universal Century 0096. Several months have passed since the incident surrounding Laplace's box also known as the Universal Century Charter. The Earth Federation Forces dispatches a group of investigators to the severed Axis which is drifting outside the Earth Sphere. Two civilians participate as members of the research group: Arlette Almage and Danton Hyleg. Both have pasts with government service to the Principality of Zeon and Neo Zeon as an engineer and test pilot. Having infiltrated Axis, the investigators come under attack inside a base where no one should be. Arlette and Dalton are confronted with an incident they never imagined.

The story begins at the Battle of A Baoa Qu, in the last days of the One Year War. As the Federation and Zeon forces clash in the final climactic battle, two men struggle to survive. Eric Blanke, a Zeon mobile suit pilot, watches helplessly as his friends and comrades perish, one after another. Courand Hughes, a squad captain, is helpless to protect his friends and subordinates as they die, one by one. Both men are left terribly scarred by the battle. Two years later: Universal Century 0081. Eric Blanke continues to fight the Federation, alone, and against all odds. He seeks to punish the Earth Federation for its many evils. Against him stands Courand Hughes, captain of a special-operations mobile suit unit created specifically to combat renegade Zeon forces like Eric. Courand devotes himself wholly to battle, seeking his own death so he might rejoin his many friends who fell at A Baoa Qu.

Set in the near future, where outer space is dotted by small space colonies, Japan's political scene is dominated by the military, and has transformed into a military state. A mysterious humanoid machine appears in the skies over Tokyo, and issues a message over the radio, "a message from Avenir."

Gundam Gaia Gear is the story of the resistance group Metatron’s struggle against the Man Hunting Attachment (MHA) police force of the tyrannical Earth Federation in the year UC 0203. To improve their chances of winning, Metatron creates a memory clone of the legendary Char Aznable. Char Afranche, aged 19 years, assumes command of Metatron and pilots the Gaia Gear Alpha after learning the truth of his origins. Gundam Gaia Gear was written by Tomino Yoshiyuki and features mechanical designs \[mostly\] by Ito Mamoru. Gaia Gear was Tomino’s first attempt to portray the 3rd century of the UC universe. Later works by Studio Sunrise have invalidated Gaia Gear and it is now considered a UC side story (when it’s remembered at all). Ito’s mechanical designs are innovative and hearken back to the days before the "Gundam Look" was set in stone. Gundam Gaia Gear first appeared as a serial in the Japanese edition of Newtype Magazine (from April 1987 to December 1991). The story was then collected in five novels that ran from September 1988 to April 1992. It was also a radio drama that was collected on 5 CD’s (the first released in November 1992 and the final in July 1993). Two soundtrack CD’s accompanied the radio drama. Mechanical designs were featured in the February, March and April 1991 issues of Hobby Japan Magazine.

Universal Century 0079. This is the story of a child that was drafted during the One Year War.

A collection of one-shots by various artists.

Anthology of short stories by various mangaka focused around the animated TV series Kaleido Star.

The story of Christina Mackenzie as a test pilot at the Montana Base before she arrived on Side 6 and of one of the Cyclops Team’s previous mission. *Notes: Volumes 1 contains 3 prequel chapters.*

Rugged soldiers mourning on Earth and in outer space. The UC world’s MSV story begins! The development of Federation Forces mobile suits hidden in the shadows of war...