Umbolt, a young man of Japanese-Mongol descent who lost his memories and family at a young age, was arrested by military police and tortured during the anti-communist crackdown. However, he is released by General Staff Officer Masanobu Tsuji of the Kwantung Army (Kantou-gun/Japanese Imperial Army) and admitted to Kenkoku University, established in Manchuria under Japanese military rule. There, he learns that Trotsky, the founder of the Red Army, was an acquaintance of his father, and that he was admitted to the school at the behest of the military high command to bring Trotsky into the country. Set in former Manchuria, the story of a young man who survives with resilience while caught up in the political intrigues of the Japanese military begins now. (Source: Usio Publishing, translated)
Biographical manga depicting the life of Leonardo Da Vinci.
The author, who saw a microcosm of the world in the multi-racial nation of Yugoslavia, sharply depicts justice and human nature through the eyes of a boy involved in the guerrilla war against the Nazi occupation. (Source: Kodansha, translated)
A collection of horror-themed short stories. Most of the stories revolve around spirits. 1) **Chibiki no Iwa** (血引きの岩); *Nemuki 2002-03* 2) **Yomi no Uzu** (黄泉の渦, The Yomi Vortex); *Nemuki 2002-11* 3) **The Hisame** (日狭女); *Nemuki 2004-01* 4) **Chigaeshi-no-Tama** (血反玉); *Nemuki 2004-09* 5) **Marebito no Kamen** (マレビトの仮面, The Marebito Mask); *Horror M 1995-03* 6) **Tsuchi no Onna** (土の女, The Earthen Woman); *Comic Tom 1993-01*
Dr. Kaneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors to fight the allies during the Second World War, but before his creations could see action, Allied bombs destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later criminals discovered two of the surviving prototypes, #26 and 27 in the series, and used the remote controlled robots to commit a number of crimes. Young Shotaro Kaneda, the twelve year old son of Dr. Kaneda, did some investigating and discovered that the mob were hunting for the twenty-eighth robot in the series, rumoured to be the most powerful of them all. Racing the villains, Shotaro discovers the robot first, along with Dr. Shikishima, a colleague of his father who was also believed to be killed by the Allied bombing. Together the two prevent Tetsujin 28-go (the robot's official designation) from falling into the hands of the bad guys and decide to dedicate him to peace rather than war.
In 1812, Napoleon I ruled over the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and Italy, becoming the king of Europe, but failed in his invasion of Russia and was exiled to the island of Elba. Then, in 1815, around the time he regained the throne, Jean Valjean arrived in Digne, France. However, with a criminal record, no one accepted him. Even though he had only stolen a piece of bread... While keeping the core of the story intact, master director Taro Minamoto stirs up the world-famous classic "Les Miserables" with his own unique gags!
On a southern island there lives a girl caring for her grandmother who lost her. Though both were abused and treated as burdensome, one day a man appeared from across the sea... What country lies beyond the ocean? What fate awaits the girl and her grandmother? A masterpiece historical tale tackling ancient Japan's greatest mystery! *Note: Contains Bokushin no Gogo (牧神の午後)*
