The one-shot tells a story about the late Kenji Endō, the real-life musician that was the inspiration for Kenji from 20th Century Boys!

The second story in this collection is about a journalist. As a child he met a fortune teller who predicted that he would win the famous Pulitzer Prize. The prophecy is very specific, he must have an apple in his pocket, go twice to the right instead of left and aim for the moon. A phrase that makes little sense to the young boy. It is only decades later, when he has become a poor journalist in charge of obituaries, that he sees that the medium of his childhood has announced his death in a few days. Curious, he goes to investigate and finds himself embroiled in a dark money deal. The strange indications of the psychic could well make sense...

In a world where kaiju actually exist, French kaiju otaku Pierre travels to Tokyo hoping to see one in person. There he meets beautiful government scientist Misaki and together they learn why kaiju travel to and attack Tokyo every year since 1954, despite first appearing down in the southern islands.

The mouse Henry tries to stop his dimwitted lackey Charles from traveling all the way around the countertop to acquire cake, worried he will accidentally wake up the sleeping cat on the floor.

Musica Nostra is a collaborative work where various mangaka draw and/ or write about music and bands that inspire them, published in the Grand Jump. It includes Urasawa's musings about guitarists and playing guitar; his traveling to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles to record a song with Mike Viola and Jim Keltner, the latter of which sends a picture of Urasawa's The Beatles manga to Ringo Starr, and why their performance is credited to "Monaka"; Urasawa seeing Neil Young and Paul McCartney perform at Desert Trip; his meeting with Jack Oliver and depicting how the English record executive started working at Apple Records. *Note: this manga includes written chapters and drawn chapters, and never got a total volume release. This entry includes only the manga chapters.*

Naoki Urasawa's Solo Mission follows an intimate conversation between a tokusatsu hero & his wife before a deadly intergalactic mission.

Three two-page music-related stories. Urasawa muses about visiting a bar and trying to keep up playing guitar with an old guy who can play any folk song from the Shōwa era; attending a Paul McCartney concert alongside old guys who were singing along and crying tears of joy; and technical difficulties Bob Dylan faced during a concert that Urasawa attended.

An anthology comic of Yowamushi Pedal by various mangaka.

The one-shot opens with two slightly different members of a yakuza group talking together at a family restaurant. The yakuza group is in the middle of a dispute, and some members visit a young man named "Damiyan" who has a mysterious power.

A relaxing and fun piece to read about! A policeman finds himself dancing to the sound of anger.

A grand 6-volume compilation of the best short stories in shounen and seinen manga. Curated by Jun Ishikawa, Hisashi Eguchi, Tomofusa Kura, Haruyuki Nakano, Tomohiko Murakami, and Tatsuhiko Yamagami. Volume 1, 1960s: 1. **Rakuban** (落盤) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 2. **Dokuro ni Tanomu** (どくろに頼む) \[Masahiko Matsumoto\] 3. **Jinniku Kenjou** (人肉献上) \[Hiroshi Hirata\] 4. **Sensou** (戦争) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 5. **Junpaku no Yuuhi** (純白の夕日) \[Takao Saitou\] 6. **Higuma no Kaze** (ひぐまの風) \[Kyuuta Ishikawa\] 7. **Kijin Club** (奇人クラブ) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 8. **Umibe no Jokei** (海辺の叙景) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 9. **Ikinuki** (いきぬき) \[Yuusuke Aoyagi\] 10. **Kinryouku** (禁猟区) \[Ryoichi Ikegami\] Volume 2, late 1960s to 1970s: 1. **Ku Ku Ru Ku Ku Paloma** ク・ク・ル・ク・ク・パロマ \[Shini Nagashima\] 2. **Youka Araune** (妖花アラウネ) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Seventeen** (セブンティーン) \[Kazuhiko Miyaya\] 4. **Seventeen** (セブンティーン) \[Maki Sasaki\] 5. **Shinigami** (死神) \[Mitsuteru Yokoyama\] 6. **Hitler Ojisan** (ひっとらぁ伯父さん) \[Fujio Fujiko A\] 7. **Yuubae no Oka ni** (夕映えの丘に) \[Masaaki Sato\] 8. **Aru Ashika no Hanashi** (あるあしかの話) \[Tetsuya Chiba\] 9. **Shitsumon ga Arimasu** (しつもんがあります) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 10. **Karera** (彼等) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 11. **Yakeppachi no Blues** (焼けっぱちのブルース) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] Volume 3, 1970s: 1. **Miyoko Asagaya Kibun** (美代子阿佐ヶ谷気分) \[Shinichi Abe\] 2. **Susumu-chan Dai-shock** (ススムちゃん大ショック) \[Go Nagai\] 3. **Yakou Toshi no Mirai** (夜光都市のミライ) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 4. **Naojirou Aika (from Fuukyou Elegy)** (直次郎哀歌) \[Kaiji Kawaguchi\] 5. **Jigoku** (地獄) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 6. **Ryouki no Su** (猟奇の巣) \[Yukio Kawasaki\] 7. **Hebi no Ameyadori** (ヘビの雨宿り) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 8. **Ore wa Boro Boro** (俺はぼろぼろ) \[George Akiyama\] 9. **Autobike Shoujo** (オートバイ少女) \[Oji Suzuki\] 10. **Fuan no Ritsuzou** (不安の立像) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 11. **Shuugaku Ryokou** (修学旅行) \[Kazuo Kamimura\] 12. **Chikyuu Boueigun** (地球防衛軍) \[Tstuhiko Yamagami\] Volume 4, late 1970s to 1980s: 1. **Lamp no Shita** (らんぷの下) \[Kei Ichinoseki\] 2. **Kagekiri Mori no Gin Harp (from Atagoul Monogatari)** (影切り森の銀ハープ) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 3. **Tooi Yobi Koe** (遠い呼び声) \[Yukinobu Hoshino\] 4. **Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki** (ミルクがねじを回す時) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 5. **Koi** (恋) \[Noma Sabea\] 6. **Uchuusen Seizouhou** (宇宙船製造法) \[Fujio Fujiko F\] 7. **Chikyuu Boueigun wa Makenai** (地球防衛軍は負けない) \[Tatsuo Nitta\] 8. **Chiteijin** (地底人) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 9 **Juunanasai no Mekake** (十七歳の妾) \[Keizo Miyanishi\] 10. **Tatsumaki wo Uru Otoko** (たつまきを売る老人) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] 11. **Rikidouzan ga Yattekita** (力道山がやって来た) \[Etsumi Haruki\] Volume 5, 1980s: 1. **Bunkyuu Ninen no Bakuretsudan** (文久二年の爆裂弾) \[Yumekichi Minatoya\] 2. **Azemichi Road ni Sexy Neechan** (あぜみちロードにセクシーねえちゃん) \[Fumiko Takano\] 3. **Yakou** (夜行) \[Masayuki Izumi\] 4. **Yamamoto-san no Ojiisan no Baai** (山本さんのおじいさんの場合) \[Michio Hisauchi\] 5. **Watashi no Akachan** (わたしの赤ちゃん) \[Kenshi Hirokane\] 6. **Kira Kuyou** (吉良供養) \[Hinako Sugiura\] 7. **Kameotoko** (亀男) \[Kazuichi Hanawa\] 8. **Fire Tripper** (炎トリッパー) \[Rumiko Takahashi\] 9. **Sayonara Mr. Bunny** (さよならMrバニー) \[Naoki Urasawa\] 10. **Kyoko no Shiroi Mune** (杏子の白い胸) \[Jun Ishikawa\] 11. **Kita no Samurai** (北のサムライ) \[Jiro Taniguchi & Natsuo Sekikawa\] 12. **Denkita-san ga Antenna wo Tate ni Kita Hi** (電器屋さんがアンテナを立てに来た日) \[Mikio Igarashi\] Volume 6, 1990s to 2000s: 1. **Hagane no Hito** (鋼の人) \[Sensha Yoshida\] 2. **Play It Again** (プレイ イット アゲイン) \[Gosho Aoyama\] 3. **Hatsukoi Jigokuhen** (初恋・地獄篇) \[Kyoko Okazaki\] 4. **SNOW BLIND** \[Shinichi Sugimura\] 5. **Aoi Kuruma** (青い車) \[Yoshitomo Yoshimoto\] 6. **Nihon no Kazoku** (日本の家族) \[Taiyo Matsumoto\] 7. **Shungeki no Kokuu** (舜撃の虚空) \[Kazuhiro Fujita\] 8. **Junpei** (甚平) \[Moribi Murano\] 9. **Okamoto Aya** (岡本綾) \[Hisashi Eguchi\] 10. **Waga Yoki Wolf (original story by Yasutaka Tsutsui)** (わが良き狼) \[Miki Tori\] 11. **Relief** (リリーフ) \[Mitsuru Adachi\] 12. **Kyuujitsu** (休日) \[Keigo Shinzo\]