Sasuke is the son of a very skilled ninja, whose name is Ozaru. After the defeat of their lord, Yukimura Sanada, Tokugawa's and Hattori's ninjas begin to persecute all their enemies still alive: that means Ozaru and Sasuke must leave their house and start a violent struggle for their own life. Danger, vengeance, anger, loyalty, pain are the basic elements of this story, where the worst aspects of the human soul are described together with the growth of the main character, the young Sasuke.

Europa, daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor, is abducted by Zeus as part of a ploy to take down the Python. Cadmus, her brother, searches far and wide for her, and eventually reaches the literal ends of the earth. Fate has more in store, for him, however, as the interests of gods and men intertwine throughout his family, until it reaches his ill-fated grandson, Pentheus - who threatens to go against what his lineage has built up, and stood for.

This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Natsume Fusanosuke and contains excerpts and stand alone short works that represents the greatest action and sports manga of the 1960's-70's 1. **Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Tachimochi Umanosuke** (太刀持右馬之介) \[Hiroshi Hirata\] 3. **Kyojin no Hoshi** (巨人の星) \[Ikki Kajiwara & Noboru Kawasaki\] 4. **Ashita no Joe** (あしたのジョー) \[Asao Takamori & Tetsuya Chiba\] 5. **Karate Baka Ichidai** (空手バカ一代) \[Ikki Kajiwara & Jirou Tsunoda\] 6. **Otokogumi** (男組) \[Tetsu Kariya & Ryoichi Ikegami\] 7. **Juukyoden** (柔俠伝) \[Baron Yoshimoto\] 8. **Nikudan Jidai** (肉弾時代) \[Kazuhiko Miyaya\] 9. **Tomo yo Isoge** (友よ急げ) \[Akihiro Takadera\]

A five-part series of one-shots published in the magazine *Boys Life*. **1\. Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) **2\. Sensou** (戦争) **3\. Yama chichi** (山父) **4\. Oni** (鬼) **5\. Musashi** (無三四) *Note: Zashiki Warashi was reprinted in first issue of Garo in 1964*

*Note: Published in BIG COMIC 1976-09-25 and 1976-10-10.*

Kiritaro, a young samurai born in the Warring States period, was searching for his mother. In the midst of his search, he met Kasumi, a young ninja of the Kouga school of ninjutsu. He spent a few happy days with Kasumi and her grandfather, Kasumi Hakuun, who was also a ninja master, before continuing on his journey. After Kiritaro left, Hakuun was killed by Shin Higashihara. Kasumi, now an orphan, was reunited with Kiritaro and set out together to find revenge for her grandfather. This book is the author's memorable debut work, published by Tomoe Publishing in 1957. It is not only the starting point of his career as a manga artist, which began after working on picture books, but is also a notable work in manga history, as an origin of the Ninja Bugeicho and Kamuiden genres.

Sasuke, the son of farmers, disappeared while his parents were away in the fields. The villagers searched for him desperately but in vain, and Sasuke was never found. Many years later, another village is attacked by a pack of wolves. Tomekichi, a hunter who came to the mountains to hunt for the alpha wolf, found himself fighting not just wolves, but also a boy...!

A collection of unique works depicting destined to live in a ruthless world. Originally published in various magazines from 1960 to 1965. Volume 1 : **Sugaru** (スガル) Volume 2: **Taima no Garo** (大摩のガロ) Volume 3: **Ishimitsu** (イシミツ) Volume 4: **Funnin** (紛忍) Volume 5: **Kamakiri** (蟷螂) Volume 6: **Kenpuuki** (剣風記)

Volume 1: 1. **Kamui Den: First chapter** (カムイ伝　第一話) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Phoenix: first chapter** (火の鳥　第一話) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 3. **Phoenix: Kyuukei** (火の鳥　休憩) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 4. **Fuku no Kami** (福の神) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 5. **Jun Second Chapter** (ジュン　第二話) \[Shotaro Ishinomori\] 6. **Chiiko** (チーコ) \[Yoshihiro Tsuge\] 7. **Fuuten First Chapter** (フーテン　第一話) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 8. **Sasori** (さそり) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 9. **Yuurei Sekai** (幽霊世界) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 10. **Ginnagashi** (ぎんながし) \[Yuu Takita\] Volume 2: 1. **Yaken** (野犬) \[Ryoichi Ikegami\] 2. **Comics to Reiden: Kagerou no You ni Moeta...** (こみっくすと例伝　陽炎のように燃えた…) \[Mori Masaki\] 3. **Arasa no Saa** (あらさのさぁ) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 4. **Machi ni wa Ame ga...** (街には雨が…) \[Kazuhiko Miyaya\] 5. **Wara Shoushi** (わら草紙) \[Susumu Katsumata\] 6. **Genten** (原点) \[Yuusuke Aoyagi\] 7. **Hitotsuneta** (ひとつねた) \[Takao Yaguchi\] 8. **Oto** (音) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 9. **Glass Dama** (ガラス玉) \[Fumiko Okada\] 10. **Akatonbo** (赤とんぼ) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 11. **Umibe no Machi** (うみべのまち) \[Maki Sasaki\] 12. **Noah wo Sagashite** (ノアをさがして) \[Masako Yashiro\]

Evil, crime, violence, and eroticism. Hideo Yamada has curated a collection that presents works and authors who challenged the shaodwy sides of society. 1. **Shikei Shikko** (死刑執行) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Satsujin Gyousha** (殺人業者) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 3. **Noren** (のれん) \[Takao Saitou\] 4. **16-nen** (16年) \[Masaaki Sato\] 5. **Fukushuu Club** (復讐クラブ) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 6. **Ghoul** (グール（屍鬼）) \[Ryouko Yamagishi\] 7. **Hate to See You Go (from Coffee Jikan)** (『珈琲時間』より「Hate to See You Go」) \[Tetsuya Toyoda\] 8. **Shoutengai (from Utsukushii Machi)** (『美しい町』より「商店街」) \[Akino Kondoh\] 9. **In The Kuso Soup (Shito Choufu)** (『死都調布』より「イン・ザ・クソスープ」) \[Saitou Junichirou\] 10. **Sutetarou** (すてたろう) \[Kiyoshi Awazu\] 11. **S no Koi** (Ｓの恋) \[Kaiji Kawaguchi\] 12. **Teitai Zensen** (停滞前線) \[Takashi Ishii\] 13. **Ayakasi no Dairen** (アヤカシの大連) \[Yumekichi Minatoya\] 14. **Hakkin Sakura Gozen** (発禁・櫻御前) \[Jun Urata\] 15. **Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta** (処刑は３時におわった) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 16. **Fushigi na Tegami (Revised version)** (不思議な手紙) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 17. **Koufuku Naru Ikka** (幸福なる一家) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 18. **Hae (From Ningen Gekijou)** (『人間劇場』より「はえ」) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 19. **Yume no Tsuzuki** (夢のつづき) \[Jiro Taniguchi\]

1. **Suna wo** (砂を) \[Takao Saitou\] 2. **Rokudenashi** (ろくでなし) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Tadaima Kinenchuu** (<カックン親父> 只今禁煙中) \[Yuu Takita\] 4. **Aru Joukyaku** (ある乗客) \[Eiichi Arikawa (Mitusyoshi Sonoda)\] 5. **Yujima Tsumakoizaka** (湯島妻恋坂) \[Goseki Kojima\] 6. **Kachin! Tokitane** (カチン！ときたね) \[Masaharu Yamamoto\] 7. **PAUVRE,MARTIN** \[Shinji Nagashima\] 8. **Kumo Mousoukyou** (くも妄想狂) \[Umezu Kazuo\] 9. **\-Shichidou Muzan- Kisan** (-七道無惨- 帰参) \[Hiroshi Hirata\] 10. **Satsujin Jikanwari** (殺人時間割) \[K. Motomitsu\] 11. **Hitomi ga Yottsu** (ひとみが四つ) \[Tomoe Satoo\] 12. **Mina-goroshi no Uta** (みなごろしの歌) \[Masaaki Satou\] 13. **Hito Hanabi** (人花火) \[Maki Ibara\] 14. **Shijin no Tegami** (死人の手紙) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 15. **Karasu Neko ga Naku** (カラス猫が鳴く) \[Masako Yashiro\] 16. **Aoi Umi** (青い海) \[Fumiyasu Ishikawa\] 17. **Rinshitsu no Otoko** (隣室の男) \[Masahiko Matsumoto\] 18. **Denwa ga Naru Toki…** (電話が鳴る時・・・) \[Jouya Kagemaru\] 19. **Obake Entotsu** (おばけ煙突) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 20. **Henshin** (変身) \[Sanpei Shirato\]