The first published manga by Akira (Leiji) Matsumoto in 1954. He finished this work in november 1953 and sent it to drawing contest "Shinjin ō" , organized by the Manga Shounen magazine. Matsumoto was fifteen when he won this contest and began his mangaka career. In 2018, an Italian and French version has been printed, with the agreement of Matsumoto sensei. In 2021, the Italian version has been reprinted by the "Leiji Matsumoto Cultural Association". In Japan it was republished in 2014 in a collection of previously unpublished works 蜜蜂の冒険 松本零士 未発表・初期作品集.

Gun Frontier: Harlock & Tochirou Seishun no Tabi is set on a wasteland planet and centers on quick-draw Herlock, and his close friend who always wields a samurai sword, Tochirou, as they journey across the land. The story begins when they meet a girl named Sinunora. (Source: Anime News Network)

Bratenodon, a crater on the moon, is a graveyard for androids that have become obsolete and broken. But the androids have entrusted their dreams of returning to Earth alive to a child android, who has been reborn in a secret factory. He vows to fight for the androids who have died here, and for the androids oppressed by humans on Earth, at the cost of his own life. And so begins the battle of Diver 0 against the humans! Features the debut of Captain Harlock, a supporting character in this story.

Collection of short, humorous stories by Leiji Matsumoto.

Harlock goes to Sengoku era in Japan and meets Masamune Date.

*Note: Volume six includes the one-shots Seibu Nagaya Ninbetsu-chou (西部長屋人別帖), and Dai Samurai-den (大サムライ伝)*

In this short series by the master Matsumoto Leiji, we have the tale of Eve, a beautiful woman who has literally fallen to Earth in her spacecraft. Where did she come from, and why is she here?

A philosophical work depicting the turbulent daily life of a downtrodden, penniless young man living in an apartment building plagued by frequent hangings. Having come to a sheer cliff to end his life, Hajime Demodori is persuaded not to die by a beautiful woman he meets while eating his last supper, and they become a couple. The next day, when Hajime wakes up, he searches for the vanished women only to find three suicide notes left behind...!?