59Musica 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.*
-Marketing manager Emily works hard at her father's company. But her father is determined that Emily should marry one of the six eligible bachelors he's found who work at the company. Emily isn't interested in an arranged marriage, however, so she plays cupid to the first five bachelors on the list and finds them their perfect mates. But before she can set up the sixth candidate, Jack Devon, with his true love, her father demands that she go on a business trip with Jack! How is Emily going to handle the nights with this undeniably attractive man? Will she be able to stick to her plan? (Source: Renta!)
In the Colosseum, warriors find desire, despair, and hope as they fight to the death! Baron Ruckel Fautash is a well-known gladiator who has been touted as a hated villain in the ring. But despite the vitriol spewed his way, this nobleman of the Taurus Empire has no plans of backing down and won’t say no to any fight. Ruckel may be tarnishing his noble name with every fight he takes on, but he’s determined to carve out his own path, with just his sword and strength to guide him. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Koyo Ito works at a law firm while studying to pass his examinations to become a judicial scrivener. One day while out drinking with his friend, Morio, he meets a mysterious and alluring girl in college who goes by the name "Nana." Koyo, who for some reason or another had already given up on dating, is met with a suggestion by Nana that the two "go on a date." Right as a spark is ignited between the two, Koyo's co-worker, Minegishi, begins showing interest in Koyo, which leads to the breaking down of Koyo's everyday life. (Source: MangaPlaza)
Luciana hid her identity as the princess of Arunthia to travel to Zurich, where she fell in love with a beautiful man. Knowing that it was going to be her first and last romance, Luciana gave her virginity to the man of her dreams. However, she realized later that he was actually Thane Guerrero, the infamous prince of enemy country Galancia, and fled from his bed. Five years later, Luciana tries to fulfill her promise with her father to marry a chosen partner. It's the only way to protect her beloved son, whom she became pregnant with during her passionate night of romance with the dark prince! (Source: Renta!)
Two part manga released in 1978-1979 in Weekly Shōnen Jump, notable for being Toriyama's first published manga. Wonder Island marks the debuts P-Man, who makes appearances in Dr. Slump, as well as Gyaosu, Gala and Pagos who later become recurring characters in Dr. Slump.
Jiora is a policeman from the planet Biretijon. One day, his ship crashes on Earth while he was pursuing dangerous criminals in space. He repairs his ship but, short of fuel, he has to take the appearance of the man he accidentally killed when he arrived on Earth, Chapat, a lazy and coward policeman from Slope Town. To raise the sum of 17 million yen needed to buy fuel for his ship, which is gold, Jiora fights crime for money as Cashman, resuming his extraterrestrial appearance. (Source: Dragon Ball Wiki)
Mr. Ho is a one-shot manga, drawn by Akira Toriyama, featuring a Yamucha-like character as the protagonist. It's story is similar to Dragon Ball`s Red Ribbon Army Saga. Mr. Ho is seen wielding a bazooka, much like Yamcha in the beginning of Dragon Ball, and defeats the entire army in the same manner Goku defeated Red Ribbon Army. This one-shot also features Bulma-like character.
In year 9 of the Hanpeï era, Karamaru-kun, a four-year-old ninja, has to bring mushrooms in town and sell them to buy medicins and cigarettes for his sick grandfather. On the way, he meets a car stealer who thinks he is ninja as well. The car stealer helps Karamaru to stop a gang of three ninja thieves who took his mushrooms (they do not steal the car because none of them has a driving license). In the end, convinced that he must be a good example to the young boy, the car stealer brings the car to the police and offers Karamaru to become his disciple. (Source: Dragon Ball Wiki)
Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is a cool old man who is the mayor of Pon Pon village, a small village in the countryside by the sea. He protects his village using his Suzuki Jimny, a vehicle he nicknamed "Pochi". One day, he tracks a man because he passed through the village and threw a juice can out his car. Unknown to Tetsunoshin, the man is actually a dangerous gangster who will try to destroy the largest power plant in the country with the help of his accomplice, in an attempt destroy the whole land. Thanks to his car which has the ability to fly and fire rockets, the mayor stops the criminal and saves the land. (Source: Dragon Ball Wiki)
Pola hires space taxi driver Roid and the two end up fighting the evil emperor Gaganbo.