Even so, the man tried to remain kind. Kanichirou Yanagi, a 19 year old judo athelte, heads to Tokyo with his father’s dying wish: “Defeat the Kodokan Judo doujo” etched in his heart. The streets of Meiji-era Tokyo, reeling from the wave of modernization and western influences. The wanderings of youth. Injustice and absurdity, contradictions and desire, who can truly understand what lies in a man’s heart?

*Note: Winner of the 2020 Torch Manga Taisho Grand Prize.*

Sentimental stories.

One day, Hiroto suddenly discovers a mysterious power inside him and transforms into Zima, in order to fight to protect the planet he loves against a bizarre slew of hostile aliens. from Manga Reborn

Serial murders start happening in Tozama City, a suburb of Tokyo where a fifth grader named Shinta lives. The killings are so horrible, it's almost like the killer himself isn't human, they are attributed to the killer David Berkowitz, Son of Sam.* The Pattern that comes up during the investigation is the initials 'M.J'... Is that the name of the killer? After the killings, Shinta's classmate Junpei disappears, but is later found in the sewers. "I can control M.J with my mind," he confesses. Shinta doesn't believe him, but soon enough, tragedies happen just how Junpei predicted they would... In order to uncover the mystery of M.J., Shinta makes a call to Sakaki, an assistant professor from the medical department at T University, who knows M.J's past... This manga contains "Prologue: M.J -Son of Sam-, 'I Saw Him!!'" and other chapters. *Real serial killer, also known as the .44 Killer. from Renta!

Yukiji, an unsuccessful ukiyo-e artist, is a dark enforcer who will hand down death sentence to villains who evade the law. Oito, who lives in the same tenement house, returns home after being raped by the owner of the large store where she works. Upon learning the circumstances, Yukiji visits the store, wondering why his daughter had to go through such a thing, but the owner commits a mysterious suicide shortly thereafter. Having discovered the truth behind Oito's father's death, Yukiji slips into the dark night, clutching the folding umbrella he used for his side job... The black angel of death will surely descend upon the heads of villains! Hiramatsu Shinji's masterpiece, "Black Angels," has been rebooted as a period drama! (Source: LEED Publishing, translated)