I was a mountain climber in Japan, and when I noticed, the view that spread before me was a strange one. A villainous Lord and a rural village at the brink of destruction filled with children. But those children have no way to oppose, so I guess I will save this village as thanks for them accepting me. Source: NU

Backed by a fixer who controls the political and economic circles, a high school student, Jinryu Goji, governs his school – Seiun Gakuen. In response, the school authority asks Nagare Zenjiro, a champion of Chinese martial arts who killed his father and was sentenced to a juvenile detention center, to fight Jinryu Goji. The story revolves around combats between the two. The dual develops into extensive conflicts involving high school students nationwide, and eventually leading figures in political and economic circles. The artist represented detailed movements of kung-fu, which was extremely popular at that time. The series was epochal in that is established a new genre of manga highlighted by conflicts on campus. (Source: tsoj.manga.org)

2222 A.D. Nyakano, Tokyo. In this city where cats who have acquired intelligence and human rights live alongside human beings, the story of amazingly energetic girls who will save the love of this world unfolds. (Source: natalie, translated)

As the third son of a pauper samurai, Kanzaemon Hoshino is not allowed to have dreams- but dream he did in secret, of becoming the world’s best archer in the Toshiya, also known as the ‘Olympics of the Edo era’. Opportunity soon presents itself when he stops a raging bull in front of the master of the top archery dojo in Japan. Where sons of nobler samurai see an amateur, Master Nagaya sees an unpolished prodigy. (Source: Shogakukan Asia)

1. **Sekai wa Hikari no Naka ni** by Imai Yasue 2. **Kaeremasen. (You Can't Go Home.)** by Sakamoto Isao Lately in this neighborhood, there have been several sightings of a suspicious man around 40 years old. Several female students are being followed. If you see a suspicious man, run away immediately. As much as possible, make sure you are not alone. 3. **Satsujin Puzzle (Death Puzzle)** by Fukunaga Mako Kanae tries to make friends with Tomoko by turning her into a real-life 3D puzzle. 4. **Mousou** by Mizoguchi Ryouko 5. **Eien no Tomodachi** by Moroka Kyuuko 6. **Keitai no Kimochi（＾○＾）** by Himekawa Kirara 7. **Warau Shinigami** by Nanase Rei 8. **& change** by Seike Midori 9. **Otomodachi** by Ishii Yuka 10. **Kirei ni Naritai** by Kitamura Yuka

Based on anime of the same name. Set in a world where fairies possess and reside within animals, granting them special powers. By surgically removing and transplanting the organs of a possessed animal into a human, humans can partially summon the fairy and use it as a weapon. Eventually, such individuals were used for war, and were called "Fairy Soldiers." After a long war, these soldiers lost their purpose, and had to reintegrate into society. From the government, to the mafia, and even becoming terrorists, each tread their own path. The story begins nine years after the end of the war, and centers on the protagonist Marlya. Marlya is a fresh recruit of "Dorothea," an organization dedicated to the investigation and suppression of fairy-related crimes and incidents. Even in peacetime, the government is still unstable after the war. Many criminals still have lingering wounds from the previous conflict, and there are terrorist groups bent on revenge. This is the story of Fairy Soldiers seeking their own justice in a chaotic postwar world. [ANN]

1) **Tokijiku no Kaku no Konomi** (1985) 2) **Circe** (1979) 3) **Kiraigou** (1981) 4) **Fuefuki Douji** (1986) 5) **Ozoko Yori** (1983) 6) **Yasha Gozen** (1982) In this sparse, effective short story, a young girl whose family just moved to an old house deep in the mountains finds herself haunted by a supernatural creature, but everything might not be as it seems.

1. **Harpy** (ハーピー) Harumi Sawa is an ordinary high school student finds himself at odds with Ayako Kawahori, a girl who has recently transferred into his school. Not only does he become drawn to her bizarre stench, he also begins to pay close attention to her seemingly odd behavior. After being reminded of harpies - the half-woman, half-bird beasts of Greek mythology - during a lesson in class, Sawa begins to think Kawahori might actually be one of those mythological beasts herself. 2. **Ame no Houmonsha** (雨の訪問者) Itoi is an office lady who's getting up there in years, yet is perfectly content with being single. One day, as the rainy season suddenly arrives, she comes home to a little girl she has never seen before in her apartment... 3. **Undine** (ウンディーネ) Okada comes to Hokkaido to do some wildlife photography at a pond for his publisher. Okada is known for his standoffish, antisocial disposition, but that begins to change upon saving a beautiful girl, one who evokes the image of the titular aquatic spirit. 4. **Strawberry Night Night** (ストロベリー・ナイト・ナイト) The ravings and commentary of one woman at a mental institution on those around her who are also lost in their madness.

Similar to Sanctuary, Odyssey is another story on thought-provoking political revolution. This time the theater is international, as a group of young government elites execute their secret plan to rise Japan as the economic and military superpower in the Far East. How will they carry out their objectives? Is it through a new military presence, or through Japan's economy know-how? How will the U.S. respond to Japan's new "independence," and will the political and economic figures in control of Japan now let these young elites re-shape their world?

Rugged soldiers mourning on Earth and in outer space. The UC world’s MSV story begins! The development of Federation Forces mobile suits hidden in the shadows of war...

It is an age where everything is decided by the power of the cards bestowed upon humans by the Goddess. Blue-collar worker Takatsuki Akito has become a Card Master, one who contends for the hegemony of the world, and aims to collect powerful Battle Cards scattered worldwide. He bets his entire life on the "heavy labor draw"; after spending a large number of gacha tickets on the ultimate test of luck, Akito manages to draw a card. “Yahoo, Master! I’m Carol, the ultimate finance-specialized secretary of secretaries!” The battle fantasy of a certain card maniac and his avaricious secretary who rattles the world’s elites begins here! (Source: MU)

A 4-koma anthology comic of Girls und Panzer by various mangaka.