50
-
Light Speed Esper is the mascot character of japanese home appliance manufacturer Toshiba. Its origins date back to 1964, when manga artist Riji Asano was assigned to design the character, which initially appeared in children's pamphlets and manuals for the company's products. Shortly after the end of the original manga and TV series, the latter got quickly re-broadcasted, while the former was rebooted by Leiji Matsumoto. After the success of this relaunch, the Matsumoto version of Esper became Toshiba's trademark mascot, who also commisioned new illustration by the artist for new products and ads. (Source: Wikipedia Japan, translated and edited)
This volume is a complete reprint of a book that the author drew when he was 18 years old and published three years later under the name "Akira Matsumoto". At that time, the author was showing his precocious talent to the fullest, as he was recognized by Osamu Tezuka, who brought him to Kyushu to be an assistant for *The Firebird*. The story is set in the near future, when Mars is on a collision course with the Earth due to abnormal radioactivity. They suspected a ploy by aliens who wanted to control the Earth. As the day of mankind's destruction looms, a spaceship is launched with the help of a mysterious woman from a doomed planet, to attempt to rescue humanity's fate.... A long-form science fiction story full of romance, it pioneered the dawn of the Japanese science fiction. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
Volume 1 1. **Cello Hiki no Gauche/Gauche to Cellist** (セロ弾きのゴーシュ) \[Hiroshi Asuna\] 2. **Cairo Danchou** (カイロ団長) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten/The Restaurant of Many Orders** (注文の多い料理店) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 4. **Tsukiya no Denshinbashira** (月夜のでんしんばしら) \[Koji Suzuki\] 5. **Hyouga Nezumi no Kegawa** (氷河鼠の毛皮) \[Shigeru Tamura\] Volume 2 1. **Oi no Mori to Zarumori, Nusutomori** (狼森と笊森、盗森) \[Moribi Murano\] 2. **Hikari no Suashi** (ひかりの素足) \[Minori Kimura\] 3. **Frandon Nougakkou no Buta/ The Frandon Agricultural School Pig** (フランドン農学校の豚) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 4. **Hokushu Shougun to Sannin Kyoudai no Isha** (北守将軍と三人兄弟の医者) \[Koji Suzuki\] 5. **Kiiro no Tomato** (黄いろのトマト) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] Volume 3 1. **Donguri to Yamaneko** (どんぐりと山猫) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 2. **Kenjuu Kouenrin** (虔十公園林) \[Yamamatsu Yuukichi\] 3. **Kai no Hi** (貝の火) \[Hideko Mizuno\] 4. **Yamaotoko no Shigatsu** (山男の四月) \[Kazuyoshi Iino\] 5. **Yodaka no Hoshi** (よだかの星) \[Hiroshi Asuna\] Volume 4 1. **Guskou Budori no Denki/The Life of Guskou Budori** (グスコーブドリの伝記) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 2. **Yamanashi** (やまなし) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 3. **Kashiwa Bayashi no Yoru** (かしわばやしの夜) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 4. **Matsuri no Ban** (祭りの晩) \[Ouji Suzuki\] 5. **Neko no Jimusho** (猫の事務所) \[Hideko Mizuno\] 6. **Otsbell to Zou/Otsbell and the Elephant** (オツベルと象) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] Volume 5 1. **Kaeru no Gomugutsu** (かえるのゴムぐつ) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 2. **Yuki Watari** (雪わたり) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 3. **Shishi Odori no Hajimari** (鹿踊りのはじまり) \[Morobi Murano\] 4. **Juuryoku no Kongouseki** (十力の金剛石) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] 5. **Zashiki Bokko no Hanashi** (ざしき童子のはなし) \[Minori Kimura\] 6. **Suisenzuki no Yokka** (水仙月の四日) \[Leiji Matsumoto\]
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) \[Masako Yashiro\]
1. **Atom no Saigo** (アトムの最後) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 2. **Yamabiko 13-gou** (ヤマビコ13号) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 3. **Kyuuryuu** (急流) \[Yasutaka Tsusui\] 4. **Asobidama** (あそび玉) \[Moto Hagio\] 5. **Taiji no Seiki** (胎児の世紀) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 6. **Seibutsu Toshi** (生物都市) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 7. **Silvester no Hoshi Kara** (ジルベスターの星から) \[Keiko Takemiya\] 8. **Fuyu no Enban** (冬の円盤) \[Mineko Yamada\] 9. **Konchuu Wakusei** (昆虫惑星) \[Mitsuteru Yokoyama\] 10. **Kinseiju** (金星樹) \[Shio Sato\] 11. **Ridia no Sumu Toki ni...** (リディアの住む時に…) \[Junko Sasaki\] 12. **Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki** (ミルクがねじを回す時) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 13. **Kima** (樹魔) \[ Wakako Mizuki\] 14. **Zanzou: AN AFTER IMAGE** (残像 AN AFTER IMAGE) \[Yukinobu Hoshino\]
Collection of war manga.