It is said that once every 10,000 years, a child capable of reading and understanding the ancient Jewish scriptures for Demon resurrection, will be born into the world. The last person to come close to achieving such a feat was the great Professor Faust who, through sheer will-power alone has managed to live for 300 years in anticipation of the advent of the next "chosen one" so that he can impart his knowledge directly before he can die. That child is Shingo Yamada, A.K.A: Akuma-kun. Shingo is a boy genius living in Japan who, with the help of his close friends, is attempting to solve the riddle of Demon resurrection so that he can use the tremendous power of the Demons to unite the world as one nation where everyone can live as equals and in total harmony with each other. Shingo's efforts are effectively fruitless until he encounters Professor Faust. Upon receiving Faust's assistance, he is able to resurrect a demon called Mephisto and is able to control him by using the magical Solomon flute that was entrusted to him by Faust before he died. Before long however, Shingo finds himself a target for powerful wizards that are hell-bent on procuring the powerful Solomon's flute for their own evil intents. Thus begins the many trials of Akuma-kun and Mephisto as they work together to protect the world from some of the most frightening demons the world has ever seen! Written 2 years after the end of the Original Akuma-kun rental comic book, Shigeru Mizuki revisits his characters and changes the entire theme of the story. In this version, Akuma-kun's name has been changed from Ichiro Matsushita to Shingo Yamada in order to tie-in with the black and white television drama that aired on Japanese T.V at the same time as publication. In this version, Akuma-kun is a kindhearted boy that seeks to defeat evil demons and Yokai with the help of his reluctant friend, Mephisto, for the better good of society.
In Mizusawa Village, a mountain village in Kokura, Kitakyushu, there was an opposition movement against the construction of a dam. Ayu, who visited Mizusawa Village when she was in college and was fascinated by the place, wanted to do something to help, so she quits her job and took action... This is a coming-of-age comic filled with humanity, sex, tears, and laughter, featuring Hatada, a city councilor who boldly claims that he will revive Mizusawa Village with the compensation money from the dam construction, a mysterious man named Seito, and Ryuko, a childhood friend who married into Mizusawa Village. A masterpiece in the world Hatanaka-sensei! (Source: eBookJapan, translated)
A mysterious old woman appears before doctor Rasetsu Emma, who has recently lost his son in an accident. She says she can bring Daio back to life. After agreeing to this sinister proposal, Daio returns to his father, but to Rasetsu's horror, he is half decomposed and inhuman. To make him human again, he needs fresh human organs. Rasetsu does everything he can to reincarnate his son, but Daio just turns into a different kind of monster. No one can stop him as he continues to feed his hunger, claiming victim after victim.
Super Taiheiki is a science fiction action drama in which a boy who has come from the future fights against villains in the late Edo period using unique inventions. (Source: Tezuka Osamu Official)
The story begins in Vienna in 1907, as the city holds a lavish birthday celebration for its beloved Princess Flora. The princess entertains a variety of suitors from around the world who have come to propose marriage. Also on hand for the celebration is Phoenix, a handsome, gentlemanly jewel thief who has his eye on stealing the princess's precious gemstone, the "Smile of the Amazon." Upset with Phoenix's brash manner, Princess Flora drops the ring holding her gemstone into a cooked fish and throws it out the window, to the shock of everyone present. Meanwhile, a young teenaged orphan named Honey Honey is working as a waitress. Her pet cat and constant companion, Lily, spies the fish that the princess threw out the window and proceeds to eat the entire fish, thus swallowing the ring. Since Princess Flora has declared that whichever of her suitors successfully returns the ring to her shall become her husband, the princess's suitors and Phoenix immediately fan out all over the city pursuing Lily and her owner, Honey Honey. Phoenix catches up with Honey and Lily and helps them hide from the princess's suitors. Honey proceeds to tell the handsome jewel thief the story of how she was orphaned and brought up in a convent, and of how she befriended Lily, who, like her, was abandoned. Phoenix then tries to persuade Honey to sell Lily to him, but Honey, who is still unaware that Lily has swallowed the princess's ring, furiously refuses and immediately flees. Honey and Lily hide in the basket of a hot-air balloon, which soon lifts off with Phoenix and Princess Flora's suitors still in hot pursuit. Thus begins an adventure in which Honey and Lily are pursued by Phoenix, Princess Flora, and her suitors to various cities around the world, including Paris, New York City, Oslo, London, Monte Carlo and Gibraltar. Along the way, Honey falls in love with Phoenix and tries to keep Lily out of the clutches of the selfish, vain princess...
A collection of short comics depicting the unknown life of insects, the relationship between insects (sometimes mushrooms and shellfish) and humans, accompanied by their anthropomorphism. Jumping spiders, leopard spiders, fleas, Also philinae... The author's love for insects depicted familiar things such as ants and bees. It's a very carefully made book. The detailed lines drawn in the main story, the depiction of the character's emotions, and the way of understanding the ecology of insects, are the front pieces of each story. It includes the cartoon-style column entitled "Mushikeracho", which is not overpowered. Many of the stories have room for imagination, so it can be read without feeling overwhelming.
The title story depicts the fresh vibrancy of an adolescent girl on a motorcycle on a road that leads to the sea. In addition to the title story, this collection of essays and representative works from the author debut in 1969 depicts the life of a young man at the end of his wanderings.
Itagi, a low-caste ninja, lived in the village in service to his master Tajuro. As his fate as a low-ranked shinobi, Itagi was never thanked, his wounds were never healed, and all the credit belonged to Tajuro... When the kunoichi Oboro, Tajuro's fiancee, tried to defend Itagi, Tajuro exacted terrible punishment on Itagi.... (Source: Sukima, translated)

