Remake of Tezuka's 1948 one shot ''The Mysterious Underground Man'' The parents of Isami Nishitani were killed aboard world's first stratospheric rocket ship Luna Park I when the ship exploded. Isami's father was a chemistry professor who left behind a ear of a rabbit which would make the brains of a human work considerably faster. Prof. Frankenstein succeeds in the experiment which transforms the the ear into a human being. Isami, intent on revenging his parents, volunteers as test pilot for earth-penetrating train Luna Park III invented by the designer Sullivan along several other people , including his pet rabbit who was transformed into a human being.

In modern-day Japan, an ancient swordsman named Hyakki hunts Yokai to reclaim shards of his body that were stolen by demons. Roro, a homeless girl seeking to avenge her parents’ murder, must also unravel the mystery of a shard hidden within her. Bound by fate, they join forces to battle demonic foes. This series expands Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo, bringing its tale of vengeance and redemption into the modern era. (Source: Tapas) *Note: This manga is simultaneously published in Japan and South Korea since December 2022.*

Two stories – one about a girl from the Antarctic who has this strange habit of falling for anyone who gives her an apple, and another about a detective who is trying to have enough of an income to marry the bar girl he’s in love with. From http://www.phoenix.to/57/57-29.html Published 1957 - 1958 in the magazine Heibon. Published 1960 in volume 5 of the *Osamu Tezuka Manga Masterpiece Anthology* Published 1970 in *Tezuka Osamu Complete Works* Published 1980 in volume 84 of *Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works* Published 2008 under the title *Osamu Tezuka Manga WORLD youth Hen* Published 2008 in *Akashiya Shobo Kessakusen Series*