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Akko-chan's Got a Secret!
Himitsu no Akko-chan· ひみつのアッコちゃん
manga

Akko and her mother have been living together since their father became the captain of a luxurious cruiser. One day, Atsuko accidentally broke her favourite mirror. She made a grave for it. On the same night, the sky brightens and Akko recieves a gift, a compact mirror, from the mirror spirit for her kind-heartedness. Whenever she sings the magic words, the magical compact mirror will alow her to transform into anything she hopes to be.

The Genius Bakabon
Tensai Bakabon· 天才バカボン
manga

Follow the madcap adventures of Japan's most outstanding idiots as they attempt to re-create their world in their own ludicrous image. (Source: Amazon).

Osomatsu-kun
おそ松くん
manga

Fujio Akatsuka's most popular work, serialized in Shounen Sunday and other magazines! The six children, Osomatsu, Karamatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, and Todomatsu, along with Chibita, Iyami, Hatabou, and many other unique characters, all cry and laugh together! This series helped establish Akatsuka's reputation as a gag comic artist, long before his other popular manga, Tensai Bakabon. Osomatsu-kun has appeared in numerous special issues of Shounen Sunday. Akatsuka has also included several manga adaptations of routines from Charlie Chaplin movies in the series. ***Note:** Won the 10th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964.*

Let's Lagoon
Let's La Gon· レッツラゴン
manga

An avant-garde comedy by gag manga legend, Fujio Akatsuka. The stories revolve around a young boy Gon, his dad, and the other crazy personalities in town.

Jajako-chan
ジャジャ子ちゃん
manga

A series of short episodic stories (two pages long for each) revolving around a mischievous girl named "Jajako". Every strip features her in some sort of strange or silly situation, usually causing trouble for various adults in her life, one often being her mother. Source: MU

You Love Me-kun
ユーラブミーくん
manga

Santaro is a young man who's obsessed with cute girls and winning them over. He sets his sights on a girl named Chiyoko, and aims to be her boyfriend by driving away whatever competition he has.

Himitsu no Akko-chan M
ひみつのアッコちゃんμ
manga

The main character, Atsuko Kagami nicknamed Akko, is a girl who cherishes a mirror that has been passed down from generation to generation. However, the mirror breaks due to an accident. When she is sad about it, the Queen of the Mirror Land appears and gives her a transformation compact device as a thanks for taking good care of the mirror until this time. So Akko takes on the role of escorting a prince who comes incognito to learn about the human world. The compact device, which can also be used as a smartphone, is full of functions needed to protect the prince in addition to transformation. What will happen to Akko and the prince in this adventure?

Extraordinary Ataro
Mooretsu Atarou· もーれつア太郎
manga

Moretsu Ataro is one of the four classic gag manga written and illustrated by Akatsuka Fujio. However, of the four it is probably the least popular. However, Ataro is also of the four slightly more plot focused than the others. While episodic, major changes to characters do happen throughout the series, one such that happens early on, and contributes the main premise of the manga, is the titular Ataro's father, Batsugoro, dies. However, his ghost is still remaining, as to assist Ataro in running the family's vegetable stand and protect it from various thieves or other antagonists. Aside from the main plot side characters also get a decent amount of time spent, such as Nyarome, a talking stray cat, whom would later become more popular than even Ataro and appear in some of Akatsuka's other works.

Osomatsu-kun
おそ松くん
manga

Osomatsu-kun tribute manga by Masayuki Izumi portraying sextuplets as young adults.

Mother NO.1
Kaa-chan No. 1· 母ちゃんNo.1
manga
Angel of Darkness
Kurayami no Tenshi· くらやみの天使
manga

The day before a murder involving the cursed diamond called "the eye of the Shinigami," Chiko-chan accidentally witnesses the victim, Yamagata, having an argument. Being the daughter of a policeman and the sister of a reporter, Chiko-chan is determined to uncover the mystery behind this murder! This story is authored by U.Mia, a collective pen-name for Shoutarou Ishinomori, Hideko Mizuno and Fujio Akatsuka.

COM Kessakusen
COM傑作選
manga

This two volume masterpiece selection edited by Shohei Chujo compiles some of the best works that came out of Osamu Tezuka's iconic manga magazine COM. Also included is excerpts from the Gura Kon manga school, roundtable conversations, and essays from famous manga artists and critics. Volume 1, 1967-1969: 1. **Taiyou to Gaikotsu no You na Shounen** (太陽と骸骨のような少年) \[Fumiko Okada\] 2. **Fuuten** (フーテン) \[Shinji Nagashima\]  3. **Natsu** (夏) \[Fumiko Okada\] 4. **Ikinuki** (いきぬき) \[Yuusuke Aoyagi\] 5. **300,000km/sec.** \[Hiroshi Asuna\] 6. **Chouchou no Naita Yoru** (蝶々の泣いた夜) \[Masako Yashiro\] 7. **Shinreki Happyaku Kujuuichi Nen no Kaiki Nishoku** (新暦八九一年の皆既日食) \[Housei Hasegawa\] 8. **Chikatetsu** (地下鉄) \[Tarou Higuchi\] 9. **Tori** (鳥)\[Tarou Higuchi\] 10. **Baka-shiki** (バカ式) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 11. **Osabashiro!** (おさらばしろ!) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] 12. **Komikkusu to Retsuden VOL. 1-3** (こみっきすと列伝 VOL.1~VOL.3) \[Mori Masaki\] Volume 2, 1970-1971: 1. **Kokonotsu no Haru** (九つの春) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 2. **Daruma-san Daruma-san Niramekko Shimashou Warau to Make yo Appuppu!** (達磨さん達磨さん睨めっこしましょう 笑うと負けよ アップップッ!) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 3. **Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari** (競作 トキワ荘物語) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 4. **Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari** (競作 トキワ荘物語) \[Shotaro Ishinomori\] 5. **Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari** (競作 トキワ荘物語) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 6. **Kaihou Saisho no Hi** (解放最初の日) \[Minori Kimura\] 7. **Rei no Hakken** (零の発見) \[Manabu Oyama\] 8. **140 Man Kounen no Chinmoku** (140万光年の沈黙) \[Reiji Matsumoto\] 9. **Junko Kyoukatsu** (ジュン子・恐喝) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 10. **Hatsukoizuke** (初恋漬) \[Kazuo Kamimura\] 11. **Omoide no Jun** (想い出のジュン) \[Shotaro Ishinomori\] 12. **10 Gatsu no Shoujo-tachi** (10月の少女たち) \[Moto Hagio\] 13. **Hi no Tori Kyuukei** (火の鳥 休憩) \[Osamu Tezuka\]