They are burning Japanese cars in Detroit. The top management at Toyosan Motors must decide whether to begin offshore production of its cars in the U.S. But our hero Mr. Kudo fears that offshore production will devastate the numerous local subcontractors of Toyosan, leading to a hollowing out of the auto industry in Japan, leaving only a financial shell. The American color TV industry has already suffered such a fate. The villain, Mr. Tsugawa, calls Kudo a wimp and sees a splendid opportunity for union busting. Will our hero prevail? Thus begins the first episode of this rollicking yet incisive introduction to the world economy from the Japanese point of view. Other episodes treat the appreciation of the yen, the impact of the 1970s oil shocks, deficit financing, the internationalization of business and banking, and the post-industrial future of Japan and the Pacific Rim. The book is an English edition of volume 1 of Manga Nihon keizai nyumon, originally published in 1986 by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Japanese equivalent of the Wall Street Journal. It is based on a serious introductory text put out by the newspaper and is packed with informative charts and facts. When the comic book was first published in Japan, it was an immediate best-seller, selling over 550,000 copies in less than a year. The stories in the book reflect Japan's national mood during the "Japanese miracle" and into the 1980s economic bubble: apprehension and optimism jostle one another, and there is a sense of national self-pity. The book also reflects a deep suspicion of politics and bureaucrats. The prime minister appears more worried about his government's popularity than about taking the right economic course. Ultimately, the employees at Toyosan Motors demonstrate that the success of the Japanese economy will not depend on natural resources or politics but on business practices that are ethical, socially responsible, and forward-looking (Univ. of California Press).

Cyborg's functions are suddenly malfunctioning, so they need to search for the cause.

The story follows Robocon, a student of Gantz' Robot Academy who lives amongst humans and aids them as part of his studies. Though Robocon is a screw up, he makes efforts to establish a good image for robots in the eyes of humans they cross paths with.

1-nen no Gakushu - Junichi Ikeda (August 1988-March 1991) 2-nen no Gakushu - Masatoshi Nakajima (August 1988-March 1991), Keizaburo Kuwahara (April 1991-March 1992) 3-nen no Gakushu - Morihiko Ishikawa (August 1988-March 1991), Masatoshi Nakajima (April 1991-March 1992) 4-nen no Gakushu - Yoshiaki Tsuhara (August 1988-March 1991), Morihiko Ishikawa (April 1991-March 1992) 5-nen no Gakushu -Shotaro Ishinomori (April 1989-March 1991), Yoshiaki Tsuhara (April 1991-March 1992) 6-nen no Gakushu - Gosaku Ota (August 1988-March 1991), Shotaro Ishinomori (April 1991-March 1992)

One of the volumes of an educational biography manga about Shotaro Ishinomori