Who has not heard of the famous Shinsengumi, the terrible faction of nationalist samurai? But when its four most eminent members are teleported to contemporary Kyoto, nothing goes well... Where has this Japan full of values that they love so much gone to?! At first lost, these famous male warriors will regain their senses. Yet one question remains: will they succeed in turning their country around which is in full decay?! Nothing is sure for certain... (Source: Manga News, translated)

Living in poor neighborhoods of Osaka, Kumada watch over his wife and two young children. He is huge and riddled with scars and he works hard, smokes and drinks of sake as if it were mere water, gruff and scary, he talks little. But Kumada deeply loves his family and will protect it at the peril of his life when members of a yakuza clan set on fire to his house to facilitate a real estate transaction. Jailed for the murder of those who failed to burn his people alive, Kumada was released fifteen years later and found his family. He will have to face the distrust of his children who know nothing of their father except that he had abandoned them. But he is determined to regain control of their education, starting with his son, a urchin abused by the tough guys of the district.

A mother leave her alcoholic and gambler husband. Without money or housing, she can no longer rely on herself to raise alone her six year old son. Harsh but fair, proud and brave, she has one life goal: to make his son a man balanced and right! But between poverty, the Yakuza, the judgments of others and lack of father figure, his task will be far from easy. Ode to women, of their courage and unconditional love that they can devote to their children.

Forty-five of Japan’s leading manga artists illustrate Star Wars! Explore the galaxy through the beautiful artwork of 45 outstanding Japanese manga artists and illustrators, including Akira Himekawa, Kamome Shirahama, and Taiyo Matsumoto. Celebrating the universal appeal of these iconic characters and their timeless stories, this collection presents each artist’s unique tribute to the Star Wars universe and is a must-have for fans of Star Wars and manga alike!

26-year-old Kohei Tozawa is a physical education teacher at a high school full of yankees in Osaka, he allows smoking and alcohol at school. With a punch perm hairstyle and overall jersey he often mistaken as a delinquent student, despite all that he also afraid of eggplant and ghost.