*Kamui Gaiden (More Legends of Kamui)* deals with the adventures of the fugitive ninja Kamui as he befriends a fisherman's family and battles antagonizing ninjas. *Notes: \- An incomplete version was published in May 1966 containing 16 chapters. \- The current chapter count reflects the complete work that ended its serialization in January 1967 with 20 chapters.*
Part of the Myths and Legends Series, Shirato tackles the tale of Pentheus, as well as others of his bloodline, such as Europa and Cadmus. Europa, daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor, is abducted by Zeus as part of a ploy to take down the Python. Cadmus, her brother, searches far and wide for her, and eventually reaches the literal ends of the earth. Fate has more in store, for him, however, as the interests of gods and men intertwine throughout his family, until it reaches his ill-fated grandson, Pentheus - who threatens to go against what his lineage has built up, and stood for. Also includes Shirato's adaptation of the tale of Caeneus, the woman who transformed into a man impervious to weapons, never to be raped again by another man.
It’s the 17th century in Japan. Child outcast Kamui lives on the fringes of a miserably stratified society. Fueled by pure grit, rage, and a dash of cunning, his only way out is to take up the mantle of ninja. Follow scrappy peasants, cold-blooded ninja, and warriors both disgraced and exalted as they navigate the unforgiving hardships of a violent yet hopeful age. With its vivid and critical attention to social injustice and environmental issues against a backdrop of heart-pounding action and romance, this multilayered gekiga drama not only redefined ninja and samurai fantasy, it also offers astonishing parallels with the modern day. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly)
In medieval Japan, the feudal lord Nobuhira reigns as an authentic tyrant over his domain, carrying out all kinds of abuses on the peasants. He kills some for fun, to test the effectiveness of his sword blade and to generate a climate of terror that drives other farmers into blind obedience. These, increasingly reduced to starvation, are forced to pay higher and higher taxes in rice, extorted from them through coercive methods, the kidnapping of women or the taking of hostages but all their attempts to revolt are suffocated in blood in the bud. One day, however, a crippled monk makes his appearance in those lands, who attributes those nefarious events to the curse of the venerable akame, who are actually very normal rabbits, the main food of the local population. The rabbits thus become the object of the veneration of the peasants, who invoke their protection, which however is not frowned upon by the feudal lord. (Source: Hazard Edizioni, translated)
Part 2 of the Kamui Gaiden saga serialized in Big Comics. In Part 2, the theme of "Gaiden" is not to focus on the battles between ninjas and their special moves, but rather to focus on the grander theme, which is about the thoughts and hopes of those who are hunted and who question the status quo. (Source: Wikipedia Japan, translated) *Note: "Kamui Gaiden Part 2" is a continuation of the previous series. In the Japanese edition, the first three volumes recollected the stories from the first part while the ones from Part 2 where included from volume 4 onwards.*
Part of the "Myths and Legends" series, depicts the endless life of human beings since ancient times on a grand scale without a single line of dialogue. In the primitive times, when man did not even have language, a woman wanders in the savanna, between the jungle and desert. She expresses all her emotions with her whole body and lives in the world of the weak and the strong, creates two mud dolls. However, she is killed by a hunter who stabs her with a spear, and the mud dolls, bathed in her blood, transform into two infants... *Note: Initialy released in 8 chapters, afterwards combined to form 6 total chapters in the volume release.*
The classic, long ninja-saga. Many intertwined themes and many characters. It is a series that is as well a traditional samurai tale as an attempt of Shirato to uncover the role of revolting peasants in feudal Japan. It was made into a full feature film by Nagisa Ooshima in 1966. Kagemura is a fictional samurai, the hero of the story, aiding the peasants in their struggle for life. Nobunaga Oda, the historical 16th century warlord is his opponent.
During the Tensho era, the young boy Watari and the old man Ji took up residence in the ninja village of Iga, where the ninjas were divided into two rival factions, the Hyakuchi and the Fujibayashi Sects. The leaders of each sect ruled with the threat of death, and eventually those who wished to break the status quo formed a third Akame Sect. Watari and Ji play an active role in exposing dark conspiracies swirling around Iga Village, trying to overthrow the tyrannical ninja rulers. (Source: Mangapedia, translated)
Originally published in 3 parts in 2009 and collected in 2018 as a 1 volume supplement to the September 2018 issue of Sarai magazine.
A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering stories from every Garo author up until 1984. 1. **Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Nekonin** (ねこ忍) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Unabara no Ken (Musashi no Maki)** (海原の剣(武蔵の巻)) \[Goseki Kojima\] 4. **Kao no Magatta Otoko no Monogatari** (顔の曲がった男の物語) \[Teppu Hoshikawa\] 5. **Mahiru** (真昼) \[Futoshi Watari\] 6. **Ai: Shinshaku Bushido Monogatari** (愛─新釈武士道物語─) \[Hiroshi Hirata under the name Issei Kaji\] 7. **Chiko** (チーコ) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 8. **Wakakusa Manpo** (若草漫歩) \[Mitsuo Fujisawa\] 9. **Uchuu no Dekigoto** (宇宙の出来事) \[Shintarou Tashiro\] 10. **Natsu** (夏) \[Ryouichi Ikegami\] 11. **Kakashi ni Kitaeru no Hanashi: Series Kiirooi Namida** (かかしにきいたかえるの話─シリーズ 黄色い涙─) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 12. **Rokunomiya Himeko no Higeki** (六の宮姫子の悲劇) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 13. **Kyodai na Sakana** (巨大な魚) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 14. **Doro Ningyou** (どろ人形) \[Hino Hideshi\] 15. **Umi Hoozuki** (海ほおずき) \[Keiko Naka\] 16. **Hana Arashi no Goro: Terajimachou Kidan** (花あらしの頃─寺島町奇譚─) \[Yuu Takita\] 17. **Nagamochiuta Kou** (長持唄考) \[Takao Yaguchi\] 18. **Uki (2)** (雨季(二)) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 19. **Wakaremichi** (わかれみち) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 20. **Tako ni Natta Shounen** (たこになった少年) \[Sanpo Yodogawa\] 21. **Kantaro Tsuki** (かんたろ月) \[Susumu Katsumata\] 22. **Urabure Yokaze** (うらぶれ夜風) \[Yukio Kawasaki\] 23. **Ame no Iro** (雨の色) \[Oji Suzuki\] 24. **Matsuko Ojichan no Nageki** (マツコおじちゃんの嘆き) \[Ryuuzan Aki\] 25. **Boku no Debu Inko-chan** (ぼくのデブインコちゃん) \[Maki Sasaki\] 26. **Burai no Omokage** (無頼の面影) \[Shinichi Abe\] 27. **Maboroshi no Shoujo: Wakouji Hakushakutei no Trouble** (幻の少女・和小路伯爵邸のトラブル) \[Hiroji Tani\] 28. **Niku Yashiki** (肉屋敷) \[Kazuichi Hanawa\] 29. **Kita e no Tabibito** (北への旅人) \[Shouichi Yoshida\] 30. **Saisetsu ni Mau…** (彩雪に舞う・・・・・・) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 31. **Oza-shiki** (おざ式) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 32. **Saikai** (再会) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 33. **Murasaki no Densetsu (Image STATION)** (紫の伝説(イメージSTATION)) \[Masuzou Furukawa\] 34. **Zettai Kyuujitsu** (絶対休日) \[Shigenobu Akiyama\] 35. **Areta Umibe** (荒れた海辺) \[Anzai Mizumaru\] 36. **Kushii-kun no Hatsumei** (クシー君の発明) \[Yuuji Kamosawa\] 37. **Boxer** (毆者(ボクサー)) \[Mitsuhiko Yoshida\] 38. **Nobori Tako** (昇り凧) \[Moribi Murano\] 39. **Penguin Gohan** (ペンギンごはん) \[Teruhiko Yumura + Shigesato Itoi\] 40. **Ai no Arashi** (愛の嵐) \[Yoshikazu Ebisu\] 41. **Boku no Otouto** (ぼくの弟) \[Shigesato Itoi\] 42. **?** \[Shinbou Minami\] 43. **Sore kara no Iwamoto Musashi Kaidan** (それからの岩本武蔵・怪談) \[Kyuusoku Iwamoto\] 44. **Harry-shi no Koto** (ハリー氏のこと) \[Hiroshi Matsuo\] 45. **Aitsuma Ki** (愛妻記) \[Misao Hisauchi\] 47. **Gyoza Teishoku no Hiru** (ギョーザ定食の昼) \[Hiromi Hiraguchi\] 48. **Otou-san no Neji** (お父さんのネジ) \[Kazuhiro Watanabe\] 49. **Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko** (長靴をはいた猫) \[Satoshi Shimizu\] 50. **Monologue** (ものろおぐ) \[Youko Kondou\] 51. **Modern Lovers** (モダン・ラヴァーズ) \[Ira Okudaira\] 52. **Shouwaru Neko** (性悪猫) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 53. **Seishun no Ase wa Nigai ze** (青春の汗は苦いぜ) \[Norikazu Kobayashi\] 54. **Yakou** (夜行) \[Kazuo Takayama\] 55. **Puisanmura Housoukyoku** (ぷいさん村放送局) \[Masako Yakuwa\] 56. **Gonin Damashi Doufun Bushido: Gensou no Meiji** (五人だまし・道糞武士道─幻想の明治─) \[Shintarou Kou\] 57. **K** \[Masaaki Oosawa\] 58. **Taikutsu na Hi** (怠屈な日) \[Masayuki Izumi\] 60. **Umi no Ohanashi** (海のお話) \[Kotarou Momotarou\] 61. **Futatsu no Makura (Hatsune)** (二つ枕(初音)) \[Hinako Sugiura\] 62. **PHANTASMAGORIA** \[Shigeru Tamura\] 63. **Nobe wa Naku** (野辺は無く) \[Otoya Mitsuhashi\] 64. **Shounen** (少年) \[Hiromi Morishita\] 65. **Itoguchi** (糸口) \[Michiyo Matsumoto\] 66. **Mama to Yobarete Sankagetsu** (ママと呼ばれて三ヶ月) \[Takashi Nemoto + Jun Takagi\] 67. **Local-sen no Gogo** (ローカル線の午後) \[Osamu Kanno\] 68. **Hoto Hoto Nangi na Papa to Mama** (ホトホトなんぎなパパとママ) 69. **Hentousen no Natsu** (扁桃腺の夏) \[Tooru Minegishi\] 70. **Modotte Kita Hi** (戻ってきた日) \[Tomiko Higo\] 71. **Srap Skip** (スラップスキップ) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 72. **Happy Birthday** (はぴー・ばーす・でい) \[Yuka Haga\] 73. **Dou Natten no: Aesop-shiki Manga Kouza** (どうなってんの─イソップ式漫画講座─) \[Shigeru Mizuki\]
Sasuke is the son of a very skilled ninja, whose name is Ozaru. After the defeat of their lord, Yukimura Sanada, Tokugawa's and Hattori's ninjas begin to persecute all their enemies still alive: that means Ozaru and Sasuke must leave their house and start a violent struggle for their own life. Danger, vengeance, anger, loyalty, pain are the basic elements of this story, where the worst aspects of the human soul are described together with the growth of the main character, the young Sasuke.

