In an era where man has conquered the speed of sound, speed of light is naturally what man wishes to conquer next.Dontaro Aranami is the son of a world-famous pilot. One day, when he and his father attempt to go light speed, his father nearly dies. Dontaro and his mother go overseas tosend him to a Swiss hospital when a military group attacks their train. This group, led by Colonel Gorbo of Uramecia, is plotting to seize rule of the land for himself. This is only the beginning of a large-scale frenzy over the Earth, where even unearthly beings participate...An SF action-dventure thriller with chaos, suffering, and a display of the cruelty of war.Also contains **Wonder-kun**: Wonder (real name: Kantaro) is an orphan who lives on an abandoned island lot in Tokyo with a pack of stray dogs. As Wonder begins to reconnect with human society properly, he finds himself having to protect his home from parties who wish to see it altered for their own deadly means...---**Volume 340 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
1876. Takonosuke Arashi is sent by his shogun to deliver a top secret letter regarding U.S.-Japan trade to Washington D.C. However, he soon is involved in a grand chase for Napoleon's treasure, with multiple parties interested in it for their own ulterior motives. It's an age of adventure!---**Volume 40 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Suddenly, Kyouhei's father hands him an unusual-looking school uniform and orders him to enter a certain high school. Just what strange fate will this decision bring? Get ready for a hot-blooded school life action extravaganza!
The mask of Hannya, a jealous she-devil located in an old antique store, scrutinizes the darkness of men's hearts and knows the secrets of all the objects that have been accumulating there since time immemorial. Prepare well because certain death comes at odd times, and whether you are a young man or a tired old man, whatever she finds you, she will take you with her to hell.
(from ebookjapan):A collection of George Akiyama's masterpieces, including eight heart-wrenching masterpieces and shocking problem stories. Jun, an innocent boy who loves his dog Jiro, is asked by his mother to find a pair of sandals that Jiro seems to have hidden. Jun orders Jiro to look for the sandal, but Jiro somehow brings Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" with him. ......?
Shinkai Yosuke is haunted by a past he cannot recall...and a body that is rapidly decomposing. Washed up on the shores of Japan, he is isolated by doctors eager to find out why he has been brought back to life only to suffer again a slow and gruesome death. But Shinkai knows he has little time left. He is desperate to find out who he really was, and why he has become a living corpse.
When the so-called " Yin" fled from prison, Yang was ordered to kidnap Yin and take him to the CEO of the "Chi corporation." In the story itself, from here a new adventure begins..
A teenage boy returns to his remote home island from the mainland. While people stopped wearing masks there, on the island the rules to wear masks outside at all times are still surprisingly strict. Could the reason be something different than corona?
The story is set in U.C. 0170, during the events of Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust. The story follows Curtis Rothko, and is once again set in the Jupiter Sphere.
Cactus Sam is just your regular, ordinary cowboy, but give him just a sip of milk and transforms from a calm, congenial fellow, into the rootin-est, tootin-est, two-gun shootin-est cowpoke you ever did see… And it just so happens his parents own the local "Milk-Hall." Join "Cactus" on his adventures, as he makes some new friends and battles unsavory characters across the Old West - with his trusty six-shooter in one hand, and a nice, ice-cold cold, glass of milk in the other.---**Volume 69 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
The orthodox side story ``Solomon's Nightmare'' depicting the brave figure of Annabelle Gato, the high-tension V Gundam series, and the arrival of the legendary Shining Acguy! Now, a legendary book is revived.
Eva Schul was once a famous actress. Now she spends her days drinking and all manners of debauchery. One day, her daughter, Julie, comes to inform her that she is getting married, and she will not become a mother like her. Not long after, Eva is partying when some men approach her, and drag her into a car. As it turns out, film director Arthur Burn wishes for her to star in a film about the birth of Christ that will be filmed in Spain as none other than the Virgin Mary. Eva's demeanor begins to shift upon taking this role - both as her character, and the role she plays with the family of a young lady who reminds her of Julie...In addition to the title story, also includes the following oneshots:- **Sound of Bamboo** (竹の音, Take no Oto) - A girl finds herself caring for a samurai, the son of the enemy family who killed her father and brother. She wavers whether or not to avenge her fallen family...- **Ballerina** (バレリーナ, exclusive to the digital edition/original release)- **Edelweiss** (エーデルワイス, excluded from digital edition but available in other releases)