A short manga version of the UFO Robo Grendizer anime. Released along the anime series, UFO Robot Grendizer follows the adventures of Duke Fleed, the... more>> prince of Planet Fleed, who, disguised as Daisuke, a farm worker, fights against the forces that destroyed his planet, the Vegan Empire, also the creators of Grendizer that Duke stole to fight them. While not originaly considered part of the Mazinger series, Koji Kabuto and the Mazinger mechas appear in this series, making it sort of a sequel. Grendizer introduced the concept of a transformable robot and a space mecha, concepts that were later taken into other mecha series. It was extremely popular in Japan, Canada, France, Italy, and the Arab world and has a strong following in those countries even today. <<less

Grendizer follows the adventures of Duke Fleed, the prince of Planet Fleed, who, disguised as Daisuke, a farm worker, fights against the forces that destroyed his planet, the Vegan Empire, also the creators of Grendizer that Duke stole to fight them.... more>>

Manga adaptation of the anime made by Yuu Okazaki at the time and only in 2012 it was republished in other format. <<less

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Osomatsu-kun is an all-time classic gag manga that follows the lives of the sextuplets: Osomatsu, Karamatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, and Todomatsu. While the boys are almost always indistinguishable, they're constantly up to various shenanigans. As the series continues, Focus shifts from the six brothers to Iyami and Chibita, who were becoming much more popular as the series went on for their unique and eccentric personalities Many other reoccurring characters appear as well, such as the sextuplets' love interest, Totoko. While the series' characters had base personalities, and the manga itself had a base premise, often there would be chapters set in alternate settings or time periods, making the series much more versatile in the type... more>> of stories it could tell, and focused more on comedy based upon character's personalities and their interactions within any given setting.

Note: Won the 10th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964. <<less

Great Mazinger starts after the defeat of Mazinger Z. Tetsuya Tsurugi is the new protagonist, piloting the powerful Great Mazinger, a creation of the once... more>> thought dead Kenzo Kabuto, the father of Koji Kabuto. This time the enemy is the Mycene Empire and its powerful robots. <<less

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... more>> 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. <<less