In the future, mankind has been able to create machine bodies so they can be able to live for thousands of years. Humans are now second class citizens and if they do not acquire an mechanical body, they are either hunted or forced to live a life of poverty. ... more>>

Tetsuro Hoshino is a young boy whose mother is killed by the machine men for a hunting trophy. Outraged, Tetsuro seeks out revenge and vows to keep his word to his mother to get a machine body. He soon meets a woman named Maetel who gives him a free ticket on the space train Galaxy Express, which if he rides, he will be able to receive a free mechanical body. But nothing is as it seems as rumors rise that all who board the train never return.

This is a story of how one boy learns about the world and his quest for a new body.

Note: Originally serialized in Shuukan Shounen King from 1977 to 1981, a sequel was serialized in various incarnations of Big Comic from 1996 to 2005. In tankoubon form, this sequel wasn't released as a stand alone titled, but tacked on reprints of the original series. This means, for example, that Shogakukan's 1997 release covers the original series in volume 1 to 14 and the sequel in Volumes 15 to 21.

Won Shougakukan Award in 1977 for Shounen Manga category

Viz released five volumes of the sequel. The original manga has yet to be translated into English. <<less

Publisher Hayakawa is celebrating its 70th anniversary with two manga anthology reprints. One collection is dedicated to mystery works while the other compiles sci-fi stories printed over the publisher's long career.... more>>

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"I fight only for what I believe in...for no one's sake...only for what's deep in my heart. I sail amongst the stars...people call me: Captain Harlock."... more>>

Truer words never spoken. Now! Embark upon an adventure into the infinite sea with the last brave souls of humanity aboard the Arcadia! <<less

Note: A one-shot prototype titled Emeraldas was published in 1975 in Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess.

Story about a rounin student named Ooyama, living in a small apartment, trying to survive. This series made Matsumoto famous.

A new discovered 10th planet, called Lametal, will collide with earth on 9th September 1999. While the impact won't affect the giant ice planet critically,... more>> earth will be destroyed. Yayoi, daughter of Lametal's queen and entrusted with the mission to abduct a large number of humans for slavery, befriends the orphaned boy Hajime and starts to question the intentions of her mother. Together with her human family and friends, she takes up the fight against Lametal and searches for a way to avoid earth's destruction. <<less

A sci-fi retelling of Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen", starring Captain Harlock.... more>>

The series was first serialized from 1990 to 1991 in Chuukosha Fan, a used car magazine. A sequel was published for free directly on Shinchousha's webpage from 1997 to 2000, making it probably the first online manga. <<less

"There are men who, on coming to places that women find unlivable, are all the more determined to find there a reason for living. These men epitomize grandeur."... more>>

Welcome to Gun Frontier. <<less

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One day, fighter jets fly over the skies of Tokyo, and heavy tanks start driving through the city. Takashi Shikii is at a loss as to what is going on, but then a mysterious woman appears and tells him that "World War III is about to begin. Then, Tokyo... In addition to the title story, this is a collection of suspense SF short stories that includes "Kuro-shi tori 4444", "Yakou Toshi no Mirai” and “Kiiroi Usagi”... more>>

Note: Kuro-shi tori 4444 was published in Shuukan Shounen Magazine with Buronson as writer. <<less

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Chapter 5 - "Firefly Inn of Horror": hapless Meiji-era man stumbles into a Western-style mansion. Does hilarity or hotness ensue? Mayhaps BOTH?