Across Japan the Kuro Juujigun decimates its targets, killing all those who oppose them. Yet from the ashes of these destroyed bases, five young recruits... more>> miraculously survive and vow vengeance. Given a special interlocking "key", the various survivors are summoned to snackshop "Gon", secret gateway to EAGLE Japan's main command center by Japan's EAGLE Commander Edogawa Kenpachi. There they are given special formfitting electronic battlesuits, which empower its wearer with various superhuman abilities. Edogawa tells them that they are the Secret Squadron "Goranger", the world's best chance against the forces of the Kuro Juujigun. Armed with these battlesuits and other special weapons created by EAGLE scientists, they extract their revenge upon the Kuro Juujigun operatives who killed their comrades and dedicate themselves to crushing the remaining forces of the Kuro Juujigun and its sinister leader Kuro Juuji Soutou (Black Cross Fuhrer/Generalissimo). <<less

Karate fighter Raion Ryu is so unflinchingly powerful that, during a sanctioned match, his strikes accidentally explode his opponent into piles of steaming meat. As... more>> punishment he dons a sutra-infused mask to suppress his horrific might and goes into hiding with his psychic sister, but the two are eventually hunted down by his ex-master and the fiancé of the man Ryu killed. While their modus operandi would appear to be revenge, they follow divine instructions from up above—Destroy Ryu before he can awaken as the Antichrist! God himself has put out a hit on our masked hero. <<less

This manga is the adaptation of two movies: Zatoichi's Vengeance (Tokuzo Tanaka) and Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Kazuo Ikehiro).... more>>

The Ballad of Zatoichi:

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi." Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to stay and defend the town or to leave and be on his way.

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage:

After he's ambushed in a small village terrorized by a gang of thieves, the legendary blind swordsman Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man in self-defense. As fate would have it, his travels soon lead him to Okichi, a woman whom Zatoichi discovers is the sister of the young man whose life he stole. In anger, Okichi attacks the blind swordsman, but her conscience gets the better of her, and as she tends his wounds, the two fall in love. <<less

In the Hensoukyoku series:... more>>

1) Vilents Monogatari

2) Andalucia Koiuta (Madrigal)

3) Koutei Enbukyoku

A history of the musicians Wolfgang Rechter and Edoard Soltie. <<less

The seventeenth daughter of Lord Neville has been setup for an arranged marriage. She and her close maid companion Ada come up with a plan... more>> to derail this plan. From outside appearances, our heiress is an extremely plain girl while her maid is beautiful. Though plans aren't always what they seem… but then again, neither is our gentleman suitor. A definitely wicked story where women take charge of their own fate…and men happily accept theirs? <<less

A collaboration between horror radio show host personality Inagawa Junji and horror mangaka Itou Junji. Published in the September 2007 issue of "Real Horror Stories."

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Asahi Sonorama (2000): ... more>>

1. Kinpatsu no Sougen :

Meet NIPPORI Ayumu, an 80 year-old man, who, due to a serious heart condition, has spent sixty years of his life confined to his house. One morning, he wakes up believing himself to be twenty again. In his mind, he has become the youthful young man that he once was. However, reality fails to keep up with his illusion, and everything around him seems to be quite different from what he is used to. So, he decides that he is simply dreaming. As his reality becomes his dream, his unhappy world turns into a life enriched with happiness and expectations for the future. Ayumu is now enjoying his life to the full again.

Enter KODAI Narisu, an 18 year-old home-care worker who is newly assigned to look after Ayumu. To his great surprise, Narisu looks exactly like the girl he had fallen for when he was twenty and he immediately mistakes Narisu for her.

Narisu, on the other hand, is trying to deal with her own secret love. She is living amidst the uncertainties of youth, struggling to find her way.

Ayumu's happy dream. Narisu's fragile and sometimes painful reality. The story takes place in an old house, where these two contradicting worlds intertwine with each other through their words and exchanges. Ayumu gradually begins to realize what is real, until one day, he decides to find out whether what he believes to be his life is in fact a dream.

2. Yumemushi Hitsujigusa

3. Mizumakura Hanemakura

4. Ama no kaguyama

5. Non Regaato

6. Dahlia no Obi <<less

Mamiya Mugen, the mysterious long-haired protangonist, will once again use his detective skills to solve the unusual supernatural mysteries that he encounters. Mamiya is also gifted with the skill of telepathy and can perceive the strong desires of others.... more>>

1. Fukuwajutsu (腹話術)

2. Kamen Shounen (仮面少年)[/b]

3. Liar Kyouju no Gogo (ライヤー教授の午後)

4. Yoiyami Toori no Bun (宵闇通りのブン) <<less

Based on Gaston Leroux's "The Phantom of the Opera."

The mysterious Shadow and his assistant Maria run a small pawnshop. Every customer of their shop experiences unforeseen consequences because of his or her dark... more>> side. What they pawn there may be something that they are not supposed to let go. When you enter the Devil's pawnshop... be careful what you wish for! <<less

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A collection of sci-fi oneshots.

01.「旅人たち」... more>>

02.「悲しみの午後」

03.「帰郷」

04.「孤独な日々のあそび」

05.「赤春」

06.「かたみの言葉」

07.「人形劇」

08.「星の降った夜」

09. Le Masque The Mask「仮面」

10.「青春裁判」

11.「Danサンのおしゃれコーナー」 <<less

This is volume 5 of the Kuwata Jirou Masterpiece Selection.... more>>

Volume 1: Shingo

Volume 2: Masker Blue

Volume 3: Shuujinsen

Volume 4: Kurayami no Me

Volume 5: Daimakyou

Volume 6: Interi Goemon

Volume 7: Hyouman <<less

1. Koisuru Fuwafuwa Musume... more>>

2. Fuwafuwa na Pachipachi

3. Yoru no Tsuki wa Fuwafuwa

4. Rocket Girl

5. Kin no Wine Gin no Tsubasa

6. Suiheisen ni♡Umi no Uta <<less

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A collection of stories:... more>>

01. Lovesick Dead 1: The Intersection's Pretty Boy

(Shibito no Koiwazurai Dai-1 Hanashi: Yotsutsuji no Bishounen, 死びとの恋わずらい 第１話 四つ辻の美少年)

02. Lovesick Dead 2: The Troubled Woman

(Shibito no Koiwazurai Dai-2 Hanashi: Nayamu Onna, 死びとの恋わずらい 第２話 悩む女)

03. Lovesick Dead 3: Shadow

(Shibito no Koiwazurai Dai-3 Hanashi: Kage, 死びとの恋わずらい 第３ 話 影)

04. Lovesick Dead 4: Night of Screams

(Shibito no Koiwazurai Dai-4 Hanashi: Zekkyou no Yoru, 死びとの恋わずらい 第４話 絶叫の夜)

05. Lovesick Dead 5: The White Clothed Pretty Boy

(Shibito no Koiwazurai Yobanashi: Shiro Fuku no Bishounen, 死びとの恋わずらい 余話 白服の美少年)

06. The Bizarre Hikizuri Siblings 1: Narumi's Boyfriend (also titled Sleuth Kids: The Second Daughter's Lover)

(Kaiki Hikizuri Kyoudai Dai-1 Hanashi: Jijo no Koibito, 怪奇ひきずり兄弟 第１話 次女の恋人)

07. The Bizarre Hikizuri Siblings 2: The Seance (also titled Sleuth Kids: The Assembly of Fallen Ghost)

(Kaiki Hikizuri Kyoudai Dai-2 Hanashi: Koureikai, 怪奇ひきずり兄弟 第２話 降霊会)

08. Phantom Mansion

(Gentsuu Yashiki, 幻痛屋敷)

09. Ribs Woman

(Abarabone no Onna, あばら骨の女)

Yuki is so ashamed of her figure that she refuses to go swimming, either at school or on the beach. She believes her ribs look strange, and hears that she can have plastic surgery to alter the appearance of her ribcage. Yuki goes to a nearby clinic that performs the procedure, but is told that she must pass a mental health assessment before she can have the surgery.

10. Memories of Real Shit

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A young man named Speed Racer wants to become a professional racer, despite the lack of approval from his father, Pops Racer. When Pops reluctantly... more>> quits his job after the corporate company he was working for had declined the production of a modified engine for his new racing car, the Mach 5, he later thinks of creating his own family owned company, Racer Motors. He realizes that he would need a great amount of money to make his idea work. Speed, who values the welfare of his family, decides to take it upon himself to obtain the money for Pops. In hopes of using his unique driving skills to do so, Speed decides to do what he does best and enters a race. Pops tells Speed to quit racing, but Speed, who is confident enough to ignore Pops, drives away into many different adventures that come towards him and his friends. <<less

Garouden is the story of a muscular man named Bunshichi Tanba who trained hard for five years to get his revenge on Kajiwara, the only... more>> man to have defeated him in a fight. <<less

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

The lead is a spirit medium, although unfortunately he's not the best. His medium house has lasted for generations, but he only has a quarter... more>> of their ability - the only spirits he can call are animals, and while his touch can feel the spirits, he can't even hear them. For that, he needs help from his feline sidekick, although he can only be called half a cat, as he has the past life memories of a dog. Together they aid the animals they encounter, helping them find perspective by exploring their pasts. <<less

Famicom Rocky is basically Rocky the movie, but with old NES-era video games. The series stars an ineloquent brute of a protagonist who has long,... more>> extensive training montages so that he can dramatically compete against vaguely imposing rivals who, for narrative purposes, are deluded into thinking they're better at video games than him. <<less

This pair of daughter-in-law and mother-in-law is far from ordinary! ... more>>

War is not the tragedy of the human race.

The tragedy of all mankind is the impossibility of choosing one's parents and children.

Life partners can be chosen. Not in-laws.

But rest assured, the greatest tragedy of the human race is actually entertaining! Main Street in Elysium makes an amusing satire of our pains.

The on-going mortal combat between Noriko and her mother-in-law who take up residence on Main Street. The wacky neighbors who bring their own craziness to the set. This hairy combination creates the dark world of Elysium. Beware: it's addictive. <<less