A manga adaptation of the Chinese literary classic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his epic of Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha’s ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka’s Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one’s life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers’... more>> attention.

Tezuka himself was a humanist rather than a Buddhist, and his magnum opus is not an attempt at propaganda. Hermann Hesse’s novel or Bertolucci’s film is comparable in this regard; in fact, Tezuka’s approach is slightly irreverent in that it incorporates something that Western commentators often eschew, namely, humor.

Note: Won the Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975. Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2004 and 2005. <<less

Munakata is an anthropology professor who studies the relationship between folklore or fairy tales and real historical events. He believes that many of these stories... more>> that most presume to be entirely fictional are actually based on real events. This manga tells the story of Professor Munakata as he follows the clues left from both the imaginary world of fairy tales and the real world of historical evidence. <<less

1) The Enchanted Peony... more>>

A valedictorian finds a beautiful peony.

2) The Butterfly Visits the Spring Garden

A butterfly turns into a human and meets a human boy.

3) The Cry of the Tiger

A man has to stay the night in the mountains where he meets a recluse family of three.

4) The Serpent Princess's Sanctuary

A brother and sister meet after being separated at birth. <<less

In early 1941, Krilo is living a quiet life in his home town in Yugoslavia. He's a bit of a problem student and is influenced by the political ideas brought back by his older brother Ivan, a college student in Zagreb. Even though there are news and rumors of Nazi Germany on the move, it seems impossible that war could come to their peaceful village. In late March, the Yugoslavian government signed the Tripartite Treaty with Hitler, but the government fell to a coup d'etat only days later. In early April, Yugoslavia was invaded by Nazi Germany.... more>>

That invasion shattered Krilo's peaceful life. Countless people in the village are killed by the German invasion, and the others are rounded up. Krilo evades capture, but has no idea what to do next. He sets out for Zagreb in search of his older brother. Krilo's childhood friend, Fi, on the other hand, was among those who were rounded up. She faces a whole different kind of adversity, as she is processed with the others by the Nazi military. The invasion may be over, but the fight for Yugoslavia has just begun. [tethysdust] <<less

Dr. Kaneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors to fight the allies during the Second World War, but before his creations could see action, Allied... more>> bombs destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later criminals discovered two of the surviving prototypes, #26 and 27 in the series, and used the remote controlled robots to commit a number of crimes. Young Shotaro Kaneda, the twelve year old son of Dr. Kaneda, did some investigating and discovered that the mob were hunting for the twenty-eighth robot in the series, rumoured to be the most powerful of them all. Racing the villains, Shotaro discovers the robot first, along with Dr. Shikishima, a colleague of his father who was also believed to be killed by the Allied bombing. Together the two prevent Tetsujin 28-go (the robot's official designation) from falling into the hands of the bad guys and decide to dedicate him to peace rather than war. <<less

Beijing of the 1920s is where the young and fashionable generation confronts the old and conservative one. During this period of social change, three brothers... more>> and one sister struggle to free themselves from the oppressive traditions of their grandfather. Help comes in the unlikely form of a Peking Opera actor, and his lively crew. <<less

A collection of horror-themed short stories. Most of the stories revolve spirits.... more>>

Chibiki no Iwa

First Published: Nemuki 2002 March Issue (Asahi Sonorama)

The Yomi Vortex

First Published: Nemuki 2002 November Issue (Asahi Sonorama)

The Hisame

First Published: Nemuki 2004 January Issue (Asahi Sonorama)

Chigaeshi-no-Tama

First Published: Nemuki 2004 September Issue (Asahi Sonorama)

The Marebito Mask

First Published: Horror M 1995 March Issue (Bunkasha)

The Earthen Woman

First Published: Comic Tom 1993 January Issue (Ushio Shuppansha) <<less

An adaptation of Patricia A. McKillip's "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld."... more>>

Sixteen when a baby is brought to her to raise, Sybel has grown up on Eld Mountain. Her only playmates are the creatures of a fantastic menagerie called there by wizardry. Sybel has cared nothing for humans, until the baby awakens emotions previously unknown to her. And when Coren -the man who brought this child- returns, Sybel's world is again turned upside down. <<less

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This offbeat Japanese manga tells the action-packed tale of the Cyber 7, a team of biologically enginered robot protectors who attempt to save humanity from... more>> a threat beyond imagination. <<less