The year is 20XX, state of the world affairs is changing at a dizzying pace. This is particularly clear in the growing military strength of countries neighboring Japan.... more>>

In response to a near-skirmish with China over the much-disputed Senkaku Islands, Japan launched the state-of-the-art aircraft carrier "Ibuki", equipped with the latest stealth aircrafts and formed a new fleet...

Captained by an Air Self-Defense Force, Ryota Akitsu, will he able to sort out inter-service differences? And amidst this rising tension, what will be Japan's next move?

From the award-winning author of "Zipang", "A Spirit of the Sun" Kaiji Kawaguchi, comes a thrilling modern geopolitical dramas of the Far East Asia.

•Winner of the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award 2017, 'Best General Manga'•

Note: It can be assumed that the story take places in 2014, the year of the series initial release. As mentioned in the manga; "60 years since the establishment of JSDF" (1954). <<less

Years after the country defeat and occupation period, Japan is still recovering. Although they are on the road back to mass industrialization and prosperity, strong handed economic and political policies have turned many areas into dilapidated slums. Anarchists and anti-government student protesters have taken up arms, stirring up violent social revolution riots. In order to combat this growing threat, the Japanese government has nationalized a division of the police, creating the Capital Police Organization (CAPO). The CAPO consists of hard-trained panzer troopers carrying heavy firearms and wearing special armor suits called Protect Gear, this specialized unit is feared by anti-government groups, criminals and civilians alike.... more>>

Note: Loosely adapted into the anime movie Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade in 1999 which is also written by Mamoru Oshii. <<less

When death is imminent in despair, the real queen returns! Dead Queen, the epic end of the HIVE worldview.

The story is set during the Allied occupation of Japan after the Second World War, and focuses on a plot to assassinate American and Allied... more>> general Douglas MacArthur. <<less

For you, I would do anything.

The kingdom of Gulba is racked by rebellion against its young prince. A special guard has been formed to protect the realm against the rebels.... more>> They are led by Captain Carla, the Beast Tamer. And her "beast" is tall handsome Hazel, her aide and bodyguard--and the only one she trusts. Vowing to avenge her father's death at rebel hands, Carla rescues Hazel from a circus to raise and train herself. The rebels have stepped up their attacks, there's a traitor in the guard ranks, and now Hazel is acting strangely. Can she really trust him after all...? <<less

A side story, looking at the instantaneous life of Man, and the instantaneous glimmer of machines!!

Prequel and Sequel to the Mazinkaiser SKL OVA.

Sergeant Kai takes responsibility for the hardest missions, earning himself the nickname "Iron Heart". Kai claims that he's doing it for promotion but is there... more>> something more behind his ambition.....? <<less

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Note: The story "Stampede: The Story of Professor Minovsky" was included in the re-release version.

Collected short stories from Takahashi Shin.... more>>

The first story is a side story of She, the ultimate weapon.

The rest are separated short stories, plus extra artworks of She, The Ultimate Weapon at the end of the volume. <<less

A military test accidentally sends a modern-day army back in time to feudal Japan. When their actions in the past begin to have an effect... more>> on the present, another unit is dispatched to retrieve them. But the commander of the lost unit has other plans. He intends to use his advanced technology to conquer Japan and change his country's destiny. <<less

A collection of short stories:... more>>

1. One Day In The Life of Ivan Dejavu

2. Fangs of the Sea

3. Emperor of Winter

4-6. Alice

7. Hunters at Dawn

8. Lightning Strike

9. A Tale of Seven Cities, Battle of Pell Strait <<less

This story takes place between GunBuster and DieBuster.

The first story in this anthology, Who Fighter, is a play on the legendary "Foo Fighters," the nickname given to the mysterious, UFO-like fireballs that were sighted by World War II pilots. An ace Japanese pilot manages to shoot one of the fireballs down . . . or does he? As ominous signs and visions begin to follow in his steps, the bewildered pilot wonders if he's lost not only his memory of the incident but also his very mind! ... more>>

The second story, Heart of Darkness, is Takizawa's unique take on the Joseph Conrad novel that inspired the film Apocalypse Now. A Japanese war hero, Colonel Kurutsu, has gone rogue, setting up his own private kingdom deep upriver in the jungles of Burma. A young captain, sent to execute Kurutsu, finds that the true reasons for the Colonel's 'desertion' are very different from what he was told.

Finally, a short piece, Tanks, closes out the collection with a surreal voyage through one hundred years of armored vehicle battles! <<less

Gundam F90 begins with the Jupiter Energy Fleet Supply Ship Kobayashi Maru returning from Jupiter to the Earth Sphere. The ships operator soon detects an abnormal spread of Minovsky Particles in the area. Immediately soon after the Kobayashi Maru is sunk by an unknown enemy and flash forwards three days to a test piloting of the new Gundam F90 mobile suit.... more>>

During testing of the F90, One of several people abord the Admiral Tianem (Named after the famous Earth Federation general who led the final assault on Zeon in the One Year War in Operation Star One) a Clop class ship, which the F90 is attached to, Lieutenant Rosch, the man in charge of the test team, comments that he is impressed with the SNRI’s (Strategic Naval Research Institute, the group that designed the Formula series of Mobile Suits) idea of scaling down mobile suits to enhance performance while minimizing target space and getting rid of useless armor that would not protect the unit in the age of beam weaponry. He is also impressed that the Formula series is still highly maneuverable despite the smaller size and reduced number of thrusters. An engineer says that SNRI hopes to return mobile suits to their original purpose of construction and to eliminate the use of them as weapons of war. <<less

A coda to the OVA and novel of the same name, this six-chapter manga gives us a deeper glimpse into the back-stories of Rei Fukai, James Bukhar, Tomahawk John, and other members of the F.A.F.... more>>

However, some of the details about the characters' pasts and relationships appear to deviate from the sequence of events as seen in the anime. Therefore, this manga should only be read after having first watched the anime or read the novel, and treated as an alternate story of sorts. <<less

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Deals with events that occurred with the character Anavel Gato, during the One Year War. It serves both as predecessor to Mobile Suit Gundam 0083:... more>> Stardust Memory & as a complement to those who have already seen the OVA. <<less

In the year UC 0079, during the One Year War of the first Gundam series and eight years before the story in Zeta Gundam, a... more>> boy named Van Asiliaino and his friends attempt to flee the war, and their fates change when they meet a certain soldier. <<less

Wolfgang is part of a feared elite Zeon Hunter unit tasked with hunting for and eliminating any Federation forces foolish enough to stumble into their... more>> hunting grounds in Earth's orbit. Things were going as usual until Wolfgang's fiancee happens to enter the military and is transferred to his unit. To top this off, he clashes with treacherous Federation pilot Brandon and sets in motion events that eventually will lead to tragedy! How will Wolfgang redeem himself now? <<less

A Military “Thought” Police is helped from a fall by a Communist Party member. Unbeknownst of the man’s political stance, he promises to repay him,... more>> but as “a man of strong principles,” how will he keep his promise… <<less

The 502nd JFW's members are packed together and running amok! And instead of fighting the neuroi it seems they're starting to fight with each other!?... more>> Come experience the 502nd JFW's daily life that you won't see in the anime!! <<less

This story is a narrative that takes place during December 0079 U.C. where two brothers are forced to traverse the North American territory as the... more>> rear guard of the retreating Principality of Zeon forces using MSM-04 Acguy amphibious mobile suits after the Principality fails to capture the Earth Federation's headquarters at Jaburo, however it is not long before these two brothers are the only ones left alive and are faced with the prospect of traveling over two thousand miles, with out supplies and back up. <<less