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.
Ghost in the Shell; Koukaku Kidoutai; 攻殻機動隊; Mobile Armored Riot Police; Призрак в доспехах; Kabuktaki Hayalet; Squadra mobile con corazza offensiva; policia armada antiavalots; 攻殼機動隊; Gōng ké jīdòng duì; policiers anti-émeute en carapaces offensives; GITS; Fantasma na Casca; Polícia de Choque Blindada Móvel; Дух в броня; Кокаку Кидотай; Привид у латах; Mobile Einsatztruppe; Der Geist in der Shell; Mobilna uzbrojona jednostka porządkowa; Kókaku Kidótai; Mobilbepansrad kravallpolis; Zásahová obrněná pořádková jednotka; הרוח במעטפת; شبح في الهيكل; شبح درون پوسته; 공각기동대; gong-gaggidongdae
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In a near future, technology has firmly taken root into society at large. Cybernetic implants are nothing uncommon and robots roam as plentiful as humans, all connected through their "ghosts" to the electronic datastreams of the net. Major Kusanagi Motoko and the Public Security Section 9 find themselves in a constant battle with the newly created wave of technological terrorists and cyber-hackers. But things take a turn once Motoko gets involved in a certain case involving an extremely dangerous "ghost" hacker nicknamed the Puppeteer, as she dives deeper and deeper into the limitless reality of the net, to reach her own startling conclusions.
The Summit of the Gods; Gipfel der Götter; La cumbre de los dioses; La Vetta Degli; Le Sommet des Dieux; 神々の山嶺; 神之山岭; Kamigami no Itadaki; Вершина богов; भगवानहरूको शिखर
From Blackout:
In a small Nepalese shop, Fukamachi stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt to conquer Everest. Mallory disappeared along with Andrew Irvine, during the course of their ascent in 1924, without leaving any indication of whether they reached the summit or not. So what if it was only on their return trip that they had their fatal accident.
The SKAR virus has infected a handful of adolescents worldwide, giving them superhuman, telekinetic powers along with a death sentence. When the government and the private sector both set out to find a cure for the deadly illness, their humanitarian effort belies an arms race that could set up a whole new balance of power. Enter the young Sam Chance, who finds himself SKAR-positive. The imminent end of his life just might be the beginning of an entirely different world... From comic vet David Hine (X-Men, District X, Spawn: The Armageddon Collection) and global manga artist Hans Steinbach (A Midnight Opera) comes an unflinching look into a future that's closer than we all would like to admit.
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 man to have defeated him in a fight.
Kidou Senshi Gundam U.c. 0094 – Across The Sky ; Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. 0094 - Across The Sky; Mobile Suit Gundam U.C. 0094: Across The Sky; 機動戦士ガンダムUC 0094 アクロス・ザ・スカイ; Kidou Senshi Gundam U.C. 0094 - Across The Sky
In Universal Century 0094, a live exercise for the MSN-001X Gundam Delta Kai is being carried out in outer space. This mobile suit is equipped the "NITRO System" that grants regular pilots the abilities of a Newtype. While the Gundam Delta Kai displays overwhelming power, a side-effect causes the test pilot's personality to become more aggressive.
Back on Earth, the Earth Federation Forces aggressor squadron "Raven Corps" arrives at the Federation Forces Mariana base. Brothers Braier and Ing Ryude, who are pilots stationed at Mariana base, participate in a mobile suit mock-combat exercise with the Raven corps. During the exercise, the brothers are attacked by the Raven corps using live ammunition. Piko Altidore, captain of the Raven corps, reveals the object of the attack is the Gundam Delta Kai stored in "Area X" of the Mariana base. During the battle, Ing boards the Gundam Delta Kai to defend the base against the Raven corps' assault. However, the NITRO system brings about a berserk state in Ing, causing him to attack both allies and enemies. Piko manages to subdue the Gundam Delta Kai with a pulse grenade and opens a communication line with Ing. After this exchange, Ing seemingly joins the Raven Corps and departs the Mariana base in the Gundam Delta Kai.
The year is CE 73. In the midst of the second EA-ZAFT War, Gai Murakamo leads his Serpent Tail mercenary unit into the Republic of East Asia. Soon enough, a ZAFT unit enters the war-torn country with a squad of ZAFT soldiers....
Inside the village of Poe a mysterious noble family takes residence with their son Edgar and ill daughter MaryBelle. Edgar is quickly intrigued by Allan an heir of a transportation company, who catches his eye by almost running him over with a horse. As the story unfolds a few residents of Poe slowly begin to wonder about the new family...
Other short stories involving the main characters are included.
This is supposedly the first published BL manga.
Stardust Memories is a short story compilation of human beings in the distant future where we have traveled deep into space. Each story describes a moral dilemma that people traveling in space may experience which is something that we have yet to determine in the current world.
Stardust Memories talk about such problems as the implications of having people travel for years, even decades, in the cold, quiet and endless universe. A different story tells on how human presence in a foreign galaxy will affect the environment. The topics the author decides to write about are interesting and makes you wonder about the future.
Action, Mature, Mecha, Military, School Life, Sci-fi, Seinen, Survival
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Kidou Ryodan Hachifukujin is set in the near future where Japan has been subjugated by China and now fights against its former ally America under the Chinese banner. Fukujin, literally “luck god,” are special armor suits that are impervious to most conventional weapons. The story follows new recruits in the army of Japan, in a war torn future. There's an eccentric girl, a pacifistic guy, an advanced suit of armor impervious to all weapons figure in a story about war, violence, and militaristic subservience.
Deronga Five Alpha is a dying unstable planet which according to studies, used to be a very lush planet with all kinds of different species. The current state of the planet is a horrifying place where vicious carnivorous creatures fight in the ?œsurvival of the fittest.”
Captain Bagures, the leader of the research spacecraft, is a cold and cruel woman who, despite the warnings, unnecessarily sends a military team down to the planet for research. The end result was a catastrophe with the team being slaughtered by the creatures on the planet. The leader of the team, Cannon, vows vengeance on Bagures before seemingly dying.
Jump to 20 years later, a spaceship comes near Deronga Five Alpha to see the end of the planet. As the planet explodes, a foreign object attaches itself onto the spaceship. As nothing can survive a planetary explosion, the crew investigates the object only to find out it is one of the creatures from the planet Deronga. As the story progresses, the creature goes into a rage after seeing Bagures, now an extremely important person in the military, on the monitor screen. Could this creature be Cannon and how do you stop something that can withstand a planetary explosion?
A collection of bizarre, twisted one-shots with horror, supernatural and psychological themes.
**Contents:**
1. Man Eater
2. Niku-mushi
3. Oki ni Mesu mama
4. Futago no Koi
5. Papa wa Anata ga Kirai Mitai
6. Kitsune
7. Nitamono Doushi
8. Kubi wo Tsutteiru no wa Dare?
9. Neko no Mi
10. Futaba
11. Coin Locker Baby
(Included in the re-released edition of [Tetsunagi Oni](https://mangadex.org/manga/22279))
In Northern France there lives a boy by the name of Nicholas. He dreams of becoming a knight like his father was, but people doubt his abilities, as his father is dead, and now he lives with his uncle, a Pig Farmer. Basically the story tells of his adventures as he strives to become a Knight Templar.
Based in year 1212.
Megami Ibunroku - Persona - Be Your True Mind; Megami Inbun Roku Persona; Persona - Be Your True Mind; Goddess Revelations - Persona; Shin Megami Tensei - Persona; 女神異聞録ペルソナ
While playing a ritual-like children's game called "Persona", students are knocked unconscious. While asleep, they encounter a man named Philemon who bestows several Personas upon them. When they wake up, the youths discover they can summon Personas.
Madeth and Lalvan successfully obtain a castle but it seems that there is a rumour going on around that says the castle is haunted by a spirit. The spirit is actually an angel that blesses kings that are currently ruling the land of good fortune and that he will be loved by all the people of the land. He will also be most likely ruling the land for a long time.
However, one day, the appearance of a lady has stirred conflict between the two good friends. What will happen to the relationship of Madeth and Lalvan?
Spring Breeze of Sunegurachika; Harukaze no Snegurochka; Shunpuu no Snegurka; Shunpuu no Snegurochka; Tatazumeru Snegurochka; The Loitering Snow Maiden; 佇めるスネグラチカ(仮); 春風のスネグラチカ
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Set in the Soviet Union, the mysterious girl named Belka and the quiet boy Shchenok help a Socialist Party member to escape from the secret police. Their aim is to infiltrate into a certain mansion that holds what they seek, but the secret police immediately capture the two. Will they be able to find what they seek and endure the torture of the secret police? [DrCoke]
Fudou Jun is a highschool teacher and takes a trip with a group of students. While there, a group of martial artists staying nearby take a strange interest in the girls. These men are actually demons and after changing into their true form break into the cabin to rape the girls. One gets Jun and violates her. She feels her soul being torn apart and transforms into Devilman Lady. With newfound powers and strength she kills all the demons and protects the girls from any further harm. What are these demons and why did she turn into a hybrid of one? What does this mean for her and for the rest of humanity?
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Delinquents, Drama, Philosophical, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life, Sports, Survival, Thriller, Tragedy
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April 21, 2024
From Shogakukan:
Ping pong. Table tennis. Fast, furious. You might have seen it, even played it, but you've never seen it like this! The action centers around "Smile" Tsukimoto and "Peco" Hoshino, two high school students in the midst of adolescence and out to prove they've got what it takes in the cool, cruel world of sports.
This manga even got adapted into a live-action movie.
Orphen, the tough-talking sorcerer-for-hire, is putting his wand-wielding skills to use for quite a price, but with a boneheaded companion and a wide-eyed pupil tagging along, they can�t help but attract a little trouble! Magical mercenaries are all around, and the hair-triggered Orphen is no stranger to a good fight, so he�ll have to cast his spells in record time to stay in the game of magic in Orphen.
Arsene Lupin III is the grandson of the master thief Arsene Lupin. With his cohorts Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.
Jisatsutou; Đảo tự sát; İntihar Adası; La isla suicida; Suicide Island; Остров самоубийц; جزيرة الإنتحار; เกาะฆ่าตัวตาย; 自杀岛; 自殺島; 자살 섬
Action, Adventure, Mature, Mystery, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life, Survival
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March 27, 2024
Treating non-successful suicidal patients requires a lot of money and resources. With a low budget and a personal respect argumentation, a doctor will ask a non-successful suicidal patient if he/she still wants to live on or not. If not, the government will respect his/her wish. However, the government doesn't just simply kill them.
Arion, a young man, is kidnapped by Hades as a child, raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus, and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her.
M60-toting Kenji Hado, known as "the Hard", pays his divorce bills by working in the US as a bounty hunter. Masseria, a ruthless and ambitious mafia boss, targets his family - starting with the Hard's father-in-law, a Don in the NY mafia. Hard's aim, while poor when sober, becomes extremely accurate when drunk! The short story N.Y. Dust, in volume 12 of Riki-Oh, was the prototype for The Hard.
An anime was made of this series.
三國志 (YOKOYAMA Mitsuteru) ; Records of the Three Kingdoms (Japanese) ; Tam Quốc Chí (Yokoyama Mitsuteru) ; The Records of the Three Kingdoms (Japanese) ; 삼국지 (Korean)
From the story "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
It was during the final days of the year 200 AD, when the Han dynasty saw its end. Its demise ushered in a new era of chaos, brought on by several regional lords vying to rule China. There were those who sought absolute power as well as those who fought for justice. Some simply fought for the sake of their beliefs. Many would rise and fall in their attempts to dominate the land... and here are their stories.
Like the earlier Battle Royales, a class of middle school students are picked to compete in fights to the death on an island until there is only one left. The manga follows the point of view of Girl #10 Makoto Hashimoto, an unlucky girl who fears that her class will be chosen to participate in "the program," a mysterious event that forces students to kill each other. Makoto attends Shikanotoride Junior High School. After the encouragement of her best friend Itou Yamamoto and her mother she decides to face the chances. Her fears are supposedly put to rest when word spreads that all 50 Programs had already been executed in the year making them 100% unlikely to participate... Taken from MangaUpdates This manga was released straight to tankobon (graphic novel) format, therefore there was no serialization. However, a thirty page preview ran in Akita Shoten's Young Champion Magazine. The problem with straight to tankobon manga is that there is no indication whatsoever of when the next volume might be released. Though the author is the same, the artist has changed from the original manga. The realistic grit of Masayuki Taguchi has been replaced by the lighthearted cartooniness of Hitoshi Tomizawa. Also, though it is still written by Koushun Takami, the original story is based on the universe of the films rather than that of the original novel. Taken from AnimeNewsNetwork.
MegaMan NT Warrior; Rockman - Chiến binh thế giới ảo; ロックマンエグゼ; 록맨 에그제; ميغامان محارب النت; Rockman.EXE; Mega Man.EXE
Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, School Life, Sci-fi, Shounen, Slice of Life, Survival, Thriller
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The year is 200X, an age where everything is covered with computer networks, and everyone in the world has a "PET" mobile terminal. Hikari Netto, a grade school student at Akihara Elementary, is in perfect harmony with his NetNavi, Rockman, and is obsessed with Net Battles. But then, he gets caught up in an incident involving World Three (WWW), a criminal organization that stages cyber-terrorist attacks. Finally, the Ministry of Science is taken over, and Netto's father is taken hostage. In order to save his father and stop WWW's plan, he confronts the Dream Virus, the most powerful computer virus fused with the "Ultimate Program."
The human army lost the battle with the vampires on Higanjima. Unable to prevent Miyabi's plan, Japan has become a vampire country. Six months later, there was a one-armed man fighting the vampires in abandoned Japan! The man's name is Akira Miyamoto. A warrior who had already tasted hell on Higanjima.
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Police, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life, Survival, Thriller
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June 29, 2024
Rainbow Parakeet is a genius actor and a fantastic mimic, but also a thief. He can act out any role to the best of his abilities, while robbing the richest members of the audience during his performances. His methods are a mystery, even to the detectives charged with apprehending him: Police Inspector Senri and his daughter, Police Detective Mariko Senri.
One day, the colossal tower, "Babel" suddenly appeared in the city of Tokyo. High school student Taiga holds a belief of, "Not standing out is the best." While he dreams of chasing after his sister from the self-defense forces who went missing inside Babel, his daily life still continues to be boring, and the same as usual.
However, on one certain day, the "time to fight" finally confronts Taiga! Young man, fight and survive in the tower! Grasp it! A new era filled with a battle of "superpowers" and an "unprecedented" tale of survival, begins now!
Action, Adventure, Crime, Delinquents, Drama, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life, Survival, Thriller, Tragedy
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June 25, 2024
When J, the man everyone fears, returns to town, the city's delinquents are in an uproar. Some challenge him, some try to use him, some try to get close to him. Where will J end up at the end of the long struggle...?
Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 1983 to 1984.
Volume 1 released in September 1984.
Volume 2 released in February 1985.
Drama, Horror, School Life, Seinen, Supernatural, Survival, Thriller, Tragedy
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June 24, 2024
A group of high school students were spending their peaceful days freely until they have been chosen as the participants of the game where everyone is being hypnotized until they commit suicide. No one is safe from a sudden death, so what will they do to avoid their fates?
A multi-taleted man named Godai Yusuke gains the power of the ancient warrior "Kuuga", and with the help of officer Ichijo Kaoru, fights the murderous monsters known as the Grongi, in order to save humanity.
However, things start to turn twisted when another Kuuga-like entity appears, and the police decide to build their own anti-Grongi suit.
A brand new retelling of events from the Tokusatsu Dramas Masked Rider Kuuga and Masked Rider Agito.
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