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The typical Kochikame plot involves Ryo-san coming up with a money-making scheme by inventing a new gadget or capitalizing on a fad, achieving great success, calling on Nakagawa ms help as things turn sour, and finally losing it all as the fad runs out of steam or out of control. While the plots are gag-driven, much of the humor comes from the juxtaposition of mundane characters with the bizarrely incongruous (Nakagawan s wealth, Maria s appeal, everyone s lack of actual police work), most of which is never explained or rationalized in the slightest. One of the longest running shounen mangas, with over 1500 chapters and still going.

Kitajima Maya loves acting with a passion. But the odds seem stacked against her--she's working as a delivery girl at a noodle shop and bogged down with school... Still, nothing could stop her love for drama... Will she ever get the chance to pursue her dreams?

From Obsession: Serge Battour, son of a gypsy prostitute and a count arrives to the Lacomblade academy, wanting to follow his father's footsteps and become a famous pianist. In this place he meets a strange boy, Gilbert Cocteau. Gilbert is well known because of his promiscuity and evil behaviour, but this doesn't stop Serge trying to be friends with him and maybe something more... Can you hear the song of the wind between the trees in autumn?

Carol's family discovered an ancient Egyptian tomb that has been untouched for three thousand years. The discovery of the tomb comes with a thousand years curse. Because of that curse, Carol's happy family shattered and she is brought back in time to 3000 years ago. There, Carol meets Memphis, the handsome but cruel pharaoh. Because of her vast knowledge in Egyptian history, she was able to help Egypt through many difficulties and she becomes intertwined with the history of that time, shaping the way conflicts are played out and hailed by the Egyptian people as the Nile Goddess.

From Manga Updates Horiguchi Genki was a 5 year old boy. His mother died when he was born, and he was raised only by his father. His father, Shark Horiguchi, was a professional boxer, but he was ruined and became an itinerant boxer. However, Genki believed his father was strong and he would become a champion, and he had a dream to become a strong boxer just like his father. After his father’s death, he was adopted by his grandparents. Although they opposed Genki boxing, Genki made up his mind to become a boxer, and he continued training secretly, by meeting with various people.

What happens when a gay art thief and a conservative NATO officer cross paths? Disaster, of course. Dorian is an aristocrat, a thief and a hedonist; Klaus is a duty-driven espionage agent with no patience for fools. Follow them as they chase each other across the globe -- from Britain to Baghdad, from Alaska to Alexandria, from Moscow to Madrid. Spectacular locations and non-stop adventures await! *Volume 2 contains Ivy Navy, an unrelated oneshot. *Volume 15 (not yet published in English) contains The Tale of a Priest and a Doctor, an unrelated oneshot

The story focuses on the exploits of Mars, a mysterious boy found on the uninhabited island Akinoshima by a news reporter. This classic manga series is by the same genius of Tetsujin 28 and Giant Robo.

From Golden Roze: It is about a 16 year old girl, named Masumi, who dreams of becoming the most beautiful prima ballerina. She attends a small ballet school in the remote part of Japan. When she gains admission to a famous school, she has a change to realize her dreams. There, because of lack of proper training, she is the weakest student in the group. Can she endure the hardships, struggles and fierce competition in the work of ballet?

Saki Asamiya, after being incarcerated in a youth corrections facility, is recruited by a detective named Jin after convincing her that the government could provide clemency for her mother, who was on death row. He trains her to be an undercover youth detective, infiltrating several high schools in Japan to investigate cases of crime, corruption and terrorism in the legend of a high school student

UFO Robot Grendizer is the third entry in the Mazinger Trilogy by Go Nagai, following Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger. This particular incarnation was illustrated by Gosaku Ota and published in Boken Oh, Otomodachi from October 1975 – March 1977. It follows the adventures of Duke Fleed, the sole survivor of an attack on the Vegan Empire, who defends his second home, the Earth, from the Vegan attack, together with the giant robot Grendizer.

The typical Kochikame plot involves Ryo-san coming up with a money-making scheme by inventing a new gadget or capitalizing on a fad, achieving great success, calling on Nakagawa's help as things turn sour, and finally losing it all as the fad runs out of steam or out of control. While the plots are gag-driven, much of the humor comes from the juxtaposition of mundane characters with the bizarrely incongruous (Nakagawa's wealth, Maria's appeal, everyone's lack of actual police work), most of which is never explained or rationalized in the slightest. Kochikame has a broad audience, ranging from adolescent boys to middle-aged salarymen. Much like Homer Simpson, Ryo-san's antics appeal to children who can laugh at an old buffoon and to men fearing that they are becoming old buffoons themselves. The stories are generally innocent in content, and what little violence appears is comical, while the occasional risqué subjects are included strictly for laughs rather than to titillate. In another parallel to The Simpsons, Kochikame's immense popularity has lead to guest appearances in the strip by Japanese celebrities such as Tetsuya Komuro. (From Wikipedia)

Akira always recklessly runs head-first at any problem. Having just transferred into Nanjou High's part-time evening classes, he picks a fight with the full-time students' baseball club, a favorite for Koushien who are monopolizing the playing grounds. In order to challenge the full-time baseball club on equal footing, Akira will aim for Jinguu, the home of "the other Koushien" for part-time high school students! Volume 2 includes the oneshots Inochi no Mound and Mou Hitotsu no Koushien.

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A collection of short stories originally published between 1974 and 1976.

Collection of short stories from 1975-1978--KAZOKU -SUKA TO SUKKIRI-SHUSEI SANCHI NO YUKI CHAN -..... GA CHYUN -HIGHWAY STAR -TENMOO.....NISHITE MORASAZU -TSUYA NO ATOSAKI -SEISOO -ASHITA NO YAKUSOKU -SAYONARA NO OMIYAGE

Unico's way of bringing happiness to others gets him into trouble with the gods, who believe that only they should have the ability to control others' emotions. The gods send the West Wind to banish Unico to the Hill of Oblivion, but the West Wind takes pity on Unico and declines to follow the gods' commands. The gods are furious when they learn of the West Wind's defiance, and send the Night Wind to capture Unico. To protect Unico from the gods and the Night Wind, the West Wind must continually transport the little unicorn from place to place. Whenever the gods discover Unico's whereabouts, the West Wind appears to spirit him away once again, often without getting to say goodbye to any of the friends he has made - and without any memory of those friends, as Unico's memory is wiped clean each time. In the 1979 film, Unico was a pet to Psyche, the most beautiful girl in the mortal world and he brought her eternal happiness. But the goddess Venus was jealous and angry at Psyche for being more beautiful than her and kidnaps Unico to make the girl unhappy. Venus orders the West Wind to take Unico away where he would be cursed to wander alone and forget everything he remembers.

This is a collection of short stories that Tezuka wrote about transformation and its many forms. (From DMP): The world is nothing but a series of metamorphoses, from changing who you are internally to be a better person to the actual act of growing from a baby to an adult to the elderly. In the world of Osamu Tezuka, transformations show the darkness of humanity. One machine turns humanity\'s cast-offs into easily-hunted prey. A dancing farmer is turned into a put-upon vagrant only supported by his cat. A giant oaf turns out to be the sweetest and effeminate best friend you could hope for. [Official English, Print in August 2022](https://www.amazon.com/Metamorphose-Osamu-Tezuka/dp/1569703760/ref=sr_1_12?crid=6ZRCOE6IKD7X&keywords=Metamorphose&qid=1652292764&s=books&sprefix=metamorphos%2Cstripbooks%2C60&sr=1-12)

Published in Garo between 1972 and 1976, with a total of 15 issues. 1972 October, November 1973 January, March, June, July, December 1974 January, March, May, July, September, October 1976 February/March, April