In a super-advanced city in the near future where humanoid robot technology is very sophisticated, the boy detective Kenichi is caught up in the conflict as the powerful politician Duke Red, distraught over his child's death, hires a scientist to create a replacement, an exquisitely beautiful sex-changing robot child named Mitchy. Note that this original 1949 manga supplies only part of the plot for the recent Metropolis movie, and does not feature Rock, whose role in the film was adapted from Phoenix, Nextworld and other Tezuka manga.
From Manga Updates: Reno has a new roommate, his name is Roje, and there seem to be a lot of nasty rumors about him in this boys' school. They call him "Casanova", he sells his body to almost anyone willing to pay for it. Reno is surprised to find that, for Roje, this is only business; transaction is over when people get the wrong idea about something that's just sex. Reno just wonders how is that such a nice person can be so cold at times, why is it that he can do those things as if it means nothing? And why he can't get close enough even when they are friends... naturally, curiosity becomes a heavy load. Will Reno be able to suppress these feelings? Especially when Roje seems to be interested in nothing but money...
Midnight is the story of a taxi driver named Shinya Mito (whose name is literally Japanese for "mid" and "night") and his various passengers, each of whom he helps in various ways. Shinya drives a taxi as a way to earn money for the treatment of a young woman named Mari, whose brain was injured sometime earlier as the result of an accident Shinya was responsible for causing. The taxi Shinya drives is equipped with a fifth wheel which makes the car more maneuverable under any kind of road conditions.
To learn about his roots, Sharaku must investigate the mysterious ruins that a long lost civilization called the Three-Eyed Ones bequeathed to him. In his worldwide search, which takes both he and Chiyoko Wato to locations like Arizona, Easter Island, and Mexico, Sharaku deciphers ancient scriptures and uses gadgets he invents to help solve (or start) problems and mysteries. Sharaku is frequently bullied for his childishness, and as such the story is also about how he fights back when the x-shaped bandage that covers his third eye is removed. Behind the bandage is hidden Sharaku's malicious third eye, and the boy's hidden evil genius emerges when it can see. Sharaku's rivalries with teachers or students are occasionally developed into major plot points.
Amami's a low-man on the totem pole at a tiny start-up firm—and his superior Hachidori really seems to have it out for him. They've got history themselves, which helps nothing, but one evening, Amami learns Hachidori's deepest, darkest secret…which tilts his impression of the guy on its head.
Skipping class on the rooftop one day, Shunpei's best friend Fumi tells him he thinks he might be gay. All set to freak out ("Then up 'til now he's been thinking that way about me?!") Shunpei's a bit nonplussed when Fumi's confession turns out... to have nothing to do with him at all! In fact, Fumi's already going out with someone else. Cue adolescent meltdown
Two elementary school pupils, a girl named Marine and a boy named Satoru, fall in love and are blessed with a rather unorthodox child which happens to be a robot. This robot is called Shingo and the story recounts how its mind develops and how it travels the world in pursuit of its ‘parents’ whom it has never had a chance to meet.
Midnight. Awakened by the echoing sound in my room, I was met with a frightening pair of "legs." Since then, as if wishing to merely make its presence known, it remained in my room without letting itself be seen. In the same way it was spreading its encircling net, little by little it encroached on my life until at last it appeared before me. Its true form was that of an exceedingly beautiful "nameless monster." Desperate resistance was futile as the monster dropped its hand towards me. I could not escape or resist. Hiding it from my skeptical lover and friends, thus opened the curtain to our strange life together. Quietly, the senses I had as a human were dying as my normal life continued to collapse. The moment I knew what was awaiting me, I was presented with an important decision.At the same time the monster first appeared before me, the public was disturbed by a string of bizarre murders. It was then that I began to wonder whether they and my beautiful yet eerie roommate were connected.[hr]
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.
As is the case with much of Tezuka’s work, the main plot of Nextworld deals with Earth in the Atomic Age. Radiation and nuclear testing has led to the creation of many strange, almost supernatural species of animals, and it seems that every major nation on the planet wants to discover the secrets of these creatures and how to best harness atomic energy for their own purposes. Tensions rise as political conflicts escalate, and it seems that a third World War is inevitable. A strange mix of scientists, politicians, and young adventurers may be Earth’s last, best hope against corrupt government officials, armed forces, robots, and secret societies. Meanwhile, the boy detective Kenichi, the young Rock Holmes, Shunsaku Ban (Mustachio) and others discover the Fumoon, a race of tiny, telekinetic humanoids who evolved in Australia, and have their own plans for dealing with the impending apocalypse.
À cause d'une mystérieuse trouvaille Mirai Kotobuki, une élève qui ne prend pas sa scolarité au sérieux et dont le rêve est de se marier et d'avoir des enfants, voit son monde s'écrouler quand un homme excentrique débarque dans sa classe. Noah Minami Umberbach, qui est d'abord pris pour un terroriste, est en fait un archéologue ! Venu récupérer le fossile qu'a trouvé Mirai, cette dernière va se retrouver embarquée contre son gré dans une aventure qui risque de lui faire changer sa perception de l'Histoire…
Shichiro Oshima wakes up from the artificial hibernation 100 years in the future, sleeping though the wrath of nuclear war. He wakes up to find Japan to be a primeval jungle, with little to no remnants of Earth's past. After being rescued, Shichiro learns that the Earth is being under attack from alien invaders from all reaches of the universe. Shichiro becomes a member of the Earth Defense Force with the codename Number 7 to fight for the liberation of Earth.
After mindlessly accepting his teacher's request to join the animal care committee, Misaki Souma finds himself in a strange situation with his senpai, the President, who sees him as a dog!
Orochi is a girl not of this world, that much is clear. Among a few other unique qualities of her, she is immortal. We follow her through the monstrosities she witnesses in her ongoing life; the terrors and horrors of this world considered 'supernatural', the real, true meaning of 'vain' and a few mysteries that are, perhaps, inexplicable, to name a few.Though they do not happen to her in particular, she does try to help out of the goodness of her heart.For the better or for the worse, that much is unclear.
Yaya is a naïve and trusting girl. Hard-rocking, butt-kicking Nana is just the girl to grab hold of Yaya’s timid demeanor and turn it upside down. Can there be anything that terminally shy Yaya and hyper-confident Nana have in common? Well, for one thing, they’re the same person…
Yaya’s high school friends haven’t been very nice. They call her “Yaya the cry-ya! Yaya the misfi-ya!” But no matter how badly they act, Yaya is just too naïve and trusting to believe the worst of her friends. Hard-rocking, butt-kicking Nana is just the girl to grab hold of Yaya’s timid demeanor and turn it upside down. Nana exposes Yaya’s “friends” as slime bags, doles out punishment, and does it all with style. Can there be anything that terminally shy Yaya and hyper-confident Nana have in common? Well, for one thing, they’re the same person. -- Manga Updates
Yumeji has a big problem – and no, it's not that he's gay (for now, anyway). Despite his good looks, excellent grades, and talent for sports, he's not getting any! It has everything to do with the fact that he's impotent thanks to a traumatizing event back in middle school. Nothing seems to help, and since Viagra is apparently not a viable solution in Japan, he's practically lost all hope – until he meets underclassmen Seiji, who's violent, tactless, and says whatever is on his mind. Conveniently enough, he's also in love with Yumeji.
Hana souffre depuis toujours de sa couleur de cheveux, ces camarades de classe la surnomme même "Chaperon Rouge". Takeru, quant à lui, est rejeté par ses camarades qui le trouvent trop violent....
A Tezuka One-Shot that was included in the Complete Works release of Apollo's Song but wasn't included when Apollo's Song got an official English release. It tells the story of two brothers, one a cop and the other an aspiring songwriter, who find themselves mixed up in the student protests of the late 1960's in Japan that are being led by a Christ-like folk singer.
Sano helped Fujikawa, who was exhausted from the company-slave life, to be cut off. There is a secret in Sano, who has a strong fight and is a big brother character ... "Chi ● Can you lend me this?" Virgin Yin Carryman x Yang Ka Virgin Yankee ★* This e-book has the same content as the "Innocent Dark Side [Part 1]" recorded in "Reijin uno! Vol.106 Niitatsu Amorousness, Tsutau Sweat."
Yunogi has no working experience, but after being tricked into thinking he got a normal job out of luck, it turns out it's not so normal after all. Yunogi has to act as horror writer Kirino Shuusuke's dummy (i.e., stand-in).