This book contains selected short stories featuring beautifully drawn characters from Takahashi\'s early works published in the 1970s and 1980s. It also includes previously unpublished works such as \"Toriko,\" drawn before his commercial debut, and collections of illustrations for novels and magazines. Included Stories: 1. Haka Hori Sam (墓堀サム) 2. Gigan Monogatari (義眼物語) 3. Tamago (卵) 4. Fukuwajutsu (腹話術) 5. Tsuisekikou (追跡行) 6. Yuusuke no Kimyouna Sekai Part. 3 (遊介の奇妙な世界Part.3) 7. Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) 8. Kouya (荒野) 9. Kao ga Nai (顔がない) 10. Kamen Shounen (仮面少年) 11. Shirabe (しらべ) 12. Raiyaa Kyouju no Gogo Dai ichi wa (ライヤー教授の午後第1話) 13. Mugen Shinshi Dai go Wa Mugen Shoujo (夢幻紳士第5話夢幻少女) 14. Toriko (とりこ) 15. Maami (マーミ) 16. Kiechatta (消えちゃった) 17. Feminist (フェミニスト) 18. Machi no Kirigrisu (街のキリギリス) 19. Sachiko (幸子は泣かない) 20. Mita Hito De Nai to Wakaranai Caliostoro no Shiro Zakkan (見た人でないとわからないカリオストロの城雑感) 21. Sherlock Holmes no Nichijou Teki Bouken (シャーロックホームズの日常的冒険) 22. Sarashi Kubi (さらし首)
From Kawa Scans: Distributing thrilling videos in secret. A school game that puts life and death on the line.
Shizuma Suzumori had a normal high school life until one day, a serial killer attacks the classroom.
From MangaBox: Mai Yashiro (22) was an average office worker until the day a video game console arrived in her mailbox. The game she is forced to play, “Nightmare,” is a dangerous game in which one risks both the lives of the ones they love and their own body!! If you refuse to play, those dear to you die. If you lose battles in the game, parts of your body (your arms or legs, your voice, etc.) cease functioning. The horror of this game spreads throughout society in a flash, and, to fight it, Mai’s company creates a “Nightmare” Strategy Team. After being assigned to this team, Mai and her dependable comrades boldly rise up against this hellish game. Adapted from the super-popular novel which has received over 40,000,000 hits online!!
(from ebookjapan): Shizuka Katsuragi is a female detective who loves silencers. She is assigned to the \"annex\" of the Community Safety Division, a hive of activity in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Her partner is Kenya Iha, the most eccentric person in the Metropolitan Police Department. The pairing of the two is a strange one, as they both pull each other down. With the policy of \"conquer poison with poison,\" her beloved gun quietly blows fire today...
From MangaHelpers: Oreki Houtarou is an "energy-saver" kind of guy, who expends as little energy as possible to do only things he has to. When he starts high school, his older sister sends him a letter requesting him to join the Classics Club. The club meant a lot to her, and its number of members has been reduced to zero. Houtarou reluctantly signs up for the club, only to find that someone else has joined, too! She's Chitanda Eru, a cute, big-eyed girl with an overwhelming sense of curiosity. A mystery crops up that catches Eru's interest, and also draws in Houtarou's friend, Fukube Satoshi. They continue solving mundane mysteries together, and soon they draw in Satoshi and Houtarou's friend, Ibara Mayaka, as well. Mayaka has had a blatant crush on Satoshi since middle school, but he always fends off her advances. Together, they search for the truth in a mystery that involves the history of the Classics Club...
From MangaHelpers: Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Dazai Osamu, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers, and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives! [tethysdust]
From Seven Seas: When a stray black cat named Kuro crosses Mahiru Shirota’s path, the high school freshman’s life will never be the same again. Kuro is, in fact, no ordinary feline, but a servamp: a servant vampire. While Mahiru’s personal philosophy is one of non-intervention, he soon becomes embroiled in an ancient, altogether surreal conflict between vampires and humans.
Hatate Souta, a young man who can see the \"flags\" that stand at the crossroads of life, transferred to “Hatagaya Academy”, a prestigious school in the metropolitan area. Not only does he meet beautiful girls in his busy school life, he even goes as far as living with them under the same roof! Surrounded by these flags, this enviable romantic comedy begins!
In 205X, armed forces and conflicts are a thing of the past and people live safe, peaceful lives, all thanks to a cheap, inexhaustible source of energy. One day, something strange is discovered on the moon: an ancient corpse in a spacesuit. The corpse is undeniably human, but it appears to be about 50,000 years old! What does this mean about the history of our species and what effect will this discovery have on current human society? Won the Seiun Award in 2013
With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars. Note: Was nominated for the 6th Manga Taishou in 2013.
A young Taiwanese assassin codenamed \"Glass Heart\" committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by a metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to experience strange dreams, which led her to Japan looking for the donor of her heart, who happens to be Kaori Makimura, former partner of City Hunter. Note: direct continuation of Angel Heart, renewed in Monthly Comic Zenon after the cancellation of Bunch.
