• Tomboy Banzai

    Tomboy Banzai

    (from ebookjapan): What\'s the matter with being kidnapped!? Girls are strong! In addition to the title story \"Tomboy Banzai,\" \"Ga-tunk Classroom\" depicts a no-good art teacher who boldly challenges what she wants to do when she is told that she has only one month to live. Manga School\" and \"MY Friend,\" in which Mr. Ishimori teaches how to draw manga. In Ishimori-style, \"Won\'t You Come to the Swan Lake Together?\" \"Azukin-chan\" and \"Shin Masterpiece Fairy Tale Akazukin-chan\". It contains a total of 13 stories, including the horror manga \"The Silver Eyes\". *Note: CDJapan link only for MY Friend, which is bundled with other Ishinomori shojo oneshots from different one-shot compilations.*

    Genre(s): Oneshot, Psychological, Romance, Comedy, Anthology, Drama, School Life, Horror, Slice Of Life

    Updated Time: May 08, 2023

  • Folklore Series

    Folklore Series

    A series of 5 \'picture book\' manga for very young children, Ishinomori crafts his own tales that fit right at home with well-known Japanese folklore, gracing them with dozens and dozens of gorgeously done two-page spreads. - **Child of the Stars** - Hikaru is a boy of mysterious parentage, said to have come down from the stars. One day, Hikaru comes to face an oni with his own reason for attacking Hikaru, one connected to Hikaru\'s past. - **The Dragon\'s Whiskers** - Taro\'s mother is ill, but legend has it that if she drinks a boiled dragon\'s whisker, her illness will be cured. Taro goes on his quest to obtain this whisker. - **Tale of the 1000 Year-Old Cedar** - A tengu father suddenly finds himself responsible for several human children. A yamauba offers to care for the children by becoming their mother, but he refuses. Frustrated, the yamauba is set on making him suffer... - **Aim For It! Saburota** - Saburota\'s father was killed by a whale (\'the white monster\'), and his mother dies from the shock. Now orphaned, Saburota aims to become a great harpooner to avenge his parent\'s deaths. - **Kon Kon Kon** - A young boy who doubts kitsune ends up crossing paths with one, as he suddenly ends up in different worlds, much to his confusion...

    Genre(s): Sci-fi, Historical, Monsters, Action, Demons, Ghosts, Comedy, Anthology, Samurai, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Slice Of Life, Full color

    Updated Time: May 16, 2023

  • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

    Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

    (from ebookjapan): Kaijo Tsuyoshi is the son of a Shorinji Kempo dojo owner. One day, he is ordered to wear a costume that was delivered to his father. He is told to put on the costume, which gives him superhuman strength, and fight with his friends, and his father is killed! The enemy are the Black Crusaders, international merchants of death. A shadowy army of nations around the world has joined forces to form the EGL (Eagle) , the Kanto Branch of the EGL Japan Bloc works with Goranger to combat them! What released by Seven Seas Entertainment as part of their *Classics Collection* lineup only contained a portion of the total four volume Goranger. What was brought was written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori, and composed 1 1/2 volumes worth of content. The remaining volumes contain Goranger serials written and illustrated by Ishinomori\'s assistants. The contents in them are highly suggestive, and comparable to the tone one would find in a Go Nagai manga. [Official English](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/super-sentai-himitsu-sentai-gorenger-the-classic-manga-collection/)

    Genre(s): Thriller, Sci-fi, Monsters, Action, Psychological, Ninja, Comedy, Mecha, Crime, Survival, Sports, Martial Arts, Samurai, Adventure, Military, Philosophical, Gore, Drama, Slice Of Life, Mystery, Tragedy

    Updated Time: May 19, 2023

  • Magical World Jun

    Magical World Jun

    Jun of Ishinomori\'s Fantasy World Jun returns, this time as a younger boy. While he may be younger, the sights he sees are as fantastic as ever, taking one on trips throughout different worlds as he tries to make sense of things. Serialized in two magazines, including Sanrio\'s shojo magazine Lyrica.

    Genre(s): Sci-fi, Psychological, Animals, Adventure, Magic, Philosophical, Drama, Fantasy, Slice Of Life, Full color, Tragedy

    Updated Time: May 10, 2024

  • Forbidden Ishinomori

    Forbidden Ishinomori

    Seinen One-shot compilation containing 15 one-shots, published between 1968 and 1976, with an emphasis on themes of eroticism and SF. Chiefly contains works published in Gekiga magazines.

    Genre(s): Sci-fi, Monsters, Psychological, Romance, Comedy, Anthology, Crime, Philosophical, Drama, Police, Slice Of Life, Tragedy

    Updated Time: 5 hours ago