1958 Manga

Book rental version. Manga adaptation of the TV show. From 1958 to 1959, all seven chapters were published by Suzuki Publishing. Kyuji Inoue is in the 1st to 4th chapter (first arc), and Kazuo Murayama is in the 5th to 7th chapter (second arc).

Tokyo University Professor is suddenly awoken in the middle of the night by what appears to be an enormous 6 sided dice sitting in his garden. Perplexed by this sudden appearance, the professor, with the help of some locals, set about cracking open the dice to see what's inside with ghastly consequences. Curiosity soon turns to despair as the Professor realizes that he has just unleashed a grudge bearing water demon from the Himalayas that has come to Tokyo in search of his blood!

Shirei is one of his Shirato Sanpei's earliest works, published the year after his 1957 debut *Kogarashi Kenshi*. It is notable for remaining unreprinted to this day, even as many of his earlier works have been reprinted or reissued. While the title on the cover is Shirei, the title on the frontispiece is *Noroi no Kage*. Set in Showa-era Japan shortly after the end of the Pacific War, the story depicts a father and son tormented by the vengeful spirits of the dead that repeatedly attack them, and their struggle to confront these forces. The exact reason why it has not been reprinted or reissued for so long since its initial publication is unclear, but it is thought that the vivid depictions of the military oppressing innocent civilians in the South Pacific during the war—inserted as the protagonist’s father’s flashbacks in the first half of the story—and the gravity of the content may be factors contributing to the delay in its reissue.

Collection of short stories by Osamu Tezuka

Ran from February 1958 to April 1969 in Heibon.

Put out as a series of ~50 pages serials + a special in the November 1958 issue of Hinomaru.

This volume also contains the short works "Kaseki no Mori no Tenshi" ("The Angel of the Petrified Forest" ) and "Tsuki no Hikari ga Yureru Toki" ("When the Moonlight Shimmers" ).

*Note: this manga never received a tankoubon release; but chapters were included in 2 furoku booklets.*

*Note: this manga never received a tankoubon release.*

Chiba Tetsuya's first shoujo work, included in Rika no Hitomi tankobon.

Chiba Tetsuya's first shoujo work, included in Rika no Hitomi tankobon.

Shigeru Mizuki's debut work as a manga artist and was released as a rental manga. Dr. Uetsuto departs via rocket to investigate a second moon that appeared in the night sky, but the rocket is sabotaged by his rival Dr. Dorai, so it crashes and Uetsuto's corpse sinks to the bottom of the sea. However, right before the crash, Uetsuto came into contact with a mysterious being named Guraya who enters his body like a parasite, causing Uetsuto to later resurrect and with superpowers. Uetsuto becomes the mysterious hero Rocketman and battles against Dr. Dorai's giant robot Neo-Dorai. (from gegegenokitaro.fandom)

This is a poignant jidaigeki manga about Super Manbe, a skilled samurai with a strong sense of justice and a kind heart, who goes on an unusual journey to exterminate a group of villains. Manbe subdues a rampaging horse with his bare hands and then makes the acquaintance of Senkichi, a horse boy who hates samurai. Later, Senkichi's horse is almost taken by the arrogant samurai Shigebei Nagashima, but Manbe rescues him...? (from ebookjapan)

Shigeru Mizuki's debut work as a manga artist and was released as a rental manga. Dr. Uetsuto departs via rocket to investigate a second moon that appeared in the night sky, but the rocket is sabotaged by his rival Dr. Dorai, so it crashes and Uetsuto's corpse sinks to the bottom of the sea. However, right before the crash, Uetsuto came into contact with a mysterious being named Guraya who enters his body like a parasite, causing Uetsuto to later resurrect and with superpowers. Uetsuto becomes the mysterious hero Rocketman and battles against Dr. Dorai's giant robot Neo-Dorai. (from gegegenokitaro.fandom)

Collection of short stories by Osamu Tezuka

There are always assassins in the underworld, and this assassin, Black Angel, is one of the best of the best. Where the assassin comes in, Goro-yan will be there! This is a hardboiled story about two clients who are both connected to Black Angel. The story of Sakamaki and Black Angel can be traced to...?

This is the story of Taro, a judo instructor for the UN who finds himself marooned with a collection of animals after an H-Bomb test goes awry, and attempt to build a society with just himself and the animals on a supposedly deserted island.

This volume is a complete reprint of a book that the author drew when he was 18 years old and published three years later under the name "Akira Matsumoto". At that time, the author was showing his precocious talent to the fullest, as he was recognized by Osamu Tezuka, who brought him to Kyushu to be an assistant for *The Firebird*. The story is set in the near future, when Mars is on a collision course with the Earth due to abnormal radioactivity. They suspected a ploy by aliens who wanted to control the Earth. As the day of mankind's destruction looms, a spaceship is launched with the help of a mysterious woman from a doomed planet, to attempt to rescue humanity's fate.... A long-form science fiction story full of romance, it pioneered the dawn of the Japanese science fiction.

*Note: this manga never received a tankoubon release*

*Note: this manga never received a tankoubon release, but chapters got collected in one Ribon furoku (1958/10 issue)*

This volume also contains the short works "Kaseki no Mori no Tenshi" ("The Angel of the Petrified Forest" ) and "Tsuki no Hikari ga Yureru Toki" ("When the Moonlight Shimmers" ).

This is a poignant jidaigeki manga about Super Manbe, a skilled samurai with a strong sense of justice and a kind heart, who goes on an unusual journey to exterminate a group of villains. Manbe subdues a rampaging horse with his bare hands and then makes the acquaintance of Senkichi, a horse boy who hates samurai. Later, Senkichi's horse is almost taken by the arrogant samurai Shigebei Nagashima, but Manbe rescues him...? (from ebookjapan)

Put out as a series of ~50 pages serials + a special in the November 1958 issue of Hinomaru.

Ran from February 1958 to April 1969 in Heibon.