Compilations containing many one-shots published by Akira Toriyama that appeared in Shounen Jump between 1978-1997.
1876. Takonosuke Arashi is sent by his shogun to deliver a top secret letter regarding U.S.-Japan trade to Washington D.C. However, he soon is involved in a grand chase for Napoleon's treasure, with multiple parties interested in it for their own ulterior motives. It's an age of adventure!---**Volume 40 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
In response to signs of an impending invasion by alien conquerors, five young people have undergone modification surgery in order to gain the strength to fight them off when they arrive... ...but there's been no sign of them since the initial warning message ten years ago. So in the meantime, the hero of justice Serena and her teammate/lackey/punching bag Souya have been using their powers to protect the weak and destroy evil wherever it looms its head... ...and when they're not doing that, Serena's trying to pick up chicks. And Souya's fiddling arond with his anime figures. But with the sudden return of their childhood friend, things are in for a change... ...or maybe not.
On Christmas eve, a girl dressed in a Santa Claus suit rides a motorcycle so fast that even the gangsters find it hard to keep up... What will happen if the police waiting in ambush catches hold of her mistaking her for a notorious gang leader called SKR?
'Jucho', a government official manipulating the young king from behind, begins to express his ambition to oust the king and take real power and plots a ruse. Meanwhile, 'Handong', a member of the emperor's special unit 'Surajo', meets the boy 'Jinbaek' in a village he entered to following the traces of his disappeared colleague, and learns that his colleague met his end in this village. These two people who fought with the people sent by Jucho knew that they needed eight jades to rescue Jinbaek grandfather who was held hostage and to stop Jucho's ambition, they started the journey together...
The son of the Qin emperor is in danger. The soldiers have cornered him and things look pretty bad for him. Just when he was about to lose hope, a stranger with golden hair appears and saves him and his mother. Follow their adventures as they try to stay alive and unite the land under one ruler!
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division has 49 members, with 7 squads of 7 members. 8 Man, however, is part of an 8th squad, with no other members. In reality, 8 Man is a robot who assumes the identity of Azuma, a detective who works with the Metropolitan Police. 8 Man has abilities such as super speed, and the ability to shift his appearance. Only a select few know this secret - not even Ichiro or Sachiko, the two younger companions of Azuma, know this fact. 8 Man deals with all sorts of scoundrels and criminals from all over the world - both as the detective Azuma, and the robot 8 Man!
A story about a boy named Chinmi and his monkey friend Goku.Chinmi is a martial artist,who allways seems to get drunk from sake.
The town of Hoori lies deep in the middle of the mountains, inaccessible by rail. Since there isn’t much interaction with its surroundings, the town seems like it is stuck in the past. However, it is because of this exact olden feel and subsequent development that it has turned into a nice hot-springs town for tourists.One of the popular sightseeing spots is the sacred sword Murasamemaru, embedded in a stone. No one has been able to pull it out… until Masaomi somehow broke it in half. He has to take responsibility for his actions by “Marrying” the ‘shrine maiden’ Yoshino. Masaomi was perplexed at the unexpected turn of events, but this is only just the beginning. What lies ahead for him is a much more peculiar and mysterious life, including his new fiancee, a mysterious girl who only he could touch, and the secret behind the curse that remains on the town.What will become of Masaomi’s love amidst his rapidly changing life? The answer lies within the Murasamemaru in his hands.
Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life… by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with him, so it gave him a second chance at life. Now, Yusuke is a ghost with a mission, performing good deeds at the behest of Botan, the ferrywoman of the River Styx, and Koenma, the pacifier-sucking judge of the dead. Official Full Color Version!
New works from the author of Melty Blood and Tsukihime. Familiar figures, familiar names, but a completely new storyline. Enjoy yourself with this masterwork of daily life scenes in a combat school. Shiki Nanaya is really troubled now. As the weakest member of the Aikido club, she was charged to recruit one more member. Unfortunately, her potential prey, Miyako Arima, is uninterested in joining. A chance encounter put her in the crosshaired sights of various weirdos in the school, just to flavour her life a bit more. What is she supposed to do?