Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Digital Manga
Keywords: earth, swallowing
Number of Pages: 520
Published: 2009-07-08
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1569700567
ISBN-13: 9781569700563

Amidst the chaos of World War II, two Japanese soldiers hear of Zephyrus, an utterly captivating woman rumored to exist on an island in the South Pacific. The tales of this bold enchantress seducing men to their dooms are both chilling and fascinating. Over twenty years pass, and Zephyrus resurfaces in Japan, seemingly unchanged, to wield her mysterious power over men once more.The one man immune to Zephyrus’ charms is simple drunkard, Gohonmatsu Seki, son of one of the wartime soldiers. Employed to spy on Zephyrus, what will Gohonmatsu uncover about her ultimate plot to create internati

Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Vertical
Keywords: volume, jack, black
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2010-03-23
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1934287741
ISBN-13: 9781934287743

Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats.  Though highly trained, he freelances without a license because he disdains the medical establishment. This leads to run-ins with the authorities and unscrupulous, sometimes criminal, individuals.  Because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil my the medical industry.  The Black Jack series is told in short stories.  Volume 10 will contain 14 stories, each running approxim

Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Vertical
Keywords: part, kirihito, ode
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2010-03-30
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1934287970
ISBN-13: 9781934287972

Kirihito Osanai is a young doctor who’s just been introduced to the Monmow disease, which transforms humans into dog-like beasts and kills them within a month of the metamorphosis. While studying the pathology of the disease Kirihito himself becomes an unknowing guinea pig for his hospital’s research into it. Under the auspices of research, Kirihito is sent to a remote village in the mountains, where he contracts the Monmow disease himself, and through a series of misfortunes, becomes estranged from his beautiful fiancee, Izumi Yoshinaga (the daughter of his hospital’s Direct

Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Vertical
Keywords: song, apollo
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2007-06-08
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1932234667
ISBN-13: 9781932234664

In a continuing effort to show Americans the more literary and adult side of Osamu Tezuka’s manga-graphic novels, Vertical proudly introduces Apollo’s Song, the story of Shogo, a troubled young man who has no faith in love. When his misanthropy reaches its peak, he is met by the Goddess of Love, who condemns him to an eternity of heartbreak.

Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Vertical
Keywords: vol, jack, black
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2009-11-17
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 193428761X
ISBN-13: 9781934287613

Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical community’s hypocrisy and corruption. This leads Black Jack to occasional run-ins with the authorities, as well as from gangsters and criminals who approach him for illegal operations.Black Jack charges exorbitant fees for his services, the proceeds from which he uses to fund environmental projects and to aid victims of crime and corrupt capita

Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Vertical
Keywords: volume, jack, black
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2010-01-19
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1934287733
ISBN-13: 9781934287736

Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though highly trained, he freelances without a license because he disdains the medical establishment. This leads to run-ins with the authorities and unscrupulous, sometimes criminal, individuals. Because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil my the medical industry.The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Volume 9 will contain 14 stories, each running approximately 20 p

Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Vertical
Keywords: kapilavastu, volume, buddha
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-05-25
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 193223456X
ISBN-13: 9781932234565

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