Matsumoto, Leiji

Collection of 24 short stories on the theme of time published in Play Comic in the 70s.

Kaerazaru Toki no Monogatari

The Tale of a Time Gone By

帰らざる時の物語

Tezuka, Osamu

From time immemorial to the age of space colonization, there is one legend that has stayed unchanged in every history book—the tale of the immortal bird Phoenix. A being whose blood is said to grant eternal life or wisdom, the radiant figure ensures the continuation of sentient life in the universe as it oversees human civilizations and their development.

Yet, mankind remains a slave to its habits; from happiness and sorrow, to wrath and love, a myriad of emotions continue to play an integral part of human life. Simultaneously, time and time again, certain beliefs and agendas persist over the centuries to disturb the fragile equilibrium of the world's preordained nature and principles. It appears that fate, with its dynamic variables, can manifest itself in many ways—and oftentimes exhibits a bizarre sense of humor.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.

Hi no Tori

Phoenix

火の鳥

Hiwatari, Saki

Mystic dreams of a previous life in the moon lead to the bonding of seven students in an attempt to uncover the secrets behind what they have forgotten. As various truths are sought and avoided, Alice must hurry remembering if she is to save the fragile Rin from self-destruction. For only after facing the grave errors of the past, can they all move forward and live fully in the present.

(Source: MangaTraders)

Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte

Please Save My Earth

ぼくの地球を守って

Nagai, Go

Soft-hearted Akira Fudou has always been somewhat of a pushover. When he reunites with his childhood friend, Ryou Asuka, in a fateful encounter, Ryou reveals to him the terrifying reality of his father's research: demons exist and are planning to claim possession of the earth once again.

Eager to help his friend save humanity, Akira agrees to attend Black Sabbath, a party filled with depravity and corruption, to attempt to merge with a demon. A near-death encounter causes him to unify with Amon, a demon feared amongst even his own kind. Together they form Devilman, a combination of Amon's strength and Akira's pure heart.

After uniting with Amon, Akira begins to fight against the demons with his newfound power, desperate to stop the downfall of all human civilization.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Devilman

デビルマン

Kikuchi, Hideyuki

Amano, Yoshitaka

The series that spawned the Vampire Hunter D anime.

12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires—and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves.

Vampire Hunter D

吸血鬼ハンターD; バンパイアハンターD;

Tetsurou Hoshino is a young street urchin who desperately wants to replace his human body with an android body, which would grant him immortality and the social freedom the androids have. Normally this is incredibly expensive but it has long been rumored that if you board the Galaxy Express headed for the Andromeda Galaxy, at the end of the line is a planet where they are given out for free.
After seeing his mother murdered by an Android Count, he has no reason to remain on his home planet and nothing to hold him back. Now, not only seeking the android body of his dreams but also a way to avenge his loss, he begins to search for a way to board the train alone.

Then he meets Maetel, a mysterious woman who offers him a ticket aboard the train if he will be her companion for the journey.
Their journey will take them to planet after planet, each strange and new, and each stop along the way being an opportunity for Tetsurou to reflect on being human, human actions, and the prospect of immortality. During their travels Tetsurou and Maetel meet, amongst others, Emeraldas and Harlock.

Ginga Tetsudou 999

銀河鉄道999

Hagio, Moto

A collection of very complicated adult sci-fi short stories with difficult concepts about time and destiny.

Gin no Sankaku

銀の三角

In the year 2999, only eleven cities still survive on Earth. The climate has changed drastically, and a biochemical apocalypse has made women extinct. For centuries, the male population of Earth has survived by depending on only one woman, called the Holy Mother, whose ova are harvested to create genetically engineered children. By now, any concept of a world in which women exist as ordinary people is long gone. Society has re-structured itself around all-male families, and gay relationships have become the norm.

At the beginning of Marginal, the Holy Mother is assassinated by a terrorist known as Grinja. The government in power doesn't want to start a mass panic, so it pretends that the Holy Mother has only shed her vessel, and that she will be miraculously "reborn" in the near future. The public, which is superstitious and devout, believes this easily. Only government officials know that behind the scenes, there is a frantic effort to create a new being with an XXY chromosome -- a male capable of giving birth. (This is a BL misrepresentation of an actual phenomenon known as Klinefelter's Syndrome.)

The manga's story revolves around one such boy -- Kira, the product of a genetic experiment, who becomes involved in a three-way relationship with Grinja, the aforementioned terrorist, and Ashijin, a young man who calls himself Kira's owner. A complex plot and flawless world-building make the story irresistible, and Kira's search for freedom is as symbolic as it is gripping.

(Source: The Pink Panzer)

Marginal

マージナル

Shimizu, Reiko

Note:  This entry represents the original publication with only 4 chapters.  Do not submit chapter changes to 7.

Mou Hitotsu no Shinwa - Eva is pregnant! What a shock... since she's the only human aboard this spaceship! 150 years ago, the sudden "shrinkage" of the Sun caused the destruction of the Earth, the Moon and Mars. Eva's parents and several technicians at Jupiter's base were the only survivors. The icy planet wasn't suitable for permanent dwelling, so they sent a fertilized egg into the space. Four robots were given the duty of raising the baby and finding a mate for her. They had spotted a man in a faraway planet and created an identical robot, Adam, to be Eva's husband. But they thought a human and a robot can't be a perfect match... no matter how much they love each other. Their plan is to leave Eva on the planet with the human Adam...

Napoleon Soro - During an annual robots' party Napoleon, an egg shaped robot, gloats about his owner and lover. "She's the most beautiful woman in the world and she loves me! She said I'm better than all the men." When she was 5 years old, she used to say "Round, round Napoleon is cuter than anyone else! Don't ever leave me! I want to marry you when I grow up!" Thus, Napoleon (nicknamed Mr. Egg Head by his fellow robots) is very happy about his appearance. But she's now a woman. She no longer remembers all those childhood promises nor would they mean anything to her. She wants to remake the old robot because she finds it embarrassing to have a servant who looks like an egg...

A Fairytale Judas - There's a special group of people who possess wings and are able to fly like birds. Because of their trait, they are caged and displayed like animals. They believe that a hero will rescue them someday.

A Million Pound Love - A 80 year-old lady ask a 20 year-old playboy to marry her as a last wish, in exchange for one million pounds. 

(Source: MangaArt)

Mou Hitotsu no Shinwa

もうひとつの神話

Higashizato, Kirico

Kai receives a mysterious gift, a virtual reality machine that allows its users to engage in role playing in any fantasy world the mind can dream of. Any experience can be had in the virtual world--love, lust, and even sexual gratification. (Source: DramaQueen)

Invoke

Bradbury, Ray

An adaptation of eight Ray Bradbury stories.

1. R is for Rocket
A group of boys dream of one day riding a rocket into space.

2. The Screaming Woman
"When you're living on a street like I'm living on, you just don't think awful things are going to happen. Like shooting, or stabbing, or burying people under the ground, practically in your back yard. And when it does happen, you don't believe it."

3. The Fog Horn
The sea is full of ancient wonders, perhaps even beyond human understanding. And once a year, the sounds of a fog horn reach them...

4. The Lake
Even after years away from the beaches of his childhood, the memories of a young man still remain when he returns.

5. Come Into My Cellar
It seems innocent enough when Mary's brothers receive in the mail their order of mushrooms to grow in the basement, but as the day goes on her suspicions rise.

6. Homecoming
Everyone's coming for All Hallow's Eve, which only serves to remind Timothy how much he feels like the family's black sheep.

7. Jack-in-the-Box
Her house is the world; her deceased father, God. Donna is wildly intrigued by what lies beyond those walls even though her Mother and teacher assure her that there's only death. But... what does "death" mean? 

8. The Rocket Man
Doug's father is a Rocket Man, home at last after a three-month trip. Turns out that working in space isn't as wonderful as it seems, and yet it keeps calling him back.

(Source: MAL)

U wa Uchuusen no U

ウは宇宙船のウ

Takemiya, Keiko

Mitsuse, Ryu

Cosmoralia's Prince Ithaca is about to wed Princess Lilia of Ayodoya and be crowned Astralta III. The apparently favorable celestial bearings mean he will be no mere monarch but holy king of a new "papacy." Alas, the peaceful inhabitants of Planet Astria have no clue that they're next in line for invasion by a ruthless machine force—a threat that seems to metaphorize the inherent perils of politics and desire in the multi layered saga.

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