Yamada, Akihiro

On the outskirts of Neo-Hong Kong lies a mysterious Chinese-style garden. Legend has it that anyone who looks upon the fairy of the garden will die before the night is out.

Five years ago, Douglas Pyke was charged with discovering the true nature of this fairy, but when he accidentally killed a woman in the line of duty, he left the police force forever. Now, a cabbie and sometime private eye, he is asked to find a missing scientist and confront the mysteries of the garden once more.

Hyakka Teien no Higeki

Full Flower Garden; Tragedy of the Garden of Many Flowers

百花庭園の悲劇

Tezuka, Osamu

Short stories collection of a variety of more mature Tezuka works.

1. Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta (The Execution Ended At Three)
2. Seijo Kainin (Immaculation Conception)
3. Tokeijikake no Ringo (Clockwork Apple)
4. Bypass no Yoru (Night On The Bypass)
5. Fukuro (Pouch)
6. Yellow Dust
7. Akuma no Kaimaku (Curtains)
8. Kikansha (Return Ship)

Tokeijikake no Ringo

Clockwork Apple

時計仕掛けのりんご

Ishinomori, Shoutarou

The manga version of the live action Robot Keiji tv series.

The story is about a robot named Robot Detective K dressed in a human Detective outfit fighting kaijin.

Robot Keiji

ロボット刑事

Saitou, Takao

Koike, Kazuo

For four decades, Golgo 13 has been the world's greatest assassin for hire - sometimes to settle a private score, and sometimes to change history!

His real name and nationality are unknown - but his legend is everywhere. G13 never fails a job, and never sees his clients again...

...unless they try and betray him!

Golgo 13

ゴルゴ13

Matsumoto, Leiji

In the future, humanity has achieved a vast starfaring civilization, but is slowly and steadily succumbing to ennui or despair, often due to defeat and subjugation by a foreign invader. Rising against the general apathy, Herlock denies defeat and leads an outlaw crew aboard his starship Arcadia to undertake daring raids against Earth's oppressors. Their primary oppressors are the Mazone, a race of organic plant-based alien women who explored Earth in the mythic past and are now back to reclaim it.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock

Captain Harlock

宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック

Otomo, Katsuhiro

Nagayasu, Takumi

Orbiting serenely above a long-ago poisoned earth, the last bastion of human civilization is the space colonies. After a terrorist attack, the colonists are forced into exile on the blighted planet below. In the confusion, a young mother is separated from her family and is flung into a bleak, uncertain future... But Sarah will not rest until she finds her children.

(Source: ANN)

Sarah: The Legend of Mother Sarah

The Legend of Mother Sarah

沙流羅 -The Legend of Mother Sarah-

Monkey Punch

International man of mystery and master thief extraordinaire, Lupin III comes from a long line of high stakes bandits, all committed to stealing from the rich and giving to themselves. Fortunately, Lupin tends to avoid robbing society's virtuous and, instead, targets some pretty shady characters.

Of course, he partners with some pretty shady characters as well: Daisuke Jigen is an ex-mafia hitman who carries himself with a somber demeanor, his trademark black fedora tilted forward to hide his eyes. Goemon Ishikawa is a cipher-like swordsman with samurai-ish overtones who mysteriously fades in and out of Lupin's exploits. Fujiko Mine is the object of Lupin's affections, but, since she is a thief herself, the duo's romance more than occasionally clashes with their competition for big scores.

The global police force, Interpol, and in particular the tenacious Inspector Zenigata, long to capture Lupin and his gang. Zenigata's relationship with the eponymous master thief is a complicated one, characterized by mutual respect laced with utter disdain. The two have even worked together when it's served both their interests, but they understand that when the crisis ends, they must resume their former wariness and animosity toward each other.

(Source: Tokyopop)

Lupin III

Lupin the 3rd

ルパン三世

Amidst the chaos of World War II, two Japanese sailors hear of Zephyrus, an utterly captivating woman in the South Pacific. Many years have since passed, and now Zephyrus has resurfaced in Japan, wielding her mysterious power over all men to exact revenge for their crimes against women since the beginning of time. Gohonmatsu Seki is the only man with the ability to resist her allure, but even he seems ill-equipped to save his gender...

(Source: DMP)

Chikyuu wo Nomu

Swallowing the Earth

地球を呑む

Taniguchi, Jiro

Sekikawa, Natsuo

Two linked stories, both revolving around a deadly female assassin. In Hotel Harbour View, a Japanese expatriate in Hong Kong spends his time drinking whisky, photographing a high class prostitute and waiting for death at the hands of the assassin he knows is coming for him. In Brief Encounter, a notorious Parisian assassin is himself marked for assassination and his hunter is no stranger to him.

(Source: MU)

Hotel Harbour View

海景酒店

Kikuchi, Hideyuki

Amano, Yoshitaka

The Apocalypse didn't end with a BANG, but with a whimper. Silently, the "amnesia wind" swept away all of mankind's knowledge. Thousands of years of human civilization vanished overnight as people forgot how to use the tools of modern civilization; who they were—how to speak—everything. Technology decayed as mankind was reduced to an extremely primitive level. Two years after the devastation, a young man explores a nation reduced to barbarism: America.

Miraculously re-educated after the cataclysm, a young man is accompanied by a strange woman—somehow spared the obliterating effects of the amnesia wind. Pursued by a relentless killing machine, they search for those responsible for stealing their memories.

(Source: Dark Horse)

Manga Like Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark