What's Michael follows the adventures of a ginger tabby called Michael. The stories often change setting: in one, Michael may be owned by a young Japanese couple; in the next, Michael may be owned by an older couple with children, and in a third, Michael might be owned by a yakuza.... more>>

Won the 10th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1986 (shared with ). <<less

In the year 3195, there was a war between an army of robots and the humans. When Shaian, a sentient combat armor, lost his companion... more>> in battle, he shut down until his internal systems spotted a new human. It's now almost a 1000 years later, and Shaian's greatest enemy is still alive and doing battle in Brazil. With a new friend`s help, Shaian may be able to stop this evil force before another war rages over the continent. <<less

A short autobiography by Kobayashi Makoto about his experience serializing 1, 2, no Sanshiro in Weekly Shounen Magazine from 1978 to 1983.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award in 2009. <<less