Icaro is the mind-bending, fast-paced adventure of a young man, Icaro, with the ability to fly and a young woman, Yukiko, who risks her life -- and more -- to help Icaro achieve his dream. Best of all, it capitalizes on Taniguchi's ability to depict a vast and oppressive advanced science laboratory that has made Icaro its guinea pig and will use all its resources to keep him imprisoned for study. ... more>>

Icaro's fight for freedom and Yukiko's sacrifice to aid him make this one of the most inspiring manga stories as well as a pioneering collaboration between East and West with originality. <<less

In a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mt. Everest, stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt conquering Everest. ... more>>

Mallory disappeared along with Andrew Irvine during the course of their ascent in 1924, without leaving any indication of whether they reached the summit or not.

So, what if it was only on their return trip that they had their fatal accident?

Note: Won a prize for excellence by the Agency for Cultural Affairs at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001, received a nomination for Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and Outstanding Series in 2010 and the fourth volume was nominated at the 2014 Eisner Award in the category "Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia". <<less

Middle-aged salaryman Hiroshi Nakahara accidentally takes a train ride back to his old hometown to visit his mother’s grave. Then for reasons he can’t explain, Hiroshi is transported back in time, and discovers that he’s an 8th grader again, but with all of his adult memories intact.... more>>

Can he, or should he try to change the decisions he made before? But more importantly, can he find his way back to the present day, or is he stuck in the past? <<less

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Set during the interwar period of 1925-1932: Tomoji lives in the japanese countryside while Fumiaki works as a photographer in Tokyo. One day, they meet. ... more>>

The story is inspired by real people who later founded a branch of Buddhism. <<less

A boy is taken to a nightmarish world, where he stumbles upon twisted visions of humanity's inner demons. What will his trip entail? Will he... more>> be able to return to his former self, or is his new form in the world he now inhabits irreversible? <<less

From the pages of history comes the legend of the Samurai Jubei and the book he was pledged to protect. Now that book has been... more>> stolen and Jubei must retrieve it before Japan descends into bloody civil war. <<less

Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child’s toy? To stop and observe the birds? To... more>> play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan – often silent, often alone – with his vivid dreams that let time stand still. <<less

KNOW THY FATHER The book opens with some childhood thoughts of Yoichi Yamashita spurred by a phone call at work informing him of his father's... more>> death. So, he journeys back to his hometown after an absence of well over a decade during which time he has not seen his father. But as the relatives gather for the funeral and the stories start to flow, Yoichi's childhood starts to resurface. The Spring afternoons playing on the floor of his father's barber shop, the fire that ravaged the city and his family home, his parents' divorce and a new ‘mother’. Through confidences and memories shared with those who knew him best, Yoichi rediscovers the man he had long considered an absent and rather cold father. <<less

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.... more>>

Viz published 2 stories. <<less

After an earthquake, a mysterious forest appears in an area close to the 10 year old protagonist's new home.... more>>

This is Jiro Taniguchi's last work before his death. It's unfinished, originally intended to be 3-5 volumes. The manga was made for a French audience, in full color, with a simultaneous release in French and Japanese. <<less

A collection of short stories... more>>

- Kanatayori (Big Comic Original, 2014)

- Furansu to Watashi (Furansu, 2011)

- Doko ni ka (Big Comic, 2016)

- (Young Jump, 2006)

- Izanaumono Hanabi <<less

Based on novelist Ryuichiro Utsumi's works.... more>>

Published as the Hitobito Series (人びとシリーズ):

- The Keyaki Tree (欅の木)

- The White Rocking Horse (白い木馬)

- The Reunion (再会)

- My Brother’s Life (兄の暮らし)

- The Umbrella (雨傘)

- At the Art Gallery (絵画館付近)

- Through the Forest (林を抜けて)

- His Hometown (彼の故郷) <<less

Book with manga & illustrations from Japanese and international artists for the FIFA World Cup 2002.... more>>

Content:

1. Otomo Katsuhiro ・・・・・ Cover Illustration

2. Inoue Takehiko ・・・・・・　I love this game

3. Kamijo Atsushi　・・・・・・　Kaerenai ko hito (Those Who Will Never Return)

About a girl name Tchie as she reminsces the time she had with her two best friends.

4. Matsumoto Taiyou　・・・・・・　Mie ken no shounen

5.«Mizugame 3» Lust for Life ・・・・・・ Tajima Sho-u (Gorilla Kick), Obata Takeshi (Morning Kong) and Asada Hiroyuki (Utan Chop)

About a tale of a football shoes as it is used/travelled from one user to the next.

6. Illust Gallery

Araki Hirohiko

Yazawa Ai

Yamada Yoshihiro

Nishimura Shinobu

Okano Reiko

7. Kusumoto Maki　・・・・・・　Netsu

8. Yoshino Sakumi　・・・・・・　GOAL!!

9. François Boucq　・・・・・・　Sekai wa mawaru

10. Yasuhiko Yoshikazu ・・・・・・ Bateren Nanban Hei Yuuki joshou

11. penthon ・・・・・・ A fantastic dream

12. Nicolas de Crécy ・・・・・・ Montceau-les-Mines VS Pont-à-Mousson

13. Frédéric Boilet ・・・・・・ 2002 FIFA WORLD TEA CUP

14. Nicolas de Crécy ・・・・・・ Soccer no dendou

15. Yokoyama Hiroshi ・・・・・・ Robot Battle VI

16. D[di:] ・・・・・・ Fire Star Man

17. Taniguchi Jiro ・・・・・・ Fuka

18. Emile Bravo ・・・・・・ Shinpan wa 12 hitome no senshu!

19. Max Cabanne ・・・・・・ Penalty area

20. Kuroda Iou ・・・・・・ Schweitzer

21. Terada Katsuya ・・・・・・ Box!

22. Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten ・・・・・・

23. Young Soon Yang ・・・・・・

24. Gyoubu Ippei ・・・・・・ football image visual <<less

Seton is the story of Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946), a famous American writer and naturalist.

K (Ka) is the name of a mysterious climber who do not know their origin or their real name, although suspected to be Japanese. Occasionally... more>> performs functions sherpa carrier or for expeditions want to climb the Himalayan mountains. His extraordinary skill as a climber have made him a sort of legend among the locals and their services are often required to perform rescues in the most extreme situations. But K does not work for money, he sees in the mountains not only a personal challenge but a way of being part of nature itself, thus using the lessons of the tribes of the area and the observation of animal behavior to solve the difficulties it presents the mountain. So we will see, over five chapters, how K must face increasingly tough challenges and the struggle for survival and personal growth that involves climbing mountains over 8000 meters. <<less

Five short stories. ... more>>

- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)

- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)

- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)

- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)

- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)

The first four stories are about the everyday life of a couple living together with their pets.The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992. <<less

Through the ordinary small events of his professional and personal life, a forty-year-old man lets himself go on impromptu escapades at random along the paths that the big city offers. This vagrant impulse soon takes on the appearance of a sentimental journey, punctuated by images of the walker's youth.... more>>

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13 short stories. ... more>>

- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)

- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)

- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)

- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)

- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)

(and 8 more)

The first four stories are about the everyday life of a couple living together with their pets.The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992. <<less

Winter 1989, Alaska. Blanca has escaped from a secret training camp in the Soviet bloc, counting only on his instinct to pass the Bering Strait... more>> and reach Alaska, the land of wolves. Hounded by the secret services, the genetically altered dog is driven by call of nature and of his land to continue the endless journey, embodying an ancient Inuit legend because of his extraordinary fighting skills, speed and endurance. But in his journey he comes across very dangerous enemies. <<less

Jotaro Fukamachi is a private detective. Divorced with a woman he can not forget, with whom he had a daughter. He has a reputation for sleuthing, but it is rather stingy and often shows interest. On the other hand, he has principles (sometimes quite caricatured) which it stands. The main one being "always keep a promise," even if the person to whom he made this promise is not of this world. Suddenly, he happens to invest excessively in matters that he won't get any profit.... more>>

This started serialization in "Manga Gag" magazine, but the magazine closed and Futabasha published the stories published so far in one volume takobon. The series moved then to the magazine "Weekly Manga Goraku" where it continue under the name of Shin Jikenya Kagyō (the sequel linked below, and compiled in 5 volumes). After that, it was all compiled into 6 volumes and published under the same name Jikenya Kagyou. <<less

Garouden is the story of a muscular man named Bunshichi Tanba who trained hard for five years to get his revenge on Kajiwara, the only... more>> man to have defeated him in a fight. <<less

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After dictatorship and civil war the South Amercian country, Nascencio, has an ambitious project to make jungle into farming land, which is commissioned to the Japanese company Seshimo.... more>>

The company's chief, Yuji Seshimo, gets kidnapped while on an inspection tour into the land. Kenichi, a New York noir-style private detective, goes to find his brother... <<less

14 pages short story which originally appeared in AERA COMIC'S "Nippon no Manga" anthology.... more>>

To get anything other than the pretty pictures out of this short story, one should have read Natsume Souseki's Sanshiro. <<less