Manga like "Garo" "COM" Manga Kessakusen

Miyazawa Kenji Mangakan

Status: Finished
Genres:

Volume 1
Cello Hiki no Gauche/Gauche to Cellist (セロ弾きのゴーシュ) [Hiroshi Asuna]
Cairo Danchou (カイロ団長) [Shigeru Mizuki]
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten/The Restaurant of Many Orders (注文の多い料理店) [Shinji Nagashima]
Tsukiya no Denshinbashira (月夜のでんしんばしら) [Koji Suzuki]
Hyouga Nezumi no Kegawa (氷河鼠の毛皮) [Shigeru Tamura]

Volume 2
Oi no Mori to Zarumori, Nusutomori (狼森と笊森、盗森) [Moribi Murano]
Hikari no Suashi (ひかりの素足) [Minori Kimura]
Frandon Nougakkou no Buta/ The Frandon Agricultural School Pig (フランドン農学校の豚) [Murasaki Yamada]
Hokushu Shougun to Sannin Kyoudai no Isha (北守将軍と三人兄弟の医者) [Koji Suzuki]
Kiiro no Tomato (黄いろのトマト) [Hisashi Sakaguchi]

Volume 3
Donguri to Yamaneko (どんぐりと山猫) [Shinji Nagashima]
Kenjuu Kouenrin (虔十公園林) [Yamamatsu Yuukichi]
Kai no Hi (貝の火) [Hideko Mizuno]
Yamaotoko no Shigatsu (山男の四月) [Kazuyoshi Iino]
Yodaka no Hoshi (よだかの星) [Hiroshi Asuna]

Volume 4
Guskou Budori no Denki/The Life of Guskou Budori (グスコーブドリの伝記) [Leiji Matsumoto]
Yamanashi (やまなし) [Osamu Tezuka]
Kashiwa Bayashi no Yoru (かしわばやしの夜) [Yousuke Takahashi]
Matsuri no Ban (祭りの晩) [Ouji Suzuki]
Neko no Jimusho (猫の事務所) [Hideko Mizuno]
Otsbell to Zou/Otsbell and the Elephant (オツベルと象) [Seiichi Hayashi]

Volume 5
Kaeru no Gomugutsu (かえるのゴムぐつ) [Seiichi Hayashi]
Yuki Watari (雪わたり) [Shinji Nagashima]
Shishi Odori no Hajimari (鹿踊りのはじまり) [Morobi Murano]
Juuryoku no Kongouseki (十力の金剛石) [Hisashi Sakaguchi]
Zashiki Bokko no Hanashi (ざしき童子のはなし) [Minori Kimura]
Suisenzuki no Yokka (水仙月の四日) [Leiji Matsumoto]

Tags: Anthology

SF Manga Kessakusen

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Atom no Saigo (アトムの最後) [Osamu Tezuka]
Yamabiko 13-gou (ヤマビコ13号) [Leiji Matsumoto]
Kyuuryuu (急流) [Yasutaka Tsusui]
Asobidama (あそび玉) [Moto Hagio]
Taiji no Seiki (胎児の世紀) [Shoutaro Ishinomori]
Seibutsu Toshi (生物都市) [Daijiro Morohoshi]
Silvester no Hoshi Kara (ジルベスターの星から) [Keiko Takemiya]
Fuyu no Enban (冬の円盤) [Mineko Yamada]
Konchuu Wakusei (昆虫惑星) [Mitsuteru Yokoyama]
Kinseiju (金星樹) [Shio Sato]
Ridia no Sumu Toki ni... (リディアの住む時に…) [Junko Sasaki]
Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) [Yousuke Takahashi]
Kima (樹魔) [ Wakako Mizuki]
Zanzou: AN AFTER IMAGE (残像　AN AFTER IMAGE) [Yukinobu Hoshino]

Tags: Anthology

COM Kessakusen

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Thriller

This two volume masterpiece selection edited by Shohei Chujo compiles some of the best works that came out of Osamu Tezuka's iconic manga magazine COM. Also included is excerpts from the Gura Kon manga school, roundtable conversations, and essays from famous manga artists and critics.

Volume 1, 1967-1969:
Taiyou to Gaikotsu no You na Shounen (太陽と骸骨のような少年) [Fumiko Okada]
Fuuten (フーテン) [Shinji Nagashima] 
Natsu (夏) [Fumiko Okada]
Ikinuki (いきぬき) [Yuusuke Aoyagi]
300,000km/sec. [Hiroshi Asuna]
Chouchou no Naita Yoru (蝶々の泣いた夜) [Masako Yashiro]
Shinreki Happyaku Kujuuichi Nen no Kaiki Nishoku (新暦八九一年の皆既日食) [Housei Hasegawa]
Chikatetsu (地下鉄) [Tarou Higuchi]
Tori (鳥)[Tarou Higuchi]
Baka-shiki (バカ式) [Kunio Nagatani]
Osabashiro! (おさらばしろ！) [Hisashi Sakaguchi]
Komikkusu to Retsuden VOL. 1-3 (こみっきすと列伝 VOL.1～VOL.3) [Mori Masaki]

Volume 2, 1970-1971:
Kokonotsu no Haru (九つの春) [Murasaki Yamada]
Daruma-san Daruma-san Niramekko Shimashou Warau to Make yo Appuppu! (達磨さん達磨さん睨めっこしましょう 笑うと負けよ アップップッ！) [Shouhei Kusunoki]
Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (競作 トキワ荘物語) [Fujio Akatsuka]
Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (競作 トキワ荘物語) [Shotaro Ishinomori]
Kyousaku: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari (競作 トキワ荘物語) [Osamu Tezuka]
Kaihou Saisho no Hi (解放最初の日) [Minori Kimura]
Rei no Hakken (零の発見) [Manabu Oyama]
140 Man Kounen no Chinmoku (140万光年の沈黙) [Reiji Matsumoto]
Junko Kyoukatsu (ジュン子・恐喝) [Daijiro Morohoshi]
Hatsukoizuke (初恋漬) [Kazuo Kamimura]
Omoide no Jun (想い出のジュン) [Shotaro Ishinomori]
10 Gatsu no Shoujo-tachi (10月の少女たち) [Moto Hagio]
Hi no Tori Kyuukei (火の鳥 休憩) [Osamu Tezuka]

Tags: Anthology

Mokuzou Mortar no Oukoku: Garo 20-nenshi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering stories from every Garo author up until 1984.

Zashiki Warashi (ざしきわらし) [Sanpei Shirato]
Nekonin (ねこ忍) [Shigeru Mizuki]
Unabara no Ken (Musashi no Maki) (海原の剣（武蔵の巻）) [Goseki Kojima]
Kao no Magatta Otoko no Monogatari (顔の曲がった男の物語) [Teppu Hoshikawa]
Mahiru (真昼) [Futoshi Watari]
Ai: Shinshaku Bushido Monogatari (愛─新釈武士道物語─) [Hiroshi Hirata under the name Issei Kaji]
Chiko (チーコ) [Yoshiharu Tsuge]
Wakakusa Manpo (若草漫歩) [Mitsuo Fujisawa]
Uchuu no Dekigoto (宇宙の出来事) [Shintarou Tashiro] Natsu (夏) [Ryouichi Ikegami]
Kakashi ni Kitaeru no Hanashi: Series Kiirooi Namida (かかしにきいたかえるの話─シリーズ 黄色い涙─) [Shinji Nagashima]
Rokunomiya Himeko no Higeki (六の宮姫子の悲劇) [Kuniko Tsurita]
Kyodai na Sakana (巨大な魚) [Seiichi Hayashi]
Doro Ningyou (どろ人形)
[Hino Hideshi]
Umi Hoozuki (海ほおずき) [Keiko Naka]
Hana Arashi no Goro: Terajimachou Kidan (花あらしの頃─寺島町奇譚─) [Yuu Takita]
Nagamochiuta Kou (長持唄考) [Takao Yaguchi]
Uki (2) (雨季(二)) [Tadao Tsuge]
Wakaremichi (わかれみち) [Yoshihiro Tatsumi]
Tako ni Natta Shounen (たこになった少年) [Sanpo Yodogawa]
Kantaro Tsuki (かんたろ月) [Susumu Katsumata]
Urabure Yokaze (うらぶれ夜風) [Yukio Kawasaki]
Ame no Iro (雨の色) [Oji Suzuki]
Matsuko Ojichan no Nageki (マツコおじちゃんの嘆き) [Ryuuzan Aki]
Boku no Debu Inko-chan (ぼくのデブインコちゃん) [Maki Sasaki]
Burai no Omokage (無頼の面影) [Shinichi Abe]
Maboroshi no Shoujo: Wakouji Hakushakutei no Trouble (幻の少女･和小路伯爵邸のトラブル) [Hiroji Tani]
Niku Yashiki (肉屋敷) [Kazuichi Hanawa]
Kita e no Tabibito (北への旅人) [Shouichi Yoshida]
Saisetsu ni Mau… (彩雪に舞う･･････) [Shouhei Kusunoki]
Oza-shiki (おざ式) [Genpei Akasegawa]
Saikai (再会) [Hiroshi Masumura]
Murasaki no Densetsu (Image STATION) (紫の伝説(イメージSTATION)) [Masuzou Furukawa]
Zettai Kyuujitsu (絶対休日) [Shigenobu Akiyama]
Areta Umibe (荒れた海辺) [Anzai Mizumaru]
Kushii-kun no Hatsumei (クシー君の発明) [Yuuji Kamosawa]
Boxer (毆者(ボクサー)) [Mitsuhiko Yoshida]
Nobori Tako (昇り凧)
[Moribi Murano]
Penguin Gohan (ペンギンごはん) [Teruhiko Yumura + Shigesato Itoi]
Ai no Arashi (愛の嵐) [Yoshikazu Ebisu]
Boku no Otouto (ぼくの弟) [Shigesato Itoi]
？ [Shinbou Minami]
Sore kara no Iwamoto Musashi Kaidan (それからの岩本武蔵･怪談) [Kyuusoku Iwamoto]
Harry-shi no Koto (ハリー氏のこと) [Hiroshi Matsuo]
Aitsuma Ki (愛妻記) [Misao Hisauchi]
Gyoza Teishoku no Hiru (ギョーザ定食の昼) [Hiromi Hiraguchi]
Otou-san no Neji (お父さんのネジ) [Kazuhiro Watanabe]
Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko (長靴をはいた猫) [Satoshi Shimizu]
Monologue (ものろおぐ) [Youko Kondou]
Modern Lovers (モダン・ラヴァーズ) [Ira Okudaira]
Shouwaru Neko (性悪猫) [Murasaki Yamada]
Seishun no Ase wa Nigai ze (青春の汗は苦いぜ) [Norikazu Kobayashi]
Yakou (夜行) [Kazuo Takayama]
Puisanmura Housoukyoku (ぷいさん村放送局) [Masako Yakuwa]
Gonin Damashi Doufun Bushido: Gensou no Meiji (五人だまし･道糞武士道─幻想の明治─) [Shintarou Kou]
K [Masaaki Oosawa]
Taikutsu na Hi (怠屈な日) [Masayuki Izumi]
Umi no Ohanashi (海のお話) [Kotarou Momotarou]
Futatsu no Makura (Hatsune) (二つ枕(初音)) [Hinako Sugiura]
PHANTASMAGORIA [Shigeru Tamura]
Nobe wa Naku (野辺は無く) [Otoya Mitsuhashi]
Shounen (少年) [Hiromi Morishita]
Itoguchi (糸口) [Michiyo Matsumoto]
Mama to Yobarete Sankagetsu (ママと呼ばれて三ヶ月) [Takashi Nemoto + Jun Takagi]
Local-sen no Gogo (ローカル線の午後) [Osamu Kanno]
Hoto Hoto Nangi na Papa to Mama (ホトホトなんぎなパパとママ)
Hentousen no Natsu (扁桃腺の夏) [Tooru Minegishi]
Modotte Kita Hi (戻ってきた日) [Tomiko Higo]
Srap Skip (スラップスキップ) [Hisaichi Ishii]
Happy Birthday (はぴー・ばーす・でい) [Yuka Haga]
Dou Natten no: Aesop-shiki Manga Kouza (どうなってんの─イソップ式漫画講座─) [Shigeru Mizuki]


Tags: Anthology , Seinen

Nihon Tanpen Manga Kessakushuu

Status: Finished
Genres:

A grand 6-volume compilation of the best short stories in shounen and seinen manga. Curated by Jun Ishikawa, Hisashi Eguchi, Tomofusa Kura, Haruyuki Nakano, Tomohiko Murakami, and Tatsuhiko Yamagami.

Volume 1, 1960s:
Rakuban (落盤) [Osamu Tezuka]
Dokuro ni Tanomu (どくろに頼む) [Masahiko Matsumoto]
Jinniku Kenjou (人肉献上) [Hiroshi Hirata]
Sensou (戦争) [Sanpei Shirato]
Junpaku no Yuuhi (純白の夕日) [Takao Saitou]
Higuma no Kaze (ひぐまの風) [Kyuuta Ishikawa]
Kijin Club (奇人クラブ) [Shoutaro Ishinomori]
Umibe no Jokei (海辺の叙景) [Yoshiharu Tsuge]
Ikinuki (いきぬき) [Yuusuke Aoyagi]
Kinryouku (禁猟区) [Ryoichi Ikegami]

Volume 2, late 1960s to 1970s: Ku Ku Ru Ku Ku Paloma ク・ク・ル・ク・ク・パロマ [Shini Nagashima]
Youka Araune (妖花アラウネ) [Shigeru Mizuki]
Seventeen (セブンティーン) [Kazuhiko Miyaya]
Seventeen (セブンティーン) [Maki Sasaki]
Shinigami (死神) [Mitsuteru Yokoyama]
Hitler Ojisan (ひっとらぁ伯父さん) [Fujio Fujiko A]
Yuubae no Oka ni (夕映えの丘に) [Masaaki Sato]
Aru Ashika no Hanashi (あるあしかの話) [Tetsuya Chiba]
Shitsumon ga Arimasu (しつもんがあります) [Murasaki Yamada]
Karera (彼等) [Kuniko Tsurita]
Yakeppachi no Blues (焼けっぱちのブルース) [Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose]

Volume 3, 1970s:
Miyoko Asagaya Kibun (美代子阿佐ヶ谷気分) [Shinichi Abe]
Susumu-chan Dai-shock (ススムちゃん大ショック) [Go Nagai]
Yakou Toshi no Mirai (夜光都市のミライ) [Leiji Matsumoto]
Naojirou Aika (from Fuukyou Elegy) (直次郎哀歌) [Kaiji Kawaguchi]
Jigoku (地獄) [Yoshihiro Tatsumi]
Ryouki no Su (猟奇の巣) [Yukio Kawasaki]
Hebi no Ameyadori (ヘビの雨宿り) [Tadao Tsuge]
Ore wa Boro Boro (俺はぼろぼろ) [George Akiyama]
Autobike Shoujo (オートバイ少女) [Oji Suzuki]
Fuan no Ritsuzou (不安の立像) [Daijiro Morohoshi]
Shuugaku Ryokou (修学旅行) [Kazuo Kamimura]
Chikyuu Boueigun (地球防衛軍) [Tstuhiko Yamagami]

Volume 4, late 1970s to 1980s:
Lamp no Shita (らんぷの下) [Kei Ichinoseki]
Kagekiri Mori no Gin Harp (from Atagoul Monogatari) (影切り森の銀ハープ) [Hiroshi Masumura]
Tooi Yobi Koe (遠い呼び声) [Yukinobu Hoshino]
Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) [Yousuke Takahashi]
Koi (恋) [Noma Sabea]
Uchuusen Seizouhou (宇宙船製造法) [Fujio Fujiko F]
Chikyuu Boueigun wa Makenai (地球防衛軍は負けない) [Tatsuo Nitta]
Chiteijin (地底人) [Hisaichi Ishii]
9 Juunanasai no Mekake (十七歳の妾) [Keizo Miyanishi]
Tatsumaki wo Uru Otoko (たつまきを売る老人) [Hisashi Sakaguchi]
Rikidouzan ga Yattekita (力道山がやって来た) [Etsumi Haruki]

Volume 5, 1980s:
Bunkyuu Ninen no Bakuretsudan (文久二年の爆裂弾) [Yumekichi Minatoya]
Azemichi Road ni Sexy Neechan (あぜみちロードにセクシーねえちゃん) [Fumiko Takano]
Yakou (夜行) [Masayuki Izumi]
Yamamoto-san no Ojiisan no Baai (山本さんのおじいさんの場合) [Michio Hisauchi]
Watashi no Akachan (わたしの赤ちゃん) [Kenshi Hirokane]
Kira Kuyou (吉良供養) [Hinako Sugiura]
Kameotoko (亀男) [Kazuichi Hanawa]
Fire Tripper (炎トリッパー) [Rumiko Takahashi]
Sayonara Mr. Bunny (さよならMrバニー) [Naoki Urasawa]
Kyoko no Shiroi Mune (杏子の白い胸) [Jun Ishikawa]
Kita no Samurai (北のサムライ) [Jiro Taniguchi & Natsuo Sekikawa]
Denkita-san ga Antenna wo Tate ni Kita Hi (電器屋さんがアンテナを立てに来た日) [Mikio Igarashi]

Volume 6, 1990s to 2000s:
Hagane no Hito (鋼の人) [Sensha Yoshida]
Play It Again (プレイ イット アゲイン) [Gosho Aoyama]
Hatsukoi Jigokuhen (初恋・地獄篇) [Kyoko Okazaki]
SNOW BLIND [Shinichi Sugimura]
Aoi Kuruma (青い車) [Yoshitomo Yoshimoto]
Nihon no Kazoku (日本の家族) [Taiyo Matsumoto]
Shungeki no Kokuu (舜撃の虚空) [Kazuhiro Fujita]
Junpei (甚平) [Moribi Murano]
Okamoto Aya (岡本綾) [Hisashi Eguchi]
Waga Yoki Wolf (original story by Yasutaka Tsutsui) (わが良き狼) [Miki Tori]
Relief (リリーフ) [Mitsuru Adachi]
Kyuujitsu (休日) [Keigo Shinzo]

Tags: Seinen , Anthology