Aoike Yasuko

Plus Ultra is the definitive Aoike Yasuko artbook, with nearly 200 full-color illustrations. This stunning artbook contains Aoike's best work from various stories, including From Eroica With Love, Z Suite, Sons of Eve, Trafalgar, Alcasar, Brother Falco, El Alcon and Seven Seas, Seven Skies. It traces the artist's work from the seventies to today.

(from ebookjapan): The city watchmen protect the security of Cologne, a bustling medieval metropolis. The young ace, Odo, is a man of great ability who is admired by his junior colleague, Fleet. However, a search ordered by the higher-ups to find someone to get rid of a problem turns into a big case...? This is the story of "Brother Odo," a popular character in "Monk Falco," during his time as a public order official.

(from ebookjapan): Constancia, the second daughter, is the heir to Don Pedro's legacy. After marrying John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, she struggles to recapture her late country Castile in England, but...? In addition to "The Duchess's Chronicle," which describes the battles of those left behind after the king's death, "The Flight of the Angel" and "The Road to the Ends of the Earth" are also included.

Celebratory one-shot compilation featuring various mangaka doing their own contributions for Osamu Tezuka's masterwork. Volume 1 mangaka: Taguichi Masayuki Hazuki Kyo Murao Mio Kondo Yoshifumi Takakura Atsuko Iogi Juichi Serizawa Naoki Tezuka Makoto Kikuchi Shouta Sato Makoto Kitami Ken'ichi Volume 2 mangaka: Aoike Yasuko Tachihara Ayumi Shibata Masahiro Tezuka Makoto & Okazaki Takashi Yoshitomi Akihito Takaguchi Satosumi Tagami Yoshihisa Yamada Naito Inui Yoshihiko Yagami Ken Nagai Go

(from ebookjapan): Ganz is appointed director of the tourism bureau to revitalize the town. He recruits a young man, Rolf, to play a leading role in the festival. Rolf has the knightly DNA of Drachen in his blood...! A historical mystery that unravels an 800-year-old crime! Also includes "The Queen's Melancholy" and "Carthage Fantasy".

(from ebookjapan): A hospital specializing in occult problems! Dr. Anri is a soul doctor with amazing psychic abilities. She is accompanied by a powerful guardian spirit, Ushiro. She has a powerful guardian spirit, Ushiro, who is hostile (?) to her. Dr. Kaga, who abhors the occult as an enemy of modern medicine. How will the occult confrontation between Ushiro and Dr. Kaga end?

(from ebookjapan): In late 14th century Spain, there was a swordsman from Navarra called Falco (falcon). He repented from his days of fighting and became a monk, but...?　 From his encounter with Don Pedro, King of Castile, to his friendship with the unique friends of the Lilienthal Monastery, to Falco's exploits in difficult cases, you will be amazed!　 Also included is Portrait of a Laughing Cat a work set in a medieval monastery.

(from ebookjapan): At the end of the 12th century, Saladin, an anti-crusader hero emerged from Islam. The Knights are burning with the will to fight in order to take back the holy city of Jerusalem from Saladin. In the midst of all this, Hugues of the Knights Templar, Paolo of the Knights of John, and Nicolas of the Kingdom of Jerusalem are sent to Gaza with just three men. The journey of these monastic knights, who have renounced the secular world and vowed poverty and chastity, to become the three true heroes begins...! Yasuko Aoike's masterpiece of medieval adventure romance!

(from ebookjapan): Don Pedro I was born in Spain in the 14th century. A checkered life awaits him!

A hardboiled espionage action story featuring Major Eberbach. Can he elude the pursuit of the genius assassin from the KGB?

(from ebookjapan): The Battle of Trafalgar, which changed world history. The men who risked their lives there are brilliantly portrayed by Aoike-sensei in this feature-length work!

The adventures of Agent Z, the newest recruit to Z is an offshoot of From 'Eroica Yori Ai wo Komete', featuring none other than Agent Z as the main character while he's a newbie spy working for Major Eberbach.

(from mangaupdates): Tyrian’s father, a notorious womanizer, decides to remarry, and his victim is a sickeningly sweet and innocent girl named Juliet. But the girl is kidnapped off of Tyrian’s ship, first by pirates and then by more pirates in the form of our dashing Luminous Red Benedict. The neatly woven threads of conspiracy which have been supporting Tyrian’s life begin to unravel, and he flees to Spain at last. Captain Red redoubles his pursuit. Conflict between Tyrian Persimmon (ancestor of one Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach) and Luminous Red Benedict (AKA, pirate ancestor of one Dorian Red Gloria).

Set from 1581 to 1586 with flashbacks further into the past, this is the story of Tyrian Persimmon. Born to a Spanish mother with an English husband in this era of conflict between the two contries, Tyrian favors Spain. His father suspects that Tyrian is not his son because he doesn't look like the man at all, and regularly beats him. His mother's lover is discovered to be a Spanish spy and flees the country. Tyrian is determined to join the navy and eventually rejoin Geraldo. At the age of 19 he begins to make his ruthless way up the ranks of the English navy. Note: Tyrian Persimmon was ancestor of one Major Klaus Heinz von dem Eberbach from From Eroica with Love.

One day, the British youth trio of Heath, Justin, and Vergil are told by the angel Doziel that they are part of "Van Rose". The Van Roses are a male-only clan that Doziel created from Eve's ribs, many of whom are historical figures of all ages, east and west, and the chosen ones are temporarily transsexual and female. He had a child and was growing his blood. Therefore, they are homosexual.

Compilation containing many of Yasuko Aoike's famous early works including: Volume 1 - Aquamarine (アクアマリン), 1976 - Terence Reid, a young novelist, is invited to the outskirts of London by his old friend Gil Kane. At the castle of Thomas Barrymore, who is said to have been a vicious criminal in the past, Terence meets Aquamarine, a beautiful boy with bluish-gold hair and an angelic smile who looks exactly like Thomas.... Made in the same year as "From Eroica with Love," this is a gorgeous mystery-romance that marked a turning point for the mangaka. Volume 2 - Roman Suite (ロマン組曲, Roman Kumikyoku), 1976 - Daniel, a college student, left London with his black cat, Griffon, to visit his relative, the widow of Eddowes. He is not welcomed by Claudia, who claims to be his tutor, but he enjoys seeing her beautiful daughter, Catherine, who has grown up to be a beautiful woman. Daniel's search for love leads him to the town of London, where he finds a man named Daniel, who is also his father's son. Daniel's wanderings in search of love are always tinged with sad fate... Volume 3 - Allman Story (オールマンものがたり, Allman Monogatari), 1978 - Craig, a kind-hearted and beautiful young man who loves flowers, stars, and music, escapes from the all-male Allman University in search of a woman with the muscle-bound John. Dressed as a woman, they sneak into a nunnery deep in the woods. There, they find themselves in the house of female vampires.... The love and adventures of beautiful young men unfold in this forbidden garden. The Sons of Eve" is the prototype for "Dracula's House is a Riot! (Allman's Story)," and "Dear Father," which is based on the mangaka's father. Volume 4 - Kill Hamlet! (ハムレットを殺せ!, Hamlet wo Korose!), 2006 - The enormous legacy of the Blake family. A beautiful lover. Helmut, a young man who seems to have all the happiness in the world. Just before the end of "Hamlet," performed at his birthday party, he falls out of a window and loses all memory. All that comes out of his mouth are the lines of "Hamlet"... When his memory returns, Helmut learns that his lover Agnes has married his brother-in-law, Mulder. A cruel betrayal, a terrible conspiracy... In addition to the title story, which is based on a Shakespearean tragedy, this self-selected masterpiece collection contains six other stories, including "Mother's Day Off", which is modeled after the mangaka's mother. Volume 5 - The Red House in the Flood (水の中の赤い家, Mizu no Naka no Akai Ie), 1973 - A stormy dusk. Jennifer, who lost her beloved boyfriend Joel in an accident just before their wedding, arrives at the red-roofed Scott house by the river, where they were supposed to visit together. A mother cannot accept the death of her son. Her younger brother, Marc, feels inferior to his deceased brother. Jennifer is trapped in the Red House when the river overflows due to heavy rains, and a terrifying evil hand begins to creep up on her... In addition to the title story, this self-selected masterpiece collection includes the fantastical short story "Moon Festival" as a special feature.

What happens when a gay art thief and a conservative NATO officer cross paths? Disaster, of course. Dorian is an aristocrat, a thief, and a hedonist; Klaus is a duty-driven espionage agent with no patience for fools. Follow them as they chase each other across the globe – from Britain to Baghdad, from Alaska to Alexandria or Moscow to Madrid. Spectacular locations and non-stop adventures await!

"Phantom manga" is a term used to describe under-republished or otherwise uncompiled works, and it's a creepy enough term that fits horror manga! This volume contains 14 horror tales from famous creators, hardly seen in a broader sense. 1- New Liaozhai Zhiyi • Spider Woman by Osamu Tezuka (Shin Ryousaishii • Jorou-Gumo) 2- Creepy Collection by Fujiko Fujio A (Bukimi Collection) 3- Scaleless Fish by Hideshi Hino (Uroko no Nai Sakana) 4- Evil Spirit by Masako Watanabe (Akurei) 5- Statue of Anxiety by Daijiro Morohoshi (Fuan no Ritsuzo) 6- Sky Stone… by Nanae Sasaya (Utsu ho Ishi no...) 7- The Inner Mask by Kazuo Umezz (Uchinaru Kamen) 8- Skull Breast by Kazuichi Hanawa (Dokuro Jichi) 9- Urashima by Tatsuhiko Yamagami (Urashima) 10- Red Tongue by Atsuko Narumo (Akai Shita) 11- The Witch Misa Kuroi • Song of the Ghosts by Koga Shinichi (Majo Kuroi Misa • Shiryo no Uta) 12- Cursed Ace of Spades by Yasuko Aoike (Noroi no Spade Ace) 13 - In the Crowd by Shigeru Mizuki (Gunshū no Naka ni) 14- About each writer. A modest profile Compilation designed by Takayoshi Nakasone