Baron Yoshimoto

After 20 years since "Nippon Jyukyoden," the "Jyukyoden" series is reborn in the 21st century. The protagonist, Hinata Haruka, is a third-year university student and world champion in judo. He mastered rock-and-roll judo by surfing on Nichinan Beach in his hometown of Miyazaki and training in the sea with his brother! Carrying the thoughts of his late mother, he challenges the world championships! Haruka is approached by his childhood friend and nemesis, Narukami Shion of Shinbukai Karate. Narukami's backer, the Gyouko Group, which controls Japan's political and financial world, is a global conglomerate that has colluded with state power and grown its business through violence... The moving and dynamic story is a fitting finale to the series and will get your heart racing!

An adaptation of Edogawa's detective story.

The immoral Sandayu and the perfectly healthy Doami. Two polarizing old men challenge modern taboos one after another...Eerie and violent!? A radical comedy brought about by crazy old men!

In the 15th year of the Meiji era, Shiro Saigo (17 years old) moved from the countryside of Fukushima Prefecture to Tokyo with a strong ambition. This was a time when a storm of freedom and civil rights movements was raging in the streets, and various ideas were confused over the enactment of Asia's first modern constitution, the Meiji Constitution. A masterpiece that depicts the youth of a handsome boy who is full of a sense of justice, has a deep heart, and is sometimes troubled by love!

A crown of oily glory - the hot tears and life of the boyhood of the world's automobile magnate, Honda Soichiro. Baron Yoshimoto has carefully and lovingly depicted this moving story in a well-written work that has garnered much attention. Due to the nature of biographies, there are often works that one-sidedly pander to the protagonist, but this is truly the work of the world-renowned Baron Yoshimoto. It allows you to fully experience the inherent fun and unique flavor of manga. It is a finished work that will leave even manga lovers fully satisfied.

The year is the 5th year of the Ansei era, and the world is in a state of turmoil. A mixed race fisherman, Momoshiro, sees the Kanrin Maru and begs Katsu Kaishu to let him on board. Before he knows it, Tsugumi has joined them on board, and the ship heads straight for Nagasaki. A human drama that changes with the times. A late Edo period romance drawn by Baron Yoshimoto, the creator of the "Jukyoden" series!

The collection includes five stories: the title story, "Principal Daruma," "Little Demons," "Mr. Setoguchi," "Mr. Hikawa, As Long As You Can," and "Madonna's Flower." "Principal Daruma" is a masterpiece that is unique to Mr. Baron, and even gives us a sense of the author's own view of humanity and philosophy of life. However, for orthodox manga fans who want to cry with laughter and pathos and love "men's pure hearts," I would definitely recommend reading "Madonna's Flower." It's about the exploits of the manly yakuza boss, Kakitsubata Yosuke. It's also a touching story about a man who is moved to tears by his pure love for the stripper, Miki Kasuga. It's also great that the story is set in a Kansai strip theater during the heyday of "live live board shows," and there's no doubt that you'll be immersed in heartfelt emotion along with the thrilling story development.

"Fist of the Sea'' was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Champion'' (Akita Shoten) from 1981 to 1982 by Baron Yoshimoto, who is still strongly supported by fans for his \`\`Jukyoden.'' The main character of this work is Ken Kaibara, a happy boy born and raised on a southern island. The film carefully depicts the story of Ken Kaibara, who was scouted as a boxer, overcomes various hardships, and becomes the Japanese champion. Although the work was serialized in a boys' magazine, the storyline is one that even adults can enjoy.

disgraced the Shinmen clan. Bennosuke, his son, devotes himself to training under his father's strict training. --That's right, he was the one who would later call himself "Miyamoto Musashi" and become a military genius whose name would be heard all over the world --! Twenty years prior to "Vagabond,'' Musashi's life is elegantly, boldly, and at times delicately depicted by Baron Yoshimoto, a genius in the world of graphic art. Also, as if there was still something left for the author to write, he would later write \`\`Miyamoto Musashi: The Book of Five Rings.'' This is a masterpiece that you should read and compare to enjoy!

During the upheaval of the late Edo period, there was a master of martial arts in Kyoto. His name was Kenryu. Kenryu was a dissolute monk who lived in a ruined temple and loved women, but he was a very cool superhero who was sexy but had a strong sense of justice. He was also called Kuruwa no Aizen Myoo or Genkotsu Hoshi after the name of the ruined temple, and his absolute strength was simply moving. By the way, the first episode was "Teradaya". The stories are moving and refreshing up to the final episode, episode 10, but one of the pleasures for readers is that each episode features a "famous person" from a turbulent era, that is, a historical figure. In any case, Baron Sensei is truly amazing. The story is also the best in the world, and I can say that I am very satisfied with the richness of the story.

Renjiro Hayabusa, a university student who earns money by lending money and fixing money, carries out a plan to turn an empty classroom in the school into a gambling place... ──Depicting the youth of Koijiro, an unconventional man who is a genius in fighting and gambling and is popular with women!

The 5th installment of the masterpiece “Jukiyoden” series!! Kanichi Yanagi's son, Kanpei, was working with his younger sister, Shizuka, at the Akane Ranch at the foot of Mt. Aso, run by his mother, Akane. However, the "Akatsuki Group" of the financial king, Kindono Gyokurou, suddenly appears in an attempt to purchase a vast piece of land in Aso. And, day by day, he reveals his true nature and causes despicable interference, but...

Aiming to reform the world with the aim of a peasant revolution, Kyonosuke Saigo, a bandit-like gangster with noble aspirations, and his gang kidnap the concubine of the feudal lord, Shimazu Narioki, and use her as a hostage to hold her for ransom. However, in the midst of all this, he meets a young man named Kishinosuke Saigo, a member of the Satsuma feudal retainer's page group. Baron's style biography of Saigo Takamori, which vividly depicts the unknown youth of Saigo in the infancy period towards the end of the Edo period, with an easy and modern style!

The Wood Industry Department (commonly known as the Woodwork Department) of Keihin High School in F Prefecture is a four-year high school. It is not a part-time high school, but a full-time high school, but unlike the general department, there are no female students. All of the male students who attend the woodwork department are delinquents who hate studying and have low morals. The well-behaved general department students look down on them, but the woodwork students unleash a series of stupid, vulgar, and straightforward harassment! There is Mago Hachiro, the god of the fields, who is large and strong and has only the academic ability of a first-grader in elementary school; Satsuki Yuzuru, a classmate who loves women and motorcycles and is very clever; and Nichie Kotaro (commonly known as Nietzsche), a junior who is the son of a geisha house. And there is Rokutanda Manabu, the new homeroom teacher for woodwork. The story strongly reflects the era of the late 1970s, and is now a fine work that has the flavor of a "historical manga." The author's writing ability keeps the reader engaged until the deeply moving end. This work was serialized in "Young Comic (Shonen Gahosha)" from 1976 to 1978.

The fourth installment of the masterpiece "Jukyouden" series! April 1962. Now 21 years old, Yanagi Kanichi is devoting his days to training at the Ryozanpaku dojo. One day, he is suddenly visited by a blonde Italian beauty, Anna Del Stoppa, bearing a letter of introduction from Kanichi's former teacher, Funayama Sensei. She explains that she studied abroad at a university in Osaka and graduated this year. Her father and Funayama Sensei are old friends, and thanks to her father's efforts, Funayama Sensei has opened a dojo in Sicily, Italy... and so on. He wants to send Kanichi to Sicily as the vanguard instructor. Kanichi decides to go to Sicily, hoping that some entertainment will make up for the absence he had since losing the Kutan struggle, but...?!

A gunfighter who was picked up by an old banjo-playing beggar at Devil's Tower in the harsh Rocky Mountains and named him "Rocky." Before he knows it, his wandering life as a bounty killer begins. And the bounty hunter Rocky's target was always the ear of his prey. People started calling him the "one-eyed hyena"... It's a collection of masterpieces that gives you the pleasure of peeking into the dark side of American history. It's a collection of Western movies that are nostalgic now, but I'm just impressed by how many masterpieces there are.

Donshu is a bodyguard and hitman from Yokohama. Their job is to solve problems at bars, strip clubs, etc. ──One night, an incident occurred in which the master of \`\`Club Harbor'' was attacked and robbed of 2 million yen. Donfune begins investigating the situation and discovers the murdered body of a patron of the store. On top of that, he was beaten up by strange men on the street at night... He sensed a dangerous smell and decided to back off... ──A work recommended for those who like hard-boiled stories, depicting a middle-aged bodyguard with a hint of loneliness.

At the height of World War I, a young man was trying to cross from Yokohama Port to Paris. His name is Chosokabe Tenpei. He aspired to become a first-class painter, but when he happened to see a poster recruiting students for the French Air Force Flight School, he decided to become an aviator! Together with his partner, the black eagle, Kurobee, Tenpei, a happy boy, plays an active role as the ace of the French Air Force!

On November 20, 1941, the Japanese Navy's submarine force headed for Pearl Harbor as the advance dispatch of the Combined Fleet. Led by the submarine tender with flagship Katori in the lead, the elite of the I-go march on. Far behind them was a small extra submarine moving like a dolphin. It's a German-made U-boat. A great success by the 16 “Donkame bastards”! The day of the attack on Pearl Harbor is coming soon!

Purify your six senses! A wandering swordsman living in the midst of bitterness and vendetta, Enjuro, one of the Four Demon Demons, is training without a teacher in the practical swordsmanship of the Satsuma clan, the Jigen-ryu style, in order to slay his sworn enemy, Gengobei Tamari, who led him down the path of evil. Gengobei unleashes a succession of skilled assassins. Become a demon of the "Four Evils and Four Demons" and slay the hated Gengobei!

The hand-wringing radio-controlled car, Tochin the gangre, Slagheap of the red-haired, and Miibo the fireworks maker. Bicycle racing, horse racing, pachinko, mahjong... dice gambling, Hanafuda gambling, the four of them have tried everything, but they have yet to make a profit... Is there no God or Buddha? Well, this world depends on the wind, today it is east, tomorrow it is west. Where will they go with their hunger...? The lonely foursome. Includes nine excellent short stories, including the title story, which depicts the sorrows of a gambler.

This is the third installment of the series following "Showa Jyukyoden" by Baron Yoshimoto, who is well known for the "Jyukyoden" series. The protagonist is Yanagi Kanichi, the third generation of the Yanagi family, the son of Yanagi Kantaro (needless to say, the protagonist of Showa Jyukyoden). This first volume focuses on the young boy Kanichi, who lives cheerfully, brightly and strongly in the turbulent and chaotic postwar era. The time of the "burnt-out black market" just after the war is a long time ago, but as expected from Baron, this work also gets you excited with its accurate historical research and brilliant story development. Since the work itself is long, this first volume focuses on the story of the young boy Kanichi, who lives bravely in the "burnt-out black market" era, but the strong and moving feeling after reading it makes you reach for the second volume as well.

Baron Yoshimoto, well known for "Juukyouden", personally researched the world of gamblers and wrote this monumental collection of gambling short stories. The protagonist of the first story, "Kurikara Monmon", Togashi Buntaro, is a young man who came to Tokyo from a mountain village in the Tohoku region, relying on his late father's war comrades. Buntaro comes to stay at the home of Yamada Jinjiro, a member of the Yamajin family, a loan shark in Asakusa. The year is 1924, and it is the 17th of the first month, right at the height of the Asakusa Sansha Festival. Buntaro's father was a genuine matagi (hunter), and when he returned to Japan after serving in Manchuria during the Pacific War, he learned Shorinji Kempo from a Chinese monk. It is said that his skills reached the level of a master. He teaches these secret techniques to his only son, Buntaro. Buntaro, who understands the essence of Shorinji Kempo, never uses his physical strength even after joining a yakuza family, and gradually finds himself at odds with the Yamajin family, who lack the spirit of a gambler...

May 1936. In this year, when the February 26 Incident and the Xi'an Incident occurred and the Japan-Germany Anti-Comintern Pact was concluded, Kankuro Yanagi's son, Kantaro, returned from the continent. At the request of his mother, Komako, he becomes a student of Shosuke Yazaki. He inherited the ambition of his father, Kankuro, who flew to China as a continental ronin and became a horse bandit, but he returned home halfway through his ambition. Junjou Kantaro’s turbulent youth edition!

After losing a challenge to Jigoro Kano, the founder of the Kodokan Judo School in Japan, the Kito-ryu jujutsu practitioner Shusui Yanagi passed on his regret to his only son Kankuro. From then on, Shusui and Kankuro began to train hard, day after day. The harsh training continued until Kankuro was 19 years old. After that, following Shusui's orders, Kankuro left his hometown of Kokura, Kyushu, and moved to Tokyo. On June 1905, he traveled to Tokyo to visit the Kito-ryu master, Hisazo Matsushiba... it was a day of celebration for the victory of the Russo-Japanese War. Set against the backdrop of the turbulent times from the Meiji to the Showa era, this is a magnificent historical drama depicting the history of the four generations of the Yanagi judo family, Kantaro, Kantaro, Kanichi, and Kanpei, spanning over 100 years. This is the first of the Jukyouden series, which was serialized in "Manga Action" (Futabasha) from 1970.

Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, where Ishinomori Manga Museum is located, was the most affected area in Japan by the Great East Japan Earthquake. 10 years have passed since then... We introduce the situation at that time and the people working towards reconstruction through manga!