Ikehara Shigeto

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Osamu Tezuka's debut, Shigeto Ikehara, one of Tezuka's former assistants, adapted the anime film, Undersea Super Train: Marine Express, into a manga. Marine Express was aired as part of the 24 HOUR TV "LOVE SAVES THE EARTH" (24時間テレビ 「愛は地球を救う」, Niju Yojikan TV Ai Hachikyu wo Sukuu) program in 1979. (from ebookjapan): A wild, stormy night. In an old European-style mansion, Mr. Scheirlock, the chairman of the Construction Corporation of the Transoceanic Railroad, was assassinated and his body vanished. It is a few days before the imminent commissioning of the Marine Express, an undersea super-train... The detective who discovered the corpse, Mr. Mustachio (A.K.A. Shunsaku Ban), boards the Marine Express with an unlicensed doctor, Black Jack, to pursue the truth of the case, but...?　 The first volume begins with suspense over an undersea railroad!

A one-shot based on Rockman X3 included in Kodansha's Rockman X Mega Encyclopedia.

A few months after Dr. Wily was arrested thanks to Rockman's efforts, the four robots that were set to activate in the event that something happened to Wily awoke and attacked the prison. Wily easily escaped, and once again, Rockman is forced to fight him.

A one-shot based on Rockman X2 included in Kodansha's Rockman & Rockman X Secret Encyclopedia.

An original story based on the first Rockman X game. The war situation is in turmoil, and it's becoming more and more of a quagmire. Where is the bright hope for the future? Why did Sigma rebel? What were the activities of Rockman X during the Irregular Hunter era? The story of X that you never knew and wanted to know is revealed!

Dr. Wily has been reformed, and the world has regained peace. Rock, along with Dr. Right and others, visit the World Robot Expo hosted by the federal government and enjoy their vacation for the first time in a long time, but they are caught up in an unprecedented incident at the event. What's more, Blues has turned into an enemy and is attacking Rockman! The mystery continues to unfold! What is the truth?! The completely original story by Ikehara Shigeto begins!

In order to counter Dr. Wily's repeated plans for world domination, the X Foundation and the World Robot League are formed with the goal of peace. The X Foundation sponsors a robot championship to determine the best of the best. However, Mr. X, the general of the X Foundation, takes all eight robots and uses them to take over the world. Rockman's battle to stop Mr. X's ambitions begins.

The most powerful robot army developed by Wily is once again on a rampage in the city. Rockman can't afford to overlook this, but the robots have all of his data stored in them. Rockman is now on thin ice!

During a fun camping trip with Roll, Rockman is back to fight against Dr. Wily, who has set out to take over the world. The enemies are powerful, including Snake Man, Gemini Man, and Dive Man. If he's not careful, he'll be defeated. Hang in there, Rock!

Dr. Right has been kidnapped by Blues! Why did Blues ask Rockman to fight him? Is he really an enemy of Rockman, and is Dr. Right's life in danger? As Rockman tries to figure out the answers, he is confronted by eight major bosses with powerful robot armies!

The most powerful Famicom hero of all time, Rockman, is on the move! The New Rock Buster is bursting with power! This time, he must defeat Dr. Cossack's incoming army of robots and find out who the real enemy is!

With a passion for justice in his heart, Rockman is ready to take on the evil robots! His fighting spirit will not falter until the day the world is at peace! Rockman, the super-popular series that has captured the hearts of readers with its speed and power, is back in manga volume form!

One day, robots under the control of an evil scientist suddenly start to run amok! The only one who can save the day is the righteous robot Rockman! A two-part adaptation of the Game Boy games Rockman World 1 and 2.

Hajime Nanba, a boy who started a Game Boy circle with his friends, has been training every day with the aim of becoming the best gamer in Japan. One day, while chasing the whereabouts of his brother "Sho Nanba" who suddenly disappeared, he learns the existence of a mysterious secret society "BUG" that plans ambitions using games. In order to rescue his brother and stop his ambitions, Hajime Minamiba challenges BUG to a game showdown.

December, Universal Century 0079. Zeon intelligence has identified a prototype Federation Gundam under development in a Federation base in the Arctic. Elite Zeon MS commandos are dispatched to destroy the prototype, but before they can accomplish their mission the Gundam is launched into space. When the Gundam turns up in a Federation R\&D base inside the neutral space colony Side 6, the Principality launches a covert operation to destroy the Gundam. The raid fails and Zeon will launch a nuclear strike against the colony unless the last remaining commando can eliminate the Gundam.

This short manga comes from a Famicom Manga pack-in booklet included with the May 1987 Ninensei edition of Shogakukan’s Shogaku Gakushu Zasshi magazines. It's sort of tutorial for the game, teaching you things about how to play it through a light choose-your-own-adventure/puzzle format. It’s pretty simple, as it’s aimed at 8-year-olds.

Three young software programmers called Ken, Kato and Takuya are hired by "NES", a video game company, but a mysterious rival company wants to take over the NES software, so these three young heroes will have to embark on a fierce battle against it in order to save their company from destruction.

(from ebookjapan): Kazuya Ichijo is a professional golfer from a unique background as a former racer. He has been a trainee, an assistant pro, and a pro-golfer, and after successfully passing the monthly competitions, he advances to the tournament round. Kazuya maintains his lead and finally reaches the 18th hole, but a fine play by his opponent Dai puts him on the verge of a comeback, and a mistake caused by pressure robs him of the championship. This defeat causes his master Hoshino and Eri, a fellow racer from his racing days, to point out his weak heart, and Kazuya desperately tries to improve his game. Six months later, Kazuya enters the next tournament as a foothold for his revival... The definitive golf manga with a realistic feel, here it comes!

A legendary gigantic robot that combines three mechas from the movie version of the epic "Ideon" that shook all robot anime !! What is the hidden power of Ide? And what is the future of humankind, who continues to fight?

Manga adaptation of Jetter Mars, a 1977 anime produced as the successor to Astro Boy. The year is 2015. Dr. Yamanoue, Director General of the Ministry of Science, creates a boy robot named Mars as the most powerful weapon to protect Japan. However, he is unable to develop the best cyber brain he needs, so he asks his rival, Dr. Kawashimo, who disagrees with him, to develop it for him. After incorporating it, Mars is finally completed, but Dr. Kawashimo's anger is aroused because Yamanoue had concealed the fact that Mars is a weapon. Mars himself, on the other hand, has just been born and knows nothing about the world or common sense, and is unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

Meg is sent to Earth in her early teens, she is adopted by Mammi Kanzaki, a former witch who gave up her royal ambitions to wed a mortal. Mammi bewitches her husband and their two children, Rabi and Apo, into believing that Meg has always been the eldest child of the family. Under Mammi's tutelage, Meg learns to control both her abilities and impulses in order to prove her worthiness for the crown. This Rite-of-Passage subtext is continued throughout the series.

Collected in Vol 26 of "Godzilla All Movies DVD Collector's Box"