Mochizuki Minetaro

Follow the daily life, and the family life, of an ordinary mangaka.

Book compiling art and oneshots showcased at the "Moshimo, Tokyo" exhibition. Contains a different oneshot by Inio Asano to the one titled "Moshimo, Tokyo".

This series is based on Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs film. The story follows an orphaned young boy and his beloved dog.

A humorous collection of 3 short stories by Minetaro Mochizuki, all taking place in the same town about the misadventures of a very poor girl.

Hifumi offers to grant her boyfirend Yuzu one wish on his birthday. Yuzu’s request concerns a girl at his workplace and a certain male fantasy.

A new interpretation of Yamamoto Shuguro’s period novel Chiisakobe, transplanting the original Edo era in a modern setting. A young carpenter, Shigeji, who lost his parents and his father’s building company called Daitome in a fire, swears to himself he will rebuild the company according to the words of his father, Tomezoh, “What is important for people throughout the ages is humanity and strength of will”. He hires Ritsu, who has no place to go, as an assistant at Daitome. Some children from an orphanage, who lost their home, also show up at Daitome. The bearded young carpenter’s decision to take over his family’s business is a drama filled with the milk of human kindness. Won the 44th Angoulême award for foreign series.

The eccentric Dr. Tamaki is doing brain research. Hashi, 19 and a half, has a small fragment of a car that remained in his brain after an accident, and since then he can't help but say out loud everything he thinks and feels. Hana, 21, has unexpected orgasms anytime, anywhere, even in public. The brain of 6 year old Mari cannot perceive the people around her, she lives in an isolated world where there is no other human being apart from her. Hideo, 10, says he has "super powers," and can "get in touch with aliens and God."

Pirates like we see them in books or movies, do they really exist? Young Funako Yamato, martial art expert and daughter of a traditional fisherman will discover it against her will... Everything begins when some strange fellows kidnap her and she ends in the middle of the ocean on a police-purchased boat. Katou, a mysterious character, is looking for a fabulous treasure hidden on a desert island...

Collection of early oneshots by Minetaro Mochizuki

In the horror of witnessing so many classmates perish before his eyes in a violent train wreck, Teru discovers two survivors in the tunnel: Ako and Nobuo. But salvation from this bloody carnage is far from their grasp. As they try to dig out from the wreck in order to come up with a plan to stay alive, the lack of light and food, combined with the stench of death and decay, will lead one member of the group down a dark and demented path. And with sudden, violent earthquakes shaking the tunnel, escaping to the outside world may lead them to an even greater danger…

One night, mild-mannered college student, Hiroshi Mori, bumps into a woman visiting his next-door neighbor. A large, creepy woman, she has long hair, wears a coat and carries shopping bags in both hands. He had never seen her before. But then, without warning, the woman starts stalking Hiroshi, shifting her attention from his next-door neighbor whom she had been visiting to Hiroshi himself. Who is she and what is she after? Originally published in 1993 - before the term "stalker" was acknowledged in Japanese society, this well-written horror manga is about a young man pursued by a mystery woman. Serialized for just ten weeks, this short, single-volume manga unusually became a hit bestseller, selling a staggering 400,000 copies. Regularly chosen as "the scariest manga ever" in magazine horror specials.

Toshiko Momojiri - an ordinary kind of girl - falls in love with Kuroo Samehada, a gangster who is on the run after stealing the mob's loot. Toshiko, too, is on the run from a weird uncle. This is the story of two fugitives who meet and fall in love amid violence and gunfire.

Hanai Kaoru from "Bataashi Kingyo" has returned as a working adult! Is his rosy life plan perfect for Sonoko, the man he loves more than anything in the universe? A marriage and work manga about facing the rough seas of the world! Kaoru, who lives with Sonoko, graduates from university, gets a job, and is assigned to the sales promotion department of a department store. His laid-back attitude continues to stir up storms at work and at home!

Hey, do you all know them? Heroes like Jimmy and Elvis. During the time when they were in their prime, a young man who loved rock and motorcycles died in an accident. His name was Bonnie. But through the magic of rock and roll, he has been resurrected in the present day as one with his bike! Yes, to shine as the new hero of our time!!

Kaoru, a high school student, falls in love with Sonoko, the leader of his school's swimming club. Although he can not swim, he joins the swim club to seduce her. It was adapted into a live action film directed by Joji Matsuoka in 1990.