Murakami Motoka

A series of biographical oneshots by various mangaka, published in 2009-2010 by Asahi Shimbun. Each issue focuses on a different notable figure from Japanese history. Collection of all titles released under Asahi Publications can be found on their Official Website - Link Title and Author details for each issue can be found at MangaSeek (JP)

(from ebookjapan): Mangaka Toshiko Ueda, born in 1917 (Taisho 6) and died in 2008 (Heisei 20). This is a story about a real tough woman who paved the way for female mangaka, a path that no one had yet taken. It can be said that the "history of women manga" in Japan began before the war, when a crazy girl named Toshiko Ueda made an imaginary picture in the high and wide sky of Harbin, Manchuria. Motoka Murakami puts his all into this book, the Blue Spring of manga. The long-awaited first volume in tankoban form!

The turbulent Meiji era. Nakamura Juntaro is a natural female actor whose father is a Kabuki actor. There are those who seek to take the lives of Shuntaro and his son, and those who protect them... Shuntaro's birth is shrouded in mystery. Carrying his destiny, Shuntaro dances gracefully on stage today as well.

A collection of short stories: SNOW Anata wo Wasurenai (あなたを忘れない) Pieta (ピエタ) Niji no Machi (虹の町) Guren no Ken (紅蓮の剣) Note: The third story is based on a short story by Jirou Asada (浅田次郎). Not included in the digital edition.

After a strange encounter with a mysterious carcinogenic fetus he found inside a patient’s skull, brain surgeon Minakata Jin slipped back through time. Equipped with modern medical knowledge, he faces various fatal diseases and injuries. He meets the ordinary people of Edo as well as illustrious figures, as his surgical knife carves out a new history.Award: Won the Grand Prize of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.Official English: Author Murakami Motoka fully commissioned an English translation of the manga himself. It can be found on his Patreon, Amazon, or Mangamo.

Kyōto, April 1928. Oshikouji Ryu is 17 years old, and is known as a Kendō prodigy, the 'Dragon of Kyōto'. He will inherit the property of the noble Oshikouji family, but prefers practicing Kendō. He enters Busen, the most renown martial arts school in the country, but his senpai are harsh and intolerable. But Ryu doesn't surrender and overcomes the problems, later on he impresses his senpai and they begin to like him. This manga tells a great story against the richly textured background of historical Japan and China with refined and excellent artwork. Murakami's views on Chinese and Korean people is very warm, and not those of the previous invader and governor such as the extreme right party in Japan. Another interesting part of the manga is its rich depiction of Japanese colorful life. A typical example of the realistic style and a manga of high reputation in Korea and Japan.

An old man who continues to pursue his dreams and a young man who makes those dreams come true. Old manager A. Gorton and natural fighter Guy Huga. The meeting of these two men gave birth to a new legend in NYC.

In the world of motocross, 16-year-old Satoshi Ichimonji fights his way from the novice grade up to Junior Cross championship.

Musashi Natsuki was born to kendoist parents, and was a born kendo boy. His parents named him Musashi Rokusanushi in the hope that he would become a modern-day kendo master.He spends his days doing kendo in Morioka, a town watched over by Mount Iwate, where he spends his days practicing kendo. A super passionate kendo story!Sword of Musashi received the 1984 Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen manga.

Various short stories. That revolve around the lives of mountain climbers, and the trials and tribulations they endure to realize their dreams. Note: Won the 6th Kodansha Manga Award for shounen in 1982.

A race driver who travels from one place to another across the US in search of races to earn prize money. A muddy warrior who rises from the roaring noise even after being stepped on and kicked, his name is Nobu Tokugawa!! This work was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday in 1979.

Akaba Ken is a top-rank stock-car driver who was involved in a horrific accident, which killed 6 spectators. He was badly hurt, but he survived and promised his younger sister that he would give up racing. He goes to America to help his father develop a new Formula 1 racer, but in the testing of the car runs at speeds that set records – so the pressure is on for him to return to racing, this time in the F-1 circuit. He has supporters, but there are also those who don’t want him to come back, including those who caused the original crash…

"I want to challenge my limits as a professional machine builder." Matsudaira Harunobu, president of Matsudaira Motorcycle Industry, launches a racing team with the aim of leaping to the top of the global motoring world. 70 up-and-coming riders are gathered together, but only three will be able to become members! The selection test for this is so terrifying that it can literally be called "murder." Then a serious accident occurs and one of the riders is killed instantly... but President Matsudaira gives the order to continue the tests! This is a shocking work that depicts the extreme conditions faced by men in the pursuit of speed.

The manga centers on Matsuzaki Touma, who was born into a family of noted doctors.

At the Age of Civil Wars, there was a man challenging the men of power, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa, who is called "a child of wind god." His name is Koutarou Fuuma. He has a huge body that is higher than 2m; with his tough muscle, he stands against his enemies with his bare hands!