Noboru Rokuda

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)

"Why do people meet each other?" ─── Kokubunji, a town on the outskirts of Tokyo. One night, police officer Miyoshi, who is on patrol, encounters a corpse dumping site. Miyoshi misses the culprit, but unexpectedly hides the corpse deep in the forest. The encounter between the policeman and the criminal was nothing more than an opportunity. After that, kidnapping, theft, fraud, and confinement cases occurred. Ordinary people start committing crimes because of trivial events... "You're not the only one in pain." When people accept the loneliness of living, they notice the courage to start walking --- A moving comic drawn by the author of the 8 million bestseller "F-F-".

The manga artist Noboru Mutta, who took the world by storm with "Dash Kappei" and "F," introduces the way of thinking when creating manga, using actual manga as the subject matter. Detailed explanations of professional techniques such as how to come up with manga ideas and how to turn those ideas into manga.

Heiji and Rei are bad boys who were separated from their parents when they were young and were taken in by Father Yajima, who runs a church in Osaka. He steals a bag from a man and tries to escape in a Super Cub , but the man chasing him on a three-wheeler at a tremendous speed easily retrieves the bag and says, "I'll do something good. " Pass small chunks. It is said to be the "sixth toe bone" of a genius driver. The two buried their "finger bones" in a time capsule, and together with Wa, who also grew up at Yajima Church, made a vow to "become the best in the world by competing in car races." Then time passed and it was 1970 . Rei, who hadn't heard from him for five years, returns with a large package to Heiji, who has been fighting every day as the leader of the cheering party . The identity of the luggage is a Mercedes-Benz engine extracted from the yakuza boss's car . Rei says that he will use this engine as a base to build a vehicle for racing. From that moment on, Heiji, Rei, and Kazu rush into the world of racing to fulfill their childhood vows. Encountering people, speculation, and getting involved in various things...

Outlaw who killed 21 people in 21 years and died at the age of 21. The life of Billy the Kid, the world's most famous real-life gunslinger in the American West. Billy, a lonely boy who lost his mother to death, is picked up by the gunman "Pat Garrett" who will later take his life, and learns how to live in the wilderness. Unlike the wild image that is familiar in western movies, he has a gentlemanly side, believes in God, and depicts a life-size "Billy" with a painfully masculine sex appeal. After money, women, friendship, and betrayal, Billy...

Moby Dick, a legendary monster truck that drives its riders insane and destroys them. In the past, Kumatora's father challenged the legend, but he couldn't handle it, and collapsed in front of Kumatora. Kumatora confronts Moby Dick to avenge his father.

The later years of Leonardo da Vinci. A road movie from France to his hometown of Vinci, Italy, accompanied by Salai and the Mona Lisa.

The time is the eve of the Meiji Restoration. A mysterious assassin who suddenly appears in the capital of Kyoto, announcing Fuunkyu, cuts down the samurai!

21-year-old Suzuka Kido, an insurance agent and Japanese GP rider, was lured by the voice of her beloved rider Osamu, who passed away in an accident, from the other world, and entered the realm of world-class speed. To set foot in...! The unique downtown genius engineers who assembled the superbike, the orphaned child of "Osamu", the widow, and even the twin genius riders of "Osamu" will appear, and the stage will be the Suzuka 8 hour endurance race in the middle of summer! I hear

After returning to Japan, Gunma Akagi married Junko, and had a son, Ruri. He breaks his ties with the world of racing and begins a car demolition business to seal his past memories. This was to teach Ruri "a way of life that has nothing to do with automobiles." However, Ruri also learned to drive and entered the world of racing.

Ichizu Tsuchida was abandoned by his parents at the age of 5 along with his older sister and entered an institution. In order not to be thrown away from the world with the trauma of being abandoned by his parents, he entered the ring as a professional boxer and challenged the fight. However, as soon as he went up to the ring, his head turned white and he couldn't move his body all the time and lost the match. It was Hideki Takayama, a senior in the same gym and Japanese featherweight champion, who encouraged him in his despair. Such a respected Takayama loses to Kihara in a defensive battle. Kihara insulted Takayama in the victory interview.

Toko, the only daughter of Nonomura Hospital, is a female doctor who has loved gambling since childhood and even gambled with patients' lives. Her childhood friend, Kumi, was being examined by Toko for her chest disease, but she committed suicide because of a lie told by her husband, Eijiro. Angered by learning the truth about her, Touko challenges Nonomura Hospital to a match...!

Kiura is a baseball player on decline, he must also face the pangs of fatherhood. He raises his only son alone and his failures in the field are a source of jokes for the young boy. Yet his only goal is simple: to make her son happy. A fantastic tale that highlights the duplicity of human society, between ordinary violence and social hypocrisy.

Kobayashi is a probation officer. He works to rehabilitate former prisoners and tries to protect repentant criminals from the risk of re-offending. When he agrees to take responsibility for young Kenji Daitô, accused of murder, obscure memories seem to suddenly come to the surface. The tragedy that surrounds Kobayashi's past could well end up catching up with him...

Children Uta and Taka escaped from Shinobi no Sato. Hungry, the hawk kills a man who is suffering from a stomachache. During their journey, they meet a beautiful woman named Tama who has run away from a brothel. When they arrived in Edo, they met the landlady of the tenement house, and Uta was praised for her painting talent. They decided to take over the world with Uta as a painting, Taka as a villain, and Tama as a prostitute.

Sabani, since his childhood, films everything he sees with a camera tied to his shoulder. A true image hunter, he never misses an opportunity to capture intense moments, even if it means provoking them himself... When he arrives in the town of Enoshima, determined to save a small dilapidated cinema from ruin, it is also to interfere, sometimes with humor, sometimes with gravity, in the daily life of the people of the region, and to push them to finally become actors of their own life.

After eight years in Africa, photo reporter Koutaro Himuro returns to Japan to receive an award. On this occasion, he meets Eriko, his ex-wife. Wishing to introduce their only daughter, Aya, to Africa, Koutaro tries to convince Eriko to let her go with him, without success. A few days later, Eriko tells him that their daughter is nowhere to be found. Only a few pictures remain, strange to say the least... A desperate attempt follows for this father to find his daughter.

After 40 years, Manjiro Ota has returned to Wakaba City as mayor. However, he had a certain suspicion about this town. A long time ago, he used to preach to himself, an old man he hated. The old man has already passed away, but Michio Hoshimoriyama, who is expected in Wakaba City, was the old man's great-grandson. Manjiro trying to destroy the city, Michio being used, and a road race comic about people and the city.

1995 Africa Zaire. In the village where Yoko, who graduated from medical school, works, an epidemic of Ebola occurs. While the spread of infection has to be minimized, Yoko and the others are keenly aware of the powerlessness of humans. I think we may be a failure of God... The stage changes to 1501, the Republic of Florence. There was a sculptor who was frustrated because he couldn't get the stone he liked, and his God-like Michelangelo!

Eight young brothers decide to live on their own when their father is hospitalized. Kansai downtown drifting story of laughter and tears.

A young man, called 'Bin' by his friends, works at his part-time job and lives in an unusual non-blood-related family with three women. The oldest, Touko, is a single woman in her forties who runs a modest bar. She actually owns the house they all live in. Next, Makiko, is a woman in her thirties who works at a life insurance company. She once had her own family, but now she is the only one left. The youngest, Reiko, works desperately hard at a publishing company, where her colleagues seem determined to keep her from success. On the surface, the four of them appear to be a happy family, but Bin is all too aware of the secrets just below the surface. One day, Bin runs into a stargazing young woman named Kanako. Kanako is from a particularly short-lived family, and she is desperate to experience life at its fullest before her impending death. She's determined that she wants Bin to be a part of that life, but her violent older brother has other plans. How will Bin successfully navigate his relationships with these four women, and will he ever truly understand love?

When I woke up that morning, I realized that I wasn't my usual self... A cartoonist who suddenly became a "dog" one day. What is the answer he finds in his encounters with people who become "dogs" just like him??

Ko Ikuta, a lonely boy, lost his mother when he was three years old, and his father wanted to establish himself as a writer, so he entrusted him to his older sister's house. His aunt's house runs a fishing tackle shop, and the only place he can stay is a small chair in the corner of the shop... Includes the title work "Umi ga Naru Toki" as well as "Fuuen" and "Suna no Shozo".

Aiming to become a detective like Oto, newcomer Akira Yugami became a detective. In the Criminal Division of Kamenoike Police Station, where he was assigned, there is a man who looks like a beast, Kameno Mantaro. Akira, who was taken a liking to by Mantaro, is swayed by Mantaro, and his unreasonable behavior only increases his distrust. Will Akira be able to know Mantaro's true face while investigating the case?

Fuji foot. In the 17th year of the Meiji era, the prophet Osen saw monsters in a crystal ball. The crystal ball falls into the hands of Doshi Gonsuke, who plots to make the demons his own. On the other hand, Osen's disciple, Goro, traveled to Yokohama in the Meiji era to uncover the true identity of the monster! Not knowing what kind of trials await Goro...

Namiro Itsuki is a giant of a young man whose huge stature has earned him the nickname "Baron." His peaceful everyday life is thrown into disarray when a flying saucer suddenly appears before him and his friend Yoko. As the two try meet with various odd encounters, could it be that the UFO is the one tying all these events together?

In 1952, Genjiro Umekawa, the second generation of Umekawa-gumi, who runs a civil engineering construction company, was a man with many dreams and a habit of saying, "Since I was born a man, I must build a city. I was born a man, but that is my destiny..." . Genjiro's eldest son Ichigo (Ichigo) develops acute pneumonia shortly after his birth and undergoes major surgery to remove one lung...!? A human drama work that spells out his life.

Hibiki, the daughter of a wealthy family, was chasing Kazuya, a motorcycle racer. One day, she sees Kazuya cheating on her with a female entourage. Hibiki climbs to the roof of a building to commit her suicide, but she meets Hyo on the spot with whom she fights. She was a wandering Hyo looking for a place to die, but she got into trouble with Hibiki and Kazuya, met a motorcycle, and started running on the circuit.

F tells the story of Gunma Akagi, who dreams of becoming an F1 driver, and his father, Soichiro Akagi, the head of the Akagi conglomerate. As Gunma makes his way up through F3 and F3000, he experiences a series of tragedies, such as the death of someone close to him. Meanwhile, Soichiro deals with his own struggles in his fight to emerge on the political scene and build his ideal country, facing betrayals and other setbacks. But with sheer determination, both overcome their misfortunes and carry on. F is both a manga about racing, and also the story of a conflict between father and son, as Gunma seeks to achieve his dream of excelling over his father with success on the F1 stage.Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Seinen/General in 1991

Ryohei Utsumi, an art student who has lost sight of his goals after being rejected over and over again at public exhibitions. One day, he was introduced to a part-time job by his senior, but it turned out to be a yakuza company!?

Shun Hidaka, a boy who is confident in his quickness, goes to Tokyo with the aim of becoming the world's number one pickpocket. However, he ended up in a confrontation with a boxer and was completely defeated. After learning that Jim's cute daughter Nagisa's dream is to "bring out a world champion from the gym", he changes his goal. Aim to be the boxing world champion!

Kai and Keiko hit their heads hard with an iron bar and traveled to the dream world. In order to return to the original world, they meet a dream resident called Baku, but invaders who want to destroy the dream world appear and attack Kai and others! A fantasy comic drawn by Noboru Mutsuta!

Kappei Sakamoto, a small and fussy first-year student at Seirin High School, is a problem child who loves girls and pure white panties. One day, he finds out that he is peeking into the girls' locker room, and ends up being chased by the lifestyle guidance teacher. He takes refuge in the gymnasium where the basketball team is practicing, and shows off his extraordinary reflexes. The captain of the basketball club anticipates this and recommends him to join the club...!?

Husband, Jutaro Yamada, who is absorbed in the snack commute. The eldest son, Shigeru, who works as an AV actor from a horse racing flea shop. The eldest daughter, Shoko, who is dating a delinquent. Hatsue, a housewife who is troubled by family discord, finds a purpose in life... A slapstick human story that reconsiders the meaning of family through the publication of a local newspaper in a small downtown shopping district.