Shirato Sanpei

A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering one-shots from every Garo mangaka up until 1984.

(from ebookjapan): One day, a man goes hunting. On the way, he sees a wild cow stuck in a muddy swamp, and with desperate effort, he saves it. Some years later, a mysterious boy appears in the man's village, saying that he has come to look for his father. The boy says that his father is the man who once saved the wildebeest. The boy takes the man to his mother's place, and the man is led to a wild cow...

A collection of unique works depicting the figures of those who live in a destined destiny in a ruthless world. Originally published in various magazines from 1960 to 1965.

(from ebookjapan): East Africa, 1800s. In a village wiped out by drought, an infant miraculously survives. The child is swallowed by a torrent created by a sudden squall and buried in the mud, but is saved by a passing cowherd. The kind-hearted man named the child "Baccus" (meaning "budding thing"). But the man is killed by a falling rock. Then came a man named Zeus, who had been banished from a village as punishment for meddling with another man's wife. He returns to his former village with a number of cows and Baccus that he happened to have in his possession. Things take an unexpected turn from there...

Part of the Myths and Legends Series, Shirato tackles the tale of Pentheus, as well as others of his bloodline, such as Europa and Cadmus. Europa, daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor, is abducted by Zeus as part of a ploy to take down the Python. Cadmus, her brother, searches far and wide for her, and eventually reaches the literal ends of the earth. Fate has more in store, for him, however, as the interests of gods and men intertwine throughout his family, until it reaches his ill-fated grandson, Pentheus - who threatens to go against what his lineage has built up, and stood for. Also includes Shirato's adaptation of the tale of Caeneus​, the woman who transformed into a man impervious to weapons, never to be raped again by another man.

Part of the "Myths and Legends" series, depicts the endless life of human beings since ancient times on a grand scale without a single line of dialogue. In the primitive times, when man did not even have language, a woman wanders in the savanna, between the jungle and desert. She expresses all her emotions with her whole body and lives in the world of the weak and the strong, creates two mud dolls. However, she is killed by a hunter who stabs her with a spear, and the mud dolls, bathed in her blood, transform into two infants...

Sugaru no Shi (スガルの死) 2-5. Menashi (目無し) 6-7. Hagoromo (はごろも) Kamui Gaiden: Kyuuichi (カムイ外伝 九の一)

During the Keicho era, Kikyo, a young girl living with her grandfather Iwanami Rando in the great outdoors of a corner of the Yamato Plateau, comes to the aid of a swordsman surrounded by An'yaken's gang, but ends up in danger and is saved by her grandfather. An'yaken disappears, saying he will use Ushisan's magic to take Rando's life. From the next day, eerie dolls begin to appear around Rando, he develops a high fever, and dies after entrusting a scroll to Kikyo

A spin-off work starring Kamui, one of the main characters of Kamui-den. The first 2 volumes were published in a Shounen magazine and ended with the 20th chapter in 1971. The manga changed art style and direction when it switched to a Seinen publication in 1988. The violent and sexual explicit part of the narrative was the basis for the American adaptation by Eclipse Comics in the 1980s and its unedited Viz re-release in 1999.

During the Tensho era, the young boy Watari and the old man Ji took up residence in the ninja village of Iga, where the ninjas were divided into two rival factions, the Hyakuchi and the Fujibayashi Sects. The leaders of each sect ruled with the threat of death, and eventually those who wished to break the status quo formed a third Akame Sect. Watari and Ji play an active role in exposing dark conspiracies swirling around Iga Village, trying to overthrow the tyrannical ninja rulers.

A spin-off of Ninja Bugeichou that follows the exploits of the wandering monk known as Mufudojin

The story of a young boy Kamui growing up to become a ninja. His life of training ends when he realizes that he doesn't want to be a ninja and decides to become a nukenin (outlaw ninja), someone who is not affiliated with an organization and is hunted for leaving the clan…

At a ninja school in the village of Nabari, Iga, many young people are training hard to become full-fledged ninjas. In the 15th year of the Keicho era, three young people, Kumomaru, Saizo, and Kikyo, complete their training and set out on their own paths, believing only in their own techniques

(from ebookjapan): In the frontier days of the Wild West, there was a boy who was feared as the "Boy God of Death". It was widely rumored that the town he visited would be wiped out. A man with a baby and a white woman walk across the open fields where a hot wind blows, and the two are pursued by the woman's father, who is furious at their love for each other. Exhausted and on the verge of giving up, the three meet Kim.

Before the Osaka Summer Campaign, Tokugawa Ieyasu gathered his retainers, including Yagyu Tajima and Hattori Hanzo, at Edo Castle for a meeting. At the meeting, Tajima discovers a ninja of the Sarutobi-ryu style lurking behind the ceiling and immediately orders Hattori Hanzo, the leader of the official secret society, to pursue him. Hanzo wants to eliminate the Sarutobi-ninja under the command of Yukimura Sanada, an enemy of Ieyasu, and meets a boy named Sasuke on his way to pursue them. At the same time, Tajima, who had determined that the covert group led by Hanzo could not eliminate the Sarutobi Ninja alone, was in pursuit of the Sarutobi Ninja using the Yagyu Shinobi under his control. Eventually, one of the Yagyu ninja killed the Sarutobi ninja, but he was killed by the newly emerged Sarutobi ninja. Hattori Hanzo, who witnessed the whole event, learned that the Sarutobi Ninja were not actually alone, but that all those who used Sarutobi's techniques called themselves Sarutobi Ninja (ninja monkey group).

Sanpei Shirato has adapted Seton's masterpiece depicting animals living in nature into a gekiga with a realistic touch. A masterpiece of accurate animal depiction that received high praise.

In medieval Japan, the feudal lord Nobuhira reigns as an authentic tyrant over his domain, carrying out all kinds of abuses on the peasants. He kills some for fun, to test the effectiveness of his sword blade and to generate a climate of terror that drives other farmers into blind obedience. These, increasingly reduced to starvation, are forced to pay higher and higher taxes in rice, extorted from them through coercive methods, the kidnapping of women or the taking of hostages but all their attempts to revolt are suffocated in blood in the bud. One day, however, a crippled monk makes his appearance in those lands, who attributes those nefarious events to the curse of the venerable Akame, who in reality are very normal rabbits, the main food of the local population. The rabbits thus become the object of the veneration of the peasants, who invoke their protection, which, however, is not frowned upon by the feudal lord...

(from ebookjapan): Sasuke, the son of a farmer and his wife, disappears while his parents are away from him. The villagers' desperate search is in vain, and Sasuke is never found. As the days went by, a pack of wolves attacked the village far from here. Tomekichi, a hunter who set foot in the mountains to hunt for the main wolf, was attacked not by wolves but by a boy...!

The fate of the world is entrusted to one young ninja... The long-awaited reprint of the legendary full-length work by master Sanpei Shirato!! The time is a world of war. Ishimaru, a boy who lost his parents in the war, was picked up by Ishigumo, a Koga ninja, and spent all his time training in ninjutsu deep in the mountains of Shinshu. Eventually, Ishimaru grows up to be a full-fledged ninja, and his teacher Ishigumo reveals the existence of the "Tome of Dragon Smoke." The Book of Dragon Smoke contains a terrible secret that could destroy the world, and it has been protected by Koga-ryu ninja for generations, and now Sekigumo is in charge of it. However, Ishigumo was killed by someone and the Book of Dragon Smoke was stolen from him!! Ishimaru, who inherited his master's will, keeps appearing one after another, defeating the assassins who stand in his way, and protecting world peace. Is it possible!? A fierce battle over the Tome of Dragon Smoke begins! First published in "Weekly Shonen Magazine'' (Kodansha) 1960 Issues 29-52 "Kaze no Ishimaru'' is a ninja manga series. This is a full-length ninja action drama published in 1960 in Shonen Magazine (Kodansha) by master Sanpei Shirato as his first weekly serial. It is full of highlights, such as the hard and beautiful touch, the ninjutsu with scientific elements unique to Shirato's works, the foreshadowing throughout, and the basic setting that later became part of the original work of the anime \`\`Fujimaru of the Wind''. However, its greatest appeal lies in its unique characters. The story progresses from the perspectives of various characters, including Ishimaru's rival Iga ninja Hayate Kozo, the mysterious boy Netaro, the Kyushu ninja sword style, and the swordsman Yagyu Jubei who also uses ninjutsu, vividly depicting the emotional entanglement with the main character Ishimaru. There is. In response to many requests, we hope that you will feel the author's feelings for peace in this taiga work, which has been revived in modern times for the first time in about 50 years.

A historical manga that depicts people who defy fate and live by faith in a world of war. (from MangaUpdates): The classic, long ninja saga. Many intertwined themes and many characters. It is a series that is as well a traditional samurai tale as an attempt of Shirato to uncover the role of revolting peasants in feudal Japan. It was adapted into a film by Nagisa Oshima in 1966. Kagemaru is a fictional samurai, the hero of the story, aiding the peasants in their struggle for life. Nobunaga Oda, the historical 16th century warlord is his opponent.

Set in Showa-era Japan shortly after the end of the Pacific War, the story depicts a father and son tormented by the vengeful spirits of the dead that repeatedly attack them, and their struggle to confront these forces. The exact reason why it has not been reprinted or reissued for so long since its initial publication is unclear, but it is thought that the vivid depictions of the military oppressing innocent civilians in the South Pacific during the war—inserted as the protagonist’s father’s flashbacks in the first half of the story—and the gravity of the content may be factors contributing to the delay in its reissue.

Kiritaro, a young samurai born in the Warring States period, was searching for his mother. In the midst of his search, he met Kasumi, a young ninja of the Kouga school of ninjutsu. He spent a few happy days with Kasumi and her grandfather, Kasumi Hakuun, who was also a ninja master, before continuing on his journey. After Kiritaro left, Hakuun was killed by Shin Higashihara. Kasumi, now an orphan, was reunited with Kiritaro and set out together to find revenge for her grandfather. This book is the author's memorable debut work, published by Tomoe Publishing in 1957. It is not only the starting point of his career as a manga artist, which began after working on picture books, but is also a notable work in manga history, as an origin of the Ninja Bugeicho and Kamuiden genres. Content: Konoha no Mai - 木の葉の舞い Haha wo Tazuneru - 母をたずねて Roppon Matsutooge no Meguriai - 六本松峠のめぐりあい Shirakumo no Saigo - 白雲の最後 Kataude no Bushi - かたうでの武士 Kaito Kokemaru - 怪盗こけ丸 Sonoato no Kiritarou - 其後のきり太郎 Ada wo Tazunete - 仇をたづねて Ibukiyama no Orochi - 伊吹山の大蛇 Kenfuu Ourai - 剣風往来 Saigo no Kettou - 最後の決闘

The rogue ninja Kamui is struggling to free himself from the iron fist of his own clan. As a ronin, he should not exist. In his flight from his clan he meets another ronin ninja, a woman named Sugaru. Sugaru, wanting only to live in peace, is very distrustful. Her paranoia is shown to be justified. The manga covers Kamui's struggle to leave his past behind and Sugaru's failure to do the same.

Completely includes "Ninto Thief Haguro Tribe Edition" and "Nachi Ninjakan Edition"!! The original story of the anime version is revived!