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A collection of six stories from master of horror Hideshi Hino. In the first story, \"Unusual Fetus: My Baby\", a horror writer jokes with his pregnant wife about her giving birth to a baby lizard, much to her annoyance. But his joke ends up coming true and alizard baby is born. The writer is horrified and tries to get rid of it, but his wife insists on raising it. From there, an unfortunate and bizarre story begins. The second story, \"Flower of Flesh and Blood\", was turned into a direct-to-video film in the Guinea Pig series of movies with Hideshi Hino himself directing. American actor Charlie Sheen one day saw a copy of this film on VHS and contacted the FBI, believing it to be a genuine snuff film...

(from ebookjapan): Lily has had the same dream over and over since her mother died when she was six years old. Now 17 years old and she still has the same dream, but on a trip, the huge tower in the fog that she saw in her dream appears in reality.

(from ebookjapan): Kaoru, a commoner, and Reiko, a daughter of a conglomerate, who attend Aisei Women\'s Academy, are bitter enemies. They are complete opposites in their upbringing and personalities, but when their parents remarry, they end up becoming sisters. Although they repel and hurt each other, they gradually come to understand each other and deepen their bond, but eventually, Reiko develops a love for Kaoru... Kaoru and Reiko embark on a solitary journey together as they face the absurdities of the world.... Riyoko Ikeda delicately depicts the emotional turmoil of adolescent girls in this much-talked-about work! Note: Also contains the one-shot Gomennasai: Ryoko Hagiwara, an elementary school girl, decides to stand up for Yasue Yamada, an impoverished girl in her class. Little did she know the harsh reality awaiting her... A work that frankly depicts class divide and privilege, and how children emulate the practices and discrimination of adults.

For four decades, Golgo 13 has been the world's greatest assassin for hire - sometimes to settle a private score, and sometimes to change history! His real name and nationality are unknown - but his legend is everywhere. G13 never fails a job, and never sees his clients again... ...unless they try to betray him! In 1976 Golgo 13 won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.

A collection of Mizuno one-shots, including some of her earliest works: - **Night of Blue Stars** (青い星の夜, Aoi Hoshi no Yoru) - **Carnival!** (カーニバル！) - **Granite** (みかげ石, Mikageishi) - **The King Who Ate Blue Roses** (青いバラをたべた王様, Aoi Bara wo Tabeta Ousama) - **The Swan of Tuonela** (トゥオネラの白鳥, Tuonela no Hakucho) - Adaptation of Sibelius\'s tone poem. - **Tale of One Snowy Night** (ある雪の夜の物語, Aru Yuki no Yoru no Monogatari) - **The Mermaid Lights the Fire** (人魚が火をともす, Ningyo ga Hi wo Tomosu) - **Star Child** (星の子, Hoshi no Ko) - The \'title\' one-shot of this compilation. Goro is an astronomer down on his luck, struggling to discover something. One night, an little angelic being named Chiru comes down from the stars, changing Goro\'s life... - **Glass Angel** (ガラスの天使, Garasu no Tenshi) - **Two Suns** (二つの太陽, Futatsu no Taiyou) (Note: Official raw only for Star Child).

A collection of SF one-shots by Tezuka from different magazines. --- **Volume 80 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

The story of Dr. Mami, an ugly hunchback who invents a secret potion that makes her beautiful!

Mayumi Makimura is the confident, bright young daughter of a famous professor working on an experimental submarine, the plans for which are being hunted by the female terrorist, Phantom Mouse. However, upon being hit by a meteor, Mayumi is given a form with otherworldly abilities. And in this form, she takes the name \'Super Rose\'...

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