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From all around the world come many legends and beliefs; professor Munakata, an authority on the study of folklore, reveals the invisible historical facts hidden behind the myths. This story is brightly depicted, the main character using keen reasoning and a deep insight to solve one mystery after another.
Science fiction manga series about the discovery of a gateway in time and space deep underwater which allows for travel between the present day and the age of the dinosaurs.
The Blue Hole is a gateway that takes you back in time to a prehistoric age. In anticipation of the astonishing discovery, the United Kingdom and the United States dispatched a joint team to the Jurassic world 145 million years ago and embarked on a full-scale investigation. Just then, a sudden phenomenon cuts off communications with the modern world. Few people with limited equipment are left behind. Survival in a terrifying world where everything is unknown and dinosaurs roam free has begun!
Amamiya Taki, an employee - albeit a reluctant one - of the Parapsychology Research Institute, is suddenly notified of the suicide of a twin brother he never even knew existed. This event sets into motion a shocking chain of occurrences, the first of which is the discovery that Taki has no brain.Note: Nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.
A collection of short stories:The Distant Dawn - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 Issue 34The Steel Queen - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 April 28th Extra EditionEscape from the Wastelands - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 Issue 39Funeral Convoy - Monthly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1976 MarchA Call from Afar - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1978 September 15th Extra EditionWhiteout - Weekly Manga Action (Futabasha) 1979 Super Fiction August 31 Extra EditionAmazons of the River - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1977 September 10th Extra EditionThe Carneades Plan - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1976 August 20th Extra EditionAlgae (Part 1) - Monthly Bears’ Club (Shueisha) 1990 AugustAlgae (Part 2) - Monthly Bears’ Club (Shueisha) 1990 SeptemberLightning Strike - Monthly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 AugustEmperor of Winter - Young Magazine (Kodansha) 1996 JulyOne Day In The Life of Ivan Dejavu - Business Jump (Shueisha) 1986 MarchAlice (Part 1) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 AugustAlice (Part 2) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 SeptemberAlice (Part 3) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 OctoberThe Distant Dawn won the 9th Tezuka Prize in 1975.