From TokyoPop (based on volume 1):The World at the Brink of Self-AnnihilationThe nuclear age has brought with it the arms race, which has led to the advent of weapons powerful enough to destroy the world itself several times over. Unwilling to take the plunge into Armageddon, the world powers, in league with a group known only as the Black Ghost, have developed super soldiers known as the Cyborgs, designed to fight the wars of the world in space. Unfortunately, the Black Ghost didn't ask the Cyborgs how they felt about their role in the new world order.This classic work from manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori (Masked Rider) not only told a thrilling tale set against a backdrop of Cold War tensions, but it also helped define the genre of super team stories such as Battle of the Planets, Voltron, and The Power Rangers.
A lonely and bleak-spirited police officer named Taki Kazuya works in America, though the fires that once drove him seem to have burnt out. A supernatural attack on children - his friends - revives the fire that once burned brightly within! Together with the help of Kamen Rider 1, Hongo Takeshi, he drives off the threat. However, he learns that there is a greater threat looming on the horizon and sets out to find Kamen Rider 2, Ichimonji Hayato.
The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.This series won the 1968 Shogakukan Manga Award.
(from ebookjapan):What's the matter with being kidnapped!? Girls are strong! In addition to the title story "Tomboy Banzai," "Ga-tunk Classroom" depicts a no-good art teacher who boldly challenges what she wants to do when she is told that she has only one month to live. Manga School" and "MY Friend," in which Mr. Ishimori teaches how to draw manga. In Ishimori-style, "Won't You Come to the Swan Lake Together?" "Azukin-chan" and "Shin Masterpiece Fairy Tale Akazukin-chan". It contains a total of 13 stories, including the horror manga "The Silver Eyes".*Note: CDJapan link only for MY Friend, which is bundled with other Ishinomori shojo oneshots from different one-shot compilations.*