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This magazine was targeted at older men and the stories contain mature topics and can contain graphic detail. Representative images for the series have been selected to minimize the graphic imagery. Plot summaries may allude to some of those mature topics.


2001 – #1

Release Date: 12/19/2000

Cover Date: 1/3/2001

Total Issue #: 116

Cover: My Sky

Columns:

  • A Salaryman’s Essential Loadout
  • Freedom of Wine
  • Koike Kazuo’s Character Theory
  • Allman’s Pub
TitleChapter #
My Sky (俺の空)6 (Color)
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)2
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)44
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)3
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)5
Asoko no Musuko (アソコのムスコ)1
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)57
Flying Dragon (飛龍)Oneshot
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)34
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)30 (Color)
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)93
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)41
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)105
Rush Hours (ラッシュ・アワーズ)7
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)11
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)26
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)81
Straits Story (海峡ものがたり)39 (End)

This issue when purchased at participating 7-11 stores had a pack-in bonus mousepad featuring an illustration from My Sky.

Asoko no Musuko (アソコのムスコ)

Author: Toshihiko Fujinami (藤波俊彦)

Notable Previous Works: Created Only♥You Viva! Cabaret Club (Only♥You ビバ!キャバクラ) in 1998 for Fusosha’s SPA! magazine.

Previous Allman Works:
Created the oneshot Konpa with a Queen (女王様と合コン) in issue #18 in 2000.

All Star Guest #89

Story:
Takashi Takashimazu, a company employee, is reluctant to bring the woman he is dating back to his house. She then discovers that what appears to be a normal house on the outside actually has a cabaret club inside!

This is a 3 chapter oneshot series.

Flying Dragon (飛龍)

Artist: Tetta Yamada (やまだ哲太)
Author: Shiryu Nakata (中田志竜)

Previous Allman Works:
Artist Tetta Yamada previously created the Aohige wa Iku (青ひげは行く) which started in issue #23 in 1998 and ended in issue #22 in 2000.

All Star Guest #90

Story:
Ryu Koike has some unpaid debts. So when the debt collector breaks into his apartment, an intense battle of shogi begins!


2001 – #2

Release Date: 1/3/2001

Cover Date: 1/16/2001

Total Issue #: 117

Cover: My Sky

TitleChapter #
My Sky (俺の空)7
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)4
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)3
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)94
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)58
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)6
I’m Susumu Haruno, Part of the Resident Advisor Department (わたくし区民相談係 春野進と申しま)3
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)45
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)106
Lassie (ラッシー)1
Asoko no Musuko (アソコのムスコ)2
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)42
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)35
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)31
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)12
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)27
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)82
Rush Hours (ラッシュ・アワーズ)8

(With Lassie being on hiatus for a year, the magazine re-published the original chapters again to get readers caught back up with the story)


2001 – #3

Release Date: 1/16/2001

Cover Date: 2/6/2001

Total Issue #: 118

TitleChapter #
My Sky (俺の空)8
Lassie (ラッシー)2
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)7
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)59
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)46
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)5
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)36
Rose Man (薔薇男 (ローズマン))Oneshot
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)13
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)4
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)32
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)43
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)107
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)95
Asoko no Musuko (アソコのムスコ)3
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)28
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)83
Rush Hours (ラッシュ・アワーズ)9

Rose Man (薔薇男 (ローズマン))

Author: Kōji Maki (巻来功士)

Story:
This is a 37 page oneshot manga, but no other information is available.


2001 – #4

Release Date: 2/6/2001

Cover Date: 2/20/2001

Total Issue #: 119

TitleChapter #
Lassie (ラッシー)3
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)60
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)8
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)5
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)108
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)44
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)96
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)47
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)6
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)14
Tanigawa High School’s Loser Track & Field Club (谷川高校へっぽこ陸上部)Oneshot (Color)
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)37
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)33
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)84
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)29
Transaction (取引)Oneshot
Rush Hours (ラッシュ・アワーズ)10 (End)

Tanigawa High School’s Loser Track & Field Club (谷川高校へっぽこ陸上部)

Author: Natsuko Heiuchi (塀内夏子)

Previous Work:
Created the short series Boy Meets Girl – Mound no Shoujo (Boy Meets Girl ~マウンドの少女~) for Kodansha’s Magazine Special in 2000.

Story:
With the hopes of getting an interview with the girls from the newspaper club, Shirou joins the track-and-field club with the specialty in pole vaulting as no-one else was doing it. Can he overcome his inexperience and earn Mimiko’s respect?

The story was reprinted in the Natsuko Heiuchi Short Story Collection 2 (塀内夏子短編集2).

Transaction (取引)

Artist: Kitashiro Satoshi (北代聡)
Author: Gaku Yakumaru (薬丸岳)

Previous Allman Work:
The artist, Kitashiro Satoshi, created Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) which started its full serialization in the first issue of Manga Allman.

Oneshot was an honorable mention in the ALLMANGA Prize contest.

Story:
No information about this 49 page oneshot is available.


2001 – #5

Release Date: 2/20/2001

Cover Date: 3/6/2001

Total Issue #: 120

Columns:

  • Freedom of Wine
  • Koike Kazuo’s Character Theory
  • A Salaryman’s Essential Loadout
  • Allman’s Pub
TitleChapter #
My Sky (俺の空)9 (Color)
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)22
Lassie (ラッシー)4
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)38
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)61
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)Oneshot
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)48
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)7 (Color)
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)9
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)6
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)15
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)85
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)45
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)109
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)97
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)34
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)30

Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)

Author: Kazuya Kudo (工藤かずや)
Artist: Yuko Hanai (花井由湖)

Previous Work:
Kazuya Kudo was the author of Mother (マザー) with Tatsuhiko Akihara as the artist in the 3 volume series in 1998.

Previous Allman Work:
Yuko Hanai had the Aran (阿乱) manga series which started in issue #12 in 1996.

Story:
Follows the story of Steffi Mayer in a war setting.


2001 – #6

Release Date: 3/6/2001

Cover Date: 3/19/2001

Total Issue #: 121

Cover: My Sky

TitleChapter #
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)1 (Color)
My Sky (俺の空)10
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)39
Lassie (ラッシー)5
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)7
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)49
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)Oneshot
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)98
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)16
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)46 (Color)
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)10
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)23
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)110
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)8
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)86
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)2
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)35
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)31

Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)

Author: Tatsuya Egawa (江川 達也)
Original Story of “The Tale of Genji”: Shikibu Murasaki (紫式部)

Previous Work:
Previously worked on Happy Boy for the Shonen Gangan magazine by Square Enix in 1996. More notably known for the Golden Boy manga started in 1992 in Super Jump magazine and Magical Taruruto (まじかる☆タルるートくん) in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1988 by Sheuisha.

Previous Manga Allman Work:
Created Deadman in issue #3 in 1998. Was also Allstar Guest #5 along with author Toshiki Yui (唯登詩樹) in Issue #2 in February 1996 with the SEXY oneshot manga.

Story:
A new interpretation of the 1000-year best seller love story. Set in the beautiful Heian period, the story of Prince Genji is re-envisioned as an erotic love story….


2001 – #7

Release Date: 3/19/2001

Cover Date: 4/3/2001

Total Issue #: 122

TitleChapter #
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)2
My Sky (俺の空)11
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)40
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)8
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)11
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)62
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)111
Lassie (ラッシー)6
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)50
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)47
Tsunami (つなみ)1
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)87
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)36
I’ll Make Setsuko Cum! (せつ子イカせます!)Oneshot
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)24
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)17
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)9
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)99
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)32

Tsunami (つなみ)

Author: Shingo Okada (岡田進吾)
Artist: Naoki Taki (滝直毅)

Story:
No information about this short series is available. The first chapter was 31 pages.

I’ll Make Setsuko Cum! (せつ子イカせます!)

Author: Komomo Hanasakura (華桜小桃)

Previous Work: Debuted in Mikosuri Han Gekijo by Bunkasha in 2000.

Story:
No information about this series of 4-panel stories. There were 5 stories spread across 3 pages.


2001 – #8

Release Date: 4/3/2001

Cover Date: 4/17/2001

Total Issue #: 123

TitleChapter #
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)9
My Sky (俺の空)12
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)3
Theater Space Wada Radio (劇空間 和田ラヂヲ)1
Tsunami (つなみ)2
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)41
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)63
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)12
Lassie (ラッシー)7
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)112
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)51
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)100
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)48
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)88
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)10
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)25
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)37
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)33
Sexual Package (せくしゃるぱっけーじ)18 (End)

Theater Space Wada Radio (劇空間 和田ラヂヲ)

Author: Radio Wada (和田ラヂヲ)

Notable Previous Works: Worked on various short stories for various magazines, typically by Shueisha since 1992.

Story:
No information about this series of short comics is available. The first chapter was 8 stories told across 5 pages.


2001 – #9

Release Date: 4/17/2001

Cover Date: 5/1/2001

Total Issue #: 124

TitleChapter #
My Sky (俺の空)13
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)4
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)52
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)10
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)64
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)13
Lassie (ラッシー)8
Theater Space Wada Radio (劇空間 和田ラヂヲ)2
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)26
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)113
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)42
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)101
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)53
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)49
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)89
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)11
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)38
Tsunami (つなみ)3 (End)
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)34

2001 – #10

Release Date: 5/1/2001

Cover Date: 5/16/2001

Total Issue #: 125

TitleChapter #
Ty Cobb (タイ・カッブ)1 (Color)
My Sky (俺の空)14
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)5
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)43
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)65
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)11
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)14
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)50
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)114
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)54
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)102
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)12
Theater Space Wada Radio (劇空間 和田ラヂヲ)3
Lassie (ラッシー)9
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)27
Sōru-dō Customer Service Center (ソウル堂お客様相談室)Oneshot
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)39
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)90
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)35

Ty Cobb (タイ・カッブ)

Author: Hirohiko Araki (荒木飛呂彦)
Artist: Hirohisa Onikubo (鬼窪 浩久)

Notable Previous Works: Artist Hirohisa Onikubo previously worked on various adult short stories, including the short series Ryoute Ippai no Houseki (両手いっぱいの宝石) in 2000.

Previous Allman Work: Hirohiko Araki had the 2-part oneshot of Dolce & His Master (ドルチ ~ダイ・ハード・ザ・キャット) in 1996 issues #11 and #12 and Deadman’s Questions (デッドマンズQ) in 1999 issue #12.

Story:
This two-part story tells the story of the actual baseball player Ty Cobb, who when stepping up to the bat appears to be possessed by a vengeful ghost.

Sōru-dō Customer Service Center (ソウル堂お客様相談室)

Author: Eita Kurachi (倉地英太)

Story:
No information about this 9 page short manga is available.


2001 – #11

Release Date: 5/16/2001

Cover Date: 6/6/2001

Total Issue #: 126

TitleChapter #
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)66
Ty Cobb (タイ・カッブ)2
My Sky (俺の空)15
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)6
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)12
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)103
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)15
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)40
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)115
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)55
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)51
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)45
Lassie (ラッシー)10
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)13
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)28
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)91
One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲)36 (End)

2001 – #12

Release Date: 6/6/2001

Cover Date: 6/20/2001

Total Issue #: 127

Cover: My Sky

TitleChapter #
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)13
My Sky (俺の空)16
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)56
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)67
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)7
Secret Salaryman (シークレット・サラリーマン)1
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)104
Lassie (ラッシー)11
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)116
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)15
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)46
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)52
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)92
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)14
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)47
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)41
Taihei Tengoku Engi (太平天国演義)29
Nikola Tesla (ニコラ・ステラ)1

Secret Salaryman (シークレット・サラリーマン)

Author: Isami Nakagawa (中川いさみ)

Notable Previous Works:
Created Kankeisuji (関係筋) in 1998 for Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirits magazine.

Previous Allman Work:
Originally had the Secret Salaryman as a planned 3-chapter series starting in 2000 issue #20.

Story:
The short stories of everyday salarymen in Japan that save the country from collapse! It is a series of 4-panel manga that continues from the original 3-part oneshot series. The chapters are now numbered starting at 1 again.

Nikola Tesla (ニコラ・ステラ)

Author: Hirohiko Araki (荒木飛呂彦)
Artist: Hirohisa Onikubo (鬼窪 浩久)
Assistance: Nobuyuki Fujii (藤井伸幸)

Notable Previous Works:
This first chapter of the 2-chapter oneshot was originally published in the June 1989 issue of Super Jump. It was reprinted in Manga Allman prior to the 2nd chapter being published.

Previous Allman Work:
Both Hirohiko Araki and Hirohisa Onikubo created Ty Cobb (タイ・カッブ) which was 2 chapters that started in the 10th issue this year.

Hirohiko Araki had the 2-part oneshot of Dolce & His Master (ドルチ ~ダイ・ハード・ザ・キャット) in 1996 issues #11 and #12 and Deadman’s Questions (デッドマンズQ) in 1999 issue #12.

Story:
This two-part story tells the story of the actual inventor, Nikola Tesla.


2001 – #13

Release Date: 6/20/2001

Cover Date: 7/4/2001

Total Issue #: 128

Cover: My Sky

TitleChapter #
My Sky (俺の空)17
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)14
Secret Salaryman (シークレット・サラリーマン)2
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)68
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)105
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)48
I’m Susumu Haruno, Part of the Resident Advisor Department (わたくし区民相談係 春野進と申しま)4
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)42
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)117
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)15
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)58
Excavator Sōsuke (発掘屋惣介)1
Lassie (ラッシー)12
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)53
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)17
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)8
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)93
Sōru-dō Customer Service Center (ソウル堂お客様相談室)Oneshot
Happy Family (シアワセ家族)Oneshot

Excavator Sōsuke (発掘屋惣介)

Author: Toshihito Yuzawa (湯沢敏仁)

Winner of the ALLMANGA Prize Contest.

Story:
On the surface, Sōsuke appears to be an archaeologist, but his true identity is…

Happy Family (シアワセ家族)

Author: Tetsuya Tsutsui (筒井哲也)
Previous Work:
Debut work as a prize winner from the Allman Manga Award. Would later create Prophecy (予告犯) in Jump X magazine in 2011.

Previous Allman Work:
In issue #12 from 1997 his oneshot manga Horror Book – A Terrifying Horror Story (HB ホラー・ブック 戦慄の恐怖譚) was published. And had Murder Video oneshot released in issue #12 and CLOCK WORK DIET in issue #20 in 1998.

Story:
No information about this 21 page oneshot is available.


2001 – #14

Release Date: 7/4/2001

Cover Date: 7/18/2001

Total Issue #: 129

TitleChapter #
Bikko-sha to Oni (跛者と鬼)1
My Sky (俺の空)18
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)43
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)15
Let’s Go On A Date (お見合いしよう!!)Oneshot
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)18
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)69
Secret Salaryman (シークレット・サラリーマン)3
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)106
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)59
For you… (あなたに…)Oneshot
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)49
Lassie (ラッシー)13
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)54
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)118
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)16
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)94
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)9

Bikko-sha to Oni (跛者と鬼)

Author: Takuya Kurita (栗田卓也)
Artist: Jiro Tsuta (蔦二郎)

Previous Notable Work:
This is Takuya Kurita’s debut serialization. They would later win the Newcomer’s Grand Prize in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine and serialize FURLONG! in Monthly Shonen Magazine.
Jiro Tsuta previously created Gontakure (ゴンタクレ) in 1997 for Shueisha as a 2 volume series.

Story:
A demon has been imprisoned in the mountain shrine by the villagers of Koheiji Village for the last 20 years. But when Orin, a girl from the village, hears of this story, she believes she can heal this demon’s heart. The village is suddenly attacked by bandits, so the demon is now released in hopes of defeating the attackers. Can Orin help stop this plan full of bloodshed and save the demon…?

Let’s Go On a Date (お見合いしよう!!)

Author: Kenji Kamikado (上鹿渡健二)

Previous Notable Work:
Co-created Tokyo Fudosan Kids (東京不動産キッズ) with Seizo Sugimoto (杉本成三) in 1988 for Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine.

Winner of the 20th ALLMANGA PRIZE Honorable Mention

Story:
A 29 page oneshot of a man who accidently goes on a date with two different people named “Hiroko” at the same time.

For you… (あなたに…)

Author: Akihiro Kusano (草野アキヒロ)

Previous Work:
Akihiro Kusano was the artist for the 4 volume BK Woman (BKウーマン) series published in Oh Super Jump starting in 1997.

Previous Allman Work:
Created the Tears of Wine (ワインの涙) oneshot in 1999 issue #3.

Story:
A 28 page oneshot love story of a man and a woman who met again at a class reunion.


2001 – #15

Release Date: 7/18/2001

Cover Date: 8/1/2001

Total Issue #: 130

Cover: My Sky

TitleChapter #
BOX (ボックス)1 (Color)
My Sky (俺の空)19
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)16
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)50
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)107
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)19
The Chinpyoro Family (ちんぴょろ一家)1
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)70
Bikko-sha to Oni (跛者と鬼)2
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)119
Flowers Are The Heart (花は心でございます)Oneshot
Lassie (ラッシー)14
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)60
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)17
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)44
Kedamono Company (けだもの会社)95 (End)
Genji Monogatari (源氏物語)10
Tengachaya No Bu ~ Yan (天下茶屋のブ~ヤン)Oneshot
If You Have To, Then Just Do It!! (ヤル時ャヤルのだ!!)Oneshot

BOX (ボックス)

Author: Noboru Rokuda (六田登)

Previous Work:
Previously worked on several short stories for Shogakukan in 1996-1997. Their biggest hit prior to this series was F, which ran in Big Comic Spirits from 1986-1992.

Previous Allman Work:
Created the Dear M (親愛なるMへ) series which started in Manga Allman issue #16 in 1998. And created One Hundred Billion Insects (千億の蟲) in issue #23 in 1999.

Story:
At five years old, Ichizu Tsuchida and his sister were abandoned by their parents. Traumatized by this and sent to an orphanage, he aims to step into the ring and fight as a professional boxer to prove his worth. However in his first match his mind goes blank and loses the round. While he falls back into despair, a professional takes him under his wing and Ichizu’s outlook on life begins to change…

The Chinpyoro Family (ちんぴょろ一家)

Author: Kotobuki Shiriagari (しりあがり寿)

Previous Work:
Previously worked on manga short gag manga, including Futago no Oyaji (双子のオヤジ) for Seirin Kogeisha’s AX magazine.

Story:
A gag manga about home and business life filled with puns. Each story is split across several pages as 4-panel or 1-page manga.

Flowers Are The Heart (花は心でございます)

Author: Noboru Miyama (三山のぼる)

Previous Work:
Previously created Cambrian (カンブリアン) for Shueisha’s Business Jump magazine in 1999.

Story:
No information about this short gag manga is available. It was split across 5 stories on 4 pages.

Tengachaya No Bu ~ Yan (天下茶屋のブ~ヤン)

Author: Tamura Katsupiro (田村カツピロ)

Previous Work:
Previously created Panipi Panpi (パンピーパンピー) for Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine in 1996 through 1997.

Story:
No information about this short gag manga is available. It was split across 2 stories (“Transfer” and “Rattle”) on several pages.

If You Have To, Then Just Do It!! (ヤル時ャヤルのだ!!)

Author: Akira Yanagiha (柳葉あきら)

Previous Work:
Previously created The Silver Beat (銀の鼓動) for Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine magazine in 2000 issues #11 through through #26.

Story:
No information about this oneshot is available.


2001 – #16

Release Date: 8/1/2001

Cover Date: 8/15/2001

Total Issue #: 131

Cover: My Sky

Columns:

  • Freedom of Wine
  • Koike Kazuo’s Character Theory
  • What Does This Country Taste Like?
  • Follow Me, Ride Me
  • Seven Days of Football
  • Allman’s Pub
TitleChapter #
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)1 (Color)
My Sky (俺の空)20
BOX (ボックス)2
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)51
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)71
ButterflyOneshot
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)20
The Chinpyoro Family (ちんぴょろ一家)2
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)108
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)120
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)17 (Color)
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)61
Nanashinatsukashi Ramen Shop (ナナシナツカシラーメン屋)Oneshot
Bikko-sha to Oni (跛者と鬼)3
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)52
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)45
Lassie (ラッシー)15
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)18

Bohemian (ぼへみあん)

Author: Big Joh (ビッグ錠)

Previous Work:
Previously created the short series Power Generation Doctor Runs! (発電ドクター走る!) in Shueisha’s Business Jump magazine in 200.

Story:
Manjiro is a Japanese boy living on the streets of New York City. One day he meets a girl who changes their lives as they explore the city.

Butterfly

Author: Kayoko Matsuzaki (松崎香世子)

Previous Work:
Previously created the oneshot Kusuritsune-chan (クスリツネちゃん) in the Weekly Shonen Jump Summer Special in 1995.

Story:
A short story about a boy who has entered the world of boxing but the lawless nature isn’t as it seems…

Nanashinatsukashi Ramen Shop (ナナシナツカシラーメン屋)

Author: Tetta Yamada (やまだ哲太)

Previous Allman Work:
Previously was the artist for Aohige wa Iku (青ひげは行く) which started in issue #23 in 1998.

All Star Guest

Story:
A 32 page oneshot about the unexpected trouble a young regular at the Ramen shop who confides with the owner in this heartwarming drama.


2001 – #17

Release Date: 8/15/2001

Cover Date: 9/5/2001

Total Issue #: 132

Cover: My Sky

TitleChapter #
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)1 (Color)
My Sky (俺の空)21
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)18
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)2
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)72
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)53
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)109
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)121
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)21
BOX (ボックス)3 (Color)
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)62
Bikko-sha to Oni (跛者と鬼)4
The Chinpyoro Family (ちんぴょろ一家)3
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)19
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)46
Ride on the Heart (ライド オン ザ ハート)Oneshot
Lassie (ラッシー)16 (End)

Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)

Author: Kazuya Kudo (工藤かずや)
Artist: Yuko Hanai (花井由湖)

Previous Work:
Kazuya Kudo was the author of Mother (マザー) with Tatsuhiko Akihara as the artist in the 3 volume series in 1998.

Previous Allman Work:
Yuko Hanai had the Aran (阿乱) manga series which started in issue #12 in 1996.

Previously a oneshot in issue #5 of Manga Allman in 2001.

Story:
The skilled female leader, Steffi Mayer, takes her all-female unit on special war missions, including delivering special items. When delivering an item to her father, a battlefield doctor, will she see the border between life and death?

Ride on the Heart (ライド オン ザ ハート)

Author: Kenji Kamikado (上鹿渡健二)

Previous Notable Work:
Co-created Tokyo Fudosan Kids (東京不動産キッズ) with Seizo Sugimoto (杉本成三) in 1988 for Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine.

Previous Allman Work:
Wrote the oneshot Let’s Go On a Date (お見合いしよう!!) in issue #14 which was the winner of the 20th ALLMANGA PRIZE Honorable Mention.

Story:
A 27 page oneshot about a jockey who gains a mysterious power after falling from his horse. Now the jockey and horse can become one as they race!!


2001 – #18

Release Date: 9/5/2001

Cover Date: 9/19/2001

Total Issue #: 133

TitleChapter #
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)73
Yuzawa-kun Flew Away!! (湯沢クン飛んだ!!)1
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)2
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)63 & 64
BOX (ボックス)4
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)19
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)54
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)3
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)122
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)22
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)110
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)65
Bikko-sha to Oni (跛者と鬼)5 (End)
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)20
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)47
Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000)55 (End)

Yuzawa-kun Flew Away!! (湯沢クン飛んだ!!)

Author: Hiroshi Takano (高野洋)

Previous work:
Previously worked on the Outlaw – Bengoshi Hibiki Daisuke (Outlaw 弁護士響大介) 2 volume series for Shogakukan in 1999.

Previous Allman Work:
Published the oneshot of the same name as All Star Guest #78 in 1999 issue #24. And had a second chapter in 2000 issue #13.


Story:
Restarting the story from the oneshots, Yuzawa-kun has the secret ability to fly! He is now working in a corporate setting in the city. Will his ability to fly help him out?

Due to the magazine being cancelled in 2001, this series only had the first volume published and the remaining chapters were never reprinted or published.


2001 – #19

Release Date: 9/19/2001

Cover Date: 10/3/2001

Total Issue #: 134

Cover: My Sky

TitleChapter #
Rainbow Life1 (Color)
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)74
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)3
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)23
Yuzawa-kun Flew Away!! (湯沢クン飛んだ!!)2
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)20
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)55
ButterflyOneshot
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)123
100 Sacks of Rice – The Story of Torasaburō Kobayashi (米百俵 -小林虎三郎伝-)1 (Color)
BOX (ボックス)5
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)66
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)111
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)4
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)48
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)21

Rainbow Life

Author: Mitsuru Satomi (里見満)

Previous Work:
Previously created Kichijoji Detective Agency Women’s Team (吉祥寺探偵屋女組) for Shueisha’s Bessatsu Young Jump magazine in 1998.

Previous Allman Work:
Created the oneshot Ordinary People (平凡ナ人々) for an Allman Special Edition release. No information about this oneshot is available.

Story:
Kōji Tachibana is attempting to live his life in Shinjuku hiding the fact that he is gay. But once he gets caught in a “gay hunting incident” his life begins to completely change. This story aims to depict a “realistic gay life” set in the early 2000s in Japan.

This series was promoted noting that the author, is a bisexual man. Hiroshi Motomiya, also had his name attached to this story and gave additional input and praise for the series.

Butterfly

Author: Kayoko Matsuzaki (松崎香世子)

Previous Work:
Previously created the oneshot Kusuritsune-chan (クスリツネちゃん) in the Weekly Shonen Jump Summer Special in 1995.

Previous Allman Work:
The oneshot was originally released in issue #16 of Manga Allman in 2001.

Story:
No information about this oneshot is available.

This may potentially be a rerun of the original oneshot.

100 Sacks of Rice – The Story of Torasaburō Kobayashi (米百俵 -小林虎三郎伝-)

Author: Yūzō Yamamoto (山本有三)
Artist: Satomi Kōe (神江里見)

Previous Work:
Artist Satomi Kōe previously worked on The Ambitions of the Three Tokugawa Generations (徳川三代の野望), which was co-written by Shintaro Goto (五島慎太郎) in 1999.

Story:
A oneshot telling the true story of Kome Hyappyō, where 100 bags of rice were sold instead of eaten with the profits being spent towards education.

This oneshot was split across 2 chapters.


2001 – #20

Release Date: 10/3/2001

Cover Date: 10/17/2001

Total Issue #: 135

Cover: Ship of the Stars

TitleChapter #
Ship of the Stars (星の艦)1 (Color)
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)4
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)75
Rainbow Life2
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)21
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)56
100 Sacks of Rice – The Story of Torasaburō Kobayashi (米百俵 -小林虎三郎伝-)2
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)67
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)24
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)5
Yuzawa-kun Flew Away!! (湯沢クン飛んだ!!)3
Master!! Manjirō Yamada (師範!!山田万次郎)Oneshot
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)112
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)124
BOX (ボックス)6
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)49
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)22

Ship of the Stars (星の艦)

Author: Kazuo Koike (小池一夫)
Artist: Noriyoshi Inoue (井上紀良)

Previous Work: Both Kazuo Koike and Noriyoshi Inoue worked on the original Mad Bull 34 manga which ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine from July 1986 through January 1991.

Previous Allman Work:
The duo originally worked on Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル2000) which started in issue #9 in 1999.

Story:
The Shogun of Yamataikoku, Gotsuhiko, has fallen in love with the female commander of the forces, Himiko. Himiko has placed a curse on both of them where they will turn into demons from sunrise until sunset. So the two of them set out on a journey to break this curse…!

100 Sacks of Rice – The Story of Torasaburō Kobayashi (米百俵 -小林虎三郎伝-)

Author: Yūzō Yamamoto (山本有三)
Artist: Satomi Kōe (神江里見)

Previous Work:
Artist Satomi Kōe previously worked on The Ambitions of the Three Tokugawa Generations (徳川三代の野望), which was co-written by Shintaro Goto (五島慎太郎) in 1999.

All Star Guest 100

Story:
A oneshot telling the true story of Kome Hyappyō, where 100 bags of rice were sold instead of eaten with the profits being spent towards education.

This oneshot was split across 2 chapters.

Master!! Manjirō Yamada (師範!!山田万次郎)

Author: Kenji Yamanaka (山中健司)

Previous Work: Created The Sakurafubuki (ザ・桜吹雪) for Shonen Champion Comics in 1998.

Story:
No information about this oneshot is available.


2001 – #21

Release Date: 10/17/2001

Cover Date: 11/7/2001

Total Issue #: 136

TitleChapter #
Ship of the Stars (星の艦)2 (Color)
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)22
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)76
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)5
Nanashinatsukashi Ramen Shop (ナナシナツカシラーメン屋)Oneshot
Rainbow Life3
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)57
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)125
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)50 (Color)
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)68
Yuzawa-kun Flew Away!! (湯沢クン飛んだ!!)4
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)25
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)113
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)6
BOX (ボックス)7
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)23

Nanashinatsukashi Ramen Shop (ナナシナツカシラーメン屋)

Author: Tetta Yamada (やまだ哲太)

Previous Allman Work:
Previously was the artist for Aohige wa Iku (青ひげは行く) which started in issue #23 in 1998. Ran the first chapter of this oneshot in issue #16 earlier in the year.

All Star Guest #101

Story:
A 31 page oneshot about the a bowl of ramen that reminds a filmmaker of a unfulfilled promise…


2001 – #22

Release Date: 11/7/2001

Cover Date: 11/21/2001

Total Issue #: 137

TitleChapter #
My Sky (俺の空)22 (Color)
Ship of the Stars (星の艦)3
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)77
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)6
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)69
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)23
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)114
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)26
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)126
Rainbow Life4
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)70
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)24
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)58
Yuzawa-kun Flew Away!! (湯沢クン飛んだ!!)5
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)51
BOX (ボックス)8
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)7

2001 – #23

Release Date: 11/21/2001

Cover Date: 12/5/2001

Total Issue #: 138

TitleChapter #
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)24
My Sky (俺の空)23
Ship of the Stars (星の艦)4
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)78
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)7
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)59
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)52
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)27
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)25
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)71
Rainbow Life5
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)127
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)115
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)60
Yuzawa-kun Flew Away!! (湯沢クン飛んだ!!)6
BOX (ボックス)9
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)8

2001 – #24

Release Date: 12/5/2001

Cover Date: 12/19/2001

Total Issue #: 139

TitleChapter #
2nd House (2ndハウス)1
My Sky (俺の空)24
Ship of the Stars (星の艦)5
Auditor Nozaki Shuhei (監査役野崎修平)79
Sword of the Warring Seas (戦海の剣)25
Office Ladies – Relayed Live!! (OL(生)中継!!)61
Mercenary Steffi (傭兵シュティフィ)8 (End)
Takasugi Keiji Kibarimasu! (高杉刑事キバリます!)116 (Color)
P-Joshiryo No Neko (Pッ子寮のネコ)72
Stocks ~ Market (株~マーケット~)26
Jikendesuyo! Hikaru-chan (事件ですョ!ひかるちゃん)28
Rainbow Life6
Shonan Shokudo (湘南食堂)128
New Sommelier: Shun’s Wine (新ソムリエ~ 瞬のワイン)53
BOX (ボックス)10
Bohemian (ぼへみあん)9

2nd House (2ndハウス)

Author: Kashida Shogo (樫田正剛)
Artist: Ayumu Nanase (七瀬あゆむ)

Previous Notable Work:
The artist, Ayumu Nanase previously created the short series ZIG-ZAG for Weekly Young Jump in 2000.


Previous Allman Work:
The author, Kashida Shogo, previously wrote the story for Shimatsuya Jikenbo (始末屋事件簿) which was in the first issue of Manga Allman.

Story:
Koichi Misawa, a 32 years old male office worker, has been without “a place to call his own” since getting married. In order to get a place of his own, he rents a one-room apartment with a colleague from work… However, Aki Nakajima also had her eye on the same apartment. Will he gets to live out his dream of living in a second home…!?

This manga was later adapted into a TV Drama in 2006, which was directed by the author.

Manga Allman Issues by Year:

Information in this article is combined from various sources, in order to provide a more unified look at the Manga Allman magazine and the manga series within. As the magazine issues are no longer easily accessible to purchased or read, especially outside of Japan, there may be some missing or inaccurate information. When additional information about the series and the magazine becomes available, we will update this article. If you have additional resources that can help expand this article, please reach out to us as noted at the bottom of our Usage & Citations page.