Fujiko Fujio's Shonen SF Short Story Collection

(from ebookjapan): Enjoy the real thrill of the mysterious universe to the fullest! All of the works depicting the SF world with exquisite development are well worth reading. Includes works published in magazines such as "Manga Shonen," "Kodomo no Hikari," "Starlog," "Shogakusei Shonen," "Shogakusei Gosei," "Bessatsu Korokoro Comic," and "Shoujo Comic. In particular, "Extinction Island" (first published in "Starlog" silent issue) is included in both editions so that readers can compare them with the final edition with dialogue, which was revised when it was collected into tankobon. We hope you will enjoy reading and comparing the two works. Vol 1: || 1. Solitary Space War: A boy is picked as Earth's champion to fight in a proxy war, with the fate of his planet at stake. 2. Commerce Monkey 3. The Good-Natured Ghost 4. Future Thief: Dissatisfied with his current life, a boy agree to exchange his youth for a large fortune. 5. Miraculous Belief: Lost in his own world, a boy breaks the barrier between the real and the imaginary. 6. Koibito Seizouhou: Thanks to an alien's help, a boy makes a clone of his crush and raises her in his room. || Vol 2: || 1. In Tomorrow's Newspaper: A boy gains the uncanny ability to read newspaper the day before it is published. 2. I, Yuuko: After visiting the home of his female classmates who dies recently, strange things happen to a boy's body 3. New Year's Star Expedition: A group of scientists goes on an expedition to find the origin of all civilizations in the Galaxy. 4. World Classic Fairytales. 5. Vampire: A wooden stake to the heart is what you give to vampires, even if they used to be your loved ones. 6. The Two of Me: A boy finds the access to a parallel world almost identical to his own - and strikes up a strange partnership with his counterpart. || Vol 3: || 1. Uchu Kara no Otoshi-dama 2. Anko oini kokoru 3. Island of Extinction: One day a fleet of UFOs suddenly appears and lays waste to the Earth, almost wiping out humanity overnight. A couple of student stranded on an island is among the last survivors. 4. Yamadera Gurafiti: A man catches a glimpse of a girl who looks just like his childhood sweetheart, who is no longer in this world. 5. Uchusen Seizouhou: A group of people stranded on an isolated planet has to decide if they want to risk their lives using a damaged spacecraft to return home. ||