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佐武と市捕物控
Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae
Cover of series DVD box set, featuring the two main characters
Manga
Written by	Shotaro Ishimori
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday (1966–1968) Big Comic (April 1968–April 1972)
Demographic	Shōnen, seinen
Original run	1966 – April 10, 1972
Volumes	17
Anime television series
Directed by	Rintaro
Written by	Ikuro Suzuki Keiichi Abe Masaki Tsuji
Studio	Mushi Productions Toei Animation Zero Studio
Original network	NET, MBS
Original run	October 3, 1968 – September 24, 1969
Episodes	52
Novel
Written by	Shotaro Ishimori
Published by	Asahi Sonorama
Published	1968
Television drama
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	1981 – 1982
Episodes	4
Live-action television film
Directed by	Nozomu Amemiya
Produced by	Yasushi Tsukamoto, Morinobu Shindō
Written by	Toshio Terada
Music by	Masashi Okuyama
Studio	Tōei Uzumasa Eizō
Released	December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19)
Runtime	100 minutes

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (佐武と市捕物控, Sabu and Ichi's Detective Memoirs), sometimes translated as Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories/Tales and Sabu and Ichi's Arrest Warrant, is a Japanese manga series by Shotaro Ishinomori originally published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1966 to 1967.^[1]^[2] In April 1968, the series moved to serialization in the first issue of Big Comic, where it was published until the series ended four years later in the April 10, 1972 issue.^[3]

The manga was adapted into a black and white anime television series which aired on NET from October 3, 1968, to September 24, 1969.^[4] The series won the 1968 Shogakukan Manga Award.^[5]

In addition to the manga and anime series, a live action period drama series was aired on Fuji TV from 1981 to 1982 as part of their Jidaigeki Special series. A total of four specials were created and aired. Sabu and Ichi were played by veteran actors Tomokazu Miura and Tatsuo Umemiya (respectively), with Yūko Natori and Junzaburō Ban playing the parts of Midori and her father, Saheiji. In 2015, two live action film were released starring Teppei Koike, Kenichi Endō and Akemi Masuda.

Plot

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.

Main characters

Sabu (佐武): Voiced by: Kei Tomiyama (ep.1-33), Makio Inoue (ep. 34–52); A handsome young warrior and apprentice thief-taker who works for Saheiji a police detective. His main weapon is a jitte attached to a long hemp rope, and he is an expert in using it to capture villains in order to turn them over to the authorities. He was originally an orphan from a poor village.
Ichi (市): Voiced by: Teiji Ōmiya; A blind anma masseur who is also a master swordsman. He is a close friend of Sabu and frequently helps him capture criminals. His sword is similar to the one used by Zatoichi. All of the hair on his head (including eyebrows) is shaved, and his eyes are milky-white due to his blindness. He lost his sight due to being kicked in the face by a horse when he was very young, and he trained with the sword since that time.
Midori (みどり): Voiced by: Reiko Mutō; Saheiji's daughter and Sabu's fiancé.
Saheiji (佐平次): Voiced by: Kōichi Kitamura; A police detective, and Sabu's boss. He has a weak constitution, however, so spends a lot of time in bed. He generally only goes out in order to arrest those captured by Sabu.
Tanabe Yasunoshin (田辺安之進): Voiced by: Osamu Kobayashi; Sabu and Saheiji's boss. The equivalent of a chief of police for the Edo bakufu.
Santa (三太): Voiced by: Minori Matsushima

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Media

Anime episode list

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2021)

No.	Title	Original air date
01	"The Three Mad Dogs" "San Kichigai no Inu / Surī Maddo Doggusu" (三気違いの犬(スリーマッドドッグス))	October 3, 1968 (1968-10-03)
During a fierce hurricane in Edo, three escaped prisoners, Katame, Mamushi and Yota, request shelter in a family's home. After eating and drinking their fill, they kill the father, rape the daughter, then kill her and her child. The next morning, Midori's father, chief Saheiji, wants Ichi to investigate the murders. They soon learn that three convicts escaped the night before. The convicts go to Hell's Island, a scoundrel's hamlet near the Ishikawa labour camp where they are well known. Katame bloodily reasserts his authority. They even kill Sabu's bounty hunter friend Senkichi who tracked them down alone. Ocho, daughter of the manager of Echigo-ya in the Kawara district delivers a letter sent to her father from Katame demanding reparations for his time in prison. They kidnap Ocho on her way back home, but then encounter Ichi who is almost beaten but Sabu arrives and saves him. Sabu blows his whistle, calling the officials to stop the convicts escaping to Hell's Island. That night the convicts shelter in a temple and threaten to kill Ocho if they are not allowed to leave. Ichi and Sabu enter the temple and release her, killing the three convicts.
02	"Rebel" "Hangyaku-sha" (反逆者)	October 10, 1968 (1968-10-10)
At an early morning fish market in Edo, Matsu-no-Ichi displays his swordsmanship, and scares off a bullying rōnin. At the time of the Kanda festival, a poor family argues over the lack of money. Choji the husband goes out, encounters a stranger, and picks his pocket. Later, Sabu talks of rumours that thieves and pick pockets are being murdered. Altogether six pick pockets are murdered. While fishing Ichi encounters a young swordsman he saw at the market that morning, Hibiki Kyonosuke. His servant, Tendo, is killing all the thieves because he was robbed. At the Kanda festival Tendo attacks Choji but is challenged by Ichi who intervenes and mortally wounds him. In the wallet stolen by Choji is a plot by Hibiki to kill the Shogun and Council of Elders in revenge over the forced suicide of his father. Sabu and the officers go to arrest Hibiki who runs away. He encounters Ichi who is unwillingly forced to fight Hibiki and kills him.
03	"Wisdom" "Hannya" (般若)	October 17, 1968 (1968-10-17)
It's autumn in Edo, and an innocent man, Hachigoro, is killed by a figure wearing a Hannya mask. Sabu wants to find the person, but after some practice at Yamaki Sensei's dojo where he is defeated by his daughter Oko, he realises that he may not have the necessary skills. Over the following nights the Hannya slasher strikes again. Sabu meets the figure in the night and recognises the Twin-Mind Blade Reverse style of Yamaki Sensei. They fight and Sabu is wounded, but the Hannya slasher runs off when Ichi appears. Sabu confronts Yamaki who swears to find the Hannya slasher. Makabe Junai, a suspect student from the dojo disappears, but is found dead and Sabu suspects Yamaki. Sabu goes to confront him, but finds him mercilessly beating his daughter Oko. She runs off, and the Hannya slasher enters. Ichi and the Hannya slasher fight, and it's revealed to be Oko. She has been tormented by her father and is lashing out at society. Ichi unwillingly fights back and kills her.
04	"Twilight in Edo" "Ōedo Boshoku" (大江戸暮色)	October 24, 1968 (1968-10-24)
A fire breaks out where the samurai district adjoins the poorer district. The daimyō's Kites of Kaga from the samurai district and Team Ha from the community group of firemen fight over jurisdiction while the fire burns. Later, the Daimyo's number-one flag bearer, Genji, is killed in a laneway. Kokichi from Team Ha is the chief suspect. They had been competing over a Fukagawa geisha named Koinaga. Kokichi is arrested, but they suspect that he may have been framed. Koinaga tells them he spent the night with her. As Ichi escorts her home, they are attacked by samurai. He beats them off, wounding one on the arm and takes her back to his home. Sabu finds that a Kite of Kaga samurai, Iwamura Yajuro, has such an injury. The Kites of Kaga's ladder bearer, Kentaro, is later found dead, then over the next three days more samurai are killed. They go to Genji's house to search for clues and find it ransacked, but find promissory notes from the Daimyo's caretaker, Sawashima Geki. Ichi confronts Geki for embezzling his master's funds. Geki calls in his samurai, but Ichi beats them and Geki is arrested and punished. Later Koinaga marries Kokichi and Ichi reveals that he had developed an affection for her too.
05	"Pursue the Pick-Pocketing Woman" "Onna Suri o Oe" (女スリを追え)	October 31, 1968 (1968-10-31)
A young beautiful woman is accused of pick-pocketing and strips to prove her innocence. Her rough companion then beats up the accusing merchant. Sabu is sent to find the pick-pocket. He finds and arrests her, realising that she's Okyo, who duped him out of some money when they were children. Because of her good behaviour in jail, she is releases early, and returns to her gang, but she is no longer trusted because of her friendship with Sabu. She tells Midori about the location of the gang their leader Rokuzo because she believes that they will kill Sabu. She is overheard by Rokuzo's men and kidnapped, but Sabu goes to her rescue, and is backed up by Ichi. Eventually Rokuzo and his gang are arrested, and Okyo decides to leave her life of crime behind.
06	"The Lullaby of Death" "Shi o Yobu Komoriuta" (死を呼ぶ子守唄)	November 7, 1968 (1968-11-07)
Ichi saves a small boy from drowning after he was knocked into a river by palanquin bearers. The boy reacts strongly when he sees Sabu's jitte as his father, Kisoya Genzo from Fukagawa was falsely accused of murder and arrested. Ichi returns the boy to his stepmother who thought he was dead. She said that she was praying for him, but Ichi is suspicious. The boy's uncle plans another attempt on the boy's life with the stepmother because the boy, Tarokichi, is the heir to the family store. Meanwhile, at Kisoya, Tarokichi is about to be exorcised by fire by his stepmother and uncle, but is saved by Ichi. Sabu suspects that the palanquin bearers were involved in the death of their client and goes to investigate and finds the culprit, clearing Kisoya Genzo. As Ichi as minding Tarokichi, the uncle and his men attack him, but Ichi manages to defeat them and kill the uncle. When Ichi is about to kill the stepmother, Tarokichi pleads for her life and Ichi sheathes his sword.
07	"The Backhand Slash of Tears" "Namida no Gyakute Kiri" (涙の逆手斬り)	November 14, 1968 (1968-11-14)
Six doctors who studied Dutch medicine in Nagasaki are killed. Only one is still alive. Sabu visits the palace physician, Yokoi Koan who explains that the remaining doctor Kitaoka Gennojo, is a drunkard and swordsman. Ichi visits Kitaoka who appears to be a caring doctor and says that he can restore Ichi's sight, even if he cannot pay. Ichi is apprehensive but the surgery takes place in the rooms of Yokoi Koan at the palace, including using the Shogun's ice. The delicate operation takes place and Ichi must recover in total darkness, meanwhile Sabu guards Kitaoka. Four men attack Sabu and threaten the doctor. Kitaoka kills one, but is shot and wounded. Sabu tracks them to the Ryuzawa Temple and sees them being paid by Iori, Yokoi Koan's assistant. At the palace, Sabu finds Iori poisoned by Yokoi Koan, who ordered the killings because he felt threatened by the success of the other doctors. Yokoi's men attack Sabu and Ichi comes to his aid. Ichi is hindered by his partial vision so he removes the bandages. This means that he will stay blind, but can slay Yokoi's swordsmen and save his dear friend Sabu.
08	"The Evil Winning Ticket" "Ma no Atari Kuji" (魔の当りくじ)	November 21, 1968 (1968-11-21)
There is a One Thousand-Ryo Fortune lottery to restore the Minatagawa Shrine, run by Komada Shuzen a retainer of Lord Mito's clan. Ichi buys a ticket as a donation, and two poor men behind him purchase the last ticket. Many people gather to watch the public draw, and the two men win. They give their ticket to the ticket-seller for safekeeping, but both men are killed during then night. Sabu investigates and finds the ticket-seller has also been killed. Meanwhile, Ichi also realises that the link between the three murders is the winning ticket and goes to collect the one thousand ryo with the orphaned boy of one of the winners. He meets Komada Shuzen who reveals that he knows about the unpublicised third death. Realising his plot has been exposed, Komada orders his men to attack Ichi, but Ichi kills the swordsmen and then Komada himself. Orphans themselves, Ichi and Sabu hope to set the boy on the path to a better life.
09	"Exile of Terror" "Kyōfu no Shima Okuri" (恐怖の島送り)	November 28, 1968 (1968-11-28)
Sabu captures the criminal Tsunegoro, known as Sadosune accused of rousing the labourers of Sado gold mine under the Shoganate and plotting a rebellion. He is to be exiled in Sado. Sabu is assigned to the escort mission to take him there, along the Tokai highway. It is a 14-day round trip and winter is setting in. A decoy palanquin is sent on ahead, but it is ambushed and the officials killed. Sabu's palanquin frightened bearers run off, so he and Sadosune continue through the snow. Meanwhile, Ichi has a premonition and sets off after Sabu. Sadosune becomes ill, and Sabu looks after him, much to his surprise. When Sadosune recovers, they leave their shelter, but Sadosune's men surround them. Just then, Ichi arrives and kills all of them. That night the three of them shelter in a cabin. Although Sadosune has a chance to escape, he does not because of the kindness shown by Sabu. At the end of the journey, Sadosune and Sabu acknowledge the bond formed during their trials together.
10	"The Law of Hell" "Jigoku no Okite" (地獄の掟)	December 5, 1968 (1968-12-05)
Edo was plagued by a mysterious thief who would steal from the storehouses of the greedy Daimyo and distribute the money to the poor. The people called him Lightning Boy. Sabu is out to catch him, but Ichi, is less enthusiastic after encountering him during the night. Meanwhile, at the Tanba clan mansion the caretaker and storage manager have been embezzling large amounts of money and decide to blame Lightning Boy for the theft. They also decide to scapegoat the chief officer Shonosuke. When the storehouse is found to be empty, the honourable Shonosuke commits Seppuku, and Lightning Boy is blamed for the tragedy. To clear his name, Shinkichi the Lightning Boy eavesdrops on the two embezzlers at the Tanba clan mansion, but is detected and badly wounded. Before he dies, he manages to tell Ichi and Sabu they plan to move the gold that night. Ichi and Sabu intercept them, and in the ensuing fight the criminals are all killed. The next day, the 10,000 ryo are returned to the Tanba clan with a note from Lightning Boy.
11	"The Law of Hell" "Jigoku no okite" (地獄の掟)	December 12, 1968 (1968-12-12)
Edo is plagued by a mysterious thief who steals from the storehouses of the greedy Daimyo and distributee the money to the poor. The people call him Lightning Boy. Sabu is out to catch him, but Ichi, is less enthusiastic after encountering him during the night. Meanwhile, at the Tanba clan mansion the caretaker and storage manager have been embezzling large amounts of money and decide to blame Lightning Boy for the theft. They also decide to scapegoat the chief officer Shonosuke. When the storehouse is found to be empty, the honourable Shonosuke commits Seppuku, and Lightning Boy is blamed for the tragedy. To clear his name, Shinkichi the Lightning Boy eavesdrops on the two embezzlers at the Tanba clan mansion, but is detected and badly wounded. Before he dies, he manages to tell Ichi and Sabu they plan to move the gold that night. Ichi and Sabu intercept them, and in the ensuing fight the criminals are all killed. The next day, the 10,000 ryo are returned to the Tanba clan with a note from Lightning Boy.
12	"The Spiteful Tempo Coin" "Urami no tenpōsen" (うらみの天保銭)	December 19, 1968 (1968-12-19)
Ichi is beaten up by other masseurs who believe that he is practicing in their area. He goes home and starts drinking, cursing the power of money. Sabu us called to attend the funeral of Sota the tile maker who apparently died accidentally by falling from a roof. Sabu is suspicious and believes that Sota was killed by a projectile. Then came a string of highway robberies, with people killed by a small sharp weapon. Sabu sespects it may be a mat sewing needle and questions mat-maker Gisuke and finds he was a former samurai. Sabu follows him, and sees him kill a rabid dog by throwing a needle. Sabu gives chase and confronts him. Gisuke tells Sabu that he committed the crimes to pay for his Geisha daughter Tsuru's freedom, and agrees to give himself up the next day. Sabu tells the magistrate who immediately takes officers to arrest Gisuke. Gisuke feels betrayed and fights back, killing several officers with his needles until he is finally arrested. His daughter is mortified to see him treated this way, and Sabu heart was heavy at the outcome. After his heavy drinking session Ichi says the real culprit is still out there - poverty
13	"The Black Temple" "Kuroi Tera" (黒い寺)	December 26, 1968 (1968-12-26)
The corpse of a young woman surfaces in the river, and Sabu and Ichi deduces that she was murdered. That night a ronin steals her body from the guardhouse. Sabu goes in pursuit but is stopped near the Shogun's Mt Hokyo Enko Temple at Nichidoin by a group of samurai. Dressed as a beggar, Sabu goes to investigate the temple which beyond the magistrate's jurisdiction, but without success. He tries to identify the woman, but just gets blisters on his feet from walking the streets. Then, a couple arrive and claim she was their beautiful daughter Nami who was taken into the inner palace as a servant under Lady Miyo. While visiting them on leave, she was taken back to the temple at Nichidoin, the quarters of Lady Miyo. Sabu goes to Nichidoin, temple and finds Nami's body buried in the snow. He then overhears the ronin talk about how Lady Miyo saw Nami's beauty as a threat and she was killed. Sabu is seen and attacked by the ronin's men, but gets assistance from Ichi who followed him. In the ensuing fight, the ronin and all his men are killed.
14	"Jamaikuru, Hound of the Wilderness" "Kōya no maken shamaikuru" (荒野の魔犬シャマイクル)	January 2, 1969 (1969-01-02)
On New Year's Eve, Ichi tells Sabu a story from his past. He was heading through the show to the village Oshamanbe in Enzo when he was surrounded by hungry wolves. He killed many, but they only stopped when a large white hound appeared - the blind Ainu dog Jamaikuru. Ichi reached a cabin where hunters were after the 500 ryo reward for his head. The hound appeared, attacked the men who wanted to kill him and ran off. Ichi also wanted the reward to restore his sight. He met an old man who told the story of the village of Pauchikara that was wiped out by the samurai of Matsumae. The villagers carved a map of the village treasure on Jamaikuru's forehead which is why Matsumae has offered the reward. The old man asks Ichi to kill Jamaikuru and end its sad life of being hunted. Ichi goes out to talk to the hound but Jamaikuru attacks him and he kills it. The act left him incredibly sad, even though Ichi realised that's what Jamaikuru wanted.
15	"A Prison in Edo" "Ōedo bangaichi" (大江戸番外地)	January 9, 1969 (1969-01-09)
Sabu is accused of beating a noodle vendor in Yagenbori and stealing his money. He is taken to prison and is beaten by the inmates. A man, Matsukichi is also thrown in after being beaten and tortured. He was a member of a gang the stole a thousand ryo, but will not divulge the names of his accomplices. Sabu invites Matsukichi to escape with him. They manage to escape, and Matsukichi reveals that the ronin who used him will kill his mother and sister if he talks. Ichi checks on Matsukichi's family, and when Matsukichi is told that they are living in misery he gives Ichi the name of the samurai, Kasai. Sabu and Ichi catch up with Kasai and his gang as they are about to leave by boat. A fight ensues, but Ichi resists killing Kasai so that he can experience hell in prison.
16	"The Merciless Arrest" "捕物無情" (Torimono mujō)	January 16, 1969 (1969-01-16)
On a stormy night, two ninjas steal an important document from Ohama Palace in Edo. Ichi foils their escape they and take a family in the lighthouse hostage. The Shogun's men arrive and surround the lighthose. The document they stole is an investigation which shows proposed money distribution to the fiefdoms. The effect will be to abolish the lords and expand the Shogun's own power After a 3-day siege during which the leader show kindness to the lighthouse family, the ninjas try to escape but fail. The ninjas signal for reinforcements, and the next day a boat approached the lighthouse. With the officials distracted by the approaching boat, they try again to escape, but again meet Sabu and Ichi. Sabu catches one, but Ichi has a tough fight with the leader. Ichi eventually prevails, and with his dying breath, the ninja leader tells Ichi of the dangerous contents of the document. Ichi then destroys the document, preventing the Shogun from acting on its contents. Sabu and Ichi lay their souls to rest.
17	"Night of the Autumn Drizzle" "Shigure furu yoru" (しぐれ降る夜)	January 23, 1969 (1969-01-23)
The Chief's assistant Yanokichi reminds Kayo, a woman who owns an inn, that she has an old debt to pay. Yanokichi has a young samurai with him, but he seems disinterested in following Yanokichi's instructions. The samurai meets Ichi on the way out and senses that he is a good swordsman. Kayo came from a poor family and went to Edo to work as a servant. She accidentally splashed water on passing Chief Kanroshi Daigoro and was dismissed. Starving, she took a persimmon from a tree but Daigoro saw it and blackmailed her. Tomo, a vagrant Kayo employed and who secretly loves her, goes out and kills Daigoro. On his return, they declare their love for each other and leave. Sabu catches up with them, but so does Daigoro's assistant Yanokichi who wants vigilante justice. A fight ensues because Sabu defends Tomo, then Ichi arrives to help. The samurai, sick with consumption and idle to this moment, challenges Ichi but loses and is killed. As a vagrant, Tomo has few rights and would be thrown in jail, but Ichi suggests if he is married to Kayo he will be free – a solution that suits both the couple and Sabu.
18	"The Tearful Hackberry of Separation" "Namida no enkirienoki" (なみだの縁切り榎)	January 30, 1969 (1969-01-30)
At Itabashi Station on the Nakasen Highway a woman drives a nail into a straw figure, but is killed by a paid assassin. She has scars on her feet. Ichi massages a woman who has similar scars, from the chains of the brothel owner Daikokuro Kanzo in Itabashi. At Daikokuro the women are treated badly. Sataro, the man who killed the woman at Itabashi Station, lies sick at Daikokuro but the owner wants him gone. Shino, one of the women, looks after him and they talk about their lives. Daikokuro reveals that Sataro killed her gambler husband Yoshizo, however she cannot bring herself to hate Sataro. Daikokuro tells Sataro that her son is on Tsukuda Island. Sabu and Ichi pay a visit to Daikokuro to gather information. Sataro tries to by Shino's freedom but Daikokuro refuses, they fight but Sabu and Ichi intervene, and Ichi kills the treacherous Daikokuro. Sabu reluctantly arrests the reformed Sataro who reunited Shino with her son.
19	"The Babysitting Gangster" "Komori Yakuza"子守やくざ	February 6, 1969 (1969-02-06)
On the second day of the new year, a child is run over by a palanquin which does not stop and an unknown man nurses her. Ichi takes her to doctor Jun'an while Sabu hunts the palanquin's client. Days later her parents appear and say their daughter Chii was abducted and a ransom demanded. However, Chii says the man, Sanji befriended her, not realizing that he was one of the kidnappers band. The bandit boss takes his men to the doctor's house to retrieve Chii, but Sanji tries to stop him and is speared in the back. A fight ensues and Ichi kills the boss while the kind Sanji goes on to recover from his wound.
20	"The Grudge" "Urami"うらみ	January 30, 1969 (1969-01-30)
Sanji hires four swordsmen to kill Ichi, but Ichi leaves them lying wounded in the street, including one whom he blinded. Sanji then engages a ronin to do the job. Ichi develops a fever and recalls the time when he was blinded after being struck by the hoof of a samurai's horse, but also regrets the number of people he has slain. He ventures out the next day with a bamboo cane instead of his sword, but Sanji attacks him and Ichi only just escapes. Sanji believes that Ichi killed the woman's father who took him in and raised him, but she knows her father was killed because of his shady dealings. Sanji lays a trap for Ichi with the ronin while the woman contacts Sabu who takes Ichi's sword to him. Ichi manages to slay the ronin, not realizing that he was the one whose horse blinded him.
21	"Trap of the Devil's Lair" "Makutsu no wana"魔窟の罠	January 30, 1969 (1969-01-30)
A man is found hanged on a tree, but Sabu deduces that he was killed first than strung up. He also has the distinct odor of opium and the only clue is a talisman from the Prayer Bridge. Lord Tanabe identifies him as one of his men working undercover and charges Sabu with finding the culprit. After waiting for nights near the bridge, Sabu and Ichi see a group of men wearing Tengu masks delivering opium. Sabu breaks one mask, exposing the wearer, so the group attempts to assassinate him at Chief Saheiji's house. Sabu goes into hiding, but they capture Ichi after threatening Midori. Midori recognizes the man Sabu saw as Akiba, a teacher at the temple school, and Sabu tracks him to Hell's Mansion owned by Echizenya. Sabu finds Ichi being tortured, and rescues him, then they fight the band of drug smugglers, aided by Akiba who had been duped into joining them. Akiba leads them to an underground opium den, where Ichi finally kills Echizenya in a sword fight.
22	"The Beautiful Prey" "Utsukushī emono"美しい獲物-	January 30, 1969 (1969-01-30)
Ichi visits the Akashiya household to give a massage, but the belligerent master of the house arrives and throws him out. later, the daughter of Akashiya pays Ichi for the massage on her way to the Ota Dojo of the Shinkage style to practice Kendo. That night, Jinbei Akashiya is fatally wounded in his home by a sword and he appears to name Ura and Mon, his wife and daughter as the culprits. Apparently Jinbei killed Mon's father and then married the wealthy widow Ura. When the retainer Tanjiro arranges for Mon to be arrested, the sales clerk, Chushichi, confesses that he's the murderer to protect Mon. However Sabu's investigation proves that Tanjiro's real name is Mon-ji and he was not away in Kanagawa as he claims on the night of the murder, and he is the real killer. Ichi says that Mon will now be safe in Chushichi's arms.
23	"The Lullaby That Killed Him" "Aitsu o koroshita komori-uta"あいつを殺した子守唄	March 6, 1969 (1969-03-06)
Sabu and Ichi learn that a thief plans to break into the Omiya storehouse so they lie in wait. The thief uses poison darts from a blow pipe and almost kills Sabu who is saved by Ichi. After a long chase, Sabu eventually catches the great thief Rokurota, which enhances Sabu's reputation> However, even threatened with the death penalty, Rokurota refuses to name his accomplices. A woman, Aki, visits Rokurota at the Kitamachi Magistrate's Office, and Sabu follows her to a temple. She says Rokurota's life is in danger, so Sabu places Ichi in Rokurota's cell to protect him. However, Rokurota's brother Gorota shoots him with a poison dart and sets the Magistrate's Office on fire. Rokurota's body is not found, but later he attacks Gorota who kills him. Sabu and Ichi pursue and Gorota who falls and impales himself on a bamboo stake. Later, Aki sadly eaves Omiya, taking the ashes of the two brothers with her.
24	"Curse of the Red Cat" "Noroi no aka neko"呪いの赤猫	March 13, 1969 (1969-03-13)
The wealthy merchant Nishijinya receives a demand from the Red Cat for half of his wealth. His daughter Sono reports it to Chief Saheiji but Nishijinya is tight-lipped about the incident until Sono is kidnapped. Nishijinya reveals that 20 years ago he was a smuggler with two men called Koshuya and Red Cat in Nagasaki. After becoming successful but risked being caught, they decided to split the money, but Red Cat was poisoned, leaving only Nishijinya and Koshuya. Later, Koshuya is apparently attacked and wounded, then Sabu and Ichi are also attacked by a group of men. They capture the leader, but he is killed by an arrow before he can say who hired him. Meanwhile, Koshuya, pretending to be the Red Cat lures Nishijinya into a trap to retrieve Sono and he is also captured. However, Sabu and Ichi kill Koshuya and his henchmen, releasing Nishijinya and Sono.
25	"The Cherry Blossom Blizzard of Tears" "Namida no sakura fubuki"涙の桜吹雪	March 2, 1969 (1969-03-02)
It is spring and the townspeople are entertained by a swordsman skilfully slicing paper into small pieces. While Sabu and Ichi are out drinking, there is a burglary at the Nagasakiya store and the family and employees are all killed. Unfortunately, Sabu arrives late smelling of alcohol. The perpetrator is Gennai, the Will-o-the-Wisp. Meanwhile, the swordsman, Danbei Todoroki, moves in next door and Ichi recognizes his wife Maki as the woman he loved years ago. She was the daughter of a samurai and he was a humble blind masseur, but they still have affection for each other. Later, Sabu and Ichi overhear Todoroki and Maki arguing over a robbery he is planning and suspect that he is really Gennai, and the robbery will be at Yaozen in Nihonbashi where Maki is currently employed. Ichi is conflicted, not knowing whether to help Sabu or protect Maki, so he prevents Todoroki from entering the Yaozen building. Todoroki's men are captured but he escapes and is confronted by Ichi. During the duel, Ichi kills Todoroki, however Maki is fatally wounded and dies in Ichi's arms.
26	"The Blood-Spurting Highway" "Chikemuriri kaidō"血煙り街道	March 27, 1969 (1969-03-27)
A group of five samurai are set upon by Aoe and his men, but one manages to reach the chief's house. He gives Ichi a package for the head page Morishita, of lord of Kanuma fiefdom in Shimotsuke which is a joint covenant between Edo and Kanuma. Ichi decides to go alone to deliver the package and he is ambushed by Aoe and his men, but manages to escape. However, he is ambushed again along the highway, and this time Ichi is forced to draw his sword, killing many of the swordsmen, but Aoe escapes. That night he Ichi is attacked again, but this time he kills Aoe. The traitorous retainer at Kanuma hears of Aoe's death, and takes his men to stop Ichi. However, with the help of Sabu who followed him, Ichi disposes of the traitors and peace returns to Kanuma.
27	"The Bodyguard from Hell" "Jigoku no yōjinbō"地獄の用心棒	April 2, 1969 (1969-04-02)
On a March night, the magistrate launches a search for contraband guns. After seeing a suspect cargo, Sabu questions the trader Bishuya who says it was a shipment of kettles. Bishuya then sends three ronin after Sabu, but Ichi arrives and defeats them without drawing his sword. Bishuya then sends his bodyguard, a ronin master swordsman to kill Ichi, but after an initial skirmish they are interrupted and agree to face each other again that night. They meet on a bridge and Ichi defeats the bodyguard, but lets him go. Later, Sabu inspects a Bishuya cargo and finds guns, but the smugglers who are led by the bodyguard capture him and hold him hostage. Ichi goes to Sabu's rescue and he again encounters the bodyguard. This time, Ichi fights for his life on the shoreline, but finally manages to kill the bodyguard.
28	"Tracking the Murderer" "Koroshi no tsuiseki"殺しの追跡	April 9, 1969 (1969-04-09)
The Sakaiya household is robbed by five ronin and its inhabitants are slaughtered before it is burned to the ground. Sabu angrily complains to Ichi about the senseless slaughter. Sabu finds a prescription at the scene and finds it was written for a sickly young woman who probably could not afford the medicine. Coincidentally he meets a young woman, Fumi, taking expensive medicine paid for by her ronin brother. Sabu and Ichi again encounter Fumi along the road to visit her brother some distance away, but this time she being attacked by a group of rough men. Sabu and Ichi rescue her and help her on her way, but she is too ill to continue and she asks Sabu to take a package to her brother, Tanaka. Sabu agrees even though he suspects Tanaka is a murderer. He delivers the package but accuses the brother of being involved in the Sakaiya robbery and murder. Sabu and Ichi are then attacked by the other four ronin, but chase them by boat onto churning waters and capture Tanaka. However, Tanaka must pay for his crime, and Ichi tells Fumi that her brother has already left, but that he will write to her and wished her happiness.

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Works of Shotaro Ishinomori

v t e Works directed by Rintaro
Animated series	Kimba the White Lion (1965–66) Leo the Lion (1966–67) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968–69) Moomin (1970) New Moomin (1972) Hoshi no Ko Chobin (1974) Kum-Kum (1975–76) Jetter Mars (1977) Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix (1977) Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978–79) Ganbare Genki (1980–81) The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion (1989–90) Dragon Quest (1989–91)
Animated films	Mighty Atom, the Brave in Space (1964) Bonjour Galaxy Express 999 (1979) Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981) I Am a Cat (1982) Harmagedon (1983) The Dagger of Kamui (1985) Phoenix: Karma Chapter (1986) Neo Tokyo (segment "Labyrinth Labyrinthos", 1987) X/1999 (1996) Metropolis (2001) Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
OVAs	Bride of Deimos (1988) Doomed Megalopolis (1991–92) New Peacock King (1994) Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (1994) Bronze: Cathexis (1994) Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey (2002–03) Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight (2005)

v t e Toei Animation television series
1960s	Ōkami Shōnen Ken (1963–1965) Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru (1964–1965) Hustle Punch (1965–1966) Rainbow Sentai Robin (1966–1967) Sally the Witch (1966–1968) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968–1969) Akane-chan (1968) Cyborg 009 (1968) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968–1969) Himitsu no Akko-chan (1969–1970) Mōretsu Atarō (1969–1970) Tiger Mask (1969–1971)
1970s	Kick no Oni (1970–1971) Mahō no Mako-chan (1970–1971) Sarutobi Ecchan (1971–1972) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1971–1972) Mahōtsukai Chappy (1972) Devilman (1972–1973) Calimero (1972–1975) Mazinger Z (1972–1974) Babel II (1973) Microid S (1973) Miracle Girl Limit-chan (1973–1974) Dororon Enma-kun (1973–1974) Cutie Honey (1973–1974) Majokko Megu-chan (1974–1975) Getter Robo (1974–1975) Great Mazinger (1974–1975) Getter Robo G (1975–1976) Grendizer (1975–1977) Steel Jeeg (1975–1976) Ikkyū-san (1975–1982) Gaiking (1976–1977) Magne Robo Gakeen (1976–1977) Candy Candy (1976–1979) Jetter Mars (1977) Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace (1977–1978) Chōjin Sentai Balatack (1977–1978) Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix (1977–1978) Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978–1979) Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger (1978–1979) Galaxy Express 999 (1978–1981) Captain Future (1978–1979) Hana no Ko Lunlun (1979–1980) Cyborg 009 (1979–1980) Future Robot Daltanious (1979–1980) Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur (1979–1980)
1980s	Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980) Mahō Shōjo Lalabel (1980–1981) Moero Arthur: Hakuba Ouji (1980) Ganbare Genki (1980–1981) Space Emperor God Sigma (1980–1981) Beast King GoLion (1981–1982) Hello! Sandybell (1981) Little Women (1981) Dr. Slump (1981–1986) Queen Millennia (1981–1982) Tiger Mask II (1981–1982) Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken (1981–1982) Asari-chan (1982–1983) Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (1982–1983) Boku Patalliro! (1982–1983) The Kabocha Wine (1982–1984) Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982–1983) Love Me, My Knight (1983–1984) Lightspeed Electroid Albegas (1983–1984) Kinnikuman (1983–1986) Stop!! Hibari-kun! (1983–1984) Dream Soldier Wing-Man (1984–1985) Tongari Bōshi no Memoru (1984) Video Warrior Laserion (1984–1985) Gu Gu Ganmo (1984–1985) Transformers (1984–1987) Fist of the North Star (1984–1987) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985–1988) Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years (1985–1986) Maple Town (1986–1987) Dragon Ball (1986–1989) Silver Fang (1986) Saint Seiya (1986–1989) New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter (1987) Fist of the North Star 2 (1987–1988) Transformers: The Headmasters (1987–1988) Bikkuriman (1987–1989) Kamen no Ninja Akakage (1987–1988) Lady Lady!! (1987–1988) Tatakae!! Ramenman (1988) Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1988) Hello! Lady Lynn (1988–1989) Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (1988) Himitsu no Akko-chan (1988–1989) Transformers: Victory (1989) Akuma-kun (1989–1990) Shin Bikkuriman (1989–1990) Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996) Sally the Witch 2 (1989–1991)
1990s	Mōretsu Atarō (1990) Magical Taluluto (1990–1992) Goldfish Warning! (1991–1992) Getter Robo Go (1991–1992) Kinnikuman: Kinniku-sei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen (1991–1992) Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991–1992) Sailor Moon (1992–1997) Super Bikkuriman (1992–1993) Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993–1994) Slam Dunk (1993–1996) Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1993–1994) Marmalade Boy (1994–1995) Gulliver Boy (1995) Neighborhood Story (1995–1996) World Fairy Tale Series (1995–1996) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996–1998) Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997) Jigoku Sensei Nūbē (1996–1997) Boys Over Flowers (1996–1997) Cutie Honey Flash (1997–1998) The Kindaichi Case Files (1997–2000) Yume no Crayon Oukoku (1997–1999) Dr. Slump (1997–1999) Anime Shūkan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu (Kocchi Muite! Miiko) (1998–1999) Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) Himitsu no Akko-chan (1998–1999) Shugogetten! (1998–1999) Ojamajo Doremi (1999–2000) Phantom Thief Jeanne (1999–2000) Digimon Adventure (1999–2000) One Piece (1999–present)
2000s	Shinzo (2000) Ojamajo Doremi # (2000–2001) Digimon Adventure 02 (2000–2001) The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya (2000–2001) Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi (2001–2002) Digimon Tamers (2001–2002) Nono-chan (2001–2002) Kinnikuman: The Second Generation (2002) Kanon (2002) Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! (2002–2003) Digimon Frontier (2002–2003) Tsuribaka Nisshi (2002–2003) Ashita no Nadja (2003–2004) Air Master (2003) Zatch Bell! (2003–2006) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2003–2005) Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004–2005) Kinnikuman: Ultimate Muscle (2004–2006) Beet the Vandel Buster (2004–2005) Ring ni Kakero (2004) Xenosaga: The Animation (2005) Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005–2006) Beet the Vandel Buster: Excellion (2005–2006) Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (2005–2006) Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (2006) Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2006–2007) Digimon Data Squad (2006–2007) Air Gear (2006) Ring ni Kakero: The Pacific War (2006) Kamisama Kazoku (2006) Binbō Shimai Monogatari (2006) Powerpuff Girls Z (2006–2007) Gin'iro no Olynssis (2006) Happy Lucky Bikkuriman (2006–2007) Yes! PreCure 5 (2007–2008) GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007–2009) Lovely Complex (2007) Mononoke (2007) Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi (2007–2008) Hakaba no Kitarō (2008) Yes PreCure 5 GoGo! (2008–2009) Uchi no Sanshimai (2008–2010) RoboDz Kazagumo Hen (2008) Fresh Pretty Cure! (2009–2010) Marie & Gali (2009–2010) Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2011) Kaidan Restaurant (2009–2010) Welcome to Irabu's Office (2009–2010)
2010s	HeartCatch PreCure! (2010–2011) Marie & Gali ver.2.0 (2010–2011) Ring ni Kakero: Shadow (2010) Digimon Fusion (2010–2012) Suite PreCure (2011–2012) Toriko (2011–2014) Ring ni Kakero: World Tournament Chapter (2011) Smile PreCure! (2012–2013) Saint Seiya Omega (2012–2014) Tanken Driland (2012–2013) DokiDoki! PreCure (2013–2014) Tanken Driland: Sennen no Mahō (2013–2014) Kyousougiga (2013) Robot Girls Z (2014) HappinessCharge PreCure! (2014–2015) Majin Bone (2014–2015) Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (2014–2016) Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014–2015) The Kindaichi Case Files R (2014–2016) Dragon Ball Z: The Final Chapters (2014–2015) Abarenbō Rikishi!! Matsutarō (2014) World Trigger (2014–2022) Go! Princess PreCure (2015–2016) Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018) Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015–present) Witchy Pretty Cure! (2016–2017) Digimon Universe: App Monsters (2016–2017) Tiger Mask W (2016–2017) Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode (2017–2018) Kado: The Right Answer (2017) Hug! Pretty Cure (2018–2019) GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018–2020) Bakutsuri Bar Hunter (2018–2019) Star Twinkle PreCure (2019–2020)
2020s	Healin' Good Pretty Cure (2020–2021) Future's Folktales (2020) Digimon Adventure: (2020–2021) Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō (2020–present) Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020–2022) Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (2021–2022) Digimon Ghost Game (2021–2023) Delicious Party Pretty Cure (2022–2023) Hiorgaru Sky! Pretty Cure (2023–2024) Run for Money: The Great Mission [ja] (2023–present) Ikimono-san (2023) Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom (2023) Wonderful Pretty Cure! (2024-present) Girls Band Cry (2024) Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
Category

v t e Weekly Shōnen Sunday: 1959–1969
1959	Dr. Thrill
1960	Captain Ken
1961	Iga no Kagemaru
1962	Osomatsu-kun Brave Dan
1963	Submarine 707
1964	Obake no Q-Tarō
1965	Kamui Gaiden The Amazing 3 Super Jetter
1966	The Vampires Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Kamen no Ninja Akakage
1967	Perman Blue Submarine No. 6 Dororo Giant Robo Captain Ultra Mōretsu Atarō 21 Emon Captain Scarlet
1968	MJ Judo Boy
1969	Tensai Bakabon Orochi
1959–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Shōnen Sunday S Monthly Shōnen Sunday

v t e Big Comic series
Current	Golgo 13 (1968) Shōjiki Fudōsan (2017) Kūbo Ibuki Great Game (2019) Jumbo Max (2020) Ikigami: Sairin (2021) Blue Giant Momentum (2023)
1960s	The Laughing Salesman (one-shot) (1968) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968–1972) Swallowing the Earth (1968–1969)
1970s	Ode to Kirihito (1970–1971) Ayako (1972–1973) Notari Matsutarō (1973–1998) Baiyaku Kakebachō Kazuryū (1974–1975) MW (1976–1978)
1980s	Hidamari no Ki (1981–1986) Kamui Gaiden Dai-ni-bu (1982–1987) Kamui Den Da Ni-bu (1988–2000) Gringo (1987–1989)
1990s	Bokkō (1992–1996) A Journal of My Father (1994) Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President (1997–2001) A Distant Neighborhood (1998–1999) The Quest for the Missing Girl (1999)
2000s	Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime (2000–2014) Taiyō no Mokushiroku (2002–2008) Kamurobamura-e (2007–2008) Taiyō no Mokushiroku Dainibu: Kenkoku-hen (2008–2010) Kamui Gaiden: Reunion (2009)
2010s	Blue Giant (2013–2016) Fukushima Drive (2013) Kūbo Ibuki (2014–2019) Devilman Saga (2014–2020) Blue Giant Supreme (2016–2020)
2020s	Hei no Naka no Biyōshitsu (2020) Blue Giant Explorer (2020–2023)
Zōkan	The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store (2017–2018) Gallery Fake (2017–present)
eBigComic4	We Started a Threesome! (2018–2021)
Big Comic Big Comic Original Weekly Big Comic Spirits Big Comic Superior Monthly Big Comic Spirits Yawaraka Spirits

v t e Shogakukan Manga Award – General
1950s	Būtan by Noboru Baba (1955) Oyama no Kaba-chan by Eijo Ishida (1956) Manga Seminar on Biology and Biiko-chan by Osamu Tezuka (1957) Little Black Sambo and Shiawase no Ōji by Tarō Senba (1958) Korisu no Pokko by Jirō Ōta and Bonko-chan and Fuichin-san by Toshiko Ueda (1959)
1960s	Science-kun no Sekai Ryokō by Reiji Aki (1961) Susume Roboketto and Tebukuro Tecchan by Fujiko Fujio (1962) Fight Sensei and Stop! Nii-chan by Hisashi Sekitani (1963) Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka (1964) Paki-chan to Ganta by Kazuo Maekawa (1965) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae by Shotaro Ishinomori (1967) Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō by Noboru Kawasaki (1968) Fire! by Hideko Mizuno (1969)
1970s	Glass no Shiro by Masako Watanabe and Gag Ojisan and Oya Baka Tengoku by Ryuzan Aki (1970) Hana Ichimonme by Shinji Nagashima and Minashigo Hutch by Tatsuo Yoshida (1971) Tōchan no Kawaii Oyome-san and Hashire! Boro by Hiroshi Asuna (1972) Otoko Doahō Kōshien and Deba to Batto by Shinji Mizushima (1973) The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (1974) Golgo 13 by Takao Saito (1975) Abu-san by Shinji Mizushima (1976) Notari Matsutarō by Tetsuya Chiba (1977) Haguregumo by George Akiyama (1978) Tosa no Ippon Tsuri by Yūsuke Aoyagi (1979)
1980s	Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki (1980) Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan (1981) Tsuribaka Nisshi by Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami (1982) Hidamari no Ki by Osamu Tezuka (1983) Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (1984) Bokkemon by Takashi Iwashige (1985) Oishinbo by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (1986) Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon by Shotaro Ishinomori (1987) Genji Monogatari by Miyako Maki (1988) Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1989)
1990s	F by Noboru Rokuda (1990) Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho by Fumi Saimon (1991) Okami-san by Ichimaru and Miyamoto kara Kimi e by Hideki Arai (1992) Kaze no Daichi by Nobuhiro Sakata and Eiji Kazama (1993) Bokkō by Hideki Mori (1994) Ron by Motoka Murakami and Gallery Fake and Tarō by Fujihiko Hosono (1995) Gekka no Kishi by Junichi Nōjō (1996) Azumi by Yū Koyama (1997) Aji Ichi Monme by Zenta Abe and Yoshimi Kurata (1998)
2000s	Monster by Naoki Urasawa (2000) Heat by Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami (2001) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2002) Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo by Takatoshi Yamada (2003) Iryū by Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai (2004) A Spirit of the Sun by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (2005) Bengoshi no Kuzu by Hideo Iura (2006) Bambino! by Tetsuji Sekiya and Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (2007) Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shinichi Ishizuka (2008) Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe (2009)
2010s	Ushijima the Loan Shark by Manabe Shōhei and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2010) Kids on the Slope by Yuki Kodama (2011) I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2012) Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi (2013) Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto (2014) Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (2015) Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka and Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda (2016) After the Rain by Jun Mayuzuki and Kūbo Ibuki by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2017) Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō by Mitsuharu Yanamoto and Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu by Haruko Kashiwagi (2018) Aoashi by Yūgo Kobayashi and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka (2019)
2020s	Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano and Police in a Pod by Miko Yasu (2020) Nigatsu no Shōsha by Shiho Takase and Don't Call It Mystery by Yumi Tamura (2021) Medalist by Tsurumaikada (2022)
Categories (until 2022): General Shōnen Shōjo Children 2023–