Tsutomu Isobe

Three stories by anime master Katsuhiro Otomo. 'Magnetic Rose' tells the tale of two space travellers who get drawn into a woman's world of memories following a distress signal. 'Stink Bomb' follows a chemist whose experiment has changed him into a biological weapon - set on an unstoppable course for Tokyo. 'Cannon Fodder' portrays a day in a city on which cannons are fired at an unknown enemy.

A brilliant Japanese neurosurgeon is drawn into darkness when he tries to solve a series of murders involving a patient whose life he once saved.

A proud bath architect in ancient Rome starts randomly surfacing in present-day Japan, where he's inspired by the many bathing innovations he finds.

Twenty years ago, Vash the Stampede allowed an infamous outlaw named Gasback to escape final justice. Now, on the streets of Macca City, Vash is about to learn a hard truth about consequences - and he might end up paying for the lesson with his life.

Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger, even more devastating biochemical attack, an astronomical reward is offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the destruction. On the space ship 'Bebop', Spike and his crew of bounty hunters are bored and short of cash. But with the news..