The manga is a collection of 4 oneshots, published between 1989 and 1995 in Shueisha's Weekly Shounen Jump magazine: 
 
ZETMAN(特別編集オータムスペシャル); Shounen Jump 1994, Special Autumn issue 
Jin Kurono's father is dead, so he has been raised by his mother, who taught him the sense of honor and justice. But she died killed by a car, which ran away after the accident, leaving a scar in Jin's heart. Now, he's 23 years old, and he is the programmer of a new game: Zetman. Upset with the fact that there is no justice in the real world, he turns into his own superhero Zetman, to fight against crime, but with hard methods. To advise him and support him, he will always have his friend Sachiko Shirai. 
 
Shin-no-Shin: Ai to Nikushimi no Time Slip (SHIN-NO-SHIN 愛と憎しみのタイムスリップ); Shounen Jump 1989 #31 
 
Woman in the Man: Otoko no Naka no Onna (WOMAN IN THE MAN -男の中の女-); Shounen Jump 1993 #5+6 
Tsuyomaru is a girlish boy while Hazumi is a tomboyish girl. Tsuyomaru is challenged to a fight by a student of another karate school, and while using a training machine operated by Hazumi, something goes wrong and they switch bodies... 
 
Shadow Lady (pilot); Shounen Jump 1995 #3+4; Also included in volume 3 of Shadow Lady

Jin is a strange kid with an angel mark on his hand. He lives a poor but peaceful life with his grandfather, along with the other destitute and abandoned vagabonds near the river. One day, his peaceful life changes when a strange monster named "player" appears, chopping off heads and killing everyone who appears in front of it.

Tsuyomaru is a girlish boy while Hazumi is a tomboyish girl. Tsuyomaru is challenged to a fight by a student of another karate school, and while using a training machine operated by Hazumi, something goes wrong and they switch bodies...


In Gray City, a glorious but crumbling metropolis, a different world exists between night and day. Here we find Aimi Komori, a shy girl with a secret--her magic eyeshadow transforms her into Shadow Lady, an infamous thief who sees Gray City as her own personal playground. Along with her pint-sized, bat-winged sidekick, De-Mo, Shadow Lady turns the menacing metropolis absolutely upside-down! 
(Source: Dark Horse)

Volume 1 includes six stories written from 1980 to 1982, encompassing the period before his debut and before the start of the "Wingman" serialization. The wide edition released later also includes "A Little Light" from 1988, with all 12 pages in color; volume 2 collects five stories from 1985 to 1989, drawn during the serialization of "Wingman" and before the start of the serialization of "Video Girl Ai". Volume 3 was released under the name "ZETMAN: Katsura Masakazu Tanpenshuu".

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