Kotaro the Bandit
The Boy in the Hot Air Balloon
by Masamoto Nasu
illus. by Yoshika Komatsu
Kotaro the bandit is joined by Jiromaru, a boy who returned to Japan in a hot air balloon after studying science in Italy under a student of Leonardo da Vinci. Jiromaru helps Kotaro and his friends to make various weapons for use in their fight against the evil samurai general Judaiyu and the magician Oboro. Sequel to “Kotaro the Bandit.”
22 x 16 cm,
214 pages,
Black-and-white illustrations
First published January 2003



