(W) Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (A) DanKe (CA) Boki Wealthy and handsome, yet mentally unstable-He Yu has returned home from overseas with one goal in mind: to win the heart of Xie Xue, the girl of his dreams. However, in his time away, he has nursed more than unrequited feelings. He must confront his long-held grudge against Xie Xue's overprotective brother, Xie Qingcheng, who doesn't think He Yu capable of love. But history is not easily rewritten. As He Yu's former doctor, Xie Qingcheng is the only person in the world who truly understands He Yu's volatile mental illness. When the two are involved in an explosive incident that exposes a dark secret, Xie Qingcheng's suspicions about He Yu are confirmed. Now, He Yu must confront his own demons… including his dark obsession with Xie Qingcheng.

(W) Mika Akatsuki (A) Nanako Tsujimura, Utako Yukihiro When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom… and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones-and those who possess them.

(W) Mika Akatsuki (A) Nanako Tsujimura, Utako Yukihiro Back from England, Seigi must deal with the start of his third year of college-and with all his classmates starting to job hunt in earnest! Meanwhile, a familiar customer returns to Jewelry ?tranger with a pale pink cameo he once received from an unrequited love, challenging Seigi and Richard to solve the mystery attached to the gift.

(W) Mika Akatsuki (A) Nanako Tsujimura, Utako Yukihiro One month after arriving in the mountain city of Kandy to begin his studies as a jeweler, Seigi receives a strange e-mail from 'Jeffrey,' with the subject line 'Help Richard.' Within is an itinerary for a luxury cruise? that leaves in three days. What has the beautiful jeweler got himself into now? And can Seigi come to his rescue yet again?

(W) Mika Akatsuki (A) Nanako Tsujimura, Utako Yukihiro At the request of Richard's mother, Catherine, Seigi travels with Richard to her vacation home in Provence in the south of France to meet her. On arriving, however, they find a mystery awaiting them in the form of a strange girl named Octavia, and an even stranger treasure hunt Catherine has set up for them. Can they find the thirty gemstones hidden across the estate? And if so, what else might they unearth?

(W) Mika Akatsuki (A) Nanako Tsujimura, Utako Yukihiro A declaration of martial law in Sri Lanka sends Seigi temporarily back to Japan-until a strange message has him flying to Hong Kong to meet with one Vincent Lai, the man who seems as determined to betray Richard as he is to keep helping Seigi. What does Vincent truly want from them? And what will Seigi do once he reunites with Richard?

(W/A) Jun Mochizuki Lured into a trap by Mikhail, No? is forced to drink his blood and view his memories-memories of his and Vanitas's fateful meeting with the Vampire of the Blue Moon. Beware the dark side of the blue moon?

Now available for the first time in soft cover, Linda Medley's lavishly illustrated Castle Waiting series blends fairy tales, folklore and nursery rhymes to tell the story of the everyday lives of fantastic characters with humor, intelligence, and insight into human nature. Castle Waiting can be read on multiple levels and can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, especially young girls.

(W) Hiro Kashiwaba In her youth, Jeanne was a powerful witch who vanquished the evil Demon King and saved the world-but over time, the people she rescued have forgotten her. Now she is a lonely old woman living in a secluded forest... until she accidentally summons a cat from Earth to her home! The former city kitty is now gigantic and must acclimate to this new world. Can a cat from another world soothe the loneliness of the forgotten witch?

(W) Hiro Kashiwaba In her youth, Jeanne was a powerful witch who vanquished the evil Demon King and saved the world-but over time, the people she rescued have forgotten about her and her noble deeds. Now she is a short-spoken old woman, living by herself in a secluded forest...un til she summons a cat from Earth to her home. The former city kitty is now the size of a giant, and must acclimate to this new world at Jeanne's side. Through eating the food Jeanne prepares, and offering a head for pats, can this furry feline soothe the loneliness of the forgotten witch?

(W) Hiro Kashiwaba The sudden appearance of a horde of demons puts the royal capital of Grifford Kingdom in danger of being destroyed! While the people cry out for help, young King Robbins, who can do nothing but overlook the brutal Dowager Empress's misrule, meets the witch whom the kingdom once exiled. Meanwhile, in a corner of another world, those who are guided by a cat have encounters that continue to change their past, their future, and their entire world, bit by bit.

(W) Hiro Kashiwaba Rue's hidden magical power is blazing out of control, so Robbins brings her back to the royal palace for treatment. Jeanne senses that the girl is in danger and leaves her forest home for the first time in fifty years, bringing her giant cat Mew and the mercenary, Flad. Waiting for her in the palace is her old nemesis the Dowager Empress-and a Guardian Beast who once stood by Jeanne's side!

(W) Hiro Kashiwaba Jeanne returns to the Royal Capital for the first time in fifty years. Now, to ensure that the kingdom's bloody past and the tragedies it wrought will never be repeated, she heads into one final battle, along with the mysterious creature who has always been by her side. It's the thrilling conclusion to the lyrical journey of souls guided by a cat.

(W/A/CA) Sashko Danylenko Cat and Bat are best friends. Every day, they watch awful television, get awful ideas, and get into an awful lot of trouble. In the grand tradition of silent comedy, award-winning Ukrainian animator and artist Sashko Danylenko presents an addictive collection of strips that reveal painfully funny truths about human nature. A delightfully creative short story collection-in the vein of Beavis and Butt-Head, Ren & Stimpy, and Mad Magazine!

(W) Kosuke Iijima (A) Shiori Our heroes have been struggling to make headway in their quest to vanquish the Demon King. Is it because of the cat on the hero's lap? Or is it because Red doesn't have the heart to move the little guy? Meanwhile, a powerful foe awaits the party... a beautiful white cat!

(W) Kosuke Iijima (A) Shiori The Demon King's henchmen finally make an appearance! They might be fearsome opponents, but at least the hero has a cat by his side (and in his lap!). Plus, while the heroes are on their quest, they meet a little kitten!

(W) Kosuke Iijima (A) Shiori The final volume! The adventure continues with the desert kingdom's king and his cat! Then, the hero and his companions ready themselves to storm the Demon King's castle. At last, the party will face off against the Demon King himself!

(W) Shigemitsu Harada (A/CA) Issei Hatsuyoshiya A newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs? It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK!

(W) Shigemitsu Harada (A/CA) Issei Hatsuyoshiya The manga and anime Cells at Work! showed you what happens when a young, healthy body gets in trouble…but what if the body wasn't so young, and was never very healthy? This new take stars a fresh-faced Red Blood Cell and his friend, the buxom White Blood Cell, as they struggle to keep themselves and their world together through alcoholism, smoking, erectile dysfunction, athlete's foot, gout… it's literal body horror! Whoever this guy is, he's lucky his cells can't go on strike!

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A/CA) Chuuya Kogino Touma has been called out by Mikoto to fulfill his punishment, but can anyone call taking pictures together and getting matching cell phone straps 'punishment'…? The arrival of Mikoto's 'little sisters' makes their 'battle' even more fraught!

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A/CA) Chuya Kogino Skill-Out has planted its roots in the dark corners of Academy City, plotting its next move. The order comes down to put a stop to the armed group's plans, but the ones who've been tasked with the job also have their own motivations to consider... For readers ages 13 and up.

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A) Chuya Kogino Acqua of the Back, member of God???s Right Seat, invades Academy City?Kand his target is Touma's right hand!? And Itsuwa, dispatched to guard Touma, is going to move in with him! What will Index do?K!?

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A) Chuya Kogino As the Amakusa Church struggle to protect Touma from Acqua of the Back, member of God's Right Seat, Kaori Kanzaki rushes to their aid! It's Saint versus Saint as the two monsters battle in a duel to the death!

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A) Kiyotaka Haimura Acqua of the Back has taken aim at Touma Kamijou-or more specifically, his right hand-with all the powers of sainthood and magic available to a powerful member of God's Right Seat. As a countermeasure, The Amakusa Style Church has dispatched Itsuwa as a temporary live in bodyguard. But when she whips out her overwhelming cooking ability and domestic skills, will Index completely lose her place in the Kamijou household before the threat passes?!

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A/CA) Kiyotaka Haimura Kamijou Touma faces his roughest challenge yet-a classroom hot pot party! Meanwhile in London, the women's dorm in a base of magicians may never see another day as wild as this one. And in the underbelly of Academy City, Accelerator stumbles upon someone who has been waiting for him all this time...? Here begins the supplementary SS series of A Certain Magical Index! For readers ages 13 and up.

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A) Kiyotaka Haimura Kanzaki Kaori is on the hunt for the culprit who murdered her jeans while Kamijou Touya is on the hunt for a good souveiner from Milan. Elsewhere, Kuruwa begins to fall for Hanzou. At the same time, Hamazura is most definitely not in love with Kinuhata, movie date or not. In the background, the Misaka Sisters' latest obsession is fortune-telling with blood types. The world of science and magic never ceases to be an exciting, hot mess...

(W/A) Tatsuki Fujimoto Denji's career as a devil hunter is really taking off! And after he appears on TV, the whole world knows about the mysterious Chainsaw Man. But that's not all good news, considering assassins are now on their way to Japan to claim his heart! Can Denji's team keep him safe from the world's most dangerous killers? For older teen audiences.

(W) Tatsuki Fujimoto With the battle against the Gun Devil fast approaching, Aki seems to be having a change of heart. Why is he suddenly willing to give up the revenge he's worked so hard for? And when the Gun Devil finally appears, Denji and allies will face a nightmare of unimaginable pain. For older teen audiences. (STL204919) (C: 0-1-2)

(W/A/CA) Maria Capelle Frantz The World is over. All that remains is the Citadel, and the Chancellor who protects it from the hostility beyond its walls. But what can she do when the world at large is convinced it her who brought the world to ruin in the first place, and are determined to make her pay for it by destroying the one bastion of hope the world has left? Cartoonist Maria Frantz's graphic novel debut.

(W) Neil Gaiman & Various (A) Charles Vess A brand-new collection of the Eisner Award-winning series! This award-winning compendium of English and Scottish fairy tales and folklore returns to print in a sumptuous new collection! Beautifully illustrated by Charles Vess and featuring adaptations by Neil Gaiman - Vess' collaborator on the hugely successful Stardust - and a host of famous fantasy writers, this new edition also boasts never-before-seen art and an amazing gallery of sketches!

(W) Katy Rex (A/CA) Jonathan Lau Charmed, the supernatural television sensation, returns in an all-new tale of magic and mystery... but this time, the adventures of the Halliwell Sisters are told as manga! Delia, a young girl with blossoming and uncontrollable supernatural powers, accidentally unleashes her powers in a school. A danger to herself and others, she draws the attention of Phoebe, Piper, and Paige - three witches with experience managing innate abilities! With their help, Delia begins to make a new life for herself... but magic has a way of getting out of control, and it's only a matter of time before this incredibly powerful novice draws the unwanted attention of sinister forces!

(W) Erica Schultz (A) Maria Sanapo (CA) Joe Corroney Dynamite Entertainment is proud to continue the story of Phoebe, Piper, and Paige, television's fan-favorite witches, in all-new adventures set within the official continuity of Charmed! A dark force has set its sights on the art world of San Francisco, utilizing a gallery exhibit to feed souls to the underworld and unleash demons into our reality. Only the Power of Three, harnessed by the Halliwell sisters, can stop the madness!

(W/A/CA) Stan Sakai Stan Sakai's enduring rabbit samurai-reimagined as a character in a 'Chibi World!' While fishing for freshwater eels, Chibi Usagi and his friends Chibi Tomoe and Chibi Gen rescue a dogu. The trio find out the dogu's village has been enslaved by the Salamander King. It's up to Chibi Usagi and company to rescue the village and free everyone from the reign of the Salamander King once and for all! A captivating story written and illustrated by Julie Sakai and Stan Sakai and part of Dark Horse's Dogu Publishing imprint! With colors by Emi Fujii and hand lettering by Julie Sakai, this expanded edition includes the stories 'Attack of the Heebie Chibis,' 'Attack of the Teenie Titans,' 'The Story of Chibi Usagi and the Big Bad Jei,' 'Chibi Usagi and the Goblin of Adachi Plain, and 'Chibi Tomoe and the Zo Ninja'-as well as all color Chibi Usagi pinups that ran as Usagi Yojimbo comic back covers!

(W/A/CA) Abi Umeda The promised haven of Amonlogia is closer than ever, but the dark history of the Mud Whale still poses a terrible threat to its people. Somehow, learning the truth about the past has freed Ouni's thymia from any constraint, and he is forced to lock himself away to avoid hurting the others. But even with that precaution, his very presence is a danger to his people as Orca mounts an expedition to capture the da?monas and kill everyone else! For older teen audiences.

(W) Miya Kinojo (A) Akine Itomachi With his friend Ghozal in danger, Flio calls upon the forbidden time-manipulation magic he once used to save Rys. Even as a voice of warning calls out to him from the Celestial Plane, Flio makes the perhaps fatal decision to protect the peace he's built for his friends. But it's not all gloom and doom for Flio and Rys! At last, their mercantile dreams come true as the store opens for business-offering service with a smile to all, even as the conflict between humanity and demonkind grows ever more bitter. Could Flio's new store be the starting grounds for reconciliation? Will his extraordinary powers finally bring him the ordinary life he craves?

(W) Miya Kinojo (A) Akine Itomachi With a display of his prodigious power, Flio brings the conflict between humans and demons to an uneasy halt. At last, he can explore the possibility of peaceful coexistence between the two forces. Then Flio discovers that his time manipulation magic had a terrible cost: it cut off Wyne, the wyvern girl in his care, from her kin! Rys and the rest of Flio's companions watch on as his regret drives him to desperation. Can Flio's friends help him bear the terrible burden of his incomprehensible abilities? If they can't, their whole world may be in danger!

(W) Miya Kinojo (A) Akine Itomachi Caught between warring humans and demons, Flio comes up with a new plan to spark communication between the factions-selling them both the secret to his magic! (With some strings attached.) Meanwhile, all is not well back at the homestead! Balirossa and company struggle with culture shock as they reckon with the newcomer Wyne the Wyvern and her decidedly inhuman takes on life and death. Flio's constant search for understanding leads to the snow-covered mountain homeland of the wyverns themselves, where he will walk a mile in their giant, scaly feet. Will hope prevail, or will the border wall of biases stand firm?

(W) Miya Kinojo (A) Akine Itomachi Banaza, a young merchant, is summoned to an unfamiliar world to become a legendary hero! But his unimpressive stats disqualify him, and Banaza isn't sent home, but exiled to the edge of a monster-filled forest. Fortune takes a turn when his first battle bumps him to Level 2-and his previously NPC-grade stats leap to infinity! Banaza is determined to live a normal life despite his god-level power, but his world is turned upside down yet again when he meets Fenrys, a fair maiden who happens to be a fiendish demon!

(W/A) Yen Samejima A collection of Chinese folktales vividly adapted into manga! The second entry (after The Dragon King's Daughter) in this series of beautiful retellings of Chinese folktales.

(W) Hiromu (A) Raemz This is goodbye. Ever since the meeting with advisors about their future plans in June, Asuka and Chitose have begun to meet up at school. They've also been going out together more on these things that seem like dates, but instead of being happy?Chitose feels like he's going through something really painful. Even though he knows it's terribly selfish of him... Asuka is leaving for Tokyo soon. To become a weaver of stories. Will he be able to send her off with a smile on his face?