(W) Katsuhiro Otomo The epic, timeless hit that inspired the legendary anime film and made the word manga part of the global vocabulary returns in a new hardcover edition. The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the original right-to-left manga reading format and Katsuhiro Otomo's original, hand-drawn sound effects in a beautiful, large-sized collectible edition.The once glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruin, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic Akira. From the flooded wasteland of rubble and anarchy rises the Great Tokyo Empire, populated by a ragtag army of zealots and crazies who worship and fear Akira ad his mad prime minister, Tetsuo, and angry teen with immense powers of his own and equally immense, twisted ambitions. The world at large is not taking the threat lying down, and the military strength of the planet is massing to take on the empire, but will technology's most advanced weaponry be enough to destroy Akira? And are Tetsuo's rapidly growing paranormal abilities a potentially greater threat?

The post-apocalyptic science-fiction saga Akira, with its thought-provoking themes and kinetic artwork, introduced the world to the power of manga. Now available again, this classic adventure is ready to be discovered by a new generation of readers!

The Kodansha Comics editions of the groundbreaking post-apocalyptic manga series continues.

Kodansha Comics' reissue of one of the true classics of manga continues, as Neo-Tokyo's resistance agents and government forces race against the clock to find the child with godlike powers before his destructive abilities are unleashed.

Regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing narrative skill. Set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo, the lives of two streetwise friends change forever when dormant paranormal abilities awaken in one, who becomes the target of a shadowy government agency.

Regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo.

Regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. Includes a postscript by Dark Horse Comics publisher Mike Richardson.

(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a 'cheat' power is one thing. But to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must find his way through a dangerous world... but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!

(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a 'cheat' power is one thing. But to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must find his way through a dangerous world... but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!

(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a 'cheat' power is one thing. But to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must find his way through a dangerous world? but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!

(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori This fast and funny action isekai manga about a newborn whose power is literally unfathomable! To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a 'cheat' power is one thing. But to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must find his way through a dangerous world... but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!

(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a 'cheat' power is one thing. But to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must find his way through a dangerous world... but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!

(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a 'cheat' power is one thing. But to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must find his way through a dangerous world... but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!

(W) Ai Takahashi, Sai Sumimori To be reincarnated into another world with the promise of a 'cheat' power is one thing. But to be reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you're powerless? That's another thing entirely! Now the newly-born Reinhart-Hart to his new friends-must find his way through a dangerous world... but luckily he's got magic that's quite literally off the charts!

(W/A/CA) Haruka Mitsui An irresistible shojo manga offering an all-you-can-eat-buffet of high school drama, adolescent crushes, and childhood nostalgia. Mizuha's seventeenth birthday is the pits. Her parents totally forgot, and the sempai she likes isn't interested in her. But when her longtime childhood friend asks her out, Mizuha has to sort out what this change could mean. And her feelings may not be the only ones changing! Adding to the challenge is a global pandemic, upending the hopes and joys of high school life. But romance is resilient, and crushes and confessions flourish among Mizuha's friends.

(W/A/CA) Haruka Mitsui An irresistible shojo manga offering an all-you-can-eat-buffet of high school drama, adolescent crushes, and childhood nostalgia. Just as Mizuho truly considers what Kizuki means to her, her long-admired Saito-sempai professes his feelings! With her system overloaded by new and confusing emotions, Mizuho comes down with a fever. Her childhood friends are eager to help, but soon realize they have their own tumultuous feelings to face.

(W/A/CA) Haruka Mitsui Mizuha's seventeenth birthday is the pits. Her parents totally forgot, and the sempai she likes isn't interested in her. But when her longtime childhood friend asks her out, Mizuha has to sort out what this change could mean. And her feelings may not be the only ones changing! Adding to the challenge is a global pandemic, upending the hopes and joys of high school life. But romance is resilient, and crushes and confessions flourish among Mizuha's friends.

(W/A/CA) Haruka Mitsui High school memories last a lifetime, but the pandemic threatens to steal these special moments from Mizuho and her friends. The students successfully rally to have their school festival, bringing hope and boosting morale. It's the perfect escape to find romance, but for Kizuki, Mizuho still won't return his affections. Will he wind up settling for unrequited love? How does the heart heal after a battle for love?

(W/A/CA) Haruka Mitsui Mizuha's seventeenth birthday is the pits. Her parents totally forgot, and the sempai she likes isn't interested in her. But when her longtime childhood friend asks her out, Mizuha has to sort out what this change could mean. And her feelings may not be the only ones changing! Adding to the challenge is a global pandemic, upending the hopes and joys of high school life. But romance is resilient, and crushes and confessions flourish among Mizuha's friends.

(W/A/CA) Haruka Mitsui Mizuha's seventeenth birthday is the pits. Her parents totally forgot, and the sempai she likes isn't interested in her. But when her longtime childhood friend asks her out, Mizuha has to sort out what this change could mean. And her feelings may not be the only ones changing...! Adding to the challenge is a global pandemic, upending the hopes and joys of high school life. But romance is resilient, and crushes and confessions flourish among Mizuha's friends.

(W) Haruka Mitsui An irresistible shojo manga offering an all-you-can-eat-buffet of high school drama, adolescent crushes, and childhood nostalgia. Guaranteed to delight fans of popular romance comics like Komi Can't Communicate and Skip and Loafer.Is it worth gambling on love against the odds?Airu finally works up the courage to express his affection for Kizuki. The confession fails to change Kizuki's commitment to Mizuho, leaving Airu feeling rejected and alone. The neighborhood New Year's Eve party is coming up, and it wouldn't be the same without the whole gang together. Can Airu learn to embrace his real self without losing the people he loves most?  Longtime childhood friends plunge into rocky adolescence.An all-you-can-eat buffet of teenage drama, romance, and nostalgia

(W/A) Osamu Tezuka Apollo's Song follows the tragic journey of Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love so profound he finds himself compelled to acts of violence when he is witness to any act of intimacy or affection whether by human or beast. His hate is such that the gods intervene, cursing Shogo to experience love throughout the ages ultimately to have it ripped from his heart every time. From the Nazi atrocities of World War II to a dystopian future of human cloning, Shogo loses his heart, in so doing, healing the psychological scars of his childhood hatred. Master storyteller Osamu Tezuka's Apollo's Song is a lyrical tour-de-force on the human spirit, the destruction of hate, and the triumph of love.

(W) Miraijin A (A) jimmy The hit light novel series with over 30 million online views in Japan, now with an anime!After thirty-five years of perfectly ordinary life, a run-of-the-mill businessman suddenly drops dead...only to be reborn in another world! Now he must live as Ars Louvent, scion of a minor noble family and wielder of a fabulous skill: Appraisal, the power to perceive the strengths and abilities of others at a glance.He'll need it, too, because there are plenty of problems to solve in the Louvent family's territory! Ars only has one choice: recruit the most talented individuals his skill can find, and rise up to new heights in his brand new world!

(W) Natsumi Inoue (A/CA) jimmy A salaryman suffers a heart attack and is reborn in another world as Ars Louvent, the child of an aristocratic house. Though lacking in physical strength, Ars has a unique 'appraisal' skill that lets him see other people's stats and latent abilities. He puts this skill to the test by discovering a downtrodden young man with fearsome blade skills and a street urchin with a knack for magic. Has Ars found the diamonds in the rough that will help him secure his family's fortunes?

(W) Natsumi Inoue (A/CA) jimmy A salaryman suffers a heart attack and is reborn in another world as Ars Louvent, the child of an aristocratic house. Though lacking in physical strength, Ars has a unique 'appraisal' skill that lets him see other people's stats and latent abilities. He puts this skill to the test by discovering a downtrodden young man with fearsome blade skills and a street urchin with a knack for magic. Has Ars found the diamonds in the rough that will help him secure his family's fortunes?

(W) Natsumi Inoue (A/CA) jimmy A salaryman suffers a heart attack and is reborn in another world as Ars Louvent, the child of an aristocratic house. Though lacking in physical strength, Ars has a unique 'appraisal' skill that lets him see other people's stats and latent abilities. He puts this skill to the test by discovering a downtrodden young man with fearsome blade skills and a street urchin with a knack for magic. Has Ars found the diamonds in the rough that will help him secure his family's fortunes?

(W) Natsumi Inoue (A/CA) jimmy A salaryman suffers a heart attack and is reborn in another world as Ars Louvent, the child of an aristocratic house. Though lacking in physical strength, Ars has a unique 'appraisal' skill that lets him see other people's stats and latent abilities. He puts this skill to the test by discovering a downtrodden young man with fearsome blade skills and a street urchin with a knack for magic. Has Ars found the diamonds in the rough that will help him secure his family's fortunes?

(W) Natsumi Inoue (A/CA) jimmy A salaryman suffers a heart attack and is reborn in another world as Ars Louvent, the child of an aristocratic house. Though lacking in physical strength, Ars has a unique 'appraisal' skill that lets him see other people's stats and latent abilities. He puts this skill to the test by discovering a downtrodden young man with fearsome blade skills and a street urchin with a knack for magic. Has Ars found the diamonds in the rough that will help him secure his family's fortunes?

(W) Natsumi Inoue (A/CA) jimmy A salaryman suffers a heart attack and is reborn in another world as Ars Louvent, the child of an aristocratic house. Though lacking in physical strength, Ars has a unique 'appraisal' skill that lets him see other people's stats and latent abilities. He puts this skill to the test by discovering a downtrodden young man with fearsome blade skills and a street urchin with a knack for magic. Has Ars found the diamonds in the rough that will help him secure his family's fortunes?

(W) Asao Takamori (A) Tetsuya Chiba A massive cultural phenomenon, made even bigger by the hit anime based on it. To this day, Ashita no Joe remains one of the most important manga of all time, and now it will finally see the light of day in English for the first time!WE ALL NEED SOMETHING TO FIGHT FORA young street-fighting drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders aimlessly through the slums of Tokyo, but a chance encounter with a failed boxer who sees something special in the boy sparks a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top...This universally acclaimed classic is much more than a sports manga: it is a cultural touchstone and a realist masterpiece, perhaps the most prominent series ever to eschew any hint of the superhuman or supernatural, yielding a keenly observed human drama that captured the hearts of an entire generation on its way to becoming a runaway bestseller.  Serialized from 1968-1973, Ashita no Joe made a particular impact on college students and the working class, who saw their own experience reflected in Joe's struggle. To this day, it remains on

What's left of humanity lives in fear for their lives in this exciting, terrifying manga that's a number one bestseller in the U.S. and Japan. Humankind is down to just a few thousand people who live inside three concentric walls that protect them from the ravenous, giant Titans. The Titans appear to have only one purpose: to consume humanity. With large trim size and premium paper, and a new and whimsical cover to help it stand out, these coloring pages capture all the highlights of the Attack on Titan story.

(W/A) Isayama Hajime & Various The manga megahit Attack on Titan, reinterpreted by some of comics' top talent! Featuring original stories by a long roster of comic superstars such as Scott Snyder, Gail Simone, Faith Erin Hicks, Michael Avon Oeming, Paolo Rivera, and Cameron Stewart! This unprecedented, full-color collaboration between East and West will be released first in English, making it indispensable for Attack on Titan fans and curious comic fans. Additional contributors include: Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr; Eisner Award nominee Phil Jimenez; Kate Leth and Jeremy Lambert & Top Cow Pilot winner Afua Richardson; Eisner Award winner Evan Dorkin ; Eisner Award nominee Simon Spurrier and Kate Brown; Crawford Award winner Genevieve Valentine and David Lopez; and many more!

(W) Isayama Hajime, Ryo Suzukaze (A/CA) Satoshi Shiki A gory, dark prequel series to Attack on Titan! Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman's partially digested corpse - with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this 'child of the Titans' be? And how will humanity learn to cope with the Titan threat?

(W) Isayama Hajime, Ryo Suzukaze (A/CA) Satoshi Shiki Saved from exile, Kuklo and Cardina meet the hero Jorge Pikale, the first man ever to defeat a Titan in combat, and they learn how he did it: a mysterious gas-powered grappling machine known only as 'the device.' Jorge believes Kuklo might just have the agility and reflexes to master this startling weapon and take the Survey Corps to a new level. But Kuklo has his doubts, and what will Sharle think?

(W) Isayama Hajime, Ryo Suzukaze (A/CA) Satoshi Shiki A gory, dark prequel series to Attack on Titan! Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman's partially digested corpse, with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this 'child of the Titans' be? And how will humanity learn to cope with the Titan threat?

(W) Isayama Hajime, Ryo Suzukaze (A/CA) Satoshi Shiki Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman's partially digested corpse - with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this 'child of the Titans' be? And how will humanity learn to cope with the Titan threat?

(W) Isayama Hajime, Ryo Suzukaze (A/CA) Satoshi Shiki A prequel series to the number one bestseller! Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman's partially digested corpse, with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this 'child of the Titans' be? And how will humanity learn to cope with the Titan threat?

(W) Isayama Hajime, Ryo Suzukaze (A/CA) Satoshi Shiki The Diamond Gem Award-winning prequel to Attack on Titan! 'The dark and oppressive atmosphere sets it apart from the original series... absolutely nightmarish and terrifying.' - Comic Book Resources

(W) Isayama Hajime, Ryo Suzukaze (A/CA) Satoshi Shiki This prequel series to the main Attack on Titan series is set before humanity had the weapons to effectively combat the Titans, when the Survey Corps was nothing but a group of ambitious soldiers who dared to dream of Titan extinction.