Call out: Pulse-pounding cyberpunk noir! Why me? It was to be the last thought a young prostitute, Rune Balot, would ever have...as a human anyway. Taken in by a devious gambler named Shell, Why me? It was to be the last thought a young prostitute, Rune Balot, would ever have...as a human anyway. Taken in by a devious gambler named Shell, she became a slave to his cruel desires and would have been killed by his hand if not for a private investigator and his self-aware Universal Tool, Oefcoque. Now a cyborg, Balot has not only physical powers, but the ability to disrupt social environments. She chases after Shell, his partner-in-crime Boiled, and faces down a variety of insane villains in this pulse-pounding cyberpunk noir adventure.she became a slave to his cruel desires and would have been killed by his hand if not for a private investigator and his self-aware Universal Tool, Oefcoque. Now a cyborg, Balot has not only physical powers, but the ability to disrupt social environments. She chases after Shell, his partner-in-crime Boiled, and faces down a variety of insane villains in th

Call out: Pulse-pounding cyberpunk noir! Why me? It was to be the last thought a young prostitute, Rune Balot, would ever have...as a human anyway. Taken in by a devious gambler named Shell, Why me? It was to be the last thought a young prostitute, Rune Balot, would ever have...as a human anyway. Taken in by a devious gambler named Shell, she became a slave to his cruel desires and would have been killed by his hand if not for a private investigator and his self-aware Universal Tool, Oefcoque. Now a cyborg, Balot has not only physical powers, but the ability to disrupt social environments. She chases after Shell, his partner-in-crime Boiled, and faces down a variety of insane villains in this pulse-pounding cyberpunk noir adventure.she became a slave to his cruel desires and would have been killed by his hand if not for a private investigator and his self-aware Universal Tool, Oefcoque. Now a cyborg, Balot has not only physical powers, but the ability to disrupt social environments. She chases after Shell, his partner-in-crime Boiled, and faces down a variety of insane villains in th

(W) Joumyaku (A) Mizuki Yoda Hikaru Gero is an assassin from a centuries-old clan of poison masters. Considering his less-than-honest occupation and complete lack of experience with women, he's never considered himself marriage material-that is, until the family orders his sister to produce the poison clan's next heir in his place. That's when Gero comes across his next target, Mei Kinosaki, a marriage swindler! Refusing to let his sister abandon her own chance at true love with her girlfriend, Gero enlists Kinosaki's services in matchmaking. Does Kinosaki have what it takes to turn this trained killer into a charming husband-to-be?

(W) Joumyaku (A) Mizuki Yoda After assessing Gero's romantic qualities (or lack thereof), Kinosaki decides the best strategy to find Gero a wife is to use his impressive talents as an assassin instead! Together they respond to a job listing to rescue Himekawa, an art thief who's been taken hostage-but with a water master now standing in their way, their plan takes a turn for the worse! Can Gero win this fierce battle of poison versus water and take his first step toward marital bliss?

(W/A) Mizuki Yoda After Kinosaki sets Gero up as bodyguard for Shiori Ureshino-the daughter of a high-profile CEO-Gero's assassin skills are pushed to the limit as he tries to prevent Sound Master Naruko from turning Ureshino's university camping trip into an all-out horror show!

(W) Joumyaku (A/CA) Mizuki Yoda Not long after accepting his latest assignment to protect Hamster Master Arashiyama, Gero is struck by a surprise attack from the deadly Hit Man Hunter! To make matters worse, Arashiyama's life is threatened by the head of the Beast Clan. Now, to have any hope of keeping her safe, Gero must risk venturing into the very heart of this rival clan's territory... For older teen audiences.

(W) Joumyaku (A) Mizuki Yoda "Gero swore to protect Hamster Master Arashiyama, but she's been kidnapped by the Beast Master! Now, Gero must team up with none other than Piichi the Hit Man Hunter to help rescue her. But the Beast Master is two steps ahead-have they been playing into his hands the whole time? And what does the unexpected return of Ushio the Water Master mean for Gero?! Includes the bonus one-shot "Hyper Hard Special Mission," an exciting prequel story featuring Piichi and his girlfriend, Marin!

(W) Joumyaku (A) Mizuki Yoda The epic battle between Toshiro Dogo and Gero is finally reaching a climax! Though Gero has unlocked his ability to unleash one of the Poison Clan's most powerful techniques, this fight is quickly becoming the fiercest he's ever faced. But Arashiyama is still trapped by the Beast Master, and now there's an unsettling figure closing in on them... Does Gero have what it takes to beat Toshiro Dogo and save the day?!

(W) Marvel Experience a fresh take on the Marvel Universe with this collection of stunning illustrations from over twenty exceptional Japanese artists, including Yasuhiro Nightow, Akira Himekawa, Peach Momoko, Yusuke Murata, and Yoshitaka Amano. Marvel Comics: A Manga Tribute explores Marvel's rich and enduring legacy as a pop-culture phenomenon by paying homage to its most iconic characters and beloved stories. The book features a range of unique artwork, collected for the first time, celebrating characters from across the multiverse. A must-have for fans of Marvel Comics and Japanese art alike! For all audiences.

(W/A) Kazuki Takahashi In Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi's epic team-up between Iron Man and Spider-Man, Tony Stark travels to Japan to attend a gaming convention. Awaiting his arrival is Reijiro Kaioh, the CEO of a world-famous card game company. Kaioh plans to unveil an amazing new gaming machine, but the inventor and his device are not at all what they appear to be?

(W/A) Hajime Komoto Innocent Zero has exceeded the limits of human existence and become a god! Humanity has no choice but to bow down before his awe-inspiring divinity. Except for Mash, whose muscles have unlocked an unimaginable power to give Innocent Zero a flick to the forehead he won't soon forget! But Innocent Zero still has the magic of darkness and time on his side. With Mash being all that stands between the survival and destruction of humanity, will the people rally to his side at last?

(W/A/CA) Naoki Urasawa When the wall that separated the East and West falls, the 20th century comes to an end and brings radical change to the world. During this turbulent time, Taichi Hiraga Keaton has difficulty finding a job in archaeology even though his long line of cases as an insurance investigator doesn't seem to end. As he navigates through dangerous adventures, Keaton encounters some bittersweet lives... For older teen audiences.

(W) Naoki Urasawa & Various (A/CA) Naoki Urasawa Constantly flying around England, Japan and Europe, Taichi Hiraga Keaton is one busy insurance investigator! With a gentle heart and an abundance of combat and survival skills gained from his days with the SAS, Keaton solves numerous difficult cases even while his love of archaeology calls to him... For older teen audiences.

Max faces his toughest battle yet when Naught and Dredd hatch a plan to build an army... made up of mind-controlled N-Tek agents! Max has to fi ght his own allies to stop his worst enemies from staging a full-on takeover!

Are they beans? Are they dogs? Not quite either one--they're Mameshiba! Though they all love to share weird facts, each has its own quirky personality. Find out about Edamame, Chili Bean, Lentil and all their friends in this insider's guide packed with trivia, quizzes, comics and activities!

(W) Yoko Komori Everyone but Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the townspeople hold a festival every year to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy? And learn to live with the truth? When Tokiko's parents break up, she and her father move from the bustling city to a sleepy coastal town to live with her grandmother. Starting sixth grade in a new school where everyone has known each other their whole life isn't easy... Things start to look up when local boy Narumi, another outsider, wants to be friends! But then strange memories start to surface. Swimming in the ocean... Drowning... Getting saved by... ...a merman? For teen audiences.

(W/A/CA) Meca Tanaka By Meca Tanaka

After Kaya's contract with Erde ended, Kyohei hired her to be his executive secretary at his new company, LVC. Working openly day and night with the man she loves is a dream come true for Kaya, but the honeymoon is short-lived. Mariko, the daughter of one of the LVC executives, has a long history with Kyohei and is determined to renew their special friendship. Can love conquer family ties and vampire politics?

(W) Hirokatsu Kihara, Ichiro Nakayama (A) Junji Ito University student Mimi and her boyfriend Naoto encounter one chilling mystery after another. There's the enigmatic neighbor woman dressed in black from head to toe-but if she's so odd, why does it seems like there are many others like her? Then, whose eyes track Mimi's movements from the cemetery next door? And why does a bizarre red circle drawn on a basement wall change with each passing day? Nine scary stories that really happened, drawn from the famed collection of urban legends Shin Mimibukuro (New Earmuffs), and adapted into manga by horror genius Junji Ito!

(W/A) Kazuyoshi Seto Nico gets his chance to prove how strong he's become when zombies attack! After modding an innovative solution to repel the undead foes, Nico earns the right to go on the adventure he's always wanted. But right away, he runs into another zombie...and this one can talk!

Oguna is an orphan with a secret even he doesn't know-he's a prince and heir to a terrible power. His best friend Toko is a member of the Tachibana clan and a potential high priestess able to tame that power...or destroy it.

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Taiyo Asano has been on his own ever since his aiyo Asano has been on his own ever since his parents died and the only one who seems to parents died and the only one who seems to care for him is his childhood friend and classmate, care for him is his childhood friend and classmate, Mutsumi Yozakura. But Mutsumi has a secret-she is Mutsumi Yozakura. But Mutsumi has a secret-she is the head of a family of spies! And on top of that, her the head of a family of spies! And on top of that, her brother Kyoichiro is dangerously protective of her! To brother Kyoichiro is dangerously protective of her! To stop Kyoichiro from killing him, Taiyo and Mutsumi stop Kyoichiro from killing him, Taiyo and Mutsumi must take the ultimate leap-marriage! Because in the must take the ultimate leap-marriage! Because in the Yozakura family, family cannot kill family.Yozakura family, family cannot kill family. For teen audiences.

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Mutsumi's been kidnapped by Hanawa, a spy who is a master florist! The entire family is dispatched to save her. Having failed to put up a fight against Hanawa the first time they met, will Taiyo be able to defeat him this time? Later, Taiyo is arrested by a mysterious detective who seems to know a lot more about the Yozakura family than he should... For teen audiences.

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Mutsumi and Taiyo are invited to a Hinagiku hot pot event to celebrate the success of their latest mission. Surrounded by a lineup of scoundrels, will the two actually be able to finish the meal safe and sound? Plus, there's still the mystery of the box that Kuroyuri gave to Taiyo looming overhead-and what's with this new girl latching on to Taiyo? Could it really be that he's cheating on his beloved Mutsumi?! For teen audiences.

To find out more information about his deceased parents, Taiyo visits the Library of the Dead. This library is infamous for its strange director, who murders anyone who makes so much as a peep in her domain! While there, he finds out that an organization known as Tanpopo was involved in his family's deaths. But the documents self-destruct while Taiyo is still inside the library-and that's way more than just a peep! Later, Taiyo and Mutsumi attempt to infiltrate a hospital known to have connections with Tanpopo, but a doctor there named Kawashita is already one step ahead of them...

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Searching for Mutsumi's father Momo Yozakura, Taiyo infiltrates an S.L. steamer connected to Tanpopo. For all his work, he finds no clues. The disappointing failure of a mission changes into an enchanting encounter when he meets a beautiful young woman on the train. But she is no ordinary girl-she is the White Snake, and a member of the Hazakura battalion!

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Preparation for Mission: Yozakura Frontlines to capture Kawashita is underway, and the family gets help from its allies-and even some old enemies.While the rest of the family is at work, Taiyo receives special training from Grandpa Ban to unlock the Yozakura family's secret power-Blooming. Every family member, including those married into the family, have their own Blooming, and Taiyo must unlock his before the mission begins. Time is of the essence, and as the decisive battle waits on the horizon, Kyoichiro tasks Taiyo with a heartfelt secondary mission he has to keep secret, even from the other siblings?

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Taiyo reaches the depths of Tanpopo's base, coming face-to-face with Kawashita! When the two clash, Taiyo's Blooming goes berserk, and he catches a glimpse of Kawashita's memories. Who is it he sees in the recesses of Kawashita's shocking past? And will Mission: Yozakura Front Lines succeed?

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Tsubomi Yozakura comes to Taiyo in his dreams, asking him to kill her! She tells him that in order to do so, he'll need two things. Following her instructions, Taiyo decides to take on the silver-rank spy advancement exam. Unfortunately for him, the test proctors are all Yozakura siblings...!

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Through a nutritional supplement mix-up, Kyoichiro accidentally gets shrunken down to his younger self! Will li'l Kyoichiro be better behaved? Then a new arc kicks off with the shocking arrival of the father of the Yozakura family. The sins of the past come to light as the Yozakura siblings turn their wrath on the man who betrayed them. Just what does he want, and how does Taiyo fit into his mysterious plans?

(W/A/CA) Hitsuji Gondaira The Yozakura siblings take a trip to the ominous and decaying Yozakura Mansion, which is said to be haunted! There they are confronted by the second head of the Yozakura family, Lady Ninomae. But she's supposed to be long dead, so what does it mean?! For teen audiences.

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Kyoichiro vanishes, leaving behind only a note that says, 'Don't look for me!' At first, everyone thinks it's just another one of his typical sulking fits, and they take advantage of his absence to cut loose. But it doesn't take long for them to realize he's actually pursuing Momo. The whole family goes after him, only to stumble across a shocking sight!

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira The Yozakura siblings finally manage to track down the missing Kyoichiro. Taiyo rushes to join them, but something is clearly wrong with the eldest brother! Infected by the Yozakura family First Head's poison, his body is sprouting poisonous cherry blossoms. The siblings spring into action to save their slightly annoying but beloved brother!

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira The battle against the crazy Momo is barely over when the Yozakura siblings get a call from Kai Izumo, president of the Spy Association. A meeting of the Gold-Ranks has been called. The agenda? Expelling the Yozakura family for Momo's dark deeds. Kyoichiro is less than pleased. As the meeting heats up, more colorful members of the association's Gold-Ranks are introduced!

(W/A) Hitsuji Gondaira Romance! A crazy, overprotective brother! And...spies?! Taiyo Asano has been on his own ever since his parents died and the only one who seems to care for him is his childhood friend and classmate, Mutsumi Yozakura. But Mutsumi has a secret-she is the head of a family of spies! And on top of that, her brother Kyoichiro is dangerously protective of her! To stop Kyoichiro from killing him, Taiyo and Mutsumi must take the ultimate leap-marriage! Because in the Yozakura family, family cannot kill family. Kengo uses his Blooming to dive into Shinzo's mind, sharing his memories to break Shinzo free of Momo's brainwashing. But Momo's power isn't that easily overcome, locking the two in a stalemate. Meanwhile, the family's two brainiacs, Shion and Nanao, take on Futaba! Will Operation Sibling Retrieval be a success?!

Japan is beset by natural disasters all the time: typhoons, earthquakes, and...giant monster attacks. A special anti-monster unit called the Meteorological Agency Counter Anomalous Organism Unit (MCU) has been formed to deal with natural disasters of high 'monster magnitude.' The work is challenging, the public is hostile, and the monsters are hungry, but the MCU crew has science and teamwork on their side. Together, they can save Japan.

(W/A/CA) Yasuo Ohtagaki The Nanyang Alliance desperately tries to evacuate their Psycho Zakus from the Taal volcano base under intense pressure from the attacking Federation forces. To cover the retreat, Daryl Lorenz and the members of his team try to hold off Io Fleming and his unit. But this face-off was always going to come down to Io and Daryl, whose rivalry has only intensified since they first dueled in the Thunderbolt Sector. Each will accept nothing less than total destruction of the other, but victory always comes at a price… For older teen audiences.

(W) Yasuo Ohtagaki & Various When the Beehive II arrives at Anaheim Electronics' headquarters on the moon, the crew is shocked to see that the city's numerous domes are all part of an ambitious project developed by Io Fleming's father before his death-a project that could be humanity's last hope of restoring Earth's environment. But to defend his father's legacy, Io must use the only effective weapon against Daryl Lorenz and the Psycho Zaku, the Psycommu-equipped Perfect Zeong, a weapon as likely to destroy its own crew as it is the enemy? For older teen audiences.

(W/A/CA) Yasuo Ohtagaki Operation Maitreya begins! Sojo Levan Fu has at last assembled his forces-an army of Psycho Zakus led by Daryl Lorenz-for the battle to seize the Solar Ray weapon. In a twist of irony, Io Fleming and his comrades in the Earth Federation fleet now head for Side 3-the Republic of Zeon-to defend it from the Nanyang Alliance. With everyone equipped with the very latest in mobile suit technology, and using powerful and shocking Newtype abilities, the looming conflict promises to be costly for both sides...

(W) Yasuo Ohtagaki & Various (A) Yasuo Ohtagaki Believing that the path to paradise requires the destruction of Anaheim Electronics, Sojo Levan Fu and his fanatic warrior monks go all out to seize the Solar Ray. Whoever controls the massive weapon will decide the outcome of the ferocious battle between the Earth Federation and the Nanyang Alliance. But even with his Newtype powers, Levan Fu cannot foresee all possibilities as a terrifying new threat emerges. The Sojo's dream is to lead humanity into a peaceful future, but war is the only way to get there. For older teen audiences.