(W) Naoki Yamakawa (A/CA) Akinari Nao Yusuke Yotsuya doesn't care about getting into high school; he just wants to get back home to his game and away from other people. But when he suddenly finds himself in a real-life fantasy game alongside his two gorgeous classmates, he discovers a new world of possibility and excitement. Despite a rough start, Yusuke and his friend fight to level up and clear the challenges set before them by a mysterious figure from the future, but before long, they find that they're not just battling for their own lives, but for the lives of millions!

(W/A/CA) Ryoh Yasohachi The English language debut of up-and-coming talen Ryoh Yasohachi is a modern sci-fi tale of the power and consequences of love in a world full of immortals. Everyone is an immortal. There are no doctors or hospitals. Cemetaries are things of the past; some consider them to be legends or myths. But with immortality comes consequences, like the loss of some of humanities greatest gifts?including love. There are those who understand that and choose to die for the ability to experience such emotions again. The government is determined to erradicate those who take that path, however.

(W) Tsumuji Yoshimura In this world, people are born without a gender. Then, children's bodies shift toward their desired gender when they reach twelve years old. Until Hinase's eighteenth spring, they lived content without a gender. But bubbly girl Ritsu and thoughtful boy Shiori both confess their feelings on the same day! Romance was never on Hinase's mind, so how can they respond? Hinase must explore their identity as they arrive at the cusp of adulthood. Who will they choose, and who will they become?

(W) Tsumuji Yoshimura In this world, people are born without a gender. As Hinase approaches their eighteenth birthday, their life continues to diverge from those of their peers. After Shiori and Ritsu both confess their feelings on the same day, confusion sets in as Hinase begins to see their two childhood best friends in a new light. And now that their body is starting to hint at transformation, Hinase must decide who to give their heart to before it's too late... What draws the line between friendship and romance?

(W/A) Koji Suzuki From the pen of the author of the legendary Monogatari novels! The basis of an animated series, Katanagatari brings to life a swordless 'swordsman' and a self-described 'schemer' who embark on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades.

(W/A) Koji Suzuki From the pen of the author of the legendary Monogatari novels! The basis of an animated series, Katanagatari brings to life a swordless 'swordsman' and a self-described 'schemer' who embark on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades.

(W/A/CA) Rin Mikimoto Final Volume! Hinana prizes her reputation as a serious high school student, too focused on getting into college to pay attention to boys. But she's a secret fairytale romance freak, sneaking away from her studies to see A Roman Holiday and tucking pop idol magazines into her textbooks. When her celebrity crush comes to her school to film a TV episode, she has to pretend to be totally uninterested even as she desperately tries to get close to him. However, she's not the only one who's not what she appears? her dreamboat isn't just a pretty face either!

(W/A) Yayoi Ogawa Chitose is a serious young woman, working for the health magazine SASSO. Or at least, she would be, if she wasn't constantly getting distracted by her childhood friend, international figure skating star Kokoro Kijinami! In the public eye and on the ice, Kokoro is a gallant, flawless knight, but behind his glittery costumes and breathtaking spins lies a secret: he's actually a hopeless romantic otaku, who can only land his quad jumps when Chitose is on hand to recite a spell from his favorite magical girl anime!

(W/A/CA) Yayoi Ogawa At long last, the time has come for the Japanese National Figure Skating Championships. As Kokoro gets ready to take the ice, he finally starts to realize what it is he's skating for as he agonizes over his relationships with Chitose and his father. But resolve alone may not be enough to win against the stiff competition that awaits him-such as Fuuta, who makes winning seem easy, or Taiga and Raito, who each have something important riding on their own victories. Will Kokoro be able to make the podium at Nationals and secure his spot in the Olympics? Meanwhile, Chitose may not be able to hide her heart condition from him much longer.

The epic struggle to become Most Helpful robot continues in volume 4 of Leave It to PET! Meet the genius who started the recycling robot craze, Dr. Wattawaste! Witness the birth of a new recycling robot! And see what happens in a soccer throw-down between the Gadget Design department and Team Robot!

(W/A/CA) Natsumi Ando When Hime Makimura was young, her mother told her that she could be like a princess someday. Now that Hime is in middle school, overweight and unpopular, life is a cruel disappointment. Tango Minami is a popular high school boy who hides his job as a ballroom dance instructor to maintain his image. But when Tango's mom urges Tango to take Hime as a student, everything gets turned upside down! Will Tango's classmate find out about his embarrassing job? And will Hime find the self-confidence needed to be like a princess on the ballroom floor?

(W/A/CA) Natsumi Ando When Hime Makimura was young, her mother told her that she could be like a princess someday. Now that Hime is in middle school, overweight and unpopular, life is a cruel disappointment. Tango Minami is a popular high school boy who hides his job as a ballroom dance instructor to maintain his image. But when Tango's mom urges Tango to take Hime as a student, everything gets turned upside down! Will Tango's classmate find out about his embarrassing job? And will Hime find the self-confidence needed to be like a princess on the ballroom floor?

In a world where life is lived online and the government is all-powerful, there should be no serial killers. But then the bodies begin turning up. Three young girls are targeted by the killer-who might just be a werewolf-and learn that there is more to techno-utopia than meets the eye.

(W) Takayuki Mizushina Lovely Muco! is a story that depicts the lovely everyday life of Komatsu-san, a glassmith, and his pet dog Muco. Shiba breed Muco's wish is that Komatsu-san could become a dog!

(W) Takayuki Mizushina In the beautiful mountains of Akita stands GLASS STUDIO amato, run by Mr. Komatsu and the shiny-nosed dog who loves him-Muco! Lovely Muco! is a story that depicts the lovely everyday life of Komatsu-san, a glassmith, and his pet dog Muco. Shiba breed Muco's wish is that Komatsu-san could become a dog!

(W/A/CA) Hoshino Taguchi Yasuke, 15 years old, is about to build up the courage to confess his love to his childhood friend Akari, who's fallen for him, too. There's just one problem: Yasuke's family lives in a Japanese shrine, and when he breaks the shrine's sacred mirror, it triggers a curse, releasing the cute and well-endowed goddess of misfortune, Orihime, into the real world! Now Yasuke can't ever be out of Orihime's sight; if he gets too far away, he dies, and can only be brought back to life with a quick kiss from Orihime!

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!

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.

Shigure learns Yukina's weakness - that she is terrified to have people look at her without her glasses on - but his threats of exploitation aren't enough to stop her. Fed up, he decides to teach her a lesson by taking her glasses in front of a pack of jealous girls.

(W/A/CA) Ema Toyama In school, Yukina is a cold and distant girl, while Shigure appears to be a perfect, good-looking guy. But the two of them have a secret, and their extraordinary 'love' is about to start! Yukina, under the pen name 'Yupina,' is actually a popular cell phone novelist. When she discovers Shigure's devious womanizing ways, she blackmails him to complete daring 'missions of love' for her to write about. Will these missions give them an opportunity to fall in love with each other?

(W/A/CA) Ema Toyama Romantic hijinx and sexual tension are rampant in this funny and dramatic shojo series. Can a girl blackmail a boy to teach her about love, just so she can write a new novel?

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.

A traitor in Dr. Moto's ranks has Chase, Bren, Jinja and Dax in their clutches. Trapped in an underground lab with mutant Monsunos, our team must survive Dr. Moto's Revenge! Plus, a new fierce battle brings back memories for Beyal about the past and Chase's missing dad, Jeredy Suno!

(W/A/CA) Yuu Morikawa One evil supervillain spends most of his time hatching nefarious plots to take over the world-but on his days off, nothing gets between him and the cute pandas he adores! This fresh, charming comedy series answers the age-old question of what a villain does off the clock! The mysterious and dastardly man known only as the General within the evil organization plotting to take over the world is one of the top targets of Earth's defensive unit, the Rangers. But on his precious days off, he's more likely to be at the local zoo staring at his beloved pandas or trying out new ice cream flavors! Will his secret hobbies be jeopardized forever when his natural enemy-a Ranger hero out to save the Earth-catches him in the act?

(W/A) Taku Kawamura Valentine's Day has arrived, and Kasahara plans to give Takada a special gift. Will she risk her budding friendship with Nishimura to finally confess her love for the object of both their affections? Then April rolls around, and the gang advances to sixth grade! With plenty of new classmates, like an angsty gamer who often skips school, our protagonists might just find their friend group growing a little bigger.

(W/A) Taku Kawamura A new school year means new lessons, new friends, and new... rivals? When rumors about the infamous "Grim Reaper" reach the ears of a self-proclaimed "witch," will Nishimura meet her gloomy match? Later, what will Adachi do when she spies Hino getting chummy with a taller, prettier classmate? And how will Takada react when he receives a heartfelt love letter-not from Nishimura, not from Kasahara, but from a girl he's never met? Sixth grade is off to a rousing start!

(W) Shinkoshoto (A) Huuka Kazabana, Ponjea A seemingly unending horde of monsters threatens to take over Evildominus Island thanks to a mysterious cursed tree. Yuji must figure out a way to save the adventurers from a grisly fate without letting anyone find out about his powerful magic ability! While doing so, Yuji receives an unexpected letter from Father Steyl, giving him a convenient cover story for the extraordinarily powerful spell he'll need to wipe out the monsters and protect the precious fertilizer, Mother Earth's Tears. But will his magic be enough to dispel the curse that shrouds the island?

(W) Shinkoshoto (A) Huuka Kazabana, Ponjea Yuji Sano was a normal guy working a soul-sucking nine-to-five job when he suddenly found himself transported to a fantasy world where he restarted his life as a Monster Tamer. After befriending the Slimes, Yuji is quickly able to gain a second character class, ranking up his stats and learning new skills as he encounters one surprise after another. While on a reconnaissance mission inside a creepy laboratory hidden in the middle of the wraith infested forest, Yuji's Slimes are spotted by the facility's security system. With the poor Slimes caught in the cross-hairs of the bloodthirsty system, programmed to protect the organization at any cost, will Ancient Rhino and Yuji make it in time to save them?

(W) Shinkoshoto (A) Huuka Kazabana, Ponjea Yuji Sano was a normal guy working a soul-sucking nine-to-five job when he suddenly found himself transported to a fantasy world where he restarted his life as a Monster Tamer. After befriending the Slimes, Yuji is quickly able to gain a second character class, ranking up his stats and learning new skills as he encounters one surprise after another. Yuji learns of a book containing important information regarding the evil organization known as the Laboratory. Unfortunately, the book is locked up within the Royal Academy, meaning the only way to access it is by... enrolling as a student?! Faced with his dreaded nemesis, the entrance exam, will his skills be good enough to let him pass?

(W) Shinkoshoto; Ponjea (Friendly Land) (A) Huuka Kazabana In this manga adaptation of the popular web novel series, an overworked wage slave finds himself transported to a fantasy world where he quickly becomes the strongest sage in the world...thanks to the help of an army of tamed Slimes!Yuji Sano was a normal guy working a soul-sucking nine-to-five job when he suddenly found himself transported to a fantasy world where he restarted his life as a Monster Tamer. After befriending the Slimes, Yuji is quickly able to gain a second character class, ranking up his stats and learning new skills as he encounters one surprise after another.While enrolled at the Royal Academy, Yuji finds himself forced to participate in a school field trip from hell. After lugging a sixty-six-pound backpack around for half a day, he comes to the horrifying realization that all they have for dinner is...rocks and grass?! Faced with the prospect of slowly starving to death, Yuji realizes that he'll have to work with his classmates if they're to survive this diabolical walk through the woods!

(W) Nazuna Miki (A) Subachi

(W) Nazuna Miki (A/CA) Subachi Ryota Sato gets the surprise of his life when he's suddenly transported into another world and nearly clobbered at the hands of the young, pretty adventurer Emily Brown. This new world revolves around defeating monsters and profiting off whatever they drop-food, money, items, and more. Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no skills to speak of... until he learns he has otherworldly drop luck that brings him never-before-seen items! Suddenly his luck turns around... or does it?

(W) Nazuna Miki (A/CA) Subachi Ryota Sato gets the surprise of his life when he's suddenly transported into another world and nearly clobbered at the hands of the young, pretty adventurer Emily Brown. This new world revolves around defeating monsters and profiting off whatever they drop-food, money, items, and more. Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no skills to speak of... until he learns he has otherworldly drop luck that brings him never-before-seen items! Suddenly his luck turns around... or does it?

(W) Nazuna Miki (A/CA) Subachi Ryota Sato gets the surprise of his life when he's suddenly transported into another world and nearly clobbered at the hands of the young, pretty adventurer Emily Brown. This new world revolves around defeating monsters and profiting off whatever they drop-food, money, items, and more. Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no skills to speak of... until he learns he has otherworldly drop luck that brings him never-before-seen items! Suddenly his luck turns around... or does it?

(W) Nazuna Miki (A/CA) Subachi Ryota Sato gets the surprise of his life when he's suddenly transported into another world and nearly clobbered at the hands of the young, pretty adventurer Emily Brown. This new world revolves around defeating monsters and profiting off whatever they drop-food, money, items, and more. Unfortunately for Ryota, he has no skills to speak of... until he learns he has otherworldly drop luck that brings him never-before-seen items! Suddenly his luck turns around... or does it?

In this sweeping magical-realist epic set in the fictional south sea island Republic of Navidad, Ikezawa gives his imagination free rein to reinvent the myths of the twentieth century Japan. The story takes off as a delegation of Japanese war veterans pays an official visit to the ex-World War II colony, only to see the Japanese flag burst into flames. The following day, the tour bus, and its passengers, simply vanish. The locals exchanges absurd rumors - the bus was last seen attending Catholic mass, the bus must have skipped across the lagoon - but the president suspects a covert guerrilla organization is trying to undermine his connections with Japan. Can the real answers to the mystery be found, or will the president have to be content with the surreal answers?

Negiho is a lighthearted alternate-world story about all the favorite characters from the bestselling Negima! Series. In Negima!, Negi was a ten-year-old teacher with teen girls as his students. In this alternate-world take on the story, the girls are all in kindergarten, and Negi is the adult teacher trying (unsuccessfully) to wrangle his wild charges!

(W/A/CA) Hit-Point Have you ever wondered what the Neko Atsume kitties get up to when they're not playing with the toys you set out for them or leaving you fish?? Turn the inventive pages of this haiku almanac and find out!

(W/A/CA) Kotaro Sekine More than a thousand years ago, ninjas belonging to the Soukai Syndicate committed a forbidden form of hara-kiri, and stored their souls in the ancient Kinkaku Temple. Now, in the dystopia metropolis of Neo-Saitama, these sinister souls have been resurrected, and wreak havoc across Japan. Average salaryman Kenji Fukijido's wife and children are killed in ninja crossfire. Tracking the murder back to a ninja, Fujikido trains to seek vengeance: initially on those who murdered his family, but ultimately on every ninja on the planet.

Boing Oing! It's Panda Man, a roly-poly hero with a bottomless belly and the power of pee-yew! Evil villains are no match for our hero's funky feet and flatulence, but he still needs your help! Together you can solve the mazes and puzzles that stand between Panda Man and ultimate justice...or his next meal. Whichever comes first.