Del Rey Manga Reviews and Ratings

As a suicide epidemic spreads worldwide to people young and old, Japanese teen Kano finds that even his shy friend Hirose has been transformed into a cold-blooded killer. Read a review of Alive: The Final Evolution Volume 1, a shonen manga mystery / sci-fi series by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka from Del Rey Manga.

Read a review of Aventura Volume 1, a magical shonen manga series by Shin Midorikawa from Del Rey Manga. With its plot centered around a boy with untapped magical powers at a school for witches and wizards, it's hard not to compare Aventura with the Harry Potter saga. But for better or for worse, we're not at Hogwarts anymore.

Lucy is an aspiring wizard who wants nothing more than to join the hottest magic guild around, Fairy Tail. When she meets Natsu and his talking cat Happy, she finds herself hooked up for the adventure of a lifetime.

In this second volume, Lucy, Natsu and Happy are on a mission to find and destroy a book. Trouble is, the book is in the possession of a rich politician who's got two powerful bodyguards and a posse of very ugly maids protecting him.

Sachiko has a raging crush on her cool and aloof classmate Akihito, but he turns her down flat. So imagine her horror when she discovers that he's her half-brother, and finds out about his secret night job.

When high school hunk Azusa Mizutani gets transferred to the very exclusive and mostly-female Jyoshioka Gakuen, he discovers that he's not just the new kid in school, he's the new 'meat' for the sex-crazed student body. The only way coming between him and a lusty female mob is mousy honor student Rise Okitsu, the only girl in school who doesn't want to rip his shirt off.

Young Albert de Morcerf is vacationing on Luna with his best friend when he meets the Count of Monte Cristo. While he's fascinated by this suave nobleman, what Albert doesn't know is that the Count is an old acquaintance of his parents who is out to settle a decades-old grudge.

Kokuyo and Harika are childhood friends who meet again when they start studying for their sorcerer exams. While lack the natural abilities that some of their peers have, Kokuyo and Harika discover that they have greater magical powers within than they think.

Read a review of Hell Girl Volume 1, a shojo manga horror series by The Jigoku Shoujo Project and Miyuki Eto from Del Rey Manga. Ai Enma is a pretty girl with a scary secret. If you make a request on the Hell Correspondence Web site at midnight, Ai will come to escort your tormentor on an express trip to Hell. The catch? You'll be joining them for your own eternity of suffering when you die.

In Odd We Trust is a manga-style prequel to Koontz' bestselling novels for young adults about Odd Thomas, a teen who can see ghosts and his adventures as he tries to help the recently dead find justice.

Kasumi is the new girl at the very exclusive Seiran Academy, and from the start, she's not treated very kindly. But after being bullied by the queen bee of the school, Kasumi discovers that she can do something special: she can turn invisible.

Now that Kasumi has discovered that she can turn invisible, she finds out that she's not the only 'gifted' student at Seiran Academy.

Shesh MacCabee is a hardcore gamer – so hardcore, he's had to have therapy and a court-ordered ban on his Internet access. But Shesh is about to meet his match in Theodore Dudek, the self-proclaimed "King of RPGs".

When Japan is threatened by super-cute space aliens, the authorities decide to fight cute with cute. As kitties, hamsters and bunnies attack Japan, it's a job for the Special Defense Corps, a trio of heavily armed yet adorable 8-year old girls.

Legend has it that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads in exchange for the ability to play the blues. Hiramoto begins with this tale and spins an unreal, but utterly engaging narrative about this Delta blues icon.

Read a review of Minima! Volume 1, a shojo manga fantasy comedy series by Machiko Sakurai from Del Rey Manga. Ame is shy and walks around with a dark cloud over her head – but when she finds a real, live talking and walking stuffed doll at the amusement park, she gets a friend who teaches her how to find the courage to be happy.

Tadayasu Sawaki is not your average college freshman: he can see (and talk to!) normally microscopic bacteria, germs and fungi. So when he enters an agricultural college, he gets introduced to a professor who finds his abilities more fascinating than freaky.

Read a review of Mushishi Volume 1, a haunting and memorable manga series by Yuki Urushibara from Del Rey Manga. "Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form." Mushi are mysterious creatures that come in various shapes with various purposes for being. Ginko, a traveling mushi master, or mushishi offers his own unique style of remedies to 'cure' those who encounter mushi.

If you send a text message on a school stairs landing at midnight, you just might get a visit from a witch who'll grant you just one wish – but be careful what you wish for...

High school student Ageha is shy and a little frumpy, while her twin sister Hana is pretty and popular. But when Ageha's inner beauty starts to shine through thanks to the unconventional advice of a guidance counselor, Hana's ugly side emerges as she tries to undermine her sister's newfound confidence.

When a ghostly nude girl shows up in his bedroom begging for help, Kakeru enters the world of "psychics." As he helps a band of runaway psychic teens battle a shadowy government organization, he discovers that he might have special abilities of his own. Read a review of Psycho Busters Volume 1 , a new shonen manga sci-fi action series by Yuya...

Read a review of Pumpkin Scissors Volume 1, an action-packed, humorous and heartwarming seinen manga series by Ryotaro Iwanaga from Del Rey Manga. In a country recovering from a long civil war, a paramilitary group code-named Pumpkin Scissors cuts through the shell of corruption and evil that surrounds rogue soldiers and nobles who exploit the weak and innocent.

Nozomu Itoshiki is an emo educator who is constantly in despair. However, after his latest attempt to commit suicide is thwarted by exceptionally cheerful student Kafuka, Itoshiki-sensei lives on to discover that his entire homeroom class is filled with students who are even more neurotic than he is.

Kakashi is a young boy who burns with the desire to follow in his globe-trotting father's footsteps to leave his tiny island home to see the world. One day, he stows away on a passing dirigible, gets taken hostage by a pack of bandits and his adventure begins....

In this shojo manga-inspired remix, Kitty Pryde is the sole female student at the very exclusive Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, and her classmates are some very hunky mutant boys.

Kotoko is descended from a long line of exorcists, so she knows all about yokai, or spirits, sprites and demons that most humans can't see. Then one day she meets a classmate who shares her abilities, and has a few extra of his own: he's a yokai doctor who helps heal sickly spirits.

Set in semi-medieval Japan, Yokaiden is about Hamachi, an upbeat boy who lives with his crabby grandmother. When a spiteful water sprite steals her soul, Hamachi must venture to the supernatural world of the yokai to rescue her.

Read a review of Yozakura Quartet Volume 1, a shonen manga series by Suzuhito Yasuda from Del Rey Manga. Hime, Ao and Kotoha are three super-powered teens who protect their small town from harm. But when strange things start to happen, the threesome start to wonder if something bigger than they can handle is on the horizon.