Odette is an android, but she's eager to understand what makes her different from humans. To learn more, she enrolls in high school -- but discovers that being a human is kind of... well, kind of complicated.
Now that Neko has settled into her life at Morimori High and she's making more friends, she starts to realize just how different she really is from her animal classmates.
Neko Fukuta flunked almost all of her high school entrance exams and is left to attend the only school that would accept her, Morimori High. But Morimori is filled with special students: they're all animals who can take on human form.
Amberground is a world cloaked in perpetual darkness, where only the very rich get to live in (artificial) sunlight. Giant armored insects make travel between the realms dangerous, so messages must be hand-delivered by couriers called Letter Bees.
Ruka is spending the summer at the aquarium with her oceanographer dad when she meets two boys who seem to be especially attuned to the mysteries of the sea and its creatures.
Misao has been able to see yokai or demons since she was young. But now that she has turned 16, she's now the object of desire of a bevy of demons who want to marry her or eat her. Her only hope is Kyo, a childhood friend who is also a demon.
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.
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.
Domo, the raging brown block-critter / Japanese TV network mascot makes his manga debut in this original full-color comics collection.
We’ve seen the pictures and maybe their fossils and bones, but what were dinosaurs really like? They probably weren’t as funny as the T-Rexes, Tricerotops and Pteradons in Dinosaur Hour, but wouldn’t it be cool if they were?
Mihai is a retired hitman who can’t forget the pain of his past. Badou is an "information broker" who has lately has his share of ridiculously bad luck. Naoto is a skilled with a sword, but bears the scars of a twisted childhood. And Heine? Heine is a tormented soul who somehow can’t or won’t die. They’re all "dogs," and these are their stories.
Fairy Idol Kanon is a cute fantasy-adventure about three aspiring pop singers and their efforts to hit the top of the charts with the help of a little fairy magic.
Kazuhiko is a black ops agent who is called to take on an unusual mission: he must escort Sue, an innocent-looking waif who has lived in isolation for many years, to an unknown destination. But there’s a dark reason for Sue’s life of captivity, and Kazuhiko discovers that his mission is a lot more dangerous than it looks.
Darren and Steve are best friends who share a fascination with monsters. Then a visit to an unusual circus forces them to make life-changing choices that change both of their lives in strange and frightening ways.
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.
In a book-length story called "The Greatest Robot on Earth," Astro Boy encounters Pluto, a powerful robot who is on a quest to defeat the most amazing robots in the world, including Astro.
Meet Krauser II, the demonic lead singer of Detroit Metal City, an up-and-coming death metal band. Meet Soichiro Negishi, a dweeby aspiring pop singer with a rice bowl haircut. You'd never know it to look at them, but these two polar opposites are the same person. As his two worlds collide, Negishi is often stuck between rock and a hard place.
As the mysterious robot and human murders continue, robot detective Gesicht tries to warn the four remaining super robots who may be the murderer's next target, including robot boy Atom.
Based on a classic Astro Boy story "The Greatest Robot on Earth," Pluto is Tezuka's tale as seen through the eyes of a relatively minor character, Gesicht, a German detective who's trying to solve some mysterious murders of robots and humans who have promoted robots' rights.
PET is a pint-sized, self-proclaimed "super robot" made from a recycled plastic bottle. His mission? To help 9-year old Noboru Yamada to repay him for recycling. Trouble is, PET's ineptitude and misfiring mecha gadgets creates hilarious headaches galore for poor Noburu.
Kento is a straight-laced chemistry teacher, while Akira is a flamboyant art teacher. Whoddathunk that these two opposites would be attracted to each other, much less still be together after their torrid one-night stand that has turned into a long-term relationship? Now after a year of dating, Kento is ready to commit to something more, like marriage.
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.
Yukiteru is a quiet, somewhat antisocial high school student who'd rather sit on the sidelines observing people than actually connecting with them in any way. But his obsession with texting to his cell phone diary plays a key part in a high stakes game of cosmic and deadly proportions.
Kyuma is a young ninja in training who gets an unusual mission: he gets recruited to save the Moonstar City Club baseball team from a losing season.
Orange is an angry, alienated teen living in modern day China. Disappointed by her parents, friends and so-called boyfriends, she decides to end it all by throwing herself off a building. But before she can step off the ledge, Orange meets Dashu, a mysterious older man who encourages her to find a reason to live.
Misaki is strong and smart, so it's little wonder that she became class president at the formerly all-boys Seika Academy. But what her classmates don't know is that their stern, boy-hating president moonlights at a maid café. Much to her horror, Misaki is seen in her frilly maid costume by the one boy who doesn't fear her, Takumi.
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.
Clover is a young girl bunny who goes to school, makes friends and has adventures in the Crescent Forest. While it's undeniably adorable, Happy Happy Clover is also a lot of fun to read.
Maximum Ride, or "Max" for short is a pretty teen who must deal with far greater problems than prom dates and exams: she has wings and the scientists who created her are out to get her and her flock of winged teens.
Trina Devi saw her tribe killed off by mercenaries. Now the last of the Tantric Strip Fighters is out for revenge.
Now that Kasumi has discovered that she can turn invisible, she finds out that she's not the only 'gifted' student at Seiran Academy.
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.
Shiro Yamaoka is a reporter seeking the "ultimate menu" to celebrate his newspaper's anniversary. But in his quest to find the most amazing and most delicious dishes, he often crosses paths (and words) with rich and arrogant gourmet, Yuzan Kaibara, who is also his estranged father.
As Masahiko spends more time on the astral plane, he finds out that the mystery of his sister's death has cosmic implications. He also finds out more about his fellow astral travelers and a stranger who seems to have known his sister very, very well.
Estranged from his family, Masahiko makes a living on the seedier side of Tokyo nightlife as a driver for female escorts. But after the death of his sister, he gets hold of a CD that propels him into an out-of-body experience.
Tamaki Otoya is the latest in a long line of Shinto shamans who protect humans from vengeful spirits and help tormented souls find peace. With help from his girlfriend Asahi, and guidance of his mother, Tamaki battles restless and dangerous souls while trying to come to terms with his powers and responsibilities.
Rich and reclusive "Prince" Anton Prosper is seeking the secret to immortality, and when he brings in geneticist Stephen Kabala to his private island, he gains a collaborator and a lover, and has possibly set in motion the events that will lead to their doom.
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.
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.
Sadou Mikuzu is a shy and skittish girl; but then again being able to see ghosts and demons can do that to a teen. When she stumbles into the local haunted house, she meets Seto, a pretty blonde exorcist in a Gothic Lolita black lace dress and Kagari, a vampire / werewolf. Can this supernatural pair help Mizuku fight off the demons that bedevil her?
Now that Kazuma has gotten used to the idea of having Nora the demon / hellhound around, it's becoming clear that this straight-A student might have bitten off more than he can handle. Controlling Nora's demonic power takes a physical toll on Kazuma, and dealing with Nora's bad attitude is almost as difficult.
Nora is one of the most powerful demons in the Dark Liege's army, but he's also a big pain who can't follow orders. Meanwhile, Kazuma is one of the smartest kids in his class, but he's bored by the banality of school life. When the Dark Liege sends Nora to the human world to learn some manners, guess who she picks as Nora's new master?
In the second volume of
Black Jack, Tezuka's rogue doctor gets involved in international intrigue, and child-woman Pinoko tries to go to school, with mixed results.
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.
Just prior to the arrival of Westerners in Japan, a task force called "The Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement" is charged with investigating supernatural incidents. Handsome rogue Yukiatsu seems like a ne'er do well, but he has the ability to fight demons by creating weapons from words.
Momoka is born to a martial arts family and knows how to brawl with the best of 'em. But she's still a girly-girl who has a crush on her childhood friend Ryuga, who's also a martial arts expert. When Momoka accidentally gain magical powers from a celestial dragon, she's brave and strong enough to save the day, but she still can't confess her feelings to Ryuga.
Keiichi Maebara is the new kid in town, and he's already made lots of friends. But high school hi-jinks aside, there's something sinister simmering just below the surface, and Keiichi is starting to suspect that his newfound friends are hiding a horrifying secret from him.
Meiko is a Tokyo twenty-something who feels like life is passing her by. Her office job bores her to tears. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Naruo is coming to the sad realization that his rock star ambitions are a long shot at best. But a fateful event changes this young couple's lives and reawakens their passion to pursue their dreams.
Paifu is a vampire / were-koala boy. His friend Jose is a ghost. When their town is stricken with a monster flu epidemic, it's up to these monster kids to get medicine from Witch of Horned Owl Mountain to save the day.
Yoru Morino and Itsuki Kamiyama look like normal, albeit somber high school students. But what their classmates don't know is that both Yoru and Itsuki share a dark fascination with death, specifically grisly murders.
Saiki Misaki is a dominatrix by day, but by night, she's a ghost talker, a psychic who communicates with troubled spirits who haunt and torment the living.
When Mugi is accepted into the Kumataka Art Academy, this shy freshman is so nervous, she can barely introduce herself in class. So how did she get recruited into the drama club?
Headstrong and pretty, high school student Haruhi Suzumiya tends to get her way, whether anyone else around her likes it or not. But what she doesn't know is that she has the power to disrupt the universe, and a group of espers, aliens and time travelers have enrolled in her school to keep an eye on her.
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.
Originally featured in
Big Comic magazine from 1976 to 1978,
MW is a suspenseful series about an amoral, gender-bending killer, his Catholic priest lover/accomplice/enemy, and the military and political cover-up of a deadly poison gas leak.
Created to replace a scientist's deceased son, Astro Boy is a robot boy who strives to use his mighty powers to foster peace and understanding between men and machines.
Hanayu's family owns a bakery, but she really wants to be a sushi chef. Hayato's family runs a sushi restaurant, but he has a talent for baking pastries. When these aspiring chefs meet, it's supposed to be a surefire recipe for romance, but is it?
Black Jack is a rogue doctor who cures the incurable and heals the gravely injured, but for a price. But beneath his scarred face and reserved demeanor, Black Jack serves up justice, often in unexpected ways.
Zen is an impossibly handsome assassin who has the skill and nerves of steel to kill anyone, anytime. But one thing that eludes Zen is any memories of his past, and a greater sense of purpose for his death-dealing ways.
While based on the based on the Nintendo 64 video games of the same name,
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time expands upon the basic story of the game and introduces even non-gamers to the universe of Link and friends.
Kento is a straight-laced school teacher who dreams of marrying and starting a family. But a night of passion with a gay man changes his plans in ways he never expected.
Based on the anime of the same name, sola is about an amateur photographer who likes to capture images of the sky, and a pretty girl who lives a dark, solitary life in an abandoned church. What the smitten young man later finds out is that his would-be girlfriend is 350-years old and she's got some very powerful enemies.
The crew of the Black Lagoon are hired to retrieve a painting from a sunken Nazi sub, negotiate a weapons sale with some drug-dealing nuns and track down some seriously twisted killer kids.
When a mild-mannered Japanese salary man gets stuck in the crossfire of two groups of mercenaries in the South East Asian seas. Abandoned by his employers, Rokuro makes a break with his past and is reborn as Rock, a high-stakes courier for hire with the crew of the Black Lagoon.
Mitsuo and Fujio are two blue-collar working stiffs who would rather grapple than work. But zombies threaten to take over Tokyo and the rich start exploiting the poor for entertainment, Fujio and Mitsuo find themselves in a fateful martial arts match.
When high school students Kei and Masaru save a homeless guy from certain death at a subway station, they end up dying horribly instead. But have they really? The two arrive in a room filled with others who have recently died, and find that they've been enlisted to kill aliens in Tokyo by a black orb called Gantz.
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.
Maya Kurinoki pulls off a near impossible feat on her first visit to an ice skating rink: She attempts and lands a double axel. Spotted by a coach, Maya is recruited to pair with Shun, a talented, but moody skater who's also her upperclassman at school.
Red-headed roughneck Hanamichi Sakuragi is strong guy, but he's kind of a loser with the ladies. When cutie Haruko Akagi asks him "Do you like basketball?" he can't help but say yes, even though he knows nothing about the game.
With
Real, Takehiko Inoue takes his obvious passion and knowledge of the sport and focuses on disabled basketball players who must confront their emotional limits and physical mortality on and off the court.
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.
Sakura is a boy-crazy high school girl who has her eye on Fuji, her quiet but cute classmate. When she finds out that he's actually working at a host club, she's not so sure he's her perfect guy.
Keita is an aspiring game programmer who thinks nothing of mooching off money his long-suffering friend Akane. But his so-called normal life comes to a screeching halt when he meets a girl with superhuman fighting abilities who enters into a pact that ties their destinies together in unexpected ways.
Black God Volume 2 introduces readers to Mikami and Shingo, an older
mototsumitama / human duo. At first, Kuro is thrilled to meet a fellow
mototsumitama, but her happiness is short-lived as she discovers that the streetwise Mikami is an assassin for hire, and her next target is Akane, Kuro and Keita's dearest friend.
After witnessing the shocking death of a young doppleliner, Keita is shaken to his core. But when he meets Excel and Steiner, a powerful human /
mototsumitama duo from Europe, he discovers that his deceased mother may have a sinister connection with a rogue
mototsumitama in Okinawa.
Kohei Nagase is a gifted special effects artist who can create monsters and eye-popping movie illusions with just a flick of his spatula. Movie magic is his specialty, but sometimes his skills allow him to help others in unbelievable ways.
Love for Dessert is a collection of short and sexy love stories for women. In the title story, a young professional discovers that her co-worker is sweet on her, even if he can't relate to her insatiable sweet-tooth.
Male by day and female by night, Nephilim are a mysterious and bewitching tribe of warriors. When dashing soldier Guy views Abel in her female form, he can't help but fall in love. Trouble is, Nephilim are sworn to kill anyone who sees their true form.
Johnny Rayflo is a rakishly handsome vampire playboy. Charley Chrishund is a cybernetic vampire hunter from the Vatican who just happens to be a vampire himself. When these two join forces to hunt down evil bloodsuckers, it's anyone's guess what will happen next.
A flamenco dancer and an actor. A painter with artists block and a gallery owner. An aging punk legend and an up and coming rocker.
Seduce Me After The Show brings together these creative men in five short stories about guys loving guys.
Harutaro Hanazono starts high school late after recovering from a major illness. But after a brush with death, Harutaro embraces life to its fullest, making friends with an eccentric array of classmates, including a hardcore otaku, his "kinda gay" teacher and a cheerful but loveable chubby boy who becomes his best friend.
It's time for the school festival, and Harutaro and his classmates are planning a play based on Sumiko's
shojo manga. When Harutaro proves to be a weak actor, hardcore
otaku Majima steps in and surprises everyone with his performance.
The title story of
The Ice Wanderer is based on an unfinished short story by Jack London, but the rest of the collection takes us to rural and urban Japan, Alaska and North America for beautifully drawn tales of adventure and self-discovery.
Read a review of
New Engineering, an artistically avant-garde collection of
gekiga short stories by Yuichi Yokoyama.
Tsukune is a mediocre student who failed all his high school entrance exams. When he enters the only school that will accept him, he discovers that he's the only human student in a class full of demons and werewolves, including a cutie-pie vampire who loves him and his "delicious" blood.
A young girl dressed in black, carries a coffin on her back as she travels across the countryside. Is she a vampire? Is she a witch? Is she cursed? No one really knows but Kuro, her bat friends and two little cat-eared girls who are her companions as she continues on her mysterious quest.
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.
Mika, Kay and Naomi win a nationwide singing contest, but discover that the record companies don't want to sign them as a group, they just want Mika as a solo artist. Mika must then decide between her friendship with Kay and her dreams.
King Akabara is a powerful vampire who has lost his kingdom when his true love, Queen Adelheid went on a rampage and was sealed away in an undisclosed location. After hundreds of years, Akabara is still searching, but he must also contend with half-human, half-vampire hunters who want him and his queen dead.
Now that Yuzu's mom has died, she's a homeless orphan, or so she thinks. Then a handsome guy who he works for her rich grandmother finds her and whisks her away to a life of luxury and privilege she's never known before. Can this fish-out-water survive the rough waters in the world of the rich and devious?
Akari is a female gondolier or undine in training on the planet Aqua, a terraformed version of Mars that is now 90% water and looks a lot like Venice, Italy. As Akari learns the ropes from her fellow undines, she discovers the simple pleasures of life in Neo-Venezia.
Now that Akari has earned the rank of journeyman undine, she discovers the simple pleasures of the long summers on Aqua.
When Sakura's grandmother dies, she's left alone in the world... or is she? She comes home one day to find that she's got four half-brothers she never knew she had, including one who loves to cross-dress.
As a self-declared "manga" adaptation of The Greatest Story Ever Told,
The Manga Bible by Siku fails to deliver
manga-style artwork or storytelling, and worst of all, it's not very inspiring or entertaining.
With it's simple, light-hearted take on familiar Bible stories like Creation and Exodus,
Manga Bible Volume 1 by Korean
manhwa artist Jung Sun Hwang and writer Young Shin Lee offers an easy-to-digest version of classic Christian stories for young readers.
Read a review of
King of the Lamp, a collection of short (and sexy)
shojo manga love stories by Takako Shigematsu from Go! Comi. Sentenced to spend eternity in a magic lamp until he can help 1,000 girls, the King of the Lamp helps out heartsick teens who are aching to find true love. Trouble is, the King's magical help comes with a price: He demands his share of lovin' from his clients first.
Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma is the mostly-true and mostly-humorous account of a burnt out, alcoholic
manga artist who decides to run away from it all and become a homeless person. While it sounds like a grim subject, Azuma instills a hefty dose of humor and witty slice-of-life observations about life on the scummier side of the street.
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.
Haruna falls in love with Fumiya, Yoh's friend, but soon discovers that the game of love has rules that she never expected, and that she's playing against an opponent that she didn't know she had.
Haruna is a former tomboy who wants to find a boyfriend in high school. When her own efforts fall flat, she asks one of the hunkiest guys in school to coach her. He agrees, as long as she doesn't fall for him.
A girl enters an exclusive academy and struggles to fit in while staying true to herself. This sounds familiar, but
Gakuen Alice puts a new twist on the term 'gifted students' by giving the kids and teachers mysterious powers and telling a tale with an unusual mix of light comedy, magical fantasy with a hint of dark drama.
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.
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.
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 the second volume of
Honey and Clover, the classmates head to a hot springs inn, play a special art school version of Twister and sample Hagu's very strange cooking.
In
Honey and Clover Volume 1, five students at an art college outside of Tokyo try to make the grade, fall in love and find enough to eat on a starving student budget.
When Lucy Stone accidentally enrolls at Hollow Fields, an elite private boarding school, she doesn't realize that the free tuition comes with a catch, and that failing grades have a whole new meaning (and consequences) here.
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.
14-year old Kieli has a special gift: she can see and talk to ghosts. When she meet Harvey, a cynical (but strangely young looking) veteran of a long-ago war, she discovers that he too can see spirits, but not for the same reasons.
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.
When the Shadow army threatens the kingdom of Sphaelite, Ral and his shadow dragon Grad reveal their unique strength and powers as a unique pairing of human and Shadow.
Rookie cop Kai Eto has joined the Greater Kanto Narcotics Control Division and he's immediately thrown into the line of fire as he goes undercover as an assistant to a drug-addicted actor to discover the secret of a new, highly addictive street drug, Dragon Speed.
"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.
Read a review of
Dororo Volume 2, a
shonen manga series by Osamu Tezuka from Vertical. In this second volume of a three-volume fantasy series, Hyakkimaru is reunited with the father and mother who cast him aside at birth, and who may yet want him dead.
Read a review of
Dororo Volume 1, a
shonen manga series by Osamu Tezuka from Vertical. A fantasy series originally published in 1967-1968,
Dororo is the tale of Hyakkimaru, a wandering warrior who’s on a quest to retrieve his 48 body parts that his father, a feudal warlord sacrificed to demons in exchange for power and influence.
Read a review of
Speed Racer: Mach Go Go Go Volume 1 and 2, a classic
shonen series by Tatsuo Yoshida from Digital Manga Publishing (DMP). This deluxe presentation of Yoshida's original manga from 1966 gives readers a look at the inspiration for the hit animated TV series and feature film,
Speed Racer.
Read a review of
Speed Racer, an original English language
manga one-shot by Dwayne Alexander Smith and Elmer Damaso from Seven Seas Manga. This contemporary adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's original
manga and
anime takes many of the classic characters and gives them a modern twist.
In the Utah desert, there's a rooming house called Hotel Africa, where tales of love, longing and redemption are told. A young boy named Elvis watches in wonder as these lost souls try to find their answers in the lonely desert.
Based on the animated sequel to
Blood: The Last Vampire,
Blood+ picks up the story decades after Saya's vampire hunting work in Vietnam War-ear Okinawa. Now a high school student with amnesia, Saya enjoys her new life with her adopted family, but her destiny catches up with her soon than she expects.
Akane is a modern teenage girl who gets transported back in time a thousand years to Heian-era Japan. Once there, she discovers that she's the Dragon Priestess and she's got to find her eight appointed guardian warriors who will help defeat a demon prince.
Read a review of
Manga Sutra (Futari H) Volume 1, an adult
manga series by Katsu Aki from TokyoPop. Newlyweds Makoto and Yura discover that they're both virgins, and they've both got a lot to learn about the fine art of getting it on.
Since the suicide of a classmate, Hyung-in feels an overwhelming sense of alienation, anger and frustration that she can barely keep inside. When she meets a friendly but mysterious boy on the bus, she spills her heart out to him. He then invites her to a place called Fever where "there are lots of kids like her."
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.
Read a review of
Fairy Tail Volume 1, a new action adventure shonen manga series by Hiro Mashima from Del Rey Manga. 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.
Jiro Taniguchi's beautifully-illustrated
manga The Walking Man captures a Japanese town as seen through the eyes of an everyday salary man. This award-winning Japanese comic book lacks the high-energy drama of most
shonen manga, but instead delivers a wistful story that will leave you with a smile on your face. Read a review of this
gekiga (graphic novel) published by Fanfare / Ponent Mon.
Read a review of
Voices of Love, a sexually explicit collection of
josei manga short stories by Kanae Hazuki from LuvLuv Press / Aurora Publishing. Mika's a 25-year old school teacher. Her neighbor Naokazu is not only keeping her up at night with his noisy ways, he turns up one day in her classroom as one of her students. What happens when the sparks fly between this unlikely pair?
Read a review of
Gin Tama Volume 1, a
shonen manga sci-fi comedy series by Hideaki Sorachi. A wacky mix of samurai action, irreverent comedy and anything goes sci-fi plot twists,
Gin Tama serves up an entertaining story that mercilessly skewers every
shonen manga cliché in the book.
Read a review of
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms, an award-winning
manga series by Fumiyo Kouno from Last Gasp. Minami is a seamstress who is haunted by the horrors she experienced ten years ago when the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and wonders if true love and happiness is now out of her reach.
Read a review of
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning Volume 1, a
shonen manga / detective series by Kyo Shirodaira and Eita Mizuno from Yen Press. 10th grader Ayumu Narumi can solve mysteries that leave adults twice his age stumped. But he's haunted by the disappearance of his older brother and his tie to the mysterious "Blade Children."
Yuki Cross goes to a very unusual school. The elite Cross Academy has two groups of students: The human day school students and the night school students who are vampires. Read a review of Volume 1 of
Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino from Shojo Beat / VIZ Media.
In
Naruto Volume 16, the battle for Konoha Village comes to an end, as Naruto and Gaara face off. Then a new chapter in the ninja saga begins as Sasuke's murderous older brother Itachi returns to the village. Read a review of this installment of the popular
shonen manga series by Masashi Kishimoto from Shonen Jump and VIZ Media.
What happens when a boy gets hit by a flying saucer and returns as a girl version of his old self? And then the girl he has a crush on suddenly likes him more because he's now a girl? You have the kooky
yuri manga comedy of
Kashimashi. Read our review and see if it's worth a look.
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 Aoki and Akinari Nao from Del Rey Manga.
Much like a Hong Kong kung fu flick chased with a case of Red Bull, Iron Wok Jan by Shinji Saijyo is a hyperactive cooking manga that turns cooking Chinese cuisine into a ruthless, no-holds-barred martial arts competition. Read a review of Iron Wok Jan Volume 1 and see if this graphic novel is a dish worth ordering.
Read a review of
Eyeshield 21 Volume 17, the sports
shonen manga series by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata from Shonen Jump Advanced / VIZ Media. The Devil Bats have made it to the semi-finals, but can they defeat strategic powerhouse team, the Seibu Wild Gunmen?
Read a review of
Samurai Commando: Mission 1529 Volume 1, a seinen manga series by Harutoshi Fukui and Ryo Hanmura and Ark Performance from CMX Manga.
Shy and mousy Michiru is the class doormat. But she has a supernatural ability to see when someone's death is imminent. Her power scares her, but she soon meets two handsome and mysterious classmates who are undead 'bounty hunters,' trying to pay off their zombie-loan. Read a review of Volume 1 of this shonen manga series by Peach-Pit from Yen Press.
Based on the true-life experiences of parents raising autistic children,
With The Light (Hikari to Tomoni) tells the story of Sachiko, a young mother and her struggles to understand autism and her autistic son, Hikaru. Read a review of
With The Light Volume 1, a
josei manga graphic novel by Keiko Tobe from Yen Press.
Yoshitaka is a dunce in romance, with a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Meanwhile, Yagate has girls flocking to his side. So what happens when two very different "Y" guys try to figure out what turns girls on?
In Junji Ito's horror
manga classic Uzumaki, a small Japanese town descends into madness, one person at a time. While villagers young and old die in different horrific ways, their deaths all have one thing in common: a mysterious obsession with spirals. Read a review of Volume 1 of this horror
manga series by Junji Ito from VIZ Signature / VIZ Media.
Risa's the tallest girl in her class. Atsushi's the shortest guy. When this mismatched pair decide to help each other find dates, everyone around them thinks they're already dating. Read a review of Volume 1 of Lovely Complex (Love*Com), a shojo manga series by Aya Nakahara from Shojo Beat / VIZ Media.
In Volume 17 of
Fruits Basket, more secrets of the Sohma family are revealed, and this time it's a real shocker about Akito, the mysterious head of the family. Read a review of this pivotal installment of the popular
shojo manga series by Natsuki Takaya from TokyoPop.
From the creator of Full Moon and Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne comes Gentlemen's Alliance Cross, the latest series by shojo manga artist Arina Tanemura. Read a manga review of Volume 1 from Shojo Beat / VIZ Media, and decide if it's another hit by this shojo manga superstar, or if its muddled plot is just too much of a good thing.
In Osamu Tezuka's graphic novel
Apollo's Song, Shogo Chikaishi is a young sociopath whose disdain for love incurs a curse from the gods: He is doomed to fall in love and lose his beloved over and over again in various lifetimes. Read a review of this bold and surreal graphic novel for grown-ups by the godfather of
manga.
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.
In
Tekkon Kinkreet, a boldly original and touching graphic novel by Taiyo Matsumoto, two orphans named Black and White battle for their place in a city ruled by gangsters and hoodlums. Read a review of this surreal and memorable seinen graphic novel published by VIZ Media / Shogakukan that inspired the animated film from Sony Pictures.
Step-siblings Minami and Otome are in love, they just don't know it yet. See what happens when two co-ed cuties who just happen to live together find that their close relationship as brother and sister is about to get even closer in
Cherry Juice Volume 1. Read a review of Volume 1 of this
shojo manga series by Haruka Fukushima from TokyoPop.
From the creator of
Azumanga Daioh! comes
Yotsuba&!, a hilarious, irresistible
manga about a naïve young girl, her adoptive father and their adventures as they make discoveries large and small in their new neighborhood. Read a review of Volume 4 of this witty slice of life
manga comedy from ADV Manga.
Read a review of the final, climatic volume of
Death Note, the supernatural suspense
shonen manga title by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata from Shonen Jump Advanced.
Set in Victorian England,
Emma is a tender love story of a young maid and her relationship with the eldest son of a wealthy family. Find out why this
manga kicked off the maid cosplay fad with our review of Volume 1.
Spare and elegant, Blue by Kiriko Nananan is a sensitive, minimalist take on yuri, or girls love manga. Read our review to learn more about this decidedly different Japanese graphic novel from Fanfare / Ponent Mon.
Like
Paradise Kiss with
Sex and the City style and sass,
Walkin' Butterfly is a fun, dramatic and romantic story about a gawky misfit and her transformation into a runway model. Read a review of Volume 1 of this
josei manga series from Aurora Publishing.
What happens when a pretty princess bonks heads and trades identities with a rough-and-ready mercenary warrior? You get a fun, action-filled mix of fantasy and humor from the artist of dojinshi fan favorite Comic Party. Read our review and see if it's worth a look.
Before modern teens Miaka and Yui stepped into the "Universe of the Four Gods," there was another girl who became a priestess of this mysterious, magical Chinese kingdom. Her story is told in this prequel to
Fushigi Yugi by Yuu Watase. Check out this review by About.com's Anime Guide.
A young girl gone mad, a spooky old house and an ugly little secret that a mysterious town wants to keep under wraps -- all this and more can be found in this gothic fantasy by M. Alice LeGrow. Read a review of original English language
manga creation published by TokyoPop.
Based on the controversial Japanese cult film, the
manga version of
Battle Royale retells the story of teenagers stuck in a vicious game of murder, betrayal and survival. Check out the review from About.com's Comic Book Guide.
In
Death Note Volume 1, high school student Light Yagami finds a supernatural notebook that gives him the power to kill criminals with just the stroke of a pen. Read our review and see why
Death Note is one of the most talked-about
shonen manga titles in years.
Romance, humor, adventure and magical zodiac animals make Natsuki Takaya's
Fruits Basket one of Japan's most popular
shojo manga titles. Read our review and see if it's worth a read.
