Princess Leone of Alderia is a dedicated knight who would take armor over dress and sword over jewelry. Feared as the "Golden Lion" for her bravery, she is surprised to receive a marriage proposal from Berthold, a marshal of the enemy nation whom Leone has confronted numerous times in battle.
United with the former enemy in a political marriage, Leone accepts her role with Alderia's best in mind, but through getting to know Berthold, his modest kindness touches her heart and her guard is slowly taken apart. What kind of change will this marriage bring to the two who have only known each other through battles and war?
The reborn werewolf known as Veight now leads the Demon Lord's third regiment under the title of Vice-Commander. Having conquered the trading hub known as Ryunheit, he soon learns the struggles of governing a city of mixed human/demon population. Armed with an understanding of inter-species relations and a desire for peace, he spends his days quelling violent demons and pacifying disruptive humans in his pursuit to bring balance and tranquility
Lyn's village falls under attack by bandits and amidst the chaos she gets her hands on a special sword.The sword turns out to be a magic sword that houses the soul of the great hero Siegfried, and with its power Lyn makes short work of the bandits.However another throbbing "sword" has sprouted from between her legs?!
"Nomoto, a dull young man, is taken to a junkyard by a mysterious girl named Hitomi.In this place for the forsaken, a gruesome battle takes place. The opponents are "Brutes", hybrids with the mind of men and the strength of beasts. Fangs clash with fangs; desire, madness and ferocity mix together.And the name of this battle is "Killing Bites"!
Kasiya, a fearless warrior, embarks on a daring solo mission to take down the enemy's most powerful leader. Little does she know that the very allies she trusted have set this mission as a trap, which leaves her fighting for her life. When Kasiya awakens from one perilous encounter, the world around her has transformed into a realm teeming with knights, sorcerers, and royalty. Suddenly thrust into this dangerous dimension, she must unlock the secrets of this new realm in order to survive as it tests her skills, courage, and cunning.
Ikki Minami looked up to the skies since he was a kid, dreaming of a freedom that defied definition...until he caught a glimpse of a mysterious and beautiful Air Trek rider, whose aerial acrobatics ignited his ephemeral dream into a blazing inferno of ambition. Now he is determined to use Air Treks to fly, uninhibited by the laws of gravity, and make his dream a reality. But the world of Air Treks is fraught with danger and deception. Will Ikki fly freely, or will his wings get cut before he can take flight?
In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst. In a place where there is no justice but what people make for themselves, Alita decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking down and taking out those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?
Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of a shadowy police task force that specializes in devil-related crime in Tokyo. As Anzai continues to keep guard over Tsukasa, the two quickly forge a tentative bond-one that Anzai fears will test his iron-clad rule of never drinking human blood...
In this world, humanity has been driven underground to live like moles, hiding from the fearsome monsters which roam the surface. The monsters are impervious to every sort of weapon known to man. The only ones with the power to defeat them...are the Ayanashi. One day, in one such underground city, a pair of siblings encounter a mysterious boy covered in wounds. The boy introduces himself as Holo, and in the following days slowly opens up to the pair...until a monster from the surface descends upon the city, laying waste to everything in its path. Holo stands to face the threat, brandishing a flaming short sword attached to his right arm. And so, the story of bringing light back to a world of everlasting darkness begins.
This deluxe volume includes four classic Battle Angel Alita stories never before published in English, plus special bonus material! At long last, complete your Alita collection!This volume contains four manga short stories by Alita creator Yukito Kishiro, first published in Japan from 1997 to 2006: * Holy Night * Supersonic Fingers * Homecoming * Barjack RhapsodyPlus exclusive bonus material!
"Our academy is a place that teaches murderers how to kill other murderers." Spring, fresh blood splashing over the school bus. I, a more than common girl, was chosen as a specially admitted student by a murderers school...
Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings-he's only interested in the strongest of the strong. He's just started at Furin High School, a school of degenerates known only for their brawling strength-strength they use to protect their town from anyone who wishes it ill. But Haruka's not interested in being a hero or being part of any sort of team-he just wants to fight his way to the top!
Alto, an aspiring magician, is about to repeat a grade when he accidentally summons the demon Vermeil, which was sealed in a book Alto found by chance. Not only does Vermeil hold an ancient power capable of bringing about the end of the world, she's also quite naughty! A traditional fantasy story about a struggling magician and his powerful familiar begins with their fateful meeting!
Alicia the Saint had fought with the Demon King's Army, protecting the Kingdom. She had risked her life for the people and sealed the Demon King in herself. However, the Prince, who was her fiance, suddenly accused her of betrayal. He and his mistress, the fake Saint Flaura, had prepared fake evidence that Alicia was a witch. She was arrested on a false charge and was executed in front of people. When she saw everyone wished her death, Alice was thrown into despair. On the verge of her death, she yelled out--"Ruin upon your dammed country!!" The next moment, she was back to life...and the Demon King was in front of her. "Will you marry me?" he asked. With him, Alicia will tread the path of vengeance!
The action novel written by the popular comedian, Impulse's Toshiyuki Itakura has been made into a comic! In the near future a new law in Japan is enacted, the "Shoot to kill" law. So called Triggers are selected, one in each prefecture. They are allowed to eradicate evil as they see fit. This edition has the Tokyo, Chiba and the Shizuoka trigger!
The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years. But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death?
Stand Alone Complex takes place in the year 2030, in the fictional Japanese city of New Port. The story follows the members of Public Security Section 9, a special-operations task-force made up of former military officers and police detectives. The manga presents individual cases that Section 9 investigates, along with an ongoing, more serious investigation into the serial killer and hacker known only as "The Laughing Man." When a high-ranking government official is kidnapped, the Prime Minister must call in his top crime fighting force known as Section 9. Lead by the beautiful (and deadly) Major Kusanagi, the cybernetically enhanced squad must use all their skill to take down the kidnappers and rescue the hostages. But that's only half of the mission; can Kusanagi and company find out who's behind the kidnapping, and, more importantly, just what they're after? Find out in this thrilling first volume of The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex!
Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands.
Seventeenthcentury Japan: A rebellion in the Aizu territory has been brutally crushed, leaving twentyone brave warriors dead and most of the nuns of the local convent slaughtered. Now the surviving nuns have sworn to seek revenge.
High schooler and budding Shooto mixed martial arts fighter, Meguru Takayanagi, reunites with his old friend from grade school, Takashi Segawa, in the ring for the first time in seven years. However, while the two used to be good friends, due to the difference in their upbringings, Takashi now sees Meguru as an enemy. Without a moment of joy to commemorate their reunion, the old friends' match begins... Eden's own Hiroki Endo brings you a new tale of Shooto, MMA, and youth!
strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide-and becoming a lethal pandemic in less than a week. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive.
Before the events of Appleseed, Deunan, a human woman and former SWAT officer, along with her combat-cyborg lover, Briareos, arrive in war-torn New York City. The city's mayor is a dapper but delusional cyborg, preparing for the UFO invasion he's convinced is right around the corner. Briareos's powerful abilities earn the pair refuge, but there are few human comforts to be found in a city catered to cyborgs...After the couple parts ways, the mayor's nightmare takes a turn for the worse. Deunan's group of outcast humans may be just the extra manpower the mayor needs-but can the two factions put aside their differences in time to save the world?
One of the manga world's most intriguing artists comes the manga version of the Netflix movie, BLAME!
Steel and rust. The City structure has endlessly propagated itself for so many years that the reason for such growth has long since been forgotten. Even within such a techo-dystopia, humans still exist: The Electrofishers.Driven to the brink of extinction, they are visited by a traveller-a man named Killy. But will his presence bring the Electrofishers ruination or hope..?
Gimmy is just an ordinary teen living in a desert town when his younger twin brother and sister disappear. While searching for them, Gimmy comes facetoface with a sassy deity, Sora, the rain goddess who provides water to the town. But another goddess, Ciel, wants Sora's sacred tree-so that she can control the rain! Includes special extras after the story! From the Trade Paperback edition.
A prequel series to the number one bestseller in Japan. Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titanworshipping 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?
The young Erwin Smith is a rising star in the Survey Corps, humanity's only hope of defeating the maneating monsters known as Titans. Ruthless and dispassionate, Erwin's mind is devoted to strategies and intrigue. But beneath Erwin's feet is another world, the Underground, where humans are born and die surrounded by the garbage the Capital throws away. Here, the criminal Levi survives on his wits and agility. But when these two ambitious men cross paths, who will prove himself stronger? The longawaited origin story of Levi and Erwin, two of Attack on Titan's most beloved characters!
Tsutomu Nihei's (Knights of Sidonia) breakthrough science-fiction masterpiece is now finally back in print. In a future version of Earth, there is a city grown so chaotically massive that its inhabitants no longer recall what "land" is. Within this megastructure the silent, stoic Kyrii is on a mission to find the Net Terminal Gene--a genetic mutation that once allowed humans to access the cybernetic NetSphere. Armed with a powerful Graviton Beam Emitter, Kyrii fends off waves of attacks from fellow humans, cyborgs and silicon-based lifeforms. Along the way, he encounters a highly-skilled scientist whose body has deteriorated from a lengthy imprisonment who promises to help Kyrii find the Net Terminal Gene, once she settles a score for herself ... "The amazing thing about BLAME! is that it's such a good read even though it has almost no story or characters. It's all about the art and the experience of being there, of not knowing what will happen next, of the contrast between landscapes of endless sameness and bloody eruptions of chaos and gore." --Jason Thompson, Manga Encyclopedia
What should have been a smiple day out with friends turns into a mysterious disaster when powerful demonic beasts appear. Kazuya and Atsuro were supposed to meet Naoya, their enigmatic friend, but he doesn't show up and intead sends another friend, Yuzu, to meet them and give them specially modded gaming devices. It becomes apparent that Naoya has given them much more than they bargained for when demons spawn from these devices!
Iruma Ikaruga is living his best high-school life... until mascot-looking aliens from another world invade with their flesh-eating bugs, seemingly hell-bent on destroying humanity violently and effectively! On that fateful day, Iruma loses everything...his normal life, his best friend, and his crush...until six months later, when he catches a glimpse of her again. Is all hope for humanity-or just Iruma himself-truly lost?
In the Kingdom of Fiore, wizards are commonplace, but the powerful women of Fairy Tail are each one of a kind! And after fighting their way to the top of the Grand Magic Games, Lucy, Erza, Wendy, and Juvia deserve a vacation. The wizards slip out of the victory celebration to do some sightseeing as a foursome, but where Fairy Tail goes, trouble's never far behind, and soon they find themselves caught up in yet another chaotic bought of spells lining...with the fate of Fiore in the balance!
She may be only 12 years old, but Wendy Marvell is already a member of magical guild Fairy Tail, and a powerful dragon slayer wizard. Even so, she's a little nervous when she sets out for the town of Nanar for her first solo job: to discover why some of the locals have been mysteriously disappearing!
After a battle with an evil demon, an entire village is laid waste. All perish, except for one boy. Keeping his master's teachings close to his heart, this lone survivor sets out on a journey westwards in search of new sights and unimaginable power. The boy's name: Gray Fullbuster. For the first time, experience Gray's childhood adventures, and follow him down the path that will lead him to Fairy Tail!
Mavis, the future first master of Fairy Tail, lives with her best friend Zera on Sirius Island. At six years old, Mavis is just a simple bookworm who dreams of meeting fairies someday. In the year X686, treasure hunters invade Sirius Island, forcing Mavis to take flight and embark on a fantastical adventure! She etches the joys and sorrows of each new encounter and heartbreaking farewell into her memory, and finally figures out her ultimate goal...
A spinoff from the Fairy Tail universe-with Lucy now on assignment as a police officer-and lots of your old friends appearing in an unexpected new setting!
The Magic Police can handle any case! A heartwarming police story!! The members of Fairy Tail are now police officers! Rookie cop Lucy has just been assigned to Team Fairy Tail, a special unit of the Magnolia Police Department. Together with its completely over-the-top members, including Natsu, she'll protect Fiore City from wrongdoers like motorcycle gangs, stalkers, bank robbers, and masked thieves!! The curtain rises on a Magic Police story featuring the all-star cast of Fairy Tail!
The lovely, deadly cyborg Alita returns in 664 pages of cyberpunk action! Alita wakes up alone in the sky city of Tiphares, her brain and body reconstructed by the mad scientist Desty Nova. There's no time to wonder why Alita's greatest enemy would resurrect her, though - the royal city has been thrown into chaos by Nova's revelation that the Tiphareans have had their brains replaced by biochips! Everyone needs answers - and Alita will fight to get them!
Hot-headed wizard Laxus Dreyar is always on the lookout for the next challenge! So when Fairy Tail disbands, he and his loyal crew of Freed, Evergreen, and Bickslow join the fun-loving guild Blue Pegasus. Before long, the guild's master Ichiya is kidnapped, and it's up to Laxus to save the day. However, when faced with a battle with a rival guild's female mages, Laxus learns a tough lesson... On the next mission, Laxus and his gang go up against an ancient relic of fearsome magic-one that will put their bonds of friendship to the test! Final volume of the official Fairy Tail spinoff series!
The iron dragonslayer, Gajeel Redfox, has lived his life in the shadows. Even in the motley crew of Fairy Tail, he didn't always fit in. When Gajeel gets news of an escaped prisoner he may be connected to, he must leave on a journey to confront his past. Will he stand strong with his new family in Fairy Tail, or will old forces pull him back into the darkness? Discover Gajeel's story in this official Fairy Tail spinoff!
Dark, disturbing, sexy, and shameful, this new sci-fi action manga stars a dominating teenage girl searching for a sister who became a monster, and a submissive boy with the strange power to turn into a ragged but powerful beast, with a zipper down his back and a compartment on the inside just big enough to hold a human body.Shuichi Kagaya an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: He can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl's life, sharing his secret with her. But she's searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn't care how degrading it gets: She will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission...
The sudden appearance of monsters known as dragons turned the world upside down. After a time, some girls are found to have dragon powers. Dubbed the D, these girls are collected and sent to a school called Midgard. Now, the only male D, Yuu Mononobe, has been brought out of hiding and forced to go there as well?!
A delightful gift to every Hiro Mashima fan! Discover HERO'S, the ultimate crossover, the new manga that brings together wizards, warriors, and spacefarers from every corner of the Hiro Mashima universe, including characters from FAIRY TAIL, RAVE MASTER, and EDENS ZERO. This is Mashima's victory lap! Don't miss it!The Fairy Tail guild are enjoying a well-deserved rest on True Island, an island known to contain the truth behind all the secrets of the world, when Natsu gets drawn into the jungle by the smell of delicious fruit. There he encounters Shiki, a young boy who's after the same fruit! Will our heroes become friends or rivals? And how many other classic characters will make an appearance? Find out as all your old faves from three manga classics come together for the first time in a brand-new adventure!