The near future. A terrible battle against a parasitic virus called "Gastrea" has been fought...and lost. Humanity is cornered and lives in despair. Rentaro and Enju face constant danger in their work as a team of specialists working for the Tendo Civil Security Agency, one of several groups dedicated to fighting Gastrea. Enju is one of the "cursed children," who survived the virus and gained superhuman powers as a result. A crazed top-hat-wearing terrorist is on the loose, but Rentaro's got his hands full just dealing with his fellow civsec agents!
It's Kisaragi's first year in G.A.: the specialized art and design department at her high school. The timid Kisaragi has a lot to learn, but with the help of a very unique group of friends, even the most difficult lesson becomes loads of fun - if not downright silly! With the aid of full-color pages throughout, you too can learn the basics of color theory and become a great artist yourself! Satoko Kiyuduki, creator of Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro, melds art class and manga in a whole new way!
Handsome teenage calligrapher Sei Handa is worshipped by all his classmates as an aloof superstar--too bad Sei's inherent negativity makes him believe that everyone actually hates him...?! A youthful comedy of misunderstanding and melancholy unfolds in the first volume of this hilarious prequel to Barakamon!
Alina Clover thought being a receptionist for the Adventurers Guild would be her ticket to the good life...but her dream gig turns into an overtime nightmare whenever adventurers get stuck clearing a dungeon. To save herself from paperwork, Alina turns to the simplest solution at hand-beating down the monsters herself! A mysterious adventurer showing up out of nowhere, soloing the boss, then disappearing without taking credit is bound to create rumors, and Alina's treasured job forbids side hustles. So there might be trouble when the leader of the Silver Sword party discovers her secret...!
Ever since she was little, Nunnally has always wanted to be one of the graceful, capable receptionists of the Hall. As only first-rate mages are hired for the position, she enrolls in the kingdom's magic academy to hone her skills, where she feels out of place in a classroom of nobles-including a genuine prince. She decides that despite being a commoner, she's going to be the top of her class...but for some reason, she just can't beat the one person she'd most like to-the snobbish boy seated next to her, Alweiss Rockmann...!
Contracted with a no-name spirit, Brigitte Meidell is a disappointment to her noble family and the mockery of her peers at the Otoleanna Academy of Magic-except for one. Yuri Aurealis is intelligent, handsome...and oh so arrogant. He's made enemies of the same people as Brigitte, meaning the two should get along just fine. However, his boorishness accidentally sparks a rivalry between them. It's a competition that has the potential to bring the two closer than they ever thought...!
From corporate slave to a laid-back witch-reincarnation's a pretty sweet deal! Or so Azusa believes until her maxed-out status comes to light...In this new manga adaptation of the original novel, enjoy the hilarity that ensues as Azusa attempts to evade all forms of adventure and regain her lazy life!
Challenge, victory, growth! To become the strongest dragon and surpass her older sister, Laika starts attending an elite academy for dragon - girls. However, even though it is only the first day, she has somehow managed to find all kinds of trouble...
Return to Japari Park and the lovable world of Kemono Friends in this manga anthology! Kaban, Serval, and the rest of the Friends are having a wonderful time!
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her "flock" - Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel - are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare. When the mysterious lab known as the "School" turns up and kidnaps their youngest member, it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but will help come in time?
In a world where youkai and humans attend school together, a boy named Atsushi Fukuzumi falls for snow youkai Muku Shiroishi. Fukuzumi's passionate feelings melt Muku's heart...and the rest of her?! The first volume of an interspecies romantic comedy you're sure to fall head over heels for!!
For years, a demon has attacked Heartland. The kingdom sends its prized robots after it, but Ancien knows it's no use! Suddenly, Kokone wakes from her nap during class, having been lost in a dream again. But what exactly do these recurring dreams mean?
Read the latest chapter of Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me, the manga adaptation of Ancien and the Magic Tablet!
Kokone should be studying for her exams, but instead spends too much time napping! Are her strange dreams of a land full of warring machines hiding old family secrets...?Read the first chapter of Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me, the manga adaptation of Ancien and the Magic Tablet, screening at the New York International Children's Film Festival 2017!
I'm gonna survive-just watch me! I was your average, everyday high school girl, but now I've been reborn in a magical world...as a spider?! Wait-this isn't how these stories are supposed to go! Can I get a do-over? ...No? But how am I supposed to survive in this big, scary dungeon as one of the weakest monsters? It's "every spider for herself " in here! I gotta figure out the rules to this QUICK, or I'll be kissing my short second life good-bye...
Shintaro Tokumitsu is a high schooler living all alone, but things take an unexpected turn when a girl named Towa shows up on his balcony! Not only is she incredibly pure and sweet, but there's something different about her-something...divine. Just who is Shintaro's new roommate, and what adorable high jinks lie in store?!
In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren't exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he's not so keen on the idea. As his new master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she'll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for... Read the first chapter of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale the same day as Japan!
Mariela is the last alchemist alive after waking from a deep sleep that lasted two hundred years. As the sole alchemist in town, she could make a killing by brewing and selling potions...but after two hundred years of suspended animation, all she wants to do is relax, take things easy, and live at her own pace!
After being summoned to another world as the 68th hero, Setsuna Sugimoto is abandoned by that same world due to his sickly constitution. But when he meets Kyle, a millennia-old former hero like him, Setsuna is given a third chance at life-inheriting Kyle's knowledge, power, and even life force. Now able to travel the world as an adventurer, Setsuna will encounter people from all walks of life, with each meeting bound to leave a lasting mark on himself and the world.
The Republic of San Magnolia is enjoying peaceful days, having not been invaded by the neighboring empire's Legion weapons. This is the story of Shin, Lena, and their friends as normal students attending Eighty-Six Private High School, where they'll partake in club activities, the culture festival, a fireworks festival, and more! A story of heartwarming romance and glorious youth that could never have happened in the original 86 unfolds!
Deep in the depths of the dungeon, a man spends his days scouring the treacherous floors for bodies of dead adventurers. His name is Iarumas, and he has no memory of the life he lived before he was resurrected from a corpse. The living keep their distance from the cold, sullen man-Iarumas consorts primarily with the dead. That is, until he meets Garbage, a feral young swordswoman who is the sole survivor of a massacred party. With Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures farther, searching the dungeon for clues to his past while avoiding the inevitability of a permanent ashen demise...
DOOMED BY A PAST LONG FORGOTTEN, RESOLVED TO SAVE WHAT SHE ONCE HELD DEARThe flame is lit. A nameless woman wakes. Roused from the tomb by a past she cannot recall, she sets out into a barren, unfamiliar landscape. The protector follows. Bound by oath and honor, he safeguards her against the dangers that draw near with the same ferocity he does the secrets of his past. The Grey Cinders gather in their tower, called by the fire to complete their solemn duty. A colossus, incarnate of death, stirs with the bones beneath the scarred grounds. And a nightmare- torment of a bygone era-returns to exact its toll. The fate of this land hangs in the balance, as their journey unfolds in this original Dark Souls story!
When high schooler Yuuta Asamura learns his father plans to remarry, he's not too bothered by the idea...until he finds out his future stepmom has a daughter! Her name is Saki, and to Yuuta's surprise, she's a beauty who's made a reputation for herself as an unapproachable "bad girl." But as he gets to know her, he realizes she's not the person everyone says she is. Could he be the one she finally opens her heart to?
2038, Tokyo. Artificially intelligent robots known as androids are now being mass produced. With superior looks and brainpower, they've steadily replaced humans in all kinds of roles, causing a widespread anti-android sentiment in North America. However, the same cannot be said for Japan-after all, they've seen the rise of the world's first android idol, Reina, who broke new ground for the future of cybernetic beings. But when android "deviants" begin to appear, rejecting their programmed duties for free will and genuine emotions...what paths will they choose, and is humanity still part of that future?!
Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he's paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander-and she's hardly the only ex-student who's a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he's an old man?
Lured by the promise of adorable bunnies, Cocoa stops at Rabbit House, a cafe nestled in the picturesque town she's moving to for school...only to find out that very establishment is going to be her new home! What's more, new friends abound as she gets to know small-but-aloof Chino; military-minded Rize; gentle and traditional Chiya; and Syaro, a refined girl who's full of surprises. Their days are bursting with cuteness, fun, and tasty treats-plus the joys of growing friendships!
You're like...the monster that came in the spring.Just her pet pig and her mom. Those are the only two beings Ranko needs or wants in her life-not all the irritating people at school, not her new stepdad, and certainly not that scary guy from the alley. Still, life is like a box of chocolates...so of course Scary Guy has to show up at her house, along with her new stepdad, as her adopted stepbrother. It's the end of the world as she knows it! However, with her pig's life and her mom's happiness at stake, she's determined to figure out how to survive the monster lurking in his eyes...
Can a determined tengu bride change a lonesome bachelor's ways? Well, it's not like he's got much of a choice- 'cos she's already moving in!Young systems engineer Kotarou has had to make his own way in life. Nothing remains of his early childhood before he was orphaned-nothing except his grandparents' antique house in Hachioji and memories of Hime, the winged spirit girl he's come to dismiss as a youthful flight of fancy.But after his return to Hachioji and reunion with Hime, it becomes impossible to deny the existence of his fine, feathery friend-especially given that she's declared they're getting married at second sight!
Byakuya is the alter ego of the heroic magical girl Glass Happiness. Mira is a villainous lieutenant to the Evil King, and he's prepared to do what it takes to eliminate his wand-wielding nemesis once and for all. While his cunning is unmatched, the last thing Mira expected was love at first sight! Now, instead of devising schemes to defeat Byakuya, he's finding excuses to see her! What's more, she doesn't seem to mind...?!
Shiki Ichinose would have never guessed his adoptive father used to be an Oni-hunting Momotarou, much less that the old man walked away from that life just to raise him despite Shiki's dangerous Oni blood. After seeing the only parent he ever knew murdered by a Momotarou assassin, Shiki's blood awakens. Thrust into an ancient conflict between Oni and Momotarou, Shiki will fight to survive, to take his revenge-and to hold back the calamity coursing through his veins...
Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn't believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads-she's convinced she's ugly, and she's always alone. Still, she can't help but imagine herself as a leading lady when she's changing out flowers early one morning...until she's caught in the act by her handsome classmate Yousuke Ueno! Hana can't wrap her head around his kind words at first, but as they grow closer, she finds her life slowly beginning to change...
High schooler Maika Sakuranomiya can't seem to land a part time job, so when an opportunity comes knocking, she is up for anything. Waitressing at a cute cafe-sounds perfect! The manager demands that each waitress adopt a quirk in their service? Not a problem. Maika's ready to act flirty, or hot-and-cold, or like a little sister, or...sadistic!? Oh. That might be a tough one for our cheery and caring heroine! The original manga behind the popular anime!
Fifteen years after the death of her father, Reinhardt Lincke finds herself traveled back in time to the day of his funeral, alone with the very man responsible for his death—Prince Michel Allanketh, her betrothed. Loath to waste the opportunity, Reinhardt stabs Michel in his leg, and is subsequently banished to the cold and isolated domain of Luden. However, her exile turns into a blessing in disguise when she stumbles upon a wild boy in the forest. Meeting this “mad dog” may be the key to Reinhardt’s revenge…and the start to a tumultuous romance!
Awakened by a radiant light, Luciole realized he'd been asleep for a long, long time. Stretching to the horizon before him lay an abandoned world. Whatever life had once taken root here was long gone, leaving Luciole all alone-except for Claude. Now, with a self-proclaimed 500-year-old archmage for his only companion, Luciole will set off on a journey to discover how alone the two truly are.
Letitia was reborn into another world after her untimely death, but that was only the start of her hardships. A series of tragic events forces her to work like a servant at her uncle's house, until he sends her off to marry the infamous "Monster Lord" Erden Halstead. But once she arrives at her new home, Letitia's fear is quickly replaced by a whole slew of questions. Why is she randomly finding modern objects from her previous life that don't belong in this fantasy world? Why is her supposedly hideous and evil husband such a sweetheart who really loves bunnies? And most importantly...why is he so HOT?!
What's the best way to relax after a hard day's work? If you ask Kaho, it's to kick back and relax at a bar with her best drinking bro, Akira. Sure, everyone around her thinks he's pretty hot, but he smokes, gets in fights, and is a bit of a playboy-so definitely not boyfriend material. But when one thing leads to another and she wakes up in his bed one morning, it makes it infinitely harder to deny that there is absolutely nothing between them...
This third collection of SAO illustrations highlights events from Volumes 16 through 22 of the main story, as well as Volumes 1 through 3 of Sword Art Online: Progressive. Art from the anime and games is also featured, along with all-new illustrations you won't find anywhere else!
Count D has crossed space-time for a new grotesque adventure...
Count D is on an ark that can freely travel through space and time, so where is he stopping next? When is he stopping next? This volume contains the story of love and hatred that unfolded in a country beyond the desert and the life of a woman who was toyed with through plots and treachery. Count D watches over all this coldly, but what is his aim? This new series of the mystery-horror masterpiece that guarantees even more fascination is finally being published!
Bianca, the first princess of the Kingdom of Northernbleu, is in dire straits after a neighboring country targets her lands. The only way to save her country is to establish ties with a major power... That's when a proposal arrives from Saintrews, the most powerful country on the continent! Bianca, who has known the second prince, Lucas, since she was a child, accepts marriage as a desperate act of friendship. However, he has grown up to become a Knight Commander feared as ruthless and heartless by other nations. Indeed, no longer the kind-hearted boy she once knew. Stunned by his change, Bianca is prepared for his cold-hearted encounter... But what actually awaits are days of sweet favor, drawing her closer to the boy she once knew, now all grown up...? So begins a love fantasy that starts as a political marriage and grows into the knight commander doting on Bianca!
Welcome to Dead Rock, the underworld's top educational institution! The young demon Yakuto has his sights set on a spot at this prestigious school, but in Hell, there's no such thing as an easy A. First, he has to survive the entrance exam...
All sugar, no spice, and everything nice...that's the impression the beautiful first-year high schooler and class president Otogi gives to those around her. One look from the school's "heartthrob angel" is all it takes to sweep countless admirers off their feet. But the real Otogi Katsura is no angel: She's calculating, ruthless, and sharp-tongued. When Otogi slips up and exposes her inner baddie in front of the class's other paragon, Toki, he counters by revealing an unexpected side of his own and declaring her his "partner in crime." With cupid's arrow at her back, can the "heartthrob angel" maintain her perfect act and regain the upper hand, or will she be the one swept off her feet by a fellow false angel?!