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While in their usual patrolling duty, the Crossbone Vanguard managed to find jovian forces trying to kill an escapee. While rescuing the woman, they happen to stumble in Jupiter's newest "wipe out the entire world" scheme. Unlike the previous times, they actually are too late to organize counter measures and there is almost no hope of stopping them due to many adverse circumstances....The pirates must now fall back on desperate plans, taking huge risk while trying to stop the abominable "Zeus Thunder" project before mother Earth is completely engulfed by the flames of war.

A man get's bitten on the arm by a jelly fish on a village beach foreign to him. He sets off desperately searching for a doctor who can heal his bleeding veins...Tsuge's 3rd-only English translated work, a senstional and controversial piece that stunned American audiences when published in issue #250 of The Comics Journal. One of Tsuge's "dream stories".

From Anime News Network:Several thousands of years from now, there exists the Joker Galaxy of five Star Systems, where a long, long war is being fought. The god of light, Amaterasu, is trying to unite the galaxy under his rule. The fighting stands between giant mecha called Mortar Headds, their pilots, the Headdliners, trained since birth for their task, and the female humanlike computers called Fatimas, necessary for controlling the MH. Many are the lives and destinies found throughout the more than thousand year long era of war, although Amaterasu seems to live through it all.Note: To honor its 25th anniversary, the series was reprinted under Five Star Monogatari Reboot (The Five Star Stories Reboot) with a final and 13th volume.

Izumi, a young art student goes to visit her old professor who is living out in the country. Izumi is trying to get away from something and wants to take a break at the professor's house for a while. When she stumbles on Sensei's secret sexual fetish, it sets off a tense relationship full of awkward moments and weird demands.Adult topics, but not ecchi.

From TOKYOPOP:Kai and Spike are best of friends. They have a common background, the fact that they are both half Koreans. They both feel alone and mistreated, angry towards the world, and uncomfortable in their own house. One day in the middle of black Harlem, they accidentally encounter a Korean foreign student, Sunil, and both become interested in her. . .

Shouko is still a virgin, and hasn't met a man yet who lives up to her standards. Her friends look up to her -- and would in truth like to give her more than just their respect -- but the only one Shouko looks up to is her famous actress mother, for whom no man is good enough to dedicate herself to. That's when Shouko meets the rumor and reality of her mother's new boyfriend, Ujou. Ujou is different from the others -- an aloof college student 17 years younger than Shouko's mother. The passion that Shouko sees between them becomes what Shouko desires for herself, but while forbidden fruit may be sweeter... it is also more deadly.Vol. 2, Story 2: Angel NightRight before we die, an angel comes to our side and waits for the moment when it can ferry our soul to Heaven. In the case of Rin, a pop singer who has just been dumped by her producer boyfriend, it's because her angel is present that she can't commit suicide. She can see the handsome angel Faye, who won't leave her side until his mission to collect her soul is complete...

Life, death, it is all the same. Think you've heard this before? Skyhigh is back again with this sequel. Another beautiful work done by the author of Alive, Blue Heaven, Jiraishin, and Tetsuwan Girl, among others.

Having been forced to leave the side of passionate Rin three years earlier, Sarasa thinks she has found happiness again in the gentle arms of Akira. But fate plays bittersweet tricks when least expected, and what may have seemed like the past has its ways of catching up.

Kanami's father has a debt of 300 million yen! He can either pay the money or sell his daughter, Kanami, to the sex industry. Kanami decides to go to the sex industry for the sake of her father. But before she does, she wants to have a normal life and lose her virginity normally. In the bathroom, she mistakenly stumbles across her classmate, Ryuuno, having sex with a girl. Later on at a gokun, she meets Ryuuno. She gets drunk and she wakes up to find herself in bed with Ryuuno. She doesn't fight back. When she wakes up later on, she sees Ryuuno(with his pants still on 0_o) injured very badly! Did Kanami do this? Does she have some hidden powers she doesn't know about?

From Viz:In a world that has become 70% harsh desert, the Rainbow Council of the International Peace Keeping Forces, a team of super-powered global security guardians, have a growing crisis on their hands. No. 5, one of their own and known within the council as their top marksman, has left his post and gone rogue. It's up to the other guardians to track him down--but No. 5, with his mysterious companion Matroshka, won't go down without a fight.

A story about 2 kids who go to Tokyo after their mother died and their father-in-law kicked them out of the house. In Tokyo they meet up with a fellow orphan named Shigeru Ito. Thus begins their cynical tale of laughter and depression

From Viz: Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. The prequel to the Godchild series, The Cain Saga follows the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way.

From Esthtique:1185. After a very bloody war, two heroes, moreover enemies,are reincarnated in order to continue their eternal fight. Who will be the winner: Benkei, the soldier-monk, or Yoshitsune, the dethroned brother of the current shogun? The only spectator of this confrontation is the young girl Tomoe.

Loser Shinjou Maita is trying to get new members for his movie research society club when he stumbles upon angelic first-year Hotohara Shiori. Life seems to be looking up for him, until a strange woman appears in his apartment, warning him that his life is in danger.

Inside the jungles of Vietnam, a courageous Special Ops. Unit is fighting the most infamous war of decades past the Vietnam War. This bold account follows the brave exploits of Sergeant Perky? Perkins and his unit?of rabbits! Join Rats, Perky and Botaski as they fight against the cats of the Viet Cong. From the Tet Offensive to the My Canh bombing, watch these commando-style bunnies through an anthropomorphic lens as events unfold and violence erupts.On-human cast of characters notwithstanding, this compelling and painstakingly-researched work places an emphasis on factualism in order to accurately portray the events of the Vietnam War. With a fresh perspective on one of history's greatest calamities, Apocalypse Meow is a daring new take on a conflict that won't soon be forgotten especially after these young rabbits are done!

From Tokyopop:A lonely yet caring 15-year-old Chiaki, the half-angel daughter of the Archangel Michael and a human woman, welcomes into her home a dejected devil Ororon who pledges to stay at her side forever.Both of them have been ostracized from their respective celestial realms--Chiaki because her origins are impure and Ororon because he is the youngest son of the Lord Devil and therefore a threat to his older brothers for leadership of the underworld.As various agents of heaven come by to destroy the angel Chiaki, she learns that having the incredibly powerful Ororon by her side is useful. And as assassin after assassin comes to eliminate Ororon, he learns that Chiaki can teach him a valuable lesson about the sanctity of life.

From Illuminati-Manga:At the turn of the previous century, the earth quaked. The earth's crust began to shift for the fourth time, centering around the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The entire world's land mass was reduced to 3/5 of the planet, and the human population was reduced by a third. Put simply...the earth had gotten old. In 2039, there was only one country that continued to prosper, glaring around at the rest of the dying planet: Japan.Todoroki Jin returns to Tokyo, the city where he was born, in hopes of finding his friend Ryoma. Little does Jin know about how Tokyo's changed since his last visit...The oneshot at the end of volume 3 is called Warrior of the Holy Flame, Abi.Recommended for fans of Riki-Oh

Unknown to the world aliens have begun to invade people's bodies. A young race car pilot named Toshio was won by a mysterious organization for a "test" for money. That test turned out to be a hellish training to become a Zombie Hunter. However, Toshio decided to return to a normal life but soon face the harsh reality of a Zombie Hunter. Surrounded by shallow figures and aliens Toshio accepts his new life as a Zombie Hunter ...(mangaka never finished the story)

Son Goku, who used his powers to wreak havoc in the heavenly kingdom. And he was imprisoned underneath the Five Elements mountain by the Buddha. After 500 years, Son Goku was released by Genjo, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, and became an apprentice of Genjo. A comic of an exciting fantasy novel in China that has been loved and loved over the ages!!

Chronicles the events leading up to the development and eventual downfall of the Hikari Club.

J'on, a little Chinnkel free from being a slave from the higher races, has been given a mission to tell the people of Daar that if the world does not find peace, the world will be doomed. In order to end the war/unite the peace among the higher races, J'on sets out on a journey to find that answer and to see whether or not he is the chosen one that will free his people from them..Note: This French comic contains little to some graphic nudity.

A collection of oneshotsHoichi the Earless: A surreal story about a boy who writes disturbing songs and who sees the spirits of the dead. Read this if only to see the intense illustration on page 27.Paradise Cabin: A group of entertainers is plagued by the spirit of a deceased fellow entertainer.Other oneshots not translated.

Oneshot:Takeshi wakes up one day to a cute shinigami, asking him to name his dying wish. Luckily for him, she's new at the job, and messes things up. Now, instead of being dead, he makes a team with the shinigami Kiriko and helps grant the last wishes of people who are dying.Serialization:Aida Shizuka is three days from being executed for cruelly murdering his family when a shinigami comes to visit him. It's his little sister Hibiki, who has come to make sure his soul goes to hell! Hibiki has another job on this trip as well, granting the final wish of a girl with heart disease, and she drags her condemned brother along with her. Soon, it becomes apparent that people are not as simple as they may seem, and even Shizuka's guilt is uncertain. Hibiki and Shizuka promise to search together for the truth about their family's death, and they won't let life, death, or trouble in the afterlife get in their way!

The story is set in the Edo period of feudal Japan. It revolves around Yamada Asaemon, nicknamed Kubikiri Asa (literally "Neck-chopper Asa", often transliterated as "Decapitator Asaemon"), a ronin who is responsible for testing new swords for the shogun. The character is based on a real-life line of sword-testers who served the Tokugawa Shogunate up to the early 19th century.-- Wikipedia

Shima Akio and Soma Yoshino are lovers, facing the reality of their fourth year in university. No matter how much they try and think things over, they can't quite figure out what to do about their parents, their friends, or even their own relationship. This is the story of their youth. Youth fraught with pain and regret.

The Japanese government developed a military project where they created Tekki, schoolgirls who were altered to strengthen their body by replacing their bones with steel and artificial muscles. The Tekki are experts with the katana and are allowed to fight in the streets to determine the cream of the crop. Those who repair the Tekki are medical experts called Toui and they work to maintain and improve the girls.Sakuradamon is an academy built to train girls like Honoka Asami, a Tekki and Nagamitsu Yomogi, a Toui. Asami is a mysterious and powerful fighter while Yomogi is a medical child prodigy and they have to work together if they value their lives on campus.

From Kotonoha:Seventh grader Hayashi Renei is troubled by a strange dream: Her dead brother-- killed in an automobile accident--comes back to life as Coo. The dream comes again the following night and then every night thereafter. Coo's world is a cruel one--crueler than the real world, even--with its own share of pain, suffering, and sadness. Renei is searching for her house with her brother and others whom she meets in Coo's world so that she can return to reality and the land of the living...

A collection of shorts by Byungjun Byun, artist of young sensible works on the life in the city, including "Princess Anna" and "Run, Bonggu". Many included shorts have received renowned awards from Korea and Japan.

In the fall of 1966, tensions run high on the U.S. Air Force base in Japan on the eve of the Vietnam War. After a series of suspicious suicides in a nearby town, an additional threat has infiltrated the military compound - vampires. A covert team of government agents committed to the elimination of vampires dispatch a mysterious young woman named Saya who, in the guise of a schoolgirl, must uncover the origin of the demonic plague, eliminate the ghastly beasts and stop their reign of terror before time runs out. She is the last remaining original.taken from manga.com

From Amazon.com: A volume of four terrifyingly witty novellas. Skin and Bone: Poor Taichi is bullied incessantly at school because of her weight problem, but she undertakes a diet from hell, which leaves her nothing more than skin and bone. The Red Satchel: Haruna's deathly appearance shocks her friends when she returns to school. She disappears again, leaving only her red school satchel and its gruesome contents. Two Sisters: Young, beautiful Ms. Numata is a popluar teacher, but her outer appearance hides a ghastly truth she has kept secret since birth. Caterpillar: No one can understand Mayuko's obsession with caterpillars, but everyone at school hates her for it. She is bullied relentlessly, but knows that her destiny lies in a different place.

A cyber-punkish collection of stories revolving around the theme of the "DOLL." 1. Keep Those Condoms Away From Our Kids The tale of boys and girls who have lost their sexual desire. Mihara Mitsukazu's debut work. 2. The Iron Maiden The tale of the strain a girl experiences from having grown up in a home without love. 3. The Sunflower Quality Of An Integrated Circuit Vanilla is a robot made by the SG Company. She's loaded with all the latest functions and completely subserviant to humans. And you even have the separate option of upgrading her to a lover robot. One Vanilla is a maidroid in the home of an elderly master and his younger wife. The atmosphere in the house is cold and stiff because the wife is having an affair with a younger man. The lonely master comes to look upon Vanilla as his own dear child. He suggests that when the sunflowers bloom, they go outside together to watch them. "Is that a command, sir?" asks Vanilla. "It is not a command," he replies. "It is a promise." And so forms the piercing and painful integrated circuit--the alternating current of intercourse--between a lonely old man and the emotionless Vanilla. 4. The Other Side of the Rose Wire What was the thing a girl like an angel endlessly carried? 5. Fish Out of Water A girl who lost her memories when she was dragged into a llake with her suicidal mother... awakens from her dream. 6. Mister Mineral Inside the body of a cute girl who's just like a doll... are internal organs, and blood, and... 7. Alive The sad tale of a human and a clone who pass right by each other.

In kindergarten, naive Mitsuko began to think of Yoshioto, who was staying at her house, as her papa. And she vowed that she would be Yoshioto's bride when she grew up. Can this dream be fulfilled? In the journey to see him, she slowly understands her own feelings and her heart that refuses to mature, but nonetheless thinks she's already mature. In her search, they gradually melt into one.

The story revolves around the relationships between the members of an all-male college photography club. Chapter 1-4, 7: * First Side * Second Side * Last Side * Other Side * Conscious ~ Mix Version Isumi's photography club has started its summer workshop! Little did he know that the cool and handsome Shinooka would declare his love and the photography addict-Okutsura-would harass himUnder such circumustances, can he get out alive? Chapter 5: Conscious ~ Side Story Chapter 6: Hidden Desires Within An Uniform

From SCX-Scans:Angela wakes up in an abandoned warehouse. Confused and dazed, she has no memory of her past or any concrete idea about how she got there. Through a series of seemingly inconceivable events, Angela learns that she has been chosen as the next vessel for the great demon queen. The only thing preventing the queen from taking over her mind and body is her virginity. Will Angela be able to avoid temptation or will the Demon Queen Lilion be unleashed to ravish the Earth?Note: This series has been discontinued.

Ichina is a 2nd year high school student. She lives with her mother Youko whom she hates with a passion. After getting dumped by her boyfriend, she ends up having a one-night stand with her best friend Sekitani, who also recently broke up with his long-time girlfriend. Will they become more than friends? And who is the strange guy who's waiting at home with Youko when she gets back?The desirable Tsuu-chan from Yogoreteru Hima Nanka Nai is a character in this story as well.

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."

From Aerandria Scans:The story is told as a collection of allegories based in a medieval fantasy setting, but aimed at mature audience. The main character is Helga, a girl who lives completely ostracized from her fellow-villagers, but she seems to enjoy it rather than suffer from it. The people in her life, whose stories we also get to explore, are her best friend Eda, the kind young mayor and two of his servants. And in the heart of the village and the story is the bell-tower which changes everything with its chime...

In a school where students are into different classes based on their grades there is a prince who is the idol of the school, a cute and shy boy called Renjou Kaoru, but Amakawa Yumi, a second year student, doesn't seem to be interested in him. She's already in love with Kokonoe Yukito, a guy into the same class as her and a childhood friend of Kaoru! What she still doesn't seem to know is that the cute and shy little boy is not actually as he appears to be...-- Shoujo Manga Maniac

From AQUA Scans:"In an accident at the meat factory, the heiress was heavily injured. Guiltily, I agreed to her request, but this very same request have let me enter into a wonderful life..."

At age 20, Yuko is leading a life without aspirations, what with work as an assistant in a company and her boyfriend Yutaka. Determined to give a new twist to her lifestyle, she accepts Yutaka's offer to work at his side by night as a bar hostess. But Yuko quickly becomes disenchanted: this choice brings her much more trouble than pleasant surprises, leading her to face difficult situations, even dangerous ones. And above all, she doesn't succeed in getting closer to Yutaka who remains elusive and indifferent to her signs of affection. Despite his infidelity, Yuko persists in clinging to that futile and fruitless relationship. Will she react before being unable to break the deadlock? How far will she let herself go?

Sakura Manabe is a 16-year-old high school student and is living with her 12-year-old sister Momiji and 27-year-old sister Botan, who works to support the three of them. Their 19-year-old brother Kashiwa has been away at college for two years and has suddenly decided to come back to live with them. However, when Kashiwa arrives, Sakura and the others discover that Kashiwa has now decided to live as a woman. Sakura and her two sisters now have to cope with the new reality of having another sister.

Akio and Yoshino believed all there was left for them was to graduate. But life had different plans for them.Yoshino moves on while Akio stays behind, and something between them begins to change.The story of their youth continues.

The first extra of volume 2 is the first chapter of Love Equation.~Not Ready? Sensei~Murakami Hiroshi makes a living out of drawing yaoi manga, though he claims not to be gay. He has a girlfriend, yet regularly sleeps with another man, and even seduced his assistant. His sex life's a mess... will he ever figure out what... or who he wants?Vol. 1 Ch. 2 (Part 2): Side StoryPgs. 52-91Vol. 2 Ch. 2: UnbalancePgs.18-57

From Obsession: Kenmoto Kazuki is a 15 year old high school student who is late for school on his very first day. As he's running to school he sees someone ontop of a wall that warns him not to go through the main entrance. Without a second thought he blurted out three words, "Please marry me!" From the shock the person falls off the wall where Kenmoto Kazuki discovers he just proposed to a man. This man was not just any man, but Morikeoke Akitou his homeroom teacher!

The complete biography of Buddha, as seen by Osamu Tezuka.Received the Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975 and ended in 1984.The manga Buddha is fiction with many characters who represent various life morals. Example Chapra and his mother show the love of a mother to a son.From Anime-Planet:The time is several millennia ago; the place is India. Droughts and famine plague the country, and its people are forced into a strict caste system that rewards only the elite cream of the crop. Across the land animals and Brahmin alike rejoice, for the blessed child with a birthright to become a god is about to be born. His name is Siddhartha Gautama, later to be known as the Buddha. However, Siddhartha's life will not be an easy one. He will experience love and loss, learn about the value of life and influence the lives of many, including Tatta and Pariah, Bandaka the bandit and countless others.The complete biography of Buddha, as seen by Osamu Tezuka.Received the Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975 and ended in 1984.

Mika is just a normal high school student who dreams of having a wonderful love. And then one day, she happens to meet Hiro, the guy of her destiny. While experiencing many sad events, and while getting hurt, the time she spends with him is still one of the most happy moments in her life...

From ice_blossom:18 year-old Yoshino is in love with his sister, Himeko, who has brother complex towards him. Yoshino and Himeko's father remarriage introduced new members to the family. Tsubaki, who is of the same age as Himeko, is as beautiful as a bisque doll. This new step-brother plans to expose Yoshino's secret feelings for Himeko. Yoshino thought that the underlying reason of Tsubaki doing this is because he likes Himeko too. However, never did he expect that Tsubaki was doing this for. . .Special/Extra: Hana had always wanted to have a boyfriend and she finally had her first one. Rei was disturbed when he found out that his beloved sister accepted a guy. He was determined not to allow any guy to have Hana. Rei let his feelings show and confessed to Hana. Hana was disgusted by the twisted feelings Rei had for her. Rei decided to leave when rejected. Hana did not want Rei to leave her, what should she do?Tsubaki's story: An extra about Tsubaki.

"From" J-Wiki:Takashi is reunited with a childhood friend he has not seen in 13 years named Miriko. Miriko, while thought to be missing, became the queen of an alien planet and leader of a strange army corp. To keep a childhood promise, Miriko sets out to take over the world with Takashi. However, Takashi has no desire to do this, so Takashi must stop Miriko's wild behaviors.