Killy is a man of few words. He wanders, seemingly endlessly, through a lonely, gargantuan labyrinth of concrete and steel, fighting off cyborgs and other futuristic nightmares, searching only for something called Net Terminal Genes. And he has a very powerful gun, which he uses without hesitation whenever anything resembling danger rears its ugly head. ... more>>

Who is this quiet, violent, determined man and what are these Genes he seeks? The small communities he finds tucked into the crevices of this towering, dystopic ruin hardly give him leads on his treasure, driving him to find larger enclaves of civilization where people can reveal more about the world he lives in and the quarry he seeks.

Note: Nominated for the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material in 2006. <<less

Set on a frozen planet littered with alien artifacts, Ningyou no Kuni weaves a tale of a young man and small but fateful encounter.

Outer space, the far future. A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms that destroyed humanity's home world continue to pose an existential threat. Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessel's bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceship's coolheaded female captain.... more>>

Shinsōban (Volume 7) includes:

Sidonia no Kishi Zenjitsudan: Dai-4-ji Gauna Boueisen

Note: Won the 39th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2015. Won the 47th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 2016. <<less

Abara is set in a dystopian world, filled with large structures. The story revolves around creatures known as Gaunas, those who can shape bone like armor and weaponry around themselves by transforming. The transformation begins around the spine and then shapes layered armor. ... more>>

The story focuses on one such Gauna known as Kudou Denji, though he uses Itou Denji as a fake name early on.

Abara means "ribs" in Japanese.

Volume 2 includes Digimortal

A mercenary in cyber-armor battles a repressive cyborg regime.

Note: Nominated for the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia in 2019. <<less

The story set in the distant future of 3005 A.D.... more>>

It follows a character by the name of Kanoe Zouichi and the mysterious Kanoe Fuyu whose luminous form is integrated into the system of his bike. They are agents sent by a powerful organization to retrieve the human with the ability to resist and transmute the NS5 infection that is spreading across the world, named Yion/Ion Green. However, their mission is delayed by the reckless actions of the Public Health Department's taskforce and the kidnapping of Yion/Ion Green. Will they complete their mission? Where has Yion/Ion Green been taken? <<less

As detective Musubi Susono investigates a series of child kidnappings, her own partner is viciously murdered. But when the investigation takes a brutal turn, she is suddenly confronted by the killer--and his vicious Silicon Creature...... more>>

Also includes Blame, one-shot prototype for Blame! <<less

Full Color collection of short stories.... more>>

01. Zeb-Noid

02. Blame Gakuen! (Blame Academy!)

03. Blame Gakuen! Kyoto Nara Aiai-gasa (Blame Academy! Field Trip to Nara)

04. Blame Gakuen! Sakura Saku Tou no Shita de (Blame Academy! Beneath the Sakura Tower)

05. Kozutsumi (Package)

06. Netsphere Engineer

07. Pump

08. Blame!² Dai 8-keishitai Pcell no Toshi Kouzoutai Dasshitsuki (Blame!² Eighth-Generation Pcell's Megastructure Escape Chronicle)

09. Numa no Kami (God of the Swamp)

10. Senshi Kouchuu Suzumega (Battle Lepidopteran Hawk Moths)

Shinsōban also includes:

Sidonia no Kishi: Tsumugi, "Blame!" ni Hamaru. no Maki <<less

A short story about a man coming across a girl with fairy-like wings whose right arm is trapped in a hole.

First issue of a canceled series; collected (in thumbnails) in Blame and So on (Artbook)

The setting is a certain kingdom. In order to save the kidnapped princess of the kingdom, the Kingsguard squadron challenges the "Dragon Tower," a gigantic structure floating in the middle of the sky, but they are blocked by powerful demons.... more>>

A provocation is made by a neighboring village to replenish the injured personnel, and when a young man is sent to the tower, the wheel of fate begins to turn. A tale of sword & sorcery and labyrinth exploration begins. <<less