Young sorceress Lina Inverse and her dim-witted sidekick Gourry Gabriev travel through a somewhat medieval setting, doing good and fighting evil. Well, by "doing good and fighting evil" I mean "stealing from corrupt rich people and blowing things up".... more>>

The stories in this volume are occasional tie-ins to the novels and short stories. <<less

"Sugihara, a North Korean, began studying at a Japanese high-school. Since his father was an ex-pro boxer, Sugihara knew how to fight other Japanese boys... more>> who challenges him to a fight because of his nationality. At one party Sugihara meets a girl who would only let him know of her family name: Sakurai..." <<less

Tending to his sister, who is paralyzed after a fall from a tree, Tatsuya Kitazaki wants revenge. Yet, just as he is about to cut... more>> down the tree, a strange and seemingly ageless girl, Sara Nishikujo, appears to stop him. What's more, the girl seems to have the ability to communicate with plants - and she tells Tatsuya the tree's version of his sister's accident. This marks a watershed in Tatsuya's life, as everything begins to change. <<less

Young Ko is about to learn a new hobby...... more>>

Ko Higaonna, sharing a moment with his not-quite-girlfriend Satomi, is disturbed to discover a sallow-faced man watching with infrared goggles from the darkness. Ko's sense of privacy is offended, and soon blood is spilled, and the goggles pass into new hands. But the Voyeur remains, and now Ko is his pupil, about to discover what goes on beneath the smiles on people's faces... What goes on in private, in the dark...? <<less

Prequel to Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl.... more>>

Published in an anthology of 4 stories about Jigorou and 2 other stories completely unrelated to Jigorou or Yawara. One of them is called A Bat & 2 Balls. <<less

Koyuki has the power to see the future, but she can only see the unfortunate things that happen to people. Until the day she meets... more>> Umehachi, a high school senior... Fanservice, mayhem, and hilarity ensues. <<less

The story is about Miyagawa Shota, who just graduated from high school and left his hometown to work in the famous Tsurumoku Furniture factory outside of Tokyo. In the company dorm, Shota is assigned the roommates Tabatake, the most senior resident of the dorm and the most obnoxious roommate, and Sugimoto, the in-house Casanova. With these two roommates, Shota is constantly caught in awkward situations. ... more>>

Although the manga addresses issues of career and love quite seriously, it still succeeds in remaining funny at the same time. <<less

The prequel to , which basically tells the story of a 14-year old, robot modelling girl named Tsuzaki Aoba. She encounters a giant JINKI robot... more>> type, called the Moribito-2, and ends up fighting against ancient JINKI and an unknown force. <<less

Once there was a legend of a sword. It is said that the sword of a rune god was sealed up in "Jagara-Mogara". When the spirits of Light, Water, and Earth come together, the seal will break, then the sword will be immortalised. That is the sword of Susanoh.... more>>

Izumo, Kumaso, and Oguna, upon pursuing the sword of Susanoh, came to the nation of Jagara ruled by an Empress and her army of women. They got involved in the wars between Jagara and Amamikado, but what awaits them isn't the clash between two nations, but the darkness involved with the sword of Susanoh that everyone is seeking. <<less

Tetsuro Tanaka is a month late starting high school due to an accident. As he's finally able to go, he's almost hit by a truck,... more>> but is saved by a mysterious girl who wears the same pendant as the one that his school has. He finds out that he's the only boy in his class and is instantly hated by his classmates except for a few. One girl is Yayoi Asuka, whose name Tetsuro is familiar with as it's the same name as a girl he knew when he was little. A few more girls get introduced, one being Sakuya Kazamatsuri. Yayoi reveals that she has superpowers and she takes him to his dorm, which she is going to share with him along with Sakuya, Miyabi Tsukuyomi, Akio Suzuka, Otome Chouno, Hifumi Inokai, and finally his teacher, Kano. <<less

As a child, Kawagoe Haruma eagerly awaited the birth of his little sister. However, his mother had a miscarriage, followed by an operation that left her barren. That Christmas, Haruma made his Christmas wish. It was a wish so innocent and heartfelt that it was accepted instantly, unbeknownst to him. ... more>>

Many years later, on Christmas morning, college student Haruma is awoken by a woman riding a hovering motorcycle and claiming to be Santa Claus. She throws him a bag, and he opens it to find his new little sister!

Complaining to Santa Claus that he made this wish a long time ago, she tells him that it takes much longer for a sister than it does a toy car. After naming her Choko because of the Anchoko (mini-guidebook) she carries around, they begin their new life as brother and sister in a crazy apartment building filled with interesting neighbors. <<less

They met. They kissed. They parted without a word. The next day, he turns up at dinner with her parents... And he's her father's stepbrother!... more>> Seven years her senior, and her uncle by marriage alone, he has been trusted with the duty of living with her as an "uncle" while her parents are working overseas for two years. Even though they're not blood-related, can Mao decide to love him and go through the struggles to be in love with him? <<less

Two manga artists are trying their best to have their work accepted by someone who appears to be their superior. However, their latest work has been denied! ... more>>

Their superior requests that they write a manga about a drama where a man protects the peace of the world. The two get together and begin to write a manga about a boy who promises a girl protection!

The leads in this story are the duo mangaka mentioned in the manga, who together go by the name of Ujiko Ujio, a pun on the duo who went by Fujiko Fujio ( and ), the creators of . <<less

Choi "Rotten Tooth" Choong Chi just wants to be left alone so that he can study like his mommy told him too. His life-long ambition is to be ranked first academically in school. Unfortunately for him, he's also a brilliant fighter, coveted (or targeted) by every gang that crosses his path. ... more>>

After transferring to the prestigious Yong Yong High School from the delinquent-ridden 88 Academy, Rotten Tooth also makes a new discovery: girls, and to top it all off, the prettiest and smartest girl in the school, Yeon Doo. Too bad his main rival Jang Bogo is also after the same girl.

Can our hero get the girl? Can he even survive high school with his life and limbs intact? <<less

Hitoshi Kobe is a terrible student and an even worse athlete ... though he does have an incredible talent for creating Artificial Intelligence programs. Thirty... more>> is his best artificial intelligence program yet -- and, more important, the only girl who will talk to him. Hitoshi's life is forever changed when a freak accident brings Thirty to life ... <<less

Rebellious misfit Fujieda Kei hates everything about his life: the elite private school he was forced to attend, his unreliable "friends" and the annoying cellphone which is always buzzing with calls from people who want to ask him for favours as the school's bad boy. ... more>>

Quiet, studious, and admired by students and teachers alike, Sakuraba Atsushi appears to be his polar opposite in every way.

Since they obviously have nothing in common, they'd never even spoken to each other before despite being classmates. But all of this changes one day when Fujieda's classroom prank goes wrong; Sakuraba lets his unemotional demeanour slip for a moment as he taunts Fujieda and his vagrant lifestyle. Faced with Sakuraba's true personality, Fujieda is gripped by an emotion he's never experienced before...

There are two unrelated extra stories in the second volume:

1) Kan no Naka no Watashi no Kedamono (My Caged Beast) -- A twisted story taking place within the tight security of a yakuza base.

2) Indigo Blue -- Kouga and Shiba don't quite fit into the ordered Japanese system, so they leave the country; we pick up on them again four years later in Mexico City. One final dirty job, and they'll have enough cash on hand to retire to a Caribbean island with indigo blue skies... <<less

Set in 1809, this story involves Carl Czerny, Franz Peter Schubert, and Ludwig van Beethoven as they attempt to investigate the mystery surrounding Mozart's piece... more>> "Mozart's Lullabies," driven by the death of a storeowner. Want to know more? Want to unravel the mystery? Read it! <<less

Elementary school soccer whiz Rakuichi Nagahama drew national attention a few years back with his IMPRESSIVE athletic skills. After disappearing to Italy for three years,... more>> Rakuichi reluctantly returns to the remote town where he grew up. The local high school soccer team can’t wait to get their hands on the prodigy, despite the fact that he was obviously a FAILURE in Italy. But Rakuichi’s not sure he’s ready to get back on the field. Sure, his best friend from elementary school (now a hot babe) can’t wait to see him play again…and his childhood rivals are eager to have another go against him…and the entire school is counting on him…but how can Rakuichi live up to their expectations when he’s sworn off the sport for good? <<less

After a four-year absence, Ishida Kotori (QP) returns to the city where even his face instills fear amongst the locals. Trying desperately to move away from his once violent past and live an honest life, former classmate and now high profile gang member, Azuma Ryou, has other plans for QP's future...... more>>

QP: Soul of Violence is written by Takahashi Hiroshi and set within the same universe as his other works, Crows and Worst. <<less

A collection of eleven short stories with a wide variety of subjects.... more>>

1. Her Confession

9. The National Bird of France <<less

A lone mercenary traveling in a foreign land is forced to participate in a street brawl, fighting back-to-back with a gun-toting man wearing a pelt around his shoulders. When they emerge from the attack unscathed, the man orders him to become his bodyguard. ... more>>

Only then does the mercenary-turned-bodyguard learn a surprising fact - this spirited fighter is the King; and between near-daily assassination attempts and His Majesty's obvious disdain for him, his life at the palace is not an easy one.

But eventually, the bodyguard begins to realize that there is a reason behind the King's arrogant demeanour - one which he becomes determined to find out. Still... how can he protect a man who doesn't want to be protected? <<less

When the Isshiki family runs into monetary troubles, their last option is to turn to the God of Fortune who resides in their house. However, instead of helping them, he says he'd rather see their entire family destroyed! ... more>>

Determined to save his family home, Tarou, the cheerful, good-natured younger son, takes it upon himself to uncover the secrets of Kami-san's past and figure out why their God of Fortune has turned into one of misfortune. <<less

The famous Gundam series marked top rankings in popularity for a long time. What was the secret? How was Gundam born? What’s the story behind Gundam? For the first time ever, we take a step out of the actual Gundam plotline, and we turn the perspective towards the production of Gundam; how it became a major hit surpassing its predecessor, Japanese Battleship Yamato!... more>>

This story is fictional, but the names of the characters are real, including the voice actors and director. <<less

The story revolves around Objects — powerful, massive weapons that change the course of warfare — and Elite Object pilots. An odd Elite girl named... more>> Milinda meets Quenser, a student who aims to become a Object mechanic, with the soldier-in-training Heivia on a snowy battlefield <<less

A collection of 10 short stories spanning 12 chapters, NASA is representative of Naoki Urasawa's writing style prior to his success as an author of psychological thrillers.... more>>

Read slice-of-life comedies about would-be astronauts, incompetent robbers, crazy middle-aged men, a father conversing with his son's kidnapper, an amnesiac killer robot, a crazily competitive salaryman, a strange and dysfunctional band, a guy whose face is censored, a tough old western granny, and a sentai actor with some troubles. <<less