The world was turned by the "Ice Witch" into that of snow, starvation and madness. Freezing people naturally seeked flame. The "blessing" that was bestowed upon Agni, is it a hope or maybe a curse?... more>>

Nominee for the 2017 Manga Taisho Award. <<less

In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape.... more>>

Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles. <<less

The Great Tokyo Earthquake. Ten years ago, it destroyed lives as it tore buildings asunder. Among those who lived through the disaster was Ganta Igarashi, now a middle school student finally getting a footing in his own life... that is, until the day the 'Red Man' appears at his school and turns his world upside down again. Ganta's entire class is brutally murdered, and although innocent of the crime, Ganta is sentenced to death and sent to the bizarre prison known as 'Deadman Wonderland.' There, a brutal game of survival begins, where Ganta must discover the truth behind his classmates' murder.... more>>

Can Ganta break out of Deadman Wonderland... or will it break him first? <<less

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

On the island of Wakoku, the civil war offers anyone the chance of becoming a hero — from fishing women to bastard children, any can... more>> make a name for themselves by working through the rigorous ranks of the army. Hinowa, a young woman with extraordinary skills, is determined to do just that, but soon learns things may not always go to plan...More than ten years after a disastrous battle, the war is still ongoing, and a girl with black hair and black markings washes up on shore... <<less

In the future, when music becomes illegal, an illegal hacker singer enters the stage. From the first strum of the guitar, the world will never... more>> be quiet again. <<less

Alita is a powerful cyborg with a soft heart and a mysterious past. Her second lease on life isn't easy: her heart is broken, she... more>> gains and loses friends to the cruel world of the Scrapyard far below the Utopian city of Tiphares, and she serves many masters in her quest to protect the innocent and create a new life for herself. <<less

199X, nuclear war has ravaged the planet. From the ashes, gangs have risen to take all the power from world governments. Justice has ceased to... more>> exist in this now lawless world. From the sands of a desert, a man appears. His name is Kenshiro, and he is the sucessor to the most powerful martial art in the world, Hokuto Shinken. This art attacks the foes insides, and makes them explode internally and die in often brutal ways. Kenshiro's goal is to kill the man who kidnapped his fiance, Yuria. A man that he once called a friend, but who betrayed him and left him for dead. Along the way, he makes friends and enemies alike, while protecting those who cannot protect themselves. <<less

Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2030, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. And at the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear. A fear of someone or something, of unthinkably monstrous power known only as "Akira".... more>>

Note: Won the 1984 Kodansha Manga Award for best general manga, won the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material in 1993. Was nominated for the Harvey for Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work in 2002. Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2002, the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2002 and The Akira 35th Anniversary Edition won the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2018. <<less

In the near future, human science and technology will stagnate, accompanied by the decline of the global economy and civilization. The use of technology by mankind, the redemption method that was once highly anticipated, and the only way to realize human evolution using potential, has now become a costly criminal tool.... more>>

The 18-year-old Shen Daiyu is the earliest experimental sample to be transformed and become a "user". He has the special ability to project fantasy into others' brains. At this time, Xun was in the post of Investigation Bureau, while investigating and hunting down illegal users, while correcting the mistakes that his family had made in the first place. <<less

Rakan lives alone, and the plants in his garden grow so thick and fast that it seems like a jungle. One day a man, holding... more>> a gun made of wood, falls right down into his garden. He seems to come from another world, and he's searching for someone who can bring back the green into his own dark and inhospitable world. <<less

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A world where machines yearn to understand and become humans and where one human seeks to become as strong and indestructible as these machines. A... more>> jam-packed action SF that will blow your mind away. <<less

Eripha is the only girl in the garrison of the World Government's army that is protecting the city of Eldorado from terrorists. After being stationed... more>> there for three months she finally warms up to a boy in the same troop, Melka Dracea. But a sudden raid from the terrorists and a close encounter with the their leader changes their situation, drastically. <<less

Technology has now allowed people to be numerically categorized based on their psychological, physical, and emotional traits. People have begun using this technology to standardize what everyone considers a "good way to live." They call this system "PSYCHO-PASS."... more>>

Although all people know the standard "good way to live," crime still occurs. Kougami Shinya and his colleagues are part of the governmental agency that apprehends individuals deemed lacking under the PSYCHO-PASS standard. His agency is actually comprised of individuals who were once found to be problematic for society. They are now the dogs of the government. <<less

The word is out on the streets: a reward of five million dollars to the opportunist that wastes the courier calling herself Bambi and returns her living cargo. ... more>>

Chainsaw swinging psychos, gold-toothed Elvises, Derringer-packing grannies and all the other scum in these badlands could care less whether Bambi is kidnapping this toddler she christened "Pampi" or if she's snatching him back from his captors. With a pink gun in one hand, and a leashed Pampi in the other, can antihero Bambi's huge ego and formidable gun skills hold off an army? <<less

Ryu stows away on a space vessel, only to be found by the crew when it's far to late to return to earth. So they... more>> stick him in a spare sleep capsule instead. Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Ryu wakes up to find himself the sole survivor of the expedition, the spaceship having crash landed on a grossly mutated and wholly unfamiliar Earth. Joining forces with fellow survivors from a different crash, Ryu and his comrades fight to survive on this new and deadly Earth as they search for any humans that might've made it through the mysterious apocalypse. <<less

At the end of the 21st century, humans have made great advancements in technology and were able to create a giant energy source to power that technology. However, this new source of energy overloaded and turned into a more devastating force than nuclear weapons. The catastrophe wiped out the majority of human civilization and those who survived lived in terror of the anarchy that took over.... more>>

Hagakure Kakugo comes from a secret family that has protected people for generations from powerful organizations and evil from taking over. They are only awoken in time of need and it has been decades since Kakugo was conscious. His body had been heavily modified by fusing it with metals to enhance both his offense and defense. He uses an armor called the Exoskull that attaches to him to greatly boost his already superhuman power. Thus begins a story about a young man and his armor’s journey through hell. <<less

Omnibus of short stories from the famous science-fiction author Hoshi Shin'ichi:... more>>

Volume 1: Afternoon Dinosaur

- Perfect Girl (JUN)

- Golden Pin (KAWAGUCHI Madoka)

- A Study of Angels (KIKI)

- I am an Assassin (KAZUHASHI Tomo)

- Come Out (SABA Tamayumi)

- Afternoon Dinosaur (SHIRAI Hiroko)

- Modern Life (ARITA Kei)

- Living Maintenance (SHIMURA Takako)

- Incident of the Night (ODA Hideji)

- Box (ODA Hideji)

Volume 2: The Gate to Space

- The Gate to Space (KITOH Mohiro)

- The Mirror (HANEO)

- The Patient (TOYAMA Mutsuki)

- The Butterfly of Winter (ABE Jun)

- Execution (ABE Jun)

- The Problem of Level (HITOMI Akane)

- Fate (KAWAGUCHI Madoka)

- Wonderful Life (SUZUKI Shiho)

Volume 3: Short Short Shoutaiseki

A compilation of selected stories from the first two volumes.

Volume 4: The Friendly Demon

- A Device (SHIRAI Yumiko)

ISHIGURO Masakazu

NANAMAKI Kanako

TAKESHIMA Nami

KUJIRA

WATANABE Peco

- Doubt (DOUMAN Seiman)

AOKI Toshinao

NISHIMURA Tsuchika

SUZUKI Shiho

TESHIROGI Shiori

HIKOCHI Sakuya

TSURIMAKI Nodoka

OSHIMI Shuzo

AOKI Tomo

IWAOKA Hisae

IMAMURA Yoko

ASADA Nikki

SUDOU Masumi <<less

Ashamed of failing her high school entrance exam, a 16-year-old tomboy Sooha just wants to disappear off the face of the Earth.... more>>

However, when she yells this wish out loud, a mysterious stranger named Ganesha approaches with an offer. He comes from a magical realm called the Para Kingdom ruled by a female military hierarchy that enslaves the male population. Ganesha offers to grant Sooha's wish if she will help liberate the men. Thinking his country sounds like paradise, she instantly agrees.

However, when she arrives, the men look to her as their new leader. Sooha learns that fate has a funny way of leading people to their destiny.

The Korean edition of this series was put on hold after volume 9, but the author has plans to continue the series in the near future. <<less

Jiang Chen crossed into the judgment day after the nuclear war, and there was a mess everywhere. In order to survive, Jiang Chen led the... more>> refugees to establish a base area and set up a federation. Then carry the judgment day's technology and return to the true world. Change the political structure of the earth, rescue the world in a critical moment, and establish the Great Union of Earth Federation! Expanding the territory and fighting the threat from the sky. <<less

On a star with a thoroughly managed society, mankind was dominated by fungi and deprived of all freedom. An "Irregular", the strongest soldier, Dante, decided... more>> to overturn the reason of this world after his chance meeting with a girl. Thus, the boy rises against the star. In order to meet you again. <<less

The story is set in "No. 6," a future model city in 2013. Raised as a top-ranking elite since the age of two, a boy... more>> named Shion lives in an exclusive area in No. 6. On the night of his 12th birthday, he rescues a boy who calls himself "Nezumi" ("Rat"). Nezumi ran away from the city's Special Security Area. From that moment on, Shion's life is changed forever... <<less

In the near future, it is possible to instantaneously measure a person's mental state, personality, and the probability that a person will commit crimes with technology called the Dominator. Just thinking about a crime can make you guilty, and in this world there is no mercy for criminals. ... more>>

Detectives work in pairs—one Enforcer and one Inspector—with Enforcers delivering lethal justice, and Inspectors making sure their partners don't take things too far. The story follows an Enforcer Shinya Kougami, who must solve and manage crimes in this dark future. <<less

Orbiting serenely above a long-ago poisoned earth, the last bastion of human civilization is the space colonies. After a terrorist attack, the colonists are forced... more>> into exile on the blighted planet below. In the confusion, a young mother is separated from her family and is flung into a bleak, uncertain future... But Sarah will not rest until she finds her children. <<less