Yashiro Tenshuu killed five people, including his girlfriend, and is now on death row. However, a secret government organization is willing to take him off... more>> death row if he allows himself to become a test subject to an experiment that requires a killer's intent. <<less

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After losing his mother at an early age Mizushima dedicates his life to studying and pursuing the goal of creating a flower that would never... more>> wilt. One day, after meeting Hanamori, a florist from a nearby flower shop, his perspective on life begins to change. <<less

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Sunao and I are childhood friends and also college roommates. Due to the Culture Festival, our class decided that we were going to perform "Swan... more>> Lake" and made me play the part of the "prince". Sunao, being so slender and delicate to the point that he could be mistaken for a girl, was, of course, chosen to play the role of the "princess". But since he hates to deal with people, he didn't like that idea too much... <<less

Included within the Kiss sae Shiranai Shoujo Mangaka Collection

A one-shot taking place after the destruction of the world by the Devil Moon. It's about a half-mage who works as the executioner of mages... more>> and a girl-mage who suddenly appears before him. <<less

Rune Ayanokouji lives a life less ordinary with a "mad" scientist for a grandfather and mysterious humanoid robots popping up around town. It turns out... more>> there's an alien plot to take over the world, but there seems to be a set of aliens with a different agenda in mind. With a little unexpected help, Rune and her friends are able to fight these aliens on equal ground. But with the fate of Earth at stake, who can Rune really trust? <<less

Jamitov Hymem and Bask Om arrive at the Newtype Research Institute Headquarters located in Indiana of North America. They have come to observe the condition... more>> of the newly modified Cyber-Newtype, Subject GH-8N-281 known as Rosamia Badam, a girl who was orphaned by the colony drop on Australia during the opening days of the One Year War. <<less

A superhero retelling of the life of Hiraga Gennai, a famous Japanese poet and scholar of the 18th century.

A man wakes up and realizes he’s become a subject in a human experiment.

Miyu becomes a reluctant hero along with the vice-president of the student council, Kai. This is all because of Iota, a scientist from another world... more>> that came to prevent a dangerous person from unleashing dangerous weapons into Miyu’s world. What? And Kai is no help at all since he’s taken to the hero gig like duck to water. But how could an ordinary high school girl supposed to become a hero overnight?! <<less

I received a help message from akashiro, when I arrived I found him…

Note: Included is a special/bonus story called Dragon Ball − (Minus).

A Short Manga About a girl whose mood affects the weather.

This is a one volume long manga book with three short stories which follow the adventures of "Warriors", a special ops team that specializes in... more>> national security. From fighting man made bio weapons to capturing a pervert on the loose and ending up stranded by space chaos, Burn-Up is a must see for any "Oh!Great!" fan. <<less

Icaro is the mind-bending, fast-paced adventure of a young man, Icaro, with the ability to fly and a young woman, Yukiko, who risks her life -- and more -- to help Icaro achieve his dream. Best of all, it capitalizes on Taniguchi's ability to depict a vast and oppressive advanced science laboratory that has made Icaro its guinea pig and will use all its resources to keep him imprisoned for study. ... more>>

Icaro's fight for freedom and Yukiko's sacrifice to aid him make this one of the most inspiring manga stories as well as a pioneering collaboration between East and West with originality. <<less

1st story - Concrete Garden... more>>

Angels exist and Kashii Kiyoharu, grandson of the man who "created" the angel, has been hired to befriend him. His name is Toki. Kashii soon finds out why the scientists need him around. Toki is lonely, but no one wants to get near him unless it's necessary since he eats human flesh. What has Kashii gotten himself into?

2nd story - Clock Down

Everyone expects Tokiwo to go to a good university. However Tokiwo doesn't want to in order to "play it safe". One night there was suddenly an earthquake. The stone he was looking at started to glow and out of his floor comes someone who looks exactly like his childhood friend Jiu. Well there is a difference. This "Jiu" is dressed for combat and has a very large weapon. Just what does the stone have to do with "Jiu" and who gave Tokiwo the stone? <<less

This is a collection of short stories by Suihei Kiki that were serialised in the Seasonal Gangan Powered magazine's 2003 Winter issue all the way to its 2004 Winter issue. Ignoring the tame nature of Suihei Kiki's debut work "Mahou Shoujo Rukana", Suihei's "Mika ni Harassment" short stories are extremely ecchi in nature for a manga serialised in a shounen magazine aimed towards children. Ecchi to the point that the compilation in March 2005 was jokingly advertised as Square-Enix's first adult manga.... more>>

Mika ni Harassment: In the first story, Mika makes a wish on a mirror in order to change the world into one where boys don't have ecchi thoughts when they look at girls. In the second story, Mika's school falls under the control of a misogynic dog who hates high school girls (which includes Mika). Finally, in the third story, Mika raises the ire of six-year-old child genius, Kokoa, who forces Mika to attend kindergarten again.

Kasumi Otoko no Ko: A story about a girl called Kasumi who is a tomboy. One day, Kasumi's friend, Haruna, gives Kasumi a Chinese doll that supposedly houses an ancient Chinese goddess of femininity. Kasumi drops the doll into a ditch, which causes the doll to seek revenge on Kasumi.

Mahou Shoujo Rukana: A story about a boy named Shuuichi, who has a special power that lets him communicate with animals. One day, Shuuichi moves in with a scientist who wants to study Shuuichi's special abilities. Also, the scientist's daughter is a magical girl called Rukana. Though, Rukana breaks many magical girl stereotypes.

Note: The author published sequels in the form of hentai doujinshi. <<less

Shinjirou's brother is a brilliant scientist whose chosen career is making weird cell phones. Shinjirou has received a gift of his brother's latest product, the... more>> Doll-Phone, which is a walking, talking, tiny girl who doubles as a cell phone. But he can't help feeling that a phone like that seems kind of perverted to use... <<less

Dark Horse proudly presents another of the crown jewels of international graphic fiction—Astro Boy! Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist—who created over 150,000 pages of comics in his career!—and considered the Walt Disney of Japan, his Astro Boy was the first manga series to be adapted to animation and became a worldwide phenomenon, making Astro Boy the Mickey Mouse of anime—a jet-powered, super-strong, evil-robot-bashing, alien-invasion-smashing Mickey Mouse, that is! ... more>>

Exciting, whimsical, and touching, Astro Boy hearkens back to the classic era of comics and animation, featuring stories that readers young and old will enjoy. <<less

Yuu has spent her entire life with a “copy” of herself, her twin sister. Now science has created a copy more perfect than nature ever... more>> could, and Yuu seems like the perfect test subject. But as her copy becomes more intelligent day by day and begins questioning its own existence, the experiment threatens to spiral out of control. Who is real and who is a copy? And what is a “copy” that has surpassed its original? Just a copy, the original, or something else entirely? <<less

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• Hotel: Since 2079 (2006)

It is the year 2272 A.D.

A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle.

• Present (2006)

Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live.

• Subete wa Maguro no Tame datta (It Was All for the Tuna) (2008)

Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back.

• Stephanos (2007 Mandala Vol. 1)

Set in modern-day Japan, our main character Noriko finds out that she is pregnant with her lover Matsumura’s baby. He, however, is an important doctor with a family and everything already. Noriko wants to have the baby, but Matsumura says that it’s actually a rapidly growing cancer and that they have to remove it immediately. It might also be neither of these things…

• Diadem (2008 Mandala Vol. 2)

A "Diadem" is a word for 'crown' that has its root in Greek. "Stephanos", which appeared in "Mandala" 01, was also a 'crown'. It seems that we could consider this the second work in a continuing series of shorts that should perhaps be called a "Crown series". <<less

"Do you remember, the moment your love first began?"... more>>

Two office workers who misunderstand their importance to one another, a young flautist and the woman who loves her, a rebellious schoolgirl who falls for a blind girl, two sisters who have always been close, and an AI researcher and her creation. None of these really has any 'link' to one another. The links are forged between the women in the relationships, and between them and us as we watch their love blossom into something real.

Includes:

• Kakera

Two sisters that are living in the same room. Their connection is a bit more than a normal sister-sister relationship. One of them eventually has some cruel reactions. What will be the end of it all, well read and see.

• Hearing the Sound of Bells

Hirose Tomoko, a music conservatory student, never found the time to forge new friendships because of how dedicated and hardworking she was as a flute player. Then again, she was never a social bee like her active friend and fellow student-flute player, Okamoto Hiromi. Will Okamoto-san be able to convince Tomo-chin of her sincerest intentions or will Tomo-chin spend another Christmas alone with her flute?

• Linkage

• Kusari wa Mou Iranai

• Present

Keiko looks the complete opposite of who she really is, appearing mean and ruthless while being a regular girl on the inside. Seeking asylum from both her incurable lonliness, she meets Haruka who happens to have the one defect that works in Keiko's favor...

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Kanata is a scientist. After his former lover died, he became a workaholic and an alcoholic. He was working on an experiment when he made... more>> a mistake which resulted in boy's sudden appearance. He tried to shake off the boy's existence by trying to dispose of him, since he is not human, but his friend stopped him. Their relationship started to change when Kanata gave him a name, but deep inside his heart Kanata feels anguished by the reality before him. This boy's resemblance with his former lover is undeniable... <<less