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

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

Lately, Kouhei can't get his friend Kurara out of his mind. Even though he has known her since elementary school, all of a sudden, ever since she came back from summer vacation, he has been crushing on her... hard.... more>>

But something is different about Kurara--she's acting very oddly. Sometimes she seems wholesome, pure, and innocent, and at other times she is extremely forward and unabashed. Kouhei soon learns that Kurara has multiple personalities--and decides to help her keep her secret from their classmates. But Kouhei finds himself struggling between helping Kurara as a friend and trying to win her heart... which is a challenge, since she has many! <<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

Contains 12 chapters: 9 short stories, and 3 Miss China stories.... more>>

1. The Universe is so Vast and Wonderful!

2. Leaving One Night by the Light of the Full Moon

3. To Invoke the Stars

4. Little Melancholy

5. The Young Scientists' Club

6. See You Later, God Willing

7. Marsy in the Land of Time

8. Natsuko

9. The Young Scientist Club on Mars

10. The Melancholy of China

11. China's Wish

12. China Strikes Back

The Japanese edition collects all 12 chapters in one volume. The Spanish edition from Glénat released the full series in 3 volumes. The English edition from Dark Horse published only the Miss China chapters, first in comic format, then in one trade paperback. <<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

Chie is a young girl with wonderful parents to look up to; her archaeologist father lives with her in Hokkaido, and her mother is a... more>> great scientist working in America. During a local cave excavation, Chie and her father discover Tyrannosaurus eggs, and they're about to hatch! This little girl becomes their mother, and does what she can to protect them from those who want to experiment on the little baby rex. <<less

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

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

Randou Masashi, a self-centered, brash karate star, was the victim of a horrific bus accident that left him comatose, his face terribly disfigured by extensive burns.... more>>

Genius plastic surgeon Dr. Manabe saved Randou's life and went to work on his face, gradually reconstructing it based on a photograph found in the wreckage of the bus. But in a cruel twist of fate, the photo that the doctor used as his reference was not a picture of Randou, but of Rina Kurimi, the girl whom Randou has a crush on! <<less

Nitta Arata is a typical 21 year-old junior attending college of science and engineering at Toaru University. He is bright, he's in the engineering program after all, but he definitely is from a working class background. He has been working his way through college for the past 3 years without major incident, so being swept up in a warped experiment of an equally warped professor was the last thing he expected in the second half of his college days.... more>>

One day, Arata received a letter asking him to meet someone whose initials were "N.H." at a relatively secluded location on campus. The letter looked suspiciously like a "love letter", but Arata had his doubts. More likely it was a cruel practical joke perpetrated by one of his buddies, especially when the initials matched those belonging to "Nogi Hatsune", also know as "Miss Engineer", the reigning heartthrob of the engineering department. Why would somebody like her be interested in a nobody like himself? The short answer was that she would not be interested, but why take the chance of missing out? So there was Arata, in ultra-cynical mode, waiting at the appointed location when he was suddenly grabbed from behind! His last thoughts as world turned to black was that the gloved hands covering his mouth and nose reeked of ether... <<less

Clay, a child prodigy, was hired at the age of 14 to become a professor to make chimeras, creatures made with a fusion of various... more>> materials. However, after he was hired, he was unable to meet the expectations of the company that hired him and was fired. He comes upon an abandoned research facility and creates a human child chimera and names him Muddy. Together, they will go out into the world and find out what Muddy is capable of. <<less

Getto has always tried to get his father's attention, but it seems his father is more interested in his AI robots. When he graduates from... more>> high schools his father sends him P-02, an AI, as a congratulation's gift. Not only that but P-02 was told by the professor that Getto was his "best creation ever". In hearing that he is determined to find out why and to take that title for himself. When the two meet there's some confusion, but they quickly learn that the most important being in their lives might just be each other. <<less

Collection of short stories with very light shounen-ai overtones:... more>>

1) Rakuen no Izumi (A Fountain in Paradise)

Ryuuji is bored and anxious for combat experience, but finds something more while protecting a scientist from one of his own creations.

2) Phenomena

3) EREHWON

4) EREHWON II

5) Hoshiboshi no Kouya kara (From the Stars of the Wilderness)

6) Shinya +1 (Midnight Plus One)

7) Shinya +1 II (Midnight Plus One II) <<less

Dark Horse:... more>>

Stunning, hotheaded Asuka Langley Soryu has been friends with Shinji Ikari since they were little. And she always sort of assumed they'd stay together-until the day the beautiful, brilliant Rei Ayanami showed up in class! When Shinji starts to get curious about Rei, Asuka needs to figure out if she wants to be just friends with Shinji, or something more. But why are so many people keeping an eye on these relationships-people like homeroom teacher Misato, school nurse Ritsuko, and Shinji's mother-NERV's chief scientist, Yui Ikari? <<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

"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...

Source: Okazu <<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

Ogawa is a total pushover. So much that she's been voted the "most apologetic" and "most bossed around" girl in the school! So what happens... more>> when she gets dared to kick the "Three Feared Saitou" - the infamous boys who have bad reputations - behind the knees? They end up teaming up with her of course! The Saitous decide to protect pathetic Ogawa from being bullied--hilarity ensues! <<less

This is a horror/sci-fi story about a giant planet consuming creature from another dimension that a scientist discovers and mistakenly identifies as a planet. Being... more>> given the honor to name it as its discover, the professor chooses to name it after his only daughter, Remina, but when Hellstar Remina is headed on a direct collision course with Earth the world goes nuts and all the people in the city start a witch hunt to kill Remina, thinking she is somehow to blame. <<less

Shinji Ikari attends the NERV Foundation Academy and lives a life of relative normality. One night he encounters Rei Ayanami and Kaworu Nagisa fleeing the... more>> scene of a violent explosion and is eventually recruited to assist them and Asuka Sohryuu Langely in fighting the Angels, who have taken on human form, in order to retrieve their cores to support the world tree, Yggdrasil. Should the Yggdrasil die, their world would be thrown into a chaotic state where parallel streams of existence collide, eventually bringing about the destruction of all things. <<less

Maki Takano and his three best friends Ryo, Natsume and Mei are students at a private academy for highly gifted children. Like all the other students of this isolated and heavily guarded school, they have never seen the outside world since they were brought to the school at the young age of three.... more>>

When a new female student named Kiriko Hinatsu arrives, Maki has the strange feeling that he has met her before. However, he seems to be the only person who can remember the girl. When he confronts her with his discovery, Kiriko reveals the unbelievable truth about their existence and the school they're attending.

Maki now has to decide: will he continue his school life or will he help Kiriko escape even if that means putting himself and his mental health at risk? <<less

In the air above Okinawa, a strange figure is floating and disintegrating hellfire missiles from US helicopters. Experts from different disciplines and organizations have gathered... more>> to figure out what's going on. <<less

Asakura Hime is a girl who loves magic and only good at it. One day at her part-time-job-place, she meet a very strange guy who can perfome a magic that amaze her. So she follow him to ask how he performed that magic. And she discover that he was called a panda-lover mad scientist.Now the start of her high school life with a panda-lover mad scientist begin!... more>>

Asakura Kohime is a first year high school student who loves magic. She belongs to her school's magic club, and even performs magic in places like school or cafes. One day, she meets an oddball from the Chemistry Club, Kijimamoto Nari. He apparently hates magic! What will happen to the two?

Volume 1 includes one-shot "2.5 Nightmare"

Volume 2 includes side story "Colorful Joker Extra" <<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