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An amazing blend of art styles combine with hard-SF elements and meta-comedy to create a comic truly unlike any other!Not long after Segami witnesses the self-defense forces launch a suicide attack against the aliens in a desperate act of defiance, he receives news from his mother that steels his resolve to fight as well. With the Small Three in tow, Segami joins the insurrection group rebellion, and sets out ahead of his miniature comrades to take part in the Shibuya operation—a guerrilla attack against the invaders! Meanwhile, Futaba awakens from her slumber aboard the alien ship, only to find herself surrounded by armed soldiers who attack her without warning, forcing her to confront the alien menace at last!

From the renowed artist Boichi comes a gorgeous and shocking hard-boiled sci-fi classic!"Boichi crafts a smart futuristic thriller with an interesting premise and delivers it with skill. Recommended." - Otaku USAFather, this world isn'’t beautiful in the slightest.The death of Mai Hirose has finally awakened selfhood and emotion within Origin—but all he feels is endless sorrow and a consuming, fiery rage.Hell-bent on exacting vengeance for the woman he had sworn to protect, Origin infiltrates the underground hideout where his robot siblings await, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake…!

Amidst the anxieties of preparing for his final year in high school, film club cameraman Mao plucks up his courage and asks his boyfriend Hisashi to take a big step forward in their relationship. But what seemed like a great idea at first leads to a whole series of other questions that leave Mao at a loss and the two at a crossroads. And just when they most need some quality time together, Mao and Hisashi are forced to split up for a school field trip that threatens to disrupt their connection—and attracts unexpected attention from a clandestine figure lurking in the shadows. 18+

Can Mitsuha collect 80,000 gold coins so she can live a leisurely retirement!? The anticipated anime now streaming!Just as business in the New World is starting to look stable, Mitsuha learns that something hostile is afoot in the Kingdom of Vanel… They’re on the brink of war!All of her hard work will go to waste if she doesn’t do something to stop her enemy from gaining too much power.Time to get busy! Training the Zeglusian navy, planning a maritime warfare tactic… How will Mitsuha use her world-jumping ability to solve the crisis?Meanwhile, our busy heroine has no idea of the tension running between…Beatrice and Colette?! Behold, the (fabricated) miracles of the Goddess!

A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?Mona Kawai, the most popular girl in school, has met her match in transfer student Medaka Kuroiwa, the one guy who refuses to fall for her charms. She throws herself into winning him over, only to wind up head over heels for him instead!! Now she’s on a mission to milk the most out of a heart-pounding night walk together, but a revelation from Medaka soon stuns her into silence. There’s no time to dawdle, though, as Asahi and Tomo both ask Medaka out on a Christmas date, too! The big question is, which of these three leading ladies will Medaka pick to be his holiday honey?!16+

Seamlessly mixing secret agent-type action with slice-of-life vignettes and fish-out-of-water comedy, "Shimazaki in the Land of Peace" is the charming alternate history political thriller you never knew you were dying to read. Utterly unique, with stunning artwork, this hit series promises to keep the thrills and surprises coming even as it warms even the coldest heart.Forced to become a covert operative for the international terrorist group LEL, Shingo Shimazaki has escaped and is back in his native Japan, doing his best to live a peaceful life. He has a job at a local coffee shop, where he feels happy and comfortable—until the arrival of a certain wayward young man brings a world of trouble down on his beloved Café Lupaso. Will Shimazaki be forced to use the skills he learned in war to secure his own peace—?

The Suzume saga reaches its climax in this thrilling adaptation of the worldwide blockbuster hit by Makoto Shinkai, director of 5 Centimeters per Second and Your Name!Suzume and Souta catch up to the capricious god Daijin after chasing him all over Japan, only to find that the earthquake-inducing Worm he was meant to seal away has broken free of its final binds. As certain disaster threatens to decimate Tokyo, Souta asks Suzume to help him make the ultimate sacrifice and take Daijin’s place in the Ever-After. Now, desperate to save Souta from an eternity in the cold, Suzume sets off on one last trip back to the site of her greatest tragedy in hopes of digging up memories that could provide the key to rescuing Souta—and to the door to her destiny.

From Kaori Ozaki, author of the gods lie. and Mermaid Prince, comes another poignant exploration of love, family, and belonging.After leaving her isolating life in Tokyo, 34-year-old Nichiko returns to her remote island hometown for her estranged alcoholic father’s final days. There she meets Chimaki, an eccentric young man who stirs up old memories—and feelings Nichiko had all but decided she no longer deserved. But despite his puppy-like enthusiasm for life, Chimaki’s almost obsessive need to help those around him seems to be compensating for an unspeakable past...

An amazing blend of art styles combine with hard-SF elements and meta-comedy to create a comic truly unlike any other!In the parallel world, Pyontaro and his pals continue to search for a way to rescue Futaba from her alien abductors. After narrowly saving some people in town, the trio is set upon by a group of armed aliens, but then...Pyontaro unleashes a devastating attack of his own!Meanwhile, aboard the alien spaceship, an even more fearsome alien squadron mobilizes to recapture Futaba after she escapes! And, as the alien invasion and subsequent subjugation of the city's residents takes a turn for the worse, an encounter between the Small Three and a certain man promises to turn the tides of fate!

IT’S ALL-OUT WAR Glib high schooler Kei has discovered to his horror that death is just a repeatable event for him—and that humanity has no mercy for a demi-human. When more of their kind come out of the woodworks…their morals vary, to say the least.The breathless nightmare trip Ajin: Demi-Human, finally available in omnibus format. A thriller that just keeps on getting better and deeper.

From the renowed artist Boichi comes a gorgeous and shocking hard-boiled sci-fi classic!"Boichi crafts a smart futuristic thriller with an interesting premise and delivers it with skill. Recommended." - Otaku USAWhen you develop emotions, will you fall in love with me?Nothing can change Mai’s feelings for Origin—not even the revelation that he’s a robot. After a narrow escape from a deadly foe, they go on the run together, Origin pledging to protect Mai no matter the cost. But even in the snowy reaches of Hokkaido, their pursuers are hot on their trail—!!

Confession is a deeply psychological thriller manga that examines how quickly unexpected vulnerability and the threat of an uncertain future can make men descend into madness.Some secrets should never be told…Stranded in a blizzard atop a treacherous ridge, badly injured, and quickly bleeding out, Ishikura knows he is about to die. But before he does, he decides to unburden his soul by telling his companion Asai a dark secret that has been weighing on him for years. No sooner do the words cross Ishikura’s lips, however, than Asai stumbles upon the shelter they’d been searching for—only to realize his friend’s confession has changed everything—and the brutal elements may no longer be the deadliest threat around.

From Makoto Shinkai, creator of 5 Centimeters per Second and Your Name, comes the second installment of the Golden Globes-nominated blockbuster-turned-manga!Suzume and Souta set off in search of Daijin, the god in feline form who refuses to return to his post keeping the earthquake-inducing supernatural Worm at bay. They chase after Daijin from Kyushu to Kobe, desperate to catch him before another disaster strikes Japan and hoping he’ll undo the curse that’s trapped Souta in a three-legged chair. Along the way, they notice something strange—everywhere the capricious god goes, a door through which the Worm slithers into this world seems sure to open...

Seamlessly mixing secret agent-type action with slice-of-life vignettes and fish-out-of-water comedy, "Shimazaki in the Land of Peace" is the charming alternate history political thriller you never knew you were dying to read. Utterly unique, with stunning artwork, this hit series promises to keep the thrills and surprises coming even as it warms even the coldest heart.Shingo Shimazaki was kidnapped as a boy by the LEL, an international terrorist organization who turned him into an elite covert operative in their war against the international community. After thirty years, he has finally escaped their clutches and returned to his native Japan. All he wants now is to live in peace…but what will happen when his past catches up to him? The acclaimed, action-packed slice-of-life adventure begins here!

An amazing blend of art styles combine with hard-SF elements and meta-comedy to create a comic truly unlike any other!Pyontaro is a middle schooler whose little sister, Futaba, simply adores him. One day, he and his buddies—the so-called “Small Three”—decide to watch a weird disc their teacher lent them. Little do the boys realize this disc is linked to another universe...and while they aren’t looking, Futaba gets sucked in! Can Pyontaro and his friends find Futaba? And just what is this other world they've discovered?!

WHAT KILLS YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER For Kei, and at least forty-six others, immortality comes as the nastiest surprise ever. He’s a rare specimen who needs to be experimented on for life—a demi-human who must die a thousand deaths for the benefit of humanity…The breathless nightmare trip Ajin: Demi-Human, finally available in omnibus format. A thriller that just keeps on getting better and deeper.“Sakurai is great at both bullet-spraying, neck-snapping action and subtle facial expressions that say more than the dialogue that accompanies them. Ajin started out as something worth keeping up with, but now it’s up there with some of my favorite current regulars.” —Otaku USA“Sakurai’s page layouts are very easy to read, and the smooth translation and fast-paced story make this a very quick read, although it is also one you’re likely to want to reread in order not to miss any details.” —Anime News Network

The journey begins with this all-new adaptation of the Golden Globes-nominated worldwide hit directed by Makoto Shinkai, creator of Your Name and Weathering with You! High school junior Suzume has no idea why the beautiful stranger she meets is looking for ruins, for a certain door. Soon after pointing the stranger, Souta, in the direction of an abandoned resort, she thinks better of it and goes to try and stop him. But before she can find Souta, Suzume unknowingly opens a decrepit door to a world beyond time and place—and stumbles into an adventure of seismic proportions.

Winter is coming for roommates-turned-lovers Mao and Hisashi, bringing with it a whole slew of unexpected challenges—and a noted cooling in their relationship that makes Mao wonder if it really is as strong as it once seemed. To make matters worse, this period of transition before their final year of high school has also shaken up the one constant Mao had always relied on: film. Weighed down by such uncertainty, will the two manage to find something solid to see them through a season of darkness, or will the curtain fall on their romance for good? 18+

"When a team of American scientists tests new computer hardware by calculating the value of pi into the deep decimals, the figures begin to repeat a pattern where there ought to be none. It's mathematically untenable - unless the physical constants that undergird our universe have altered, ever so slightly... A cascade of missing persons reports, far from being supernatural, threatens to be perfectly natural - a profound disturbance in being itself - and explodes into a mind trip of a crescendo in this tale of quantum horror" -- Page 4 of cover.

Having destroyed DA, Origin is suddenly ambushed by the murderous robots SON and GON in what is clearly an act of revenge. But with neither sentiment nor ego, no robot should engage in such illogical behavior--can one among his foes truly be a robot without emotions?! Even as this desperate battle plays out in the shadows, Origin has another fight on his hands: the struggle to pass as human in his day-to-day existence. --

Another spectacular collaboration from the Maiden's Bookshelf series, this dark and intense fable by the great giant of postward literature is brought to vivid life by contemporary master Nekosuke.Suwa, a charcoal burner's daughter, lives together with her father in a small village at a foot of a mountain so remote it doesn't even appear on maps.Slowly she comes to realize the dark futility of her life, leading to a strange and elliptical transformation...Dazai depicts the adolescent awakening to death and the desire to escape through this quiet and ominous tale.

“It seems I’ve gotten myself hooked on these naughty lessons with you.”Ever since rescuing Charlotte Evans, a fugitive noble who fled her kingdom after being accused by her royal former fiancé of crimes she didn’t commit, deviant sorcerer Allen Crawford has taken it upon himself to make up for all the hardships his new housemate had been forced to endure. His brilliant plan: give her a crash course in all the naughty pleasures this world has to offer. But just as Charlotte had begun to warm up to this unconventional education and settle into her new life as Allen’s live-in maid, a new arrival raises the stakes with an unexpected challenge and uncovers some scars that might prove too much for even the fearsome Demon Lord to handle.

"Ever had trouble letting go of your love? A stunning official comics adaptation that manages to add new layers of emotion and intimacy to one of director Makoto Shinkai's defining works--finally available in gorgeous hardcover!"--Provided by publisher.

“Looking for love, but afraid you’ll never find it?” Come Live at the Love House!Six strangers, one house, one shared goal: love. What could go wrong?Successful, well-liked, and beautiful, twenty-six-year-old working woman Shoko Shoji seems to have it all. But behind her picture-perfect exterior is a secret that haunts her: to her chagrin, Shoko is still a virgin. Tired of making excuses for her total lack of dating experience, she signs up to live in the Love House, an experimental program seeking to test if six young singles can find romance under one shared roof. But will this change of pace be enough to help Shoko ditch her v-card for good, or will the trauma of her first broken heart jinx her forever to a life without love?