Comic books in 'Manga'

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Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Ken is reunited with his cunning sidekick Bat and sweet, innocent Lynne. He must come to their aid once again because the well in Bat's hometown won't function. But when a notorious gang named Jackal follows Ken to the unsuspecting city, it turns out that bad plumbing is the least of his troubles! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

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Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. As Ken tries to revive the well in Bat's hometown, bandits steal the last precious drops of water from the defenseless townspeople! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. The Wolf Clan is holding Ray's sister as a hostage, and he'll do anything to get her back! The Fist, noble hero that he is, offers to help, unaware of what Ray would do to him if he knew Ken was the Fist of the North Star! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Wolf Pack of Death - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Mamia puts her life on the line to rescue Ray's kidnapped sister! But now the leader of the bloodthirsty Wolf Clan plans to kill two birds with one stone! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. The Fist of the North Star and the Fist of the Southern Cross are forced to fight to the death! And if they don't put on a good show, Mamia and Ray's sister will be the losers! The Fist is back, fighting for justice on a savage, post-apocalyptic Earth! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Part Four begins with a battle between the two martial arts styles that were never meant to fight against each other! Will Iris and Mamia really be set free if the Fist of the North Star and the Fist of the Southern Cross fight each other to the death? Just long enough to weep over their broken bodies, apparently! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Deadly Time Limit - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Ken finally goes head to head with the Fang Clan's vicious leader! It looks like fightin' time! Mega martial arts like none you've ever seen before. Wa-TAAH! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. A masked man with seven scars on his chest terrorizes a village, claiming to be the Fist of the North Star! But there's only one person who can use the Fist of the North Star technique left alive in the world...isn't there? Who is this awesomely powerful impostor? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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The Young Sacrifice - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. When Ken's brother, Jagi, posing as the Fist of the North Star, terrorizes a village, Ken must decide whether blood is thicker than water! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

The Sibling War - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. When Ken was chosen to carry on the technique of the Fist of the North Star, his brother Jagi's bitterness knew no bounds...and it seems he still hasn't gotten over it! The Fist is back, fighting for justice on a savage, post-apocalyptic Earth! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Beyond the Blood of Friends and Foes - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. As brother fights brother, Jagi gets closer and closer to revealing a terrible secret about their tragic past and the fate of Ken's long-lost love, Yuria! The Fist is back, fighting for justice on a savage, post-apocalyptic Earth! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

The Four Strikes of Rage - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Final issue! The Fist discovers Jagi's role in the kidnapping of Yuria, the love of his life (way back in the first Fist of the North Star graphic novel), and he is not amused! The Fist is back, fighting for justice on a savage, post-apocalyptic Earth! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects Fist of the North Star Part 2 (1995) #8 and Fist of the North Star Part 3 (1996) #1-5. Written by Buronson. Art by Hara Tetsuo. Ken meets his match in Ray, one of the legendary Fists of the Southern Cross. Together they take on the bestial Gang Clan, who are holding Ray's sister hostage. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $15.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Chapter I: Part 1!"

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Available for the first time in English! First appearing in New Type in 1986, this series continues into the new millennium. It's the Joker calendar year J.C. 2988.

One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche completes the work on his final two masterpieces. Lachesis and Clotho - only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Chapter I: Part 1!"

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Available for the first time in English! First appearing in New Type in 1986, this series continues into the new millennium. It's the Joker calendar year J.C. 2988.

One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche completes the work on his final two masterpieces. Lachesis and Clotho - only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches.

Softcover (Saddle Stitched), 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Chapter II: Part 1!"

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Across the five star systems, known as the "Joker Systems," kingdoms dot the heavens like stars. Knights, known as "Headliners," control giant robots called Mortar Heads to protect the sanctity of each kingdom. Bound to the knights are the fatimas, fabricated humanoids who possess expanded mental abilities that make it possible for Headliners to control their robotic armor. One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche, completes the work on his final two masterpieces, Lachesis and Clotho, only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Across the five star systems, known as the "Joker Systems," kingdoms dot the heavens like stars. Knights, known as "Headliners," control giant robots called Mortar Heads to protect the sanctity of each kingdom. Bound to the knights are the fatimas, fabricated humanoids who possess expanded mental abilities that make it possible for Headliners to control their robotic armor. One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche, completes the work on his final two masterpieces, Lachesis and Clotho, only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The story shifts scene to the Kastenpo region on the planet Both, a rather desolate mining area along the Dragon Road and a training cum vacation spot for headliners, their fatimas, groupies and whatever. The events center around the region's newest visitor, the upstanding cleric/knight Muse Van Reyback, and its most notorious resident, the renegade Dougulus Kaien. After a chance meeting of the two under less than cordial conditions, Reyback drops into a bar recommended to him by none other than Voards Viewlard (remember him?), and is told about the latest exploits of Kaien, the Silver Knight. It seems that four months previous, Kaien, the most wanted man in the Galaxy, infiltrated a military base connected with metorotekchrome, the metal for forging mortar head swords, to collect intelligence. He was spotted, and during the ensuing escape, his fatima Auxo was blown to bits. Saving her, particularly her memory, is left up to Dr. Ballanche's protege Prisen Corks. Kaien's stunt does not go unnoticed, as the local Republic of U-Thu sends a mortar headd force, led by a rather disgusting chap Meiyu Sukat, to launch a "take no prisoners" attack on the village of migrant miners and anti-government guerillas where Kaien sought refuge and was taken captive by the mysterious woman leading the guerillas.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The story shifts scene to the Kastenpo region on the planet Both, a rather desolate mining area along the Dragon Road and a training cum vacation spot for headliners, their fatimas, groupies and whatever. The events center around the region's newest visitor, the upstanding cleric/knight Muse Van Reyback, and its most notorious resident, the renegade Dougulus Kaien. After a chance meeting of the two under less than cordial conditions, Reyback drops into a bar recommended to him by none other than Voards Viewlard (remember him?), and is told about the latest exploits of Kaien, the Silver Knight. It seems that four months previous, Kaien, the most wanted man in the Galaxy, infiltrated a military base connected with metorotekchrome, the metal for forging mortar head swords, to collect intelligence. He was spotted, and during the ensuing escape, his fatima Auxo was blown to bits. Saving her, particularly her memory, is left up to Dr. Ballanche's protege Prisen Corks. Kaien's stunt does not go unnoticed, as the local Republic of U-Thu sends a mortar headd force, led by a rather disgusting chap Meiyu Sukat, to launch a "take no prisoners" attack on the village of migrant miners and anti-government guerillas where Kaien sought refuge and was taken captive by the mysterious woman leading the guerillas.

Softcover (Saddle Stitched), 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Iler the Bishop is in town to test a new MH called the Ashura Temple. The victims are none other than Lester, Palsuet, and their MH Pluto. And Kaien redeems his fatima Auxo from major surgery at Corks laboratory, where the two are reunited.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

After a flashback to the time when Ladios Sopp and Chrome Ballanche first met and their encounter with swordsman sage Dimos Hiahraki, the stories turned to the Kingdom of Taika, doomed to war and tragedy for thousands of years in another universe.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

After a flashback to the time when Ladios Sopp and Chrome Ballanche first met and their encounter with swordsman sage Dimos Hiahraki, the stories turned to the Kingdom of Taika, doomed to war and tragedy for thousands of years in another universe.

Softcover (Saddle Stitched), 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.98.

Volume 12 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Nagano's epic tale of the ongoing conflict in the Joker Universe continues! Back on the planet Both, the mysterious Mortar Head "Ashura Temple" is decimating headliners and their crews in the name of science and technology. But Iler the Bishop isn't satisfied with the twenty-eight previous opportunities to experiment in military mayhem!

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 13 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The story of Fatima Fates Atropos has begun with the main character conspicuously missing! Amaterasu, the Emperor of Delta Belun, decides to take a leave of absence to visit Kastenpo on the planet Both. Unfortunately, he is mortally wounded when his transport is attacked by a secret mission led by Diver Di-Barrow in search of the dying LED Dragon! Meanwhile, with its commander-in-chief's departure, the Floating Temple is thrown into a state of mass confusion, with headliners and divers running amok and safety barriers breaking apart! However, Lachesis ultimately proves to all her ability to rule in Amaterasu's absence.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 15 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Nagano's Sci-Fi Epic Continues! Sopp tries to figure out a name for the dragon nymph that revitalized everything about his super powers. The crew is spotted by Di-Barrow's troops. While hightailing it, the literally run into Atropes, who disposes of their pursuers. While Sopp is recuperating, he dreams of his first years of infancy and how he recovered from his comatose state. Barrow continues his search-and-destroy mission, but Atropes has some tricks up her sleeve.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 16 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The Auge, which Atropos happened to find in her father's backyard, and Braford's wreck of an MH (controlled by A's sister Kyo) go at it, as the scene swings around between the Floating Temple, Aisha Codante in Zanda City (Kastenpo) heavily bandaged from burns suffered in her spiff with fellow Mirage Knight Ting, and the Schaft-Paltenon duo out in space (and spaced out). The mission to rescue Sopp has apparently gotten underway in earnest. Braford wins the battle with Atropos brilliantly, despite a dysfunctional Kyo and the awesome power of the Auge. Atropos cleverly escapes Auge's demise and takes Sopp and Sweh into the huge complex linear accelerator under the hideout, where we find out from Atropos why Kyo went haywire. Braford fails to grab them again and Barrow gives him the third degree for it. Atropos then decides to abandon the hideout, taking Sopp and Suezhou to safety in a nearby marsh, as Lonn approaches with the Schpeltor, courtesy of Kaien, and a full corps of AKD infantry regulars.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 18 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The long-running sci-fi serial (originally serialized in the pages of Japan's NewType magazine) continues! The ground war continues, with the forces of Di Barrow in search of the dragon nymph's "Water of Life," and the AKD in search of Suezhou's traveling companion, Ladios Sopp. The volume opens with the AKD capturing an enemy officer informing them that Sopp and his pals are hiding out in a marshland just off the battlefield.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 19 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The long-running sci-fi serial (originally serialized in the pages of Japan's NewType magazine) continues!

In the midst of the escalation into a mortar headd confrontation between the Barrow and AKD forces in Kastepo, Allen Braford, the sad-eyed young headdliner devoid of purpose, luck and a sense of humor, is relieved of duty by Di Barrow after his fatima, Kyo, loses her mind and wrecks his mortar headd. Sopp finds the dysfunctional Kyo, is confronted by Braford, and ends up knighting him, just in time to have him rescue the three fugitives from the clutches of a completely Vosjathfoart-possessed version of Barrow.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 20 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The long-running sci-fi serial (originally serialized in the pages of Japan's NewType magazine) continues! Sopp, Suezhou and Atropos are saved by Braford, but the "Water of Life" falls into Barrow's hands only to have the opposite effect, melting him like a Wicked Witch! Now that Sopp is safe, an all-out Mortar Headd war ensues, escalating into a buster-launcher quick-draw contest. Schaft and Paltenon win the day for the AKD, but Schaft succumbs to Bosjathfort's sorcery! Sopp returns to Delta Belun with a Dragon Drop for Lachesis. The scene then shifts two millennia into the future to the abandonment and demolition of the Floating Temple, as Atropos once again laments her and her sisters' fates; then she and Suezhou head off into the horizon.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 21 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The long-running sci-fi serial (originally serialized in the pages of Japan's NewType magazine) continues! Mamoru Nagano's tale of interstellar intrigue and combat has captured the imagination of Otaku for over 17 years (and still going today)! FSS depicts the evolution of the God of Light, Amaterasu, in a universe marked by uneven technological and social advances. FSS is equal parts epic space opera, military drama and character study, highlighted by Nagano's elegant and detailed artwork. The series is presented for the first time in English, while retaining its original "right to left" storytelling format.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 22 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

The long-running sci-fi serial (originally serialized in the pages of Japan's NewType magazine) continues! Mamoru Nagano's tale of interstellar intrigue and combat has captured the imagination of Otaku for over 17 years (and still going today)! FSS depicts the evolution of the God of Light, Amaterasu, in a universe marked by uneven technological and social advances. FSS is equal parts epic space opera, military drama and character study, highlighted by Nagano's elegant and detailed artwork.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 23 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

Episode Five finds Jabo Beat in Zanda City, only to meet her death completely by accident. Dougulus Kaien - the Galaxy's most wanted criminal, its reigning chevalier, and the father of Jabo's two children - appears at the Hathuha palace to meet his kids for the first time, and pledge allegiance to Princess Mugumica in the tradition of Sword Sage Skins during the AD age. We continue with the Five Star's fifth set of stories about chevaliers, the purest and craziest most feared headdliners in the Joker Galaxy, past and present.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 24 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

FSS depicts the evolution of the God of Light, Amaterasu, in a universe marked by uneven technological and social advances. It is equal parts epic space opera, military drama and character study, highlighted by Nagano's elegant and detailed artwork. Maintains its original "right to left" storytelling format. Episode 9 brings together Christine V. and her Ladyship Mamadoa Juzotta, who are ordered to dual for the title of "highlander." Christine's refusal wins her the title.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 25 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

FSS depicts the evolution of the God of Light, Amaterasu, in a universe marked by uneven technological and social advances. It is equal parts epic space opera, military drama and character study, highlighted by Nagano's elegant and detailed artwork. Maintains its original "right to left" storytelling format. Episode 9 brings together Christine V. and her Ladyship Mamadoa Juzotta, who are ordered to dual for the title of "highlander." Christine's refusal wins her the title.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

Volume 26 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adaptation by John Wisnom.

FSS depicts the evolution of the God of Light, Amaterasu, in a universe marked by uneven technological and social advances. It is equal parts epic space opera, military drama and character study, highlighted by Nagano's elegant and detailed artwork. Maintains its original "right to left" storytelling format. Episode 9 brings together Christine V. and her Ladyship Mamadoa Juzotta, who are ordered to dual for the title of "highlander." Christine's refusal wins her the title.

Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $9.98.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Chapter I: Part 1!" Story and art by Mamoru Nagano. English adapation by John Wisnom. Available for the first time in English! First appearing in New Type in 1986, this series continues into the new millennium. It's the Joker calendar year J.C. 2988. One of the Galaxy's most prestigious fatima meights, Dr. Chrome Ballanche completes the work on his final two masterpieces. Lachesis and Clotho - only to have to take them into custody by the local lord! He is a depraved upstart merchant by the name of Grand Duke Juba Bardiam, and he covets the two fatimas to satisfy his outlandish lecheries. Ballanche has no one to turn to for help, but his longtime friend Ladios Sopp to save his two daughters from Juba's slimy clutches. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 202 pages, B&W. NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Volume 1 - 1st prinitng. Written by Studio Gainax. Art by Hajime Ueda. Based on the hit Anime and from the Creative Team Gainax who are to Anime what CLAMP is to Manga! From the mind of Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) comes this bizarre tale of adolescence in a nonsensical world. Naota's life isn't simple. He lives with his eccentric father and grandfather in a city marked by a gigantic hand-iron shaped factory perched on a hill. So the last thing he needs is for his brother's ex-girlfriend to make passes at him or for an impish, playful alien to smack him in the head with a bass guitar and then insinuates herself into his family. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Studio Gainax. Art by Hajime Ueda. Based on the hit Anime and from the Creative Team Gainax who are to Anime what CLAMP is to Manga! From the mind of Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) comes this bizarre tale of adolescence in a nonsensical world. Naota's life isn't simple. He lives with his eccentric father and grandfather in a city marked by a gigantic hand-iron shaped factory perched on a hill. So the last thing he needs is for his brother's ex-girlfriend to make passes at him or for an impish, playful alien to smack him in the head with a bass guitar and then insinuates herself into his family. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.