Comic books in 'Manga'

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Despite all kinds of crazy supernatural beings appearing and attacking Ataru, nothing brings calamity quite like the kind that Ataru brings on himself… Although, when a rival named Shutaro Mendo appears, the chaos does step up a notch! All disaster and no play makes things dull, however, so Ataru goes on a date with Lum!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 3 - 1st Printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Undeterred by Lums jealous anger, Ataru continues to shamelessly chase skirts. When the priestess Sakura returns as Tomobiki High Schools nurse, the school is plagued by unprecedented menaces that titillate Atarus lecherous heart! Later, Lums gorgeous childhood friend Ran escalates the school hijinks, but what Lum doesnt know is that Ran has a major score to settle!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Undeterred by Lums jealous anger, Ataru continues to shamelessly chase skirts. When the priestess Sakura returns as Tomobiki High Schools nurse, the school is plagued by unprecedented menaces that titillate Atarus lecherous heart! Later, Lums gorgeous childhood friend Ran escalates the school hijinks, but what Lum doesnt know is that Ran has a major score to settle!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Lums childhood friend Ran continues to cause trouble with her kisses, but thats the least of Atarus worries! Ten, Lums little cousin, arrives at the Moroboshi household, creating chaos at every turn. A miniature gentleman and self-proclaimed playboy, Ten loves Lum but hates Ataru. How will Ataru contend with this new fire-breathing nemesis?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Lums childhood friend Ran continues to cause trouble with her kisses, but thats the least of Atarus worries! Ten, Lums little cousin, arrives at the Moroboshi household, creating chaos at every turn. A miniature gentleman and self-proclaimed playboy, Ten loves Lum but hates Ataru. How will Ataru contend with this new fire-breathing nemesis?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

A strange rumor ripples through the quiet town of Tomobiki—Lum is participating in an arranged marriage event! As Lum cheerfully gets dolled up for this intergalactic gala, Ataru pretends to be indifferent to the news. Upset that Lum might find the husband of her dreams, though, Ataru contemplates following her into outer space to check out the competition!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

A strange rumor ripples through the quiet town of Tomobiki—Lum is participating in an arranged marriage event! As Lum cheerfully gets dolled up for this intergalactic gala, Ataru pretends to be indifferent to the news. Upset that Lum might find the husband of her dreams, though, Ataru contemplates following her into outer space to check out the competition!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Ran is back and up to no good as she continues her never-ending quest to get back at Lum! But will she change her tune when handsome Rei shows up? Later, the ultimate cuddly kitty spirit appears, burdened with a heavy grudge in its heart! Can Ataru and gang help this cat or will they just make everything worse?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Ran is back and up to no good as she continues her never-ending quest to get back at Lum! But will she change her tune when handsome Rei shows up? Later, the ultimate cuddly kitty spirit appears, burdened with a heavy grudge in its heart! Can Ataru and gang help this cat or will they just make everything worse?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Princess Kurama the crow goblin is bound to marry the man who awakens her with a kiss—but please, let it be anyone but Ataru! Hoping to replace Ataru with a different suitor, Kurama decides to return to her enchanted slumber. On a sunny afternoon, her capsule descends toward Earth once more…but will she land the man she truly wants?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 392 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Princess Kurama the crow goblin is bound to marry the man who awakens her with a kiss—but please, let it be anyone but Ataru! Hoping to replace Ataru with a different suitor, Kurama decides to return to her enchanted slumber. On a sunny afternoon, her capsule descends toward Earth once more…but will she land the man she truly wants?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 392 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi.

The hilarious manga classic featuring beautiful space alien princess Lum!

Beautiful space alien princess Lum invades Earth on her UFO, and unlucky Ataru Moroboshi's world gets turned upside down! Will Lum become Earth's electrifying new leader? Or will Ataru somehow miraculously save Earth from space alien onslaught?

Disaster-prone Ataru isn't the least bit interested when he stumbles upon a parent and teenager hurling insults at each other on the beach, but everything changes when Ataru finds out that teenager Ryunosuke Fujisaki is actually a girl! Later, a nervous fire-breathing Ten meets his pyro-hating mother, which makes it the perfect opportunity for Ataru to mess with his young nemesis!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. Translated and Adapted by Camellia Nieh.

The principal is inspired to launch a Miss Tomobiki High pageant in which the ladies of the school vie for dominance in beauty, intellect and combat skills! Who will win the Miss Tomobiki High crown? Later, Mendo's secret past is suddenly revealed!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. Translated and Adapted by Camellia Nieh.

There's never a dull moment on the beach in summer, especially when Ataru and Mendo encounter a beautiful woman looking for her lost child on the bottom of the ocean. Could this be Ryunosuke's missing mother? Later, Ataru and Ten's ongoing battle for dominance creates some serious collateral damage when Lum gets hit point-blank with a projectile rice cooker. Will she ever talk to them again?!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. Translated and Adapted by Camellia Nieh.

Once again, Lum has introduced a bizarre menace to Earth, causing her classmates to quake with fear-a judge who "vanishes" performers whose New Year's Hidden Talent Show acts are deemed subpar! Later, Mendo is shocked by the sudden announcement of his arranged marriage to a bride so secret even members of her own family don't know her!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. Translated and Adapted by Camellia Nieh.

Mendo has been called upon to save a fair maiden-by going on a date with her! But the peril Asuka faces is her own boy-phobia, so Mendo just keeps making things worse! Later, Lum tries to encourage a Tomobiki High student to stand up for herself against some bullies and ends up facing off in the ring against the head of another high school's delinquents. Good thing Lum has hidden strength to draw upon!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi. Translated and Adapted by Camellia Nieh.

Lum cultivates a Dream Seed that will allow her to bring her dearest dreams to fruition. But Sakura mistakes it for a sleeping pill and finds herself stuck in a three-day nightmare with Lum's idea of true romance! Later, Benten and Ryunosuke go head-to-head in a battle to see which one is the girliest! When fists can't settle the score, they turn to feminine charm!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences

Cover price $19.99.

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 206 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

All Text is in Japanese

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Written by Nanki Satō. Art and cover by Akira Kiduki. A young man is in love with his coworker that is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend. But she agrees to go out with him on one condition - they can never have sex! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 196 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. A slice-of-life comedy about an introverted college student and his buxom, bubbly classmate! Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana, his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman, has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. A slice-of-life comedy about an introverted college student and his buxom, bubbly classmate! Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana, his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman, has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 144 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. A slice-of-life comedy about an introverted college student and his buxom, bubbly classmate! Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana, his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman, has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana - his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman - has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Fans of slice-of-life comedy are sure to enjoy this new "odd couple" tale about misadventures in a college setting. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana - his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman - has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Fans of slice-of-life comedy are sure to enjoy this new "odd couple" tale about misadventures in a college setting. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana - his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman - has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 148 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana-his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman-has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 148 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana-his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman-has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana-his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman-has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 146 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana-his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman-has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 138 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Take. Translated by Jennifer Ward. Adapted by T. Campbell. Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana-his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman-has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 154 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $25.00

Add to cart Near Mint $25.00

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. By Junji Ito. Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurozu-cho are pulled ever deeper into a whirlpool from which there is no return! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 648 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Junji Ito. Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurozu-cho are pulled ever deeper into a whirlpool from which there is no return! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 648 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. By Masashi Kishimoto. Experience Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all of its colorful glory in this collection of images from the conclusion of the best-selling Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear in nearly a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also features commentary from creator Masashi Kishimoto, a beautiful double-sided poster and a sticker sheet! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 160 pages, full color. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $19.99.

Includes Poster - 1st printing. By Masashi Kishimoto. Relish Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all its colorful glory in this new hardbound collection of images from the Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear in over a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also includes an extensive interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, step-by-step details on the process of creating a Naruto illustration, 20 pages of notes from the author about each image in the book and a beautiful double-sided poster! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 148 pages, full color. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

Includes Poster - 2nd and later printings. By Masashi Kishimoto. RRelish Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all its colorful glory in this new hardbound collection of images from the Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear in over a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also includes an extensive interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, step-by-step details on the process of creating a Naruto illustration, 20 pages of notes from the author about each image in the book and a beautiful double-sided poster! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 148 pages, full color. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $24.99.

Does NOT include poster - Includes Poster - 1st printing. By Masashi Kishimoto. Relish Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all its colorful glory in this new hardbound collection of images from the Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear in over a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also includes an extensive interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, step-by-step details on the process of creating a Naruto illustration, 20 pages of notes from the author about each image in the book! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 148 pages, full color. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $19.99.

Does NOT Include Poster - 2nd and later printings. By Masashi Kishimoto. RRelish Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all its colorful glory in this new hardbound collection of images from the Naruto manga! Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear in over a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also includes an extensive interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, step-by-step details on the process of creating a Naruto illustration, 20 pages of notes from the author about each image in the book! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 148 pages, full color. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $24.99.

1st (2001) Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. A fiendish power - the power of the spiral - swirls about the sleepy, fogbound town of Kurôzu-cho. It haunts the streets, kills some of its inhabitants, drives others mad... and changes others in even more terrible ways. Now Kirie Goshima and her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (who lost both his parents to the spiral), must find a way to stop the malign spiral and its ghastly followers before their world is engulfed! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 page, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.95.

1st (2001) Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Junji Ito. A fiendish power - the power of the spiral - swirls about the sleepy, fogbound town of Kurôzu-cho. It haunts the streets, kills some of its inhabitants, drives others mad... and changes others in even more terrible ways. Now Kirie Goshima and her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito (who lost both his parents to the spiral), must find a way to stop the malign spiral and its ghastly followers before their world is engulfed! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 page, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.95.

1st (2001) Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. In the third and final volume, with their town devastated by titanic hurricanes, the citizens of Kurôzu-cho - including Shuichi, Kirie and her family - find themselves cut off from the outside world. Reporters and rescue teams cross the mountain range into Kurôzu-cho only to find themselves unable to leave. Trapped inside the cursed ruins, the desperate survivors struggle and huddle together, waiting to turn into giant snails or worse. The very laws of nature are changed as the spiral sucks them in. And to fight it, or to escape, the last survivors must go to the heart of the horror to witness what may be their eventual fate. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 page, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.95.

"The anime and manga newsletter." In this issue: Nadia, Video Girl Ai, Vampire Wars, Gall Force, Ranma 1/2, and more. 8-1/4 in. x 10-7/8 in.; black and white; 24 pages on good quality white paper. No date (circa early 90s). Cover price $3.50.

"The anime and manga newsletter." In this issue: Legends of the Galactic Heroes, 3 x 3 Eyes, Macross II, Animecon '91, Madara, and more. 8-3/8 in. x 11 in.; black and white; 32 pages on good quality white paper. No date (circa early 90s). Cover price $3.50.