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Volume 18 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. In a surprise visit, Onizauka shows Uchiyamada life is indeed wonderful. Meanwhile, Teshigawara rocks the schoolhouse when he hatches a deadly plot to kidnap Fuyutsuki. Can Onizuka get her back before Teshigawara lays a finger on her? Put away the homework and take notes-an explosive conclusion awaits readers in this action-packed volume of GTO! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. Teshigawara is armed and dangerous now that Onizuka has shattered his fantasy about Fuyutsuki. Looking to shoot anything and everything, he takes a pop at Onizuka and then sets his sights on a larger target, holding the school hostage. With the police on the way and Onizuka struggling to survive his wounds, will Teshigawara carry out his devastating plot to its explosive end? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 19 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. Teshigawara is armed and dangerous now that Onizuka has shattered his fantasy about Fuyutsuki. Looking to shoot anything and everything, he takes a pop at Onizuka and then sets his sights on a larger target, holding the school hostage. With the police on the way and Onizuka struggling to survive his wounds, will Teshigawara carry out his devastating plot to its explosive end? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. When the new principal arrives in school, she institutes a teacher merit system based on points. Onizuka can barely keep his score in positive numbers. To make matters worse, he's demoted to assistant teacher and evicted from the school's storage room. Homeless and nearly point-less, Onizuka has to convince some truant students to return to school before he's jobless! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 20 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. When the new principal arrives in school, she institutes a teacher merit system based on points. Onizuka can barely keep his score in positive numbers. To make matters worse, he's demoted to assistant teacher and evicted from the school's storage room. Homeless and nearly point-less, Onizuka has to convince some truant students to return to school before he's jobless! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 21 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. Tokiwa may look like an angel on the outside, but don't let the saintly exterior deceive you...she's got quite an inner demon. After dispatching a bunch of delinquents, the devious diva brings the rumble to Kikuchi. Onizuka must step in to teach Tokiwa a lesson about real men! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 21 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. Tokiwa may look like an angel on the outside, but don't let the saintly exterior deceive you...she's got quite an inner demon. After dispatching a bunch of delinquents, the devious diva brings the rumble to Kikuchi. Onizuka must step in to teach Tokiwa a lesson about real men! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 22 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. Onizuka must convince Tokiwa that not all men deserve a beating, something about which Ms. Daimon won't be very happy! Meanwhile, Uehara appears to be falling for a computer nerd. Does she know something behind the thick glasses and pocket protectors? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. What can Onizuka do to help Miyabi improve her relationship with her parents? Kidnap her of course! Unfortunately the police don't agree with Onizuka's crazy scheme. In contrast to the wild adventure orchestrated by Onizuka, some light is finally shed on Miyabi's traumatic past. Even if Onizuka can rebuild the bridge between Miyabi and her parents, will he be able to stop her from jumping off the deep end? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 24 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. Due to principal Daimon's orders, Shibuya continues to vent his rage toward Onizuka. Things just go from bad to worse when doctors diagnose Onizuka with a brain aneurysm and reveal he could become comatose if he experiences severe head trauma. Despite knowing this, Onizuka protects Yoshikawa during a fight with Shibuya's gang. Although he may prove that he's no chicken, he might just end up a vegetable! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 24 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. Due to principal Daimon's orders, Shibuya continues to vent his rage toward Onizuka. Things just go from bad to worse when doctors diagnose Onizuka with a brain aneurysm and reveal he could become comatose if he experiences severe head trauma. Despite knowing this, Onizuka protects Yoshikawa during a fight with Shibuya's gang. Although he may prove that he's no chicken, he might just end up a vegetable! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. The exciting finale in the GTO series! The truth behind Principal Daimon and Shibuya is revealed as the school is ablaze and Onizuka fights for his life. We find out what school means to those Onizuka has touched on his road to becoming the greatest teacher in Japan. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 25 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa. The exciting finale in the GTO series! The truth behind Principal Daimon and Shibuya is revealed as the school is ablaze and Onizuka fights for his life. We find out what school means to those Onizuka has touched on his road to becoming the greatest teacher in Japan. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages,. B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Daigo Murasaki. Art and cover by Kayahara. Translated by Kiki Piatkowska. Rinne has been sentenced to death. That's where the dragon princess' story should have ended. Instead, she's blown out of the sky en route to her execution and winds up in front of Ryuunosuke. The young boy has no time to be shocked by this wild development because the dragon girl needs him to lend her a hand-in marriage! For the sake of the world, Ryuunosuke has to marry Rinne and smother her with love because if he fails to keep her in check, the entire human race will probably go extinct...! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $15.00.

Written & illustrated by Masaomi Kanzaki. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Part II: "Drug" written and illustrated by Masomi Kanzaki. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The world of Gundam 0079 like you've never seen it before! In the future, overpopulation drives the inhabitants of Earth to live in colonies in outer space, until the Principality of Zeon, a militant colonial group, declares independence from Earth. In the ensuing civil war, half of humanity is wiped out, and Zeon's army of Zaku mobile suits is the deciding weapon. Written and drawn by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko --character designer and animation director for the original Mobile Suit Gundam animated series --get a fresh look at the story that spawned a legend! In this first volume, Zeon ace pilot, Commander Char Aznable, thought he could foil the Federation's plan to build a mobile suit by attacking their research base on colony Side 7. He was wrong - the besieged Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam! Amidst the fighting, young Amuro Ray is determined not to let his friends and family die in the crossfire, but what can he do to repel the invaders? Softcover, 120 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The world of Gundam 0079 like you've never seen it before! In the civil war, half of humanity is wiped out, and Zeon's army of Zaku mobile suits is the deciding weapon. With the Federation's first Gundam out of action, Amuro miraculously stumbles upon a second unit! Now, in control of a machine with unparalleled destructive power, will Amuro's actions do more to help the colony's survivors or hurt them? The Federation carrier White Base departs Side 7 with the Gundam, Amuro, and a group of unruly refugees on board. Charged with the task of getting the Gundam to Earth, can the White Base and its skeleton-crew of inexperienced civilians outwit Zeon ace pilot, Commander Char Aznable? Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. After falling prey to a Zeon ambush, the Federation's newest ship, White Base, tries to make a daring escape from the Side 7 colony. Unfortunately for the almost entirely rookie crew, their fight is about to get much tougher when the Principality of Zeon sends one of their best fighters after them-the Red Comet, Char Aznable! This heart-stopping Gundam series reads in the original right-to-left Japanese format! Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. he world of Gundam 0079 like you've never seen it before! Written and drawn by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko-character designer and animation director for the original Mobile Suit Gundam animated series-get a fresh look at the story that spawned a legend! On a mission to gain information on the Federation's new and powerful Mobile Suit, the Gundam, Char encounters a mysterious person from his past. And Amuro once again goes out into battle in the Gundam and must face the mighty Char, the Red Comet and his men, with deadly consequences. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. he world of Gundam 0079 like you've never seen it before! The White Base desperately races across the Zeon-infested deserts of the American Southwest bound ultimately for the Federation's headquarters at Jaburo in South America and safety. Hunting them though is none other than the commander of Zeon's terrestrial invasion force, Garma Zabi-and he's brought Char along with him! Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. World of Gundam 0079 like you've never seen before! In the civil war, half of humanity is wiped out, and Zeon's army of Zaku mobile suits is the deciding weapon. With the Federation's first Gundam out of action, Amuro miraculously stumbles upon a second unit! Now, in control of a machine with unparalleled destructive power, will Amuro's actions do more to help the colony's survivors or hurt them? Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Amuro returns to his mother's home in Rosarita, Mexico, but instead of finding his mother there he finds it filled with drunken Federation soldiers. He eventually meets his mother who is working in a hospital. She attempts to hide him from Zeon soldiers, but Amuro is forced to kill in front of his pacifist mother. His mother is shocked and pleads with him not to fight. This is an emotional installment that shows that there are no clear and easy lines between good and evil, and Federation and Zeon. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. A Battle rages on in Los Angeles between the Federation's White Base and the Zeon. Garma and the beautiful Icelina (the wife of the Mayor) share a few tender moments away from the crowd at a high society affair. Garma leaves the party to pursue the elusive White Base, which has been in hiding. Garma begins an all or nothing assault on the White Base which has devastating results! Amuro is once again sent out in the Gundam to go against several Zakus. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Gundam: The Origin features the breathtaking line work of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the character designer for the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV series. At the funeral for the fallen Zeon commander, Garma, Gihren makes a speech which is broadcast to Earth and the colonies. He uses Garma's to rally support and energize the people of Zeon. Ranba Ral, the commander of the Zanzibar class battleship enters the Earth's atmosphere to go up against the White Base. Not content to just sit in his chair, Ranba Ral goes out to fight the Gundam in his Mobile Suit. Another powerful battle ensues. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Gundam: The Origin features the breathtaking line work of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the character designer for the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV series, and is Yasuhiko's own highly stylized re-telling of the original Gundam story! While en-route to Jaburo, the White Base faces Ranba Ral and his deadly forces. Ranba Ral, himself, sets out in his Mobile Suit, the Gouf, to battle the White Base and the Gundam. Have Amuro and the Gundam finally met their match?! One of the Gundam's legs is blown off at the knee joint. Disturbed by all that he is forced to go through, Amuro leaves the White Base with the Gundam. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Gundam: The Origin features the breathtaking line work of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the character designer for the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV series. Gundam: The Origin is Yasuhiko's own highly stylized retelling of the original Gundam story. Mistrust and a suspicion of treachery spreads through the halls of the White Base and begins control the crew. Amuro is leaving desertion of the White Base has his friends divided between those who feel that he has been pushed too far and those who feel that he is a traitior. After Amuro stumbles into a nearby town in need of food and water, Ranba Ral and his men show up. Will there be a showdown? Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Gundam: The Origin features the breathtaking line work of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the character designer for the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV series. Gundam: The Origin is Yasuhiko's own highly stylized retelling of the original Gundam story. Softcover, 120 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.95.

1st printing. By Yasuhiro Nightow. First a hit first-person-shooter video game in Japan, Gungrave moved overseas to become an American Playstation 2 favorite as well before finally making the move to become a popular anime in both countries. Dark Horse is proud to bring America the works of Yasuhiro Nightow, and the artbook Gungrave Archives offers a new piece of the manga master's growing portfolio of works. Softcover, 8 in. x 12 in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Yasuhiro Nightow. For Brandon Heat, death doesn't matter. Driven by his need for revenge, he returns from beyond the grave to cripple Millenion, the huge mafia organization that uses undead monsters as its enforcers. His ultimate goal will be to destroy Harry McDowel, the leader of Millenion, and at one time, Brandon's best friend...Softcover, 5 in. x 7 in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hiroyuki Sanadura. An otherworldly invasion beset the Earth at the close of the Pacific War in 1945. Droves of Phantom Beasts waged a bitter struggle against the already war-weary inhabitants of Earth. This uncommon insurgency forced humanity to unite and defend a world already in the throes of turmoil. The death toll decimated military forces leaving Japan with no choice but to enlist the help of its teenage population. Atsushi Hayami is amongst the ranks of those who, rather than lead a normal high school life, takes up arms to ensure the survival of mankind. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 218 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hiroyuki Sanadura. Full Phantom Force! Fifty years since the invasion, the Phantom Beasts continue their devastating onslaught, indiscriminately seeking to decimate the human race into extinction. With the military's body-count rising, Japan was forced to enlist teenagers into battle. Mai Shibamura and Atsushi Hayami, two young soldiers of Unit 5121, have finally seen some action and are ready to take on even more Phantom Beasts. While trying to secure food supplies, they notice that the alien invaders are attacking cats, which fuels Shibamura's anger. Later, in the Arakawa war zone, orders and inexperience lead to tragedy and humiliation for Unit 5121, and both Hayami and Shibamura feel the sting of loss. This setback weakens the platoon...but not for long! The existence of the human race is at stake, and these kids were drafted to save it! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hiroyuki Sanadura. The war against the Phantom Beasts rages on, and absolute victory for Army Unit 5121 seems impossible. Hayami's latest preoccupation with heroism won't stop the enemy from easing its way through the gun smoke, and these extraterrestrial invaders don't play by the rules of war! With enough bone-splitting mecha under their belts to flatten the teenage troops, the Phantom Beasts will stop at nothing to annihilate the soldiers of Earth! Packed with enough mecha action to top Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed and Megazone! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 246 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yu Aida. Innocence Lost.... Henrietta barely survived a brutal attack that killed her family. "Rescued" by the Social Welfare Agency, her injuries were repaired with robotic components and she was brainwashed - lost with the memory of her family's death was almost every trace of her own humanity. Today she is an extraordinarily lethal cyborg assassin, obediently working with her handler Giuseppe to carry out her deadly tasks. Despite her conditioning and programming, Henrietta still has the heart of a young girl; she has not completely forgotten how to love. Yet the very emotion is contrary to her training and programming. Can the Gunslinger Girl survive? Can she find peace in a struggle against her very nature? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 186 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Yu Aida. Innocence Lost.... Henrietta barely survived a brutal attack that killed her family. "Rescued" by the Social Welfare Agency, her injuries were repaired with robotic components and she was brainwashed - lost with the memory of her family's death was almost every trace of her own humanity. Today she is an extraordinarily lethal cyborg assassin, obediently working with her handler Giuseppe to carry out her deadly tasks. Despite her conditioning and programming, Henrietta still has the heart of a young girl; she has not completely forgotten how to love. Yet the very emotion is contrary to her training and programming. Can the Gunslinger Girl survive? Can she find peace in a struggle against her very nature? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 186 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yu Aida. In Italy, select teenage girls have been transformed into cyborgs and subjected to a brainwashing process known as "Conditioning." These girls are then paired with fully human supervisors, called Handlers, and are made to carry out assassinations on behalf of a shadowy government agency. The girls are fiercely loyal to their Handlers and would do anything to protect them. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 178 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yu Aida. It's manga's answer to The Professional! When the Social Welfare Agency starts looking into one of their missing agents, their investigation leads to a rival agency, the Republica Federale Padana. Triela will infiltrate Padana, but a bloody battle will leave her staring down the barrel of a gun! A more personal battle will rage inside of Henrietta, as the final fragments of her humanity break the surface of her mostly mechanical body. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 186 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yu Aida. Though brainwashed to be cold-blooded killers, the child assassins of Section Two continue to grow beyond the range of their "conditioning." Triela struggles with tears that never come, while Henrietta must deal with her growing feelings for her handler Giuseppe. But there is still hope in Triela, who is slowly coming to terms with her defeat at the hands of Pinocchio... and remembering the girl she once was. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yu Aida. The conflict between Padania and the Social Welfare Agency reaches new heights as Padania agents target the ex-fiancee of Marco, Angelica's handler. The Agency retaliates with an all-out strike against the elusive Christiano, a move that once again pits Triela against the deadly, knife-wielding Pinocchio... in a battle that only one of them will survive. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yu Aida. The Social Welfare Agency's cyborg program moves into the next phase with the introduction of Petrushka, the most capable assassin it has ever produced. Paired with her handler Alessandro, Petrushka will be called upon to foil a Padania bombing on her very first outing - if she doesn't get herself killed first. 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.

Volume 1-3 - 1st printing. Collects Gunslinger Girl GN Vol. 1-3. Story and art by Yu Aida. After Henrietta barely surives the savage murder of her family, Italy's Social Welfare Agency takes her in and repairs her injuries using the latest in cybernetic technology. All traces of Henrietta's past are wiped from her mind as she becomes one of the Agency's most lethal assassins. Despite her progamming, Henrietta is troubled by fragmented memories. Her handler Jose must keep her feelings in check and ensure that she stays on mission; a task made all the more difficult by Henrietta's striking resemblance to Jose's late younger sister. Collects the first three volumes, newly re-translated. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 576 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.99.

Volume 4-6 - 1st printing. Collects Gunslinger Girl GN Vol. 4-6.

Story and art by Yu Aida.

The Social Welfare Agency: a secret counter-terrorism unit for the Italian government that rescues troubled young girls and turns them into cybernetically-enhanced ruthless killers who do the government's dirty work. Yet the child assassins are not as heartless as they were programmed to be. Henrietta struggles with her conflicted feelings towards her handler Jose, while fellow agent Triela combats her own inner demons as she strives to remember the girl she once was.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 576 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $15.99.