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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. When Haruhi Suzumiya introduces herself to Kyon by asking if he's an alien, time traveler, or psychic he knows his chances for a normal high school experience are ruined. Bold Haruhi takes a shine to him, and uses the force of her irrepressible personality to draft him into her club to find paranormal beings. Kyon soon discovers what she's looking for - Haruhi herself has the power to destroy and create entire universes at her whim! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. In her latest attempt to give the S.O.S. Brigade more public exposure, Haruhi signs the group up tfor the citywide baseball tournament. Kyon manages to scrape together a full nine-person team, but it seems the only with any talent for baseball is Haruhi. Ah, well it's just a friendly game, right? With the team down nine to nothing, Haruhi's fury is causing open dimensional spaces which threaten to destroy the world! Time for the groups' unusual members to step in and play ball! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. When the SOS Brigade receives an urgent message that the Computer Research Society's president has gone missing, Haruhi confidently promises to locate him, and the SOS Brigade is off! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. Poor Kyon has resigned himself to his duties in the SOS Brigade - that is, to keeping Haruhi occupied, lest in her boredom she destroy the world! School's out for the summer, so they'll have to work overtime to keep the ignorant goddess entertained. But will summer festivals and swimming pools be enough to appease her? Or will her longing for a supernatural excitement land the SOS Brigade in their most dangerous caper yet? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. The school festival is right around the corner, and Haruhi jumps at the chance to give the SOS Brigade more exposure. Swapping her Brigade Chief armband for a director's chair, Haruhi begins production on "The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina," written, directed, and produced by her. But Haruhi seems to be making it up as she goes along, and Kyon's having trouble cleaning up her messes when he's burdened with all the film equipment. Has Haruhi taken things too far this time? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. In a last ditch attempt to recover their stolen equipment, the Computer Research Society challenges the SOS Brigade to a winner-takes-all game tournament! The game they've chosen: a multi-player space battle simulation game. Even though no one in the SOS Brigade has ever played the game before, Haruhi readily agrees to the contest. Failure seems inevitable, but losing is not an option! Thankfully, the SOS Brigade members aren't just your average students. Can they pull it together to destroy the expert Computer Research Society before Haruhi destroys the whole city? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. Something very strange is going on. The SOS Brigade and Haruhi Suzumiya's obsession with uncovering mysteries have disappeared. Kyon seems to be the only one who remembers anything about the infamous SOS Brigade and its members - the former time traveler Mikuru Asahina (now a normal student), the former alien Nagato (now a timid bookworm), or the energetic Haruhi Suzumiya (now nowhere to be found)! Just where is Haruhi? Not to mention member number three, esper Koziumi? And why is Kyon, who so often longed for a normal life, so upset to find it all gone? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. Following the clues in the clubroom, Kyon travels back in time to a familiar place, the same destination he and Asahina visited on last summer's time travel excursion! Kyon again meets with the elder Asahina, but she has no idea what's caused the future to go awry - erm, to go normal. Stoic Nagato is not surprised to find future Kyon at her door and prepares a program that will repair the rift. But the decision as to whether or not to adminster it lies with Kyon! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. Quite out of the blue, Kyon receives a phone call from his middle school classmate Nakagawa. Six months ago, he spotted Kyon walking with the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen and instantly fell in love! Now he wants Kyon's help conveying his feelings. But Nakagawa has no idea that the fair maiden who stole his heart is actually an otherworldly being... Nagato? How will the stoic relic react to Nakagawa's affections? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. Trapped on the snowy mountain by both a storm and a supernatural forces that have cut off Yuki from the Data Overmind, Kyon is roused from sleep by Asahina slowly unbuttoning her nightshirt as she climbs into his bed! Kyon realizes it cannot possibly be the real Asahina (darn!) and though he doesn't mind the house's tricks, he and the Brigade have to crack the code and escape fast before Yuki's fever gets out of control. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. Trapped on the snowy mountain by both a storm and a supernatural forces that have cut off Yuki from the Data Overmind, Kyon is roused from sleep by Asahina slowly unbuttoning her nightshirt as she climbs into his bed! Kyon realizes it cannot possibly be the real Asahina (darn!) and though he doesn't mind the house's tricks, he and the Brigade have to crack the code and escape fast before Yuki's fever gets out of control. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Gaku Tsugano. With the threat of disbandment hanging over their heads, the SOS Brigade, after months of squatting in the Literature Club's clubroom, puts pen to paper and starts writing some literature of their own! The Brigade has exactly one week to create a literature antholology if they want to keep the Lit Club's space from being reallocated by the student council. As each member prepares his or her contribution, Supreme Editor in Chief Harhi keeps a watchful eye on her team, especially as Kyon's assigned romance story unfolds! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Puyo. The New York Times-bestselling series is back with all-new stories in the uber cute Haruhi-Chan! It's the SOS Brigade like you've never seen them before! Witness the untold adventures of Haruhi Suzumiya's quest to uncover aliens, time travelers, and espers in this cute, four-panel comedy. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Puyo. The New York Times-bestselling series is back with all-new stories in the uber cute Haruhi-Chan! It's the SOS Brigade like you've never seen them before! Witness the untold adventures of Haruhi Suzumiya's quest to uncover aliens, time travelers, and espers in this cute, four-panel comedy. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Puyo. It's another crazy-exciting day for Haruhi-chan and the SOS Brigade! Haruhi-chan never runs out of ideas for fun new activities with the SOS Brigade (attendance mandatory). It's a busy time for everyone: going to the beach, taking scenic hikes, moongazing in sexy bunny-girl outfits?!? What will Haruhi think of next? You'll find plenty of gags and guffaws as Haruhi dives into the world of four-panel and short comics! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Art by Puyo. If you thought the SOS Brigade's adventures couldn't get any more outrageous, you've never met Haruhi-Chan! Nagato has gone otaku! Asakura is her pint-size prisoner/plaything! Mikuru's so cute she turns into a sheep! You'll find plenty of gags and guffaws as Haruhi dives into the world four panel and short comics! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Normally April Fool's Day is a time for good-natured pranks, but with Haruhi's power, any trick she pulls could threaten reality as we know it! While Koizumi struggles to organize the SOS Brigade to prepare for her antics, Haruhi is busy thinking up ways to recruit new members! Given the supernatural crowd already gathered in the clubroom, who knows what type of person Haruhi will summon to the SOS Brigade next? If anyone shows up at all! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. Normally April Fool's Day is a time for good-natured pranks, but with Haruhi's power, any trick she pulls could threaten reality as we know it! While Koizumi struggles to organize the SOS Brigade to prepare for her antics, Haruhi is busy thinking up ways to recruit new members! Given the supernatural crowd already gathered in the clubroom, who knows what type of person Haruhi will summon to the SOS Brigade next? If anyone shows up at all! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. It's another new year, and we all know what that means - time for Kyon's first dream of the year! Once again, lucky(?) omens hawk, eggplant, and Mount Fuji (played respectively by Tsuruya, Nagato, and Koizumi) make an appearance, but their promise of fortune never seems to play out for Kyon. All he ever gets is fresh year of Haruhi-chan's antics! The SOS Brigade goes miniature, Koizumi's trying out a new look, and everyone seems intent on getting Kyon into a dress! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. As if he doesn't have enough to deal with during the day, Kyon's dreams are becoming a regular haunt for his SOS friends! Once again, lucky(?) omens hawk, eggplant, and Mount Fuji (played respectively by Tsuruya, Nagato, and Koizumi) make an appearance, but their promises of fortune never seems to play out for Kyon. All he ever gets is more of Haruhi-chan's antics! You'll find plenty of gags and guffaws as Haruhi dives into the world of four-panel and short comics! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Written by Nagaru Tanigawa. As the midnight chimes of December 31st ring in the New Year, Kyon and the members of the SOS Brigade renew their resolution to keep Haruhi entertained no matter what it takes - lest she unmake the world! Haruhi's putting her faithful (?) members through their paces, but no matter where she drags them, you can bet there will be no shortage of craziness when Haruhi is at the helm! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Osamu Tezuka.

When Dan Takuya's sister marries into the mob, he is also automatically thrown into the dark underworld of organized crime. While unknowingly breaking the mob's code of silence, Dan is brutally tortured, arms severed and left for dead as punishment. He somehow manages to survive, and through rehab and with the help of an eccentric doctor, he is provided with new prosthetic metal arms. But there is a catch! He must tap into his psychic powers to move his new limbs.

Through the use of telekinesis, or KP, he trains to make use of his new arms through sheer will and vows revenge to those who did him wrong. But as soon as he's out for the hunt, there is a wake of death that's left behind which he has no knowledge of. Does Dan truly have full control of his new metal weapons?

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.95.

By KATSUHIRO OTOMO. The master of Japanese storytelling has done it again! Three space adventurers on a seemingly innocent mission find themselves in peril! Sci-fi drama in the tradition of Akira. Epic Comics. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yomi Sarachi.

The mermaid prince is super-popular with all the girls lining up to be his bride. But the one he falls in love with...has legs!

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yomi Sarachi.

Prince Naru is doing the 'mermaid in love' thing and has transformed into a human boy in order to be with Nami. But the devilishly handsome mermaid Roa appears! What could he want with Nami?

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yomi Sarachi.

Even without his tall muscular body and long beautiful hair, Prince Naru has managed to get close to the girl of his dreams, Nami. Sure, she might think he's a pervert (he does keep showing up naked, after all), and Arashi is constantly stealing his spotlight, but nevertheless, life as a human isn't all that bad...That is until Loa-who's just as hot as the merman version of Naru-makes his entrance at school! Everyone's swooning over the new boy, but it seems he has his sights set on Nami too?!

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Softcover, 6-in.x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W.

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi. Softcover, 6-in.x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Story and art by Ken Homerun. Translated by Emily Balistrieri. Mugi, a transfer student from Tokyo now living in a southern island of Japan, can stand the new sunburn and the bullying he receives at school. It's the ocean, the water that he doesn't know how to swim in, and the brother-in-law who's making his older sister so happy, that he can't handle. Ever since his parents passed and this stranger became "family," Mugi's felt like there's nowhere he belongs, like maybe he should just... drown. Feeling out of place in his own home, he turns for refuge to his one friend, local girl Matori, whose grandmother tells them about a mysterious legend surrounding mermaids in a secret cove who will grant one wish to whoever they meet. So when Mugi's brother-in-law gets swept off to sea trying to save a carless swimmer in rough waters, it's up to Mugi to try to make things right-sink or swim. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 230 pages, B&W. Rated 16+ Cover price $13.95.

1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Rumiko Takahashi. Partake of the Mermaid's Flesh, the Leends says, and you will be granted eternal life and youth! Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey they meet others who have eaten of the flesh of the mermaid in hopes of becoming immortal....but the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are some of the lucky ones - Others die in agony, or worse, turn into savage monsters known as lost souls! In a world of suffering and evil, Yuta and Mana must fight to retain their humanity!. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $17.95.

2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Rumiko Takahashi. Partake of the Mermaid's Flesh, the Leends says, and you will be granted eternal life and youth! Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey they meet others who have eaten of the flesh of the mermaid in hopes of becoming immortal....but the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are some of the lucky ones - Others die in agony, or worse, turn into savage monsters known as lost souls! In a world of suffering and evil, Yuta and Mana must fight to retain their humanity!. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 304 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $17.95.