Comic books in 'Manga'

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Stories and art by Katie Bair, Steven Henry, Elza Keiko and Ehd Muller. A collection of manga-style tales in the genre of shoujo, which are stories aimed at teen girls. In Katie Bairs Oasis Destiny, the fortress city of Oasis safeguards the last vestiges of civilization on a desertified Earth, and the five powerful sisters known as the New Goddesses safeguard the city. Three other shoujo stories by different artists are also featured. Final issue of the series; followed by Shoujo Pocket Manga (2004) #1. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by kinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul.

Ever since he failed to make his crush laugh, shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. Meanwhile, his classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through.

When the two team up, they just might be able to create a wave of laughter that reaches to the heavens and propels them to the top of the comedy world!

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

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by kinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul. A pair of dreamers strive to rise to the top of the comedy world in this story by Akinari Asakura with art by Takeshi Obata (Death Note)! Shy Azemichi Shijima has secretly been studying the art of comedy. His outgoing classmate Taiyo Higashikata has big dreams of being funny but no follow-through. When the two team up, they just might take the comedy world by storm! Higashikata and Shijima vow to abandon their comedy dreams if they fail to win the High School Comedy Battle, but the competition is not what they prepared for. With just 30 minutes to spare, will they be able to write an entirely new sketch worthy of first place? Or is this the end for the talented duo? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Akinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul. The preliminary round of the Wara-1 Koshien has begun! Azemichi and Taiyo have put their heart and soul into preparing for the competition, but if they're going to make it to Osaka, that holy land of comedy, first they're going to have to defeat the skilled comedy duo Sprechchor and a mysterious new opponent called Kirameki Confections, aka "the Stage Crushers." Will they be able to outdo these competitors and seize their ticket to the finals? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Akinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul. Azemichi and Taiyo are One-Way Ticket to the Top, the final performers of the Wara-1 Koshien prelims! Between Azemichi's carefully scripted comedy and Taiyo's flawless acting, they've got the perfect routine to win over the crowd. But despite having started off with the biggest laughs of the day, Azemichi draws a blank halfway through their routine and forgets his next line! Unless Azemichi and Taiyo can save their performance, they may have just lost their only chance at making their comedy dreams come true... Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Akinari Asakura. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Translated by Stephen Paul.By winning the preliminary round, Azemichi and Taiyo have officially qualified for the Wara-1 Koshien comedy competition! Rumor has it that everyone who's ever gotten advice from the eccentric Professor Hiyama has gone on to win Wara-1 Koshien-but the only way to get that advice is to win the Hiyama Cup! Can Azemichi and Taiyo beat both Broken Glass Slipper and Shiba Inu World Tour to win a meeting with the comedy legend? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

1st printing.

Story and Art by Hayao Miyazaki. Translated by Alex Dudok de Wit.

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a golden grain that would save his land, never before published in English!

Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death harvesting the little grain that grows there. And so, when a traveler presents him with a sample of seeds from a mysterious western land, he sets out to find the source of the golden grain, dreaming of a better life for his subjects.

It is not long before he meets a proud girl named Thea. After freeing her from captivity, he is pursued by her enemies, and while Thea escapes north, Shuna continues toward the west, finally reaching the Land of the God-Folk.

Will Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he make it back home from his quest for the golden grain?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 160 pages, full color.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Miki Bukimi. Translated by Ajani Oloye. Earth was on the brink of a third World War when super-powered individuals came forth from each country around the globe, ending the conflict and ushering in a new era of relative peace. Among those heroes, Japan is represented by a timid young girl known as "Shy." She may spend more time worrying about her own shortcomings than she does battling villains, but she'll show the world that despite it all she still has the heart of a hero! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 210 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Miki Bukimi. Translated by Ajani Oloye. Shy's shown she can handle the basics of being a hero, but with the boy known as Stigma still at large, that might not be enough. Determined to become stronger, she holds a mock battle against the British hero, Stardust-one of the most famous figures in the hero world, and a merciless opponent. With her status as a hero on the line, can Shy awaken to new powers!? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Miki Bukimi. Translated by Ajani Oloye. Still stinging from their battle with Stigma and Tzveta, Shy and the other heroes must take extraordinary measures to stop the Amarariruku's rampage. Their investigation eventually brings them to Spirit's home country, Russia-but what awaits them there? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Miki Bukimi. Translated by Ajani Oloye. While battling the Amarariruku in Russia, the sadness-laden memories of Pepesha's mother leak out and overwhelm Spirit, deactivating her heart-shift. Now it's all up to Shy to save not just her friend and the orphanage she holds so dear, but the cold heart of Tzveta as well...! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Miki Bukimi. Translated by Ajani Oloye. After fending off Keheheh and Tzveta in Russia, Shy returns to Japan, where she encounters the mysterious Ai Tennoji-a runaway Kansai girl with an unexpected background! However, Teru hardly has any time to fret over making a new friend when Amarariruku strikes again in a daring attack! With the full attention of the hero community focused on Japan, can Shy stand up to the pressure...?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Miki Bukimi. Translated by Ajani Oloye. To reclaim Tokyo from the influence of evil syndicate Amarariruku, Shy leads her team of heroes into the black sphere at the metropolis's heart. Once inside, they discover that its citizens have been transformed into...zombies?! In the hopes of returning them to normal, Shy sets her sights on the central tower-but the short-tempered Doki, member of Amarariruku, appears to block her way. An all-out battle between the infiltration team and their villainous opponents ensues!! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $13.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Takahiro Seguchi. Based on the book by Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, Seguchi's Sickness Unto Death is a modern fictional retelling of his concepts of despair, sin, and self-image. At 18, Futaba Kazuma is going to college to get his certification in clinical psychology. While attending school, he boards at a creepy mansion. Also living there is a strange young woman called Emiru. She suffers from a terminal illness of the heart - despair. This deep psychological problem has eerie physical effects as well: her hair has turned white, her body temperature is well below normal, and her blood pressure is also bizarre. No psychologists or counselors have been able to help cure her of this problem. Will Kazuma be able to determine the cause of Emiru's despair and save her before it's too late? Softcover, 208 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $11.95.

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by J. Torres & Takeshi Miyazawa Since when did students have to deal with crappy cafeteria food, loud snoring roommates and zits big enough to be seen from Mars, on top of surviving Battle-Bot VR programs, passing Superhuman History mid-terms, and getting detentions for morphing, flying or turning invisible on school grounds?! High school certainly has changed! Sidekicks is a new series from J. Torres (creator of The Copybook Tales and Siren), and new manga sensation Takeshi Miyazawa. The series follows the story of Terry Highland, daughter of an ex-super-hero sidekick, with gravity powers of her own. Mr. Highland feels that regular high school is not suited for his super-powered daughter and believes she should attend Shuster Academy, a high school that specializes in training super-hero sidekicks. This issue follows Terry's visit to the school and her interaction with the other super- powered students. Just how much trouble can this bunch of gifted teens get into? You just won't believe it! But don't forget about the super-powered instructors! This series is sure to appeal to fans of the Teen Titans, Gen13 and Generation X. Combining J. Torres' strong sense of characterization and dialogue with the breathtaking manga art of Takeshi Miyzawa, Sidekicks should appeal to comic and manga fans alike! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.75.

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Group shot by J. Torres & Takeshi Miyazawa It's the third issue of the first Sidekicks manga mini-series from J. Torres, creator of The Copybook Tales and Siren, and Japanese manga sensation Takeshi Miyazawa! Every school has its secrets and legends, and a school for super-powered teens is no different. Except the secrets the halls of Shuster Academy hold are a little bit more bizarre, and dangerous, than most myths. Terry Highland makes it her mission to get to the truth behind some of the legends and drags the rest of the student body into it with her. Will the truths they discover change the future of the academy forever? Sure to appeal to fans of the Teen Titans, Gen13, and Generation X. Combining J. Torres' strong sense of characterization and dialogue with the breathtaking manga art of Takeshi Miyazawa, Sidekicks is for comic and manga fans alike! Variant cover by Mike Wieringo. Cover price $2.75.

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2 kids on cover. by J. Torres & Takeshi Miyazawa It's the third issue of the first Sidekicks manga mini-series from J. Torres, creator of The Copybook Tales and Siren, and Japanese manga sensation Takeshi Miyazawa! Every school has its secrets and legends, and a school for super-powered teens is no different. Except the secrets the halls of Shuster Academy hold are a little bit more bizarre, and dangerous, than most myths. Terry Highland makes it her mission to get to the truth behind some of the legends and drags the rest of the student body into it with her. Will the truths they discover change the future of the academy forever? Sure to appeal to fans of the Teen Titans, Gen13, and Generation X. Combining J. Torres' strong sense of characterization and dialogue with the breathtaking manga art of Takeshi Miyazawa, Sidekicks is for comic and manga fans alike! Variant cover by Mike Wieringo. Cover price $2.75.

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story and Art by Suu Morishita. Yuki is a typical college student in all ways but one: She's hard of hearing. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? Even with a hearing aid, the voices of others are an indistinct blur for Yuki. But she's never let that get in the way of a life arranged around her friends, social media, and cute fashion. She's browsing her phone on train when a tourist asks her for directions, and she's ready to panic...but the handsome Itsuomi steps in to help. It turns out her new crush is a friend of a friend, and Yuki's world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn't one of them. Can Yuki communicate her budding feelings? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in, 180 Pages, B&W: Read Right to Left Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Story and Art by Suu Morishita. Why must the time we spend together always be so short? After struggling with her feelings for Itsuomi, Yukis chosen love. An intense heart-to-heart between the two, sitting against a laundromat window watching the falling snow, has begun to deepen their relationship. But theres still much more progress to be made, and Yuki finds the world Itsuomi inhabits intimidating… How can they keep communicating when Itsuomi drops in and out of Yukis life? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in, 176 Pages, B&W: Read Right to Left Cover price $12.99.

Volume 3 - 1st Printing. Story and Art by Suu Morishita. Does he really see me as a girl? Yukis a Deaf college student who is at first enchanted by and soon falls in love with an upperclassman in her school named Itsuomi who doesnt care about her lack of hearing but treats her like anyone else. Yuki resolves to face that love head-on and really pursue it proactively. Soon Itsuomi, who was once a riddle for Yuki, starts to really open up to her and express his truest feelings! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in, 176 Pages, B&W: Read Right to Left Cover price $12.99.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Story and Art by Suu Morishita. I want Itsuomi to take me with him into his world. Yuki is a Deaf college student who is captivated by and eventually falls for an upperclassman in her college, Itsuomi, who interacts with her naturally without paying any mind to her inability to hear. After making up her mind to face this love head on, Itsuomi asks her to go out with him, and the two become a couple. Yuki's taken one step into a whole new world, but where will it eventually lead to? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in, 176 Pages, B&W: Read Right to Left Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st Printing. Story and Art by Suu Morishita. Yuki's life revolved around friends, fashion, her classes, and social media, unit something interrupted her routine: A Chance meeting with Itsuomi, a classmate with a passion for languages, world travel, movies - and increasingly, for Yuki. Amazed at how casually itsuomi asked her out, Yuki couldn't help but wonder how serious this relationship was for him, but, with Itsuomi showing his devotion in little ways, every day, another thrilling thought has entered her mind: What if this new happiness could become her new normal? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in, 176 Pages, B&W: Read Right to Left Cover price $12.99.

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Story and Art by Kia Asamiya. It's been a year since Roy's mysterious death and Katsumi's disappearance, but out of the blue the team members of A.M.P. receive a mysterious e-mail... from Katsumi! When she asks for a rendezvous in a junkyard the girls can't help but be suspicious. Is this the same Katsumi that the team once knew? b&w, 40pgs. Cover price $3.25.

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Story and Art by Kia Asamiya. A pivotal point in the Silent Möbius storyline! After a one-year-absence, Katsumi Liqueur comes forward to meet her former A.M.P. companions. But the reunion is bittersweet at best, because Katsumi has changed in her time away from the group-for the worse. Soon, the A.M.P. girls learn the hard way what happens to humans that spend time in the darkness of the shadowy dimension called Nemesis. b&w, 40pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Story and Art by Kia Asamiya. Faced with the brutal fact that Katsumi is now an agent of the dark dimension Nemesis, the A.M.P. women must now develop strategies against an enemy that knows everything about them. But how could Katsumi become so malevolent in such a short time? Whatever the answer, Lebia is about to find out just how evil her former teammate has become! 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story and Art by Kia Asamiya. Cornered in her own home by the dark-natured Katsumi, Lebia tries to find out just what happened to her former friend and teammate to spur such a radical change. But when Lebia pulls a pistol on Katsumi, Nemesis' newest agent slashes her within an inch of her life. Meanwhile, Ganossa has his hands full when Rosa assigns two Lucifer Hawks to assassinate him! b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Story and Art by Kia Asamiya. Katsumi faces off with Rosa in a battle to the death as Ganossa looks on. But which side will he support? Meanwhile, the members of the A.M.P. make preparations for a trip to Hong Kong to find a new ally. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story and Art by Kia Asamiya. With Lum Cheng settling in to the A.M.P. and Yuki recovered from her injuries, the A.M.P. is back in full force. Rally Cheyenne is making preparations for what could be the A.M.P.'s final battle against Nemesis. Meanwhile, Ganossa is making preparations of his own -- readying a force of 199 megadynes and attempting to reactivate the cyclotron from the Gaia Project. 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.