Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mamoru Oshii / Katsuya TeradaTranslated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:What They SayAt Yokota Base in Japan, American soldiers stand guard at the brink ofthe Vietnam War. Although they fear the enemy outside their base, an even mo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chika ShiomiTranslated by:Kathy SchillingAdapted by:Jake ForbesWhat They SayHigh school tough girl Aria is notorious for taking on her school's worst bullies. But punching out jerks is nothing compared to what happens when she...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hino MatsuriTranslated by:Tomo KimuraAdapted by:Tomo KimuraWhat They SayCross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and theNight Class. At twilight, when the students ofthe Day Class return to their do...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sei ItohTranslated by:Alexis KirschAdapted by:Jake ForbesWhat They SayThe girl who can deal with magic monsters.
Kasche Arbadel is the most gifted yet reckless summoner in her school. When an artifact of immense power is sto...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fuyumi OnoTranslated by:Alexander O. Smith & Elye J. AlexanderAdapted by:Alexander O. Smith & Elye J. AlexanderWhat They SayExcept for her red hair, Yoko Nakajima is a typical, obedient Japanese high-school student with a fair...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hoshino LilyTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayThe adoring eyes of a gorgeous concubine life to meet the approving gage of a king. A dreamland oasis promises that no love is forbidden for a single night. And th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chika ShiomiTranslated by:Kathy SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SayThe raging beast within Sakura takes form and a new villain joins the scene! Our tale moves to the remote location of Sakura\'s lineage\'s temple,...
Danielle is polishing off a manga series today from Go! Comi with the solid conclusion presented in their February 2008 release ofNightoftheBeasts Vol. #6 by Chika Shiomi.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fumi YoshinagaTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayHired as a servant by an aristocratic family, Claude works hard to care for the family that took him in. But when the master ofthe house and his wife eventually pass away, C...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chika ShiomiTranslated by:Kathy SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SayOld friends and old grudges are revealed as Aria and Kuguri go up against the demon Kagara. Though she\'s determined to get Sakura back, she reali...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chika ShiomiTranslated by:Kathy SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SayThough the demon possessing Sakura keeps getting stronger, Aria refuses to give up on him! Despite the complication of a stranger from her past wh...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chika ShiomiTranslated by:Kathy SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SaySakura is finally free of Kagara, but at a terrible price. As Aria holds her dying love, she makes one last attempt to free the demon from his own...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chika ShiomiTranslated by:Kathy SchillingAdapted by:Jake ForbesWhat They SayAria\'s life will never be the same now that she\'s met Sakura, the kind young man whose body houses a vengeful demon. Our heroine falls deeper into t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yellow Tanabe Translated by:Yuko SawadaAdapted by:What They SayBy night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi" - a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori'...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuu WataseTranslated by:Lillian OlsenAdapted by:What They SayThe ReviewPACKAGING
Talk about provocative front cover! It features a freshly unwrapped naked Night with a card labeled "Present for You" between his lips (don't wor...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Aoi Futaba, Kurenai KitsubaTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayMizuki is a popular male fashion model with a promising future. When the mysterious Haruno sees him. She wants to make him the centerpiece of her company\'s late...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako TakanagaTranslated by:Libby MaximAdapted by:What They SayShinjuku at night is not a safe place. Therefore, young college hopeful Tomoe Tatsumi lucks out by bumping into Mitsugu Kurokawa, a white-collar worker with a hea...
As any and every fan of horror movies will be acutely aware, Hollywood has had a long-standing fascination with those shape-shifting creatures ofthenight known as werewolves. In 1941, Universal Pictures released its classic movie The Wolf Man starring L...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Juubaori MashumaroTranslated by:Ex-s WooAdapted by:What They SayPatriot collects 8 short stories from the creator of Alice in Sexland and Voice of Submission, featuring easy milfs, sadistic brothels, and slutty schoolgirl tric...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Anna HanamakiTranslated by:Miki HensleyAdapted by:Jessica StewartWhat They SayNephilim - a unique race that turns male by day and female by night. Labeled as \"Gods of Death,\" it is said that whoever glances upon their bewitc...
GATE Vol.#01 by Eduardo M. Chavez (Fri 02-25-2005)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kisaragi Hirotaka Translated by:Madoka MonroeAdapted by:What They SayLIGHTNING STRIKES!
An after-school trip becomes the stuff of legends when friends Akira, Riki, Shigeru and Kazuya are trapped under the black clouds of an el...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Satoshi ShikiTranslated by:Ray YoshimotoAdapted by:What They SayImprisoned for a thousand years, eighty-eight fabled beasts seek resurrection from their world so that they can unleash their wrath upon present-day Japan. And a ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yu AikawaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayAfter his mother’s death, Kurou Takagi Transfers to Yotsuji Private High School where his father is the proprietor. Inadvertently breaking the school rules of “no s...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazusa TakashimaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayMeet Emba and Yuuen, two very different heirs to two very different warring clans. When they meet, it's love at first sight...and a wild romantic odyssey is about to unf...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Haruka FukushimaTranslated by:Michelle KobayashiAdapted by:Jamie S. RichWhat They SayKonatsu is the manager ofthe boys\' basketball team, and has a crush on her senpai, who oversees the team - and is a real jerk. But as Konat...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Matsuri Kouzuki / Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Kelly QuineAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayMiyori finds himself stuck with the job of finding all the angels\' children who have become lost in the human world. When Miyori stumbles on ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yugi YamadaTranslated by:Michelle MaAdapted by:Adrienne WebberWhat They SayYusuke Onishi easily gets crushes on everybody and anybody, but never succeeds in love. That is, until the day he meets and falls in love with his new ...
As Japan opens its doors to the world, will a seventeen year old kendo prodigy be enough to save Tokyo from the wrath of Count Dracula himself? Brought to you by Hideyuki Kikuchi of Vampire Hunter D fame, this novel is one to put on your reading lis...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shouko HidakaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayTadashi the struggling model, and his kohai, the superstar Aki. They should have acted distantly toward each other, but since the day a drunken Tadashi responde...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kano MiyamotoTranslated by:Kyoko ShapiroAdapted by:Michelle MaWhat They SaySakura meets first Ryouichi at a male brothel and buys him for thenight. As their supposed one night stand ends up becoming a somewhat stable monetary...
I have a severe weakness for two things: men in suits, and men in suits who know how to use neckties as handcuffs.Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Yukio Takamura / An KanaeTranslated by: Misa KayeAdapted by: N/AWhat They SayTsukasa met an unknown man in a ho...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story: Genco-OlmArt: Guy NakahiraTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayTsubasa Shiina is a fourth grader who just moved to Hokkaido with her father. Shy Tsubasa has a hard time making new friends at school. Her fat...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akira KanbeTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayKazumi is the beautiful head of a design office, and he\'s head over heels for the younger Yajima, one ofthe top workers at the building next door. But Yajima is...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ishida Ira/Aritou SenaTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to IKEBUKURO WEST GATE PARK where the miniskirts are short and the trendy guys and girls mix it up all night long. Makoto knows he's gonna rule N...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mamiya TakizakiTranslated by:Ashton TrujilloAdapted by:Christine BoylanWhat They SayFourteen years after the disappearance ofthe great hero, Laolyth, the only barrier between the monstrous Rizoms and the destruction of humani...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuri NarushimaTranslated by:Gabi BlumbergAdapted by:What They SayI see the tarot cards in my dreams. I turn them over in hopes of finding all the answers - Who am I? Where do I come from? Why are these people after me? But whe...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Masayuki TakanoTranslated by:Kentaro AbeAdapted by:What They SayEnter Misaki, perhaps the most innocent and sincere young lady there ever was. It's almost inconceivable that she could be a vampire. And with her powers as a vam...
First came the novels, now comes the comic, in a spy story that may possibly be as boring as real-life spies.Creative TalentArtist: Rainbow Buddy Story: Rachel Manija BrownWhat They SayWhen the Blackthorn group learns that the evil Simon Blankenship ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Dall-Young LimTranslated by:Sung-Woo ParkAdapted by:Christine SchillingWhat They SayWending his way home after a bender one evening, master moocher and game programmer Keita Ibuki decides to satisfy a craving for ramen at a no...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Katsu AkiTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Gary KrasneyWhat They SayMakoto and Yura just got married...and they have a lot to learn! At the age of twenty-five, newlyweds Makoto and Yura are still virgins. But not for...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Artist: Wagner Fukuhara / Story: Jeffrey NodelmanTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayAn original English comic in the classic pulp tradition, that packs more thrills and laughs into a chapter than most books can work into a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Rin AsanoTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayA place like no other. The neighborhood known as Tengai-ya exists behind a fog of strange and spooky rumors, but when his flaky father agrees to become its property ma...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mizuho KusanagiTranslated by:Nan RymerAdapted by:Christine SchillingWhat They SayYayoi is a mystic with a power so great, it inevitably attracts those with the desire to steal it from her, and Ura the Demon King is just one of...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Keiko TakemiyaTranslated by:Dawn LaabsAdapted by:What They SayThe future. Having driven Terra to the brink of environmental collapse, humanity decides to reform itself by ushering in the age of Superior Domination (S.D.), a sy...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Majiko!Translated by:Alethea & Athena NibleyAdapted by:Alethea & Athena NibleyWhat They SayIt\'s the adventures ofthe cute and energetic Niko Kanzaki in the semi-demonic prestigious school, St. Lunatic School! First having en...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hyouta FujiyamaTranslated by:Lindsey NewmanAdapted by:What They SayA bit of Christmas merriment leads to a nightof passion between Natsu and Kouno. How do the two plan on handling “the morning after?”The ReviewCon...
As yesterday was that most mysterious and spooky of all days, Halloween, I thought that this weekend I would share with you a strange story that is highly appropriate for this particularly eerie time of year.
For me, it all began last Jan...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:CLAMPTranslated by:Ray YoshimotoAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to Tokyo, cultural and economic hub ofthe Eastern World. Nowhere on Earth will you find such majesty and splendor... and such excess and discord! Lurking below t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:CLAMPTranslated by:Maria Simpson, Athena Nibley and Althea NibleyAdapted by:What They SayOnce upon a magic night, an English sorcerer mixed Western wizardry with Eastern enchantments to create a magical deck of cards called th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshihiro TogashiTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayHunters are a special breed, dedicated to tracking down treasures, magical beasts, and even other men. But such pursuits require a license, and less than one in a hundr...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Umekawa Kazumi Translated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayA Wonderful Tale of Man and Man's Best Friend
Imagine being born into a family where your father is a Shinto God and your mother, a statue! Imagine being able to talk to...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ayano YamaneTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayThe curse ofthe magical crimson sword has turned Prince Bald into a monster... To break the spell, he sets out on a journey with the sexy and gorgeous magician, Havi. Ba...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Norie Yamada / Artist: Kumichi YoshizukiTranslated by:Jeremiah BourqueAdapted by:What They SayYume innocently uses her magic to help the people she encounters--soccer players, the wrongly incarcerated, or two young lov...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Maki MurakamiTranslated by:Josh ColeAdapted by:What They SayVideo game obsessed Kaito Suzuki advances to the next level when he mysteriously receives a copy of "Gamerz Heaven." When he loads the game, he takes a strange step i...
A student/teacher boy’s love story full of sex, lies, and video tapes (all right, not really lies, but I wanted to use the quote).Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Akemi TakaidoTranslated by: Ken WakitaAdapted by: Ken WakitaWhat They SayAsahina-sensei i...
Asian Beat is interesting in its artistic approach but falters when it comes to actually telling a story.Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Hakase MizukiTranslated by: N/AAdapted by: N/AWhat They SayA negligent mother, an affair, a broken family, domestic abus...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:PEACH-PITTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayA girl and two boys spin a soulful tale of death and resurrection.
Michiru Kita\'s a weak-spirited girl who has a hard time saying what\'s on her mind. One day...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jaryu DokuroTranslated by:Matthew JohnsonAdapted by:N/AWhat They Say\"For as long as we could remember, we had always been together. So it seemed only natural to assume it would last forever... But it might actually be by my f...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Aki Morimoto/Tsubaki Enomoto Translated by:Gemma CollingeAdapted by:What They SayKanae Hayakawa is pretty, popular, and sought after. What could possibly be wrong with his life? Everything. Though he's known as the "Cool B...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tokyo Calen and YoshikenTranslated by:Asuka YoshizuAdapted by:Kereth Cowe-SpigaiWhat They SayWhat lies below Tokyo\'s subway system is more frightening than you could have ever imagined...in its subways there exists a boundary...
One question I occasionally get asked when I’m lecturing at conferences is: “How do I become a monster hunter?” Well, I say, that’s a damned good question.
For those of you who may want to take your interest in strange cre...
Taos, New Mexico is a place I like a lot. It has a very cool and laidback vibe to it, there always seems to be so much going on in town, and the architecture – some of which dates back centuries – is amazing. And it just might be home ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kosuke FujishimaTranslated by:Dana Lewis, Alan Gleason and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayHere's where it all begins! Alone in his dorm on a Saturday night, Nekomi Tech's Keiichi Morisato dials a wrong number that will cha...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:YoungYou LeeTranslated by:HyeYoung ImAdapted by:HyeYoung Im / J. TorresWhat They SayApart from the fact that the color of her eyes turns red when the moon rides, Myung-Ee is your average, albeit boy-crazy, 5th grader. After pi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Toru YamazakiTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayTeenage monsters lose their hearts and heads in a relentlessly gory collection of dark humor and horror! Carving a comical niche in modern horror manga, ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shiro AmanoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayWhen a strange storm hits his island home, 14-year-old Sora is separated from his friends and swept into a mysterious new land. There he meets Court Wizard Donald and Captain...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story By: Riichiro Inagaki Art By: Yusuke MurataTranslated by:Allison Markin PowellAdapted by:What They SayWhat does a wimpy kid who’s been bullied all his life have to depend on but his own two feet? Sena Kobayakawa is...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Wateru MurayamaTranslated by:Tomoe SpencerAdapted by:What They SayDaydream Believer. Naoto Saki has an imagination so far-reaching that he has found an entire world within his daydreams. He drams of a fantasy world when he sle...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Reiko ShimizuTranslated by:Jonathan TarboxAdapted by:Jonathan TarboxWhat They SayA mysterious boy may hold the secret of Earth's fate. But if he has no memory, who will save the world?
According to prophecy, a half-mermaid, ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tamayo AkiyamaTranslated by:Patrick NeighlyAdapted by:What They SayTatsurou Shinozaki is a priest with a past that\'s shrouded in secrecy--until a mysterious women strolls into his church announcing she\'s looking for the \"re...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako TakanagaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayKojima seeks to befriend the class outcast, and soon learns of Nakahara's troubled family life - of his uncaring, abusive father and mentally unstable mother. As...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaname ItsukiTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayOne evening, a boy named \"Air\" suddenly appears at Mizuki's window, forcibly transporting him to Neverland. Having grown up most of his life without his own father, Mizuk...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Masara MinaseTranslated by:J WangAdapted by:What They SaySeparated as children due to circumstances oftheir parents' making, Tatsuya and Haru meet again at the bar where Haru works part-time. Unaware that Haru is his long-los...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yasuhiro NightowTranslated by:Justin BurnsAdapted by:What They SayVASH THE STAMPEDE RISES AGAIN!
It's been two years since the mysterious and super-nice gunman went into hiding, and the people of this desert planet are sufferi...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Howard Shore's latest composition is a broad orchestral and choral score for the new South Korean Webzen computer game, SOUL OFTHE ULTIMATE NATION (aka SUN), has been released on a splendid soundtrack CD by Sony/BMG of Korea (...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Minako NaritaTranslated by:Jonathan Tarbox Adapted by:What They SayAnise can\'t believe her luck when she finds herself in the same high school as famous former child star Siva. Although the cool and handsome Siva seems unappr...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Higuchi DaisukeTranslated by:Naomi KokuboAdapted by:What They SayBREAK TRHOUGH
Banned from his school's soccer team for being too short, Sho Kazamatsuri decides there's only one thing left to do: switch schools!
But even a ch...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Sakura Kinoshita/Kazuko HigashiyamaTranslated by:Madoka MoroeAdapted by:What They SayGoblins Galore! Kantaro Ichinomiya is a studious young boy who fancies folklore, so it's no small wonder that his eye for the fantastical le...
Angels, demons, sacrifice, and a frantic search for redemption - will Seisu solve the mystery of his past and save his friend, or be damned to hell instead
Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Kosen What They SayThe gateway to hell is opened in this tale ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akihisa IkedaTranslated by:Kaori InoueAdapted by:Gerard JonesWhat They SayAll-around average teenager Tsukune can\'t get accepted to any high school save one... but on his first day he finds the rest ofthe student body doesn\...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuzuha OugiTranslated by:C PellikkaAdapted by:What They SayMomoki Asuka and Momoki Yui are two stepbrothers who were the best of friends until an unfortunate incident one summer's day. Ever since then, Yui has avoided Asuka at...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Woo SooJung / KARATranslated by:HyeYoung ImAdapted by:J. TorresWhat They SayOnce upon a time, a selfish king summoned the montrous Bulkirin into the real world. The monster killed half of all human beings, leaving the rest hel...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naoki UrasawaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayBrilliant doctor Kenzo Tenma risks his reputation and promising career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazuo UmezuTranslated by:Yuji OnikiAdapted by:What They SayTwo sisters. One perfect. The other... not. What begins as a dark tale of sibling rivalry turns into something all together different when a young girl named Orochi...
Kieli Vol.#01 by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 05-13-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yukako Kabei / Shiori TeshirogiTranslated by:Alethea and Athena NibleyAdapted by:Alethea and Athena NibleyWhat They SayKieli sees ghosts. It\'s an odd ability for a 14-year-old girl, and it makes her a bit of an outcast at her...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Keiko KonnoTranslated by:Vivien ChienAdapted by:What They SayHoshimi Sudou\'s reputation at work is legendary. But it isn\'t tales of his astounding performance as a scientist that has everyone talking: rather, his affairs w...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Tanuki KamogawaTranslated by: Ex-S WooAdapted by: Ex-S WooWhat They SayThe newest pretty girls collection from the author of Innocence! One Night: A young maid gets her wish to pleasure her young master when the regular serva...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:You HiguriTranslated by:Kayoko DietscheAdapted by:What They SayDrink from the Cup of Borgias…If You Dare!
From birth, Cesare Borgia is surrounded by shadows. Damned by his own father, hated by his closest brother, separ...
ARIA Vol.#01 by Eduardo M. Chavez (Sat 05-22-2004)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Amano KozueTranslated by:Kay BertrandAdapted by:What They SayON THE PLANET AQUA, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia, a futuristic imitation ofthe ancient city of Veni...
Just recently, Britain’s Center for Fortean Zoology—the world’s only full-time group dedicated to investigating unknown animals such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Chupacabras—dispatched a team of personnel to the wilds o...
Gimmick!'s loving nod to Hollywood SFX studios is neat, but not really enough to make up for the story's lack of substance or novelty.Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Youzaburou Kanari / Kuroko YabuguchiTranslated by:Lance CaselmanAdapted by:Joe YamazakiWhat ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Miki Rinno Translated by:Matthew JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayJu-On: Video Side is the manga adaptation ofthe Japanese horror movie that spawned an enormous franchise in Japan ... and inspired a blockbuster Hollywood remake...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sanami MatohTranslated by:Adrienne BeckAdapted by:Joll FreshneyWhat They SayAl Foster is a private detective whose workaday life suddenly shakes up with the arrival of 13-year-old Rai Spencer, youngest son ofthe billionaire S...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Toko KawaiTranslated by:Ken WakitaAdapted by:What They SayIt isn\'t unheard of to sleep with your friends after having too much to drink. However, when that friend happens to be a guy as well and you both happen to have girlfr...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Keiko SuenobuTranslated by:Michelle KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayThe ReviewPackaging:
Because this is a review of an "Advance Uncorrected Proof" I won't provide a formal grade on packaging or text/ translation. However, I...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yu YagamiTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayIn Earth\'s distant future, geomagnetic abnormalities take mankind\'s struggle for survival to a whole new level! Ordinary everyday appliances are going haywire...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naoki UrasawaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayBrilliant doctor Kenzo Tenma risks his reputation and promising career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jeon Sang YoungTranslated by:Woo Sok ParkAdapted by:What They SayWhen hired to kill Ssowori Rama, a new, unlicensed man-for-hire who is causing havoc even within his own chaotic profession, Muchaca sets out on the grim, futuri...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kaori YukiTranslated by:Akira WatanabeAdapted by:Joel EnosWhat They SayBorn under an evil moon harboring dark secrets, Earl Cain C. Hargreves, the youthful heir ofthe aristocratic Hargreves family, is a man on a quest to find...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazuo UmezuTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayThe spine-chilling influence of Japanese horror cinema has taken hold of Western audiences, with many ofthese terrifying films being adapted from classic m...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fumi YoshinagaTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayA collection of short stories by the popular manga-ka Fumi Yoshinaga. From modern-day tales of romance in Seattle, to eerie stories from historical Japanese fantasy, to Yoshi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryo Ikehata / Chizu HashiiTranslated by:John ThomasAdapted by:N/AWhat They SaySuffering from extreme amnesia, high school student Saya Otonoshi can\'t remember anything from her life beyond the last year. Living with a foster ...
Forget the techno babble and confusing set-up of this beautifully rendered sci-fi world--the real mystery is who decided to capitalize this volume's name in such a crazy way.Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Tsutomu NiheiTranslated by: N/AAdapted by :N/...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shoko HidakaTranslated by:Emily OhnoAdapted by:What They SayYousuke suddenly shows up on the door step of his old high school buddy Tanigawa after years of no contact. While the two had a budding relationship back in school, t...
This film caused quite a controversy back in the 80's and it made an impact on the "Slasher Genre" as a whole. This film was originally scheduled for a holiday release from Tri-Star back when the "slashers" were going st...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuki FujisawaTranslated by:Stephen PaulAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayMishima is your average spineless pushover, working as a repairman for the Exopolis Tower, Tokyo\'s largest and hottest high-rise business and entertainm...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Wing Shing MTranslated by:Yun ZhaoAdapted by:Matthew A. ScrivnerWhat They SayAs a child, Hero\'s family was attacked and killed by a practitioner of Northern Mantis kung fu. This assassin was tasked by the affluent head of a l...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideshi HinoTranslated by:Hiroo YamagataAdapted by:What They SayFrom one of Japan\'s most accomplished artists comes this new graphic novel, the unsettling saga of twin sisters born on a dark and stormy night in Tokyo: one nor...
Whenever the subject of monster-hunting is brought up in conversation, there’s always a tendency to think that such things solely revolve around long treks into deep woods in search of Bigfoot and other hairy man-beasts, and expeditions to the shore...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Asuka Katsura (Original Story: Production I.G. + Aniplex)Translated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:N/AWhat They SaySet several decades after the events in the popular Blood: The Last Vampire anime film, an amnesiac Saya Otonashi l...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Bisco HatoriTranslated by:RyoRcaAdapted by:John WerryWhat They SaySeventeen-year-old Chiyuki Matsuoka was born with heart problems, and her doctors say she won\'t live to see the next snow. Touya is an 18-year-old vampire who ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiroyuki SanaduraTranslated by:Javier LopezAdapted by:What They SayThe Japanese military’s numbers are dwindling, and the 5121st Anti-Tank Platoon has been organized to pick up the slack. Comprised entirely of teenagers,...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hyouta FujiyamaTranslated by:Emily OhnoAdapted by:What They SayReni and Youichi were nothing more than drinking buddies. But when a nightof imbibing goes a little too far, they find themselves drinking buddies with \"benefits...
At times silly, at times crazy, but romantic and sexy, too. Don't forget to look under the cover on this one! Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Tamaki KirishimaTranslated by: Leona WongAdapted by: Leona WongWhat They SayMutsuki inherited his father\'s c...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Katsu AkiTranslated by:Jan Scott FrazierAdapted by:What They SayAi Shiomi is pushed into attending the Psychic Academy, a place of learning for psychically gifted students. Not only must he live up to his older brother's heroi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sakura AshikaTranslated by:Leona WongAdapted by:Leona WongWhat They SayBeing with an older lover is hot on sooo many levels...
SeijiI-kun is a novice manga artist. A long time ofthe works of Sono-san, a famous mangaka, he\'s...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Pink Psycho (Heath & Nheira) Translated by:Erin M. BlakemoreAdapted by:Barb Lien-CooperWhat They SayNo one understands high school student Kaito Niikura. Not his dad. Not his classmates. No one. That is, until he meets Ren...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yu WataseTranslated by:Lillian Olson/Gary LeachAdapted by:What They SayHorror, Comedy and Romance Made in Heaven. Yu Watase, the immensely popular writer/artist ofthe shoujo (girls') fantasy smash Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chica UminoTranslated by:Akemi WegmullerAdapted by:Akemi WegmullerWhat They SayTakemoto, a sophomore art student in Tokyo, thinks his greatest worries in life are finding ways to eat more meat and getting to class on time. But...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:MorishigeTranslated by:Richard S. KimAdapted by:What They SayFollowing his dying mother's wishes, Tarou has gone to Tokyo to live with his grandfather. When he finds his new home it's a giant mansion full of specialtist maids,...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuji IwaharaTranslated by:Alexis KirschAdapted by:Aaron SparrowWhat They SayTwin sisters... Separated by fate... Drawn together by a horrific illness... Kasumi and her sister, Shizuku, were infected with the Medusa virus, whic...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Hideyuki Kikuchi & Artist: Yoshitaka AmanoTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayIt is the year 12,090 A.D. The world has ended, ravaged in the firestorm of man’s wars and madness. But from the wreckage...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Koge-DonboTranslated by:Satsuki YamashitaAdapted by:Jason R. GrissomWhat They SayRen just wants to be one ofthe cool kids, but secretly he\'s just a nerdy monster fanatic. That is, until a young girl named Kokon shows up. She...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fumi YoshinagaTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:Bambi EloriagaWhat They SayAs a newly appointed high school teacher, Ida has yet to gain confidence in his abilities. His insecurity grows worse when he feels someone intensel...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:SyowmaruTranslated by:Ex-s WooAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayWhen Takeuchi catches Miss Yuri masturbating at school, he keeps her secret in return for special lessons from his beautiful teacher. But he learns he got more than he b...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Maki Murakami Translated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayYamada Shintaro is training to become a monster guardian--his job is to protect the monsters from harm. But when he meets Nao, a girl from his middle schoo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Youka NittaTranslated by:Amelia CantlayAdapted by:What They SayThis is a full color art book dedicated to yaoi by Youka Nitta, creator of Embracing Love. Inside are lavishly illustrated pictures of Youka\'s work.The ReviewLet ...
There’s a man named Martin and there’s a man named John. And there’s another man named Martin and another named John. And then… there’s another man named Martin and another named John. Creative TalentWriter...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takahashi Yashichiro / Sasakura AyatoTranslated by:Cindy YamauchiAdapted by:Cindy YamauchiWhat They SaySaving the World Is Easier Than Falling In Love
Yuji Sakai is beginning what he thinks will be another boring year of schoo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Artist: Yoshitaka Amano / Text: Jean WacquetTranslated by:Samantha RobertsonAdapted by:What They SayWorlds of Amano provides a rare look inside the creative process of one ofthe most influential popular-culture artists work...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mori KotaroTranslated by:Misato SakamotoAdapted by:What They SayMeet Pam Akumachi, an energetic 13-year-old junior high student who has just turned into ...a little devil! One day, when Pam and her friends try to summon the \"...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hirohiko ArakiTranslated by:Alexis KirschAdapted by:What They SayIn a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awak...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tatsurou NakanishiTranslated by:Masako and Jeffrey LillyAdapted by:What They SayIn a world where technology and magic fuel the dreams for riches, the Knights ofthe Dark City are sent out to find the hidden treasures that the ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Chisako Sakuragi / Yukine HonamiTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:What They SayEnji is moving on to college and it turns out he\'ll be living with his cousin Mizuho, who he hasn\'t seen in seven years. Enji, once the younge...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kenjiro HataTranslated by:Yuki Yoshioka & Cindy H. YamauchiAdapted by:Mark GiambrunoWhat They SaySince the tender age of nine, Hayate Ayasaki has busted his behind at various part-time jobs to support his degenerate gambler pa...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tomo MaedaTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Mallory ReavesWhat They SayTaki thought he was getting just what he needed: a nice, quiet job to pay off his late father\'s debts. Instead, he got priest Shikimi, who order...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Artist: Yoshitaka Amano Text: Anri Ito and Junichi ImuraTranslated by:Rachel NachtAdapted by:What They SayYoshitaka Amano has been praised around the world for his lush watercolors and evocative work dealing with myth and l...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tomo MatsumotoTranslated by:Tomo KimuraAdapted by:What They SayWhen bubbly eleventh-grader Eimi Yamashita finds out that her parents must relocate for work, she strikes out on her own and moves into a dormitory for girls. Litt...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:You AsagiriTranslated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:What They SayShadows From The Past. Shun works very hard to live up to the memory of his older brother, even at the cost of his personal life. Suddenly, a beautiful stranger comes ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Imagawa Yasuhiro/Kunihiro Azusa (concept: Yoshizaki Mine/GENCO)Translated by:Yoshimi SheridanAdapted by:What They SayNana has split into seven?
The fiasco started one ordinary night when Nana Suzuki, a typically shy teenage g...
As someone who works as an author, journalist and seeker of bizarre beasts, I’m regularly sent review-copies of new books on all-things-unexplained. Most times, in my opinion, the books are pretty good; sometimes they’re okay, and then...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Harold SakuishiTranslated by:Stephen PaulAdapted by:What They SayFourteen-year-old Yukio Tanaka is one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. His shy and some...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Reiko MomochiTranslated by:Michelle KobayashiAdapted by:Darcy LockmanWhat They SayWelcome to the seedy underbelly ofthe enormous deai-kei industry, where men pay exorbitant fees to send emails to various girls whom they hope ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazuma KodakaTranslated by:Christina SohnAdapted by:What They SayThe fate of mankind lies hidden behind the storm clouds of California, housed within a curious capsule beneath the stars. Unbeknownst to his late-night discovere...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ichiro Sakaki/Yukinobu AzumiTranslated by:Paul KottaAdapted by:What They SayFourteen years ago, a dark and devastating prophecy was revealed: a girl will bring about destruction and death and the world will lie in ruins. A dec...
It’s sort of a Pretty Woman story… except Julia Roberts is a Japanese boy whose an actor, not a hooker. Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kyoko Akitsu / Tooko MiyagiTranslated by:Translation by DesignAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayA contract mar...