December 1, 2043 AD. The mysterious lifeform BABY invades Earth and takes control of a number of human hosts, parasitising them. The possessed bodies metamorphise into monsters called ‘Organos,’ which slaughter a great mass of humanity in a series of bloody massacres, bringing mankind to the brink of extinction. Thereafter, December 1 comes to be known as ‘Extinction Day.’ While battling an Organo, Elettra, the protagonist of the story, finds that her left hand has been infected by BABY. However, aside from a throbbing pain in her hand, nothing about the rest of her body changes. Elettra begins to search for other survivors, hoping to solve the mystery of BABY...
Due to the invasion of Disas, enigmatic creatures of soil from the land of the dead, mankind, who was on the verge of crisis, was saved by the efforts of magical girls who had obtained a mysterious magical power. Three years later, new incidents suddenly occur, tearing apart the normalcy of the girls who had each returned to their normal lives. The saviors of humanity, those magical girls called "the Legendary 5 (The Magical Five)" now live each day fighting for their lives, even as they are trifled with by fate...
Juri Yukawa lives with her NEET father and brother, her retired grandfather, her sister (a single mother) and her young nephew. One day, her nephew and brother are kidnapped for ransom. Having only 30 minutes to meet the demands of the kidnappers, Juri, who realizes there is not enough time to prepare the money, decides to head for their rescue by herself with knife in hand when her grandfather uses a mysterious stone passed on in the Yukawa family to stop time. In a world where everyone and everything are inert, Juri and her father and grandfather run to rescue the two. But at the kidnappers' hideout, they soon realize they are not the only ones who can move about in this still world...
Ghost in the Shell; Koukaku Kidoutai; 攻殻機動隊; Mobile Armored Riot Police; Призрак в доспехах; Kabuktaki Hayalet; Squadra mobile con corazza offensiva; policia armada antiavalots; 攻殼機動隊; Gōng ké jīdòng duì; policiers anti-émeute en carapaces offensives; GITS; Fantasma na Casca; Polícia de Choque Blindada Móvel; Дух в броня; Кокаку Кидотай; Привид у латах; Mobile Einsatztruppe; Der Geist in der Shell; Mobilna uzbrojona jednostka porządkowa; Kókaku Kidótai; Mobilbepansrad kravallpolis; Zásahová obrněná pořádková jednotka; הרוח במעטפת; شبح في الهيكل; شبح درون پوسته; 공각기동대; gong-gaggidongdae
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In a near future, technology has firmly taken root into society at large. Cybernetic implants are nothing uncommon and robots roam as plentiful as humans, all connected through their "ghosts" to the electronic datastreams of the net. Major Kusanagi Motoko and the Public Security Section 9 find themselves in a constant battle with the newly created wave of technological terrorists and cyber-hackers. But things take a turn once Motoko gets involved in a certain case involving an extremely dangerous "ghost" hacker nicknamed the Puppeteer, as she dives deeper and deeper into the limitless reality of the net, to reach her own startling conclusions.
The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides. The mysterious American John Paul seems to be behind the collapse of the world system, and it's up to intelligence agent Clavis Shepherd to track John Paul across the wreckage of civilizations and to find the true heart of darkness—a genocidal organ.
Space is mainly inhabited by three different groups: the Federation, which is the real government; Various pirate clans, which use special techniques and magic to dominate the frontier; and the outlaws which are just about everywhere in between. There are also various alien races and empires which sort of fall within this category.It is on this frontier where Gene Starwind and his 11-year old partner Jim Hawking, freelance bounty hunters and odd-job takers extraordinare, live and work. Until they happen to take a job from a mysterious woman named Hilda. In no time flat they`re up to their ears in... (there are more)
The Isolator Realization Of Absolute Solitude ; The Isolator; Zettai naru Isolator; Zettainaru Isolator; Zettainaru Kodokusha; 絶対ナル孤独者≪アイソレータ≫
Action, Drama, Sci-fi, Shounen, Supernatural
18
1
5
May 24, 2024
August 2019, scientists received extraterrestrial signals warning them of the catastrophes that will hit Earth.Following it, various extraterrestrial life forms come into contact with the human species. People who are affected by these energies, called the Third Eye, develop mysterious powers. Some are able to move at the speed of sound, others possess a sword that is capable of even cutting steel, or those who are able to tear absolutely everything apart with their teeth.We follow the daily life of Utsugi Minoru, a discreet 17-year-old teenager who obtained the ability he has always desired, the Solitude (code name lsolator), and Yumiko, a member of an organization that monitors these new superhumans.However. the prowess given by Absolute Solitude results in endless battles for Minoru...
The year is 2206, and mankind has only 100 years left on planet Earth. The "Nation-Toppling Battle", a war with the survival of each country on the line, begins!!
Action, Comedy, Romance, School Life, Sci-fi, Shounen
15
1
2
May 23, 2024
Chiyoharu used to be the leader of the troublemakers, until one day an innocent prank results in a major fire at the school. When his three cohorts take the blame and are expelled, Chiyoharu tries to go on with his mundane life, beating himself up with guilt. Then he meets the mysterious, muscle-man Souza of the North Wind and a ditzy self-proclaimed detective who are trying to solve the mystery behind Souza's amnesia...It's nonstop comedy and action from there!
Fist Of The North Star – Strawberry Flavor ; Fist of the North Star - Strawberry Flavor; 北斗の拳 イチゴ味; Hokuto no Ken - Ichigo Aji ; Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji ; Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor
In this *very* zany take on the dramatic series by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, the end of the century… wasn't so bad, actually. A *very* special and brave Holy Emperor, Souther, wants to become more "involved" and to be on "friendly terms" with the noble Kenshiro & his posse. *Especially* Kenshiro. Due to his very outgoing nature, he also crashes the homes of his other buddies, often when they *especially* don't want him to show up! Join Souther as he releases his feelings in heart-throbbing, mind-bending confessions, settles complex and engrossing territorial disputes with deep and intricate consequences, enjoys the simple and introspective pleasures of a quiet dinner, and climbs the top of the rough and brutal pyramid that is the idol world - with the help of his best buddies, of course! Maybe even Kenshiro will be there - who knows! By the time it got its anime in 2015, *Strawberry Flavor* had sold over 1 million copies in Japan. The anime was composed of 2-minute long, abridged adaptations of select chapters from the first three volumes. They were placed after the main episodes of *DD Fist of the North Star* season 2. Every volume also contains at least one *gaiden* (side story). These gaiden are drawn in Yukito's (the elder sister of Yukito Imouto) normal artstyle, and expand on characters who did not receive gaiden during the Hokuto Gaiden period in the late 2000's. Gaiden List: Volume 1: Spade, Club & Diamond, Heart Volume 2: Souther Volume 3: Shuren & Huey Volume 4: Fudo Volume 5: Yuda Volume 6: Shin Volume 7: Falco & friends, Ein Volume 8: Ogai Volume 9: Devil Rebirth
烏丸響子の事件簿 ; Karasuma Kyouko ; Kyôko Karasuma, inspecteur à Asakusa (French) ; Kyoko Karasuma ; Kyoko Karasuma no jikenbo ; Případy Kjóko Karasumy ; The Case Files of Karasuma Kyoko ; The Case Reports of Karasuma Kyouko
Action, Mystery, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural
22
1
4
May 23, 2024
2050, Tokyo. The sixteen year old, special gifted police detective Kyouko Karasuma works for a special devision in the Asakusa Police Department. Her rather abnormal cases involve: she's fighting against Oni, Tengu and other monsters from the Asian myths and legends. The modern art by the character designer of Speed Grapher works very good with the action-heavy story line and the overall art improves with each volume.
-Bakaupdates
機動戦士ガンダム シルエットフォーミュラ91 ; Mobile Suit Gundam Silhouette Formula 91 ; Mobile Suit Gundam Silhouette Formula 91 in U.C. 0123 ; Kidou Senshi Gundam Silhouette Formula 91 in U.C.0123
Kidou Senshi Crossbone Gundam Koutetsu no Shichinin
機動戦士クロスボーン・ガンダム 鋼鉄の七人 ; 機動戦士クロスボーン・ガンダム 鋼鉄の7人 ; Crossbone Gundam Steel 7 ; Kidou Senshi Crossbone Gundam Koutetsu no 7 Nin ; Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Koutetsu no 7 Nin ; Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam Steel 7 ; Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: The Steel Seven
Mature, Mecha, Sci-fi, Shounen
19
1
3
May 23, 2024
While in their usual patrolling duty, the Crossbone Vanguard managed to find jovian forces trying to kill an escapee. While rescuing the woman, they happen to stumble in Jupiter's newest "wipe out the entire world" scheme. Unlike the previous times, they actually are too late to organize counter measures and there is almost no hope of stopping them due to many adverse circumstances.
...The pirates must now fall back on desperate plans, taking huge risk while trying to stop the abominable "Zeus Thunder" project before mother Earth is completely engulfed by the flames of war.
いばらの王 ; 古城荆棘王 ; 古城荊棘王 ; Ibara no Oh ; Ibara no Ou ; König der Dornen ; King of Thorns
Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-fi, Seinen, Tragedy
37
1
10
May 23, 2024
Two twins, separated by fatal illness and a selective cure. Kasumi and her sister, Shizuku, were infected with the Medusa virus, which slowly turns the victim to stone. There is no cure, but of the two only Kasumi is selected to go into a sort of cryogenically frozen state along with 159 others until a cure is found. At some point in the undetermined future, Kasumi awakens to find herself and others who were in suspended animation in an unfamiliar world with violent monsters. Resolving to unlock the mysteries of her current situation and the fate of her twin sister, Kasumi struggles to survive in a treacherous world.
A series of natural disasters has reduced the world to rubble, with the survivors doing whatever they must to survive in a world gone mad. But one young boy, Kakugo, gifted with amazing martial arts and a superpowerful suit of armor by his late father, has been charged with making the world (or at least his school) a safer place. But his sister has a matching set of skills and equipment, and she`s on a mission to bring peace to the world... by wiping out humanity!
From Viz: (AKA Ultimate Muscle) What do you do when a team of evil superpowered wrestlers from another planet threatens the health and safety of the Earth? Organize a team of GOOD superpowered wrestlers, of course! Kid Muscle, the son of legendary wrestler King Muscle, rockets to Earth and finds an evil wrestling gang called the DMP tearing the place apart. The punks on the DMP are the weirdest, nastiest, most outlandishly powerful musclebound freaks the galaxy has ever known. Kid Muscle's only hope: form a team that's even wilder. Lazy and cowardly, the Kid sure doesn't look like the universe's last great hope, but when something upsets him -like, say, EVIL - he busts out in muscles just like his old man! The only possible result is earthshaking, bodyslamming, ultimate-powered action that sends our entire planet sailing over the top rope!
In the near future, large mechs called Labors are made to assist in various reconstruction projects in major countries around the world that are being threatened by global warming. In Japan, the government has enacted Project Babylon in order to conduct land reclamation.
However, terrorists are now attempting to use labors to make themselves heard, as well as common criminals, thugs and guerrillas. The National Police Agency established the Special Vehicles Division, an all-labor task force to combat the potential use of labors for criminal/terrorist activities.
From Tokyopop:
A woman develops an unusual closeness to a doll that will effect her human family from beyond the grave... A man wants to make his doll into the perfect human lover, but discovers that humans are not perfect... A father buys his son a doll to help him get over the death of his mother.
When Chitose joined the Imperial Forces, she never dreamed that she'd end up working with her idols, the Angel Troupe. Now that Chitose is on the team, the Angels need her to join them for a very special mission: a Galaxy Angel vacation! As Milfeulle and the gang get acquainted with their new teammate, the Elle Ciel is fitted with a new weapon from the White Moon. What is this strange piece of Lost Technology? Can Takuto figure out how to use it? With Milfie's luck, they'd better figure it out soon!
From ADV: Sakis, the Scion and Godslayer, gets entangled in a deadly incident when an unknown ship enters Lagoonarian airspace. After uncovering explosives along with the seeds of Abomination, Sakis begins a quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding the Ancient Gods!
A manga adaptation of a thirteen episode sequel to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, a magical girl alternate universe spinoff of the Triangle Heart series of games and OAVs
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS; 魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS THE COMICS
Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Seinen
36
1
1
May 22, 2024
StrikerS takes place after the epilogue of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's. While the epilogue connected A's to a world six years later, StrikerS advances the timeline another four years, where the main characters have gone on to work for the Time-Space Administration Bureau (TSAB) and come upon a new case. The series focuses more on team-based battles and bureaucracy rather than individual rivalry and school life, due to the change in character dynamics. The name StrikerS refers to an SS rank given to top mages, much like how A's refers to A rank mages. - Taken from Wikipedia
Grey Death on his quest to learn the mysteries of the infamous City. This deluxe collection of Tagami's tale of the future gone mad is presented in the same stunning format as the Mai Graphic Novel, with soft covers and full-color dust jackets. Grey loses the love of his life, Lips, when she dies in the line of duty as a "Trooper," a mercenary pawn of the government. Troopers fight in hopes of earning the rank of "Citizen" and escaping their dismal status as "People." After Lips' death, Grey becomes an exemplary "Trooper" himself, often the only one to return alive from the most hazardous missions. Together, he and sexy Trooper Nova set out on a personal mission to rescue Red, Grey's former squadron commander, risking demotion back to the lowly status of "People." Does Grey dare to love again?
When forcibly injected with the DNA of Musashi - the legendary swordsman--by the "Akai Umi" (Red Sea) secret organization, Hagane Yakushimaru becomes a master fencer with supernatural powers. She sets off to rescue her parents who have been abducted by Akai Umi, making friends and foes with supernatural beings (parasite projects) who have also been injected with the DNA of other historical figures. What is Hagane's secret? Why is she the only successful female DNA injection? What exactly is the project called the "Revelations of the New Millennium"? A veteran artist depicts a futuristic battle manga on a grand scale.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray (機動戦士ガンダムSEED ASTRAY, Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED ASTRAY) is a side story manga set in the Cosmic Era timeline that takes place concurrently with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. It is the first of the SEED Astray series.Whereas the main story of Gundam SEED focuses on the struggles between the Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and Orb Union, the Astray series is focused on the three MBF-P mobile suit prototypes and their respective pilots and organizations, who mainly exist on the outskirts of the main SEED storyline. The MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame is piloted by Lowe Guele of the Junk Guild, and the MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame is piloted by Gai Murakumo of the mercenary group Serpent Tail. The third Astray, MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame, is piloted by the primary antagonist of the Astray story, Orb nobleman Rondo Ghina Sahaku, and later by his twin sister Rondo Mina Sahaku. (Via Gundam Wiki)---The Re:Master edition includes ASTRAY and X ASTRAY with the extra chapters moved to different spots.
SIN takes place in a post apocalyptic future derived from a universe very similar to ours. The inevitable lack of resources to sustain humanity on Earth had split the world into two warring factions, the United Nations (U.N.) and the New Earth's Alliance. (N.E.A.). After years of unnecessary conflict and technological advancement in weaponry, both sides eagerly stumbled into peace to avoid extinction. Now under the rule of the newly formed United Earth's Federation (U.E.F.) space has become the last hope for the human race. However, with resources more scarce than ever the clock is ticking. How do we decide who's privileged to live and who's not? What happens to those of us left behind? A world now loosely controlled by a single totalitarian government, overrun by gangs, private military groups, freedom fighters, and death; Life seems to provide no more than a fruitless future. Regardless, there are still those of us that fight, we fight each other, we fight the system, we fight for our loved ones... whatever the reason, we battle for answers.
お姫様のレシピ ; Ohime-sama no Reshipi ; Ohimesama no Recipe ; The Princess Recipe
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-fi, Shoujo
21
1
2
May 21, 2024
Satoru Takamiya's 'First Love Masterpiece' collection consists of five stories.
[Taken from ShoujoMagic]:
1) Princess Recipe (Ohime-sama no
Reshipi) -
Makoto lives alone until two strange boys from the world of games appear before her! One is a knight, and the other is a wizard. And just like in the game, Makoto becomes the "princess"! In order to save Princess Makoto from the wicked wizard, the cool knight Nanase begins living with her!?
2) Angel Falling (Tenshi Tsuiraku) -
This is a secret: Heaven is a company, and angels are its employees! Hashiba is just a beginning angel in the death department, so she spends most of her time on earth. She's very excited when she receives her first assignment--until it turns out that the soul she's supposed to take to heaven is that of Toujou-kun, a human boy who's always been nice to her. She doesn't want him to die... Is this the beginning of an angel falling?
3) The Light of the Moon, the Shimmer of
Love (Tsuki no Hikari, Koi no Kagayaki) -
A tremendous force pulls moon fairy Kouya down to earth, but when she finds the boy responsible, he claims he did nothing to draw her to him and tells her to go home. But Kouya is literally stuck to Takimoto Sui and can't go home as long as he has a wish to see something and it remains not granted. What is the wish that lonely Sui is keeping locked inside, that was so powerful it reached as far as the moon?
4) A Program that Loves (Koi Suru
Puroguramu) -
Year 2487, Kirika is 16 years old, and it's high time she got married. Not exactly enamored with the idea, she runs away from her wealthy home, only to land herself in bigger trouble with a group of hoodlums! And the only one who can save her is...walking away!? Konoe is a mercenary with a sci-fi secret who'll only help Kirika for money! (So it's a good thing Kirika has some.) She purchases him for three days, but when Konoe goes above and beyond the call of duty, Kirika gets in the mood to...*cough*...install his hardware in her system!
5) A Love Fragrant with Kisses (Kisu de
Kaoru Koi) -
Hikari wants to know all there is to know about kissing, and she wants her teacher to teach her! She has a million different wishes, so it's a lucky thing that she stumbles upon a magic lamp! But what's wrong with the genie Izumi? He's so unenthusiastic, and kind of a jerk. He tricks her out of her wishes until she's down to just one. What will it be...?
[From Viz]: Shy Chise and nervous Shuji are high school seniors in a small town and have just started dating. But everything changes when Shuji discovers that Chise has been engineered by the Japanese Self Defense Force to transform into the Ultimate Weapon! Soon Chise is torn between realizing her potential as a devastating fighting force and her desire to share a bowl of ramen with her new boyfriend!
From ADV:
Ray was bred and raised to be a living, breathing organ donor. After her own eyes were taken from her, a stranger bestows upon her the gift of sight and something extra - she has X-Ray vision! Ten years later, Ray works as a nurse and moonlights as an underground medical doctor performing for-profit, off-the-book medical procedures. But her daily routine is interrupted by a chance encounter with an old friend that triggers Ray's memories of her hellish childhood. Ray will begin a search that will lead her back to the people who stole her eyes-and her childhood!
Taken from manga: Because I know that humanity will have to wage many wars against evil in the future I am leaving behind the strongest reploid in history... Because this world is currently at peace it is my sincere hope that he will not be forced to embark upon such a battle. However unfortunate as it may be I fear that when the time for war comes, he will have no choice but to become ruler of the world.
The SKAR virus has infected a handful of adolescents worldwide, giving them superhuman, telekinetic powers along with a death sentence. When the government and the private sector both set out to find a cure for the deadly illness, their humanitarian effort belies an arms race that could set up a whole new balance of power. Enter the young Sam Chance, who finds himself SKAR-positive. The imminent end of his life just might be the beginning of an entirely different world... From comic vet David Hine (X-Men, District X, Spawn: The Armageddon Collection) and global manga artist Hans Steinbach (A Midnight Opera) comes an unflinching look into a future that's closer than we all would like to admit.
