Karin is an average girl...at best. She's not good at sports and gets terrible grades. Plus, her parents are dead and her beloved cat Shii-chan just died, too. She is miserable...but everything is about to change. Because little does Karin know that her mother's ring has the power to make her a goddess! Soon she and Kazune, a brusque but cute boy with godlike powers of his own, will have to fight to protect Karin's ring and Kazune's cousin Himeka from the evil forces of Kirio Karasuma...who has divine designs of his own. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

In 2436 A.D., young twins Thor and Rai are living on the space colony Juno. Their entire lives are turned upside down when one day their parents are murdered, and then they are kidnapped and ushered to the forsaken "planet of the beast king" by unknown masked men (Source: TOKYOPOP) *Note: Includes the two-part story "Death Game".*

An uncatchable thief is plaguing the city. No one knows her true identity and the police are unable to stop her. She is only known as Saint Tail. At St. Paulia Junior High, a young student named Asuka Jr. makes it his mission to find, stop, and apprehend the elusive Saint Tail. Little does he know that the nocturnal thief is really his friend, Meimi. Aided by a novice nun, Meimi steals to help the needy. Don't miss any of Saint Tail's magical exploits in the tale of this modern day Robin Hood. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Yayoi, a spunky high school girl, has inherited spiritual powers from her mother, and she uses these powers to protect people. During a fight with the devil Ura, Yayoi's power turns the devil into a black kitten. Now, even though Ura doesn't hide his desire to "eat" Yayoi's power when he gets the chance, they develop an interesting relationship: the two begin living together, and Yayoi takes her new feline "friend" on her adventures. (Source: TOKYOPOP) **Note:** Volume 2 contains the side stories: *\- Mugen Spiral Special Story \- Some Day*

We follow the bumpy and funny romance between bubbly Tamoko and the serious Kanji. With Kanji's father running an idol agency, and Tamoko being the daughter of their top-selling idol, Shinju, things get complicated. Tamako must hide the fact she is Shinju's daughter to save public face, but at the same time, is determined to be his ideal wife (as was promised when they were little kids). It doesn't help that Tamako's pretty clumsy and poor of domestic chores, but no matter what comes down the road, she's not about to give up! (Source: TOKYOPOP) *Note: Includes three extra chapters.*

Naota's life is not simple. He lives with his eccentric father and grandfather in a city distinguished by a gigantic hand-iron shaped factory perched on a hill. His brother's ex-girlfriend makes passes at him. And to top it all off, an impish, playful alien has run him over with her Vespa and smacked him in the head with a bass guitar! Little does he know that this is only the beginning of his involvement in an interplanetary ideological war. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Take a fantastical, far-out journey in the out-of-this-world adventures of Jing and his feisty, feathered friend Kir. Twilight Tales is an awesome new series with a fresh, original look for our heroes! When Jing sets his sights on a valuable jewel in the coffin of a notorious mafia boss, is he really playing with fire? Will Jing get away with it all, or does la cosa nostra's reach extend beyond the grave? (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Three Short Stories Calling You A girl creates an imaginary cell phone...which one day rings. The boy on the other end claims to be calling from his own imaginary cell phone... Kiz/Kids Two damaged children bond over one's ability to heal wounds. Singing Flower A patient at a hospital finds a flower with the face of a girl, that hums a beautiful melody.

Rinne is a girl who can see and exorcise ghosts (usually with a paper fan). When the school punk saves her from getting hit by a truck, but ends up in a coma himself, she, and his disembodied spirit must defend his prone body from being possessed by this, that and the other local spirits. Unfortunately, she fails in her task, and an ancient playboy takes over the punk’s body, leaving him to inhabit a pink stuffed monkey. Hilarity ensues. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

1. **Namae no nai Uma** (A Horse with No Name) The story (the prequel to MARS) takes place after Rei and Tatsuya enter High School. Tatsuya, who at the time has a crush on Kira, dislikes Rei and picks fights with him. After the climatic motorcycle chase between Rei and a reckless gang of bikers, Tatsuya and Rei begin a new friendship. Other main characters of MARS like Harumi are also presented. The other two chapters are earlier works of the author non-pertaining to MARS: 2. **Nemuru Raion** (Sleeping Lion) Tells of the strange relationship between Isomu, a guy who pretends to not have any fear, and Ayame, a girl with particular behaviours. 3. **1 Karatto no Kajitsu** Tells of Nina, who has some family problems, and Rui, her classmate who is interested in a close friend of the hers. But what if he's interested in Nina? (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

Guilt-Na-Zan is a vampire aristocrat who was sealed into a cross by Kyouji's ancestor more than 100 years ago. Now Kyouji has revived him--although he was resurrected as a doll and can only transform into his real figure when he sucks blood from Kyouji's sister Tonae... But when you combine Goth clothes and hot vampires, slowly but surely everyone will start to feel like one big family! (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Some athletes dream of the bling-bling, others dream of the women. But real hoop dreams reflect the desire to be the best. The dream of being able to take the rock, drive the lane, and take it to the hole. That's Nate Torres, branded as the team benchwarmer, just trying to get that shot at high school fame and glory. When he blows his chance to try and make his high school team, he takes his dream to the only place he has left ... the streets. Away from the spotlight and glory of organized basketball, Nate Torres discovers himself on a back alley half-court. (Source: TOKYOPOP)