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Remember a time before cell phones could be found in every pocket? Or when even accessing the world wide web was something only readily available in a library? Back then letters still filled up postboxes and moments just felt so much more precious when captured on Polaroid film. Now life seems to move at the speed of light. Our memories are captured and shared with the world on social media platforms. And love, which is already capricious, can feel like it is moving at terminal velocity. In Makoto Shinkai’s defining work, the internationally renowned director and animator unfolds a love story that is as timeless as it is fleeting. Yukiko Seike’s rendition of this modern classic adds a new level of emotion and intimacy that is unique to its source material. (Source: Kodansha USA)
Taichi Hiraga Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and an English noblewoman, is an insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. Educated in archaeology and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buried secrets, thwart would-be villains, and pursue the truth… *Source: VIZ Media*
Chiemi Yusa's high school record is far from perfect. She's already been suspended twice for fighting, and she's not even half-way through her first year! In danger of getting expelled for starting yet another brawl, her teacher approaches her with an unexpected offer: get her classmate Akifumi "Deranged Devil" Hirata, the nastiest fighter in the whole school, to clean up his act, and her record will officially be cleared. Reluctantly she accepts, and immediately goes on the attack. But as she's waiting for him to retaliate, she discovers that he has more in store for her than just a fight! In *Love Attack*, you'll find a rollicking brawl of a good time as the roughest guy and girl in school get themselves into trouble—and find themselves in love. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
Renton Thurston is a young 14-year-old who is tired of his monotonous life. The only thing that makes him happy is when he "lifts", an extreme form of aerial hoverboarding. His feelings of frustration come from his life of toil in his Grandfather's garage and being the son of an enigmatic yet legendary "hero." One day, a large LFO (Light Finding Operation) craft called Nirvash falls from the sky and a beautiful young girl named Eureka emerges and asks for repairs. When a smitten Renton literally falls over himself to help her, the two begin a journey that will change both of their destinies.
Kyo Aizawa is very excited about getting to attend Seisyu Academy, which is famous for its adorable girls' uniforms. Her spirits are crushed, however, when she opens the package containing her school uniform to find a boy's uniform. Her father explains to her that, as Seisyu Academy is also famous for its boys' basketball program, he enrolled her as a boy so she can fulfill his own dream of becoming an NBA basketball star. To make matters worse, she has to stay in the boys' dorms, and her roommate is the same boy she came to hate at tryouts. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
In this prequel to the hit science-fiction crime drama anime series, *Psycho Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami* reveals how the legendary Enforcer was once an ace detective! Working within the city-regulating Sybil System, Inspectors must fight crime in a future where a single number measures your criminal tendencies and determines if you are useful to society! (Source: Dark Horse)
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)
Ninety percent of our lives are determined by our fate, and our fates are determined by our "souls." But every now and then, something goes wrong and the souls of those who have met an untimely fate also pollute their environs, drawing more souls into a vicious circle of ill fate. Sakurai and Amano are an odd-couple team who have been hired to deal with the problems that arise from these tainted souls and have been tasked with finding those who are heading to an early grave to either prevent them from dying or collect their livingstones before they do further damage. (Source: Kodansha USA)
Due to her scary face and penchant for fighting, high schooler Mihane Hirata is known as the “Killer Demon.” But, she’s actually an earnest 16-year old in love … While trying to get closer to her beloved Toma, the cutest guy in her class, she accidentally confesses her love to him! Not only that, but before Toma can respond, Mihane suggests that they try dating for three days … ?! (Source: Kodansha USA)
**In this action-packed isekai manga, one gamer finds himself reincarnated in his favorite academy game—but as the villain! Can he change the game and avoid complete ruin?** I don’t know how it happened, but somehow I’ve died and reincarnated into my favorite academy game. And if that wasn’t weird enough, I’m now the depraved and lazy villain, Weiss Fansent, whose misdeeds lead him to a deadly end. Something I’m determined to avoid at all costs. With little time left until the academy’s entrance exams, I have no choice but to dive headfirst into serious and grueling training. Which means swordsmanship with the S-rank adventurer Miruku Abitas, followed by intense magic practice. It was demanding and exhausting, but getting stronger means I have a better chance of avoiding my disastrous end. But I seriously underestimated just how powerful Weiss truly is, and I wind up stunning everyone at the exams! Have I somehow become more powerful than the hero? A fantasy manga about changing the villain’s fate with hard work and amazing powers! *Source: Seven Seas Entertainent, Vol. 1*
Youkou lives in a future where organ transplants are common and available to all, but life's not as idyllic as it seems--it turns out a nefarious organization is using that technology for their own evil ends! Only the elite squad Jackalope has any chance of stopping them before it's too late. (Source: Yen Press)