A hard-bitten Japanese P.I. and a scientist's daughter travel to Australia to unravel the mystery of a sentient biochip! A secret research project has gone awry, and both the biochip and Eiko Hirgure's father have disappeared. Together with detective Happo Mitsuri, they uncover an increasingly tangled trail. Who is the mysterious stranger who contacts Happo? What is the sinister organization following the proceedings? And what does a mermaid have to do with all this? (Source: Dark Horse)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, starting in 168 AD and ending with the reunification of the land in 280 AD. Yokoyama Mitsuteru's adaption begins from the decline of the Han Dynasty until the fall of Shu-Han. (Source: Wikipedia)

1) The Enchanted Peony A valedictorian finds a beautiful peony. 2) The Butterfly Visits the Spring Garden A butterfly turns into a human and meets a human boy. 3) The Cry of the Tiger A man has to stay the night in the mountains where he meets a recluse family of three. 4) The Serpent Princess's Sanctuary A brother and sister meet after being separated at birth.

Peking in the 20s - the time in which the old customs and fresh wind mix. What is the true reason for the rage of older brother Ruhai on young Mr. Rushan from house Tai with his love to the theater ...? The dreams and the real life of the people who have made a mistake to the old dramatic art of the Peking opera are shown with the history all around famous actor Yang Luoxian. The splendid stage stands for the highest luck for the time being, and also for the everlasting admiration...

Grant Leauvas is the highest title given at a school in the far east where wise men from all over the world gather. Siam, a fake sage who calls himself a member of this fearsome group, spends his days deceiving the villagers in order to get food and lodging. One day, upon hearing that a Grant Leauvas is approaching the village, Siam plots to drive him away, but he meets a playful old man who is far from the image of a Grant Leauvas. Siam takes a liking to the Grant Leauvas and they end up traveling together...!? (Source: Usio Publishing, translated) *Notes: \- Won the Nebula Award in Comic Category in 1994. \- Co-won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 1995.*

As the strongest typhoon approached and rough waves crashed against the rocks of Tanegashima Island, mysterious women appeared and threw something into the sea. Immediately afterward, the typhoon vanished without a trace, and in its place appeared an enormous battleship. The massive vessel fired upon the U.S. military base on Okinawa Island from 40 kilometers offshore... Then we go back in time off the eastern coast of Okinawa Island to Kudaka Island—known as the “Island of the Gods”—this is where our mystery begins...!! (Source: Ushio Publishing, translated)

*Ryousanpaku to Shukueidai* is a series of stories inspired by Chinese and Japanese fairy tales where poetry mingles with the fantastic. There's a universe full of supernatural phenomena within the stories: a young woman disguises herself as a man to study (The Butterfly Lovers), an Oni haunts a house (The Oni of Souzodono), and a mask makes an inexplicable transformation (The Story of the Shuzen's Temple).

Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his epic volumes on Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha’s ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka’s Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one’s life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers’ attention. (Source: Kodansha USA) **Note:** Won the Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975 and the Best U.S. Edition of International Material for the Eisner Award in 2004 and 2005.

In the future, in a rush much like the American gold rush, many people emigrated to our solar system's asteroid belt to mine the asteroids. A society developed out in the belt, and the citizens, who were generally looked down upon by Earth citizens, came to be known as "Belters". Eventually, this community sought independence from the earth, ushering in a war. The Belters could not stand against the Earth military, and they were defeated, falling back under the harsh control of the earth. Twenty years later, an old man called Bou discovered a still-living baby in a tank within the wreckage of a ship from the war. He named the boy Cross, after the Belter's greatest hero, and raised him with the hope that he would grow to become a messiah for his people. At the age of ten, Cross is captured by Earth soldiers and forced to leave his guardian's care. What connection does this young boy have to the legendary hero Cross? Will he be able to pass through the trials that lie before him, and fulfill the expectations he does not even know that his people have of him?

A collection of stories: 1. **Shio no Koe** (汐の声) 1 2. **Shio no Koe** (汐の声) 2 3. **Ayakashi no Yakata** (あやかしの館) 4. **Adashino no...** (化野の…) 5. **Heminohire** (蛇比礼)

This offbeat Japanese manga tells the action-packed tale of the Cyber 7, a team of biologically engineered robot protectors who attempt to save humanity from a threat beyond imagination.

An adaptation of Patricia A. McKillip's "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld." Sixteen when a baby is brought to her to raise, Sybel has grown up on Eld Mountain. Her only playmates are the creatures of a fantastic menagerie called there by wizardry. Sybel has cared nothing for humans, until the baby awakens emotions previously unknown to her. And when Coren -the man who brought this child- returns, Sybel's world is again turned upside down.