A compilation artbook/manga anthology, by Range Murata, with contributions by various artists. The title aims to harness talents from global creative hotbeds like London, Paris and New York and create something more than the average manga artbook through collaborations with American and European creatives. Every issue will reveal the huge variety of talent the Japanese illustration and manga worlds have to offer, giving insight into their work and thought processes through various features.
Ordinary high school boy Amagi Souya was suddenly transported into another world, a fairytale world with filled with Gods, magic, magical beasts and monsters! In order to search for the mythical "Star Gate" which would bring him back home, Souya had to team up with three other "Outsiders" like himself, a samurai from the Warring Periods, a member of the NYPD with a guardian angel, a Crusader with many secrets, and explore the miasma filled ruins of the Capital City. Souya only wanted to go home, but his encounter with the Goddess Raquell, a girl self-proclaimed to be his fated lover, propelled him into a journey FULL of unforeseeable dangers! (Source: Grimdarkz Translations)
Tanaka was a salary-man who lived an average life. That life came to an end when he was 41 years old... or it was supposed to. But when he came to, he was standing in a world that resembled Medieval Europe. There was no heating, and food was eaten with your hands. On top of all that, pigs run wild in the city... And in this harsh world, Tanaka would live his second life as "Balian De Lioncourt". Will this average salary-man be able to survive?
In the Great Orient, lies the continent called Rodenius. One day, an unidentified flying object arrived at Qua-Toyne Principality’s airspace. The unidentified flying object defied the Principality’s common sense. But that unidentified flying object was just a harbinger of something even more shocking. Far to the eastern sea, a group of islands suddenly appeared. The country of the islands called itself: Japan. According to them, their nation had been transported to another world. Now finding themselves separated from their old world and must survive in the new one, how will Japan interact with the native countries of this world? Will they greet her as a friend or as an enemy? This is a story of the country called Japan as it was engulfed in the chaotic storm of the world.
1999. The "end of the world" that was talked half in doubt since Nostradamus' prediction was finally proven wrong. But unknown to the public, an abnormal phenomenon was starting to spread. A "Disease" which disturbs the normal cell division process, making young girls' body rot alive, slowly killing them. And a beautiful and grotesque being born from this disease, guided by a hapless fate, starts walking on the borderline between good will and ill will, with the wafting sweet scent of death.
After I was kicked out from my adventurer party, I lived out my retirement in the mountains. However, my disciple became the strongest human in the world without my knowledge, which started the rumor that her master could only be the ultimate strongest person, eclipsing humanity. Hence, I now occupied rank one on the adventurer rankings. An aspiring student, a dragon, a hero, and a demon lord all came flocking to me, completely misunderstanding everything. Please stop. I'm just a small fry, okay? This is not a story about an OP MC. It's a comedy about a bunch of idiots who think I am. (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)
There's even more to be told of the antics of the SOS Brigade--under Haruhi's leadership the possibilities for fun and mayhem are endless! Join your favorite characters in this huge collection of brand-new adventures and illustrations from a wide range of artists and storytellers! Jam-packed with more time travelers, aliens, espers, and Haruhi than Kyon can handle, this anthology is the perfect addition to any collection! (Source: Yen Press) #Illustrations: Itou Noizi, Kaishaku, toi8 \- Watanabe Wataru \- Suzumi Atsushi \- Narumi Naru \- Daioki
