The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years. But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death? (Source: Del Rey)
Seven years have passed since Mina Țepeș' triumphant return to the Bund. The year is now 2020; integration of vampires into human society has greatly progressed, the threat from the three clans has been eliminated, her rule over vampiric society appears absolute, and the Bund has became an integral part of the world economy. Now Tokyo is hosting the Summer Olympics with Mina as guest of honor at the opening ceremonies. During her speech, terrorists infiltrate the stadium and demand that she close the Bund and remove all vampires from Japan. In front of TV cameras, Mina and Akira must confront the terrorists. And that's not the only threat waiting for them. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Opposites attract in this hysterical rom-com about two high school manga artists who can’t catch a break! Dweeby high schooler Uehara Yuuki has created the perfect romantic comedy heroine—she’s bashful, airheaded, and completely chaste. When an editor at Uehara’s dream publisher coldly dismisses his manga story as trite and lacking realism, it sends Uehara into a spiral of despair that pushes him into the path of his bubbly, gorgeous classmate, Miyamoto Niina—an aspiring manga artist herself! Having gotten similar feedback on her own manga, Miyamoto proposes she and Uehara engage in a fake relationship, since neither of them have any romantic experience. But Miyamoto is far from the perfect heroine Uehara’s concocted, and he certainly isn’t the cocky hero from her story either. Can their wacky relationship turn their manga dreams into reality, or will it lead to even more comic disasters? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
It's year 1966. Hamaguchi, a young man comes to Kyoto, where he finds work in a small textile company.In his free time, he goes to the local Zoo to draw animals. His peaceful life is one day disturbed by the company owner's daughter. Because of that, when his friend tells him of a certain job offer in Tokyo, Hamaguchi decides to go at once. In the capital he gets to learn the way of a manga artist.
**In this romantic Boys’ Love manga, sparks fly when a salaryman who’s given up on love reunites with his crush from high school.** Kanade feels like he’s living under a constant storm cloud with his unfulfilled life. Stuck working a typical office job and keeping himself closeted, he’s convinced there will be no sunny days ahead. But those monotonous days are suddenly interrupted when he reunites with Mashiro, an old classmate he harbored hidden feelings for! Finally, Kanade has found a bit of sunshine in his gray, dreary life with Mashiro’s arrival. With a chance to get to know each other again, could this be Kanade’s second chance to find love with the one who got away? *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*
Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child's toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan—often silent, often alone—with his vivid dreams that let time stand still. (Source: Ponent Mon)
The Vampire Bund, a peaceful island nation of vampires off the coast of Tokyo, ruled by Princess Mina Tepes, has seen its share of conflict and turmoil. And yet there are times of relative tranquility when the Bund is a popular tourist destination during daylight hours. When two teenage tourists, Garcia Fujisaki and his reckless best friend Masaki, ditch their group to find a vampire who will turn Masaki, it’s Garcia who pays the price. Awakening as an unwilling creature of the night, Garcia finds himself entangled with a seedy band of terrorists looking to destroy the only known cure for vampirism. Garcia must find the cure and administer it within forty-eight hours, or his condition is irreversible! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Made in Abyss: Official Anthology is a compendium of short comics set in the same world and with the same characters from Made in Abyss. In an era when the world has been scoured for secrets, one place remains unexplored–a massive cave system known as the Abyss, filled with monstrous creatures and lost relics. When a young orphan named Riko comes upon a mysterious robot boy named Reg with possible ties to the Abyss, the two team up to explore the terrifying depths together. This intense manga has spawned a critically acclaimed anime and several movies in theaters, both in Japan and America. Now fans can enjoy this official anthology of short manga by different creators, each with their own take on this fascinating world and its characters! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Like her father and grandfather before her, Cecily Campbell has entered the knighthood and joined the ranks of the Knight Guards of Houseman. Eager to do her heritage proud and defend her city, Cecily rushes to the marketplace to stop a madman from terrorizing the populace. She quickly realizes, however, that she is hopelessly outmatched and ill-prepared for an actual fight. A lone figure named Luke Ainsworth swoops to the rescue, a swordsman and blacksmith of much renown, who will repair the broken sword Cecily has inherited from her father and take her down a road of perilous adventure beyond her wildest dreams. *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*
Shiga, a mountaineer, leaves his isolated lodge and returns to Tokyo in order to track down Megumi - the missing daughter of Tatsuko (Shiga's deceased best friend) and Yoriko (whom Shiga has secretly been in love with since before Tatsuko died). Shiga's investigation takes him into the world of "compensated dating" and disaffected teens and what he discovers there suggests that Megumi may have been abducted by a paedophile with a great deal of power and influence. In order to save the girl and regain the self-respect he lost when his best friend died, Shiga must break through the wall of silence and do what the police dare not. (Source: Anime News Network) .
Magazine editor Mamiya meets popular high school model Noeru Kisaragi for a story Mamiya’s working on. When Noeru suddenly tries to make a move by going down on him, Mamiya turns him down flat. But Mamiya’s loneliness starts to get to him and he decides to try starting over with Noeru on equal footing. Mamiya’s sincerity causes Noeru to open his heart as well, and before long the two begin to form a deep emotional connection, but…
Vampire hunts rage across the United States like the witch hunts of old. But in the shadows, rumors whisper of a grand escape plan. “Mina Tepes summons all the vampires of America,” it says. “Reach the West Coast, and a ship will take you all to the Vampire Bund.” Desperate to survive, hordes of vampires follow that rumor and make for the West Coast. There’s only one small problem―the Vampire Bund sunk months ago, and Vampire Queen Mina Tepes is dead. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

