A celebrated masterwork shimmering with vulnerability from one of alt-manga's most important female artists. "Now that we've woken from the dream, what are we going to do?" Chiharu thinks to herself, rubbing her husband's head affectionately. Set in an apartment complex on the outskirts of Tokyo, Murasaki Yamada's Talk to My Back (1981-84) explores the fraying of Japan's suburban middle-class dreams through a woman's relationship with her two daughters as they mature and assert their independence, and with her husband, who works late and sees his wife as little more than a domestic servant. (Source: Drawn & Quarterly)

After being arrested and having to transfer to a new high school in Tokyo, Akira Kurusu is given the goal of rehabilitation and awakened to a new power—the power of one’s true self, a Persona. Using his Persona and the mysterious navigation app Momentos, Akira and his friends take on the role of phantom thieves, saving people from the twisted desires of those around them. Akira Kurusu thought he was doing the right thing when he rescued a woman who was being attacked. Expelled from his school and sent away from home, he is reenrolled in Shujin Academy on probation. Trouble finds him again on his first day when he comes across delinquent Ryuji Sakamoto and the two somehow stumble into a castle in an alternate reality. Caught by the castle’s king, the schoolteacher Kamoshida, Akira discovers his will to rebel and awakens the power of his Persona! (Source: VIZ Media)

Free-spirited Yuri Hasegawa and straitlaced Keiichiro Katsuragi have fallen in love. But his elite political family—producing a line of prime ministers—does not allow male descendants to engage in any sexual relations until they are 18. Can the physically affectionate Yuri and rule-abiding Keiichiro keep their relationship strictly chaste? *Source: VIZ Media*

Chapters 1-3 are the events that occurred between the end of A's and the start of StrikerS. Chapters 4-12 are side stories about the characters. Chapters 13 & 14 are the events that occurred after the end of StrikerS. Chapter 15 is a special from Megami September 2009 (also events after the end of StrikerS).

In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Takuma Sakamoto is so powerful that he is lauded as the “Demon Lord” by other players. One day, he is summoned to a world outside his own-- but with the same appearance he had in the game! There, he meets two girls who both proclaim themselves to be his Summoner. They perform an Enslavement Ritual to turn him into their Summon... but that’s when Takuma’s passive ability <\> activates! Instead, it is the girls who become enslaved! Though Takuma may be the strongest Sorcerer there is, he has no idea how to talk with other people. It is here he makes his choice: to act based on his persona from the game! “Amazing? But of course... I am Diablo, the being known and feared as the Demon Lord!” So begins a tale of adventure with an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world! (Source: J-Novel Club)

Two chapter manga release celebrating the two-part live action movie premiere about the battle in Kyoto. The special focus on the meeting of Shishio Makoto and and his significant other, Yumi Komagata. The manga also details how Shishio formed the Juppongatana, his organization of warriors and assassins that he recruits in an attempt to overthrow the Japanese government in the original Rurouni Kenshin manga. 1. **Rurouni Kenshin Uramaku: Honoo wo Suberu** (るろうに剣心・裏幕─炎を統べる─) \[Watsuki Nobuhiro\] 1 2. **Rurouni Kenshin Uramaku: Honoo wo Suberu** (るろうに剣心・裏幕─炎を統べる─) \[Watsuki Nobuhiro\] 2 3. **Sono Kage, Hanaregataku Tsunagitomeru Mono** (その翳、離れがたく繋ぎとめるもの) \[Kurosaki Kaoru\] 1 4. **Sono Kage, Hanaregataku Tsunagitomeru Mono** (その翳、離れがたく繋ぎとめるもの) \[Kurosaki Kaoru\] 2 5. **Sono Kage, Hanaregataku Tsunagitomeru Mono** (その翳、離れがたく繋ぎとめるもの) \[Kurosaki Kaoru\] 3 6. **Sono Kage, Hanaregataku Tsunagitomeru Mono** (その翳、離れがたく繋ぎとめるもの) \[Kurosaki Kaoru\] 4 7. **Sono Kage, Hanaregataku Tsunagitomeru Mono** (その翳、離れがたく繋ぎとめるもの) \[Kurosaki Kaoru\] 5 8. **Sono Kage, Hanaregataku Tsunagitomeru Mono** (その翳、離れがたく繋ぎとめるもの) \[Kurosaki Kaoru\] 6

Private Investigator Loki is certainly an extraordinary fellow with an incredibly demanding profession. While his boyish good looks disguise his true nature, no challenge is too tough for Loki. Not only is it Loki's job to solve mysteries, but he must also protect his own interests, namely his family, especially when those who want him rubbed-out enter the picture. Loki must dig up evidence surrounding kidnappings, murders, suicides, and the like. When old adversaries strike too close to home, Loki must prepare, not only to solve the crime, but to survive the vicious attacks! If the action's hot, you can count on Loki being there! (Source: ADV) *Notes: \- Includes eight side stories \- Volume 5 includes an especial one-shot*

Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he’s paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander—and she’s hardly the only ex-student who’s a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he’s an old man? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

Nicknamed "Belle Poupee"--the Beautiful Doll--duke's daughter Lady Leticia is admired for her elegance and delicate beauty. But behind her porcelain mask lies her true self: a bold and compassionate soul, more knight than damsel. She ends up engaged to the infamous second prince, Gilbert, whose cursed crimson eyes and icy demeanor have made him the subject of troubling rumors. Fate binds together an infallible Princess Charming and a lonely, awkward prince as they search for their happily ever after in this ultimate role-reversal love story. (Source: Manga UP!)

When Aileen, the Duke’s daughter, regains her memories of her past life, she realizes she’s barreling toward ruin at full speed. Searching for any way out of her hopeless situation, the method she chooses is to capture the heart of the last boss— the Demon Lord Claude! (Source: Yen Press)

Veteran hero Wild Tiger has years of experience fighting crime, but his ratings have been slipping. Under orders from his new employer, Wild Tiger finds himself forced to team up with Barnaby Brooks Jr., a rookie with an attitude. Overcoming their differences will be at least as difficult for this mismatched duo as taking down superpowered bad guys! (Source: VIZ Media)

The wacky adventures of Fran, Veronica and the other strange creatures continue. More experiments, more medical miracles and more wondrous surprises.