Karen Kohiruimaki always felt out of place in the real world. Due to her extreme height, she found it hard to make friends with other girls her age. Everything changes when she's introduced to VR and Gun Gale Online. In GGO, Karen is free to play the cute, chibi avatar of her dreams! Can Karen find friendship in this bullet-ridden MMO...? (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Chapter count reflects the magazine releases; the manga was re-arranged into 20 chapters across 4 volumes.*

After the hero defeated the demon lord, the world is finally at peace... leaving the young Villager of Beginnerville in a bind! Without a demon lord to defeat, people have no need for potions and items...leaving Villager's item shop, The Nest, empty and lifeless. At this rate, Villager might have to close The Nest...! But then suddenly a myterious girl appears and everything changes... (Source: K MANGA)

The third Beyblade series, following the Beyblading adventures of Aoi Varuto and his bey Valkyrie.

For 1,500 years, Beelzebub has happily taken. it easy as a rank-and-file clerk. But her lazy lifestyle comes to an end when the new demon king suddenly promotes her to minister! Can she adopt the appearance and demeanor expected of the highest demon on the bureaucratic pyramid? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

Dr. Komyogi is an expert in robotics and has a wealthy sponsor, Herbert Gill. Gill however, is a horrible man who forces Dr. Komyogi to develop numerous robots which he plans to use to take over the world. Dr. Komyogi realizes Gill's dark ambition and secretly develops a high-performance humanoid-robot called Jiro, who looks exactly like a human but transforms into a battle robot Kikaider who has his great superpower. Komyoji leaves Kikaider with his daughter Mitsuko and then disappears. Finally, Gill makes his move. He unleashes a robot army named Dark to dominate and control human society. Mitsuko, reading a message left for her by her father Dr. Komyogi, persuades Jiro/Kikaider to fight off Gill's terrible robots. On that day, Jiro/Kikaider's fierce battles with Dark begin! (Source: Comixology)

"The World" is a massively multiplayer online game played by more than twelve million people across the globe. Within this virtual world Haseo, a PK (Player Killer), continues an endless fight. Everything he does is for the sake of the girl Shino, who back in the real world, is hospitalized by an unexplained coma. However, on finally meeting with his sole lead, a PK called “Tri-Edge,” Haseo is dropped back to Level 1 by a mysterious power! Can Haseo save Shino now that he has lost all of his abilities? Tatsuya Hamasaki, writer of the scenario for the .hack//G.U. games, now turns his hand to its novelization! (Source: TOKYOPOP)

While adventurers crawl the Dungeon, the gods and goddesses of Orario are always working hard behind the scenes for their beloved children! The deities who remain on the surface might not brave the labyrinth's depths, but they're just as busy--all of them occupied with duties like managing their familia's business, striking deals, gathering information, or going shopping, stuffing their faces, lounging about not doing much of anythi--adventures! So many adventures! Who can really say what happens in the sometimes precious, occasionally chaotic day-to-day lives of this charming pantheon? (Source: Yen Press) *Note: The chapter count includes the special story "Loki no Nichijou" (ロキの日常).*

Lucia is the new girl at school. She and her sister run a public bath that's all the rage. When Lucia meets a terrific-looking surfer boy, there's just one little problem: Lucia is a mermaid-not just any mermaid, but a princess on an important mission to save the seven seas from an evil force bent on taking control of the marine world. Such a responsibility doesn't leave much time for romance. But Lucia vows to protect her world and win the heart of handsome Kaito. (Source: Del Rey) *Note: Includes the one-shots Moonlight Goddess Diana (MOONLIGHT GODDESS ディアナ), Nude ni Natte (ヌードになって, Get Nude) and Cherry Blossom (チェリー ブロッサム), contained within Volume 7 of the manga.*

1. **Ruriiro no Yume** (瑠璃色の夢, Azure Dream) A sweet story about two OLs named Mikuni and Ruri. Ruri is an 'ordinary woman' at the age of 28, dreaming of getting married and having a child named after a gemstone like she is—that is, until Mikuni and she sleep together one night after drinking. 2. **Princess of the Stars** (星のお姫様) Takes a look at the realities of being in a relationship. 3. **Honey & Mustard** (ハニー&マスタード) 4. **Nostalgia** (追憶) 5. **Virgin Season** (20乙女の季節) The next story in the 20-Musumex30-Otome series. Emi and Keiko have trouble finding time to spend together. 6. **Mangetsu no Yoru ni wa** (満月の夜には, On a Night When the Moon is Full) Keiko and Emi go on a trip together. 7. **Soft-Boiled Fujoshi** (半熟腐女子, Hanjuku Joshi side story) "Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" is about a minor character from Hanjuku Joshi. Moe is more important to fujoshi than love is... or is it?

This comic was written and illustrated by Shotaro Isinomori, one of Japan's most famous comic book creators. It was originally serialized in Nintendo Power Magazine. The first of 12 parts appeared in January 1992 (Volume 32) and the series ran through December 1992. It was published in book form in 1993. The plot loosely follows ALttP, but some elements were added to "preserve the elements of surprise and add to the dramatic flow." (Source: Zelda Legends)

After the death of their parents, the three siblings Seiji, Kozue and Shima get taken in by their uncle and move from Tokyo to Ohasama in the countryside. Will they be able to adapt to their new life in the middle of nowhere? A lighthearted slice of life story begins...

There’s nothing in the world Rize likes more than to curl up in her warm bed and doze away—just like she used to with her big brother when they were kids, before they were separated by their parents’ divorce. Working late shifts at a supermarket while attending university, she dreams of someday finding and reconnecting with her lost—and now grown-up—big brother. Her penchant for being able to nap in the break room draws the attention of Kairi, a co-worker who struggles with insomnia. Something about him reminds her of her big brother, and she finds herself growing closer to him…but when she discovers his terrifying secret, her whole world will be turned helter-skelter in this dark romantic thriller. This series contains mildly graphic depictions and discussions of child abuse, murder, suicide, and sexual violence. It also deals with controversial topics such as incest and occasionally includes non-explicit depictions of sex and nude human bodies. Reader discretion is advised. *Source: Kodansha Manga, Vol. 1*