Abused like a slave by everyone at school, and battered by the single mother she lives with at home… That was the girl’s, Endou Himeno’s, everyday life. However one day, a ‘wasp’ that stung the girl, changed her fate. Her fate, and that of humanity… Piercing the ‘species’ known as humanity, a thrilling insect suspense story begins!
Dan was “the strongest and bravest” when he was young. But because of his lazy life, he is now a divorced, unemployed old man! He tries to earn money through quests for a living, but age has taken its toll on his strength and all that! He was approached by a silver-haired elf, a handsome man, and an S-rank adventurer… a young man of today’s generation!
With tensions between the neighboring country rising signaling the presence of a war soon to begin, Soalla, the princess of a small country, worried whether her own country would be able to defend itself with its weak national power. The king was bedridden and the retainers who were her last rays of hope had nothing but the antiquated motto of battle honor in mind. Not one person had a concrete proposal to protect the country, leaving Soalla to wonder if this was where Favell would fall... However, it was then that Naoki appeared before her. A "magician," that left his name in history who possessed the power she desired to save the country.
Hanuma Kyou gets visit by the god Karma-chan. Karma-chan's mission is to solve the declining birthrate in Japan. How can Kyou help her with that?
Anthology of short stories created by Kodansha authors to celebrate the release of the Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie adaptation.
In a certain star system, there is a small planet called the Onsen Planet. The entire surface is covered in hot springs, and the ones who manage them are the 4 Santa Monica siblings.
Three young and upcoming pop singers are trying to figure out a way to get known and they eventually come to the conclusion that they lack the proper sex appeal...
Adaptation of the 1977 movie by Nobuhiko Oobayashi, published in the September 1977 issue of Seventeen magazine.
A schoolgirl travels with her six classmates to her sickly aunt's rural home. All isn't well in this idyllic country manor, though. All manner of horrors awaits the children, from evil spirits to a demonic housecat, to a man-eating piano. The time is ticking for the children, who must unravel the mystery of the house before they're all devoured, one by one! *Note: Based on the 1977 horror-comedy movie by Nobuhiko Obayashi.*
He spent 100-million yen on luxuries in two weeks, filmed 3,000 and had sex with 7,000 women, divorced twice, owed 5-billion yen in debt, has seven criminal convictions, and the U.S. Justice Department tried to put him in prison for 370 years. This man is real! Here is the life of legendary porn director Toru Muranishi... The bestseller that has also been dramatized on Netflix has finally been adapted into a manga! (Source: Kurage Bunch, translated)
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. (Source: VIZ Media) **Included one-shots:** Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story") Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot") Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot) Volume 28: Meteor Strike
Kaiji and Kazuya face off against each other in a high-stakes game of "One Poker," a modified version of standard poker. Kazuya sets forth a gamble of 2,000,000,000 yen! How will Kaiji survive?! *Chapter count for this arc is 101-254 in the original tankoubon.*

