The new manga is a side story that is much darker than the Read or Die stories that came before it. It is set in a world where the death of books has been declared after the last printing press shuts down. However, there are bibliophiles who have rejected this era and have established a city state of their own called "Bibliopolis." The heroine is named Yomiko, but with different kanji (読魅子) in her name and a darker side. (Source: Anime News Network)

Anthology of short stories created by Kodansha authors to celebrate the release of the Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie adaptation.

An grand manga adaptation of the tale *Journey To The West*. (Source: Akita Shoten, translated)

Due to the fact that Kotori's father wanted a male heir, as the older sister she tells him that she will become the male heir instead! So far her secret has been hidden until a strange new handsome butler shows up and turns her already crazy life upside down. Now, people are starting to take notice of her. And Problems keep on coming! Her secret gets exposed by a male classmate and he is forced to stay with her and keep her secret safe. And she's got a crazy girl stalking her who thinks that she is a boy and wants to become her lover! (Source: LuffyNoTomo Translations)

One day, Teru, a high school girl aspiring to become a manga artist, is hit by a truck and reincarnated into another world! She is made the slave of Sirius, a beautiful elf queen she meets in the other world, and begins a life of hardship... except... her orc coworker is the healing type, and the village's elves are cute? Eh? This seems like a pretty fun life...? (Source: Houbunsha, translated)

Teo Korpi, a young man dreaming of becoming a cortege blacksmith, was on his way to the borderlands, just to have his coach attacked by a horde of orcs. On the brink of death, help arrived… but, something wasn’t quite right with the swordswoman who was supposedly his saviour. Far from just killing the orcs, she slaughtered, slaughtered, and slaughtered them in the most gruesome ways… as if finding pure joy in a gory massacre. Then she turned around towards Teo…

Kujou Hina is your typical girl who can sing worth a damn. After being struck with awe by the singing of two mysterious girls, she comes to a realization that, with the choker given to her by the mysterious girls, her song has the ability to eradicate evil spirits. Who are these mysterious singers that gave her the choker? Why was she chosen to have this power of song? In the pursuit of answers, she continues to meet others with similar powers. (Source: MangaHelpers)

**Included one-shot:** Volume 4: Aru Hi Totsuzen Monster Musume no Ou-sama ni Nattandakedo Nanika Shitsumon Aru?

Ginko Hachiya (a.k.a. Ogin) is a contract worker and a highly skilled computer operator. She goes from company to company in search of her dream job, while exposing the dark side of the company! (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

Yukihito Daigo is a teenage hacker who has been infected by the 'Dandelion' virus, which is said to brainwash humans and give them a new personality, combined with extraordinary speed and physical strength. But is that all there is to Dandelion? Daigo and his friends embark on a mission to discover the truth.