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The events take place during the Great Exhibition of technological breakthroughs in Victorian England, in mid-nineteenth century. Ray is a boy, the son and grandson of two great inventors, and since he was a little boy he dedicated himself to create amazing machines driven by steam power. One day his grandfather Lloyd returns from the United States, where he is working with his son to a secret project called for the multinational Ohara Foundation, and handing the boy a metal ball that can produce an immense energy. This marks the beginning of the adventures of the boy, who from that moment it will be hunted by the henchmen of the U.S. company and its competitors, eager to retrieve the precious item needed for their major project: the imposing Tower Steam, the ultimate war machine . A clash of generations between father, son and nephew, their world views and values of life, a brilliant critique of modern society and war.
Shun Axeda struggled to overcome his own demons. Yuki Nakamura wanted to become one of the few female members of a special rescue team. And Daigo Juju met them with his outstanding talent and unshakable determination. These three firefighters aspired to join the Special Rescue Team (a.k.a. "Orange"), as the story of a "national crisis" in Japan began to unfold! (Source: Shounen Magazine, translated)
Kakashi and his friend are the Manchicken Team. Together, they will help Dorothy, a young girl, with a misterious collar, followed by a band of pirates.
A warm comedy spinoff series from Ace of the Diamond (aka Daiya no A) written by Yuki Okada, the wife of Yuji Terajima himself. Sawamura and his fellow residents of room 5... accidentally adopted a cat? What will they do about meals? How will they bathe him? Worst of all, pets are prohibited from being kept in the dorms. Sawamura and his roommates struggle to overcome these challenges while keeping their new feline friend a secret. Still, they persevere, because who can resist the cuteness of cats? Read Daiya no C to follow the adventures of the Seidou team and their new furry addition.
The carefree Toshiya Sakazaki inventor works in the company Kamata, engaged in the production of armaments. Divorced from Chisato Arita, who also works in the same company, Toshiya races against her to see who builds the better war robot. Sakazaki creates a robot combat with artificial intelligence named Sayuri. She is shaped like a teenager and all that does is arouse the jealousy of Chisato. Although it has at its disposal a wide range of devastating attacks, Toshiya's error was introduced programs jokes forgetting the main program, the struggle, as Sayuri is not considered a weapon and Chisato advised to go to an institute high school to learn to improve its IA. The problems come when the company KKK (Kurahashi Kogyo Company of Kabushikigaisha = the company of the cap), a competitor of Kamata, try to destroy Sayuri. This infiltrate a spy, Misaki Hoshino, traps tend to Sayuri. And from there everything gets out of hand... because many parodies of anime, manga and japanese tv shows are just around the corner.
After his older brother's disappearance, Satom Shinjirou must take up the mantle of heir to his family's Shinto Shrine. But learning to become a Priest might be much more than he bargained for, especially with the feelings he seems to be unwillingly developing for a certain young Miko... Jinja no Susume is a unique slice of life sotry with a touch of romance and comedy that also gives the reader a view of the inner workings of a modern day Shinto Shrine.
Shiraishi Yayoi was a relatively unremarkable school girl, although a little clumsy, before a experimental accident changed her life forever. She was forced against her will by her father, self-proclaimed genius physicist, Shiraishi Sensei into a teleporter with a cat , and like in the movie "The Fly", she combined with the cat. Now, whenever she gets excited about anything, a pair of cat ears and a tail pop into existence. In the "catgirl" form, she has super powers, but the major drawback is that she also behaves like a cat when presented with the proper stimuli, like the sight of mice. She also has a boyfriend, but her "problem" tends to interfere in their dates since her excitement inevitably leads to her transformation into a catgirl. (Source: Taruby)
One day, Onozuka Miki receives a call from her older sister, Tatebayashi Midori, from whom she was separated years ago. Midori desperately begs for her help, afraid that a killer is after her life! Miki quickly transfers schools to Midori's posh private boarding school, but not two days pass before she is swept into a whirlwind of unexplainable murders... Note: Included in vol. 2 is a one-shot by Matsumoto Yoko-sensei titled "Nemesis no Yoru" about a group of students who spend 5 days on a deserted island with a killer who murders them off one by one...
*Note: chapter count includes 2 extra chapters*
Almond came to Japan from the mountains of China to join his cousin who owns a Chinese restaurant and learn the ultimate secret of Chinese cuisine there! Unexpectedly, after arriving, he discovered that his cousin had no skills at all, and the cooking in the store was all done by his son Ling. In order to save the store, Almond used his superb skills to make the customers cry in tears at one time and full of happiness at the other?!?
When she was young, Shiraishi Masago had a special ability to sense people's feelings and thoughts, but she grew out of it once she moved in with her new family after the tragic death of her own parents. Or so she thought... While at school one day, she senses a murderous intent so strong that she faints. Scared, she tells her friends Shinohara Kei and Hidaka Satoru, who both tell her not to worry. But when a club member turns up dead at their school festival, she's convinced that what she felt was not a coincidence. Who is the killer and what does Masago have to do with the murder? Note: Included in vol. 2 is a one-shot by Matsumoto Yoko-sensei titled "Chi no Tsubuyaki, Yami no Sasayaki" about an obsessed guy who comes back as a ghost to haunt the girl he loves.