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Ritsu Nagara is a new first-year member of the Mizusawa High School karuta club. For some reason, Ritsu is aiming to win the national championship, but after Chihaya and her friends graduate, the Mizusawa Karuta Club has only one A-class player, and he has a difficult time ahead of him... The story depicts Ritsu's growth along with his eccentric friend Akino and the other members of the club who are dedicated to playing karuta. (Source: Natalie, translated)
Attacker You! is the story of ambitious and energetic 13-year-old junior high schoolgirl You Hazuki (variously known as "Mila," "Jeanne" or "Juana" in Western dubbed versions of the anime), who moves to Tokyo from Osaka to live with her father Toshihiko, a cameraman recently returned from Peru, and attend school. You's mother is not in the picture, having left when You was very young. Also living with You and her father is her younger brother Sunny, who is very attached to his older sister and tends to follow her everywhere she goes, including to school and to her volleyball matches. You is also curious about Kyushi Tajima, the pretty blonde woman whom she sees covering volleyball games on television, and about why her father becomes very angry whenever You mentions her. You is passionate about volleyball and dreams of one day being a part of Japan's national women's volleyball team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She joins her school's girls' volleyball team and quickly becomes one of the top players, although her coach (who is also her homeroom teacher) is brutal and literally slaps his players around when they don't live up to his expectations. You begins a tumultuous friendship with former school volleyball champ and former arch-rival Nami Hayase (French name: "Peggy"), which comes to a head when the two girls join opposing professional teams. She also develops a crush on So Takiki, the captain of the Hikawa boys' volleyball team (known as "Shiro," "Serge" or "Sergio" in various Western versions), and puts as much effort into trying to win his heart as she does into her game.
During the summer festival five years ago, two girls met at a mysterious tree and saw two glowing spheres. Now, these two girls--Saki Hyuga, ace pitcher on the school softball team; and Mai Mishow, who prefers sketching over stargazing--are chosen by the spirits of flowers (Flappy) and birds (Choppy) to restore the Seven Fountains and save their worlds from Dark Autumn. Together, they are the NEW Pretty Cure. *Note: Includes four extra chapters*
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)
The hero, orphaned when his parents were murdered, grows up to use his peculiar powers to take his revenge. The original Skull Man was one of manga's first anti-heroes, someone who would sacrifice the lives of innocents in his quest for vengeance. This darkness is what made the Skull Man so magnetic and successful. While the TV series Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) was still in development, Ishinomori, who created that series with producer Toru Hirayama, made this manga as his own personal version, which the producers at Toei Company Ltd. used as the basis for the show. Several changes in content were made, as this 100-page one-shot story was too dark and gruesome (even cerebral) for a children's show. (Source: Wikipedia)
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.
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.
An anthology of stories about ordinary high school guys and their relationships...or lack thereof. Boys Be...takes a look at the trials of love and loss from a refreshing point of view and often adds interesting insight into what a relationship is like from an average guys point of view! (Source: TOKYOPOP)
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.