College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude. Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Naruo is permanently crashing at her apartment because his job as a freelance illustrator doesn't pay enough for rent. And her parents in the country keep sending her boxes of veggies that just rot in her fridge. Straddling the line between her years as a student and the rest of her life, Meiko struggles with the feeling that she's just not cut out to be a part of the real world. (Source: VIZ Media) *Notes: \- Nominated for the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan and the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material. \- Includes one extra chapter and one-shot "Haru yo Koi (Awaiting Spring)" first included in the October 2017 new Japanese edition.*

This part will take place in Morioh-Cho (the same town in Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable), but in the alternative universe in which Steel Ball Run takes place. Following the Great East Japan earthquake, Morioh has been stricken by vast earthen protrusions known by the locals as Wall Eyes. Despite investigation, professional estimations are left empty. Meanwhile, the young girl Yasuho Hirose discovers a man buried within the ground, he possesses a distinctive star-shaped birthmark together with deeply penetrating bite marks. The man, who has contracted a staple case of amnesia is taken in by a local family and given the name Jousuke Higashikata, however mysterious events cannot stop from piling one upon the other and soon that enigma known as stands emerges to complement the great cloud of confusion.

I’m gonna survive-just watch me! I was your average, everyday high school girl, but now I’ve been reborn in a magical world…as a spider?! Wait-this isn’t how these stories are supposed to go! Can I get a do-over? …No? But how am I supposed to survive in this big, scary dungeon as one of the weakest monsters? It’s “every spider for herself “ in here! I gotta figure out the rules to this QUICK, or I’ll be kissing my short second life good-bye… *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He's got an air of mystery about him, great style, and an impeccable music taste. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya's, she can't help but be extremely aware of the other's crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question for Mitsuki—but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn't be so bad... (Source: Yen Press)

A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well … (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

A package shows up at your door without warning. Inside is a letter: "Congratulations. You have beaten the odds of one in 100,000 and have been selected to enter the Liar Game." Along with it comes $100 million in cash. The rules are simple. After 30 days, you must return the money in your possession. Outwit your opponent and steal their money, and you walk away with it all. Lose, and you're left drowning in $100 million of debt. Who can you trust? And who is waiting to betray you? A provocative work that lays bare human nature in the face of big money! (Source: MANGA MILLION)

Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore! *Source: VIZ Media*

In today’s Japan, “rental” services can deliver an afternoon with a “friend,” a “parent,” even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to “rent” an emotional connection, and his new “girlfriend,” who’s trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya’s are intertwined in surprising ways! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too… It’s sweet but naïve boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com! (Source: Kodansha USA)

*An epic supernatural-horror-action-adventure spanning generations of the Joestar family. Each arc focuses on a different descendant and their battles with various super-powered opponents.* 1. **Phantom Blood** (ファントムブラッド)<br> **Protagonist:** Jonathan Joestar Young Jonathan Joestar’s life is forever changed when he meets his new adopted brother, Dio. For some reason, Dio has a smoldering grudge against him and derives pleasure from seeing him suffer. But every man has his limits, as Dio finds out. This is the beginning of a long and hateful relationship! 2. **Sentou Chouryuu** (Battle Tendency, 戦闘潮流)<br> **Protagonist:** Joseph Joestar The Joestar family is called upon to do battle against evil again! This time, it’s Joseph Joestar, the grandson of Jonathan Joestar. His enemies are more powerful and diabolical than ever. Behold! The terror of the **Pillar Men**! 3. **Stardust Crusaders** (スターダストクルセイダース)<br> **Protagonist:** Kujou Jotarou In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent... and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: **"Stands"** — monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users waits to kill JoJo and his friends... 4. **Diamond wa Kudakenai** (Diamond Is Unbreakable, ダイヤモンドは砕けない)<br> **Protagonist:** Higashikata Jousuke In April 1999, Jotaro Kujo travels to a town in Japan called Morioh to find a young man named Josuke Higashikata — the secret love child of his grandfather, Joseph Joestar. Upon finding him, Jotaro is surprised to learn that Josuke also possesses a Stand. After their strange meeting, the pair team up to investigate the town’s proliferation of unusual Stands! 5. **Ougon no Kaze** (Golden Wind, Vento Aureo, 黄金の風)<br> **Protagonist:** Giorno Giovanna Golden Wind is here! The highly-acclaimed fifth arc shifts the action from Japan to Italy, as Koichi Hirose heads to Europe to find an aspiring gangster named Giorno Giovanna — the secret son of Dio Brando, scourge of the Joestar family. Organized crime meets family drama and unbelievable enemy Stands in **JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5 — Golden Wind!** *Source: Viz Media, edited*

Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that leveled Tokyo. At the core of the agency's motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira. (Source: Kodansha USA)

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing—to get revenge by killing each and every vampire. Yuichiro’s dream is near-impossible, given that vampires are seven times stronger than humans, and the only way to kill them is by mastering Cursed Gear, advanced demon-possessed weaponry. Not to mention that humanity’s most elite Vampire Extermination Unit, the Moon Demon Company, wants nothing to do with Yuichiro unless he can prove he’s willing to work in a team—which is the last thing he wants! (Source: VIZ Media) *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*

Leo Aoi looks like a crazy animal with wild eyes--and no one at his new high school will go near him! He does seem to have a special connection with animals though, which intrigues overzealous animal lover Yuiko Kubozuka. In reality, Leo isn't as frightening as he appears, but Yuiko finds out that he goes berserk whenever he sees blood! Will Yuiko be able to get through to Leo during these violent fits? Or will Leo's ferocious side eventually devour her? (Source: VIZ Media) **Included one-shots:** Volume 1: Fly Volume 2: Saboten Summer Surprise