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This story introduces Takeru who is an average Japanese highschool girl raised in a Buddhist convent by nuns. She has been experiencing reoccurring nightmares about the Witchblade calling out to her. This is due to the secret that the temple houses within, the Witchblade sealed inside a box. Furthermore, her lineage keeps an unknown connection with the mystic artifact and the folklore of the Oni, hence explaining Takeru's strong attraction to the gauntlet which is locally called Oni no te (鬼の手, "Hand of Oni"). Ultimately, Takeru's life suffers a drastic change when she becomes the next bearer of the Witchblade due to some circumstances that force her to randomly encounter it. Witchblade Takeru started serial run since March 2006 in Champion Red magazine under publisher Akita Shoten. Story by Kobayashi Yasuko with art made by Sumita Kazasa, whose art and illustrations carry over an erotic style. *Note: Based on Marc Silvestri's and David Wohl's American Comic book series.*
When Amelia is about to die in the hands of her master, her desire to survive manifests into magic, sending her back 5 years into the past. Now a maker of magical goods after killing her master, the fugitive wizard finds her talent garnering the unwanted attention of scouts — and even the king. (Source: Manta)
From Ponent Mon: Seventeen authors (nine from France or French-speaking countries, eight from Japan) brought together in the same book, a succession of freely created short stories about the same universe: Japan. The French, of course, journeyed to Japan for the occasion. Each cartoonist was sent for two weeks to a different city in the archipelago (Joann Sfar in Tôkyô, Emmanuel Guibert in Kyôto, Nicolas de Crécy in Nagoya, etc.) to bring back an original creation. The Japanese tell us about their district, the city where they live or where they originally come from (Kazuichi Hanawa's story being about the northern island of Hokkaido, Jiro Taniguchi's about the town of Tottori, etc.) The result is often inspired, always surprising: Japan through new eyes. "Japan" will appear simultaneously in French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and English. Along with "A Patch Of Dreams" by Hideji Oda, it is the first step in a series of international creations with left-to-right reading direction, created for us by some of the best European and Japanese comic book artists. List of included short stories: At the Seaside - [TAKAHAMA Kan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=4331) The Gateway - David Prudhomme Summer Sky - [TANIGUCHI Jiro](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=714) Now I Can Die! - Aurélia Aurita Osaka 2034 - François Schuiten & Benoît Peeters Shin.Ichi. - Emmanual Guibert The New Gods - Nicolas de Crécy *Kankichi* - [MATSUMOTO Taiyou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=361) The Tokyo of Qualtérou - Joann Sfar The Sunflower - [Little Fish](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=19995) The Song of the Crickets - [ANNO Moyoco](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=152) In Love Alley - [Frédéric Boilet](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=6069) The City of Trees - Fabrice Neaud The Festival of the Bell-Horses - [IGARASHI Daisuke](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2216) In the Deep Forest - [HANAWA Kazuichi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2080) Sapporo Fiction - Étienne Davodeau
From Dark Horse: For three years, millions of eager fans tuned in to watch new episodes of Nickelodeon’s hit animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Ever since, fans have been hungry for more and now their wait is finally over. This volume collects the long-out-of-print, fan-favorite comics previously published in Nickelodeon Magazine and with the Airbender DVDs, plus over seventy brand-new comics pages. That’s twenty-six stories set in Airbender continuity, by a host of top-notch talent, many of whom worked on the original animated series. Twenty-six in-continuity stories, plus bonus content. Book One: Water Bee Calm Water War Don't Blow It Relics Fruit-Stand Freestyle Book Two: Earth Sleepbending Lessons Sokka the Avatar Dirty Is Only Skin Deep Divided We Fall Reach For the Toph It's Only Natural Going Home Again The Bridge Book Three: Fire Private Fire Night Animals Boys' Day Out Ember Island Arcade Monster Slayer Combustion Man on a Train Swordbending No Benders Allowed Love Is A Battlefield Dragon Days Game Time Bumi vs. Toph, Round One Bonus Stories New Recruits Gym Time
From INKR: Zero is Jack Skellington's ghostly dog who gets himself stranded in Christmas Town. With the help of the residents of Christmas Town, they help him to return to his home. An adorable ghost dog's adventure in Christmas Town as he finds a way to return to Halloween Town.
**Volume 1**: - Title: Shinsei/Shinsei (新生新星) - English: New Lives/New Stars - Released September 5, 2006 **Volume 2**: - Title: Kakan ni Shinkou (果敢に進行) - English: To Boldly Go - Released September 11, 2007 **Volume 3**: - Title: Uchu (宇宙) - English: Space - Released July 15, 2008
Because his work stopped updating, a third-rate author was punished into his own novel. In the novel, he is reborn as the villain, Li Yuguo, battling wits and courage with the hero of the original novel. Unexpectedly, he got to know many "confidants"... (Source: WebComics)
Waging a devastating war, the Fire Nation destroyed the harmonious balance among the four nations. The Air Nation Nomads are no more, and the Water Tribes and Earth Kingdom are on the verge of collapse. In such dire times, the Avatar, master of the all four elements, is expected to return bring balance to the world. But the Avatar has been missing for a hundred years. When teenagers Katara and Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe rescue a young boy frozen in an iceberg sphere, their lives--and his--are changed forever. The boy is Aang, the long-lost Avatar and the last Airbender. Now Katara and Sokka must help Aang master each of the four elements in order to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar and return balance to the world. But their mission is fraught when they encounter obstacles and danger at every turn. After a century of conquest, the Fire Nation will not be denied its ultimate infernal triumph. Aang is all that stands in their its way and they it will stop at nothing to end him.
Prince Zuko is banished from the Fire Nation by his own father, Fire Lord Ozai. Horribly scarred and stripped of everything he holds dear, Zuko wanders the earth for almost three years in search of his only chance at redemption: the Avatar, a mystical being who once kept the four nations in balance. All around him, people whisper that this is an impossible task—the Avatar, after all, disappeared a century ago—but Zuko defiantly continues the search. His quest is all he has left.
Sickly and weak-willed, 15-year-old Miyazono Yuuri stumbles upon an ancient artifact known as the Witchblade. The weapon quickly takes control of her life and soon Yuuri finds herself succumbing to its incredible power as she seeks to protect her island home. *Note: A stand-alone novel that focuses on Yuuri, the Witchblade bearer chronologically between Takeru and Masane.*
The pleasure of kabuki! "Kabuku" refers to the act of capturing the hearts of the audience and moving them as the actor pleases. It is the greatest joy for an actor! So the goal is to make it make it interesting for the audience, right? Shinkuro, a genius who seeks to “kabuku" his audience, will strike back against the traditional world of kabuki! He cares nothing for tradition or formality, he just wants to "blow the heads off" the audience”! Starting from the streets of Shinjuku, Shinkuro Ichisaka, a fledgling actor, will pursue his artistic vision in a grand and reckless way! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
