Shuto Katsuragi is a superhero otaku. Only problem is, he's too short and always getting teased for his height...especially when he tries to emulate his favorite superhero! To make matters worse, Shuto suddenly gets abducted and tricked into participating in some rather sketchy and super-villainous experiments! (Source: VIZ Media)

The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. However, as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

On the very first day that innocent country boy, Oyamada Kouta, transfers to a city high school, the prettiest girl in school asks him to meet her alone. They meet in the music room, all alone. Her shining hair and entreating eyes! Her flushed cheeks! Her sweet lips! Her... fox tail?!! Who is this mysterious and alluring girl and just what does she want with unsuspecting Kouta?

Telling the later life of Vagabond's Musashi Miyamoto, it was depicted through 140 hand-drawn drawings with ink and brush. It was released at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo in May 2008, and since then it has been displayed at three other venues, Kumamoto City Museum, Suntory Museum in Osaka, and Sendai Mediatheque, with new paintings and productions. *Note: The comic was compiled in two books: "Inoueno: Mikazuki-hen" (いのうえの 三日月篇) and "Inoueno: Mangetsu-hen" (いのうえの 満月篇).*

Using Tezuka's characters, the very best artists were allowed to let loose and adapt his characters into short stories.

An anthology of horror one-shots by famous mangaka in the genre. 1. **Shirayukihime** (白雪姫) \[Junji Itou\] 2. **Prologue de Owaru Monogatari** (プロローグで終わる物語) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 3. **Shinrei Naika** (心霊内科) \[Kanako Inuki\] 4. **Bungaku Seinen** (文学青年) \[Amagappa Shoujogu\] 5. **Circus Kitan** (サーカス奇譚) \[Hideshi Hino\] 6. **Iya na Ehon** (嫌な絵本) \[Michiru Noroi\] 7. **Kurayami no Onnatachi** (暗闇の女たち) \[Kanako Inuki\] 8. **Kago no Tori** (籠の鳥) \[Not Osada\] 9. **"Mujina" Hajimemashita** ("むじな"はじめました) \[Yousuke Takahashi\]

Short horror stories writen by thirteen different mangaka. 1. **Anata no Hanashi** (あなたの話) \[Kanako Inuki\] 2. **Kowakute Ienai** (怖くて言えない) \[Madoka Kawaguchi\] 3. **Kabe Onna** (壁女) \[Madoka Kawaguchi\] 4. **Atashi no Osoushiki** (あたしのお葬式) \[Yoshimi Seki\] 5. **Falling Down** (フォーリング・ダウン) \[Kaoru Oohashi\] 6. **Hiyamugi** (冷や麦) \[Kei Arita\] 7. **Taro-kun no Densha** (たろくんの電車) \[Piyoko Marui\] 8. **Ame to Muchi no Hibi** (飴と鞭の日々) \[Not Osada\] 9. **Sullivan-shi Shoukogun** (サリバン氏症候群) \[Takuya Hirono\] 10. **Mayonaka no Chourei** (真夜中の朝礼) \[Kuuro\] 11. **Koisuru Jinmensou** (恋する人面瘡) \[Keiko Hirata\] 12. **Ana no Naka** (穴の中) \[Tomomi Sanjou\] 13. **Tachiyomi** (立ち読み) \[Ichirou Hirai\] 14. **Chi Nureta Yukidaruma** (血ぬられた雪だるま) \[Yumeji Tanima\]

Miki-kun likes the girls in school. A lot. One day, he meets someone in class who shares his interest in girls...

Striving for enlightenment by way of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi is prepared to cut down anyone who stands in his way. Vagabond is an action-packed portrayal of the life and times of the quintessential warrior-philosopher—the most celebrated samurai of all time! *Source: VIZ Media*

Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls--none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever... (Source: VIZ Media)

A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle--tragic life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside down. These three very different personalities have only one thing in common--their passion for basketball. (Source: VIZ Media) *Note: Won an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival.*

Princess Alita must protect her kingdom from a coup d'etat. But on her way to get help, a magical mishap trapped her inside the body of a bounty hunter named Falis. Now Alita must rule disguised as a servant as the battle-savvy Falis sits on the throne in her body. And thus the story about the strongest and most violent princess in the history of the kingdom begins. (Source: Broccoli Books)