Outer space, the far future. A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms that destroyed humanity’s home world continue to pose an existential threat. Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessel’s bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceship’s coolheaded female captain. Meticulously drawn, peppered with clipped humor, but also unusually attentive to plot and structure for the international cult favorite, Knights of Sidonia may be Tsutomu Nihei’s most accessible work to date even as it hits notes of tragic grandeur as a hopeless struggle for survival unfolds. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Set in the future, the plot follows Zouichi Kanoe and his AI companion Fuyu Kanoe, whose luminous form is integrated into the system of his motorcycle. They are agents sent by Toha Heavy Industries to retrieve humans with the ability to resist and transmute the N5S infection, which is spreading across the world, turning humans into "Drones"; disfigured, zombie-like beings. (Source: Wikipedia)

Welcome to BLAME! Academy and So On, the spinoff set in the same “City” as Tsutomu Nihei’s science-fiction manga classic BLAME! BLAME! Academy and So On is also a parody/comedy about various characters in the main BLAME! storyline set in a traditional Japanese school environment. Various elements of the main BLAME! story are parodied, including the relationship between Killy and Cibo, and Dhomochevsky and Iko. Consists of: **1\. Zeb-noid (ZEB-NOID)**; Champion RED 2004-07 A bloody war that spans millenniums. Two soldiers set out to kill each other. An encounter that could change their two species’ fate forever. **2\. Blame Gakuen! (ブラム学園!, Blame Academy!)**; Afternoon 2004-05 Set in the same "City" as Blame!, it is a parody and comedy about various characters in the main Blame! story in a traditional Japanese school setting. Various elements in the main Blame! story are being parodied, including the relationship between Killy and Cibo, and Dhomochevsky and Iko. **3\. Blame Gakuen! Kyoto Nara Aiai-gasa (ブラム学園! 京都奈良相合傘)**; Afternoon 2007-10 **4\. Blame Gakuen! Sakura Saku Tou no Shita de (ブラム学園! 桜咲く塔の下で)**; Afternoon 2008-05 **5\. Kozutsumi (小包)**; unpublished, later collected in "Akai Kiba" doujinshi A man looks for his brother. **6\. Netsphere Engineer (ネットスフィアエンジニア)**; Bessatsu Morning 2005 The much-awaited sequel to *BLAME!* follows a man, called a Dismantler, who is in charge of sub-dividing the nexus towers that incur Safeguard interference upon its detection of humans without the net terminal genes. Although humans are once again able to reside in the Net Sphere, the Safeguard are still a threat. The Dismantler or NSE, or Net Sphere Engineer, goes on a journey to aid mankind in their survival. **7\. Pump (ポンプ)**; unpublished, later collected in "Akai Kiba" doujinshi **8\. BLAME!² - Dai 8-keishitai Pcell no Toshi Kouzoutai Dasshitsuki (BLAME!² 第八系子体プセルの都市構造体脱出記)**; Morning Zoukan Mandala 2008 The protagonist is a descendant of Pcell. This story happens a long time after the events of BLAME!. This young silicon creature knows well the havoc that Killy brought and decides to move towards the end of the megastructure, to look for him. **9\. Numa no Kami (沼の神)**; Afternoon 2008-10 **10\. Senshi Kouchuu Suzumega (戦翅甲蟲・天蛾)**; Young Gangan 2007#3 (Source: Kodansha USA)

Sometimes it’s animals, sometimes it’s humans, but, today too, the person coming to Olivia’s restaurant holds painful memories in their heart. Olivia, who runs a soup restaurant outside of town on the edge of the forest, has a secret she can’t tell anyone. She can hear animals’ and humans’ inner voices. This ability left her alienated from her family to the point that they sent her away to a convent when she was only five years old. After escaping while en route, she was brought to the restaurant by the people who would become her adoptive grandparents. Twenty years later, Olivia continues to live with her heart closed off to other humans, until, one day, a former mercenary by the name of Arthur stops by on a rainy morning, dripping wet. And what are those feelings he starts to develop for her? Soup Forest is a place of meetings and partings, a place filled with the forest’s bounties, a place of gathering for both animals and humans. They come together, share a meal, go their separate ways, and continue on with their lives. (Source: Cross Infinite World) *Note: Includes seven extra chapters.*

Yorisue, who works at a lesbian bar, falls in love with a beautiful customer, Wasa. Yorisue tries to tempt her into a one-night stand, and Wasa is willing to go with the flow. The next morning, after a very satisfying night together, Yorisue is shocked to see Wasa's different appearance in the morning! This is a romantic comedy about falling love while accepting the gap between the day and night faces! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Hopeless pushover Iruma Suzuki has found himself in a *devil* of a predicament… His trashy parents have sold off his soul, and he now has to live and attend school in the Netherworld. But with his unique survival skills and doting demon grandfather’s support, Iruma will surely make it through this hellish experience. He’ll just need to subjugate rival classmates, summon familiars, and more, all while never revealing that he’s human… Easy as *aleph*, *bet*, *gimel*, right? *Source: Kodansha USA, Vol. 1*

In a future version of Earth, there is a city grown so chaotically massive that its inhabitants no longer recall what “land” is. Within this megastructure the silent, stoic Killy is on a mission to find the Net Terminal Gene—a genetic mutation that once allowed humans to access the cybernetic NetSphere. Armed with a powerful Graviton Beam Emitter, Killy fends off waves of attacks from fellow humans, cyborgs and silicon-based lifeforms. Along the way, he encounters a highly-skilled scientist whose body has deteriorated from a lengthy imprisonment who promises to help Killy find the Net Terminal Gene, once she settles a score for herself… (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

**Iruma-kun, the mob boss?!** In this *brand-new spinoff* of the runaway hit series, *Iruma is a dirt-poor but kind young boy* who grows up in a ruthless city slum. One day, Iruma gives a severely injured old man his last loaf of bread and *nurses the stranger back to health*—only to find out that the elder gent is none other than *Don Sullivan*, leader of the Babel Mafia! Soon after, Don Sullivan comes back, whisks Iruma away, and begs the boy to become his grandson. And just like that, the curtains rise on Iruma’s *chaotic new life* as the next in line to a gigantic gang of—dare we say—*demonic mafiosos*! *Source: Kodansha USA, Vol. 1*

An evil necromancer slays the king and carries off his daughter, secreting her in the legendary Dragon Tower. To save the princess, her steadfast Royal Guard assays the stronghold, but the way is blocked by powerful eldritch creatures… So, to supplement their forces in the face of mounting casualties, they press ordinary folks from the surrounding villages into service—including Yuva, a sturdy young farmboy with a strong back but no experience in battle, and only a battered old helm and wooden shield to protect him. *Source: Kodansha Manga, Vol. 1*

In this world, witches must hunt down their magic! Deep in the forest, the terrifying king of magic and the strongest witch are locked in deadly combat. But suddenly, a young boy joins the fray. His name is Ichi and he is just a hunter. But he has the power to flip the magic world upside down in this magic hunting fantasy epic! *Source: MANGA Plus* --- Magic is alive and well in the world, inside beings known as Majiks. By completing a Majik’s trial, a Witch can gain its power. However, only women can become Witches or use magical items. All that changes one day when a young man named Ichi turns the world on its head by defeating an infamous Majik and gaining its magical powers! *Source: VIZ Media*

The Bible has its Genesis. *The Matrix* has *The Second Renaissance*. *BLAME!* has *NOiSE*. Through the eyes of police force member Susono Musubi, this one-volume prequel gives readers a glimpse of the world before the Netsphere went haywire. Witness the events that threw the technologically advanced society into chaos: the cancerous growth of the Megastructure, the birth of the parasitic lifeforms called Silicon Creatures, and the development of the ruthless killing machines known as the Safeguards. Also included in the compilation is Tsutomu Nihei's debut work *BLAME* which served as the prototype of the acclaimed 10-volume series, *BLAME!*.