Reiko finds a starving mysterious animal that looks like a cat with wings. To the girl's surprise this cute animal names itself a space salesman that would sell advanced technology to humans for just a bit of hahise, which is abundant on Earth. But what is hahise? Would you pay it for a machine that can copy anything?
The story revolves a female thief named Chico, who is the spiritual successor to the Kaijin Nijū-Mensō (The Fiend with 20 Faces) thief character created by famed suspense and detective novelist Ranpo Edogawa. (Summary from ANN's entry for the anime based off of the manga)
Chiko sees the dream of the night, it's like––––– At that time, as if people were talking about the weather, everyone was talking about the phantom thief, Twenty-Faces. That very "Twenty-Faced Monster", along with the secret treasure Anastasia Ruby, steals away Chiko who was bullied and raised by her uncle and his wife, as if they owned her. Chiko escaped from the unrelenting days of being kept, aiming to live her life the way she wants, and travels to the vast world with a mysterious phantom thief, Twenty-Faces! An emotional and magical adventure where Chiko's soft heart and bold action blossoms through various incidents that she encounters everywhere!
Immediately after the end of the Greater East Asia War ... All order collapsed, In search of an unknown villain in the black market that has become a lawless zone There was a girl who kept slashing the gangsters ... Thug, blue cat ... When the figure appears, it rains blood and offal, Everyone you meet rolls down the slope to hell ... Is her destination a relief! ?? Is it ruin! ?? Shinji Ohara of "Twenty Faces Daughter" challenges a new frontier Super hard-boiled violence! !!
The 2nd collection of short stories by Kuroda Iou. 1. **Watashi no Sensei** (わたしのせんせい, My Teacher and I) 2. **Too Young** (トゥー・ヤング); Comic Cue Vol.100 3. **Koutetsu Kraken** (鋼鉄クラーケン); Comic Cue Vol.7 4. **Jitensha Franken** (自転車フランケン) 5. **Toshi no Hanareta Otoko** (年の離れた男) 6. **Night of the Living Dead** (ナイト オブ ザ リヴィングデッド) 7. **Kagai Jugyou** (課外授業, Extracurricular Lessons); Comic Cue Vol.9 8. **Nikujaga Yamero!** (肉じゃがやめろ!) 9. **Saikin Douyo?** (肉じゃがやめろ!) 10. **Zou no Matatabi** (象の股旅); Comic Cue Vol.8 11. **Saraba Universe** (さらばユニヴァース)
Publisher Hayakawa is celebrating its 70th anniversary with two manga anthology reprints. One collection is dedicated to mystery works while the other compiles sci-fi stories printed over the publisher's long career.
High school girls become the social investigators of psychic crimes.
A collection of shorts stories drawn by 10 popular manga artists. The theme is "The End of the World". What is the "end" drawn by each artist?
London in the 19th century is bustling as it prepares for The Great Exhibition. However, a Martian Tripod—a three-legged fighting machine—suddenly attacks the city. Amid the chaos, the orphan boy Oliver meets Alice, the daughter of a noble family. This is the story of the two, whose lives would never have had intersect under ordinary circumstances.

