We meet our hero at the beginning. He's an infant boy that's just been cast aside by the Spartan empire—too weak to cry. But his fortune changes for the better when a peasant man takes him in. A decade later, the Spartans find the boy once again and, this time, train him to become a strong warrior.
Arsenio, the loyal servant of a witch, receives an order from his master, and this one won't be easy. He is to retrieve a horn from the Demon Lord himself! But once he infiltrates the Demon Lord's castle, his expectations are immediately subverted: the Demon Lord appears nothing more than a mascot, and Arsenio catches him harassing a young, shapely girl...?! Will Arsenio be able to squeeze out a victory? Or is something else getting the squeeze first?
"It is undeniably reality: the world has changed into one full of monsters."
"You have acquired experience points. Kudo Kazuto has risen to Level 1," echoes through Kazuto's mind after he runs over a mysterious dog on his way home from work. The next morning, he awakens to a changed world, full of vicious monsters. The world now features a game-like system of levels and skills, alongside danger at every turn. Will Kazuto be able to survive by leveling up and taking advantage of the special skill he acquired the previous night? His survival adventure begins now!
She was once queen. But when her face becomes partially disfigured in an accident, an imperial decree demotes Dongfang Ningxing to concubine. Not only that, but her younger sister takes her place as the new queen, while Dongfang Ningxing gets married off to the cold and brutal Prince Xueqin. And this second marriage is not a happy one, ending only in her death. Lucky for Dongfang Ningxing, her spirit is unwilling to fade away... it’s not her time yet! She still has work to do! So, Dongfang Ningxing gets a second chance. And this time, Dongfang Ningxing is ready. She must hone amazing talents, be the most beautiful in all the land, and must outmatch even the heavens! Will she succeed??
"After a mix-up of affections and tangled signals, can they find a happy ending stuck between love and friendship?"
Sarang loves Jinwoo, Jinwoo loves Woojung, and Woojung loves... you get the idea. But after a mix-up of affections and tangled signals, can they find a happy ending stuck between love and friendship, or will even family bonds be lost in heartache?
"Then I will become your bride. We will be together forever."
After the sudden passing of her father, Takatsukasa Hikaru is adopted by her cousin Kuzukiri Kiyomizu. Hikaru expresses that she is madly in love with Kiyomizu, but all he wants is for her to act like a normal family member!
"Koinosuke! If you lose, the Kanda as we know it will be lost forever!!"
In post-war Japan, a government-funded program of organized violence called the "Tokyo Loop Line Duels" is promoted to maintain law and order—and it works. Representatives from each station on the Yamanote line battle for control of their territory. Any defeat could mean losing family members, friends, money—or worse. Fast-forward to now, in 2020; a new station has opened up. Everyone, including the popular rookie, Koinosuke, is itching to join the fray for the top spot. Will he be victorious? Or will violence consume them all?
"Lein and Ann have a new batch of aliens to deal with, and they come in all shapes and sizes!"
The Tokyo Interstellar Bureau of Immigration: Japan's finest cosmic border patrol team, busting their butts on the daily to keep Planet Earth safe. Ride along with Lein and Ann, two high school girls who kick ass, hunt down aliens, and look dapper while doing it!
Mado Guchimoto is a rapidly-rising name in the world of science-fiction manga, with Tokyo Interstellar Immigration his debut serialization! His work is currently published in Japan's digital manga magazine Comic MeDu.
Classic science fiction from Osamu Tezuka, the Godfather of Manga, now in English! Originally published between 1971 and 1975, this tapestry of seven-page short stories and novellas depicts an Earth where birds become the dominant class.
A fatal fire in the countryside escalates into incineration of cities by swarms of pyromaniac magpies. An avian leader with psychic power demands a brutal reduction in the human population. Homo sapiens descends into a subservient role but manages to land some counterpunches. The birds' quest for equality is derailed by conflict between carnivorous species and those that eat insects.
What jump-started the wild leap in ornithological evolution? What will be the fate of humans?
The forensic lab. A special institution that's part of the police force, but exists not for the force or the victims, only for the truth. An authentic police suspense story about the front line of criminal investigations, written by an ex-forensic scientist.
We meet our hero at the beginning. He's an infant boy that's just been cast aside by the Spartan empire—too weak to cry. But his fortune changes for the better when a peasant man takes him in. A decade later, the Spartans find the boy once again and, this time, train him to become a strong warrior.
Arsenio, the loyal servant of a witch, receives an order from his master, and this one won't be easy. He is to retrieve a horn from the Demon Lord himself! But once he infiltrates the Demon Lord's castle, his expectations are immediately subverted: the Demon Lord appears nothing more than a mascot, and Arsenio catches him harassing a young, shapely girl...?! Will Arsenio be able to squeeze out a victory? Or is something else getting the squeeze first?
"It is undeniably reality: the world has changed into one full of monsters."
"You have acquired experience points. Kudo Kazuto has risen to Level 1," echoes through Kazuto's mind after he runs over a mysterious dog on his way home from work. The next morning, he awakens to a changed world, full of vicious monsters. The world now features a game-like system of levels and skills, alongside danger at every turn. Will Kazuto be able to survive by leveling up and taking advantage of the special skill he acquired the previous night? His survival adventure begins now!
She was once queen. But when her face becomes partially disfigured in an accident, an imperial decree demotes Dongfang Ningxing to concubine. Not only that, but her younger sister takes her place as the new queen, while Dongfang Ningxing gets married off to the cold and brutal Prince Xueqin. And this second marriage is not a happy one, ending only in her death. Lucky for Dongfang Ningxing, her spirit is unwilling to fade away... it’s not her time yet! She still has work to do! So, Dongfang Ningxing gets a second chance. And this time, Dongfang Ningxing is ready. She must hone amazing talents, be the most beautiful in all the land, and must outmatch even the heavens! Will she succeed??
"After a mix-up of affections and tangled signals, can they find a happy ending stuck between love and friendship?"
Sarang loves Jinwoo, Jinwoo loves Woojung, and Woojung loves... you get the idea. But after a mix-up of affections and tangled signals, can they find a happy ending stuck between love and friendship, or will even family bonds be lost in heartache?
"Then I will become your bride. We will be together forever."
After the sudden passing of her father, Takatsukasa Hikaru is adopted by her cousin Kuzukiri Kiyomizu. Hikaru expresses that she is madly in love with Kiyomizu, but all he wants is for her to act like a normal family member!
"Koinosuke! If you lose, the Kanda as we know it will be lost forever!!"
In post-war Japan, a government-funded program of organized violence called the "Tokyo Loop Line Duels" is promoted to maintain law and order—and it works. Representatives from each station on the Yamanote line battle for control of their territory. Any defeat could mean losing family members, friends, money—or worse. Fast-forward to now, in 2020; a new station has opened up. Everyone, including the popular rookie, Koinosuke, is itching to join the fray for the top spot. Will he be victorious? Or will violence consume them all?
"Lein and Ann have a new batch of aliens to deal with, and they come in all shapes and sizes!"
The Tokyo Interstellar Bureau of Immigration: Japan's finest cosmic border patrol team, busting their butts on the daily to keep Planet Earth safe. Ride along with Lein and Ann, two high school girls who kick ass, hunt down aliens, and look dapper while doing it!
Mado Guchimoto is a rapidly-rising name in the world of science-fiction manga, with Tokyo Interstellar Immigration his debut serialization! His work is currently published in Japan's digital manga magazine Comic MeDu.
Classic science fiction from Osamu Tezuka, the Godfather of Manga, now in English! Originally published between 1971 and 1975, this tapestry of seven-page short stories and novellas depicts an Earth where birds become the dominant class.
A fatal fire in the countryside escalates into incineration of cities by swarms of pyromaniac magpies. An avian leader with psychic power demands a brutal reduction in the human population. Homo sapiens descends into a subservient role but manages to land some counterpunches. The birds' quest for equality is derailed by conflict between carnivorous species and those that eat insects.
What jump-started the wild leap in ornithological evolution? What will be the fate of humans?
The forensic lab. A special institution that's part of the police force, but exists not for the force or the victims, only for the truth. An authentic police suspense story about the front line of criminal investigations, written by an ex-forensic scientist.