Issue Details

Issue	V7#12 (84)
Published	December 2009
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	4.99 USD
Pages	396
Editing	Joel Enos (senior editor); Yuki Takagaki (senior editor); Grant Lowery (editorial director); Alaina Yee (assistant managing editor); Urian Brown (associate editor); Michelle Pangilinan (associate editor); Erica Yee (associate editor); John Bae (assistant editor)
Notes	Numbering on credits page lists this issue as #84. The indicia and cover list this issue as Volume 7, Issue 12.

Cover Details - "Sasuke Is Coming!"

Pencils	Masashi Kishimoto; Tite Kubo; Eiichiro Oda
Inks	Masashi Kishimoto; Tite Kubo; Eiichiro Oda

2 page credits "Table of Contents and Publication Information"

Letters

typeset

49 page story "Romance Dawn"

Genre	fantasy
Script	Eiichiro Oda; Labaaman (translation); A. J. Glasser (English adaptation); HC Language Solutions (translation; English adaptation)
Pencils	Eiichiro Oda
Inks	Eiichiro Oda
Letters	Annaliese Christman
Editing	Yuki Takagaki
Notes	Oda's precursor story to his One Piece series, presented for the first time in the United States.

1 page Naruto recap "Naruto"

Pencils	Masashi Kishimoto
Inks	Masashi Kishimoto
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the following story with a recap of the story so far, descriptions of characters and accompanying illustrations.

17 page Naruto story "Number 450: The Cheering Village!!"

Genre	martial arts
Script	Masashi Kishimoto; Mari Morimoto (translation)
Pencils	Masashi Kishimoto
Inks	Masashi Kishimoto
Letters	Inori Fukuda Trant
Editing	Joel Enos

17 page Naruto story "Number 451: Sasuke's Disposal"

Genre	martial arts
Script	Masashi Kishimoto; Mari Morimoto (translation)
Pencils	Masashi Kishimoto
Inks	Masashi Kishimoto
Letters	Inori Fukuda Trant
Editing	Joel Enos

16 page Naruto story "Number 452: Pressured by Danzo!!"

Genre	martial arts
Script	Masashi Kishimoto; Mari Morimoto (translation)
Pencils	Masashi Kishimoto
Inks	Masashi Kishimoto
Letters	Inori Fukuda Trant
Editing	Joel Enos

18 page Naruto story "Number 453: Gokage Summit's Eve"

Genre	martial arts
Script	Masashi Kishimoto; Mari Morimoto (translation)
Pencils	Masashi Kishimoto
Inks	Masashi Kishimoto
Letters	Inori Fukuda Trant
Editing	Joel Enos
Notes	The first page of this story is presented in color,the remaining pages in black and white.

1 page YuYu Hakusho recap "YuYu Hakusho"

Pencils	Yoshihiro Togashi
Inks	Yoshihiro Togashi
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the following story with a recap of the story so far, descriptions of characters and accompanying illustrations.

19 page YuYu Hakusho story "How It All Turned Out Chapter 3: Special Day"

Genre	occult; detective
Script	Yoshihiro Togashi; Lilian Olsen (translation); Gary Leach (English adaptation)
Pencils	Yoshihiro Togashi
Inks	Yoshihiro Togashi
Letters	Primary Graphix
Editing	Michael Montesa

19 page YuYu Hakusho story "How It All Turned Out Chapter 4: The Gang at Peace"

Genre	occult; detective
Script	Yoshihiro Togashi; Lilian Olsen (translation); Gary Leach (English adaptation)
Pencils	Yoshihiro Togashi
Inks	Yoshihiro Togashi
Letters	Primary Graphix
Editing	Michael Montesa

1 page Karakuridoji Ultimo recap "Karakuridoji Ultimo"

Pencils	Hiroyuki Takei
Inks	Hiroyuki Takei
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the following story with a recap of the story so far, descriptions of characters and accompanying illustrations.

43 page Karakuridoji Ultimo story "Act 6 Masters Meeting in Sick Ward"

Genre	fantasy
Script	Hiroyuki Takei; John Werry (translation); Stan Lee (original concept)
Pencils	Hiroyuki Takei
Inks	Daigo
Colors	Bob
Letters	James Gaubatz
Editing	Joel Enos

1 page Tegami Bachi recap "Tegami Bachi"

Pencils	Hiroyuki Asada
Inks	Hiroyuki Asada
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the following story with a recap of the story so far, descriptions of characters and accompanying illustrations.

35 page Tegami Bachi story "Chapter 8: Meeting Sylvette Suede"

Genre	fantasy
Script	Hiroyuki Asada; JN Productions (translation); Rich Amtower (English adaptation)
Pencils	Hiroyuki Asada
Inks	Hiroyuki Asada
Letters	Annaliese Christman
Editing	Daniel Gillespie

1 page Bleach recap "Bleach"

Pencils	Tite Kubo
Inks	Tite Kubo
Letters	typeset
Notes	Introduction to the following story with a recap of the story so far, descriptions of characters and accompanying illustrations.

19 page Bleach story "Journey to Hueco Mundo Chapter 23: Leftarm of the Demon"

Genre	occult
Script	Tite Kubo; Joe Yamazaki (translation); Lance Casselman (English adaptation)
Pencils	Tite Kubo
Inks	Tite Kubo
Letters	Mark McMurray
Editing	Pancha Diaz

19 page Bleach story "Journey to Hueco Mundo Chapter 24: Unblendable"

Genre	occult
Script	Tite Kubo; Joe Yamazaki (translation); Lance Casselman (English adaptation)
Pencils	Tite Kubo
Inks	Tite Kubo
Letters	Mark McMurray
Editing	Pancha Diaz

19 page Bleach story "Journey to Hueco Mundo Chapter 25: Unexpected"

Genre	occult
Script	Tite Kubo; Joe Yamazaki (translation); Lance Casselman (English adaptation)
Pencils	Tite Kubo
Inks	Tite Kubo
Letters	Mark McMurray
Editing	Pancha Diaz

1 page Yu-Gi-Oh! GX recap "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX"

Pencils	Naoyuki Kageyama
Inks	Naoyuki Kageyama
Letters	typeset

31 page Yu-Gi-Oh! GX story "Chapter 36: Angel of Darkness!!"

Genre	monster
Script	Naoyuki Kageyama; Kazuki Takahashi (original concept; supervisor); Kinami Watanabe (translation); Ian Reid (English adaptation); HC Language Solutions (translation; English adaptation)
Pencils	Naoyuki Kageyama
Inks	Naoyuki Kageyama
Letters	John Hunt
Editing	Jason Thompson