Comic books in 'Manga'

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Volume 13 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. Once the world's most powerful sage, reborn Matthias has gained the optimal crest for magical combat many thousands of years in the future. But with magical knowledge at an all-time low in this new era, no one recognizes Matthias's crest for what it is. It turns out that the demon tribe is responsible for spreading misinformation about crests and causing an overall decline in humanity's magic capabilities, leading to Matthias's battle against the demons who seek to destroy humanity! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 14 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. Matthias manages to barely defeat Zaridias, ensuring the safety of the Eis Kingdom, but a new threat arises elsewhere. Something strange is going on with the water in the Syhill Empire and demons seem to be the likely cause. In order to infiltrate the imperial waterworks, Matthias and his party must intentionally poison themselves with a life-draining toxin! Once inside the waterworks, Matthias finds a person from his past life who is somehow alive and inexplicably working with demons! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 15 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. Matthias makes a shocking discovery while investigating the imperial waterworks. Grevil, a wise king from ancient times-and an old friend of Matty's-is somehow alive and working with demons! Grevil gives Matthias and his party three months to prepare for a battle to decide the fate of humanity. After extensive training in a dungeon, Matthias and his party decide to confront Grevil, who greets them with a grand public spectacle! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 16 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. Matthias and his party embark on a quest to hunt down a group of battle-crazed killers from Matty's past life that have been resurrected by a Devastar. The resurrected killers are eager for a good fight and Matthias gives them exactly what they want. In return, Matty gains critical knowledge about mysterious figures who used the Devastar to intentionally resurrect the killers and Grevil. In order to find these mystery men, Matthias volunteers to be a test subject for their magic experiments! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. After infiltrating the secret lab of the Unmoor brothers, Matthias and the gang wreak havoc on the mad scientists and ruin their careful plans to utilize the power of the Devastar! The older Unmoor brother reveals critical information about the Devastar, leading Matthias to confront a horde of powerful monsters protecting the Devastar. Matty's only chance of victory is to do the unthinkable and resurrect his past self! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 18 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. A chaos demon with greater power than Zaridias will soon be revived. Such a powerful demon is beyond what Matthias and his friends can handle, but an ancient sword may be able to give them a chance. However, the ancient weapon is sealed in a casket that is guarded by an incredibly powerful elite demon and in order to obtain the weapon, Matty must use himself as bait to distract the demon! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 19 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. Matthias and his friends head to Boseil to confront the reincarnated chaos demon Zadogilgias. Even in his previous life as the powerful Gaius, Matthias was barely able to defeat Zadogilgias. Without his fully developed magic, Matty has little to no hope of defeating one of his greatest foes. However, unlike in his past life, Matthias now has reliable companions, and with a little luck, he may stand a chance against the chaos demon! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 20 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. In this manga adaptation of the popular light novel series, one boy will stop at nothing to be the world's strongest...not even accepting a domain! Despite having previously refused a noble title and land, Matthias eventually relents when the king of Eis gives him an attractive offer. As the new lord of Boseil, Matty is inundated with political marriage proposals! To escape troublesome political affairs, Matty and his friends head out to explore the dungeon near Boseil, but it seems the real trouble is in the dungeon! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 21 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. With the Boseil dungeon monster overflow sorted, Matthias gets down to business creating some jobs for his domain. The long-neglected dungeon may have created a lot of trouble, but it also yields great benefits, allowing Matty to incorporate his passion for resource harvesting and dungeon demolition into a new industry for Boseil. Once known for its delectable cuisine, Boseil will now be known for refining the finest metal ores! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 22 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. In this manga adaptation of the popular light novel series, one boy will stop at nothing to be the world's strongest...not even putting his life on the dracopulse line! Matty's newly built dracopulse observation station picks up some unusual activity. After analyzing the data, the worst fears are confirmed: an elite demon has appeared and created a monstrous army of abominations. Matty and his team manage to locate the demon and head out to face the newfound threats. The demon proves to be manageable, but the army of abominations simply refuses to die, even when pounded to pieces! What can Matty and his team do against an enemy that can't be slain?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 24 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. After settling things with the human-demon hybrid, Matthias begins to piece together a theory about what occurred during the long years before his reincarnation in the current era. The severe regression of magic civilization and appearance of devastars seem to hint at the possibility of space monster involvement. If Matty's theory is correct, he'll need to craft a transcendent weapon to deal with the very monsters he felt underpowered to fight as Gaius! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 25 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. Matty's plan to craft a new weapon using a transcendent crystal has come to a standstill due to a lack of materials capable of withstanding the crystal's power. The only solution is to acquire a rare metal that may possess qualities compatible with the crystal. Unfortunately, this rare metal can only be found in a dangerous zone at sea where flight magic doesn't work. Matty and his friends decide to set sail for dangerous waters in an experimental ship that has a habit of blowing up! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 26 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. ONE BOY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO BE THE WORLDS STRONGEST…NOT EVEN FIGHTING A DRAGON WHILE MAGICALLY HOBBLED! Despite sailing on a ship prone to self-detonation, Matthias and crew have managed to reach their desired destination with little trouble. Though giant sea monster attacks were frequent, they merely proved to be a source of delectable sea cuisine for Matty and his friends. However, while giant squids are tasty treats, Aether Dragons of the sea are another matter. The rare bodolite ore is within reach, but Matty must get past a mighty Aether Dragon while having all mobility spells hindered by the strange magical environment! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 27 - 1st printing. Written by Shinkoshoto. Art and cover by Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land). Character Design by Huuka Kazabana. Translated by Caleb D. Cook. ONE BOY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO BE THE WORLDS STRONGEST…NOT EVEN USING A DRAGON TO TOW A BOULDER! Matty and his friends begin the difficult task of mining the bodolite ore after slaying the Aether Dragon. Fortunately, theres plenty of ore to be harvested, but transporting and processing the precious ore is quite difficult due to the special nature of the bodolite and the marinite zones flight magic prohibition. As always, Matthias has a plan, and whatever troubles may come, nothing will stop him from forging a transcendent sword! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volumes 1-3 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Syusyusyu Sakurai. Suzu Sakura, a shoujo manga artist, is shocked at the news that the editor she's been working with since her debut is leaving her! The good news is that her new editor is a super-hot guy. Bad news? He totally looks down on shoujo manga! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 600 pages, B&W Cover price $25.00.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Makoto Fukami. Art and cover by Seigo Tokiya. Translated by Deniz Amasya. Adapted by Maneesh Maganti. High schooler Gamou Shouya is a dead man-sort of. The real Gamou Shouya is long gone, but his body lives on, inhabited by the soul of a boy who made a pact with the succubus Armelina. In exchange for his services as her personal hitman, Armelina is helping him hunt down the people who brutally murdered him and his family. The path ahead is dark and deadly, but Shouya's got nothing left to lose, not even his soul. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 194 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Makoto Fukami. Art and cover by Seigo Tokiya. Translated by Deniz Amasya. Adapted by Maneesh Maganti. High schooler Gamou Shouya is a dead man-sort of. The real Gamou Shouya is long gone, but his body lives on, inhabited by the soul of a boy who made a pact with the succubus Armelina. In exchange for his services as her personal hitman, Armelina is helping him hunt down the people who brutally murdered him and his family. The path ahead is dark and deadly, but Shouya's got nothing left to lose... not even his soul. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. Written by Makoto Fukami. Art and cover by Seigo Tokiya. Translated by Deniz Amasya. Adapted by Maneesh Maganti. High schooler Gamou Shouya is a dead man-sort of. The real Gamou Shouya is long gone, but his body lives on, inhabited by the soul of a boy who made a pact with the succubus Armelina. In exchange for his services as her personal hitman, Armelina is helping him hunt down the people who brutally murdered him and his family. The path ahead is dark and deadly, but Shouya's got nothing left to lose... not even his soul. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Makoto Fukami. Art and cover by Seigo Tokiya. Translated by Deniz Amasya. Adapted by Maneesh Maganti. High schooler Gamou Shouya is a dead man-sort of. The real Gamou Shouya is long gone, but his body lives on, inhabited by the soul of a boy who made a pact with the succubus Armelina. In exchange for his services as her personal hitman, Armelina is helping him hunt down the people who brutally murdered him and his family. The path ahead is dark and deadly, but Shouya's got nothing left to lose... not even his soul. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Karki. Do you know how hard it is for a 20-year-old guy to live independently? Rent, food, expensive hobbies... Plus, you have to find time to hang out with friends and not get burnt out at work. Lemoni Peters knows. And when some freak shows up in his backyard claiming to be a vampire, promising eternal life, Lem agrees without a second thought. Wait a minute... What makes this pompous jerk think he can crash at his house?! That wasn't part of the deal! Where will the bizarre proximity of a supernatural being and an almost-not-human lead: to a deadly rivalry, a friendship for the ages, or could it turn into something more? Oh boy... Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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1st printing. Original Story by Otsuichi. Written by Otsuichi. Translated by Evan Ward. Cover by loundraw. Based on the critically acclaimed animated short film about three high schoolers' supernatural coming-of-age! There's an urban legend that claims the ghost of a young woman will appear if you set off fireworks in a certain abandoned airport. Three high school students are united by their shared desire to meet this ghost-and each of them is close to death. What happens when they come together one fateful summer night as the boundary between life and death grows thin? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 200 pages, Text Only. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. A sexy and out-of-this-world alien comedy from the creator of Yokai Girls! Sakura Yoshitake works hard at his corporate job and has very little time to himself. While driving home from his grandma's birthday party, he sees a UFO and crashes his car! A horrifying alien approaches the wreckage, and he promptly passes out. Yet when he awakens in his apartment, he finds a beautiful half-naked woman sleeping next to him. His mystery savior is none other than the alien who caused his accident. She's come to Earth to seduce a human man for the purpose of having a baby... only whenever he touches her, she gets so embarrassed that she transforms back into her terrifying alien form! What's Yoshitake to do about this sexy alien stuck in his apartment? And how is she ever supposed to have a baby if she can't even kiss someone without losing control? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. The beautiful alien Lune has come to Earth in order to be inseminated by Yoshitake, the world's horniest man, and thus save her species. But whenever Lune grows aroused and embarrassed, she transforms into an inhuman monster. Her sister arrives on Earth with worse news: if Yoshitake loses his virginity to anyone else, Lune will be dragged home and face the ultimate punishment! Meanwhile, Yoshitake plans to use a company trip to an exotic resort to put the moves on his naïve colleague, Yuizono! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. Yoshitake, the world's horniest man, has ditched Lune-the universe's sexiest alien who came to Earth for his sperm-to date his innocent co-worker Yuizono Haruka. Another co-worker, Mika, is hot (and hotheaded) with sexual secrets of her own, finds herself trapped in a gym locker with Yoshitake where it's getting more cramped by the moment. But if he ever ejaculates into an Earth woman, Lune's entire species is doomed to extinction! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 186 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. Yoshitake, the world's horniest man, has already landed the adorable and innocent Yuizono Haruka as his girlfriend. But the beautiful alien Lune still needs his virgin sperm to repopulate her interstellar home! She confronts him, accidentally revealing her true xenomorphic form, just as Haruka walks in! It'll take some tearful apologies, fast talking, and illicit fooling around for Yoshitake to end up with the best of both worlds- the love of a sweet Earth girl and planet-saving sex with Lune! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 186 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. Yoshitake, your average company drone, is out for a drive one night when he spots a UFO and crashes his car. When he next opens his eyes, he's in his apartment, and next to him is a stunningly beautiful alien girl named Lune! She has come to Earth to save her species from extinction by claiming human seed-and sex-crazed Yoshitake is the perfect mate. Unfortunately, Lune's alien physiology leads to an unexpected difficulty that even the world's horniest man may be unable to overcome. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. While Yoshitake maintains a relationship with the gorgeous alien Lune, who's on Earth to breed with him and only him, he also now lives with his girlfriend and kouhai, Yuziono Haruka. However, Lune's younger sister Levelane simply cannot allow the savior of her species to be the human trashbag Yoshitake. She sets a trap for him in the form of a honeypot! Will the world's horniest man be able to resist the ever-increasing numbers of wild and ready temptresses? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 194 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. At the café Yoshitake and Lune visit, Yoshitake has a fateful reencounter with his childhood best friend, Sakuya Soga. From that day onward, something changes within Yoshitake. No longer is he trying to get down and dirty with Lune and Haruka, and even Rima's brazen attempts to seduce him go completely ignored! As all the girls in his life learn of his past, Yoshitake goes out on a date with Sakuya, where he is unable to say no to her nasty commands because of a promise he once made to her. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 186 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazuki Funatsu. Yoshitake is serving as the sexual slave of his childhood friend Sakuya at the happening bar she runs. It's up to Haruka and the other girls to launch a rescue attempt! All it takes for Yoshitake to snap back to reality is for him to place a single hand on Lune's warm, soft, and huge breast! Realizing that he is loved by both Lune and Haruka, Yoshitake breaks free from the dominance of the only woman who ever gave him a place to belong, Sakuya. Just as he's about to express his thanks to Lune, she reveals that she's almost out of time...?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 226 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Ryoma Kitada. Translated by Katrina Leonoudakis. Adapted by David Lumsdom. Whats Retto to do when a Kiseichuu attack separates him and his manhood?! If he doesnt get it back ASAP, he might never be able to reattach it and return to his manly self! So he rushes off in hot pursuit. Then later, the HXEROS squad faces their toughest trial yet! Whats this about Rettos uncle getting arrested? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.99.

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Volume 12 - 1st printing. Story and art by Ryoma Kitada. Translated by Katrina Leonoudakis. Adapted by David Lumsdom. Retto and Kirara team up to try and defeat Princess Kisei, but no matter how hard they train, they just aren't strong enough to take her down. With their power lacking, the two of them are forced to confront another important question-just how do they feel about one another? An impulsive confession of love just might change their relationship forever, even with the fate of the world on the line! The final volume! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.99.

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By Kosuke Fujishima, Mohiro Kitoh, Makoto Kobayashi, Yuzo Takada, and Hiroyuki Utatane & Yo Morimoto. Produced for Dark Horse Comics by Studio Proteus and Radio Comix More comics for your cash! This issue's stories are even more super-sized! Cover-featured this time is Shadow Star with a 46-page episode! Shiina is returning from the island where she discovered Hoshimaru, her Shadow Star, when her plane is attacked by a Shadow Dragon! Can Shiina and little Hoshi protect the plane and its passengers? Also featured are 30 pages of 3x3 Eyes, plus What's Michael? and TWO Oh My Goddess! stories! All for under the price of two comic books! [Note: Seraphic Feather will return next issue; for now, enjoy the beatutiful pinup illo by Hiroyuki Utatane.] BE ADVISED: CONTAINS MATURE THEMES. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.95.

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By Kosuke Fujishima, Mohiro Kitoh, Makoto Kobayashi, Yuzo Takada, and Hiroyuki Utatane and Yo Morimoto. Produced for Dark Horse Comics by Studio Proteus and Radio Comix. Fan-favorite 3x3 Eyes is cover-featured this time, with an incredible battle between our heroes and an evil demon! In the next "lost episode" of Oh My Goddess!, Keiichi's friend Otaki is in love... unfortunately, he's an idiot! Can Belldandy's goddess power help him? Plus, more sci-fi suspense in Seraphic Feather, starfish from space in Shadow Star, and feline fun in What's Michael? The best deal in manga - only from Dark Horse! BE ADVISED: CONTAINS MATURE THEMES. b&w, 128pg Cover price $4.95.

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By KOSUKE FUJISHIMA, MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS and DARK HORSE COMICS. Round out your year with a giant serving of Super Manga Blast! This issues starts off with another Oh My Goddess! "lost" episode, as Keiichi plans for some romantic time alone with the goddess, Belldandy. Will his seaside excursion lead to their first kiss...or to disaster? In 3x3 Eyes, Pai is now a student and Yakumo is a homeless wanderer, frantically searching for his lost friend. Is this a different reality...or has something very strange happened to Pai and Yakumo? For hilarious comic relief - not one, but four What's Michael? pieces grace this issue's pages! Plus, in Shadow Star, a murderous, maniacal teen has cornered Akira, while Shiina battles his deadly dragon! And in the science-fiction serial Seraphic Feather, Sunao gives the mysterious Attim M-Zak and Kei a lunar tour, winding up at a Chinese restaurant... and maybe winding up dead! Every issue of Super Manga Blast! brings you five full-length features for one low price, only from Dark Horse! Also check out Oh My Goddess! in its own monthly series! FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. America's favorite multi-manga mag marches on with a brand-new feature by award-winning What's Michael? creator Makoto Kobayashi, Club 9! She's cute. She's a barrel of fun. She's irrepressible. She's Haruo, and now she's leaving her little farm town, her boyfriend, and her loony family for college in the big city. Before she leaves, she makes a pledge that she'll remain true to her boyfriend, despite all the temptations a big city can throw at her. Plus, our other regular features continue: Seraphic Feather (Sunao and Kei versus a killer from the stars!), Shadow Star (Shiina comes face to face with the wicked Satomi!), What's Michael? (More adventures of poor, confused Bear the dog!), and 3x3 Eyes (Yakumo versus the Sanjiyan for control of Pai!). FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Club 9 continues as Haruo lives the dream of every Japanese country girl: to go to the big city! And Haruo's new friends at college are everything you'd expect of big-city girls, especially the super-sexy Aki. But she's got bad news for the bouncy newcomer! This issue also contains four What's Michael? stories, in which our favorite feline hits the streets for excitement, and ends up with more than he bargained for. Plus: the origin of Catzilla! And, of course, SMB!'s other regular features continue: 3x3 Eyes (Pai fights for control of her demonic power!), Shadow Star (Shiina has to spend her birthday visiting her cold, cruel mother), and Seraphic Feather (Sunao watches as Number Four blows away Kei - awakening her awesome power!). FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Club 9: Country-girl Haruo finds her way through a maze of nightclubs to the door of Club 9, only to have to deal with the club's drama-queen owner, and the chance to meet her favorite cartoonist (and wait'll you see who it is)! Shadow Star: Shiina attends the funeral of her father's wingman, and her friend Akira is visited by a stranger asking about Shiina's shadow dragon! Seraphic Feather: The murderous Guardian has Sunao and Kei cornered, and even Sunao's psychic powers aren't enough to stop it. But when Kei's powers come to life the results are devastating! What's Michael?: The mysterious and hilarious antics of cats continue, as Michael the cat lives on the edge (literally)! 3x3 Eyes: Pai and Yakumo search China for clues to find Pai's homeland, and discover other people with similar goals. FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Club 9 turns up the heat as Haruo sets her favorite cartoonist on fire! But that's not the only flame she's lit: after just one day, the country girl is lighting a lot of fires in the hearts of the patrons of Club 9! Things aren't exactly cooling off in Seraphic Feather either: the flirting between Apep and Fawn is hot, but the battle between the murderous guardian and the good guys is simply relentless! In Shadow Star, Shiina and the shy Akira have to team up to find that cruel shadow dragon-keeper Shiina encountered weeks ago... and they're getting warmer! In 3x3 Eyes, Pai and Yakumo continue their search in China and end up in serious hot water. And in What's Michael?, our curious cat is living a life of metropolitan leisure, which has little to do with our "heat" theme, but how far can we drag this concept anyway? FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Dark Horse's premier manga-mag marches on! In Seraphic Feather, witness the outcome of our heroes' battle with the deadly android Sentinel! Haruo's ditching her dorm-room ghost for a new pad in Club 9, and making some other big changes, too! Shadow Star gets creepy, as Shiina and Akira track down a teenager to a room full of huge puppets - shaped like dragon children! Pai and Yakumo run into big trouble in China as they search for Pai's past - and run into more than they bargained for! And in What's Michael?, you won't believe your eyes as a dog and a cat... go on a date?! Don't miss any of the manga action, from America's best manga publisher! FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Dark Horse continues to provide manga fans with the freshest and finest every month - and this month is no exception! Club 9 continues to charm, Haruo's date with the dashing and dangerous TV newscaster Tokugawa goes horribly awry! Over in 3x3 Eyes, Yakumo and Pai have a plan that will stem the forces of evil that grow ever closer around them. But overconfidence could be their downfall! Meanwhile, in What's Michael?, the inquisitive tabby Michael discovers that making peace with the new baby in the house will not only be difficult - it might be the death of him! The intrigue continues in Shadow Star, as the police maintain their stakeout on Akira, only to run into a very aggressive little dragon with ideas of his own. Rounding out the bunch is Seraphic Feather. While the UN assault team continues to roll through more of Apep's underground facility, Rix and Apep have another battle of electricity and disembodiment! FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.

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By MASAMUNE SHIROW, MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. b&w, 128pgs. Featuring the best creators and a variety of action, adventure, drama, comedy, and cuteness, Super Manga Blast! is the perfect place for the uninitiated to see what manga is all about. Five regular manga titles and a special section of Masamune Shirow's Appleseed Hypernotes fill up this 128 page marvel! What's Michael? takes center stage this month with...oh golly, a big fight scene? Well, okay, there's some cuteness, too. But before you get used to that, Seraphic Feather will riddle you with sexy suspense and frenetic action. And to add to that, 3x3 Eyes continues with a battle in the holy land, Kunlun. Shadow Star furthers its journey through the youth psyche gone madly awry, and to settle things down a bit, Club 9 continues to charm your socks off. Cover price $5.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Satoshi Miyagawa. Art and cover by Kai Kitago. Translated by Sheldon Drzka. It's hungry work being a Superman! That's why every day for lunch, Superman takes a quick stop over in Japan to try a new chain restaurant. Whether it's a hearty bowl of curry or conveyor belt sushi, the Man of Steel loves to indulge in the delectable delicacies the country has to offer. So pull up a seat, and dig in as Superman does battle with lunch! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Satoshi Miyagawa. Art and cover by Kai Kitago. Translated by Sheldon Drzka. SUPERMAN'S CULINARY TOUR THROUGH JAPAN CONTINUES! As Superman's heroic life tires him out, he's able to recharge his batteries with good eats and good friends. He loves bringing his Justice League pals out to show them the wonderous world of Japanese chain restaurants. He'll even relax with a bite after a harrowing battle with Lex Luthor. But can the Man of Steel overcome his biggest fear...and ask intrepid reporter Lois Lane out to lunch?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by sometime. Translated by Amanda Haley.

Superhero action meets romantic hijinks in this yuri manga series about a heroine and the villainess who's fallen for her!

When the villainess Honey Trap defeats the super-heroine Rapid Rabbit, she sees her nemesis' face for the first time... and falls head over heels in love! Unable to kill Rapid Rabbit, Honey Trap is cast out of her evil organization, her plans for world domination dashed.

Now, the two superwomen are teaming up to fight evil together. Can Honey Trap defeat her former colleagues and seduce the heroine at the same time?

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 136 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by sometime. Translated by Amanda Haley. Thanks to their close bond, superheroine Hayate and the ex-villainess Honey Trap have managed to discover a new power! But that's not all that's new; Hayate has realized she has feelings for Honey but is struggling to sort them out. Meanwhile, a new self-proclaimed superheroine, Mitsuki Moe, takes the stage and is convinced that Hayate and Honey are bad guys! Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Toshio Satou. Art and cover by Hajime Fusemachi. Translated by Andrew Cunningham.

Optimistic young Lloyd would like nothing more than to achieve his life's dream of becoming a soldier in the capital. Unfortunately, his neighbors and friends consider him the weakest boy in the village and are sure Lloyd will meet his doom the minute he sets out on his foolhardy journey. But no one realizes that by living near the most dangerous dungeon in the land, what the locals consider to be everyday annoyances would be apocalyptic for anybody else! And when Lloyd defies the townspeople and makes off for a starter town for adventurers, the rest of the kingdom is about to find out just how overpowered Lloyd really is!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $10.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Toshio Satou. Art and cover by Hajime Fusemachi. Translated by Andrew Cunningham.

When the village you call home exists alongside the most dangerous dungeon in the land, the word "weak" is completely relative in this manga adaptation of the popular light novel series! Optimistic young Lloyd would like nothing more than to achieve his life's dream of becoming a soldier. But while he might have succeeded in making it to the capital, Lloyd has failed his entrance exam for military school! Despite his crushing disappointment at this turn of events, Lloyd chooses to remain in the city, while remaining blissfully unaware of his true strength. And as Lloyd persists in achieving his dream, the plot thickens around him!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 210 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $10.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Written by Toshio Satou. Art and cover by Hajime Fusemachi. Translated by Andrew Cunningham.

Having at long last successfully enrolled at the Military Academy, young Lloyd is enjoying student life! When the Azami Kingdom hosts a sorcery tournament, Lloyd agrees to join in and starts training his magic! As mages from across the continent gather, among them is someone who has quite a bit of history with Riho, the One-Armed Mercenary...

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 210 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $10.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Toshio Satou. Art and cover by Hajime Fusemachi. Translated by Andrew Cunningham.

Lloyd takes on a job at a swanky hotel in return for room and board. His superhuman strength and skills go a long way to keeping the inside of the hotel nice and sparkly and getting the kitchen prep work done in a flash! With his humble attitude and diligence, Lloyd inspires and awes the hotel staff on the regular. But just around the corner from the hotel, a strange case of people falling asleep and never waking up again is underfoot!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 210 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

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Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Written by Toshio Satou. Art and cover by Hajime Fusemachi. Translated by Andrew Cunningham.

When the village you call home exists alongside the most dangerous dungeon in the land, the word "weak" is completely relative in this manga adaptation of the popular light novel series!

Lloyd finds himself the target of second-year student Micona's ire! Too bad the upperclassman has no idea who she's dealing with! When rumors spread about a fearsome monster making its home in a new dungeon, Lloyd and gang are tasked with defeating the creature! But Micona hopes to get there first and steal the glory from our heroes!

She better buckle in for one wild ride, though, because no matter how many traps she sets, very good boy Lloyd will still approach the perilous dungeon with about as much trepidation as he would a theme park attraction!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $12.99.