Comic books in 'Manga'

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shigeru Mizuki.

A landmark publishing event by one of Japan's most famous cartoonists.

Shigeru Mizuki is the preeminent figure of Gekiga manga and one of the most famous working cartoonists in Japan today. Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths is his first book to be translated into English and is a semi-autobiographical account of the desperate final weeks of a Japanese infantry unit at the end of World War II. The soldiers are told that they must go into battle and die for the honor of their country, with certain execution facing them if they return alive. Mizuki was a soldier himself, and he uses his experiences to convey the devastating consequences and moral depravity of the war.

Softcover, 6-in.x 8 1/2-in., 368 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

2nd Edition - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shigeru Mizuki.

Kokopo, 1943. A platoon of soldiers is ordered into battle. The objective is death. The alternative is certain execution as a consequence of survival. Inspired by Eisner Award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki's own mandatory tour of duty as an active combatant in the Imperial Japanese Army, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths portrays a flailing infantry unit on its last legs near the end of the Second World War.

Softcover, 6-in.x 8 1/2-in., 368 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

The Red Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. As precious providers of life, they are carefully protected. Only the most beautiful of them are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chamber...

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 210 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

The Red Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. As precious providers of life, they are carefully protected. Only the most beautiful of them are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chamber...

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 210 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Curious about why female lords must take on male names, the Shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers--called the Chronicle of the Dying Day. Winner of Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 210 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Curious about why female lords must take on male names, the Shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers--called the Chronicle of the Dying Day. Winner of Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 210 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

The young female shogun Iemitsu and her lover Arikoto must betray their hearts to save their country. Meanwhile, the Redface Pox continues its ruthless progress through Japan, leaving famine, despair, and the threat of anarchy in its wake.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected. And the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber...

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected. And the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's Inner Chamber.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

The aging shogun tsunayoshi must name an heir, but her senile father is blocking the ascendance of the most likely candidate in favor of a young, untried lord. But politics and the shogun's own unpopularity may soon take the choice out of her hands.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Ienobu's heir is still just a child, and with few official functions to perform, the men of the Inner Chamber find themselves with much time on their hands. Some find ways to make the most of their rare trips outside the palace, while others turn their minds to bloody intrigue...

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Yoshimune has secured her place in history as a cunning and capable ruler, but the time has come for her to officially declare an heir. Many in her court hope she will pass over her oafish older daughter Ieshige in favor of the urbane Munetake. Yoshimune has never been one to bow to convention, but this time the future of her country is at stake!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

A stunning alternative history from Eisner-nominated creator Fumi Yoshinaga.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Aonuma and his are closer than ever to finding a way to prevent the spread of the Redface Pox.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Tokugawa Harusada connived for years to place her son in the shogun's seat, and now she's enjoying holding all the reins of power while Ienari is relegated to breeding duties. But while his mother sees him as nothing but a mindless stud horse, Ienari has been reading The Chronicle of a Dying Day and dreaming of a better future for his country - one free of his mother's increasingly cruel control.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Ienari is determined to see his country safe from the scourge of the Redface Pox, but his mother's cruel grasp on the reigns of the power of the shogunate means he must act in the shadows to achieve his lofty goals. Now that he has finally convinced the banished Inner Chamber scholars that he is sincere in his aims, perhaps a cure is finally within sight!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 248 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

After the discovery of the Redface Pox vaccine, the male population of Japan has nearly recovered, and men have become used to being in public life and government again. So as the first female shogun in over 60 years, Iesada has many challenges to overcome, such as an Inner Chamber unused to a woman's needs. But the greatest threat she faces is her own father's unhealthy interest in her...

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 248 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 14 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

With the death of her monstrous father, Iesada is assured that she can finally have a consort who will survive life in the Inner Chambers. And she is delighted that the new spouse chosen for her is intelligent, kind and considerate of her past trauma.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 15 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Taneatsu's shogun Iesada has died, but unlike previous bereaved consorts, he has been denied the refuge of taking Buddhist vows. Stuck in the Inner Chambers, he has instead thrown himself into supporting the new shogun, Iemochi. But salacious rumors about the nature of their relationship and the arrival of Iemochi's new consort threaten to make a mockery of his noble intentions!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 16 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Young Iemochi's new consort harbors a secret so scandalous that the shogunate must become involved in the deception or risk a further erosion of power. And with the dual threats of foreign incursion and imperial obstruction, Iemochi and her closest advisers have no choice but to play the dangerous new game set before them.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 17 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Prince Kazu is not the consort shogun Iemochi was expecting, but the young ruler is determined to make their relationship a good one. And despite her initial distaste for Edo and everything about it, Prince Kazu find herself warming to her spouse. But the world beyond the safety of the Inner Chambers is a cruel one, and the secret of their fragile marriage is under constant threat from of discovery.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 218 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 18 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga.

Prince Kazu had expected to hate her life in Edo, but her marriage to the shogun Iemochi unexpectedly became a source of true comfort in her life. But now tragedy has destroyed her fragile happiness, and Prince Kazu must struggle alone to find some solace in the shattered remnants of that brief joy.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

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Volume 19 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Fumi Yoshinaga. Translated by Akemi Wegmiller.

The new government of Japan is determined to not only end the reign of the shoguns but to erase any mention of the generations of women who once ruled the country. But try as they might to rewrite history, they cannot erase the memories of those who served in the Ooku...

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.70

Add to cart Very Fine $8.70

1st printing.

Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art by Sakura Ikeda. Cover by Matsuryu.

Sakura Ikeda, artist of the regular Oreimo and Oreimo: Kuroneko manga series, joins twenty other artists in this collection of tribute stories to their favorite characters from Oreimo!

Contributors include Shakugan no Shana's Ayato Sasakura, Spice and Wolf's Keito Koume, Sword Art Online's abec, Strike Witches' Shin Kyogoku, and many more!

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $10.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. In a shocking twist, Kyousuke's sister Kirino has decided to study abroad . . . and Ruri Gokou, a.k.a. Kuroneko, is transferring to Kyousuke's school! Is his homeroom prepared to have the dark Queen of Nightmare among them . . . and is the manga world prepared when Kuroneko makes her first pitch to a professional company? One thing's for sure-Kyousuke will be by her side, supporting her. But how close is "by her side" going to be . . . ? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. Kirino seems far out of the way, studying in America . . . but is she really that far away from the thoughts of Kyousuke? That's the problem on Kuroneko's mind: She's glad to be by Kyousuke's side, but fears she may only be a substitute. Meanwhile, a new challenger appears when Kuroneko joins the Gaming Club: Sena Akagi, who has an overactive imagination and wishes to pair Kyousuke up with her brother! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. To overcome the challenge of the Gaming Club, Sena Akagi must team up with Kuroneko . . . or is it going to be Kuroneko that's teaming up with Sena? Meanwhile, Kuroneko makes her move on Kyousuke at last . . . but with Kirino returning to Japan, has the Queen of Nightmare waited too long to cast her love spell? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. It's summer in Japan, and Kirino is back, which can mean only one thing . . . everyone's second trip together to Comike, the world's largest fan convention. Kuroneko's got a stack of her doujinshi (self-published comics) to sell, but who should they all bump into there but the lovely, talented male model Kouki Mikagami . . . who's been in a photo shoot with Kirino . . . ? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. In the bright sparkle of summer, Ruri Gokou has descended to earth in her sundress as her divine persona, Kamineko! And wouldn't you know-now Kyousuke and Ruri have begun seeing each other! Will their date together bring to light the hitherto-unseen object of her desire-and will Kyousuke at last see as well that which only she has gazed upon . . . ? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. Kyousuke and Kuroneko spend their days wonderfully established in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship-then suddenly, Kuroneko decides that they must break up! In the end, what will be the true relationship between Kuroneko and Kyousuke . . . and between them and Kirino? The Oreimo: Kuroneko spinoff story wraps up in this final volume! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.70

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. High-school student Kyosuke doesn't get along with his cranky, dismissive, and secretive 14-year-old little sister Kirino, but he finds himself somehow protecting Kirino's secrets-she's not only a fashion model and a great student, but she's got a huge collection of naughty video games and anime! This hilarious, charming hit series is filled with surprises and outrageous laughs. Who says girls can't be otaku, too? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. High-school student Kyosuke doesn't get along with his cranky, dismissive, and secretive 14-year-old little sister Kirino, but he finds himself somehow protecting Kirino's secrets-she's not only a fashion model and a great student, but she's got a huge collection of naughty video games and anime! This hilarious, charming hit series is filled with surprises and outrageous laughs. Who says girls can't be otaku, too? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W Cover price $10.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. Things are heating up at home for Kyosuke and his little sister Kirino! It's getting difficult for Kirino to keep her love of kids' anime and naughty video games a secret, especially from her nosy clique of popular girls and her stern, strict father! With all this chaos, might it be possible for Kirino to turn to her brother and really see him as a friend? Clever and engaging, Oreimo is full of surprises! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W Cover price $10.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. Things get even weirder for Kyousuke and his vexing little sister Kirino-and all their friends! Crushes, misunderstandings, jealousy, meddling relatives, beautiful girls . . . looks like Kyousuke is going to have to ask for advice from his sister. She might just help him, but only if he does her a big favor in return, and if he can stop saying just the wrong thing at the wrong time! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W Cover price $10.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Tsukasa Fushimi. Art and cover by Sakura Ikeda. Popular girls vs. geek girls showdown! Kirino's done all she can to keep her two different groups of friends separate, but as much as she'd like to, she can't keep those two worlds from colliding, and this time, big brother Kyousuke may not be able to help her. He's got problems of his own-Kirino's friends can't decide if he's a dreamboat or a pervert! A smash-hit bestseller in Japan, Oreimo is presented in English for the very first time. Who says girls can't be otaku, too? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $6.49

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $6.49

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Cover by Tony Wong. "Victory Prizes," script by Mike Baron, art by Tony Wong; After escaping from Crag Castle Prison, Tiger fights Jupiter and his monstrous hound, while Gold Dragon fights the remaining Devil brothers, and White Beau tries to rescue him. "Jademan Kung Fu Comics," art by Tony Wong. Part 2 - Rough Layout Stage instructional article on producing comics. Free poster inside. 76 pgs., B&W. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.