Gleipnir GN (2019- Kodansha) comic books 2018-2020

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

Shuichi Kagaya is a smart kid and most smart kids his age would be thinking about college. Shuichi Kagaya is also a monster, and he's smart enough to know that monsters don't go to college, but after he uses his monstrous form to save his classmate Claire Aoki, it doesn't matter what his plans for the future were, because he's not the one making plans anymore. Now that the seductive, sadistic Claire knows Shuichi's secret, she's got her own ideas about what a monster is good for - Because Shuichi isn't the first one she's met....

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

Shuichi's normal life ended when he first transformed into a monster, but meeting the dangerous Claire has sent them both down an even darker path. Now that Claire has discovered she can control his freakish costume-like form by climbing inside him, she's certain that her killer instinct and Shuichi's brute strength will make them an unstoppable team--but neither of them are ready for the horrors they're about to face!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

Shuichis solved the first part of the mystery behind his bodys transformation, but now he and Claire find themselves thrust into a world stranger and deadlier than they couldve imagined. A bizarre community of monstrous, super-powered eccentrics has formed around the ongoing quest for the transformation-inducing coins–and whether they like it or not, Claire and Shuichi are going to have to pick a side!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

Shuichi Kagaya an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: He can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girls life, sharing his secret with her. But shes searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesnt care how degrading it gets: She will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

DO OR DIE Claire and Shuichi venture into the mountains with their new allies in search of coins, but are they too late? A powerful rival group is out hunting, not just for coins, but for other collectors, and they will use any means necessary to get what they want. With their lives on the line, Shuichi is forced to make a choice. To what lengths will he go to protect himself, his friends, and Claire?!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

With the revelation of Shuichis lost memories comes the identity of their true enemy, Kaito, and the shocking truth behind the events that began the bloodshed. Claire and Shuichi are closer than ever to confronting Kaito, but first they have to face his minions, who promise that death at their hands is a far kinder fate than meeting Kaito could ever be. Regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear: the killing is far from over!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

While Shuichi and Claire have been wandering aimlessly and fighting his minions, Kaitos managed to gather a hundred coins, which means they face an enemy with a terrifying amount of power already in his hands. But the question remains: What kind of future will he create using that power? Hidden somewhere amid Shuichis lost memories are clues to the tragedies of the past, and even greater calamities to come… As the battles without and within rage on, the truth beneath the surface of this world of suffering comes to light!

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Sun Takeda. Translated by Iyasu Adair Nagata.

After their run-in with Kaito, Shuichi and Claire decide they need answers and try to lure Elena out of hiding. While the plan succeeds, can the two be certain theyll like what they discover? The pair have faced death many times in their quest for Shuichis memories, but the dark truth of the coin-hunting game and the inevitable destruction it has spawned may prove to be beyond anyones control. Shuichi and Claire now stand on a precipice from which there is no turning back. All that remains is to push forward into the inescapable abyss. Just ask Yoshioka…

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.