Comic books in 'Manga'

Volume 14 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. Chef consultation and recipes by Yuki Morisaki. Having passed the first challenge of the stagiaire program, Soma moves on to his next assignment—working for Totsuki Institute graduate and former first seat Shinomiya at his brand-new Tokyo restaurant! Excited by the challenge, Soma dives into the assignment hoping to find new ways to improve his cooking. But the way Shinomiya runs his kitchen is unfamiliar to Soma—only the best of the best stand a chance of keeping up! Does Soma have what it takes to pass this next challenge?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 15 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. Chef consultation and recipes by Yuki Morisaki. Soma finally meets the Totsuki Institute's current reigning Council of Ten, and in true Soma fashion, he challenges them all to a shokugeki! But the Council of Ten members see Soma and the rest of the first-years at the Momiji Meet n Greet as not worthy of their time and blow them off. As Soma leaves the meeting pondering ways to convince a council member to take him up on his challenge, Megumi mentions the upcoming school festival. Just what kind of scheme could Soma be cooking up this time?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 16 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. Chef consultation and recipes by Yuki Morisaki. Day three of the Autumn Moon Festival has begun, and Soma is still trying to recover from ending deep in the red on its first day. Looking to finally overtake Restaurant Kuga in overall profit, Soma unveils his ace in the hole—a new mapo tofu recipe! Will it be enough to push this first-year to victory over a Council of Ten member?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 17 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. Under new dean Azami Nakiri, the Totsuki Institute undergoes a revolution. Erina—now under lock and key by her fathers hand—is freed by her cousin Alice in a daring midnight escape! Running blindly through campus, the two fugitives finally reach safety…at the Polaris Dorm?! With the hand of darkness close behind, can Soma and the gang keep Erina safe? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 18 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. The shokugeki to decide the fate of the Polaris dormitory nears its conclusion! Even with the judges firmly in his opponents pocket, Soma puts everything hes learned from his time at the dorm on a plate, cementing Polariss future—or lack thereof—at the institute. Meanwhile, Central makes its move, beginning a full-scale purge of anyone daring to resist! Will Soma survive to take on this next challenge? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 19 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. Fighting to save Alices society from being abolished by the Azami administration, Ryo Kurokiba, battling as her champion, begins his shokugeki with Central elite Kusunoki. The theme is salmon, and both chefs put everything theyve got, including their pride, into their dishes. So whats got Alice so troubled that she tells off her own uncle, Dean Nakiri, at the end of the match?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 20 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. Soma challenges Eishi Tsukasa for his first seat on the Council of Ten! Up against Tsukasas delicately refined technique, Soma highlights his own creativity with a brand-new take on traditional French cuisine. Will he win that coveted seat or lose big and join Central? Even if he does win, Soma wont be out of the woods—not when the surviving first-years have just received notice of their biggest challenge yet! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 21 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. In the frigid north of Hokkaido, Totsukis first-year students face their greatest challenge yet—the advancement exams! Dean Azami sees Soma and the gang as resisters of his administration, so he hits them with everything hes got, fair or not. Will the kids find a way to triumph over his shady tactics and advance to their second year, or will Azami freeze them in their tracks?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 22 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. In stage three of the advancement exams, Soma must beat the new Council of Tens ninth seat—and its Akira Hayama?! Although Soma isnt happy to see Hayama sporting Centrals badge on his chest, he cant hide his excitement over a rematch with the very person who snatched the Fall Classic win from him! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 23 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki.Dropping all pretense of being fair, the Azami administration declares that to pass the third stage of the advancement exam, Soma and the members of the resistance must each defeat a Council of Ten member. And what will everyone think when it comes to light that Dean Azamis real motivation for overthrowing the institute is Somas own father, Joichiro?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 200 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 24 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. In order to overturn their classmates expulsions from Totsuki, Soma, Takumi and Megumi challenge Central to a team shokugeki! The big showdown is set to take place at the final stage for the advancement exams—Rebun Island. Somas team undergoes teamwork training with Gin and Joichiro, but can these Totsuki alums improve the first-years enough as chefs to bring down the best Totsuki has to offer? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 200 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 25 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. The Régiment de Cuisine has begun, and with the weight of their expelled classmates hopes on their shoulders, Soma, Isshiki and Megishima step up to the plate first for the resistance! In true Soma style, Soma picks soba as his cards theme ingredient, the very ingredient his opponent, Nene Kinokuni, specializes in! How can this very unlucky first-year possibly win now? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 26 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. Soma and the resistance have swept the first bout of the team shokugeki! But they cant rest on their laurels, as the second bout is soon to begin. With the Council of Tens pride on the line, who will Central send out to protect it? And will Kugas desire for a rematch with Tsukasa affect the lineup? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 27 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. All six chefs in the second bout of the team shokugeki finish their dishes simultaneously, making judgment imminent. In a battle between dishes that defy the imagination, which teams inventiveness will reign supreme and bring home victory—the resistance or Central? With the third bout looming, Soma and the other first-years make their move! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 28 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. In the third bout of the team shokugeki, Eizan designs his recipe specifically to negate the best qualities of Takumis, but Takumis expression remains confident as he pulls his creation from the oven. Just what secret weapon could Takumis Italian dish hold? Meanwhile, both Soma and Megumi continue working their hardest in order to bring victory to the resisters as this bout reaches its thunderous conclusion! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 29 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. The fourth bout of the team shokugeki begins with Erina finally taking the stage. Her opponent? The queen of cute confections, Momo Akanegakubo! But what kind of dish will the former ice queen present to combat such cuteness? Meanwhile, Isshiki and Takumi take on the councils top two members—Tsukasa and Rindo! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 30 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki.The Régiment de Cuisine has reached its final bout! The council sends in its two best chefs, Tsukasa and Rindo, while the resisters hopes ride on Soma and Erina. In this battle of true gourmet between father and daughter, who will walk away the victor—Azami or Erina?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 31 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. After a long, hard-fought battle, Soma and the rest of the resisters claim victory in the Régiment de Cuisine, formally disbanding the Azami administration. A new Council of Ten is born, and the first-years advance to their second year at Totsuki Institute. But the peace doesnt last long. A few months into the new school year, the aroma of trouble once again wafts through the air! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 32 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. While investigating the illicit shokugeki happening across the country, Soma and Erina dig into the identity of the mysterious Saiba, who is responsible for sending the cuisiniers noir to Japan. But before Somas able to uncover any information, new Totsuki professor Suzuki challenges Soma to a shokugeki! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 33 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. The Blue—a tournament for only the best and brightest young chefs from around the world—has begun! For the first time ever, traditional chefs will clash with underworld noir, and the tension in the arena could be cut with a knife. Soma, eager for his rematch with Asahi Saiba, heads to the first-gate challenge! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 34 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. This years Blue cooking competition has deviated sharply from days of old, and its new harsher trials have many traditional chefs falling by the wayside. Soma, Takumi and Megumi, however, manage to win their way forward. Now they face a brand of chef whose true abilities have remained cloaked in mystery—the noir. Just what sort of strange talents do these underworld chefs wield to make them worthy of the Blue?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 35 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. The Blue cooking competition rages on! Intent on getting his rematch with Asahi Saiba, Soma keeps racking up win after win, even against his formidable noir opponents. Meanwhile, in the other tournament bracket, Erina faces a suspiciously heinous schedule. What exactly is the book master planning?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 36 - 1st Printing. Written by Yuto Tsukuda. Art and Cover by Shun Saeki. The world-renowned gourmet tournament the Blue reaches its climax. Soma clashes with noir chef Asahi in a battle to create the one thing Book Master Mana wants most—a dish the world has never seen! But will this battle do anything to mend Mana and Erinas strained mother-daughter relationship? The revolutionary food battle manga comes to a thundering conclusion! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Zun. Art and cover by Moe Harukawa.

Where else would a girl with the power to translate any tome she sets in her lap reside except a library? Sure, some books may be more dangerous than others, but that's far from discouragement for a true bibliophile like Kosuzu Motoori!

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

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Zun. Art and cover by Moe Harukawa.

In the mystic realm of Gensokyo, library worker Kosuzuna awakens to her ability to read demon books. This volume crosses over with the games Double Dealing Character and Hopeless Masquerade of the Japanese hit franchise, Touhou!

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

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Written by Zun. Art and cover by Moe Harukawa.

In a certain era, the land of Gensokyo was separated from the rest of the world by a barrier and it built up its own unique culture. One day, people start buzzing about strange phenomena. They suspect that a youkai is using the Honjo Seven Wonders to hide some evil deed, but...?

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

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Zun. Art and cover by Moe Harukawa.

Whether it's a mysterious dine-and-dash incident or a prophetic old book, a Kokkuri spirit or a suspicious subscription service, Kosuzu's supernatural hijinks in the world of Gensokyo continue.

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

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Zun. Art and cover by Moe Harukawa.

Whether it's demons or humans, business is booming! On another busy day at book rental shop Suzunaan, Kosuzu can be found working. Ever-curious about the mysterious and unknown, she finds herself repeatedly drawn into disturbing rumors that have overtaken Gensokyo! Joining her as always are Reimu and Marisa, but a brand-new face is also set to appear!

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

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Written by Zun. Art and cover by Moe Harukawa.

A big story gradually nears the core of the village, wavering the delicate balance that has been maintained up until now between human and youkai. As various predictions for the future of Gensokyo are all jumbled together, does this mean dark skies ahead for Kosuzu and her friends?

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

Cover price $13.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Written by Zun. Art and cover by Moe Harukawa.

'The human heart that fears demons gives them their existence.' With the knowledge of the mysterious relationship between humans and demons, Kosuzu starts in pursuit of Gensokyo's 'truth'...but what does she find waiting for her?!

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

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Saki Ichibu and Ushio Shirotori. Claire Martino once had everything: a loving family, a crown prince fiancé, and a hopeful future using her family's inherited magic. Then, in an instant, she lost it all - and the culprit was her own beloved half-sister. As the daughter of the now-disgraced duke and scorned as a villainess, Claire leaves everything she knows and sets out on a journey to find her true self. But wait, isn't that the plot of the otome game New Start Eternal Love on its hardest route...? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Saki Ichibu and Ushio Shirotori. Claire Martino once had everything: a loving family, a crown prince fiancÉ, and a hopeful future using her family's inherited magic. Then, in an instant, she lost it all — and the culprit was her own beloved half-sister. As the daughter of the now-disgraced duke and scorned as a villainess, Claire left everything she knew and set out on a journey to find her true self. Now, Claire has officially started her new life in Paffuto, attending the royal academy to harness her newly strengthened magical abilities and teaching the adorable Isabella Reine as her governess. But things grow stressful soon enough, with a magical tornado threatening her new home. The time has also come for crown prince Vik to choose a fiancÉe. As the fallen daughter of a duke, will Claire be allowed to stay in Vik's life? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Scarlet Beriko. The last thing playboy Tatsuyuki Oyamato, fourth-generation heir to a yakuza family syndicate, wants is any responsibility for running the family business, especially when a recent erotic encounter with a male masseur has him totally preoccupied with questioning his sexuality! But Tatsuyukis forced to step up both in the sheets and on the streets when a hot hookup deepens his newfound attraction to men, while also drawing the attention of a mysterious man who seems dangerously obsessed with Tatsuyukis lineage! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 234 paegs, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

by Biggs, Sobolewski, Gussman, & Ho Fractured Kisses is an annual anthology featuring manga romance stories. Issue one features "Pasokon," detailing matters of the heart for a robot girl who wishes to grow up and fall in love. "Shopping for a Kiss" is a comedy about a daydreaming wallflower who meets a co-worker while shopping in Japan. Issue #2 features twice as many stories, and sixteen more pages! #1?b&w, 48pg$4.00 #2?b&w, 64pg$4.00 Cover price $4.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

by Biggs, Sobolewski, Gussman, & Ho Fractured Kisses is an annual anthology featuring manga romance stories. Issue one features "Pasokon," detailing matters of the heart for a robot girl who wishes to grow up and fall in love. "Shopping for a Kiss" is a comedy about a daydreaming wallflower who meets a co-worker while shopping in Japan. Issue #2 features twice as many stories, and sixteen more pages! #1?b&w, 48pg$4.00 #2?b&w, 64pg$4.00 Cover price $4.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

By Allan, Gina Biggs, Estep and Robin Sobolewski. Can you feel the romance? Can you see the passion? Would you like to see how this issue brings you four new stories to quench your romantic appetite? "New Year's Resolution," "Jungle Love," "The Lonely Giant" and "Special Little Nothing" will help keep you warm at night! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.00.

By Gina Biggs, Ann Fujita, Robin Sobolewski and Amy Stoddard. This issue brings you both the light and dark sides of love in four short stories by various artists. Enjoy tales of forgiveness, hope, life and death in this new addition to our romance anthology series! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.00.

Halloween Comic Fest - Story Art, and Cover by Junji Ito. An excerpt story from Junji Ito's Fragments of Horror. This story is Tomio: Red Turtleneck. 36 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Junji Ito. An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Itos long-awaited return to the world of horror with this new collection of delightfully macabre tales! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in.x 8-in., 224 pages B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.99

Add to cart Near Mint $13.99

2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Junji Ito. An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Itos long-awaited return to the world of horror with this new collection of delightfully macabre tales! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in.x 8-in., 224 pages B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $17.99.

Volume 1-2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Dr. Frankenstein has met his match in Franken Fran! The delightfully creepy tale of a beautiful patchwork doctor and her even stranger patients has become a cult classic among English-speaking manga fans. Seven Seas is pleased to present this series for the first time in print in North America in four omnibus editions. Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Despite her Frankenstein-like ways, Fran cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfastly to the Hippocratic Oath. Her creed is: "All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!," For Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab. Collects volumes 1 and 2. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 384 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Dr. Frankenstein has met his match in Franken Fran! Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Join Fran, her twisted sister Veronica, and the rest of her monstrous entourage in a gruesomely hilarious tale that would put Mary Shelley to shame! Collects volume 3 and 4 of the original manga. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 384 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Volume 5-6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Despite her Frankenstein-like ways, Fran cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfastly to the Hippocratic Oath. Her creed is: "All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!" For Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 384 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Volume 7-8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Despite her Frankenstein-like ways, Fran cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfastly to the Hippocratic Oath. Her creed is: "All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!" For Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab. Collects volumes 7 and 8 of the original serialization. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 384 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Volume 1-2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. Adapted by Shanti Whitesides. Dr. Frankenstein has met his match in Franken Fran! The delightfully creepy tale of a beautiful patchwork doctor and her even stranger patients has become a cult classic among English-speaking manga fans. Seven Seas is pleased to present this series for the first time in print in North America in four omnibus editions. Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Despite her Frankenstein-like ways, Fran cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfastly to the Hippocratic Oath. Her creed is: "All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!," For Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab. Collects volumes 1 and 2. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 398 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Volume 3-4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. Adapted by Shanti Whitesides. Dr. Frankenstein has met his match in Franken Fran! Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Join Fran, her twisted sister Veronica, and the rest of her monstrous entourage in a gruesomely hilarious tale that would put Mary Shelley to shame! Collects volume 3 and 4 of the original manga. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 414 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Volume 5-6 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. Adapted by Shanti Whitesides. Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Despite her Frankenstein-like ways, Fran cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfastly to the Hippocratic Oath. Her creed is: "All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!" For Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 384 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Add to cart Near Mint $13.95

Volume 7-8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu. Translated by Jocelyne Allen. Adapted by Shanti Whitesides. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Despite her Frankenstein-like ways, Fran cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfastly to the Hippocratic Oath. Her creed is: "All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!" For Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab. Collects volumes 7 and 8 of the original serialization. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 414 pages, B&W. Older Teen 16+ Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Written by Akisuzu Nenohi. Art by Ao Sonohara and Koma Warita. Character Design by Sherry. Adapted by Asha Bardon. Translated by Joshua Hardy. When Kotone receives the latest Full Drive virtual reality game–Free Life Fantasy Online–from her younger sister Akina, she dives right in. Unfortunately, as a noob to virtual reality, Kotone accidentally creates an impossibly difficult character. Now shes stuck as a zombie! How will she start her second life online when her character is already dead? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Written by Akisuzu Nenohi. Art by Ao Sonohara and Koma Warita. Character Design by Sherry. Adapted by Asha Bardon. Translated by Joshua Hardy. Kotone has finally escaped the catacombs as the zombie princess Anastasia in the VR MMORPG Free Life Fantasy Online. Though it took her a while to level up enough to stand in the sun without taking damage–no thanks to the help of her Support AI–she is finally in the starter town of the game. Time to shop, talk to NPCs, and meet new people! But what will her sisters undead player friends think when they meet the REAL Immortal Princess?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+) Cover price $13.99.