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The Marshal, Lu Li, started a new intergalactic era alongside his lover and military adviser, Xie Jianwei. The entire universe envied their steadfast love. It was only until one day, the Marshal had his personalities split. His personalities were unable to recall anything, and all wanted to monopolise Xie Jianwei. They were jealous to the point of wanted to get rid of "themselves". In order to cure his lover, Xie Jianwei entered each and every one of Lu Li's dreams to fuse his personalities together, which had been split earlier on. He didn't expect that in all the dreams, he would be engaging in a fanciful love with Lu Li...

In the Fight Empire, where strength and beauty were valued above all else, even the princesses led armies and spent their days in battle. This is a story of one particular day in the lives of two princesses born into this nation. [Part of the 10th anniversary Jump+ One-shot collection](https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/web_pages/2019/)

Fire Emblem The Complete (ファイアーエムブレム ザ・コンプリート) is an artbook providing artworks and information of characters from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem Gaiden, and Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. While the main artist(s) of the character portraits went uncredited, there are four artists who illustrated the comics inside The Complete: Yumi Tamura, Katsuya Terada, Keinojou Mizutama, and Nasu Yukie.

HI and LOW by Kouta Hirano is a chaotic, 24-page wartime manga set in Manchuria during WW2. A German engineer, lured by a deceptive Japanese Kempeitai ensign, believes he’s escaping to Japan—only to be a pawn in her scheme to steal Nazi technology. Their plan is derailed when a female Nazi officer storms in, exposing the ruse and igniting a racist shouting match. Before their bickering can reach a climax, Soviet partisans attack, forcing the two nationalist rivals into an uneasy alliance to fend off the communists and save the hapless engineer.

The Demon King Lucifer makes a deal with the humans not to slaughter them for the next 100 years as long as he gets to possess the body of the strongest human. Instead he possesses... an old man?!! JUMP FUTURE PROJECT #4

Seth is an apprentice sorcerer from the Pompo Hills. Like all sorcerers, he's an "infected", one of the few people having survived an encounter with a Nemesis, those creatures falling from the sky and destroying everything around them. Being immune to them, Seth wants to become a Hunter and fight the Nemesis. But what Seth really wants is to find the source of all Nemesis, the Radiant. Helped by his fellow sorcerers, he will seek the Radiant, under the harsh scrutiny of the Inquisition… --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media (2021)

Logan McLain, a middle-aged knight fighting for the independence army, is intent on getting revenge against the empire which took over the kingdom and executed his brother when he ends up dying in battle. But when he wakes, he is a young man again, and has yet to be disowned for his terrible behavior. Using his experience and knowledge from his past life, Logan recruits a few talented individuals to develop new weapons, build an army, and make enough money to fund it all. But will he be able to make amends with his family and stop the empire's march?

The world discovered the essence of the human soul, Ideia, and found a way to materialize it. The stronger one's Ideia, the more power one has. In a society where hierarchy is determined by this power, F-Rank Park Jinsung has always been his school's punching bag. In reality, though, he is an S-Rank with extreme bloodlust, which he has been hiding to keep others safe. With only two years left of high school, will Jinsung be able to hide his killer side and prove rank isn't everything? --- - [Webtoon Teaser](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNHjCpXtHpI)

To what distance would you go for your one true love? In a future filled with a boundless potential for interstellar peace and prosperity, Mikako joins a research team to explore the recent contact between humans and alien races. She ventures out into space, leaving behind Noboru, the one young man she loves. As she travels deeper into this new frontier, her only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. But the years pass, and Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space–while Noboru grows older and considers moving on with his life…In this timeless romance between star-crossed lovers in the most tragic of settings, there are some places man may not be ready to go. Summary taken from Manga-Sketchbook.

In 2016 a meltdown of a nuclear power plant creates a big catastrophe in Tokyo. 20 years later, the city has become a ghost town due to the high levels of radiation. Suddenly, a distress signal is received from that area and the Self-Defense Forces dispatch 3 girls from the special Coppelion unit to search for survivors. But why aren't they wearing any protection against radiation?

(from ebookjapan): Some 3,500 years ago, the Arians living on the banks of the Indus River had established a caste system with Brahmins at the top. Shortly before the birth of Siddhartha, the hero of this story, Chapra, who was born a slave, became his adopted son after helping a general of the Kosala kingdom. He then hid his origins and sought the position of power, but Chapra, too, could not escape the curse of the status system... Here begins the epic story of the Buddha's life and the times in which he lived! The complete biography of Buddha, as seen by Osamu Tezuka. --- Official Release: - English release by [Kodansha US](https://kodansha.us/series/buddha/) - Indonesian release by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (KPG) --- - **Won the 21st Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975, along with another short work of Tezuka's, Animal Tsurezuregusa (included in Paper Fortress)** --- **Volumes 287-300 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Emeraldas navigates the sea of stars—and swears to do so until the flame of her life is extinguished. Aboard her ship, the Queen Emeraldas, she sails in search of a certain object, and along the way encounters the passions and tragedies of those who dare brave the infinite reaches of space. (from ebookjapan): On the planet Jera, a young woman met her lifelong friend, a ship named the Queen Emeraldas. Huddled together and covering for each other, they set off on a journey through space... No one knows why or what they continue to wander the universe in search of. On the red sands of Argyre, Emeraldas meets a boy named Hiroshi Umino, who has lost his spaceship. Emeraldas feels some kind of strong fateful bond with this boy who has an indomitable fighting spirit... [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/queen-emeraldas/)

*Reads from Left-to-Right* (from amazon.jp): The original manga of the popular super-anime produced and voiced by Hollywood actor "Samuel L. Jackson" is now available in the U.S.! The main character is an Afro-haired samurai. The antagonist is a cowboy gunman. The setting is like a Japanese Jidaigeki with swordsmen fighting each other, but with cell phones, bow guns, missile launchers, and even androids. And the background music is hip-hop. "AFRO SAMURAI" is a new icon of pop culture that has sent the U.S. into a whirlpool of excitement and frenzy overnight! *Note: Seven Seas Entertainment currently no longer owns the license for Afro Samurai, Titan Manga currently has it available in 2 volumes in both physical and digital formats. Please Support the official release.* [Official English](https://titan-comics.com/c/1777-afro-samurai/) See [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5275) for the anime adaptation. See [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10181) for the anime film (movie sequel) See [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6718) for the live-action film adaptation.

The year is 2029. The world is surrounded by communication networks and a vast amount of information is circulating around the world. However, nations, ethnic groups, and crimes still exist. The name of the organization belonging to Public Security Section 9, a special unit formed to combat increasingly complex crimes, is "Ghost in the Shell"! The work by Shirow Masamune became a huge hit due to its detailed story structure, outstanding artwork, and vast amount of information! The digital version is now available in a unique format, with notes outside the columns for easy reading! ___ [Alt Official English (Koudansha USA)](https://kodansha.us/series/the-ghost-in-the-shell/)

World War III is over, and nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities and demilitarized zones of the post-war wasteland, the "Badside." Matters appear on the upswing, however, when they are found and brought to Olympus, an urban utopia and centerpiece for the reconstruction of civilization. Duenan and Bri join the Olympus police, a force that seems hardly necessary in such a paradise. But, like in most pretty pictures, perfection is an illusion, and Olympus's peaceful façade hides a dark secret, a violent struggle between human and cyborg that could once again plunge the world into war… and genocide. **Was supposed to receive a 5th Volume which was partially finished and distributed into the English version's Hypernotes and ID. The series remains unfinished.** --- - **Won the Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1986**

On the island of Wakoku, the civil war offers anyone the chance of becoming a hero — from fishing women to bastard children, any can make a name for themselves by working through the rigorous ranks of the army. Hinowa, a young woman with extraordinary skills, is determined to do just that, but soon learns things may not always go to plan… More than ten years after a disastrous battle, the war is still ongoing, and a girl with black hair and black markings washes up on shore…

At Rubrum's Akademeia, cadets are divided into twelve classes based on their magical expertise. Kurasame Susaya feels that he is wasting his time with the immature cadets in Class Third, so he strives to be a part of real missions with the elite Class First where cadets take their roles more seriously. With the proposal of a test of courage, however, Kurasame begins to see his class as more than just lazy idiots, but his chances of being a part of the class are taken away after tragedy strikes. As a result of the disaster, Kurasame and three of his fellow classmates Miwa, Guren, and Kotetsu unite to help support each other, and to defend Rubrum from the outside forces that will do anything to see it fall.

Takes place a few years after the first Ghost In The Shell manga. The Major has been missing since then, and Ghost in the Shell 2 follows the mysterious Motoko Aramaki as she runs an investigation into an incident at an organ factory and its consequences. She's on the run to clean up the mess and save herself in the process. Meanwhile, the former members of section 9 investigate Motoko to find out who she really is.

Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging technoscape, the covert-ops agents of Section 9 are charged to track and crack the most dangerous terrorists, cybercriminals, and ghost hackers. And speaking of ghosts, when supposedly dead people start turning up walking and talking, Section 9 begins to look into the possibility that corpses are being "puppeted" from a remote location, and some serious powerbrokers may be pulling the strings. Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the "lost" Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, but never collected until now. Focusing on Section 9 agents in their daily battle against technocrime, Human-Error Processor has all the mind-twisting cybermadness you've come to expect from Ghost in the Shell, but set in a more police-procedural context with action and suspense galore.

In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi–a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history… the Shinsengumi! --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shojo in 2003**

In the cyberpunk future, the Worlds Welfare Work Association is an important weapon against crime, and 3WA operatives Kei and Yuri — the Lovely Angels — are their best, famous for always getting their man. Unfortunately, they also have a reputation for catastrophe as in the execution of their duties they accidentally level cities, continents, and even planets. They’re always cleared of responsibility, but they’ve earned a new nickname — The Dirty Pair. --- **Links:** - [Artist's Twitter](https://twitter.com/Tamakinia) - [Original Novels (on Amazon JP)](https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B074CM22KK)

What if you developed superpowers that could change your life only to discover that these incredible abilities only worked on…animals? When you’re teenager Jin Lee, that’s a pretty strange concept to wrap your head around -- especially when you wish your destructive powers could help you overcome the bullies who torment you at school instead. But Jin is quickly learning that there’s a place in this world for a special individual like him -- and he’s definitely not the only one of his kind out there.

(from ebookjapan): A world 300 years in the future. A life form that calls for doom. The mystery of a giant ship. One night, Sazan, a young man from Earth who has been working on another planet, meets a red-haired girl named Meena. She is said to have a powerful force inside her body, and bandits with pride in their skills attack her one after another, aiming to steal her energy. On the day they promised to meet again, Meena disappeared without a word. In pursuit of her, Southern learns of the existence of a "doom-calling life form" - all color and full analog drawings!　 An overwhelming debut work by an amazing newcomer who draws with an 80's world view! [Official English](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/sazan-comet-girl/)

Gordon is an unsociable middle-aged man driving his food truck through a world buried in sand. One day, he meets a girl named Arisa sleeping stark naked in the middle of the desert. While Arisa wolfs down any and all food she can fit in her mouth, a mysterious armed group seems to be pursuing her, too.

The first English translation of Mizuki's best-loved work NonNonBa is the definitive work by acclaimed Gekiga-ka Shigeru Mizuki, a poetic memoir detailing his interest in yokai (spirit monsters). Mizuki's childhood experiences with yokai influenced the course of his life and oeuvre; he is now known as the forefather of yokai manga. His spring 2011 book, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, was featured on PRI's The World, where Marco Werman scored a coveted interview with one of the most famous visual artists working in Japan today. Within the pages of NonNonBa, Mizuki explores the legacy left him by his childhood explorations of the spirit world, explorations encouraged by his grandmother, a grumpy old woman named NonNonBa. NonNonBa is a touching work about childhood and growing up, as well as a fascinating portrayal of Japan in a moment of transition. NonNonBa was the first manga to win the Angoulême Prize for Best Album. Much like its namesake, NonNonBa is at once funny and nostalgic, grounded in a sociohistorical context and floating in the world of the supernatural.

(from ebookjapan): Now is the time to think about war. A masterpiece war manga that should be preserved for the future, based on the real experiences of Shigeru Mizuki, a Mangaka who served in the Pacific War. 20 historic chapters. The Japanese officers decide to commit to using a banzai charge in the face of overwhelming defeat by the onslaught of the U.S. forces. What will be the fate of the 500 survivors?　 Based on the mangaka's own real-life experiences, this masterpiece war memoir manga depicts the horror, senselessness, and tragedy of war. Includes a special collection of conception notes discovered after his death. A new and complete edition that resonates with the determination of the soul that went into the work! [Official English](https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/onward-towards-our-noble-deaths/)

Humanity has lost. By the end of World War Three, the R-virus has decimated 80% of the world’s population. To make matters worse, the virus transforms the infected into mindless monsters who crave human flesh, with some evolving into powerful beings with special powers called “Rayers”. The last remaining human settlements live in fear, their survival entirely dependent on the R-X, teenagers who have gained special abilities themselves through contact with Rayers. Wielding lethal weapons and supernatural abilities, the R-X fights to defend what little hope humanity has left.

(from ebookjapan): The year is 2052. Tokio Watarai, a "dream guide" who can enter other people's dreams, takes on the job of searching the dreams of Aoba Jujo, a girl who has been asleep for seven years since a certain incident. And with the name of the island where Aoba lives happily in her dream, "Barbara", unexpected facts begin to appear one after another...? [Official English](https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/otherworld-barbara-vol-1) --- - **Won the Japan SF Taisho Grand Prize in 2006**

Night, phenomena that were once known as natural disasters. Faced with the threat of inexplicable destruction, children offer their prayers in the form of dance in order to borrow the power of the gods, quell the Night's fury, and deliver the world from ruin. In a fateful encounter, a boy from a rural town in Japan, Jin, meets Gao, a British soldier who was forced to flee his homeland by the Night. The two spend their halcyon days with their friends in the quiet town surrounded by nature. Until one day, the Night suddenly falls on them once again!