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The time is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem, the Magatama, said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem. Serves as a prequel to the anime. -- Tokyopop
From Illuminati-Manga: At the turn of the previous century, the earth quaked. The earth's crust began to shift for the fourth time, centering around the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The entire world's land mass was reduced to 3/5 of the planet, and the human population was reduced by a third. Put simply...the earth had gotten old. In 2039, there was only one country that continued to prosper, glaring around at the rest of the dying planet: Japan. Todoroki Jin returns to Tokyo, the city where he was born, in hopes of finding his friend Ryoma. Little does Jin know about how Tokyo's changed since his last visit... The oneshot at the end of volume 3 is called Warrior of the Holy Flame, Abi. Recommended for fans of Riki-Oh
From Manga-Updates: An adaption of Futarou Yamada's novel "Kunoichi Kokihei", this story begins the year before the Battle of Sekihagara, in the pleasure quarters of the capital. Kagerou, a real beauty who is a child of the Ootani family, meets five of the most powerful men of the Uesugi clan while serving at a brothel. But sometimes appearances can be deceiving...
Welcome to the 35th Test Platoon of the Taimadou Gakuen, or "Antimagic Academy". The academy is home to squads that hunt down and kill, destroy, or otherwise render harmless magical practitioners and artifacts. The 35th Test Platoon is a band of misfits who don't seem to fit in anywhere else. Each member is a specialist with a focus on a different aspect of operations. The squad may become the greatest team ever, but first they must overcome their greatest obstacle: each other!
Aym is a slave who is descended from a a powerful witch. Because of this, his blood has the power to attract demons and he is used by his master to summon them. Just when Aym accepts his cruel fate, the sudden appearance of a group of magicians with the ability to defeat demons might be opening up another path for him.
From Dangerous Pleasure: The Master Sergeant, who is stationed at a garrison deep in the mountains, is being troubled by the fact that his comrades are all being distracted by the arrival of the beautiful new Catholic chaplain. When he makes a request to the Lieutenant Commander to replace the chaplain, the Lieutenant Commander tells him that he will grant the request if the team he leads wins a battle drill. However, the chaplain must also participate in the drill...
From Kodanclub: Toshiko Momojiri - an ordinary kind of girl - falls in love with Kuroo Samehada, a gangster who is on the run after stealing the mob's loot. Toshiko, too, is on the run from a weird uncle. This is the story of two fugitives who meet and fall in love amid violence and gunfire.
January, Ikebukuro. It’s the same as usual; Mikado, Masaomi, and Anri have started their third term at Raira Academy, Simon is handing out flyers for Russia Sushi in the street, and Shizuo is throwing vending machines. At the movie theater on Sunshine 60 Dori, the New Year holiday movie “Bodyguard Case 2: Salaryman Ninja Guy,” staring Hanejima Yuuhei and Hijiribe Ruri, is showing. Due to its popularity, more and more people have started to carry attaché cases similar to the one used in the movie. Meanwhile, Celty is busy running around answering requests for delivery of said attaché cases. And then a sandstorm “mist” starts to repeatedly envelope Ikebukuro, making it so that people cannot even see what’s in front of them. It is in these sudden, localized “mists” that an opportunistic thief appears, targeting the attaché cases…
"To Hiiragi Kouichi-kun. I'll be waiting for you after school behind the school gym. Sakuragi Umeko." These were the words written in the first love letter Hiiragi ever received. But when he meets Sakuragi, she tells him that she wants to take him to the planet R'lyeh!?! Disappointed that the love letter from the cute girl came from a nutcase, Hiiragi returns home, only to find that Sakuragai won't give up so easily. Not only that, she may have been telling the truth afterall! But then again, Hiiragi isn't such a normal guy, either...
The World Ends with You, known in Japan as It's a Wonderful World (すばらしきこのせかい, Subarashiki Kono Sekai?, literally "This Wonderful World"), is an action RPG for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was developed by the Kingdom Hearts team, Square Enix, and Jupiter. Character designs are by Tetsuya Nomura and Gen Kobayashi. The distinctive art style is inspired by the aesthetics of Shibuya youth culture. This is a 2 chapter adaption of the game.
In the age where the Church is the law and witch hunting is rampant, Bell, a sword toting monk, visits a town called Brokken Brook. There, he meets a nurse in-training named Ashe who helped him treat his wound. But little did he know, just when he started to get to know her better, who she really is. (Source: Casanova Scans)
The storyline continues from several months after Weiß Kreuz Glühen. It follows Aya and Ken as members of an assassination team named Krypton Brand Side B in Great Britain. Weiß is no more. Of the original Weiß, only Ken and Aya have found their way into Side B.
