Don’t look into her eyes… Poor Sawako Kuronuma just can’t seem to make any friends, no matter how hard she tries. Her naturally creepy appearance has had kids calling her Sadako (the evil character from “The Ring”) for so long that she can’t even remember the last time someone called her by her real name. That is, till the most well-liked boy in her class, Shota Kazehaya, extends an olive branch. He alone sees how hard Sawako works as class rep to take on all the unsavory tasks to spare her classmates a hard time and how much she tries to be friendly and kind to people. Because of this, and some discreet meddling on his part, slowly Sawako’s classmates begin to open their eyes and look past her ghostly appearance and creepy smiles to the shy and kind girl she really is. And Kazehaya’s interest in her is more than more kindly friendship, but Sawako is a little slow on the up-take and idolizes his ability to charm people and his positivity. Misunderstandings are in the forecast in this budding shoujo story on both the part of our unlikely heroine and those around her.

T’was beauty that tamed the beast. Yuiko Kubozuka was an outlier as far as high school girls go—she’d rather waste her time trying to befriend animals and suffering their scorn than pursuing the opposite sex. This is a constant old tease from her classmates. Then she chanced to meet the wild-looking young man Leo Aoi when looking for her neighbor’s pet cat. Bloody and wild-eyed, he looked more like a savage beast than the kind and gentle transfer student she came to know. There’s just one problem—whenever Leo is confronted with someone/something poses a danger to himself or Yuiko, his beastly violent fight or flight response kicks in. Yuiko, with her fearlessness of the normally naïve Leo, becomes the only person that can calm Leo down and reach him in his vicious animal mode. Causing more problems through misunderstanding than his bestial tendencies, Yuiko’s friendship with the mysterious Leo may end up very hazardous to her health.

Are you a true friend? Kenji’s life had been a rather bland and simple one. He owns and operates a small neighborhood convenience store with his mother and is the guardian of his infant niece, Kanna. Middle age isn’t at all what Kenji had imagined for himself as a kid. After the “alleged” murder of his childhood friend, Donkey, Kenji has set off on a personal mission to figure out which of his childhood comrades created the cryptic symbol that is linked to the growing number of mysterious deaths and a cult leader known only as “Friend.” But anyone who gets close to the truth somehow manages to get themselves killed, and now Kenji finds that his missing sister may also be involved in this mess. Will Kenji’s fate end up like so many others pursuing the “Friend,” or will he fulfill a childhood dream and save the world?

The luck of a rabbit’s tail. Set in a historically fictional Japan, this prequel to the popular romantic drama “Tail of the Moon” involves the cousin of the male protagonist of the flagship series. Both refer to themselves as Hanzou Hattori, which often causes confusion, but regional distinction is made between the two to alleviate this. Our male lead for this prequel volume is Kami no Hanzou, a guard to the feudal lord Nobuyasu who frequents the red light district in his pastime. Here, he meets a new face, Kaguya. She was taken in six months earlier with a grievous wound to her back that left a nasty scar and has worked doing chores and taking care of the children around the brothel who took her in. Ironically, it’s her scar that saved her from the sort of life most women in the brothel lead, but as she has amnesia it’s a mystery as to just how she acquired such a wound. Now, that the seemingly lecherous Hanzou has taken interest in her, what can she do but abide by his wish simply to talk? But it’s what is discovered through that conversation that Kaguya may not be...

The Straw Hats pirates are really in for it this time!-Struggling to help the beautiful and determined Princess Vivi overthrow the villain who is seizing control of her country, Alabarna. Mr. Crocodile has led his evil band of miscreants, the Baroque works, (a few of whom have eaten some Devil Fruit, making them even more formidable) into a position of supreme political power, and he intends to force the King to reveal the secret of the Pluton before completely destroying the royal family, Princess Vivi included!

Rasetsu is a 18 year old girl whom due to an encounter with a demon is able to see ghost and has become an exorcist joining Aoi, Kuryu, and their employer Amakawa to form the Hiichiro Amakawa Agency.  in the first volume, they run across into Yako from the Yurara series, whom after getting him fired from his job as a librarian is forced to join their agency.  It's quickly discovered that in Rasetsu is under a curse that upon her 20th birthday the same demon whom enabled her to see ghost will take her away.  She also bares a strong resemblance to Yurara whom Yako was in love with.   There's quite a bit of mystery involving the series, such as exactly how powerful is Kuryu, or why Rasetsu must consume so much sugar just to exorcise demons, as to whether or not Yako and Rasetsu will actually fall in love.  This volume (with 3 chapters) keeps you on edge as you delve into and learn more about the characters involved.  

In this second volume of the series, “Dragon Girl” Momoka Sendou is again. On the surface, she’s just your average high-school girl, albeit one whose childhood friend (Ryuga Kou) is a master of Chinese magic, but in reality she is not only a master of martial arts herself, but embodies the spirit of a dragon Ryuga summoned to defeat a demon! She puts her powers to good use, however, fighing otherworldly baddies whenever she and Ryuga aren’t taunting each other (secret crushes. You know how it is.).

In the big practice game between the Ryonen and Shohoku high schools, unknown talent Hanimichi Sakuragi is just itching for the chance to show off his basketball skills (and hopefully impress his crush, Haruko Akagi). There’s just one problem: he’s on the bench, and the team is doing fine without him. Will he be able to convince the coach to let him play? Will Haruko, who has a crush on his teammate, wonder-freshman Kaede Rukawa, even notice his skills? Will his antics cause his team captain, manager, and/or referee to drag him physically out of the gym?

The battle between Sasuke and Akatsuki member Deidara has reached its climax as Deidara unleashes his Ultimate technique: The C4 Karura! But even with this unleashed their fight is far from over! Meanwhile Naruto and his Cell are getting closer to Itachi. With all this going on it's up to Jiraiya to cut to the heart of the matter and discover who's the real mastermind behind Akatsuki's enigmatic leader, Pain.

With two of Sasuke's cell already collected he's missing only his final member. Orochimaru's prize test subject Jugo, the original bearer of the cursed seal! With Jugo recruited Team Hebi is finally on the move. Meanwhile Naruto is forming a cell of his own with the same target as Sasuke: Uchiha Itachi! But Naruto and Sasuke aren't the only hunters, both of them have people out for revenge against them as well. The explosive Deidara is out for vengeance and has his eyes set on Sasuke! Meanwhile Naruto has his own problem to deal with in the zealous fervor of Kabuto.

Kakashi and Team 10's battle with Akatsuki member Kakuzu is finally coming to a head as Naruto and Team 7 finally make the scene. With Naruto's new Technique Wind Element: Rasen Shuriken finally under his control can he match up with an immortal Akatsuki? During all this another conflict is going down inside one of Orochimaru's many hidden strongholds. The time has come for Orochimaru to transfer his essence into a new vessel and Sasuke is not going to go willingly!

Once again Ichigo and his friends must prepare for an all out battle against the shadowy forces of Aizen Sousuke! They only have three months to prepare for what will be the hardest conflict any of them have ever faced! Ichigo and his Vizard allies are viciously working hard trying to get Ichigo able to control his Hollow transformation while Renji trains Chado to his very limits. Ishida is also training as if his life depends on it because with none of his Quincy abilities he's just a helpless bystander. His father can show him how to get his abilities back but can Ishida survive his father's cruel regimen?

“Dragon Girl” Momoka Sendou is a fantastic martial artist, and her childhood friend Ryuga Kou is a master of Chinese magic. When a demon, the Serpent King of Suijin Lake, claims their psychic friend as his intended bride, Ryuga summons a dragon spirit, intending to allow the spirit to posses him in order to access its power. However, the spirit accidentally possesses Momoka instead, and Ryuga seals the spirit inside her to prevent the power from overwhelming her! Can the new and improved “Dragon Girl” safely use this power for good? Can she convince Ryuga that she can handle the extra energy without his seal? And what does he mean by “The dragon that protects you…should be me!”?

I love your ...back? Have you ever fallen in love with somebody’s back?  Chiaki Togu, a somewhat shy freshman, can claim that she has.  Chiaki is a member of her school’s Massage Research Society, and she’s pretty good at what she does.  One day Chiaki is on the bus on her way to school when the most needy back walks on.  She can see the tsubo everywhere! (Tsubo are the pressure points used in massage to relieve pain, calm, and do a variety of other things.  She often sees tsubo as little figures flying out of someone’s back, weird eh?)  The moment she sees this back she knows that she has to massage it!   Later that day in school Chiaki finds out that the super tense back belongs to the hottest guy in school, Yosuke.  She sees the back walking down the hall and gets the guys attention and then blatantly asks to borrow his body for an hour.  Ok, so she’s not the best with words.  Yosuke immediately denies her request to give him a massage, but eventually he gives in on the grounds that Chiaki can make him fall in love with her!?  What does a...

One small step… A group of good childhood friends started a harmless “secret society” as kids in the late 1960’s to solidify their bonds. They, like all kids, thought they could band together and spent every day boyishly dreaming of saving the world from space aliens and monsters. Now, the guys are in their late thirties and have forgotten those innocent daydreams and ambitions of changing the world, and they’ve taken on quite average roles in society. Everything in life seems to follow routine, till one of the gang, Kenji, discovers a mysterious and, yet, familiar symbol scrawled into the fence of one of his customers’ residence. Putting this to the back of his mind, Kenji soon forgets all about the symbol and shrugs it off until news of the alleged suicide of one of the group’s own revives a well of old memories. Now Kenji finds himself trying hard to remember the source of that symbol, it’s meaning, and the mysterious person that seems to be using it to spread a cultist message through Japan. Was his friend’s death really a suicide? And is the person responsible for the mysterious disappearances and strange deaths one of the group’s own?...