Hidden deep in a secret jungle, far from any humans, there is a Pokémon paradise—beautiful and peaceful, but governed by strict rules.
Summary of the book
Ten years ago, the Mythical Pokémon Zarude found the abandoned baby Koko and decided to break the rules, raising him as its own child. Since then, Koko has been isolated from other humans…until now
Tetsuo is a shy boy whose only friend is a giant robot named Yukio. Helmed as the world’s ‘saviour’, he had spent the better part of his childhood fighting against a galactic threat in space.
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A sci-fi adventure of earth-shifting proportions…!! ‘Shall we talk about how Earth was exterminated?’ Tetsuo is a shy boy whose only friend is a giant robot named Yukio. Helmed as the world’s ‘saviour’, he had spent the better part of his childhood fighting against a galactic threat in space. Having reunited with Yukio and earned the trust of the human survivors, Tetsuo is invited by their team leader, Ao, to join them at Mishima Mall. Soon, he learns what has happened to Earth ten years ago, and about the existence of a new threat. Meanwhile in Tokyo, the organisation ‘VE-RDE’ continues their surveillance of a mysterious, human-like monster…
Jinichirou Taira is thirty and unemployed. Chancing upon a recruitment ad calling for applicants to ‘protect the world’, he signs up without a second thought, and is soon thrust into the pilot’s seat of a humanoid weapon called ’RIZE’ to battle against unknown creatures that threaten the very survival of mankind! An epic sci-fi series unfolds in the front line of the battlefield!
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The members of Platoon 31 discover the ugly truth that has been hidden from the world—that the Agaitai are human all along, and the Humanity Union has been ordering for their murder with full knowledge of the matter! With Taira’s return, the crew embark on an ambitious mission to expose the Union and get the soldiers to revolt, but can they convince others to be on their side?
WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR OF THE ICONIC ‘ONE PUNCH MAN’, MOB PSYCHO 100 IS CHOCK-FULL OF WITTY COMEDY AND MINDBLOWING ACTION… WITH A PLOT THAT’S THICKER THAN IT SEEMS!
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Mob comes face to face against the legendary former psychic, Keiji Mogami, who has turned into an evil spirit! A battle ensues, and Mogami traps Mob in a parallel world, where he attempts to break his mind and heart by making him experience first-hand the horrors that humans are capable of. Will Mob succumb and view the world with cynicism?
Having saved up enough to buy a house, former high-flyer knight Astra goes into early retirement. But his dream of living out his days in peace goes up in smoke when a little witch girl called Noah shows up at his brand new residence!
Summary of the book
Noah’s doppelgänger has erased Elizabeth’s memories! Astra, Noah and Kyuss try to help her regain those memories, but to no avail. Meanwhile, a yearly festival in the empire of Justitia—the Silverflame festival–commences. On this magical night, a bittersweet journey unfolds for Kyuss and Elizabeth…
Detective Conan (名探偵コナン is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1994, and has printed 81 volumes to date. The manga has sold over 140 million copies worldwide, The series won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2000, and has been adaptated into video games, live action series, movies and an anime series. A Detective Conan movie has also been released each year during Japan’s Golden Week since 1997. 2016 marks the 20th Detective Connan Movie that will be released. Shogakukan Asia has selected the best stories from the collection of Detective Conan Series, and complied them into individual stand alone volumes to enjoy.
Summary of the book
The Man with Three Faces enjoys a spot of problem-solving.
Finding a forgotten taste from the past, investigating a well where monsters dwell, and the disturbing
phone calls of a ramen shop owner… Tohru Amuro, the Man with Three Faces certainly likes to enjoy
his daily tea break with a spot of problem-solving in-between! Life is never boring when you have
three to choose from!
Hey peeps, it’s Takagi. They call me the Teasing Master, but I’m only interested in teasing one guy—Nishikata.
Summary of the book
Heya, it’s Nishikata again. You know, I’m beginning to think the reason I can never defeat Takagi-san is because of how we met on the very first day of middle school! From then on, it’s been one fiasco after another; like, I couldn’t even trick her with the souvenir snack I bought her on my family trip! I’ve been led around by the nose so much… so why am I now risking my pride to ask her out to the summer festival…?!
A hundred nights, a hundred ghost stories. A troubled youth named Yuma begins the dangerous game of ‘A Hundred Ghost Stories’, where it’s said that a vengeful spirit will be summoned once a hundred ghoulish tales are told…
Summary of the book
A hundred nights, a hundred ghost stories. A troubled youth named Yuma begins the dangerous game of ‘A Hundred Ghost Stories’, where it’s said that a vengeful spirit will be summoned once a hundred ghoulish tales are told…
The journey to a hundred friends begins with a single conversation.
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach.
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Najimi takes the role of Komi’s friendship mentor very seriously (sometimes), so when it comes to light that Komi has only made eight new friends so far this year, they step in to hurry things up. But can the speed-dating session Najimi sets up lead to anything but awkwardness when everyone there has a communication disorder?!
This is the story of a maid who is all alone in the world, but who finally finds a family.
Summary of the book
I want to protect this simple day-to-day life that we have slowly built up.
Yuki has barely gotten used to high school life when her past catches up with her! A sultry new doctor now works at the school infirmary, and she has her sights on Hitoyoshi! Hitoyoshi is about to find out just how savage Yuki’s reputation is in the underworld, and witness how far she is willing to go to protect him and her new life!
Based on the popular Animal Crossing game!
Come join us on a new adventure with lighthearted gag comics galore in this fun-filled volume led by four fun-loving but slightly clueless characters!
Summary of the book
An interior design craze is sweeping through the island, and Saharah, a wandering merchant of rare wallpapers and carpets, is visiting! What wonderful home designs can the crew come up with? But wait! A strange new blob-like entity has invaded the island in the meantime, and the crew must find a way to stop it in its path!
Step into the wacky world of Isamu, an ordinary fifth grade boy living in an ordinary town… or so he thinks!
Summary of the book
It’s wintertime, and winter means snowmen… and snowball fights! The weather may be getting colder, but things are definitely heating up! Join Isamu and Zombie Boy as they get to know more new zombie friends!
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