Nusa V is a co-creation of Padma Pusaka Nusantara; an Indonesian creative company, and Shogakukan Asia; a subsidiary of Japanese publisher Shogakukan who published Doraemon, Meitantei Conan, etc
Our mission is to promote Indonesian culture and history for local and global readers by incorporating traditional values and folklore within the storyline.
Summary of the book
Five Indonesian teenagers have inherited the power to protect Marcapada; the realm known as Earth, as it is being threatened by an ancient evil entity called Kelana who seeks to destroy life and claim the world for himself. Stealing innocent souls through his minions, it’s up to the heroes to put aside their differences and combine their powers to defeat this ancient menace.
Bestowed with powers of ancient spirits from five major islands in Indonesia, these young heroes commads a “Ruh”; a Guardian Animal that guides and protects them on their journey.
Together, they are known as NUSA V: The Guardians of Marcapada.
Popular Paltube personality Yuga Mikado is really good at games— even the ones he’s never played before—that he’s earned the nickname “Ace of Games”! Encouraged by his best friend and fellow Paltuber Ranma, he decides to give the Buddyfight game a shot, and lands himself the ultimate buddy, Gargantua Dragon! A new adventure begins for the Ace of Games and Deity of Combat!
An exclusive PR card, [Gargantua Dragon, Punisher mode] is inserted into Vol.1 of this book!
A brand new collaboration between Singapore Polytechnic’s Comix Club AX, Mr Kiasu creator Johnny Lau and Shogakukan Asia, this seasonal magazine format collection of short stories brings you new comic talents from the students of the Diploma in Digital Animation course!
Summary of the book
Issue 01 of AXP contains the following short stories:
Do you know about the chocolate that can grant wishes?
Chocolat Aikawa is a chocolatier who can make your wishes come true, but you should always be careful of what you wish for! Witness the magic of chocolate in this two part collection of short stories!
Summary of the book
The Magic of Chocolate Premium Collection #2 contains the following stories:
Mendiant
A young girl approaches Chocolat Aikawa for a wish, claiming to be a flower fairy! What could a magical being wish for?
Muscadine
Idol Aika has been receiving strange gifts of human bones and wishes for it to go away! But what if the sender has also made the wish as well?
Cocoa nibs
Arisu has landed the main role for her theatre troupe’s latest play! But between rehearsals and meeting her boyfriend, she’s going to wish there were two of her to get things done!
Chocolate Ballet
Nina returns to Chocolat Noir after ten years to fulfill an old wish – for her ballet teacher Miss Machiko to dance again! But why did she have to wait so long to make her wish?
Do you know about the chocolate that can grant wishes?
Chocolat Aikawa is a chocolatier who can make your wishes come true, but you should always be careful of what you wish for! Witness the magic of chocolate in this two part collection of short stories!
Summary of the book
The Magic of Chocolate Premium Collection #1 contains the following stories:
Stick Chocolate
Mayu is blackmailed by her classmate, who discovers a terrible secret she is trying to hide! Will she be able to wish her mistake away?
Chocolate Macaron
Ayame is a spoilt brat who always gets her way. Will a selfish wish she makes cause her to lose something she has always taken for granted?
Rocher
Nobuko wishes for the boy in her class to notice her, and a new chocolatier offers to grant her her wish without her needing to pay the cost! But is this too good to be true?
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 3 faces
PSB Agent Rei Furuya.
Detective Toru Amuro.
Black organization’s Bourbon.
An enigmatic man who weaves through light and shadow, he is the strict and demanding superior, the eager apprentice, the manipulative informant.
Who is the man known as ‘Zero’ and which side of himself does he reveal when no one is watching? Take a glimpse into the life of a man with three faces, and piece the puzzle together…
Pokémon Adventures, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Special (ポケットモンスターSPECIAL), is a Pokémon-related manga based on the video games. It is the best-selling children’s manga in Singapore. The series is divided into several distinct parts which are known as chapters. There are twelve major divisions at present, with nine of them completely published. 50 volumes of the manga have been released as of March 2014.
Volume 42 is based on the Generation IV games, HeartGold and SoulSilver. Volumes 43 and onwards are based on the Generation V games, with Volumes 43 to 51 taking after the Pokémon Black and White games, while Volume 52 and beyond correspond to Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
Summary of the book
Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry…
Moon is on her way to deliver a rare Pokémon to Professor Kukui in the Alola region when she meets his good friend Sun, a courier entrusted with a special Pokédex. Sun offers to safely deliver Moon to the professor’s lab… But then they tangle with a group of grunts from Team Skull and are attacked by a mysterious Pokémon!
What is this sparkling stone the mysterious Pokémon leaves behind…?
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 pint-sized detective partners up with the ‘Great Detective of the West’ for a perfect combination of super sleuth crime solving!
Heiji and Kazuha are in Tokyo for a visit, but have failed to show up for a scheduled appointment with Conan and the Moris! The trail ends cold at the house of reputed lawyer Misari Ito… or does it? Kidnapped and coerced into deciphering a code for the dirty attorney, Heiji can only trust one person to pick up on the clues he has hidden in plain sight—the ‘Great Detective of the East’! It’s a race against time for the crime solving duo in this two-part special!
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 pint-sized detective partners up with the ‘Great Detective of the West’ for a perfect combination of super sleuth crime solving!
Conan is invited to Osaka to meet up with Heiji Hattori, a teen detective whose deduction skills are on par with Shinichi Kudo! But with a serial killer on the loose, it looks like sightseeing will have to wait! Later, at a place called Mermaid Island, a woman is found hanged under a waterfall. It seems the legendary mermaid’s curse has struck again… unless Conan and Heiji can find an all-too-human culprit! The crime solving duo of East and West come together in this two-part special!
Mr Kiasu is one of Singapore’s most recognizable comic icons in the 90s, bringing a brand of local humor that is greatly identifiable and relatable to Singaporeans everywhere. A caricature of a typical Singaporean who “does not like to lose”, the comic series has sold over 650,000 copies since its debut in 1990, with eight comic volumes and three spin-off titles; and also has a live-action drama series and various merchandise to its franchise.
Relaunched in 2017, Mr Kiasu is now presented in a new environment – a technologically advanced and modern Singapore, to which he applies hisown quirky brand of “Kiasu” solutions to everyday situations.
Summary of the book
Deep beneath our airport terminal, a world-class city is being built with utopian idealism. A short distance away under the watchful gaze of Mount Fuji, a mythical legend lurks about in fashionable Tokyo. Mr Kiasu takes us on a wild jet-coaster ride into new physical realms for a surreal mental trip! For someone who strives to be at the top of his game, it’s better to be kiasu than sorry! Never settle for anything less!
Beyblade Burst (ベイブレードバースト) is the new generation of Beyblade based on the popular Beyblade toy franchise by Takara Tomy. The third incarnation of its series, the manga was serialised in Shogakukan’s Shōnen magazine CoroCoro Comic in August 2015. The anime adaptation premiered in 2016.
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After intense rounds of battling, Valt makes it to the semi-finals of the National Tournament where he’s up against Spin Emperor Zac – a super celebrity who has the audience rooting for him! Together with the Zillion Zeutron, the god of Beys, Zac gains the upper hand…until Valt unleashes his new launch move! But is the move enough to help Valt overcome the odds and land a place in the finals?!
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