Past releases

 
 
 

The Beast King: Master of Medicines [Seven Seas]

The story of a Beast King intent on protecting monsters - and his human companion. Dungeon diving is a way of life for adventurers seeking hidden riches and powerful monsters to defeat. Tina, a brash young explorer, is eager for glory - but her reckless pursuit of treasure leaves her gravely wounded. On the brink of death, she’s stunned when a monster comes to her aid. Her saviour is no ordinary creature. He is the fabled demon known as the Beast King Garon - still very much alive despite legends of his demise. In exchange for saving her life, Garon makes one request: Tina must join him on his journey to heal wounded monsters. But can an adventurer raised to slay monsters learn to heal them instead?

Ghost and witch [seven seas]

From the brilliant mind behind The Ancient Magus’ Bride comes a brand-new fantastical tale about a girl and the being possessing her as they travel around the vast country of Ireland. Haunted by a monstrous presence that clings to her soul, a girl named Saku flees Japan and journeys across the sea to Ireland. There, she encounters a silver-haired witch who may offer her refuge. But the witch’s salvation comes at a price - and as Saku begins to face the power she’s long feared, her path shifts from escape… to transformation. This is the tale of a girl in flight...and the beginning of her journey to become a god.

Grim Night Tales [Seven Seas]

A collection of the most haunting tales from all across Japan featuring fantastically dark imagery that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. An extraordinary horror anthology begins, blending true tales of the uncanny with masterful manga storytelling. Winner of the Third Annual Scariest Horror Story Competition, Yamayu, has spent over twenty years collecting real-life hauntings from across Japan. Now, these spine-tingling accounts are brought to life by Kensei Hokamoto, whose chilling artwork cuts straight to the heart of human fear and madness. Enter a world of lingering spirits, cursed objects, and terrifying truths in this deeply unsettling collection.

Hinatsugimura [Yen Press]

While looking for the ruins of a pre-WWII village deep in the mountain wilderness, a group of college students find themselves stuck thanks to a sudden thunderstorm. With no phone service, they decide to wait out the rain in a mansion. But little do they know, a ghastly fate awaits them...

 

Battle Royale Deluxe Edition [Yen Press]

The hyper-violent classic is back in a new edition! Forty-two middle school students are forced to fight to the death until only one survivor!

Sayuri [kodansha]

Welcome to the Dream Home from Hell! Norio and his 6 family members move into their first single family home, fulfilling their father's dream. But within a month, their father is dead, and one by one the rest of the family begins to die or disappear until only Norio and his grandmother are left to contend with the malicious spirit that haunts the home.

Scenes from Awajima [Yen Press]

Awajima Opera School―where countless girls from across the country flock in hopes of one day standing on the big stage. As they work toward achieving their dreams of stardom, their time at Awajima is filled with as much friendship and admiration as competition and jealousy. The precious feelings of girls who are at once both classmates and rivals, tenderly captured in the portraits of an ensemble cast!

Wonder boy [Yen Press]

A family, struggling to survive in Japan after the second World War. An orphan girl in London, working her fingers to the bone every day just to pay for the food on her table. A young man in a war-torn world, fighting without knowing his purpose for living. Across time and space, these strangers share just one thing in common―the wonder boy. A mysterious traveler who appears here and there throughout the ages, watching the triumphs and sorrows of humanity…

 

Animan [Yen Press]

Are we the predators, or the prey? When an unsuspecting father and daughter stumble upon a strange gathering of humanoid animals with a taste for fine cuisine, their worst nightmare is about to begin. Here, creatures who are not quite human―and not quite animal at that―raise humans as livestock and slaughter them to put meat on the table. Through this bizarre and horrific tale, society’s morals are put to the ultimate test: What does it truly mean to consume another living being?

Dragon Head [Vertical]

Returning home by train after a class trip, Teru Aoki takes a most frightening ride inside a mountain tunnel. When the train derails, nearly everyone aboard is killed. Amidst the bloody carnage, Teru discovers two survivors--but salvation is far from their grasp. As they try to dig out from the wreck in order to come up with a plan to stay alive, the lack of light and food, combined with the stench of death and decay, will lead one member of the group down a dark and demented path. And with sudden, violent earthquakes shaking the tunnel, escaping to the outside world may lead them to an even greater danger...

Kaiju No.8: Relax [Viz Media]

Join the top troops of the Third Division of the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju, on their days off! Kafka Hibino attempts to bare his soul in meditation, only to end up baring something else. Then, an off-duty Captain Mina Ashiro blows off steam at the arcade, Reno Ichikawa confronts his fear of ghosts, a curious cadet sets out to glimpse Vice-Captain Hoshina’s eyes and uncovers a sweet surprise, and Kikoru Shinomiya finally spends time with her friends.

Love Bullet [Yen Press]

In this contemporary world, Cupids solve problems of love not with bows and arrows but with guns! However, when the Cupids get in an argument over how to solve a love triangle...a full on shoot-out occurs?!

 

Kamudo [Viz Media]

From the artists behind The Legend of Zelda manga comes a brand-new fantasy adventure!

Before humans claimed their place in history, the skybound paradise of Hinoaruchi was ruled by demi-beings under the watch of Ryujinkyo’s demi-dragons. Now, as prophecy firetells a turbulent new age, will the birth of Kamuna, the first human child, bring disaster or salvation?

In the utopian nation of Ryujinkyo, Kamuna—a boy born with the form of a human and the left hand of a dragon—grapples with his identity in a society that both questions and fears his existence. As he begins his training in the ancient art of ryuken, his determination to prove himself fuels a growing rivalry with the fierce demi-dragon Gindu. Meanwhile, tensions simmer beneath the surface as factions outside Ryujinkyo grow restless, seeking to control the divine pulse that sustains the land...

MOAN [Junji ito. - Viz Media]

Obsession and persistence warp reality in this collection of macabre stories set in Junji Ito’s bloodcurdling world.

A dark evil lurks in the unreachable depths of a pipe, groaning out moans that echo through the house of a germophobe mother and her daughters. In another tale, flowers blooming in the shape of eyeballs are only the beginning of the strange phenomena surrounding a mysterious transfer student. Could he have supernatural abilities? Also, a man in a village deep in the mountains shares memories of his wife. What happened to her after she said she would give freely of her blood?

Mushishi Collector's Edition [Kodansha]

The beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs.

 Before life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality―primordial beings known as mushi. In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by mushi into the human world―and by us into theirs. He is a mushi master…a mushi-shi.

Nana 25th Anniversary Edition [Viz Media]

A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!

After a string of epic romantic failures, Nana Komatsu is ready to take control of her life and get a clean start in the big city. After prioritizing her musical ambitions over love, Nana Osaki is ready to stomp her way to the top of Tokyo’s punk scene. With determination in their hearts and dreams in their eyes, these two women are ready to take the world by storm! But first, they need a place to live. Roommates, anyone?

Anxious to get into a Tokyo groove, both women are on the prowl for a funky and cheap place to live. But inexpensive apartments in Japan’s capital city are hard to find. Thank goodness each Nana has a clique of cool friends willing to help out. Too bad these friends are a little eccentric!A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!

 

Art Of Rumiko Takahashi: Colors 1978-2024 [Viz Media]

A deluxe art book featuring the original art from renowned manga artist Rumiko Takahashi’s most popular series, including Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Inuyasha, RIN-NE, and Mao.

For over forty-five years, Rumiko Takahashi has thrilled readers with her versatile storytelling in such works as Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Inuyasha, RIN-NE, and Mao. This deluxe art book is presented in its original right-to-left format and shows off Takahashi’s original drawings in gorgeous detail, highlighting the original colors and typesetting.

DN Angel New Edition [Yen Press]

He was an ordinary boy. Seriously, Daisuke Niwa cannot stress it enough--he was just a regular guy with a normal crush on one of the pretty girls at his middle school, end of story. If only that were the case...Instead, he's stuck body-swapping with a daring phantom thief every time he sees the object of his affections, and his totally average life has been turned upside down by the people chasing after him in some crazy game of cat-and-mouse!

Gannibal #1-3 Binge Collection [Ablaze]

After the mysterious disappearance of the resident police officer from Kuge Village, a rural and insular community in the Japanese countryside, the role is reassigned to Daigo Agawa, a young family man looking to start over. While the small village at first seems idyllic, things start to slide into darkness when Agawa receives a call about a dead body. It’s the matriarch of the prominent Goto family, presumably mauled to death by a bear…but there’s a human bite mark on her arm.

Spurred by this horrific event and the Gotos’ intense, hostile reaction, Daigo begins to wonder over the truth of his predecessor’s disappearance and final message: “The people of Kuge Village are cannibals.”

 

Painting The Worlds Of Studio Ghibli [Pie International]

This deluxe volume features over 800 pieces of background art from 27 Studio Ghibli films, from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to The Boy and the Heron (2023). With more than 500 pages, this commemorative edition is the most complete collection of its kind—inviting readers to immerse themselves in the breathtaking worlds created by one of the greatest animation studios in cinematic history.

Phantom Busters [Viz Media]

Straight A student Eugene Korekishi doesn’t believe in ghosts…but his classmate Mogari Shishikuno is an exorcist who swallows them whole! Mogari can’t see ghosts on his own, but once he and Eugene meet someone with the sight, there’s only one path left—form an exorcist club at school and embark on a high school life that’s anything but normal!

In search of a fourth member for the club, Mogari, Eugene, and new recruit Kaoru Kanzaki set their sights on Kotaro Tamon, a classmate who seems to be able to talk to ghosts. Unfortunately, Kotaro’s got some major problems communicating with living humans! Will Kotaro be able to overcome his anxiety and join the Phantom Busters?

Requiem:Vampire Knight Omnibus [Panini]

Resurrection, a dark and twisted world where evil souls are reborn as monsters. When Heinrich Augsburg, a German officer fighting on the Eastern front, is killed he finds himself reborn into this corrupt reality as one of the vampire elite. Renamed Requiem, he explores the bizarre world of Resurrection and its terrifying vampire society, all the while looking for his lost love and one hope of redemption. Collecting Requiem Vampire Knight Tomes 1-5: Resurrection, Danse Macabre, Dracula, The Vampire's Ball & Dragon Blitz

 

Astro Royale [Viz Media]

The chaos of the disaster splits the city into rival factions. Now Hibaru must use his newly granted Astro powers to protect his community from enemies—except some of those enemies are his own siblings, and they have their own plans to take over the Yotsurugi family!

The chaos of the disaster splits the city into rival factions. Now Hibaru must use his newly granted Astro powers to protect his community from enemies—except some of those enemies are his own siblings, and they have their own plans to take over the Yotsurugi family!

Cat's Eye Omnibus [Ablaze - Kana]

Café owners by day, art thieves by night, the three sisters Rui, Ai, and Hitomi have high-risk lives outside of their day jobs. Hitomi especially needs to keep her secret under wraps, since she’s dating Toshio—the police officer assigned to catch the Cat’s Eye thief!

City Hunter Omnibus [Ablaze - Kana]

Readers follow the City Hunter as he takes on underground odd jobs, ranging from serving as the bodyguard of a captivating madame to executing a vengeful assassination of a corrupt politician, navigating through quick-witted thrills and intense dramas.

 

Hokusai: An Artist's Tribute [3D Total Publishing]

The featured artists, including the hugely popular Kelogsloops, Canadian artist Janice Sung, and Norwegian fantasy artist Mona Finden, have created thoughtful reimaginings of drawings from Hokusai's The Great Picture Book of Everything and share beautiful insights into the inspiration that Hokusai has provided them. Choosing works such as Palm tree and Myna bird and Daoist master Zhou Sheng ascends a cloud-ladder to the moon, the contributors explain their creative choices, show development images, and display the final exclusive piece in their individual project chapter. They apply their own style and approach, while staying true to the original narrative and composition of Hokusai's drawing. 

Rai Rai Rai [Viz Media]

Sumire Ichigaya’s got it tough. She’s drowning in debt, surrounded by noisy neighbors, fighting for discount supermarket meals, and working a dead-end job exterminating space vermin left over from a failed alien invasion. It seems like things just can’t get any worse—until she’s abducted by aliens and wakes up with a monstrous new arm and a voice in her head urging her to kill all of humanity!

Saint Seiya: Darkwing [Titan Manga]

Shōichirō was just another high school student. Now, he’s Wyvern, one of the dreaded Judges of the Underworld, chosen to battle against the forces of Athena in a war that transcends life and death.

When an unexpected ambush during a school trip sends Shōichirō and his classmates into the land of the dead, they are thrust into a fierce struggle between the gods and their warriors. The mysterious forces of Hades have already begun their assault, and Shōichirō’s destiny is forever altered. But he’s not alone – Cattleya, the reincarnation of Athena herself, fights to defend the living, as shocking truths about a darker conspiracy threaten everything they know.

 

Sanda [Titan Manga]

In a near-future Japan, Christmas has faded into myth, and the birth rate has dropped so dramatically that children are now the most precious commodity. Society has artificially extended adolescence to preserve their youth, and traditional holidays, like Christmas, are a mere legend of the past.

Volume 1 of Sanda introduces Sanda Kazushige, a middle-school student who unexpectedly becomes entangled in a strange and dangerous mystery. When his classmate, Fuyumura Shiori, accuses him of carrying a curse that could help find her missing friend, Ono Ichie, Sanda’s life takes a dramatic turn. Together, they embark on an incredible adventure to unravel the truth behind Ichie’s disappearance and uncover the hidden magic of Christmas itself.

Witch Hat Atelier Box Set volumes 1-6 [Kodansha]

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows witches are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch...until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling witch. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...