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Death Note, Vol. 1

by Tsugumi Ohba

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and bored out of his mind! But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, and notebook dropped by a rougue shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to... (more)

Bleach: Book 2

Goodbye Parakeet, Goodnite My Sista

by Tite Kubo

Hot-tempered 15-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki, the hero of the popular fantasy-adventure Bleach , has the unsettling ability to see spirits who are unable to rest in peace. His sixth sense leads him to Rukia, a Soul Reaper who destroys Hollows (soul-devouring monsters) and ensures the deceased find repose with the Soul Society. When she's injured in battle, Rukia transfers her sword and much of her power to... (more)

Bleach: Book 3

Memories in the Rain

by Tite Kubo

Hot-tempered 15-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki, the hero of the popular fantasy-adventure Bleach , has the unsettling ability to see spirits who are unable to rest in peace. His sixth sense leads him to Rukia, a Soul Reaper who destroys Hollows (soul-devouring monsters) and ensures the deceased find repose with the Soul Society. When she's injured in battle, Rukia transfers her sword and much of her power to... (more)

Shaman King, Vol. 1: A Shaman in Tokyo

by Hiroyuki Takei

From award-winning Hiroyuki Takei, Shaman King was produced as a hit anime in 2001. When he takes a shortcut through a cemetery, Manta Oyamada meets a strange kid with headphones — surrounded by ghosts. The kid is the teenage shaman Yoh Asakura. Tapping the supernatural swordfighting powers of samurai ghost Admidamaru, Yoh fights Bokuto no Ryu, a sword-wielding gang member. But an even more dangerous opponent is... (more)

Death Note, Volume 10 (Death Note (Graphic Novels))

Death Note: Book 10

Death Note, Volume 10 (Death Note (Graphic Novels))

by Tsugumi Ohba

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to... (more)

Death Note: Book 5

Death Note, Vol. 5

by Tsugumi Ohba

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects-and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to... (more)

Yu Yu Hakusho, Vol. 2

by Yoshihiro Togashi

The adventures of Yusuke Hakusho are featured in Shonen Jump magazine and seen ont he Cartoon Network Toonami block. In this tale, Yusuke has only one day in the real world before he becomes a ghost again, and it ends up being the day a thug from another school kidnaps his girlfriend Keiko. But how can he rescue her without letting her know he's alive? When she's trapped in a burning building where his own... (more)

Bleach: Book 7

Bleach, Volume 7 (Japanese Edition)

by Tite Kubo

Rukia Kuchiki, the ex-Soul Reaper responsible for Ichigo's transformation, is on the lam. Her brethren at the Soul Society are quite displeased with the fact that she transferred the powers of a Soul Reaper to a human and have dispatched two of their strongest agents to neutralize the situation. Their mission is twofold: to return Rukia to the Soul Society so that she may pay for her crime and to deal with Ichigo,... (more)

Hikaru No Go, Vol. 1

by Yumi Hotta

Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal school boy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather's attic-and that's when things get really interesting. Trapped inside the Go board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master who taught the strategically complex board game to the Emperor of Japan many... (more)

Death Note: Book 2

Death Note, Vol. 2 (Death Note)

by Tsugumi Ohba

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to... (more)

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 7 (Rurouni Kenshin)

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 7 (Rurouni Kenshin)

by Nobuhiro Watsuki

He won an honourable mention prize in the Shonen Jump. "New Manga Hop Step Award" with the work Podomakku. Later, while he worked as an assistant, he presented works such as Sengoku No Mikazuki (Crescent Moon in the Warring States) and Rurouni-Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (Meiji Swordsman Romance Story). The serialization of Rurouni Kenshin started in 1994 and concluded in 1999. His hobbies are to draw, read, play video... (more)

Bleach: Book 12

Bleach, Volume 12

Ever since he was little, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see the spirits of the dead, so when a teenage girl materializes through his bedroom wall, this should be no call for alarm. Rukia Kuchiki is a shinigami, a member of the mysterious Soul Society that is charged with capturing rogue ghosts, and is hot on the trail of an evil spirit. But in the ensuing confrontation, Ichigo absorbs Rukia's powers, giving him... (more)

Bleach: Book 8

Bleach, Vol. 8: The Blade and Me

by Tite Kubo

Hot-tempered 15-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki, the hero of the popular fantasy-adventure Bleach , has the unsettling ability to see spirits who are unable to rest in peace. His sixth sense leads him to Rukia, a Soul Reaper who destroys Hollows (soul-devouring monsters) and ensures the deceased find repose with the Soul Society. When she's injured in battle, Rukia transfers her sword and much of her power to... (more)

Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 21 (Rurouni Kenshin) (in Japanese)

Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 21 (Rurouni Kenshin) (in Japanese)

by Nobuhiro Watsuki

Though he once killed in the name of the nascent Meiji government, even an infamous manslayer such as "Hitokiri Battosai" might grow weary and vow never to kill again. As a new age dawns, there are those who yet cling to the ways of bloodshed, and see the days of peace and prosperity Kenshin and others like him fought so hard to bring forth as betrayal. In ten days' time, the enemies of Kenshin will come for him,... (more)

Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 16 (Rurouni Kenshin) (in Japanese)

Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 16 (Rurouni Kenshin) (in Japanese)

by Nobuhiro Watsuki

He won an honourable mention prize in the Shonen Jump. "New Manga Hop Step Award" with the work Podomakku. Later, while he worked as an assistant, he presented works such as Sengoku No Mikazuki (Crescent Moon in the Warring States) and Rurouni-Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (Meiji Swordsman Romance Story). The serialization of Rurouni Kenshin started in 1994 and concluded in 1999. His hobbies are to draw, read, play video... (more)