October 2011
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October 2011
9 October 2011 Story and Art by Kumiko Suekane Series Synopsis St. Kleio Academy is a very exclusive school: all of the students are clones of famous historical figures such as Beethoven, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon, Mozart, and Freud. All of them, that is, except for Shiro Kamiya. As Shiro struggles to adapt to this unusual campus, St. Kleio’s first graduate, a clone of John F. Kennedy, is killed. Are the clones doomed to repeat the fate of their genetic progenitors, or can they create their own destinies? And how does a normal boy like Shiro fit in? Oct ’11 3 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-4021-4 l isbn us street title 4 frequency Afterschool Charisma vol • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com can 10 Afterschool Charisma HOUKAGO NO CARISMA © 2009 Kumiko SUEKANE/Shogakukan 208 Story by Tsugumi Ohba, Art by Takeshi Obata Series Synopsis Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a mangacreating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? • Volumes 1-3 have sold through over 23,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (08/10) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (11/10) • Creators’ previous series, Death Note, has sold over 1.2 million copies across 12 volumes in the U.S. to date (BookScan 03/11) • Monthly previews for SHONEN JUMP magazine subscribers at ShonenJump.Viz.com • Bakuman° anime started airing in Japan Fall 2010 Other series available from VIZ Media Death Note, Death Note: How to Read 13, Death Note Black Edition, Hikaru no Go (artist ˚ Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3888-4 l isbn us can street title 7 frequency Bakuman vol Takeshi Obata), Ral Ω Grad (artist Takeshi Obata) 192 BAKUMAN˚ © 2008 by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata/SHUEISHA Inc. 11 Bakumanº Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro Series Synopsis Lovely cyborg Alita embarks on a quest to rescue her friend Lou’s brain from enslavement as a component in a massive computer and discovers the secret of the Utopian city of Tiphares... Finally, the full story of Alita’s first life is revealed! • Volumes 1-13 have sold through over 84,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (12/10) Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 1 time a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3921-8 l isbn us street title 15 frequency Battle Angel Alita: Last Order vol Battle Angel Alita can 12 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order GUNNM LAST ORDER © 2000 by Yukito Kishiro/SHUEISHA Inc. 184 Story and Art by Tite Kubo Series Synopsis Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent lost soul—Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo’s Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit! • Volumes 1-33 and other Bleach-related publications have sold through over 2 million copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) and BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Serialized in VIZ Media’s SHONEN JUMP magazine • Anime available on DVD from VIZ Media, including two feature-length movies • Anime streams on VIZAnime.com and hulu.com; VOD from amazon.com; as DTO from iTunes, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network • Adapted into Nintendo DS and Wii video games by Sega (released in the U.S.) Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 3-in-1 Final Volume 5″ 7½″ page count $14.99 $16.99 w 978-1-4215-3994-2 l isbn us can street title 3 frequency Bleach (3-in-1 Edition) vol ZOMBIEPOWDER., The Art of Bleach: All Colour But the Black, Bleach SOULs: Official Character Book, Color Bleach+: Bleach Official Bootleg 576 BLEACH © 2001 by Tite Kubo/SHUEISHA Inc. Cover from volume 1. 13 Bleach (3-in-1 Edition) Story and Art by Kazue Kato Series Synopsis Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him! Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ AO NO EXORCIST © 2009 by Kazue Kato/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4047-4 l isbn us street title 4 frequency Blue Exorcist vol • Includes 2 full-color pages • Anime to begin airing in Japan in April 2011 can 14 Blue Exorcist 200 Story and Art by Gosho Aoyama Series Synopsis Jimmy Kudo, the son of a world-renowned mystery writer, is a high school detective who has cracked the most baffling of cases. One day while on a date with his childhood friend Rachel Moore, Jimmy observes a pair of men in black involved in some shady business. The men capture Jimmy and give him a poisonous substance to rub out their witness. But instead of killing him, it turns him into a little kid! Jimmy takes on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and continues to solve all the difficult cases that come his way. All the while, he’s looking for the men in black and the mysterious organization they’re with in order to find a cure for his miniature malady. Oct ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ MEITANTEI CONAN © 1994 Gosho AOYAMA/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3500-5 l isbn us can street title 40 frequency Case Closed vol • Named Best Underappreciated Gem: Shonen of 2010 by About.com • Named one of the Top 50 Manga Properties of 2005 by ICv2 • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com • Anime and OVAs available on DVD from FUNimation 184 15 Case Closed Story and Art by Mitsuru Adachi Series Synopsis Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant comingof-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be. Oct ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ CROSS GAME © 2005 Mitsuru ADACHI/Shogakukan page count $14.99 $16.99 w 978-1-4215-3769-6 l isbn us street title 5 frequency Cross Game vol • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com • Anime streams on VizAnime.com / Hulu.com can 16 Cross Game 376 Story by Riichiro Inagaki, Art by Yusuke Murata Series Synopsis Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change—Sena’s speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan’s hottest football manga! Oct ’11 Final Volume 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3685-9 l isbn us can street title 37 frequency Eyeshield 21 vol • Volumes 1-34 have sold through over 174,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • Anime available on DVD from Sentai Filmworks • Anime streams on Crunchyroll.com 200 EYESHIELD 21 © 2002 by Riichiro Inagaki, Yusuke Murata/SHUEISHA Inc. 17 Eyeshield 21 Story and Art by Hiromu Arakawa Series Synopsis In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone. • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • Anime streaming on FUNimation website • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Volumes 1–24 and other Fullmetal Alchemist-related publications have sold through over 1.2 million copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • Anime airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 3-in-1 Final Volume © 2004 Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX. 5″ 7½″ page count $14.99 $16.99 w 978-1-4215-4020-7 l isbn us street title 3 frequency Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 edition) vol Fullmetal Alchemist Novel, The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Profiles, Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles, can 18 Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 edition) 576 Story and Art by Haro Aso Series Synopsis Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer’s life is in danger! If that weren’t enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde’s help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day? Oct ’11 3 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3493-0 l isbn us can street title 6 frequency Hyde & Closer vol • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com JUHOU KAIKIN!! HYDE AND CLOSER © 2008 Haro ASO/Shogakukan 200 19 Hyde & Closer Story and Art by Julietta Suzuki Series Synopsis Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she’s just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3823-5 l isbn us street title 5 frequency Kamisama Kiss vol • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com can 20 Kamisama Kiss 200 Kamisama Hajimemashita © Julietta Suzuki 2008/HAKUSENSHA,Inc. Story and Art by Yellow Tanabe Series Synopsis By night, teenager Yoshimori Sumimura is a “kekkaishi”—a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori’s got other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori’s pretty neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art. Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ KEKKAISHI © 2004 Yellow TANABE/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3871-6 l isbn us can street title 28 frequency Kekkaishi vol • Anime airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim • Anime streams on Hulu.com • Anime available as DTO from iTunes • Online previews available at ShonenSunday.com 192 21 Kekkaishi Story and Art by Seimu Yoshizaki Series Synopsis If a manga volume exists, you can find it at Kingyo Used Books. But Kingyo is more than just a typical used bookstore—it’s a place where human relationships are treated as the most valuable stories of all. Natsuki, the store’s interim manager, and Shiba, the manga maniac who loves her, help both their regular patrons and random customers in a series of linked tales built around actual manga series ranging from the popular to the esoteric. Oct ’11 2 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3368-1 l isbn us street title 4 frequency Kingyo Used Books vol • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com can 22 Kingyo Used Books KINGYOYA KOSHOTEN © 2005 Seimu YOSHIZAKI/Shogakukan 208 Original Story by Kotaro Isaka Story and Art by Megumi Osuga Series Synopsis “As crazy as your ideas might be, as long as you believe in yourself and tackle the issue head-on, you can even change the world.” Ando is a high school student who has the power to make others say out loud what he’s thinking. Inukai is the mysterious leader of a vigilante group called Grasshopper, which is at odds with the city’s redevelopment plan. In this chaotic city, these two will come together to weave a story of courage, determination and confrontation. Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3495-4 l isbn us can street title 7 frequency Maoh: Juvenile Remix vol • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com 200 MAOH JUVENILE REMIX © 2007 Kotaro ISAKA, Megumi OSUGA/Shogakukan 23 Maoh: Juvenile Remix Story by Kim Hyung-min, Art by Yang kyung-il Series Synopsis Among the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence. Only the hunters of the Ciste Vihad can dispel the Ill. Oct ’11 1 time a year 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-4079-5 l isbn us street title 3 frequency March Story vol • A New York Times bestseller (10/10) can 24 March Story 192 MARCH STORY © 2008 Kim Hyung-min, Yang kyung-il/Shogakukan Story and Art by Naoki Urasawa Series Synopsis It is the third year of the Friendship Era. Darkness covers the earth, and the world is under the control of evil. The Friend has become President of the World, and he reigns from within the enclosed walls of Tokyo City. Most people believe in the Friend, but hidden below the surface is a small ray of hope. Someone known as the Ice Queen is calling for the people to rise up, and she has deemed August 20 the day to take up arms... But can anyone really stop this nightmare? • 2010 Eisner nominee for Best Writer/Artist, Best Continuing Series, and Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia Awards • Adapted into a trilogy of live-action films released in the U.S. from VIZ Pictures Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 6 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ 20 SEIKI SHONEN © Naoki URASAWA/Studio Nuts With the cooperation of Takashi NAGASAKI. page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3535-7 l isbn us can street title 17 frequency Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys vol Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, Pluto: Urasawa × Tezuka 208 25 Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys Story and Art by Masashi Kishimoto Series Synopsis Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He’s got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world’s greatest ninja! • Volumes 1-50 have sold through over 6 million copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan) (02/11) • Frequent #1 bestseller on New York Times, USA Today Graphic Novels & BookScan lists and icV2 Top Manga Property, 2006-2009 • Serialized in VIZ Media’s SHONEN JUMP magazine • Naruto Shippuden anime airs on Disney XD (based on Manga Volumes 28-on) • Both anime series (Original Series & Shippuden) streaming on VIZAnime.com, Hulu.com, Naruto.viz.com, Crunchyroll.com • Both anime series available as VOD from iTunes, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, amazon. com • Anime available on DVD in multiple formats (broadcast version & uncut) from VIZ Media Other series available from VIZ Media Naruto Illustration Book, The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki, Naruto: The Official Fanbook, Naruto 2008 Box Set, Vols. 1-27, Naruto Anime Profiles 1-3, Naruto, Vol. 1 (Collector’s Edition), Oct ’11 3 times a year 5″ 7½″ NARUTO © 1999 by Masashi Kishimoto/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3957-7 l isbn us street title 52 frequency Naruto vol Naruto: The Movie Ani-Manga, Vol. 1-3, Naruto Chapter Books 1-15 can 26 Naruto 192 Story and Art by Yuki Midorikawa Series Synopsis Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he’s a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he has inherited more than just the Sight from the mysterious Reiko. Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3887-7 l isbn us can street title 9 frequency Natsume’s Book of Friends vol • A New York Times bestseller (3/10) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Anime streams on Crunchyroll.com Natsume Yujincho © Yuki Midorikawa 2005/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. 192 27 Natsume’s Book of Friends Story and Art by Hiroshi Shiibashi Series Synopsis While the day belongs to humans, the night belongs to yokai, supernatural creatures that thrive on human fear. Caught between these worlds is Rikuo Nura. He’s three-quarters human, but his grandfather is none other than Nurarihyon, the supreme commander of the Nura clan, a powerful yokai consortium. So, Rikuo is an ordinary teenager three quarters of the time, until his yokai blood awakens. Then Rikuo transforms into the future leader of the Nura clan, leading a hundred demons. 5 street Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3895-2 l us isbn frequency vol title • Chapter 1 previewed in SHONEN JUMP magazine • Online serialization on ShonenJump.Viz.com • Anime streams on VizAnime.com and Hulu.com can 28 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 192 NURARIHYON NO MAGO © 2008 by Hiroshi Shiibashi/SHUEISHA Inc.. Story and Art by Eiichiro Oda Series Synopsis As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the “One Piece,” said to be the greatest treasure in the world... • Vol. 1 has sold over 120,000 copies (Bookscan 02/11) • The best-selling manga in the world with over 200 million copies in print • Five volumes hit The New York Times top ten list (04/2010) • Serialized in SHONEN JUMP magazine • Anime streaming available on: VizAnime.com, FUNimation.com, Hulu.com, Onepieceofficial.com • North American merchandise includes: Video games (NAMCO Bandai), DVDs (FUNimation) Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 3 times a year 5″ 7½″ ONE PIECE © 1997 by Eiichiro Oda/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3926-3 l isbn us can street title 58 frequency One Piece vol One Piece: East Blue Omnibus, One Piece Color Walk (art book) 208 29 One Piece Story and Art by Toshiaki Iwashiro Series Synopsis Ageha Yoshina just got transported to a warped alternate dimension where you’ve got to fight your way back to our world—or die trying. • Serialized in Shonen Jump magazine • Online preview available at ShonenJump.Viz.com Oct ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ PSYREN © 2007 by Toshiaki Iwashiro/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3676-7 l isbn us street title 1 frequency Psyren vol New Series! can 30 Psyren 216 Story and Art by Akihisa Ikeda Series Synopsis Average human teenager Tsukune accidentally enrolls at a boarding school for monsters—no, not jocks and popular kids, but bona fide werewolves, witches and unnameables out of his wildest nightmares! On the plus side, all the girls have a monster crush on him. On the negative side, all the boys are so jealous they want to kill him! And so do the girls he spurns, because he only has eyes for one of them—the far-from-average vampire Moka. On the plus side, Moka only has glowing red eyes for Tsukune. On the O-negative side, she also has a burning, unquenchable thirst for his blood... • Season I, vols. 1-10, have sold through 259,568 copies (Bookscan 12/10) • Season II, vols. 1-2, have sold through 24,060 copies (Bookscan 12/10) • New York Times best seller (4/10 and 5/10) • Rosario+Vampire Season I and Season II are consistently in the top 20 of the Book Scan Graphic Novel Top 50 Graphic Novels List • Includes full-color glossy mini-pinups or poster in each volume Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3831-0 l isbn us can street title 6 frequency Rosario+Vampire: Season II vol Rosario+Vampire Season I 192 ROSARIO TO VAMPIRE SEASON II © 2007 by Akihisa Ikeda/SHUEISHA Inc 31 Rosario+Vampire: Season II Story and Art by Arina Tanemura Series Synopsis Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her... • Arina Tanemura’s previous series have sold through over 520,000 copies combined in the U.S to date (BookScan 02/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3885-3 l isbn us street title 4 frequency Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura vol Full Moon, I•O•N, Short-Tempered Melancholic, Time Stranger Kyoko, Mistress Fortune, The Gentlemen’s Alliance †, The Gentlemen’s Alliance †: Arina Tanemura Illustrations can 32 Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura SAKURA-HIME KADEN © 2008 by Arina Tanemura/SHUEISHA Inc. Final cover to come. 184 Story and Art by Kaneyoshi Izumi Series Synopsis Remote, lonely and surrounded by the ocean. This isn’t Alcatraz we’re talking about—it’s Seiho Boys’ High School, where the student body is rife with sexually frustrated hunks! How can these young men get girlfriends when they’re stuck in the middle of nowhere? These are the stories of the students of Seiho High and the trouble they get into as they awkwardly pursue all girls who cross their paths. • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Kaneyoshi Izumi’s previous series, Doubt!!, has sold through over 30,000 copies across six volumes in the U.S. to date (Bookscan 12/10) Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 Final Volume 5″ 7½″ MEN’S KOU © 2007 Kaneyoshi IZUMI/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3947-8 l isbn us can street title 8 frequency Seiho Boys’ High School! vol Doubt!! 192 33 Seiho Boys’ High School! Story and Art by Yoshiki Nakamura Series Synopsis Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz! Oct ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ Skip • Beat! © Yoshiki Nakamura 2002/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3923-2 l isbn us street title 25 frequency Skip • Beat! vol • Volumes 1-22 have sold through over 230,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (12/10) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (01/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Anime streams on CrunchyRoll.com can 34 Skip • Beat! 184 Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue Series Synopsis Winning isn’t everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain’s dream of reaching the finals come true—will they do it? • Named one of the “Best Comics of 2008” by Publisher’s Weekly • Anime available on DVD from Geneon • Anime streams on CrunchyRoll.com Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ © 1990 - 2011 Takehiko Inoue and I.T. Planning, Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3325-4 l isbn us can street title 18 frequency Slam Dunk vol Real, Vagabond, Vagabond VIZBIG, Vagabond Illustration Collection: Sumi, Vagabond Illustration Collection: Water, Slam Dunk 184 35 Slam Dunk Story and Art by Oh!great Series Synopsis Knuckle-busting brawls, badass babes, and the toughest student body ever to mix it up under one roof. Welcome to Todo High, where the only rule is: get strong or get schooled. Oct ’11 6 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ TENJHO TENGE © 1997 by Oh!great/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $17.99 $21.00 w 978-1-4215-4010-8 l isbn us street title 3 frequency Tenjo Tenge vol • Includes 16 full-color pages • Creator of Air Gear (published by Del Rey), which has sold through over 161,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 12/10) can 36 Tenjo Tenge 440 Story and Art by Matsuri Hino Series Synopsis Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy’s dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires! • Volumes 1-11 have sold through over 610,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Anime available on DVD from VIZ Media • Anime streams on VIZanime.com and Hulu.com • Anime available as DTO from iTunes Other series available from VIZ Media Oct ’11 2 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4081-8 l isbn us can street title 13 frequency Vampire Knight vol MeruPuri, Wanted, Captive Hearts, Vampire Knight Box Set 200 Vampire Knight © Matsuri Hino 2004/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. Final cover to come. 37 Vampire Knight Story and Art by CLAMP Series Synopsis X, the epic series from CLAMP, is now available in this deluxe collector’s edition. The pages have been recomposed in the original right-to-left reading order and restored to the highest quality. Each volume contains three of the original graphic novels, along with gorgeous, full-color illustrations never before published outside Japan! • Includes 24 full-color pages • Anime available on DVD from FUNimation • Anime streams on FUNimation.com and animenewsnetwork.com • CLAMP’s series have sold through over 3,000,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 12/10) Oct ’11 4 times a year X Volume 1 © CLAMP 1992, 1993 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $19.99 $22.99 w 978-1-4215-4041-2 l isbn us street title 1 frequency X vol New Series! can 38 X 584 39 November 2011 Story and Art by Mayu Shinjo Series Synopsis Mizuki is the female “prince” of her all-girls school and the lead guitarist in an all-girl rock band. Akira is the male “princess” of his all-boys school and wants to join her band. Love may be on his mind, but romance is difficult when everyone keeps mistaking Mizuki for a boy and Akira for a girl! • Includes 2 full-color pages • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3840-2 l isbn us street title 3 frequency Ai Ore! vol Sensual Phrase can 40 Ai Ore! Aiwo Utauyori Oreni Oborero! Volume 3 © Mayu SHINJO 2010 Final cover to come. 300 Story and Art by Kanoko Sakurakoji Series Synopsis There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life! • Volumes 1-7 have sold over 120,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (02/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Kanoko Sakurakoji’s previous series Backstage Prince has sold through over 15,000 copies across two volumes in the U.S to date (BookScan 02/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ BLACK BIRD © 2007 Kanoko SAKURAKOUJI/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3937-9 l isbn us can street title 11 frequency Black Bird vol Backstage Prince 200 41 Black Bird Story and Art by Norihiro Yagi Series Synopsis In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity’s only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores. Half human, half monster, these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but are condemned to fight their savage impulses or lose their humanity completely. Nov ’11 2 times a year 5″ 7½″ CLAYMORE © 2001 by Norihiro Yagi/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4078-8 l isbn us street title 19 frequency Claymore vol • Volumes 1-16 have sold through over 158,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 12/10) • Anime available on DVD from FUNimation • Anime streams on Hulu.com can 42 Claymore 192 Story and Art by Katsura Hoshino Series Synopsis Set in a fictional 19th century England, D.Gray-man is the story of Allen Walker, a 15-year-old boy who roams the earth in search of Innocence. Washed away to unknown parts of the world after The Great Flood, Innocence is the mysterious substance used to create weapons that obliterate demons known as akuma. Nov ’11 2 times a year 5″ 7½″ D.GRAY-MAN © 2004 by Katsura Hoshino/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4077-1 l isbn us can street title 21 frequency D.Gray-man vol • Volumes 1-19 have sold through over 336,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • Named one of the Top 50 Manga Properties of 2005 by ICv2 • Anime available on DVD from FUNimation • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels title (02/11) 192 43 D.Gray-man Story by Tsugumi Ohba, Art by Takeshi Obata Series Synopsis 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 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 track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal…or his life? • Original Death Note series has sold over 1.2 million units (Bookscan 02/11) • Original Death Note series reformatted into 2-in-1 volume, includes 5 fullcolor pages • Anime series available on DVD from VIZ Media • Anime streaming available on VIZAnime.com and Hulu.com • Anime available as VOD on Xbox, PlayStation Network Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 Final Volume 5″ 7½″ page count $14.99 $16.99 w 978-1-4215-3969-0 l isbn us street title 6 frequency Death Note Black Edition vol Death Note, Death Note How to Read 13, Death Note Box Set, Bakuman°, Hikaru no Go (artist Takeshi Obata), Ral Ω Grad (artist Takeshi Obata) can 44 Death Note Black Edition 424 DEATH NOTE © 2003 by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata/SHUEISHA Inc. Story and Art by Kyousuke Motomi Series Synopsis After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her. Meanwhile, mysterious Tasuku Kurosaki always seems to be around whenever Teru needs help… Could DAISY be a lot closer than Teru thinks? • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Kyousuke Motomi’s previous series, Beast Master, has sold through over 20,000 copies across two volumes in the U.S to date (BookScan 02/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ DENGEKI DAISY © 2007 Kyousuke MOTOMI/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3941-6 l isbn us can street title 7 frequency Dengeki Daisy vol Beast Master 192 45 Dengeki Daisy Story and Art by Q Hayashida Series Synopsis In a city so dismal it’s known only as “the Hole,” a clan of Sorcerers has been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious “experiments” in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they’re hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they’ll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of “cleaners” into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds. 5 street Dorohedoro Nov ’11 2 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ DOROHEDORO © 2002 Q HAYASHIDA/Shogakukan page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3379-7 l us isbn frequency vol title • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com can 46 Dorohedoro 176 Story and Art by Tohko Mizuno Series Synopsis Akane is your typical teenage girl...until she swallows the Dragon Jewels, which transport her to the Heian period of ancient Japan! There in the capital city, Akane learns that she has been foreordained to lead the people as the Priestess of the Dragon God! 14 street Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time Nov ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3319-3 l can us isbn frequency vol title • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com 192 Harukanaru Toki no Nakade © TOHKO MIZUNO / HAKUSENSHA, INC. / TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. 1999 47 Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time Story and Art by Rumiko Takahashi Series Synopsis Kagome is an ordinary modern schoolgirl living an ordinary life. Who would have thought the dried-up old well on the site of her family’s shrine would be a gateway to Japan’s ancient past? Drawn through the gate against her will, Kagome finds herself battling demons for control of what she thought was a worthless trinket but is actually a powerful magical gem, the Shikon Jewel! Together with an unlikely ally, the half demon Inuyasha, Kagome begins a quest to recover the shards of the Shikon Jewel and learn more about her link to the past. Nov ’11 4 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ INUYASHA © 1997 Rumiko TAKAHASHI/Shogakukan page count $17.99 $21.00 w 978-1-4215-3288-2 l isbn us street title 9 frequency Inuyasha VIZBIG Edition vol • Rumiko Takahashi’s longest and most popular series to date, Inuyasha manga has sold over 1.9 million units in the U.S. (Bookscan 01/11) • Takahashi’s works have sold 2.84 million units in the U.S. (Bookscan 11/10) • Includes bonus color pages • Anime airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim • Anime available on DVD from VIZ Media • Anime streams on Hulu, VIZ Anime can 48 Inuyasha VIZBIG Edition 576 Story and Art by Karuho Shiina Series Synopsis Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. Nicknamed “Sadako” after the haunting movie character, everyone is afraid to come near her for fear of being cursed. But underneath her scary exterior lies an ordinary teenager who just wants to make friends. 11 street Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Nov ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ KIMI NI TODOKE © 2005 by Karuho Shiina/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3922-5 l can us isbn frequency vol title • Volumes 1-6 have sold through over 30,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • 2010 ALA list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens • Named one of the Best Comics for Teens in School Library Journal’s Best Comics for Kids 2009 • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com 184 49 Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Story and Art by Yoshinori Natsume Series Synopsis Mikito Sakurai is tired of being a punching bag for all the delinquents on campus. But what can he do? By nature he’s a gentle and easygoing high school student. That all changes the night he swallows a mysterious orb and meets Zakuro, a strange kid who promises to grant his most heartfelt desire. “When you wake up,” says the pint-sized apparition, “you’ll be stronger and better than a human.” • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com • Creator of Togari (published by VIZ Media) • Creator of Batman: Death Mask (published by DC Comics) Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 Final Volume 5″ 7½″ KUROZAKURO © 2004 Yoshinori NATSUME/Shogakukan Final cover to come. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3665-1 l isbn us street title 7 frequency Kurozakuro vol Togari can 50 Kurozakuro 192 Story and Art by Izumi Tsubaki Series Synopsis Mafuyu is the no-nonsense, take-charge and hard-hitting leader of her high school gang. But when she gets expelled for being a delinquent, her mother, fed up with her daughter’s wayward ways, sends Mafuyu to an isolated school far off in the country. • Izumi Tsubaki’s previous series, The Magic Touch, has sold through over 27,000 copies across seven volumes in the U.S. to date (BookScan 12/10) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3867-9 l isbn us can street title 5 frequency Oresama Teacher vol The Magic Touch ORESAMA TEACHER © Izumi Tsubaki 2008/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. 192 51 Oresama Teacher Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue Series Synopsis Real is a tale of triumph over adversity told in the unmatched illustrative style of one of Japan’s most popular and talented creators, Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk, Vagabond). The series’ main characters, three young men in their late teens, have one thing in common—their love of basketball. As they experience harrowing personal tragedies, their love for the sport provides an unexpected lifeline and a path to redemption. This series has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. •N amed one of the Best Graphic Novels of 2008 by School Library Journal • Named one of the Best 100 Comics of 2008 by ComicBookResources.com • Named one of the Best New Manga of 2008 by about.com • Named one of the Best New Series of 2008 by PopCultureShock.com Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 1 time a year © 1999 - 2011 I.T. Planning, Inc. 5″ 7½″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-4051-1 l isbn us street title 10 frequency Real vol Vagabond, Vagabond Illustration Collection: Sumi, Vagabond Illustration Collection: Water, Slam Dunk can 52 Real 216 Story and Art by Hisae Iwaoka Series Synopsis Far in the future, humankind has evacuated the earth in order to preserve it. Humans now reside in a gigantic structure that forms a ring around the earth, thirty-five kilometers up in the sky. The society of the Ring is highly stratified: the higher the floor, the greater the status. Mitsu, the lowly son of a window washer, has just graduated junior high. When his father disappears and is assumed dead, Mitsu must take on his father’s occupation. As he struggles with the transition to working life, Mitsu’s job treats him to an outsider’s view into the living-room dioramas of the Saturn Apartments. Nov ’11 2 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ DOSEI MANSION © 2006 Hisae IWAOKA/Shogakukan page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3375-9 l isbn us can street title 4 frequency Saturn Apartments vol • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com 192 53 Saturn Apartments Story and Art by Hiroyuki Asada Series Synopsis Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu—colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous. But thankfully the Letter Bees, a brave corps of messengers, risk their lives in order to keep the hearts of Amberground connected. Nov ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ TEGAMIBACHI © 2006 by Hiroyuki Asada/SHUEISHA Inc. Final cover to come. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3604-0 l isbn us street title 7 frequency Tegami Bachi vol • A New York Times bestseller (09/10) • A YALSA 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens • Volumes 1-3 serialized in VIZ Media’s SHONEN JUMP magazine • Anime streams on Crunchyroll.com can 54 Tegami Bachi 184 Story and Art by Natsume Ono Series Synopsis A treasure of 14 charming stories about family, friends, couples and unexpected bonds. Written by Natsume Ono over ten years, here is the long-awaited collection of her early work, including numerous illustrations and previously unpublished stories! • Includes 8 full-color pages and an illustration gallery Other series available from VIZ Media Nov ’11 Single Volume 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3223-3 l isbn us can street title 1 frequency Tesoro vol House of Five Leaves, not simple, Gente, Ristorante Paradiso 248 TESORO - ONO NATSUME SHOKI TANPENSHU © 2008 Natsume ONO/Shogakukan 55 Tesoro Story by Sai Yukino, Art by Kairi Yura Series Synopsis Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern. Nov ’11 4 times a year Saiunkoku Monogatari Volume 5 © Kairi YURA 2010 © Sai YUKINO 2010 Final cover to come. 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3842-6 l isbn us street title 5 frequency The Story of Saiunkoku vol • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Anime available on DVD from FUNimation can 56 The Story of Saiunkoku 176 Story and Art by Yuki Obata Series Synopsis Nanami Takahashi falls for Motoharu Yano, the most popular, carefree boy in class. For Nanami, it’s first love, but Yano is still grieving the death of his girlfriend who died the year before. Nov ’11 2 times a year 5″ 7½″ BOKURA GA ITA © 2002 Yuuki OBATA/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3673-6 l isbn us can street title 13 frequency We Were There vol • Online preview available at shojobeat.com • Nominated for the 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Award by the Young Adult Library Services Association 200 57 We Were There Written by Miyuki Miyabe Synopsis When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with bullies, Yuriko finds a magical book in his room. She learns that Hiroki has been possessed by The Book of Heroes, and that only she can save him. With the help of the monk Sky, the dictionary-mouse Aju, and the mysterious Man of Ash, Yuriko has to solve the mystery of her vanished brother and save the world from the evil King in Yellow. • Her other work Brave Story was 2007 ALA-Batchelder Award winner for children’s literature in translation • Paperback of 2009’s hardcover edition Other books available from VIZ Media Nov ’12 Single Volume 6″ 9″ page count $14.99 $16.99 w 978-1-4215-4083-2 l isbn us street title 1 frequency The Book of Heroes (Novel) vol Brave Story, ICO: Castle of the Mist (in summer 2011) can 58 The Book of Heroes (Novel) 350 59 Notes 60 Notes 61 December 2011 Story and Art by Yuu Watase Series Synopsis In a mythical world where humans and gods coexist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years. Only a girl from the Hime Clan may take this position, but the lack of females born to this family means that a boy called Arata must pose for the role. Meanwhile in modern-day Japan, a boy named Arata Hinohara is starting his new life in high school. He wants to put memories of his difficult past behind him, but things aren’t going to be simple when he discovers a mysterious connection to the first Arata... • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (06/10) • Yuu Watase’s series combined have sold through over 1.4 million units in the U.S. to date. (Bookscan 09/10) • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ ARATAKANGATARI © 2009 Yuu WATASE/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3982-9 l isbn us street title 8 frequency Arata: The Legend vol Fushigi Yûgi, Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden, The Art of Fushigi Yûgi, Absolute Boyfriend, Ceres: Celestial Legend, Alice 19th, Imadoki! can 62 Arata: The Legend 192 Story by Tsugumi Ohba, Art by Takeshi Obata Series Synopsis Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a mangacreating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? • Volumes 1-3 have sold through over 23,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (08/10) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (11/10) • Creators’ previous series, Death Note, has sold over 1.2 million copies across 12 volumes in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • Monthly previews for SHONEN JUMP magazine subscribers at ShonenJump.Viz.com • Bakuman° anime started airing in Japan Fall 2010 Other series available from VIZ Media Death Note, Death Note: How to Read 13, Death Note Black Edition, Hikaru no Go (artist 8 street Bakuman° Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3889-1 l can us isbn frequency vol title Takeshi Obata), Ral Ω Grad (artist Takeshi Obata) 192 BAKUMAN° © 2008 by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata/SHUEISHA Inc. 63 Bakumanº Story and Art by Tite Kubo Series Synopsis Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent lost soul—Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo’s Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit! • Volumes 1–33 and other Bleach-related publications have sold through over 2 million copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Serialized in VIZ Media’s SHONEN JUMP magazine • Anime available on DVD from VIZ Media, including two feature-length movies. • Anime streams on VIZAnime.com and hulu.com; VOD from amazon.com; DTO from iTunes, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network • Adapted into Nintendo DS and Wii video games by Sega (released in the U.S.). Other series available from VIZ Media ZOMBIEPOWDER, The Art of Bleach: All Colour But the Black, Bleach SOULs: Official Dec ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ BLEACH © 2001 by Tite Kubo/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3314-8 l isbn us street title 37 frequency Bleach vol Character Book, Color Bleach+: Bleach Official Bootleg, Bleach Boxset can 64 Bleach 216 Story and Art by Kazue Kato Series Synopsis Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him! Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4076-4 l isbn us can street title 5 frequency Blue Exorcist vol • Includes 2 full-color pages • Anime to begin airing in Japan in April 2011 200 AO NO EXORCIST © 2009 by Kazue Kato/SHUEISHA Inc. Final cover to come. 65 Blue Exorcist Story and Art by Rei Toma Series Synopsis To end the conflict between warring kingdoms Senan and Belquat, Princess Nakaba of Senan is sent to Belquat to marry Prince Caesar. Accompanied solely by her half-beast attendant Loki, Nakaba must learn not only how to survive the intrigues of a hostile court but also how to handle the mercurial Caesar. And in the swirl of secrets and treachery, there could be one thing greater than all: the mysterious power of the Arcana. • Online preview will be available at ShojoBeat.com Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ REIMEI NO ARUKANA © 2009 Rei TOMA/Shogakukan Final cover to come. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4104-4 l isbn us street title 1 frequency Dawn of the Arcana vol New Series! can 66 Dawn of the Arcana 192 Story and Art by Hiromu Arakawa Series Synopsis In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone. • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • Anime streaming on FUNimation website • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Volumes 1–24 and other Fullmetal Alchemist-related publications have sold through over 1.2 million copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • Anime airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 Final Volume © 2010 Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX. 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3984-3 l isbn us can street title 27 frequency Fullmetal Alchemist vol Fullmetal Alchemist Novel, The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Profiles, Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles, 192 67 Fullmetal Alchemist Story and Art by Kaori Yuki Series Synopsis Lucille loves heading up the traveling Grand Orchestra, roving from town to town entertaining the masses and making money. But now the musicians have met their toughest audience: people infected with the Guignol Virus, turning them into zombie dolls intent on killing all humans! • Kaori Yuki’s previous series have sold through over 496,000 copies combined in the U.S to date (BookScan 12/10) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 Final Volume 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3960-7 l isbn us street title 5 frequency Grand Guignol Orchestra vol Angel Sanctuary, The Art of Angel Sanctuary: Angel Cage, The Art of Angel Sanctuary: Lost Angel, The Cain Saga, Godchild, Fairy Cube can 68 Grand Guignol Orchestra GUIGNOL KYUTEI GAKUDAN © Kaori Yuki 2009/HAKUSENSHA,Inc. 208 Story and Art by Natsume Ono Series Synopsis Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has time and again caused him to be let go by the lords who have employed him. Hungry and desperate, he becomes a bodyguard for Yaichi, the charismatic leader of a gang called “Five Leaves.” Although disturbed by the gang’s sinister activities, Masa begins to suspect that Yaichi’s motivations are not what they seem. And despite his misgivings, the deeper he’s drawn into the world of the Five Leaves, the more he finds himself fascinated by these devious, mysterious outlaws. • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com • Anime streams on FUNimation.com and Hulu.com Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 4 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ SARAIYA GOYOU © 2006 Natsume ONO/Shogakukan page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3214-1 l isbn us can street title 5 frequency House of Five Leaves vol not simple, Ristorante Paradiso, Gente, Tesoro 208 69 House of Five Leaves Story and Art by Kanoko Sakurakoji Series Synopsis This is the story of a forty-year-old salaryman who quits his job to pursue his dream of becoming a manga artist—and the family that has to put up with him. While not terribly unhappy, Shizuo Oguro can’t fight the feeling that something in his life just isn’t right, so he walks away from his stable (yet boring) day job to embark on a journey of self-discovery. Unfortunately for his family, this journey also involves playing video games all day while his teenage daughter and elderly father support him. Will Shizuo succeed in creating a true manga masterpiece, or will he be just another dropout living a life of slack? 4 street I’ll Give It My All...Tomorrow Dec ’11 2 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-4022-1 l us isbn frequency vol title • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com can 70 I’ll Give It My All...Tomorrow 208 OREWAMADA HONKIDASHITENAIDAKE © 2007 Shunju AONO/Shogakukan Story and Art by Yuuki Iinuma Series Synopsis Dec ’11 3 times a year 5″ 7½″ ITSUWARIBITO UTSUHO © 2009 Yuuki IINUMA/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3828-0 l isbn us can street title 4 frequency Itsuwaribito vol Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but there’s no way Utsuho’s going to lead an honest life! Instead, he’s going to use his talents for mischief and deception for good! 192 71 Itsuwaribito Story and Art by Julietta Suzuki Series Synopsis Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she’s just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3886-0 l isbn us street title 6 frequency Kamisama Kiss vol • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com can 72 Kamisama Kiss 200 Kamisama Hajimemashita © Julietta Suzuki 2008/HAKUSENSHA,Inc. Story and Art by Yellow Tanabe Series Synopsis By night, teenager Yoshimori Sumimura is a “kekkaishi”—a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori’s got other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori’s pretty neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art. Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ KEKKAISHI © 2004 Yellow TANABE/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4035-1 l isbn us can street title 29 frequency Kekkaishi vol • Anime airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim • Anime streams on Hulu.com • Anime available as DTO from iTunes • Online previews available at ShonenSunday.com 192 73 Kekkaishi Original Story by Kotaro Isaka Story and Art by Megumi Osuga Series Synopsis “As crazy as your ideas might be, as long as you believe in yourself and tackle the issue head-on, you can even change the world.” Ando is a high school student who has the power to make others say out loud what he’s thinking. Inukai is the mysterious leader of a vigilante group called Grasshopper, which is at odds with the city’s redevelopment plan. In this chaotic city, these two will come together to weave a story of courage, determination and confrontation. Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3496-1 l isbn us street title 8 frequency Maoh: Juvenile Remix vol • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com can 74 Maoh: Juvenile Remix 192 MAOH JUVENILE REMIX © 2007 Kotaro ISAKA, Megumi OSUGA/Shogakukan Story and Art by Naoki Urasawa Series Synopsis Far, far from Tokyo, a man approaches the checkpoint at the Northern Border... Everyone north of the gate is dead, but here he comes on a motorbike with a guitar strapped to his back. Who is this man who calls himself Joe Yabuki, and why does he break out in song? Is he a Messiah here to save the people, or is he just a deluded nut? • 2010 Eisner nominee for Best Writer/Artist, Best Continuing Series, and Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia Awards • Adapted into a trilogy of live-action films released in the U.S. from VIZ Pictures Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 6 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ 20 SEIKI SHONEN © Naoki URASAWA/Studio Nuts With the cooperation of Takashi NAGASAKI. page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3536-4 l isbn us can street title 18 frequency Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys vol Naoki Urasawa’s Monster, Pluto: Urasawa × Tezuka 208 75 Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys Story and Art by Yuki Midorikawa Series Synopsis Takashi Natsume can see the spirits and demons that hide from the rest of humanity. He has always been set apart from other people because of his gift, drifting from relative to relative, never fitting in. Now he’s a troubled high school student who has come to live in the small town where his grandmother grew up. And there he discovers that he has inherited more than just the Sight from the mysterious Reiko. 10 street Natsume’s Book of Friends Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3939-3 l us isbn frequency vol title • A New York Times bestseller (3/10) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Anime streams on Crunchyroll.com can 76 Natsume’s Book of Friends Natsume Yujincho © Yuki Midorikawa 2005/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. 192 Story and Art by Hiroshi Shiibashi Series Synopsis While the day belongs to humans, the night belongs to yokai, supernatural creatures that thrive on human fear. Caught between these worlds is Rikuo Nura. He’s three-quarters human, but his grandfather is none other than Nurarihyon, the supreme commander of the Nura clan, a powerful yokai consortium. So, Rikuo is an ordinary teenager three quarters of the time, until his yokai blood awakens. Then Rikuo transforms into the future leader of the Nura clan, leading a hundred demons. Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3896-9 l isbn us can street title 6 frequency Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan vol • Chapter 1 previewed in SHONEN JUMP magazine • Online serialization on ShonenJump.Viz.com • Anime streams on VizAnime.com and Hulu.com 192 NURARIHYON NO MAGO © 2008 by Hiroshi Shiibashi/SHUEISHA Inc.. 77 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Story and Art by Bisco Hatori Series Synopsis In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids’ school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school’s swankiest, all-male club—as a boy! There, she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else... • Volumes 1-14 have sold through over 400,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (01/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Anime available on DVD from FUNimation • Anime streams on Hulu.com and FUNimation.com Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 2 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3979-9 l isbn us street title 17 frequency Ouran High School Host Club vol Millennium Snow can 78 Ouran High School Host Club Ouran Koko Host Club © Bisco Hatori 2002/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. Final cover to come. 192 Story and Art by Arina Tanemura Series Synopsis Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her... • Arina Tanemura’s previous series have sold through over 520,000 copies combined in the U.S to date (BookScan 02/11) • Online preview available at shojobeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3936-2 l isbn us can street title 5 frequency Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura vol Full Moon, I•O•N, Short-Tempered Melancholic, Time Stranger Kyoko, Mistress Fortune, The Gentlemen’s Alliance †, The Gentlemen’s Alliance †: Arina Tanemura Illustrations SAKURA-HIME KADEN © 2008 by Arina Tanemura/SHUEISHA Inc. 184 79 Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue Series Synopsis Winning isn’t everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain’s dream of reaching the finals come true—will they do it? • Named one of the “Best Comics of 2008” by Publisher’s Weekly • Anime available on DVD from Geneon • Anime streams on CrunchyRoll.com Other series available from VIZ Media Dec ’11 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ © 1990 - 2011 Takehiko Inoue and I.T. Planning, Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3326-1 l isbn us street title 19 frequency Slam Dunk vol Real, Vagabond, Vagabond VIZBIG, Vagabond Illustration Collection: Sumi, Vagabond Illustration Collection: Water, Slam Dunk can 80 Slam Dunk 184 Story and Art by Oh!great Series Synopsis Knuckle-busting brawls, badass babes, and the toughest student body ever to mix it up under one roof. Welcome to Todo High, where the only rule is: get strong or get schooled. Dec ’11 6 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $17.99 $21.00 w 978-1-4215-4011-5 l isbn us can street title 4 frequency Tenjo Tenge vol • Includes 16 full-color pages • Creator of Air Gear (published by Del Rey), which has sold through over 161,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 12/10) 456 TENJHO TENGE © 1997 by Oh!great/SHUEISHA Inc. Final cover to come. 81 Tenjo Tenge Story and Art by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Series Synopsis In a savage world ruled by the pursuit of the most delicious foods, it’s either eat or be eaten! While searching for the tastiest foods imaginable, Gourmet Hunter Toriko travels the world with his bottomless stomach facing every beast in his way. Dec ’11 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3798-6 l isbn us street title 7 frequency Toriko vol • Previewed in SHONEN JUMP magazine in 2010 • Anime starting in Japan in April 2011 • 3D Movie hitting theaters in Japan in 2011 can 82 Toriko TORIKO © 2008 by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro/SHUEISHA Inc. Final cover to come. 200 83 January 2012 Story and Art by Kumiko Suekane Series Synopsis St. Kleio Academy is a very exclusive school: all of the students are clones of famous historical figures such as Beethoven, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon, Mozart, and Freud. All of them, that is, except for Shiro Kamiya. As Shiro struggles to adapt to this unusual campus, St. Kleio’s first graduate, a clone of John F. Kennedy, is killed. Are the clones doomed to repeat the fate of their genetic progenitors, or can they create their own destinies? And how does a normal boy like Shiro fit in? Jan ’12 3 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-4080-1 l isbn us street title 5 frequency Afterschool Charisma vol • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com can 84 Afterschool Charisma HOUKAGO NO CARISMA © 2009 Kumiko SUEKANE/Shogakukan Final cover to come. 208 Story and Art by Kanoko Sakurakoji Series Synopsis There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life! • Volumes 1-7 have sold over 120,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (02/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Kanoko Sakurakoji’s previous series Backstage Prince has sold through over 15,000 copies across two volumes in the U.S to date (BookScan 02/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Jan ’12 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4052-8 l isbn us can street title 12 frequency Black Bird vol Backstage Prince 200 BLACK BIRD © 2007 Kanoko SAKURAKOUJI/Shogakukan Final cover to come. 85 Black Bird Story and Art by Mohiro Kitoh Series Synopsis One summer, fifteen kids innocently wander into a nearby seaside cave. There they meet a strange man who invites them to play an exciting new video game. This game, he explains, pits one lone giant robot against a horde of alien invaders. To play the game, all they have to do is sign a simple contract. The game stops being fun when the kids find out the true purpose of their pact. Jan ’12 2 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ BOKURANO © 2004 Mohiro KITOH/Shogakukan page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-3392-6 l isbn us street title 5 frequency Bokurano: Ours vol • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com can 86 Bokurano: Ours 200 Story and Art by Gosho Aoyama Series Synopsis Jimmy Kudo, the son of a world-renowned mystery writer, is a high school detective who has cracked the most baffling of cases. One day while on a date with his childhood friend Rachel Moore, Jimmy observes a pair of men in black involved in some shady business. The men capture Jimmy and give him a poisonous substance to rub out their witness. But instead of killing him, it turns him into a little kid! Jimmy takes on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and continues to solve all the difficult cases that come his way. All the while, he’s looking for the men in black and the mysterious organization they’re with in order to find a cure for his miniature malady. Jan ’12 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3607-1 l isbn us can street title 41 frequency Case Closed vol • Named Best Underappreciated Gem: Shonen of 2010 by About.com • Named one of the Top 50 Manga Properties of 2005 by ICv2 • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com • Anime and OVAs available on DVD from FUNimation 200 MEITANTEI CONAN © 1994 Gosho AOYAMA/Shogakukan Final cover to come. 87 Case Closed Story and Art by Mitsuru Adachi Series Synopsis Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant comingof-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be. Jan ’12 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ CROSS GAME © 2005 Mitsuru ADACHI/Shogakukan page count $14.99 $16.99 w 978-1-4215-3770-2 l isbn us street title 6 frequency Cross Game vol • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com • Anime streams on VizAnime.com / Hulu.com can 88 Cross Game 375 Story and Art by Kyousuke Motomi Series Synopsis After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her. Meanwhile, mysterious Tasuku Kurosaki always seems to be around whenever Teru needs help… Could DAISY be a lot closer than Teru thinks? • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Kyousuke Motomi’s previous series, Beast Master, has sold through over 20,000 copies across two volumes in the U.S to date (BookScan 02/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Jan ’12 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ DENGEKI DAISY © 2007 Kyousuke MOTOMI/Shogakukan page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3997-3 l isbn us can street title 8 frequency Dengeki Daisy vol Beast Master 192 89 Dengeki Daisy Story and Art by Haro Aso Series Synopsis Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer’s life is in danger! If that weren’t enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde’s help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day? Jan ’12 Final Volume 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3494-7 l isbn us street title 7 frequency Hyde & Closer vol • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com can 90 Hyde & Closer JUHOU KAIKIN!! HYDE AND CLOSER © 2008 Haro ASO/Shogakukan 208 Story and Art by Keitaro Takahashi Series Synopsis Jan ’12 2 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ JORMUNGAND © 2006 Keitarou TAKAHASHI/Shogakukan page count $12.99 $14.99 w 978-1-4215-4087-0 l isbn us can street title 8 frequency Jormungand vol Jonah is a child soldier, born amidst the chaotic conflicts that rage across West Asia, his family lost to a war fueled by weapons supplied by the so-called Merchants of Death—international arms dealers. Despite Jonah’s hatred of weapons and violence, he employs both extremely well in the service of highflying arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and her band of mercenaries. Their journey through the dark underbelly of the world’s arms markets may lead only to damnation, but will Jonah one day make his way back to the light? Only one thing is certain: it’s going to be a long, hard road out of hell... 192 91 Jormungand Story and Art by Karuho Shiina Series Synopsis Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. Nicknamed “Sadako” after the haunting movie character, everyone is afraid to come near her for fear of being cursed. But underneath her scary exterior lies an ordinary teenager who just wants to make friends. 12 street Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Jan ’12 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ KIMI NI TODOKE © 2005 by Karuho Shiina/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4023-8 l us isbn frequency vol title • Volumes 1-6 have sold through over 30,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • 2010 ALA list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens • Named one of the Best Comics for Teens in School Library Journal’s Best Comics for Kids 2009 • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com can 92 Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You 184 Story and Art by Izumi Tsubaki Series Synopsis Mafuyu is the no-nonsense, take-charge and hard-hitting leader of her high school gang. But when she gets expelled for being a delinquent, her mother, fed up with her daughter’s wayward ways, sends Mafuyu to an isolated school far off in the country. • Izumi Tsubaki’s previous series, The Magic Touch, has sold through over 27,000 copies across seven volumes in the U.S. to date (BookScan 12/10) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com Other series available from VIZ Media Jan ’12 6 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3868-6 l isbn us can street title 6 frequency Oresama Teacher vol The Magic Touch ORESAMA TEACHER © Izumi Tsubaki 2008/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. 192 93 Oresama Teacher Story and Art by Toshiaki Iwashiro Series Synopsis Ageha Yoshina just got transported to a warped alternate dimension where you’ve got to fight your way back to our world—or die trying. Jan ’12 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ PSYREN © 2007 by Toshiaki Iwashiro/SHUEISHA Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3677-4 l isbn us street title 2 frequency Psyren vol • Serialized in Shonen Jump magazine • Online preview available at ShonenJump.Viz.com can 94 Psyren 192 Story and Art by Akihisa Ikeda Series Synopsis Average human teenager Tsukune accidentally enrolls at a boarding school for monsters—no, not jocks and popular kids, but bona fide werewolves, witches and unnameables out of his wildest nightmares! On the plus side, all the girls have a monster crush on him. On the negative side, all the boys are so jealous they want to kill him! And so do the girls he spurns, because he only has eyes for one of them—the far-from-average vampire Moka. On the plus side, Moka only has glowing red eyes for Tsukune. On the O-negative side, she also has a burning, unquenchable thirst for his blood... • Season I, vols. 1-10, have sold through 259,568 copies (Bookscan 12/10) • Season II, vols. 1-2, have sold through 24,060 copies (Bookscan 12/10) • New York Times best seller (4/10 and 5/10) • Rosario+Vampire Season I and Season II are consistently in the top 20 of the Book Scan Graphic Novel Top 50 Graphic Novels List • Includes full-color glossy mini-pinups or poster in each volume Other series available from VIZ Media Jan ’12 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-4026-9 l isbn us can street title 7 frequency Rosario+Vampire: Season II vol Rosario+Vampire Season I 192 ROSARIO TO VAMPIRE SEASON II © 2007 by Akihisa Ikeda/SHUEISHA Inc 95 Rosario+Vampire: Season II Story and Art by Yoshiki Nakamura Series Synopsis Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz! Jan ’12 4 times a year 5″ 7½″ Skip • Beat! © Yoshiki Nakamura 2002/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3999-7 l isbn us street title 26 frequency Skip • Beat! vol • Volumes 1-22 have sold through over 230,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (12/10) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (01/11) • Online preview available at ShojoBeat.com • Anime streams on CrunchyRoll.com can 96 Skip • Beat! 184 Story and Art by CLAMP Series Synopsis X, the epic series from CLAMP, is now available in this deluxe collector’s edition. The pages have been recomposed in the original right-to-left reading order and restored to the highest quality. Each volume contains three of the original graphic novels, along with gorgeous, full-color illustrations never before published outside Japan! Jan ’12 4 times a year 5¾″ 8¼″ page count $19.99 $22.99 w 978-1-4215-4042-9 l isbn us can street title 2 frequency X vol • Includes 24 full-color pages • Anime available on DVD from FUNimation • Anime streams on FUNimation.com and animenewsnetwork.com • CLAMP’s series have sold through over 3,000,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 12/10) 584 X Volume 2 © CLAMP 1993, 1994 Final cover to come. 97 X Original Concept by Kazuki Takahashi Story and Art by Naoyuki Kageyama Series Synopsis Years after Yugi’s legendary battles, the game is so popular that special institutions dedicated to the art of the Duel have sprung up all over the world. Join Jaden Yuki and his pals at the Academy for the adventures of the next generation of Yu-Gi-Oh! Jan ’12 2 times a year 5″ 7½″ page count $9.99 $12.99 w 978-1-4215-3996-6 l isbn us street title 8 frequency Yu-Gi-Oh! GX vol • Volumes 1-5 have sold through over 91,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan, 12/10) • Includes collectible trading card • Anime streams on 4kidstv.com • Anime available on DVD from FUNimation can 98 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 208 YU-GI-OH! GX © 2005 by Kazuki Takahashi, Naoyuki Kageyama/SHUEISHA Inc. © K. Takahashi © NAS/TV TOKYO Written by Hiroshi Yamamoto Synopsis In a world where “monster-related disasters” are common, the meteorologists come tough. In Japan, a center of monster activity, a special anti-monster unit called the Meteorological Agency Counter Anomalous Organism Unit (MCU) has been formed to predict where monsters will strike, which form they will take, and to fight against their rampant destruction. • Came in second in 2007’s Best SF award (S-F Magazine) • Adapted into the live-action TV show in Japan • Yamamoto’s work has appeared in English before with The Stories of Ibis and on Words Without Borders, a leading online magazine Other books available from VIZ Media Jan ’12 Single Volume ″ ″ 6 5¼ 8 9″ page count $14.99 $16.99 w 978-1-4215-4089-4 l isbn us can street title 1 frequency MM9 (Novel) vol The Stories of Ibis 285 Final cover to come. 99 MM9 (Novel) 100 Notes