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Equal parts cute, silly, and subversive, the four-panel comedy manga Ahogaru was a surprise hit in Japan. Fans of anarchic slice-of-life gag manga like Azumanga Daioh – these are the new laughs you’ve been waiting for! Yoshiko is a hopefully clueless high school girl. Her rock-paper-scissors strategy is "rock." She somehow gets zeroes on multiple-choice tests. And she has an often-nearly-fatal weakness for bananas. Her devoted friends have no choice but to hang around and make sure nobody takes advantage of her. (Of course, the entertainment value might have something to do with it, too.) Cute characters, weird gags, and lots and lots of bananas!
Stupidity Goes on Tour The time has come for that hallmark of high school life: the school trip. Yoshiko’s class will be visiting the balmy southern isle of Okinawa. Yoshiko’s deeply interested in the fascinating history and culture of the Okinawan islands, so she’s excited to go. Nah, just kidding, she doesn’t even know where Okinawa is, and she’s only excited because some fool told her there were good bananas there. Classic Yoshiko.
As players of Monster Hunter and Dungeons & Dragons know, the slime is not exactly the king of the fantasy monsters. So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of dragons and magic, he’s a little disappointed to find he’s become a blind, boneless slime monster. Mikami’s middle age hasn’t gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he’s disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he’s not a knight or a wizard but a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero…
In this new spinoff of the hit manga, a newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs... It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK! The manga and anime Cells at Work! showed you what happens when a young, healthy body gets in trouble... but what if the body wasn't so young, and was never very healthy? This new take stars a fresh-faced Red Blood Cell and his friend, the buxom White Blood Cell, as they struggle to keep themselves and their world together through alcoholism, smoking, erectile dysfunction, athlete's foot, gout... it's literal body horror! Whoever this guy is, he's lucky his cells can't go on strike!
LINKS TO THE PAST The vast game of Social-Network Tag continues to unfold in the real worldâand in the middle of it, Yuma visits the Kashiwagi residence to unravel the mysteries surrounding his past. As his memories begin flooding back, he is greeted by a familiar faceâhis twin brother, Ataru! But this heartfelt reunion is anything but as Ataru kicks off a violent battle with Yuma. Who will prevail in this deadly fight between long-lost siblings, and will Yuma be able to discover the secrets of the Kashiwagi clan and his own identity?
THE MEANING OF FAMILY As the most powerful wizards of Fairy Tail face off against the remaining members of The Twelve, their hearts, relationships, and skills will be put to the test. The battle between Erza and Irene reaches an emotional conclusion, Gray shows how far he’s willing to go to save his dearest friends, and the love of a father sparks a shocking revelation from August. As Natsu and Zeref’s showdown approaches, both enemies and friends must ask themselves who their true family is!
Mikami’s middle age hasn’t gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he’s disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he’s facing down a dragon, not as a knight or a wizard but as a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero…
Carve Out a Victory at Dawn’s Horizon! Greater Russia and its indomitable New Baltic Fleet breach Japanese waters, and as tensions transform into an all-out war, it seems as if Putinov will sink the entire island of Hokkaido to get his hands on the final record. But standing in his way are Rasputin and his team of fighters as well as a few new recruits in the fight against Putinov’s “peaceful” invasion. However, Greater Russia is not the only nation vying for the secrets of the final record—the U.S. Pacific fleet led by the U.S.S. Missouri and America’s strongest warriors also join the battle with a secret weapon of “epic proportions”…
The award-winning manga that takes you inside the human body. Who knew white blood cells and platelets could be so cute? Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she's not alone... she's got a whole human body's worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets -- everyone's got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!
In this new spinoff of the hit manga, a newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs... It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK! BEFORE FIRST LIGHT After years of struggle against the ill health of this body and the despair in its heart, the first glimmers of hope have begun to appear. Could the body finally be taking control of its health and looking to the future? Alas, even amid this turnaround, the costs of the life the body has led are still coming due. In a hidden corner, a copying error occurs, then repeats itself, then repeats itself again. A new, unnoticed threat is getting out of control: Cancer.