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He is Yo Himomura, deadly assassin for the 108 Dragons, the Chinese Mafia. But to the criminal underworld who fear him, he is known as Crying Freeman, the killer who sheds tears at the fate of his victims. A young, handsome, sensitive artist, Yo has been hypnotically programmed by his Dragon masters to kill on command: he cannot resists his masters' commands to kill; his masters cannot stop his tears of remorse. Written by the legendary Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, and illustrated by the incomparable Ryoichi Ikegami, Crying Freeman is adult manga at its most challenging: dark, violent, morally complex, erotically charged and regarded worldwide as one of the classics of adult graphic fiction. Dark Horse Manga is proud to present Crying Freeman, yet another of the jewels in the crown of manga classics, presented in its original right-to-left reading orientation.

English translation of the Japanese manga Toukyou Tarareba Musume (東京タラレバ娘).
"I spent all my time wondering 'What if?' Then one day I woke up and I was 33."
Rinko doesn't think she's that bad-looking, but before she knew it, she was thirtysomething and single. Now she wants to get married by the time the Tokyo Olympics rolls around in six years, but ... that might be easier said than done!

All seems lost for Seigi, but the courage to continue on can be found in the strangest of places. Seigi absorbed BB's soul before he was consumed by his Spell Crest, so he now has access to all of BB's memories-including the dark past of the Selinistan Kingdom and Princess Aryabhata herself. Could there be some key in those hidden memories that will lead to a brighter future...?

English translation of the Japanese manga QQ Sweeper (QQスイーパー).
In the old building at their school, a mysterious room has a door that beckons Fumi, even though she shouldn't be able to see it! Kyutaro goes in after her, but will he be able to save her before she's devoured by otherworldly creatures?

Prince Licht's fascination with coffee should come as no surprise given his affinity for his part-time job at the cafe, but when Leonhard suggests the bitter drink should be banned from the kingdom, can Lichie help him develop an appreciation...?

One of Osamu Tezuka's most cherished works returns in a new two-volume hardcover reprint. The godfather of manga returns with another tour de force as he takes on the topic of Adolf Hitler as told through two young men in Kobe, Japan, both named Adolf. Message to Adolf was a literary masterpiece in its time. Published in Japan's top literary journal, it is a provocative political thriller that poses the question of Hitler's past while examining Nazi Germany from a Japanese perspective.

English translation of the Japanese manga Suki. Dakara Suki.
Hina is an innocent young schoolgirl, straightforward and honest with her feelings. When a new neighbor moves in next door, she is instantly drawn to him, although he seems to be aloof. The next day at school, her new neighbor turns out to be her new substitute teacher, Aso Shiro. His presence creates a commotion at the all-girls school. Hina likes the simple things in life . holding hands, hugging cats, walking home together, etc. And being able to experience these things with Aso fills Hina with a warm fuzzy feeling--is this love?

English translation of the Japanese manga Maken (魔犬 ラヴクラフト傑作集).
A pair of decadent young men pursue the abhorrent thrill of grave robbing . . . A German submarine's crew is driven mad by the call of an underwater temple . . . An explorer in the Arabian Desert discovers a hideous city older than mankind. This moody and evocative manga gets back to the dark foundations of the Cthulhu mythos, adapting three of H. P. Lovecraft's original stories that first shaped the outlines of cosmic horror!
Artist Gou Tanabe's first publication in English!
Gou Tanabe is a favorite creator of Taiyo Matsumoto(Sunny, Tekkonkinkreet).
From Japan's magazine Comic Beam, acclaimed home of the manga Thermae Romae, Emma, and Wandering Son.

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author and lifestyle/cleaning guru Marie Kondo, this graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration.
Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy love life, and lack of direction. After receiving a complaint from her attractive next-door neighbor about the sad state of her balcony, Chiaki gets Kondo to take her on as a client. Through a series of entertaining and insightful lessons, Kondo helps Chiaki get her home--and life--in order. This insightful, illustrated case study is perfect for people looking for a fun introduction to the KonMari Method of tidying up, as well as tried-and-true fans of Marie Kondo eager for a new way to think about what sparks joy. Featuring illustrations by award-winning manga artist Yuko Uramoto, this book also makes a great read for manga and graphic novel lovers of all ages.

Hikari "Picasso" Hamura, a grouchy teenager with a talent for drawing, dies in a freak accident. The gods decide to revive him, but only on the condition that he use his artistic gift for the good of humanity. Picasso discovers that sketching a person's aura yields a surreal portrait of their psyche. Stranger still, Picasso can dive into these dreamscapes and help people by exploring their deepest emotions, memories and perceptions.

A boy notices his classmate is always alone. He starts hanging out with her only to find that at the start of the next week, she loses her memory. He resolves to befriend her each week.

Always sporting her headphones to try to close out the world around her, Hikaru is clearly a reclusive teen aged girl. And within her body resides another life-form known as Ciel, a hunter in search of an intergalactic murderer intent on wiping out humanity. In 7 Billion Needles, two lives share one heart as they race to protect each other and what they most cherish.
Modern day Japan is the stage for a new form of hard science-fiction, as author Nobuaki Tadano revisits one of the genre's Grand Masters, Hal Clement, in his debut work 7 Billion Needles. Loosely inspired by Clement's golden age title Needle, 7 Billion Needles follows the life of a teenage girl whose quiet boring days are dramatically changed when her body is possessed by an alien life form caught up in an intergalactic manhunt.
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Kickstarter funded Original English Language (OEL) manga.
The original Girls' Love/yuri graphic novel that exploded on Kickstarter!
Leo's the hottest senior at Princess Andromeda Academy, and her adoring fangirls have one goal: beat her in a road race and win the chance to date her! Unfortunately for them, the only thing Leo loves more than breaking hearts is her faithful motorcycle, Bethany. But when a mysterious girl named Vega takes Bethany away, Leo finds her heart may have been stolen, too.
This sharp and hilarious lesbian romcom is a bold new book for both yuri manga fans and readers hungry for English-original LGBT+ fun. As the industry leader in yuri manga, Seven Seas is proud to expand their line-up with the fantastic ROADQUEEN, and will release a new and complete edition of the book - with the first chapter printed entirely in color - into stores across North America and beyond.

Ghastly beheadings, bloody murders, and cold-hearted child abduction casesQprecocious high school student Shin'ichi Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforcement officials baffled. Hot on the trail of a suspect, Shin'ichi is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which physically transforms him into a grade schooler! Taking on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa, he attempts to track down the people that did this to him.

My hugging pillow turned into a really beautiful girl?! (She's not fake, she's human!) And apparently, this girl wants to marry me! I-I'm sure everything will turn out fine. There's nothing to worry about...

English translation of the Japanese manga Fujiwara Hakushaku no Junan (藤原伯爵の受難).
This volume splits the print omnibus collection of Count Fujiwara's Suffering back up into three single volumes.
As a noble cat, the Count knows a thing or two about living, but no one's lives are as strange as the Fujiwara sisters! Shizuka is only interested in live streaming for cheap online attention, and conflicted Yumeko is rather...fond of her big sister. Can Count Fujiwara handle these two perplexing humans, or will his meows fall on deaf ears?!

English translation of the Japanese manga Watashi no Suki na Hito.
Drawing on CLAMP's own personal experiences, The One I Love provides insight both into the creators' own lives, and into the oft-elusive concept of Love itself. This intimate collection of short stories and essays doesn't skirt issues at the heart of the matter such as insecurity, honesty, distance, independence, age, and--of course--marriage. This one-volume anthology comprises 12 individual stories, each of which consists of seven pages of manga and two pages of prose. There are also a total of ten (10!) pages of full color art which no CLAMP fan can be without!

English translation of the Japanese manga Risutorante Paradīzo (リストランテ・パラディーゾ).
From the author of not simple, House of Five Leaves, and Gente comes this powerful story. At the age of 21, Nicoletta travels to Rome to find her mother, Olga, who abandoned her long ago. Nicoletta finds her at Casetta dell'Orso, a charming little restaurant owned by Olga's husband. The staff of bespectacled gentlemen welcomes Nicoletta warmly, but Olga's reception is not so pleasant. Olga has never told her husband that she ever had children--and he must never know.
In exchange for Nicoletta's playing "the daughter of an old friend," Olga offers Nicoletta a place to live and an apprenticeship at the restaurant. Nicoletta fits in well among the unique personalities at Casetta dell'Orso. She gets along particularly well with the kindly headwaiter, Claudio, a divorced man who, after years, has still never taken off his wedding ring. As Nicoletta's feelings for Claudio become complicated, she finds a sympathetic ear in Olga, leading the estranged pair to form a friendship neither expected. But as they grow closer, the pressure exerted by the secret they share becomes too much to bear.

An apartment in Italy. In four of the rooms live four single men with singular personalities. Into this peculiar ménage steps an exchange student, the new tenant of the fifth room. Brought together by chance, friends by choice, they pursue their dreams together as the days drift gently by.

English translation of the Japanese manga Kirihito Sanka.
Kirihito Osanai is a young doctor who's just been introduced to the Monmow disease, which transforms humans into dog-like beasts and kills them within a month of the metamorphosis. While studying the pathology of the disease Kirihito himself becomes an unknowing guinea pig for his hospital's research into it. Under the auspices of research, Kirihito is sent to a remote village in the mountains, where he contracts the Monmow disease himself, and through a series of misfortunes, becomes estranged from his beautiful fiancee, Izumi Yoshinaga (the daughter of his hospital's Director and Chief Physician), and his close friend and rival, Urabe.