Kodansha Comics

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Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake ! “I want more than words of love…" Now living with Itsuomi, Yuki has begun thinking of her new apartment as a treasured, shared space. Perhaps, this is even where she belongs… With her feelings for Itsuomi only growing in response to his revelation about his plans for the future, the two decide to step one more step to deepen their bond…!

Creative Team

• AYusuke Nomura

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A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker, in this Squid Game –meets–World Cup manga, now available in print! Anime airing now! HOW GREEDY CAN YOU BE? Only fifteen minutes remain in the first match of the U-20 World Cup. Japan is far ahead with three points, but neither side is ready to call it a day. Team Blue Lock is determined to keep Nigeria goalless, while Nigeria is fired up by Isagi's challenge to come and surpass him. Even as this drama is unfolding on the field, Buratsuta is kicking off his “Side B” project behind the scenes...

Creative Team

• AYusuke Nomura

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Blue Lock ’s most thrilling soccer moments in brilliant color! Nine of the greatest chapters about the German wildcard Michael Kaiser from the global smash hit soccer manga Blue Lock , meticulously colorized and coming to you in a comics trade–sized paperback. Just in time for the World Cup comes this full-color collection, compiling nine highlights from the story of his majesty, the emperor of the pitch, Michael Kaiser. Includes new colorizations of nine thrilling chapters: Chapter 156: "Bastard" Chapter 157: "Kaiser" Chapter 162: "Kaiser Impact" Chapter 220: "Seesaw Game" Chapter 243: "Wizard and Blue Rose (Pt. 2)" Chapter 260: "Piece of Trash" Chapter 261: "Malice" Chapter 266: "Super Star" Chapter 294: "Champion" Plus an exclusive criminal background check.

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Winner of the Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... Now a hit anime! Yatora studies hard and gets good grades, and he parties hard, staying out late drinking and watching soccer with his friends. He checks all the boxes he needs to be the perfect high school student. But it all starts to feel empty, and he begins to wonder what part of his life expresses who he is...or even if he has a unique voice at all. Then he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage, unforgiving, and exhilirating creating art can be!

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These innovative full-color edutainment books are baby's first manga! Based on the groundbreaking series Cells at Work! , these beginner-level comics take kids on an exiting adventure while learning about the human body. Getting Back Up Red Blood Cell and White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) expand their team to battle against the flu and food poisoning. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, the body bounces back to health! An action-packed educational manga for kids!

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What would you risk to rule the world? Dive back into the imagination of bestselling manga creator Hiro Mashima ( FAIRY TAIL , EDENS ZERO ) with a new fantasy adventure that pits the aspiring young denizens of Hell against each other in a battle royale to claim the ultimate prize...Earth itself! Welcome to Dead Rock, the underworld's top educational institution! A spot at this training facility for demonic mischief is all the young demon Yakuto has ever wanted, but in Hell, there's no such thing as an easy A. Plenty of Yakuto's fellow prospects won’t survive the entrance exam, and even fewer will make it to graduation. So why bother? The prize, for those who survive this death game through perdition, is the world, in the palm of their hand!

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• AAtsuo Ueda

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A wizard's job is never done! Get fired up for the official sequel to Fairy Tail, with story and layouts by original creator Hiro Mashima himself. ENTER THE FIRE DRAGON The battles between Fairy Tail and Diabolos continue to rage in the labyrinth, with both sides beating the living daylights out of each other. Selene’s enjoyment of the violent spectacle comes to a screeching halt when the fire dragon god Ignia suddenly appears, throwing the worst wrench in her plans. Natsu, of course, is instantly fired up to fight Ignia, but Ignia’s got plans of his own--secret plans that may spell disaster for all!

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The hit comedy manga comes to print by popular demand! Swimsuits! Ramen! Dumb jokes! Beer! Uncomfortable nudity! After graduating from an all-boys' high school, Iori Kitahara moves away from home to go to college in a seaside town. He's eager to start a new chapter in his life--one filled with dreams of reinventing himself, meeting beautiful girls, and reveling in his youth. But when his new abode is his uncle's dive shop, Iori's college debut doesn't turn out as glamorously as he planned! Can Iori keep himself afloat, or will the booze-fueled antics of his university's diving club wash him away?! A coming-of-age tale with beer, bums, and the Grand Blue!

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Remember me? Relive Takumi Fujiwara's journey from tofu delivery boy to street-racing legend in an all-new, large-sized, 2-in-1 print edition of the series that made Japanese street racing into a worldwide phenomenon. Contains a new translation of Initial D Vol. 23-24. Takumi Fujiwara spends a lot of time behind the wheel. His tofu delivery job sends him racing down the treacherous roads of Mount Akina, and without even realizing it, Takumi has mastered racing techniques that take most drivers a lifetime to learn. Of course, none of his friends realize this. They're all too busy watching the Akina Speed Stars, the local street racing team. When the legendary Red Suns show up to challenge the Speed Stars, the rival team obsesses over a phantom car, the Trueno Eight-Six, seen racing through the mountain roads. Who is the driver, and will they take on the dangerous challenge? This edition is still running in the '90s but features a refreshed translation and lettering for the 2020s, as well as a special large size.

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Playboy Kanemaru falls head over heels for international student Liu, but every time the two boys try to get close to each other for a little smooch, the universe tries to tear them apart in the most wild and wacky ways! A zany BL romcom that’ll leave you laughing and cheering on our leading men to the bitter end. Kanemaru, a chronic serial dater, takes an interest in Liu, a transfer student at his college who works at his favorite Chinese eatery. But just as Kanemaru works up the courage to ask Liu out, they're suddenly attacked by a gang of kidnappers! Each and every time the stars align and things start to heat up between the two, a wild and unpredictable predicament just so happens to get in the way... But even with the entire universe seemingly against him, Kanemaru is determined to do whatever it takes to get his man and land a kiss on Liu’s lips—even if it kills him!

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From the acclaimed shojo creator of Those Not-So-Sweet Boys, Love in Focus , and That Wolf-Boy Is Mine! comes a new high school manga filled with taboo thoughts and curiosities. This love triangle is not so simple! After her divorced parents remarry, Yui returns to her hometown for the first time in eight years. She has not seen her older brother, Hayato, during that time, so she is amazed to see how popular and grown up he has become. She also bumps into her childhood friend, Ritsu, who she remembers as a crybaby, and almost doesn't recognize him. Now living with her brother again, she can't help but notice her heart fluttering with each interaction. Does this mean she might like him?! Knowing how taboo these thoughts are, Ritsu suggests he and Yui date as a way to nip her feelings for Hayato in the bud. Yet this family tree may not actually be as simple as it seems… Japanese title: Bokura no suki wa warikirenai

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The unforgettable classic shojo manga about two young people against the world who overcome their pain by relying on each other returns, in a glittering metallic hardcover with all-new cover illustrations and translation! Kira's life has been marked by pain. Gang violence took her father when she was young, and her mother's remarriage only inflicted even more appalling scars. She has no trust left to offer the world, so when a ravishingly handsome boy asks her for directions one day, she draws a map and hands it to him without a word. On the other side of the map is one of her drawings, which catches the eye of the boy, a motorcyclist named Rei. When the two end up in the same class, an outrageous incident will bind them together—Rei promising to model for Kira, in exchange for more of her art. But Rei has also suffered a family tragedy that has worn down his temper to a short, flashing fuse. Can these two damaged souls with nowhere else to turn heal each other, or will they burn themselves out first? Upon its release in English in 2002, MARS quickly became of the best-selling shojo manga of all time, on par with Nana . But this beloved classic has been out of print for decades—until now. Kodansha is bringing MARS back for its 30th anniversary with an all-new translation in collectible, 2-in-1 hardcovers featuring glittering metallic covers and new cover illustrations from creator Fuyumi Soryo. The new edition will be complete in 8 volumes.

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A hilarious manga farce with rivalries, misunderstandings, and one beautiful monster. An elegant vampire thinks he's hiding in plain sight as a high school teacher—but his secret identity isn't fooling anyone, and his students love being taught by a suave bloodsucker. With the age when a respectable vampire could live as a local lord with the fear and respect of the peasantry long since past, one vampire chooses modern Japan to hide in plain sight, drinking tomato juice and teaching at a high school under the name Yoshiya Vamp (smooth). "Mr. Vamp" thinks he's the cleverest immortal under the sun (figuratively speaking), but his supportive students all know his "secret," and his coworkers may not all be human, either… A pretty and silly new vampire comedy for fans of BL-adjacent supernatural manga like A Vampire in the Bathhouse .

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The beloved fantasy manga returns in a hardcover omnibus edition featuring a completely original translation and new cover designs. Before life as we know it, there existed entities that don't obey the laws of our reality—primordial beings known as mushi . In Japan, a man named Ginko wanders the land, investigating incursions by mushi into the human world—and by us into theirs. He is a mushi master…a mushi-shi . Includes Japanese volumes 7-8 in a premium casewrap hardcover featuring a new to English cover illustration.. Though invisible to most, tiny creatures known as mushi lurk beneath the surface of everyday reality. They exert a strange and occasionally terrifying influence on people's lives, and only experts known as mushishi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them. A mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurences: a young man who dreams the future; a child with horns growing from his forehead; a boy with the power to write creatures into being; and more... Upon its release in the 2000s, Mushishi earned global acclaim for its poetic episodic storytelling and delicate, beautiful artwork, winning the Japan Media Arts Prize, selection as a Best Manga by the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, and recommendation as a top read for teens by the American Library Association. The series inspired two TV anime adaptations in 2005 and 2014 and a live-action film directed by the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of AKIRA . Unfortunately, after being out of print for 15 years, English copies of Mushishi became as elusive as the strange creatures that populate its pages--until now. Kodansha's new edition of Mushishi features an all-new translation and lettering, and beautiful color pages and cover illustrations never seen in the U.S. before.

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The new shonen action manga from the creator of Magi is here! Musashi is a teenager living under demon rule. As children, he and his best friend made a promise: to become the greatest warriors in the world and overthrow the demons. But life intervenes, and five years later, he finds himself about to become a miner. Yet can Musashi truly be satisfied with a "normal" life? THE LONGEST NIGHT The Obsidian Eight have succeeded in pulling off their master stroke, the Great Chain. As the Dark Demon God expands to fill the entire sky, an endless night descends upon the Land of the Setting Sun, and people begin displaying strange symptoms. All of humanity’s hopes now lie in the hands of an estranged group of friends...the Five Heroic Generals!

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The beloved webtoon finally comes to print in a beautiful new full-color edition! A cheerful high school girl, Saki, confesses her love to a pretty upperclassman only to find out her senpai's actually a cross-dressing boy ( otokonoko ). But Saki has competition for the heart of her daring classmate in the form of Hanaoka's devoted best friend... The romcom manga about vibrant, messy, adolescent love makes the move from digital hit to collectible paperback! First-year high school student Saki is head-over-heels for the older Makoto. After all, this senpai is tall, beautiful, and oh-so-cool... Who wouldn’t fall for a girl like her? The bright and bubbly Saki doesn't hesitate to confess her feelings. But Makoto turns her down, because Makoto isn’t a girl, but rather a cross-dressing boy! Second-year Makoto is used to the negatives that come with his love of cross-dressing: harsh gossip from his classmates, the disapproval of his mother... Most of his classmates already know, but still, when he tells Saki, he expects her to be disgusted. Yet Saki's feelings only grow stronger, and she says she doesn’t care about Makoto's gender expression. In fact, she's determined to win him over and become his first love! Caught between the straightforward Saki and his overly protective childhood friend Ryuji--who may have feelings for Makoto of his own--Makoto must navigate a complicated love triangle and chart his own course to happiness.

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Don't miss the ultimate retrospective art book from manga's cyberpunk prophet. More than 260 illustrations from Dominion , Appleseed , Intron Depot , and, of course, The Ghost in the Shell are presented, restored to their full-color glory, in a large-sized hardcover. In the dawn of the information age, when the reach of the global net was limited to a few computers scattered in institutional facilities and the homes of committed enthusiasts, one artist pointed the way to the future. From his debut work, depicting a world in the grip of a titanic, manipulative computer dubbed "Nemesis" (Black Magic), and his buddy cop thriller, pairing a human SWAT officer with a full-body cyborg (Appleseed), to the rollicking adventures of a "tank police" unit fighting the villainous organization Buaku (Dominion), and his immortal masterpiece that set the global standard for all cyberpunk to come (The Ghost in the Shell)—and beyond—the inscrutable genius Shirow Masamune has shaped the look, feel, and concerns of modern science fiction in ways few living people can equal. Admired by filmmakers, futurists, authors, and artists, Shirow has published many art books, but most of his color pieces only existed as rare treasures in expensive collections—until now. Artworks in the Shell features over 260 full-color illustrations—including four stunning fold-out mega-spreads—from all four decades of Shirow's career, painstakingly restored for a 2025 retrospective exhibition in Tokyo. Dynamic, cool, enigmatic, erotic, and comedic, tracking every one of Shirow's innovative analog and digital techniques, this is the ultimate showcase of a creator whose curiosity and fearlessness have made him a legend.

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Rediscover the magic of self-discovery with Amu Hinamori and friends in a refreshed edition of this classic magical-girl manga, featuring new covers and updated translation! Collects the story from Shugo Chara! 7–8 of the manga. A Black Cat Brings Bad Luck There’s a connection between Ikuto and Tadase, and Amu is curious to find out more. One day, Ikuto suddenly slinks into Amu’s bedroom. She lets him take refuge for a few days but feels uneasy dealing with secrets and lies. Finally, Tadase tells Amu about his history with Ikuto the black cat. Will this shocking revelation result in a love triangle, complicating Amu’s affections for those who are near and dear to her heart? Contains volumes 7 and 8 of the classic manga.

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The manga about a dangerous love between killer and heiress that went viral in Japan! A condemned criminal and a wounded, wealthy daughter are lost somewhere between an unchangeable past and an uncertain future in Snow & Ink, a mysterious human drama that combines the melancholy atmosphere of My Happy Marriage with a historical flavor and a journey full of twists. Sentenced to death for the crime of sadistically killing his entire village, Neneo is all but ready to accept his unfortunate fate when he is mysteriously bought and saved by the wealthy heiress Freya. Emotionless and numb to the world, Freya is also an outcast, hiding deep wounds of her own. Unfazed by the tales of Neneo's crimes, she enlists him to accompany her in her exile to the far north. As this unlikely pair, both shunned by a cold world, venture together into the deep snow, they begin to find warmth in each other. But the past won't let itself be so easily forgotten...

Creative Team

• ATaiki Kawakami

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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 elves and magic, he's a little disappointed to find he's become a blind, boneless slime monster. The Newest Demon Lord Arrives! Now that things have mostly been settled with Hinata, its time for Rimuru to announce his rise to Demon Lord to the world. Thus, Tempest prepares to hold a ceremony, inviting other countries to attend. Will the nation of monsters be able to convince people to respect its right to exist and its leader, though? It certainly seems like Rimuru has his work cut out for him.

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Two rival schools stand next door to each other: one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in the rough, and one of those girls might be a little more open-minded than is proper ... This cute and twisty manga spin on Romeo and Juliet is the latest hit in Japan, coming to print from a successful digital-first release! An honor not dreamt of… A thoughtful Valentine’s Day gift from Kaoruko shows Rintaro a side of her he’d never seen before and inspires him to start forging a path forward. The real push, however, comes from a trip to the pastry shop his family visited during one of the darker days of his childhood. As Rintaro comes face to face once again with the pâtissier who’d been his idol all those years ago, what new discoveries could be in store…?

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In this new harem rom-com manga, a lonely, rich kid's heart is stolen away by an angelic voice on a livestream. He only knows her as "Apollo," and he's dedicated himself to finding her... But his own haughty rough edges are his worst enemy! From the creator of Senryu Girl comes a high school farce set against the backdrop of Japanese voice acting, pop music, VTubers, and radio! At the end of a difficult day, the haughty but purehearted rich kid Arisu found his only solace in the voice of another girl his age, who hosted a livestream under the pseudonym "Apollo." Then, one day, the broadcasts stopped. Arisu has dedicated the years since then to finding Apollo's true identity, and he's narrowed it down to one particular high school. He transfers in as a student and figures it'll be a cinch--but then discovers it could be any of the girls in the broadcasting club! And the real Apollo isn't talking for reasons of her own! These four girls have no use for Arisu's personality, but they each harbor dreams of using their voices to build a career, and they sure could use his money... Can the blunt and blustering Arisu buy his way into the club's good graces, and find the real girl attached to his dream voice?

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A pure childhood friends-to-lovers BL series with detailed, cute, and dynamic artwork, perfect for fans of Love on the Horizon , My Summer of You , and Sasaki and Miyano . Finding Answers Together Akita might have found out that Kazuho and Tokio are dating! Should they confirm his theory or not? If they tell him, will he accept their relationship? It's scary, but instead of going it alone like he did in middle school, Kazuho decides to find all the answers to things both happy and troublesome together with Tokio.

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A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be. This lushly-drawn story has won an Eisner Award and a Harvey Award, and was voted one of the top 10 manga of the year in 2018 by the Japanese manga industry. SILVER MAGIC IN THE AIR Despite everyone working together—even evading the Knights Moralis—to put “Operation Valence Leech Counterclock” in motion, the witches can’t beat nature, and the wind persistently foils their attempts to form the parade floats into the perfect circle they need for casting. But Coco has an idea, and she and Agott launch themselves into the air… Will they be able to whip the plan back into shape? Will Custas be able to save Dagda? What do the Brimmed Caps want from this situation? The festival is about to begin…