Wanna Be Hero
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Ever since he was a child, Tachibana Hideo has wanted to become a superhero like in the TV shows he watched. After he graduated from high school, he got into the Kantou Films School to chase this dream. In the summer beforehand, he managed to get a part-time job as a costumed villain for a "Crashman" heroes live show. Unfortunately, he got a little too into it, kicked the heroic "Crash Pink" in the face, and got himself fired. As he later discovered, Crash Pink was his future classmate and aspiring actress, Mutou Sakurako! Livid that he'd dare damage her precious face, she insisted that he make up for the injury, mostly by putting up with her constant efforts to torment him. But as they spend time together, could something much sweeter than mutual annoyance be growing between them? (Source: MU)
Kaitou Lupin Den: Aventurier
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The story is set in France in the early 20th century, called the Belle Epoque (Beautiful Era). In the country of art that boasts the splendor, there was a thief, who repeatedly involved in stealing in genius ways. The protean and elusive man, in appearance was a Modus Operandi, fearless, twisted, and extremely bizarre. The name of the thief with a thousand names and faces is Arsene Lupin! A classic of Maurice Leblanc has been revived by Morita Takashi! (Source: MU)
Genocider
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Violence, abduction, extortion, drugs, blackmail… This gang will do literally anything for money. One day, they kidnap a young girl, physically and mentally destroying her in the process. Seeing what was done to his beloved daughter, the girl's father loses his sanity, his anger turning into an obsession to find and torture every member of the gang, to ensure they die in the worst imaginable ways. Fires of revenge rage in his heart, and keep escalating…. How will this tale of revenge end?
Hokago! Dungeon High School
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Every day is like a RPG game at the Dungeon High School! Located on remote Gengoro Island on the Pacific off Shikoku Island, is no ordinary school. It hosts ancient ruins, secret treasure, and humongous monsters! (Source: MU)
The Tale of the Afterlife
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This series takes place in an ancient city where only spirits live and no human knows that even this city exists. so join the story of the spirits, the tale of the afterlife!! (Source: Batoto) Volume 8: Ame to Sarutahiko (pilot)
Dr. DMAT: Gareki no Shita no Hippocrates
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General Practitioner Yakumo Hibiki found himself assigned to the DMAT: Disaster Medical Assistance Team, a special unit of the exceptional methods rescuers. Called only on accidents under extreme conditions, its members must react quickly and must know always keep their composure. Immersed in this new life that he never imagined, Hibiki will face this harsh new reality, its doubts and its fears. One hesitation would cost the death for the victims present at the scene of accidents. (Source: Manga News)
Bamboo Blade C
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Third installment of Totsuka-sensei's series about high school girls practicing Kendou.
Moonlight Shogi
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One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims he trained with Sankichi in Kochi, and now he's ready to skip the early steps of becoming one of the elite. People are understandably skeptical, but Shousuke begins to beat the skilled players they match him up with. Some are unhappy about an outsider coming into their hierarchy at a high level, but will they be able to stop his rise? The future is full of the internal politics of the shogi world and exciting shogi matches!
Kakeru
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Daiba Kakeru has always felt like he entered a new world whenever he ran. Tiring himself out by running would cause something like a runner’s high and his five senses would go into overload, causing them to be hyper sensitive. He would be able to notice tiny details, hear ridiculously faint or far sounds and his body’s reaction time would be incredibly quick. Kakeru has had a crush on his classmate Natsume for months now and he's finally able to ask her out, only to find out that she ran away from home that same night. But Kakeru picks up on the subtle clues left behind and realizes Natsume was kidnapped. With the help of his resourceful science teacher Nezu Michiko, Kakeru uses his love as a motivation and hyper senses to track down Natsume.
Caramel Kitsch Yuugekitai
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One day, a blue moon appeared, and all the cities and most of the people disappeared. Now the children that have been born since then are 13! The tale of the strange and slightly painful days of three middle school girls in the countryside.
Coffee & Cat
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After failing his college exam, Nishikori Kon took his pet cat and fled. He ended up going from Kyoto to Mount Hakodate in Hokkaido. At his wits end, he was picked up by a young man named Tachikawa Ayakane, who hired him on the spot to work at his and his brothers' café (though his older brother hates the word 'café') "Coffee & Cat." It turns out Ayakane was so impressed with Kon's pet cat's appearance that he wanted him to get the unkempt 5 cats of the establishment in order. Now Kon serves all the cats, but he has a secret the brothers don't know. Kon can actually see cats as human beings and understand their speech! Kon and his pet cat's new lifestyle is just beginning! (Source: MangaHelpers)
Diary of the Reflected Rabbit
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In the Meiji restoration period of Japan, the government bans ghost stories and tales about demons. Despite this, a rental book shop called “the Reflected Rabbit” lends out books about ghouls and ghosts to its patrons.
Hibi Rock
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The story follows the adventures of a boy who until has rock music, he manages to survive everything: to the school, which for him is very hard, to bullies, to the fact of not having a girlfriend.
Majestic Prince
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In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are artificially raised and trained to be pilots of armed robots "AHSMB (Advanced High Standard Multipurpose Battle Device). This is a story about one of the teenage "Princes," Hitachi Izuru, who studies in an academic city Grandzehle. (Source: MAL News)
Apocrypha Getter Robo Darkness
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Eight years prior to the story, explosions caused by scientists at the foot of Mt. Asama which caused a meltdown of Getter Ray energy that spread throughout all of Japan. People throughout the world began to experience some extreme mutations from the irradiation of Getter Energy that caused them to fuse with machinery and organic material and were dubbed the Idea. To combat them the Getter Robo is created by the organization GETTER and three pilots: Ryo, Hayato, and Musashi are recruited to pilot it and battle the Idea.
Lawman
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Lawman is actually a series of short stories based on the same character, Sozo Irie, avenging the pay of the Japanese government. This is an interesting work that exemplifies the work of Itoh: good characterization, different stories, good character design and action scenes very well taken.
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