Sooooooooo, its Wednesday and that means Father Geek is here with Scott Green to bring you all a new, packed to the gills edition of The AICN Anime Report, a column filled to the brim with all the Anime/Manga related info you could possibily use; Gaming, Cards, Toys, Videos, DVDs, Comics, Theatrical Releases and more ALL in one convinent mid-week column. Annnnnnd now on with the regular show... take it away Scott...

Anime Spotlight: Rayearth

Released by Manga Entertainment

Rayearth is a three episode OAV (released direct to
video in Japan) alternate version of female manga team
CLAMP's Magic Knights Rayearth. Might Knights is a bit
the like a fantasy Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in that it
was a genre parody, with slightly over the top, but
charismatic, and believable characters, with some nice
twists and emotional impact. Rayearth, is a world
destroying, monkey's paw wish fulfillment, giant
symbiotic deities destroy Tokyo, tale of distilled
CLAMP angst (as in the movie telling of their
Apocalyptic destiny story X).

Three school girl friends, energetic Hiraku, haughty
but kind Umi, and introverted and stalwart Fu, are
about to graduate school, and go there separate ways.
After making a wish on a cherry tree to stay together,
things begin to go very wrong. Rather than the typical
anime schoolgirl occurrence of getting transported to a
mystical world, the mystical world of Cephiro begins to
transport itself over ours.

The point of an OAV series like Rayearth is the pop
from fans seeing a brilliant new paint job on a
familiar favorite. Even the stand alone nature of the
story mostly just applies the new venire. You get to
see popular characters rending in high quality
animation. The large budget tenants being eye catching
and complex, are applied to the fields of character
design, motion, and backgrounds. Rayearth fans will
enjoy the character looking their best.

The appropriate CLAMP trappings are all present:
falling cherry blossoms, Tokyo Tower, a pointlessly
cute mascot creature and in an Easter egg that will
please CLAMP fans, the girls' school uniforms suggest
that they attend the CLAMP Academy (an institution that
factors into a number of series in the creators' shared
universe).

Those unfamiliar with the original can enjoy the
animation spectacle and action, but there is little in
the cliff-note versions of the characters, or the
conceptually promising, but disjointed telling of the
story to become attached too. Like many CLAMP series,
Magic Knights Rayearth was bitter-sweet if not
downright tragic, but the OAV is oppressively overcast
(Not to mention an off-putting aspect of the series
where the heroines are Barbie-doll naked, and often
bleeding as they pilot their giant deities into
battle). The characters are is a constant state of
confusion, if not trauma, without the opportunity to
demonstrate any likable personality.

Anime Spotlight: Please Teacher
Volume 1: Hot For Teacher

Released by Bandai Entertainment

Getting caught in a supply shed has to be one of the
odder reasons for marrying someone. It's even stranger
when the groom is a contemplative high school student
who goes into a coma when he's depressed, and the bride
is an alien sleeper agent posing as a teacher. Once
again, anime has paired the geeky guy with the strange
woman, but as relationship comedies that skew towards a
male audience go, these tend to be sweeter than some of
the other configurations.

Please Teacher (also known as Onegai Teacher, a name
kept by ComicsOne.com's manga release of the title) is
set in low-key lake town at an undisclosed point in the
future (society and technology seems the current, the
only benchmark is an allusion to a 2009 manned mission
to Mars). Kei Kusangi is a subjectively fifteen year
old student who lives with his uncle, a doctor who
helps treat his coma inducing afflicting known as a
"standstill". After witnessing a space craft land in
the town's lake, Kei, sees a strange magenta haired
woman named Mizuho Kazami who later turns ups as his
new teacher, his neighbor, and then due to bizarre
circumstances and logic, his wife.

The first volume of Please Teacher, is a nice, slow
paced, relationship comedy. Kei is a bit whiny, but
not obtrusive. Kazami's day to day life is that of a
teacher (and not a bad depiction of such). Her
alien-ness provides her with motivation, history, and a
little yellow assistant creature/comedic device (good
for cute moments, impressions and random teleports).
Without being over-the-top or too much larger than life
she has some good distinguishing characteristics:
mostly a cool catch phrase, and an emotional attachment
to cult junk food Pokey(cookie sticks cover with
chocolate or other flavoring).

There is an interesting relationship between the
couple, that evolves a bit like reality TV forced
co-inhabitation, with the kind of the misunderstandings
found when two people try to strike up a close
relationship way too soon. It quickly goes from
awkward attempts at seduction (skin tight alien suit
that sprouts cleavage), to tit-for-tat willfully
ignoring the other person. There are plenty of
overplayed gags such as accident groping, or people
walking in on an innocent, but compromising
positioning, but Please Teacher also has some genuine
moments.

Please Teacher is a strangely mellow series. It is a
sitcom that doesn't go wild with its antics. There's
an extended scheme where Kei's friends turn up at
Kamazi's apparent, and despite the fact that Kei
performs the standard routine of hiding, dangling off a
balcony, falling, getting attached by a dog, the series
never seems to raise its heart beat. It starts too,
but after the commercial break cue, it's back to the
normal beat. This is partly due to a muted color
scheme, and partly due to calming background music,
which occasionally too closely resembles music from an
instructional video, but more often is just
threat-level-lowering.

This Week's Releases:

Anime

• Babel Ii - Fall Of The Tower
  
• Dragon Ball Z - Path To Power
  
• Dragon Ball Z - Path To Power (Uncut)
  
• Gun Frontier Vol. #1: Hopalong Harlock
  
• Idol Project - Final Concert (Vol. 2)
  
• Magic User's Club - Magic Boxed Set
  
• Rayearth
  
• Saiyuki - Journey Begins (Vol 1)
  
• Street Fighter Ii Collection
  
• Wild Arms - The Return Of Laila (Vol. 3)

Manga

• Junko Mizuno's Hansel And Gretel Gn
  
• Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol 7 Tp

Marvel will be releasing $0.25 the first issue of
Namor, which will feature illustration by Salvador
Larocca rather than manga artist Mizuki Sakakibara.
Marvel pull Mizuki Sakakibara from the title after
promoting her award winning, but not yet professionally
published work.

Hansel And Gretel is the second pop-grotesque fairy
tale by Junko Mizuno that Viz has released (the first
being href="http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=12197">Cinderalla)

Viz Confirms Kenshin Manga

Viz has confirmed that they will be releasing an
English adaptation of Ruruoni Kenshin. It is currently
undecided whether the series will be released as part
of the Shonen Jump manga anthology, or directly in
graphic novel collections.

Issue 7 of Shonen Jump will feature an article on the
title, will the series itself starting at a later date.

The popular samurai action series is the story of a man
who was a fear political assassin durin Japan's Meiji
revolt, who greeted the new era by adopting the life of
a wanderer, and vowing newer to kill again.

The manga diverges from the anime series after the
lengthy Kyoto story arc. The subsequent "Revenge"
story, in which Kenshin's actions as an assassin come
back to haunt him, is partially adapted by in the two
OAV anime series.

AniPike Return

The Anime Web
Turnpike,the portal that was once the a cornerstone
of anime online, has been updating by its new
management with new design and content.

Rumiko Takahashi News

Rumiko Tahashi creator of Ranma 1/2 and Inu-Yasha will
have a new anime adaptation of her work premiere this
summer as "Rumiko Takahashi Theatre".

The preview for the third Inu-Yasha movie, set to be
release this December is online at href="http://www.inuyasha-movie.com/">Inu-Yasha

Anime at Cannes

Anime News
Service reports out that in addition to Akira
creator Katsuhiro Otomo's Steamboy, the Madhouse file
Nasu-The Summer of Andalsia will be shown at the Cannes
film festival. Nasu-The Summer of Andalsia, a film
about bicycle racing directed by Kitaro Kosaka
(animation director for Princess Mononke) will be shown
with incomplete animation and music.

Icv2 reports a new
colaberation between Leiji Matsumoto, best known for
his space operas (Captain Harlocke, Battle Ship
Yamato/Star Blazers), and music group Daft Punk will
also be shown at Cannes. Matsumoto, and Daft Punk
previously colaberated on a series of music videos.

Hikaru no Go Manga Ends

Popular manga series Hikaru no Go has ended its 189
chapter run in Japan's Weekly Jump. A new one shot
story will be published this summer.
The series, which follows tournaments of the strategy
game go gained an addicted following with its intensity
and character work.

Spirited Away Moves Up in US Anime Ranking

Anime News
Service has pointed out Box Office Mojo says
Spirited Away has beaten the Digimon: Movie in box
office sales, making it the 4th highest grossing anime
in the U.S. and the second highest grossing film after
Pokemon. See the listing href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/anime.htm">here

production IG News

From Anime on
DVD's report of the Anime Boston Production IG
convention panel.

Going forward, Production I.G. will focus mainly on
feature films. They're making a sequel to "Ghost in the
Shell" which will be called "Ghost in the Shell:
Innocence" in Japan. The US title undecided as of
yet. They didn't want to call it "Ghost in the Shell
2" in Japan because the original "GitS" was not popular
in Japan, so calling the new movie "GitS 2" might
confuse or discourage potential viewers.
"GitS" did 10X better in the U.S. than Japan. It will
probably be released in Spring 2004 in Japan. Studio
Ghibli is just an investor in the production, they
aren't doing any of the actual work.

Regarding "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex",
Masamune Shirow has been deeply involved in its
creation, including writing a couple of episodes.
Each episode costs around 35,000,000 Yen to produce,
which is 2-3 times the "average" cost per episode for
televised anime, it's basically feature film quality.
An episode takes 3-6 months to create, but many are
done in parallel. Since Bandai Visual and Bandai
Entertainment (USA) put up some of the
funding for the show, they will be the ones to
distribute in the US, they don't need to acquire a
license to do so.

Prodiction I.G. is also working with John Carpenter on
an animated sequel to "Escape from New York",
apparently there was an accidental announcement about
this recently.

In response to an audience question: no sequel to FLCL
is planned.

"Love Hina Again" has been licensed, but they were
permitted to say by whom.

2003 Tezuka Award Winners

From Anime
News Network

Grand prize: Kiiroi Hon ("The Yellow Book") by Fumiko
Takano

Shinsei ("new hope") prize : Hikaru no Go, story by
Yumi Hotta and illustarated by Takeshi Obata

Short manga prize : Hisaichi Ishii

Special prize : Shigeru Mizuki

Upcoming Anime Releases

Bandai:

8/19

Saber Marionette J Ultimate Collection

9/2

.hack//SIGN vol 4.

Please Teacher vol 3.

CPM

8/10

DNA2: Crossfire (vol 4)

Hades Project Zeorymer: Extinction (vol. 2)

Machine Robo volume 2

Patlabor TV Vol. #6

Spirit Warrior: Revival of Evil (vol. 1)

9/9

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Unveiling (vol. 8)

10/14

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Revelation (vol. 9)

11/11

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Finale (vol. 10)

Pioneer

8/19

Ai Yori Aoshi: Truly Yours (vol. 4)

8/26

Haibane Renmei vol. 1

Mahoromatic: Something More Beautifu: Maid In Training
(vol. 1)

9/9

Cardcaptor Sakura vol. 17

Chobits: Love Defined (vol. 4)

Viz:

6/3
Inu Yasha Volume 6

6/10
Ranma Fovever Volume 7
Trouble Chocolate Volume 5

6/24
Pokemon: Crash of the Dairy
Inu Yash Volume 7

Box Sets

Pioneer will be releasing the following box sets on
July first: El Hazard: The Wanderers Box Set, El
Hazard: The Alternative World Box Set, Sol Bianca: The
Legacy Box Set, Adventures of the Mini Goddess Box Set
and NieA_7 Box Set .

Viz will be releasing a Ceres box set this summer.

Chobits Tops Best Seller List

TOKOPOP's release of Chobits v.5 was the #35
BookScanbest-selling adult trade fiction title on the
report for the week ending April 20, the only comic
title to make the list. The other four volumes please
of the in places between between 3 and 16 in the Adult
Fiction-Graphic Novel list.

Chobits is a rare shounen (boy's) work from CLAMP,
which is their typically innovative version of the boy
with bizarre girl series. In this case a young man
from the country finds his first computer/robot, which
happens to be a young woman, who begins showing signs
of free will.

Gustoon Collections Distributed by Diamond

Gustoon! Entertainmen has announced that Diamond Book
Distributors will be distributing their graphic novel
collection to book stores. Releases include the color
Fist of the North Star Master Editions, and the
collection of Raijin series.

In addition to the post apocaylptic martial arts epic
Fist of the North Sky, other announced collections
include its pulp prequel set in the 30's Fist of the
Blue Sky, popular highschool basketball drama Slam
Dunk, urban crime action City Hunter, and political
drama First President of Japan.

Dallas Middaugh's New Enterprise

Dallas Middaugh, the director of sales and marketing
for Viz during the company's big expansion has announed
the formation of href="http://www.rshift.com">Redshift, a company
dedicated to providing sales representation and
business development services with a focus on graphic
novels and animation. Comic book and graphic novel
publishers Slave Labor Graphics and Oni Press have
engaged Redshift to extend the publishers' reach into
mass market bookstores.

July Manga Releases

The following manga (comics) be released in the July
time frame.

Hightlight include the return of Fanboy Inc., the manga
adapations of anime series Brigadoon and Niea_7 from
TOKYOPOP, and a number of new series from Viz.

For a full list, or to pre-order them visit href="http://csls.diamondcomics.com/">your local
comic shop.

Comicsone.Com

ComicsOne.com's releases are a definite sign of their
announced slowdown/

The only new release is the Storm Riders Collected
Illustrations Book 3 hard cover.

Re-Releases include:

• Bride Of Deimos Gn #3
  
• Crayon Shinchan Gn #3
  
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Gn #2
  
• Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre Gn #3
  
• Iron Wok Jan Gn #2
  
• The Legendary Couple Gn #3
  
• Mega Dragon & Tiger Gn #3
  
• Onegai Teacher: Please Teacher Gn #1
  
• Red Prowling Devil #3 Gn
  
• Saint Legend Gn #1
  
• Storm Riders Gn #7
  
• The Story Of Tao Gn #1
  
• Weapon Of The Gods #5

Cpm Manga

Alien Nine Book 2 Gn
by Hitoshi Tomizawa

Aliens keep dropping from the skies and they're getting
more ferocious with every wave! Where are they coming
from, and why does the school depend on sixth grade
girls to fight the vicious beasts?

Record Of Lodoss War: Chronicles Of The Heroic Knight
Book Five

Dark Horse Comics

Collections:

3 X 3 Eyes: The Shadow Of The Kunlun
Yuzo Takada

Pai, the beautiful 300-year-old amnesiac mystic, and
her companion-cum-immortal slave, Tokyo student Yakumo
Fujii, may have found the clues they seek to help them
discover the secrets of the Sacred Land. Joined by the
dashing relic-hunter, Jake MacDonald, Yakumo and Pai
discover an ancient temple that may hold the key to
returning the Pai and Yakumo to their human forms.
However their journey of exploration becomes a fight
for survival as the pair are once again pitted against
the evil forces of Kaiyan Wang.

Astro Boy Volume 18
Osamu Tezuka

Club 9 Volume 2
Makoto Kobayashi

On sale August 20, SC, 192pg, b&w, $15.95-MATURE READERS
When country girl Haruo Hattori left the farm and her
nutty family for college in the big city-and we're
talking Tokyo big, folks-she promised to remain true to
her high school sweetheart, but that was before she
began work at Club 9, one of the hottest hostess bars
in the Ginza, where temptation rears its ugly head on a
nightly basis. Club 9 is a hilarious slice-of-life,
fish-out-of-water romp from the pen of What's Michael?
creator Makoto Kobayashi.

Cannon God Exaxxion: Stage 2

Gunsmith Cats creator Kenichi Sonoda continues his
giant gun scifi action.

Issues:

Blade Of The Immortal #80: Petals On The Wind One-Shot

Cannon God Exaxxion #15

Oh My Goddess! #99: The Phantom Racer Part 4 Of 4

Super Manga Blast! #34

Fanboy Entertainment

Angel's Wing #2
by Tetsuya Aoki

The exciting follow-up to last year's surprise hit
manga Angel's Wing! Join earthbound angels Mary and
Shion as they help the orphaned boy Ken on his quest to
find his long-lost father. Written and drawn by
Japanese manga sensation Tetsuya Aoki, one of the
original designers/creators of the Transformers and the
Power Rangers!
SC, 80pg, FC $7.95

Nozomi Volume 1 Gn
by Nao Yazawa

Follow the adventures of Nozomi, a shy young girl whose
life changes the day she wishes on a falling star. Her
wish is unexpectedly granted but not in the way she
expected. A playful demon comes to Earth to teach her
about love. the hard way. Written and drawn by the
creator of shojo manga Wedding Peach!
SC, 56pg, FC $5.95

Gutsoon! Entertainment

Baki The Grappler Volume 1 Tp
by Itagaki Keisuke

Filled with awesome, action-filled scenes of fighting
and wrestling, Baki the Grappler is
the story of a young man committed to becoming the
strongest person on Earth!

Fist Of The North Star: The Master Edition Volume 5 Gn
by Hara Tetsuo & Buronson

In a post-apocalyptic nightmare, a lone wanderer named
Kenshiro protects the innocent from evil with the
ultimate assassin's fighting style, Hokuto Shinken!

Raijin Comics #29-32
by Various

Featuring the prescient international intrigue of First
President of Japan! Also: Fist of the Blue Sky,
Slam Dunk, City Hunter, Revenge of the Mouflon,
Guardian Angel Getten, Keiji, Bow
Wow Wata and The Climber's Saga, with breaking video
game and anime news of RGA
Magazine, plus more!

I.C. Entertainment

Amerimanga #8

Hanaukyo Maid Team Volume 1 Gn
by Morishige

Obeying his deceased mother's wishes, Tarou Hanaukyo
journeys to Tokyo to live with his wealthy grandfather.
But life is anything but normal at the mansion, kept in
order by a horde of beautiful maids bent on showering
their young master with love and devotion!

Hyper Dolls Volume 5 Gn

Vampire Yui Volume 5 Gn
by Narumi Kakinouchi

You And Me Volume 6 Gn

Marvel Comics

Wolverine: Snikt! #3 (Of 6)

Cover By Tsutomu Nihei
Tsutomu Nihei (w & a)

In an alien land, against an army of inhuman enemies,
Wolverine's own humanity threatens to slip away as he's
overcome by a berserker rage. (the solicitations are
back to crediting Nihei as writer)

X-Men Unlimited #50

Cover by Katsuya Terada, written by Kazuo Koike

Renowned creator of the classic Japanese manga LOne
Wolf And Cub, Kazuo Koike steps in to bring his feudal
flair to X-Men Unlimited.

Quest #2 (Of 6) has art by Yuji Iwahara .

TOKYOPOP

Brain Powerd Volume 2 Gn (of 3)
by Yoshiyuki Tomino & Yukiru Sugisaki

Brigadoon Volume 1 Gn (of 3)

Earth has been engulfed by an unidentifiable mechanical
presence. This presence contains the Monomakia, a
living weapon, whose sole purpose is to track down
13-year-old Marin, an orphaned girl living in an
alternate version of Tokyo. Young Marin's only chance
to survive rests with Melan Blue, the Gun-Swordsman,
who is destined to protect her. With arms made of
weapons, the power of flight, and retractable body
armor, Melan is ready to defend his charge to the
bitter end.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Master Of The Clow Volume 6 Gn (of 6)
by CLAMP

Chobits Volume 7 Gn (of 8)
by CLAMP

Clamp School Detectives Volume 3 Gn (of 3)
by CLAMP

Digimon Volume 5 Gn (of 12)

Dragon Hunter Volume 2 Gn

Dragon Knights Volume 9 Gn (Of 17)
by Mineko Ohkami

Forbidden Dance Volume 1 Gn (of 3)

A dance-filled manga with a delicious twist!
When a young girl loses her confidence to dance, she
fears she'll never set foot on the stage again. But
when she falls in lust with an all-guy avant-garde
dance troupe and their leader, everything changes.
Soon, her primary goal in life is to join the troupe
and snag the guy. So what if she's missing a
Y-chromosome? She's got spunk, skill, and passion-and,
in the end, she hopes that love will conquer all.

G-Gundam Volume 2 Gn (of 3)
by Yadate & Tomino, Chiba, & Takayama, Tokita & Takayama

Gravitation Volume 2 Gn (of 12)
by Maki Murakami

Gto Volume 14 Gn (of 25)
by Tohru Fujisawa

Happy Mania Volume 3 Gn (5)

Initial D Volume 7 Gn (of 23)

by Shuichi Shigeno

I.N.V.U. Volume 3 Gn (Of 4)
by Kang Won Kim

Jing: King Of Bandits Volume 2 Gn (of 7)
by Yuichi Kumakura

King Of Hell Volume 2 Gn (of 3)
By Na In-Soo & Kim Jae-Hwan

Love Hina Volume 13 Gn (of 14)
by Akamatsu Ken

Lupin III Volume 6 Gn (of 14)
By Monkey Punch

Magic Knight Rayearth II Volume 1 Gn-New Printing

by CLAMP

Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu are Tokyo schoolgirls with nothing
else in common until one fateful day changes
everything: the three are summoned to the magical realm
of Cephiro and find that their lives are inexorably
intertwined. Princess Emeraude, whose willpower keeps
Cephiro safe, has been kidnapped by the sinister
Zagato, and the three girls must become the legendary
Magic Knights in order to save her. It's not going to
be easy, as Zagato has sent his most powerful minions
to stop the girls before they can fulfill their
destinies. Protected by an ancient wizard's blessing
and determined to find their way home, Hikaru, Umi,
and Fuu begin the adventure of a lifetime! New
pocket-sized format, in the traditional right-to-left.

Marmalade Boy Volume 8 Gn (of 8)
by Wataru Yoshizumi

Mars Volume 13 Gn (of 15)
by Fuyumi Soryo

Niea 7 Volume 1 Gn (of 2)

Mayuko is a girl from a poor family who longs to make a
change in her life. She goes to school and works
multiple jobs, but her freeloading roommate NieA
further complicates the situation. NieA is one of many
alien outcasts who have integrated themselves into
human society. Ironically, Mayuko feels more out of
place than NieA, but perhaps she can learn something
about herself from her irritating lodger.

Pet Shop Of Horrors Volume 2 Gn (of 10)
by Mari Akino

Count D and his exotic pets have a way of changing a
person's life for better or for worse.
Whether it is fulfilling one's deepest desire or
teaching an errant soul an important lesson in life,
his magic always comes with a price.

Rave Master Volume 4 Gn (of 18)

Rebound Volume 3 Gn (of 10)

Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 2 Gn (of 18)
by Kamijyo Akimine

Shaolin Sisters Volume 4 Gn (of 5)
by Narumi Kakinouchi

The Skull Man Volume 7 Gn (of 7)
by Kazuhiko Shimamoto with Shotaro Ishinomori

The Kindaichi Case Files: The Mummy's Curse Gn (volume
2 of 6)

The classic cases of boy detective Kindaichi! Hajime
and Miyuki are invited to a wedding involving a
pre-arranged marriage of their schoolmate, Wakaba
Tokita. The village the marriage is to take place in
is named after the six mansions positioned at the
corners of the village, forming the Star of David.
Each of the six houses is hiding a mummy, and each
mummy is missing a body part. Owners of these houses
are mysteriously killed one- by-one by the seventh
Mummy. The murders, Hajime discovers, are related to an
incident 27 years ago where villagers burned a church,
killing the priest and his seven daughters.

Tokyo Mew Mew Volume 3 Gn (of 4)

Vampire Game Volume 2 Gn (of 2)

Viz Communications

Animerica August 2003 Volume 11 #8

Animerica Extra August 2003 Volume 6 #8

In this issue: Short Program 2,Fushigi Yûgi, Video Girl
Ai, Steam Detectives, Marionette Generation and Banana
Fish

Shonen Jump September 2003 Volume 1 #9

Dragon Ball Z: Defeated by the Androids, Earth's heroes
regroup and plan their next move. and Piccolo makes the
fateful decision to rejoin his ancient nemesis
Kami-sama.

Yu-Gi-Oh!:

Over 60 pages! Yusuke's classmate Hanazaki
likes superhero comics, but can the super hero Zombire
save him from trouble in the real world? Yuyu Hakusho:
Yusuke's back, and now he's a "Spirit Detective"! His
first assignment is to get back three evil artifacts
from the demons Gouki, Kurama, and Hiei!

One Piece: Roronoa Zoro vs. Kabaji the Acrobat! Naruto:

To fight Zabuza, Kakashi unleashes the mystic powers of
his hidden left eye! Shaman King: With his soul
enslaved by an evil sorceress, a dead kung fu master
comes back as a rampaging zombie! His target: Yoh
Asakura!

Sandland: Rao, Beelzebub, and Thief find the source of
the river

The All-New Tenchi Muyô! Volume 2: Doom Time Gn
by Hitoshi Okuda

Super genius Washu invents a way to stop time, Galaxy
Police officer Mihoshi foils a bank robbery, cute
energy-eating robots invade Sasami's school and the
ruler of planet Jurai visits earth and promptly throws
a royal hissy fit. Plus, the first two chapters of the
epic Dark Washu saga.

Basara Volume 1 Gn

by Yumi Tamura

In the future, an apocalypse all but destroys the
world, throwing Japan into a pre-technological desert
wasteland where fierce kings use murder and destruction
to keep the terrified peasantry in line! When Tatara,
the prophesized "Child of Destiny" is born, his
twin sister Sarasa is witness to the seeds of hope also
born in the people of her town and the surrounding
country. But the Red King will not stand for the
sedition of this "Child of Destiny," and he ruthlessly
murders Tatara before the horrified eyes of the town.
Now the only thing that will keep the townsfolk from
being slaughtered as well is if Sarasa can pretend to
be her brother and lead the people of her village to
safer ground. But how long can Sarasa keep up the
pretense of being savior of the world?

Boys Over Flowers: Volume 1 Hana Yori Dango Gn
by Yoko Kamio

Tsukushi Makino has been accepted into the prestigious
Eitoku academy. >From a middle class background and
poor compared to her classmates, a diploma from Eitoku
would give her the freedom to become whatever she
wants. Life changes dramatically for Tsukushi when her
only friend, Makiko falls on Tsukasa Domyoji, the
explosive leader of the "F4," a group of the four most
handsome and richest young men at the school. Domyoji
refuses to accept Makiko's apology and Tsukushi steps
in to protect her friend. A red tag appears in
Tsukushi's locker the next morning - a sign from the F4
that she is to be bullied by the school.

Castle In The Sky Volume 1 Gn

by Hayao Miyazaki

The classic tale by the Academy Award-winning director
of Spirited Away! A legend of the days of the first
flying machines, where fantastic adventure takes to the
air in search of the Castle In The Sky! Pirates greedy
for treasure, and secret agents hungry for power, are
both chasing Sheeta, a young girl who wears a
mysterious blue stone around her neck. The stone's
power makes Sheeta defy gravity - and float down into
the life of Pazu, a tough young orphan boy inventor.
What ancient secrets link Sheeta's stone to the
incredible dangers and mysteries of the Castle In The
Sky?

Castle In The Sky Volume 2 Gn

Castle In The Sky Volume 3 Gn

Dragon Ball Z Volume 12 Gn
by Akira Toriyama

Volume 12 begins the Trunks saga, and the portion of
Dragon Ball Z told in Shonen Jump.

Excel Saga Volume 1 Gn

by Rikdo Koshi

Today the city - tomorrow, the world! That's the plan
of Il Palazzo, the haughty, pretty-boy leader of
Across, a secret society based somewhere deep beneath
the streets and sewers of Fukuoka, Japan. Across begins
its bid for global domination with just two members -
Il Palazzo and Excel, the teenaged girl smitten with
him. After setting up house, Il Palazzo explains that
the budget for world conquest and for room and board
must be kept separate. They hope their neighbors will
overlook the irregularities of their comings and
goings; not to mention the sound of screams, struggles,
and gasoline explosions!

Flame Of Recca Volume 1 Gn

by Nobuyuki Anzai

Meet Recca Hanabishi, a regular high-school kid who
hopes one day to become a ninja. Suddenly, he
discovers he's had super ninja secret powers all along!
Together with his friends, Recca slowly learns how to
navigate the ancient and oft-times arcane world of
ninja warriors. Not only does he already possess the
skills of a ninja, he also harbors the ability to
control fire. On the day he pledges his undying ninja
allegiance to a pretty classmate named Yanagi
Sakoshita. What's the deal with Fuko Kirisawa? Does she
want to smash our hero to smithereens, or does she
simply want to kiss him?

Gundam: The Origin Volume 6 Gn
by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Gundam Wing: Episode Zero Gn-Second Edition
by Katsuyuki Sumisawa & Akira Kanbe

Resourceful young pilots from the colonies - including
a war orphan, a former child assassin, and the child
of a traveling circus - answer the call to fight back
against the tyrannical United Earth Sphere Alliance.
As children, each of the Gundam pilots endured
hardships that would have broken the will of any normal
person. Visit a time in the pilots' youth when the
events of a universe gone mad makes desperation just
another part of daily life.

Hamtaro Abc Book Sc
by Ritsuko Kawai

Hamtaro, Let's Play! Volumes 1-3 Tp's
By Ritsuko Kawai

Hamtaro Board Game Book

Naruto Volume 1: The Tests Of The Ninja Gn
by Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto learned the truth about the spirit of the demon
fox sealed within him, but it didn't change his goal to
win the respect of the village by becoming the greatest
ninja ever! First he must pass the test to enter the
Ninja Academy; deal with his would-be rival,
Konohamaru; and learn to get along with his new
classmates. Assigned to a three-person team, Naruto
must survive a test against an upper-level ninja
instructor. But only two people can pass... which one
will fail?

No. 5 Volume 2 Gn
by Taiyo Matsumoto

In this second volume, with No.'s 8 and 9 down for the
count, No. 5 continues his battle against the forces of
the Rainbow Council. In a world that has become 70%
harsh desert, the Rainbow Council of the International
Peace Keeping Forces, a team of super-powered global
security guardians, have a growing crisis on their
hands. No. 5, one of their own and known within the
council as their top marksman, has left his post and
gone rogue. It's up to the other guardians to track him
down - but No. 5, with his mysterious companion
Matroshka, won't go down without a fight.

A review of the first volume can be seen href="http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=12149">here

Project Arms: The First Revelation Volume 1: Awakenings
by Ryoji Minagawa

From the creators of Spriggan (Striker by Viz) comes a
new tale of nano-machines, cybernetic assassins,
powerful telekinetic opponents, and a secret
organization dedicated to bring forth the next
evolution of man!

Silent Mobius Volume 11: Hell Gn
by Kia Asamiya

Tuxedo Gin Volume 1 Gn

by: Tokihiko Matsuura

High school student Ginji Kusanagi has just met the
girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, Ginji is dead!
Trapped between life and death, Ginji encounters a
strange being who offers him a loophole in the cycle -
if he is reincarnated as an animal and lives out it's
natural life, then he may be reborn back into his
original body. Ginji still wants to go on that first
date with Minako, so goes through with the deal.
Although Ginji is still sentient and thinks like his
former human self, in his new life as a penguin, he
can't talk to humans anymore. In this most silly of
romantic love-comedies, is there a chance for love to
bloom between a boxing penguin and a beautiful girl!?

Wedding Peach Volume 1 Gn

by Sukehiro Tomita & Nao Yazawa

In a world where the wedding chapel has become a war
zone between good and evil, three young girls transform
themselves into mighty morphin' warriors of love!
Wedding Peach features first-year middle-school student
Momoko Hanasaki and her two friends Yuri and Hinagiku -
who transform into demon-fighting super-powered angels!
One day, cute little Momoko Hanasaki is mooning over
the captain of her school's soccer team. And the next
day she's fighting evil as the angelic Wedding Peach.
Here for the first time in the U.S. is the original
issue of Wedding Peach and her friends, Angel Lily and
Angel Daisy. Together they unite to battle the wicked
Rain DeVilla. Will the power of love help them save the
day? Only Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty,
knows for sure.