Takako Shimura

Matt Thorn

Shuichi, a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino, a girl who wants to be a boy, become friends in junior high school, where they tackle problems such as gender identity, love, social acceptance, and puberty.

Volume two

Wandering Son

In the latest volume, love is in the air - it's in the trees and on the streets. It's hanging on the walls and piled in great heaps on the floor. Or is it really love? The sixth and seventh graders don't really know, but something is definitely off. They can't sleep, they grin, they blush like idiots and get angry for no reason. And it isn't even spring. Book four revolves around an unfortunate love triangle between Nitori-kun, Takatsuki-san and Chiba-san...there is a certain grimness as they say goodbye to elementary and don the (highly gender specific) garb of junior high.

Volume four

Moto Hagio

Ten manga tales span the creator's entire career--from "Bianca" (1970) to "The Willow Tree" (2007)--and include the mind-bending, full-color title story as well as a full-length interview with the author.

Moto Hagio's a Drunken Dream and Other Stories

Gerard Jones

Rumiko Takahashi

A collection of stories about the adventures of Ranma, a young martial artist who turns into a girl when he gets wet.

Ranma 1/2

The romantic (sort of) comedy Maison Ikkoku, from beloved creator Rumiko Takahashi (InuYasha and Ranma 1/2), is presented in a new version in its original episodic order! Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya. How can Yusaku and Kyoko ever be alone when the motley crew at Maison Ikkoku are always inviting themselves to every get-together and social event? When Kyoko and Yusaku finally have some one-on-one time, their housemates' gossip and meddling leads them to learn the hard way that home is where the heart is!

Maison Ikkoku

Yusaku's attempts to study get off to a bad start when he falls head-over-heels for the new manager, and he's a far, far way from winning her heart. For Kyoko already has somebody else on her mind...a mysterious "Mr. Soichiro," who is...her pet dog!?! Funny, touching, and a tad off-kilter, MAISON IKKOKU is the great Rumiko Takahashi at her very best.

Pity poor Genma Saotome, who once took treats from baby son Ranma with impunity, but now gets pummeled instead. Will the dreaded Cradle from Hell technique teach the boy respect?

Matt Thorn

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