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Friday, February 26, 2010

ANIME novels you don't want to miss!!

 RAMPAGE VOL. 1
Written and illustrated by Yunosuke Yoshinaga

China: 184 A.D., a time of great turmoil. A young drifter named Zhang Fei stumbles upon a slaughtered village and encounters the volunteer army of Liu Bei. He joins them in time to help in the defense of a walled city. But later, while attempting to save the life of a little girl, he's struck by an arrow and thrown off a cliff. Rescued by two wizards, he is revived and given great powers. But the price could cost him his very soul!


 STOLEN HEARTS VOL. 1


Written and illustrated by Miku Sakamoto

Everyone's afraid of Koguma—the biggest, most intimidating guy at school. So when Shinobu accidentally spills milk on his bag, you can bet she's pretty scared. It turns out the bag contains an antique kimono, of all things. It belongs to Koguma's grandmother, who runs a kimono shop. To make up for ruining the outfit, Shinobu's will have to start modeling kimonos as part of grandma's big plan to market her products to younger customers. And in the process, Shinobu's about to discover a whole new side to the guy everyone else fears.

 APOTHECARIUS ARGENTUM VOL. 9




Written and illustrated by Tomomi Yamashita

Argent and Princess Primula are under arrest for the murder of Prince Lorca! Of course they aren't guilty, but that doesn't matter to those who are trying to usurp the throne. If the King doesn't wake up from his coma in a week, Primula's cousin, Trildan, is going to become King of Beazol. Will he finally be able to carry out his plans to destroy the kingdom?


OH! MY BROTHER VOL. 2



Written and illustrated by Ken Saito


With all of the excitement surrounding the culture festival, Masago didn't study at all for her tests. So, when the spirit of her brother Shiro offers to take the tests for her, she lets him. Now that Masago has perfect scores in every class, her teacher suggests she run for student council. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks this is a good idea and Masago becomes a target!



 POLYPHONICA: CARDINAL CRIMSON VOL. 1



Original story by Ichiro Sakaki and ocelot. Illustrated by Tomo Hirokawa

In a place called Polyphonica, humans and spirits live side by side. Young musicians create magical sounds with their music, which bind the spirits to them. A struggling student named Phoron accidentally summons a spirit he met in childhood but later forgot about. Phoron could use all the help he can get, but this feisty spirit may prove to be more than he can handle!


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