Ootsuka Akio

In the future, Utopia has finally been achieved thanks to medical nanotechnology and a powerful ethic of social welfare and mutual consideration. This perfect world isn't that perfect though, and three young girls stand up to totalitarian kindness and super-medicine by attempting suicide via starvation. It doesn't work, but one of the girls - Tuan Kirie - grows up to be a…

It's the golden age for treasure hunters—adventurers hungry for wealth, fame, power, and glory, who risk their lives in treasure vaults throughout the world. "Let's become treasure hunters." Krai and his childhood friends swore to become the greatest of them all, but that dream should have died the day Krai realized he wasn't cut out for the job! Yet expectations continue to…

Fujimiya Momiji is a descendant of the Kushinada clan whose women possess the power to defeat the Aragami, an alien plant-like race, by sacrifice. After centuries of slumber, the Aragami have awakened and are invading Tokyo en route to conquering the world. In their way are the hapless schoolgirl Momiji, who becomes infected with one of the Blue Seeds — magatama beads that…

The Aragami return once again to ravage the city, and it is up to the Terrestrial Administration Centre to stop them. Fujimiya Momiji and Kusanagi Mamoru's relationship is on ice; the rest of the TAC is scrambling to get things together so they can effectively wipe out the Aragami. A mysterious girl, claiming to be a half-Aragami like Mamoru, is causing chaos for the TAC and…

* Based on a super hero manga series written and illustrated by Horikoshi Kouhei. Deku, Bakugou and Todoroki has grown stronger during their internship. On the other hand, Shigaraki awakened by regaining the miserable memories of his childhood during the battle with Re-Destro. Afterwards, Shigaraki leads the Paranormal Liberation, gradually expands its force, and seeks new…

Kageyama Shigeo (a.k.a. "Mob") is a 8th grader with psychic abilities. He could bend spoons and lift objects with his mind from a young age, but he slowly began to withhold from using his abilities in public due to the negative attention he kept receiving. Now, the only thing he wants is to become friends with a girl in his class, Tsubomi. With his psychic "mentor" (who has no…

Kageyama Shigeo, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil spirits, and mysterious organizations, what will Mob think? What…

* Based on the shounen manga by Tezuka Osamu, serialised in Shounen Champion, Sora kara Kita Kodomo covers the events of the same titled manga chapter 143. Black Jack is approached by a defecting soldier and his wife with a plea to help their son, who is afflicted with a rare disease. Although it might already be too late for the boy, Black Jack is able to save the child. But…

Blade, the Vampire Hunter. Whilst pregnant with him, Blade's mother was attacked by a vampire. As a result, he was born as a Day Walker, with a mix of vampire and human blood flowing through his veins. He possesses the superhuman strength, senses, and regenerative abilities of vampires, but not their vulnerability to sunlight. By utilizing these strengths, combined with his…

Black Jack, a mysterious young unlicensed doctor with godlike skills, travels the world performing feats of impossible surgery, charging vast fees for his services, and challenging the corrupt practices of the medical establishment. This selection of stories, each adapted from a single original manga issue, focuses more on interpersonal relationships and back-story than most…