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20th Century Boys

Kenji Endo manages a convenience store and has long since left behind his childhood dreams of becoming a rock musician. His quiet routine is shattered when a friend from his youth dies under mysterious circumstances. The death appears to be connected to a strange cult led by a figure known only as Friend, whose influence is spreading across Japan. As Kenji digs deeper, he discovers that the cult's symbols and ideas come from a story he and his friends invented as children. The group reunites to understand how their childhood games became the blueprint for a dangerous organization. With the turn of the century approaching, they realize that the fate of the world may depend on uncovering the

Land of the Lustrous

In a distant future, Earth is home to the Lustrous, crystalline lifeforms who defend themselves against the Lunarians, invaders from the moon who seek to harvest their bodies for weapons and decorations. Among the twenty-eight gems, Phosphophyllite is the most fragile and brittle, with no visible talent for battle. Longing to fight but deemed too weak, Phos is instead assigned by their master Adamantine to compile a natural history of their world. The task seems dull and pointless, but it brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation due to their dangerous nature. As Phos pursues this seemingly mundane assignment, they begin to uncover deeper truths about their

Pluto

In a world where humans and robots live side by side, the legendary Swiss robot Montblanc is found destroyed. Beloved for his service in the 39th Asian War and his dedication to nature, his violent end shocks the public. Around the same time, a prominent figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two cases share a strange detail: the victims' bodies have been arranged into bizarre collages with makeshift horns placed near their heads. Europol assigns the robot detective Gesicht to investigate. As he digs deeper, he uncovers evidence of a mysterious entity known only as Pluto. He also learns of a plot to dismantle the eight specialized robots who participated in the war, a group that in

Neon Genesis Evangelion

In 2015, Earth is still reeling from a cataclysm that melted the Antarctic ice and drowned half the world's population. Now, mysterious beings known as Angels have begun to attack what remains of humanity, and conventional weapons are useless against them. Fourteen-year-old Shinji Ikari is summoned to the fortified city of Tokyo-3 by his estranged father, Gendo, commander of the secret organization NERV. There, Shinji is forced to pilot Evangelion Unit-01, a monstrous bioorganic weapon created to fight the Angels. Thrust into a war he does not understand, Shinji must confront not only the alien invaders but also his own fears and the growing suspicion that NERV is hiding a horrifying truth

21st Century Boys

The war is over. The Friend is dead, and humanity no longer faces the threat of extinction. Peace has finally come to Tokyo. Yet the mystery remains: nobody knows who the Friend was or where he came from. The only clue lies hidden deep within the memories of Kenji Endo. Determined to uncover the truth, Kenji and the United Nations turn to a virtual reality program built from the Friend's childhood memories. What they find at the bottom of this Pandora's Box will span decades and bring a long journey to its end.

Gyo

Tadashi and Kaori are vacationing on the coast of Okinawa when their strained relationship is interrupted by a bizarre and terrifying event. A strange, legged fish attacks them in their cabin. They manage to kill it, but the creature leaves behind a putrid stench—the haunting smell of death. This lone assault is only the beginning. Soon, more of these creatures emerge from the sea, attacking anything in their path. Fleeing back to Tokyo, Tadashi and Kaori discover that there is no safe haven. The death stench creeps everywhere, and the horror of the sea follows them. The volume also includes the story of a family whose celebration is cut short by a bizarre tragedy, and the tale of a myster