Recommendations based on "AKIRA Hardcover Collection 1"

By the creators of Death Note! The mystery behind manga-making revealed!Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?Moritaka and Akito face the prospect of their series being canceled in Shonen Jump due to dropping popularity. Can the duo avoid the axe and keep fighting? And when Akito starts becoming friendly with fellow manga creator Ko Aoki, how will it affect his long-term relationship with Kaya?

A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!JoJo and Caesar face their most powerful foe yet—the leader of the Pillar Men! Armed with the ability to create a weapon from any part of his body, he is more than a match for JoJo and his allies. And now that his brethren have fallen, he’s got a score to settle. Prepare for a battle unlike any before!

Having Been Kicked Out Of The Orphanage, A Despairing Young Man By The Name Of Atsushi Nakajima Rescues A Strange Man From A Suicide Attempt--osamu Dazai. Turns Out That Dazai Is Part Of An Armed-detective Agency Staffed By Individuals Whose Supernatural Powers Take On A Literary Bent!

Akame and her teammates have finally arrived at the headquarters of the religious organization...but awaiting them are both the Jaegers and the Four Demons from the Temple of the Imperial Fist! And in the midst of the most intense battle yet, Mine finally gets her chance to confront Seryu!!

It's samurai vs. aliens!The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Gintoki "Gin" Sakata do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity.Nobody with Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That BadSleazy alien moneylenders, monsters on the rampage, and a ticking time bomb may all be in a day's work for Gin, but a drop in his blood sugar level means trouble for everyone!

Violent, visceral and provocative, to say the least, Gengoroh Tagame's unquestionable talent for story and illustration is already the stuff of legend. His gay BDSM stories are now widely celebrated for both their virtuosic drawing and their unparalleled passion. Produced by a veteran Japanist--Anne Ishii--The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame is a project that began some years ago, when Ishii was translating Chip Kidd's personal Tagame collection and decided to reach out to him. Inspired by filmmaker Graham Kolbeins' online work with gay comics, the project took on new ambitious proportions, materializing in this exciting celebration of one of the world's most poignant erotic artists. This hefty Tagame omnibus includes ten English editions of short stories dating from the late 1990s to 2012. The newest work is an original story commissioned by Kidd himself: Tagame's very first foray into writing directly for an American reader. Celebrated novelist and biographer Edmund White contributes an introduction to the volume.Gengoroh Tagame (born 1964) is a legend in gay comics throughout the world and in the American underground, where loyal fans have quietly shared foreign-language editions of his groundbreaking work in the outermost edges of bondage and pornography. Beyond the comic book format, Tagame's original artwork has been exhibited internationally and paired with the works of Tom of Finland. Tagame was also the founding Editor and Art Director of Japan's most widely circulated gay journal, G-Men.

Regaining Consciousness After Nearly Losing His Life To Akutagawa, Atsushi Is Paralyzed By The Thought Of Bringing More Death And Destruction Down On The Heads Of His Companions At The Armed Detective Agency And Vows To Run Away. But Before He Can Make Good On His Resolution, The Mafia Sends Ryuurou Hirotsu Of The Merciless Black Lizard Squad To Storm Their Offices! Between The Bomb-tossing Motojirou Kajii And The Demure, Kimono-wearing Kyouka Izumi, Will The Mafia's Literary Giants Close The Book On Atsushi And The Armed Detective Agency For Good?!

Syura's secret police capture Tatsumi and Lubbock during their reconnaissance mission! Tatsumi comes face-to-face with General Esdeath once more, but will they join forces? And what awaits Tatsumi should he refuse? Love and death intertwine!

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of international smash-hit Bleach with this exclusive edition of volume 1!Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent lost soul—Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo’s Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit!The execution of Ichigo's friend Rukia has begun, yet Ichigo himself is nowhere in sight. In a matter of seconds, the power of one million zanpaku-tô will slice through Rukia as punishment for sharing her Soul Reaper powers with Ichigo. Is this really how things are going to end?!

Fight Hellfire with Hellfire!Reads R to L (Japanese Style for teen plus audiences. Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won't be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!