Recommendations based on "Akira, Vol. 3"

Tsubaki and Black*Star set off on their most difficult mission yet: a battle with the Uncanny Sword Masamune, a soul on the brink of becoming a Kishin. But this fight holds personal significance for Tsubaki - their target is her older brother. Jealous of her inherited talents, Masamune is holding nothing back. Usually docile and complacent, Tsubaki must find the strength to overtake the Uncanny Sword before she too is sucked into the darkness.

SILENT INVASION They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade–and take control of–a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret–except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come? Ages 16+

Tsuna, a timid junior high student, is a failure at school, sports, and social life. But everything changes for Tsuna when Reborn, a fedora-wearing, gun-toting toddler who claims to be an Italian hit man, shows up at his house. Reborn was sent to Japan to groom Tsuna for his future life as a big mafia boss! Reborn's gun has quite an unusual effect: When Reborn shoots people in the head, they die but are then "reborn" with temporary supernatural powers that allow them to fulfill their dying wish. Reborn and Tsuna make an unlikely pair, but every day they're together, Tsuna gets reborn into a new (and better) guy!

The teigu showdown between Night Raid and the Jaegers begins, with the battle between sisters Akame and Kurome taking the explosive center stage! But a clash of teigus never ends without casualties...

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!!

When one curtain falls upon the big top stage, another rises behind the scenes, as young Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his virtuoso butler, Sebastian, face off against the villain behind the missing children. But as Sebastian, under orders from his master, single-handedly draws the gruesome tale to its sad conclusion on one front, battle lines are drawn on another! With the masterless Phantomhive Manor under attack from the Noah's Ark Circus and Sebastian nowhere nearby to protect its inhabitants, is Ciel's home once again headed for the same tragedy that took the lives of the young earl's parents?

Ain't nothing gonna keep me down! If I'm being totally honest, getting reborn as a spider wasn't exactly what I was hoping for--but I've been making it work, okay! I've been learning more about this world and slowly building up my skills bit by bit. I even managed to evolve into a slightly bigger (tiny) spider! But just when I thought I'd gotten the hang of things, a snake chased me down into a deeper level of the Labyrinth! Everything is on hard mode down here--how is lil' old me supposed to survive when there are literal DRAGONS prowling around...?!

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.

Mafia troubles abound for the Armed Detective Agency! Atsushi has rescued Kyouka Izumi, an unwilling Port Mafia assassin, but with a body count in the double digits, can Kyouka's crimes be forgiven? Meanwhile, a captured Dazai comes face-to-face with the man who detests him more than anyone else alive--his ex-partner in crime, Chuuya Nakahara! Can Atsushi and Dazai overcome their Mafia woes, or is the writing on the wall for both of them?

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?!