Recommendations based on "Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 4 (4)"

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+

This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world! As boys, Kenji and his friends came up with a bunch of stories about an evil organization bent on world destruction. As adults, someone is now turning their fantasies into reality!Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.Contrary to what his actions as an adult have led Kenji and his pals to believe, back when they were children, Fukube really wanted to be their friend. Fukube even went so far as to let them read all the latest manga magazines he diligently purchased in the hope of winning their friendship. Yet despite all this, Fukube still felt like an outsider. Fostering a sense of superiority toward all the other children around him, how did Fukube's actions as a little boy serve as an indication of the kind of man he would eventually become?Next, the clock is rolled forward to the third year of the Friendship Era, a frightening time in which the virus has decimated most of the world's population, and the vaccine is available only to a lucky few. Tokyo has been quarantined behind a giant wall that is patrolled by both the Global Defense Forces and the Friend's secret police, and yet while life on the inside is made to resemble Kenji's childhood from the 1960s, the world beyond the wall is a desolate wasteland. Two young siblings come to the aid of an injured man who has managed to break through the barricade, and his name is Otcho!

Who Killed Astro Boy?In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something is after the seven great robots of the world. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case--and he eventually discovers that he is one of the targets!In this daring reinvention of "The Greatest Robot on Earth" story arc from Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy series, the world is a place where humans and robots coexist. The lives of the seven great robots of the world--Atom, Mont Blanc, North No. 2, Brando, Hercules, Epsilon and Gesicht--are turned upside down into a virtual garden of terror filled with carnage and destruction. A killer is after them, but what exactly is his motive? The story intensifies when Pluto, the namesake of the lord of the underworld, makes his appearance in this finely crafted work of science fiction and suspense.

Piro, an anime obsessed fan, and Largo, an American gamer, are stranded in Japan and must earn enough money for plane tickets home while they explore the Japanese world of gaming and the cute locals.

Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change--Sena's speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!The Indomitable FortressA trip to the school festival at rival Ojo High gives Sena and the Devil Bats a rare chance to unwind, but their visit is more than just friendly. Will Hiruma succeed in learning the identity of Ojo's latest and greatest secret weapon? Meanwhile, Doburoku introduces a new training method designed to keep Deimon in top form and improve all the players' stamina, but they'll need more than breath control if they hope to stand a chance against the White Knights!

Reads R to L (Japanese Style). The fate of entire worlds and peoples is at stake as teams of bizarre life-forms prepare for the barbaric Z.O.T. Tournament finals! Then Alita's friend Zazie arrives in need of a literal disarming. And who will prevail when Hitechnolat Minister and LADDER Assistant Chairman Mbadi and Alita finally have their showdown? While lovely cyborg Alita's friends and allies battle real, personal, and existential demons in a usually fatal sports tournament, she embarks on a quest to rescue her friend Lou's brain from enslavement as a component in a massive computer. On her journey, Alita discovers the secrets of both the post--apocalyptic Scrapyard and the Utopian city of Tiphares... Finally, the full story of Alita's first life is revealed! Unfortunately, it might be better not to know the truth about your past when you're the one responsible for the horror of everyone else's present!

Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports, and social life. He needs a Mafia hit man tutor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!Tsuna, Reborn and their friends are in deep trouble! The villainous Mukuro appears to be unstoppable, and further efforts by Yamamoto and Gokudera to take him down only seem to prove the point. It finally falls to Tsuna to face this nemesis, though he knows he doesn't have a prayer of coming out of the encounter in one piece. His only hope is to receive a Deathperation Shot, but Reborn has only one left! Will it be enough? Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports, and social life. He needs a Mafia hit man tutor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!

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.Summer Vacation Is Best Before It Actually BeginsGin's Advice for Improving Your Manga!1. Blatantly rip off other Shonen Jump manga. 2. Make sure the gorilla (artist) gets lots of bananas.3. Add lots of emotional death scenes and sappy dog funerals.4. Make Yamazaki the main character.5. Have plenty of nude beach scenes...with Shinpachi!

The business of Death is never done. Asato Tsuzuki works as a Shinigami, or "Guardian o Death," in the Ministry of Hades. It's his duty to make sure that the souls of the dead reach the afterlife, but contrary ghosts and humanity's evils keep getting in the way of a job well done. With all these problem assignments, will he ever get a bonus...or will he be stuck paying back damages for all eternity?Hisoka is tired of playing sidekick to his ditzy partner Tsuzuki, and wants some power of his own. He decides to travel into the imaginary realm in search of magical shiki spirit allies. Tzusuki tags along as a guide, but gets called back on an assignment before Hisoka has made his selection. Alone at last, Hisoka finds himself in a world of trouble. Now it's up to Tsuzuki to rescue him...uh-oh!

A twisted tale of sadistic Sorcerers and the monsters they create.In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers has been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.Who's the boss? Things are getting weird in En's former mansion. The Cross-Eyes realize their boss has been transformed into a pie, of all things, and scramble in an all-out effort to save him. Meanwhile, Kasukabe has entered the former En mansion and has witnessed Kai's secret experiments—the numerous heads of magic users whose meanings are slowly coming to light. It might be the beginning of the end—the countdown to the final truth has begun!