Recommendations based on "Pet Shop of Horrors Volume 9"

• To be previewed and promoted in VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump magazine. • Action, relationships, magic, high school, and monsters all in one! • Shonen Jump with Shojo appeal! Appeals to both boys and girls fantasies: sexy but strong female characters with cool magical powers (mermaids, vampires). • Has made multiple appearances on Japan’s Tohan Top 50 rankings, which is the equivalent to BookScan rankings. • Drama CD available in Japan. • Rosario+Vampire will be made into an anime series in 2008. • Think Teen Wolf, but with vampires! • Translated in French, Chinese, and Korean. All-around average teenager Tsukune can't get accepted to any high school save one...but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn't appear average at all. Best of all, the cutest girl on campus can't wait to fling her arms around his neck! Wait a sec'--are those her teeth around his neck too...? Tsukune's going to have one heck of a hickey when he gets home from Monster High! But does he have a chance in H E double hockey sticks of raising his grades at a school where the turf war isn't between the jocks and the nerds but the vampires and the werewolves? LESSON TWO: WITCHES QUIZ HAVING A WITCH FOR A CLASSMATE CAN CREATE A VEXING HEX SITUATION IF SHE… a. casts spells stirring up all manner of mischief just to get attention. b. has no qualms about using magic to break up you and your girlfriend. c. becomes the target of a reptilian witchphobic hate group. d. all of the above.

As high society's social calendar opens up and the Season draws to a close, London is gripped by fear. Someone has taken to stalking women of the night and painting the town red...in their blood. The name on everyone's lips seems to be "Jack the Ripper" - and as a result, the name on Queen Victoria's lips is Phantomhive. Summoned to London to clean up the mess created by this madman, Ciel Phantomhive arrives with Sebastian, his extraordinary butler, at his side to pour him tea, polish his silver, and...investigate a serial killer. And with the aid (and occasional interference) of a few of the Phantomhive house's numerous acquaintances, little stands in the way of the young earl getting to the bottom of this mystery. However, one question remains...can he handle the shattering truth behind it?

WATCH OUT FOR WITCHESKimihiro Watanuki thought he had signed up with a bunch of weirdoes, and he was right! He became the unfortunate indentured servant of a woman known as Yûko Ichihara, who was widely rumored to be the time-space witch. Now his voyage through the worlds of the occult are off and running, as he and Yûko go visiting fortune tellers and horoscope readers. But can the future really be told?Meanwhile, the romance is heating up between Kimihiro and cute Himawari-chan. Then fate throws Kimihiro’s old rival back into his life. Now Yûko invites all three to a temple to tell scary stories throughout the night. Is it just for fun or is there some deeper reason?See the other side of the Tsubasa story in xxxHOLiC volume two! Don’t miss it!

Imprisoned In Liz's Toy Box, Staz Is Surprised By A Visit From His Older Brother, The Very Man He Came To Demon World Acropolis To See. But Blaz Hasn't Come To Help Staz Unlock The Secrets Of The Book Of Human Resurrection. Instead, He's Come To Release Staz's True Vampire Powers, The Same Magic Blaz Sealed Away Years Ago By Putting A Bullet Through His Little Brother's Heart. Staz's Strength Is Needed To Conquer A Terrible Threat That Has Appeared In The Demon World, And Once Again Staz Finds Himself A Pawn In His Brother's Game. Unless He Confronts This Terror, The Secrets Of His Brother's Book Will Remain A Mystery And Fuyumi Will Remain A Ghost-if She Doesn't Disappear Entirely First!

As fear becomes the norm and people begin to process what has happened, questions of authority and outcries against violence toward 'them' - the zombie-like victims of the 'Murder Syndrome' - cause dissent among those not affected. However, trapped in the airport with thousands of flesh-hungry undead, Rika and her partner have no choice but to use every weapon in their arsenal if they want to make it to safety. But with neighbor turning on neighbor, nation turning against nation, is anywhere really safe anymore?

Enjoying a successful string of victories against magical and treacherous opponents on the game-ruled world of Disboard, Sora and Shiro vacation in the Eastern Union only to be challenged in the game of love by a surprise adversary.

Gruesome and mysterious deaths are occurring on the continent. Along with the fear of contagion that permeates the air, there are also rumours of witches and wolfmen running amok. In accordance with the wishes of Queen Victoria, young Earl Ciel Phantomhive embarks on a jaunt to Germany with his elite butler, Sebastian, in tow. When Ciel's party heads right into the heart of a cursed forest where supernatural creatures are said to dwell, they run straight into a witch! In fact, several of them! And the village head is none other than a little girl who appears as though she's stepped out of a fairy tale?!

• Featuring artwork from the 32+ volume manga series - Vagabond is on Japan’s top ten best seller’s list with over 100 million volumes in print.• Vagabond has sold over 22 million copies worldwide! (Not including Japan’s sales).• Vagabond is based on the novel, Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. Originally written in the early 40’s, Yoshikawa’s fictional account became so well known that his version has blurred fact from fiction.• VIZ Media is currently releasing the English translated edition of Vagabond only three months apart from the Japanese release!• The popularity of Vagabond has been attributed for the reason NHK produced its period drama TV series based on Yohikawa’s novel.• There have been 6 films and 2 TV series based on Miyamoto Musashi’s life.• Inoue received the 2000 Media Arts award for manga from the Japanese Ministry of Culture and the Kodansha award for best manga for his work on Vagabond.• Nominated for 2003 Eisner Award in the category for Best Writer/Artist!• "...reads like an Akira Kurosawa film captured on the printed page." -Cliff Biggers, Comic Buyer's Guide• Inoue has personally created licensed merchandise on a small scale, so that the products will meet his standards of quality.• Inoue’s previous series Slam Dunk has over 100 million copies in print worldwide.• Everything Takehiko Inoue has published has hit the top ten sales list in Japan.Sumi presents Inoue's magnificent pen and brush work in black and white. It also includes a behind the scenes look at Vagabond with rough sketches and photos of Inoue's studio. In a recent interview, Takehiko Inoue claimed that in his first major follow-up to Slam Dunk, he wanted to delve as deeply as possible into visual artistry. The result was the incredibly realized world of Vagabond, the Sistine Chapel of manga. This artbook captures the very best of Inoue's work, with images hand-selected by Inoue himself. Not one to skimp on reproduction and image quality, Inoue also hand selected the specific printer. Sumi presents Inoue's magnificent pen and brush work in black and white. It also includes a behind the scenes look at Vagabond with rough sketches and photos of Inoue's studio.

River of BloodKagome faces a difficult decision - only she can help Kikyo heal from Naraku's miasma. Will the love triangle between Kagome, Inuyasha, and Kikyo stop her from doing the right thing?! Kohaku comes under Naraku's power and is ordered to steal the infant Hakudoshi. Will Kohaku be able to resist? While Inuyasha and his comrades watch, Naraku shows up at the demon bird's nest for a showdown. A series of disturbing events is about to unfold, and a path to the borderland will be revealed!

A stormy night. A harmless ghost story. A silly pact intended to symbolize their friendship.But before the students of class 2-9 at Kisaragi Academy even know what's happening, they've been swept up in a living nightmare that threatens to consume them all.When the spirits emerge, will even their friends be left to hear them scream...?