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Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama, an eighth-grader, possesses extraordinary psychic abilities. Yet he chooses to conceal these powers in public because of their destructive and attention-grabbing nature. To keep his skills sharp, Mob works under Arataka Reigen, a self-proclaimed esper who takes advantage of Mob's talents. Together, Mob spends his days exorcising evil spirits at Reigen's request. Driven by a simple desire to win the admiration of his childhood friend Tsubomi Takane, Mob strives to become more appealing. However, troubles constantly disrupt his everyday life, gradually breaking the lid on his suppressed emotions. As his pent-up feelings intensify, it is uncertain what will happen when he finally reaches his breaking point.

Ishiyama High is infamous as a school for delinquents—no one in their right mind picks a fight with an Ishi-high student. Among them, first-year Tatsumi Oga stands out, earning the nickname "Demon King" from everyone he has beaten down. One day, after finishing off a gang that jumped him, Oga stumbles upon an infant. Acting on a rare impulse of kindness, he tries to look after the baby, only for the child to become deeply attached to him. Panicked, Oga takes the baby to his best friend Takayuki Furuichi's house. There, they are confronted by Hildegard, a demon maid who reveals that the infant is actually Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV. She explains that the baby was sent to Earth on a whim by his father, Beelzebub III, the Great Demon Lord of the Demon World, with the mission to destroy humanity. When Oga fails to get rid of Baby Beel, Hildegard informs him that he must raise the child—because moving more than 15 meters away will cause Oga's instant death. Despite his rough delinquent past and unfriendly demeanor, Oga must take on the burden of caring for a demon baby. Beezelbub follows his story as he deals with encounters with demons and dangerous classmates, all while serving as an unorthodox role model and caretaker for young Baby Beel.

From a white coffin inside an abandoned building in South Korea, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel—often called Rai—awakens, an incredibly elegant and noble being of striking beauty. Finding himself in an unfamiliar era, Rai seeks out his trusted ally, Frankenstein. To start blending into human society, he changes his old-fashioned attire into the neat school blazer of nearby Ye Ran High School, where the principal turns out to be his loyal servant, Frankenstein. Having slept for the past 820 years, Rai relies on Frankenstein to help him navigate the modern world. Frankenstein thus enrolls him as a student to let him experience everyday life and understand contemporary society. However, Frankenstein's plans quickly unravel—not only due to the challenges of modern living, but also because of lingering conflicts from both his and his master's troubled past. With no alternative, Rai is forced to wield his mysterious powers to protect those dear to him.

Fourteen-year-old delinquent Yuusuke Urameshi wastes his days cutting class and antagonizing the adults around him. He frequently gets into street fights with his rival Kazuma Kuwabara and mocks his childhood friend Keiko Yukimura. Burdened by self-hatred and the weight of an alcoholic mother, Yuusuke makes a split-second decision—he shoves a small child out of the path of an oncoming car, sacrificing his own life. Spirit guide Botan steps in, letting Yuusuke witness how those he left behind react to his death; he is deeply affected by the devastation his loss inflicts on his mother, Keiko, and even Kuwabara. Furthermore, because his death was heroic, he is given a second chance at life by Koenma, the son of the Spirit World ruler. Koenma recruits Yuusuke as a "Spirit Detective" and assigns him to solve a string of increasingly difficult paranormal cases. Fighting and eventually forming bonds with demons like the elegant Kurama and the aggressive Hiei, Yuusuke hones his combat abilities. However, as sinister forces emerge from the Underworld, Yuusuke stands with his allies to protect the things he once took for granted.

Shamans are extraordinary beings who can communicate with ghosts, spirits, and gods—entities invisible to ordinary people. Every five hundred years, the Shaman Fight, a prestigious tournament that pits shamans from around the globe against one another, takes place. The victor is crowned Shaman King, a title that allows the winner to command the Great Spirit and reshape the world as they wish. One night, Manta Oyamada, an ordinary middle school student, is late for class and decides to cut through the local cemetery. A lone boy sitting on a gravestone notices him and invites Manta to stargaze with "them." Realizing "them" refers to the boy and his ghostly companions, Manta panics and runs away. Later, the boy introduces himself as You Asakura, a Shaman-in-training, and proves his abilities by partnering with the ghost of a six-hundred-year-old samurai named Amidamaru to rescue Manta from a gang of thugs. You befriends Manta because of his ability to see spirits, and alongside Amidamaru, they set off to achieve You's goal: becoming the next Shaman King.

Negi Springfield, a ten-year-old wizard who has just graduated from Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, has two goals: locating his missing father, the legendary Thousand Master, and becoming a Magister Magi—a wizard who aids the ordinary world with magic. To achieve this second objective, he receives one final task: teaching English at a Japanese middle school. To his shock and dismay, he discovers that his homeroom class consists of thirty-one girls, and he accidentally reveals his magical identity to one of them, Asuna Kagurazaka. Now forced to come to terms with her knowledge, Negi must work to keep his secret safe while dealing with magical threats emerging both inside and outside Mahora Academy, all while continuing his search for his lost father.

Park Hyung Suk has spent all 17 years of his life at the bottom of the social ladder. Short, overweight, and unattractive, he is accustomed to being tormented by his classmates and facing constant discrimination because of his appearance. Hoping to get away from his worst bully, Lee Tae Sung, he decides to transfer to Seoul's Jae Won High School, a vocational school known for its relaxed policies and carefree student body. Just a few days before his transfer, Hyung Suk wakes up to discover he is no longer in his usual chubby body. Instead, he now possesses a perfect physique—tall, handsome, and well-toned—the ideal version of himself. The catch is that his original body is still lying next to him, and whenever one body falls asleep, he wakes up in the other. Now in possession of two wildly different bodies, Hyung Suk must learn to handle his newfound popularity at J High while also uncovering the mystery behind where his second, almost superhuman body came from.

The story picks up a few months after the end of the first season. Youkai Gakuen has been rebuilt, and the new semester is underway. Tsukune and his group return, now more powerful than ever. The true identity of Anti-Thesis is revealed. New enemies appear on the horizon, along with something far more sinister than anything the gang has faced before. Tsukune struggles with the monster growing inside him. With help from Moka, Mizore, Kurumu, Ruby, and Yukari, he trains to control his vampire blood and gain the strength to protect what he cares about. This season focuses more on the girls, their pasts, and their families. New confrontations lie ahead. New friends and allies will join them. Together, they will uncover the secrets of Moka's rosary and her lineage.

A tale—a "ghostory" of sorts—revolving around scars that forge connections, monsters that linger, and fakes that trick. Koyomi Araragi's story begins with a chance meeting with an immensely powerful, blonde-haired vampire described as "hot-blooded, iron-blooded, and cold-blooded," later revealed as Shinobu Oshino. This tragic encounter ends Araragi's human life and brings about his rebirth as a vampire—a monster. Yet that meeting is merely the start of his entanglements with the supernatural. His noble disposition draws him deeper into the lives of others afflicted by paranormal phenomena. This is his desperate struggle to reclaim a normal human existence within an abnormal world filled solely with tragedy, suffering, and inhumanity. This entry covers the first season of the Monogatari Series.

Fuuta Okeya is a 14-year-old boy who can see ghosts and conceals a noticeable birthmark on his left cheek with a bandage. One day, a new student named Kouko Ishigami, who has a scar on her forehead and is accompanied by the ghost of a tall, friendly man, transfers into his class. Fuuta quickly develops a fondness for Kouko, thinking it might be love at first sight. After waking up in tears from a strange dream involving her, he feels a sense of nostalgia and becomes determined to become her friend. However, a series of events forces Fuuta to show his birthmark to Kouko, upon which she declares him her lifelong enemy. An enraged Kouko explains that the two are connected through reincarnation, and that Fuuta's birthmark is a curse she placed on him in one of their past lives so she could recognize and ultimately defeat him. Kouko summons a circular, flame-based object called the "spirit circle" and attacks Fuuta, shoving him down a staircase. As he falls, Fuuta is hurled into the memory of one of his previous lives. Spirit Circle follows Fuuta as he travels back and forth through his various past lives, slowly uncovering the truth behind his apparent feud with Kouko.

Koyomi Araragi is well acquainted with the unnatural. Over spring break of his third year in high school, he becomes a vampire after a fateful run-in with the vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade. Plunged into a world of aberrations, Araragi one day catches classmate Hitomi Senjougahara as she tumbles down the school stairs—but something feels off. When Senjougahara confronts him, he discovers her weight was taken by a mythical crab. Despite her blunt threats, Araragi persuades her to let him assist. Seeking a remedy for this abnormal issue, the pair visit the enigmatic Meme Oshino, the wanderer who once freed Araragi from his own vampirism. Bakemonogatari is a story about the monsters lurking inside everyone, but just how deep do they hide within the people Araragi encounters?

High school student Yuugi Mutou spends his days being picked on by bullies between classes and his nights playing board games and solving puzzles in his bedroom. His love for games comes from his grandfather, who runs a game shop that also serves as their home. One night, Yuugi finally solves the Millennium Puzzle, an almost impossible challenge that releases his inner darkness and gives rise to a second personality: Yami Yuugi. When under extreme stress, Yuugi involuntarily transforms into this more daring and dangerous alter ego, and he begins operating as a vengeful vigilante, challenging bullies and wrongdoers to high-stakes games where losing leads to fates worse than death. Yuugi and his dark side befriend some of the very students who once tormented him, forming unbreakable bonds with them. However, the group must face off against foes far more dangerous than schoolyard thugs—enemies who use games for evil purposes and threaten the lives of Yuugi and his friends.

Kiyomaro Takamine, a brilliant middle school student, is met one morning by Gash Bell, a boy holding a mysterious red book. Asked by his father to figure out the book's meaning, Kiyomaro soon realizes that Gash is anything but a normal kid. Able to fire lightning from his mouth when a word is spoken, Gash is a demon child—part of a conflict held every thousand years to determine the Demon King. With Kiyomaro as the only one who can understand Gash's book, he is forced into the role of partner in this exciting story of friendship, perseverance, and melons...?

Most people would probably scream at the mere thought of a ghost nearby, but freshman Nimura Kensuke considers it an ordinary occurrence, since he possesses the unusual ability to see spirits every day. His life takes a dramatic turn when he encounters a girl named Kagura, who can summon a powerful "spirit devourer"—known as a "Ga-Rei"—called Byakuei. So what does Nimura do? Naturally, he chases down evil spirits and has Kagura summon the Ga-Rei to consume them! Now, come feast on their adventures like a ravenous Ga-Rei!

Witches suddenly launch a war against humanity, plunging two-thirds of the world into ruin. They summon creatures known as "Supporters" and ravage human settlements—but their motives remain a mystery. The survivors gather those gifted with the ability to fight the witches, naming them Witch Hunters. Among them, Tasha Godspell is one of the most powerful, earning the nickname "The Marksman" alongside his Supporter, which resembles a "Jack-O-Lantern." He battles the witches, yet he cannot truly bring himself to despise them.

Beni is an energetic and strong-willed young woman who doesn't care whether she lives or dies, as long as her death embarrasses her arrogant father. One day, she suddenly encounters Kagetora, a ninja who falls from the sky and swears complete loyalty to her as her bodyguard. Kagetora has time traveled from a distant past and has devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni. What Kagetora doesn't realize is that this Beni is not the real princess. Can true love and honor persist through a centuries-long time warp in a crazy modern world?

In the world of the Great Continent of Combat Qi, the strong dominate the weak. Xiao Yan, once a rising prodigy of the Xiao Sect, lost all his talent at just eleven years old. Now fifteen, he faces contempt from those who once admired him and is close to being expelled from his clan. Making matters worse, his fiancée, Na Lan Yan Ran, requests to break off their engagement. Xiao Yan swears a solemn oath to himself: no longer to be "trash," but to gain the power to control his own destiny. A complex saga of hope and despair, Doupo Cangqiong follows a fallen genius as he embarks on a dangerous journey to acquire strength and rise to the highest realm of cultivation.

In the afterlife, angels struggle for their fate and future. Yuri, the leader of the Shinda Sekai Sensen, rebels against the god who doomed her to an unfair existence. Meanwhile, Tenshi, the student council president of the afterlife realm, fights the SSS members. The SSS members use guns and other weapons to battle angels who command supernatural powers.

Mahiru Shirota is a lively fifteen-year-old living an ordinary life, but everything changes when he takes in a stray black cat he names Kuro. At first glance, Kuro seems like a normal feline, but Mahiru is shocked when the cat suddenly transforms into a human! It turns out Kuro is a centuries-old vampire with an extremely lazy and sluggish personality—he doesn't drink blood and finds any kind of activity a nuisance. Without realizing the consequences, Mahiru makes the mistake of saying Kuro's name out loud. This action creates a bond between them, meaning Kuro could become Mahiru's servant vampire—a "servamp." However, after a vicious attack orchestrated by a vampire named Tsubaki, Kuro ends up drinking Mahiru's blood, sealing the contract and making Mahiru his master, known as "Eve." The mysterious Tsubaki reveals Kuro's true name: Sleepy Ash, the sloth and eldest of seven siblings—each representing one of the deadly sins. Tsubaki, the forgotten eighth brother embodying "melancholy," has declared war on all vampires and humans. To prevent further bloodshed, Mahiru and Kuro must warn the other servamps and their Eves before it's too late.

World War III lasted only two weeks before coming to an end. Both Accelerator and Hamazura Shiage have returned to the people they care about most after overcoming their own personal struggles. Peace has returned to the world, and Academy City continues its normal operations while magicians focus on repairing the damage they suffered during the war. Yet amid this calm, someone is missing. The one who used his right hand to save a young girl and changed the course of the war: the "Imagine Breaker," Touma Kamijou. But the disappearance of this self-proclaimed ordinary high school student has barely affected most of the world, as the temporary peace is soon shattered by the emergence of new threats—both espers and magicians—across the globe. Now, the heroes of World War III must once again step into battle, confronting some of the most powerful enemies imaginable to protect those they hold dear.

A cyborg vampire named Charley performs the Vatican's dirty deeds while serving as the thrall of Johnny Rayflo, a playboy vampire. The pair combat crime and clash with each other, resulting in comedy, violence, and sacrilege. Charley fights his own overwhelming thirst for blood. Together, they confront a childlike vampire princess, a dubious sect of the Unitarian Church, and each other. This edition features the one-shot "Volume 2: Zoul Half."

Shaman King Kanzenban is a reissue of the original Shaman King manga, featuring changes such as the inclusion of new chapters that alter the original chapter numbering. This edition also contains sixteen special bonus chapters titled Shaman King Remix Track.

The Twelve City is a domain ruled by the leaders of families whose names bear the Chinese zodiac signs. In this city where youkai and humans coexist, a cat youkai holding a grudge against the Rat Family appears before Nekuni Kyouichi, head of the Rat Family. It is a malice-covered Hateful cat aiming for his life. However, that youkai is Nekogasaki Natsuho, who is also extremely anxious around other people... As the saying "Curiosity killed the cat" goes, will these feelings also kill the cat? Included one-shots: Volume 4: Tayotare Volume 12: Urami Koi, Koi, Urami Koi. (pilot)

Ginji Amano is a cool, pragmatic, and hip blonde who can generate electric currents with his body like an electric eel. Ban Mido is an equally hip brunette, bespectacled and rambunctious, who possesses the mystically enigmatic "Evil Eye," granting him the ability to create illusions in the minds of his opponents. Together, they form the GetBackers, the premier retrieval team in the world. They can recover anything taken from their clients, boasting a success rate of (almost) 100%! Yet first, they need to land some clients—and soon—or this lively detective pair will end up starving on the streets!