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Guts, once a mercenary and now called the Black Swordsman, hunts for revenge. After a brutal childhood, he at last discovers someone he admires and thinks he can rely on, but everything shatters when that person strips Guts of everything he holds dear to satisfy his own ambitions. Branded for death, Guts is doomed to a fate where demonic entities chase him without mercy. Embarking on a bleak journey filled with misfortune, Guts—wielding an enormous blade and inhuman strength—allows nothing, not even mortality itself, to halt him until he can behead the one who erased his and his lover's humanity. Included one-shot: Volume 14: Berserk: The Prototype

Alchemists are individuals blessed with knowledge and natural talent, allowing them to manipulate and transform matter through their craft. However, despite the vast potential of their art, alchemy is far from omnipotent as many believe. Human transmutation is a forbidden practice, and anyone who dares attempt it faces severe repercussions. Nevertheless, siblings Edward and Alphonse Elric choose to break this great taboo in hopes of bringing their mother back to life. Their attempt ends in failure, and they pay a terrible price for their hubris: Edward loses his left leg, while Alphonse loses his entire body. To make matters worse, Edward sacrifices his right arm to bind his brother's soul into a suit of armor. Years later, the young alchemists journey across the nation in search of the Philosopher's Stone, aiming to reclaim their original bodies using its power. Yet their quest for the legendary stone leads them to uncover far more sinister secrets than they ever anticipated.

Twenty-Fifth Bam lived in solitude for his entire life until he met Rachel. But now, Rachel has made up her mind to climb the Tower, and she is prepared to leave Bam behind to achieve that goal. After Rachel vanishes behind a curtain of light, Bam chases after her, determined to ascend the Tower in the hope of reuniting with her. However, the Tower is a perilous realm filled with ancient mysteries, terrifying monsters, and malicious people. Each floor is overseen by an Administrator who subjects the daring challengers to grueling trials that test their every limit. When he confronts Headon, the Administrator of the first floor, Bam discovers that he is an "Irregular"—someone who was not chosen by the Tower but managed to enter it on his own, an extremely uncommon occurrence within the Tower. Despite this revelation, his course remains clear. Whether it is wealth, power, glory, or even being reunited with Rachel, every desire can be fulfilled at the pinnacle of the Tower.

Kind-hearted Syaoran has been close friends with Sakura, the princess of the Clow Kingdom who possesses a unique power that can alter the world. When a mysterious figure tries to take control of Sakura's ability, her memories are scattered across different dimensions in the form of feathers. In order to save Sakura, Syaoran turns to the Dimensional Witch for help and encounters two other travelers—Kurogane and Fai D. Flourite. Kurogane, a skilled fighter and ninja, was exiled from his home world and desires to return. On the other hand, Fai, a magician from Celes, wishes to travel across dimensions to escape his home and past. As the cost for crossing dimensions, each of the three must offer their most treasured possession. For Sakura's sake, Syaoran agrees to sacrifice their relationship as payment to the Dimensional Witch. With strong resolve, Syaoran, Kurogane, and Fai set out on a journey through many worlds to battle their fated doom.

Kind-hearted Akira Fudou has always been easily taken advantage of. When he meets his childhood friend Ryou Asuka again by chance, Ryou reveals the terrifying truth behind his father's research: demons are real and intend to reclaim the earth. Wanting to help his friend protect humanity, Akira agrees to go to the Black Sabbath, a debauched and corrupt party, in order to attempt fusion with a demon. A brush with death leads him to merge with Amon, a demon feared even among his own kind. This union creates Devilman, a being that combines Amon's raw power with Akira's compassionate soul. After fusing with Amon, Akira uses his newfound abilities to battle the demons, desperate to prevent the collapse of all human civilization.

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.

In the land of Jushin, covert operatives known as the amen osa (or angyō onshi in the Japanese version) once moved incognito across the countryside. Their mission from the king was to identify and discipline corrupt officials and deliver fairness to the populace.

It is the Roaring Twenties in America. On the surface, the era is peaceful and optimistic after the horrors of the Great War. But a dark element lurks in the shadows, ready to shatter that peace. Sister Rosette Christopher, an exorcist serving the Magdala Order, is charged with fighting the demons that appear and wreak havoc. Yet alongside her companion Chrno, she often ends up causing more destruction than the demons themselves. On one particular mission, they meet a young girl with a beautiful voice named Azmaria, who is being targeted by her own stepfather. As Rosette and Chrno work to save her, more is revealed about the relationship between them. There is more to these two than meets the eye.

Yuri, an ordinary modern-day teenager, is abruptly transported to the Hittite empire in ancient Anatolia, where a ruthless queen plans to use the girl as a blood sacrifice to kill off all heirs except her own son and seize the throne. Fortunately, Prince Kail intervenes just in time to save Yuri from the queen's clutches. Kail promises to send Yuri back home, but the queen's relentless schemes to murder them both, along with their growing feelings for each other, keep delaying those plans. Included one-shot: Volume 28: Orontes Renka.

During a trip to the National Library, junior-high-school students Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo are drawn into the pages of an ancient Chinese book titled "The Universe of The Four Gods." Miaka is chosen as the priestess of Suzaku and must locate all her celestial warriors in order to summon the god and obtain three wishes. However, the enemy nation serving the god Seiryuu manipulates Yui into becoming Seiryuu's priestess. Now adversaries, the former best friends begin their prolonged conflict to summon their respective gods and fulfill their wishes.

Why are we doing this...? Haruhiro woke up in utter darkness, with no idea why he was there or where "there" even was. Others were with him, people who remembered little more than their own names. When they emerged from the underground, they found a world that was "just like a game." To survive, Haruhiro joins forces with others in the same situation, learns Skills, and takes his first steps forward into the world of Grimgar as a Trainee Volunteer Soldier. He has no idea what awaits him... This is a tale of adventure born from the ashes.

The Demon Queen Sheila has slaughtered more than half of humanity, showing no mercy. As her reign of terror continues without reprieve, the people choose a hero to defeat her and her monstrous forces. But the selected hero, Exa, is far from humanity's true champion: he treasures not only human lives but also those of monsters. On his quest, the idealistic Exa rescues a monster girl from a dragon, completely oblivious that she is the Demon Queen. Intrigued by a human who would spare one of his own species' foes, Sheila pretends to be a timid, enamored monster and travels with him—all while plotting to betray him. Despite being repeatedly exposed to Exa's beliefs, Sheila remains determined to carry out her scheme. Yet time and again, she delays her original goal; perhaps these manufactured emotions have become genuine...

Rain Jewlitt, a 624-year-old immortal also called the Methuselah, is a spaced-out man who wears priest's clothes. He possesses eternal youth, and a large bounty has been placed on his head by those seeking the secret of his immortality. Machika Balfaltin is a tomboyish, energetic 14-year-old girl who, after her grandfather dies, decides to kill Methuselah—the one bounty that her assassin grandfather, Zol the Grim Reaper, could never collect. However, Machika ends up repeatedly being saved by Rain from other aspiring bounty hunters who attack them both.

Tougenkyou was originally a land where humans and youkai coexisted peacefully. That peace was shattered when a forbidden act—an attempt to resurrect the evil youkai Gyuumaou—triggered the "Minus Wave" to spread across the region. This sinister force causes youkai to lose their sense of self, driving them to attack and devour the human townspeople. Entrusted by the Three Aspects, the heavenly messengers, with stopping Gyuumaou's revival and restoring order, Sanzou Genjou gathers three former companions who are far from ordinary. Because of their half-human heritage, Gokuu Son, Hakkai Cho, and Gojou Sha are the only youkai possessing the power and spiritual strength to resist the Minus Wave. Though Sanzou harbors doubts about trusting them due to their mixed blood, he journeys westward alongside them to eliminate the escalating menace.

Eight hundred years ago, Xie Lian was a noble Crown Prince of pure lineage, a favored child of Heaven with limitless promise. Yet after ascending to godhood and amassing tens of thousands of devotees, his fortunes took a drastic turn. He was cast down again and again, sinking to the very depths. Eight centuries later, Xie Lian ascends once more—but this time, he has no worshippers and no offerings of incense. One day, while returning from collecting scraps, he brings a mysterious young man home. That young man is none other than Hua Cheng, the Ghost King whose very name makes others tremble in fear.

This continuation picks up from Superior, following a hero whose goal is to vanquish the demon queen, all while traveling alongside that very demon queen.

The notorious quartet presses onward toward Shangri-La, facing fresh trials and adventures as they go. Their reputation travels ahead of them, but not always with the expected results. The Minus Wave, which supposedly drove every youkai in the region insane, may have spared one individual: Sanzou, Gojou, Hakkai, and Gokuu encounter a solitary guardian and the group of children under his protection. Fear and miscommunication cloud this segment of the journey, even among the members of Sanzou's team.

Introduce Rio, a cold-hearted orphan boy residing in the slums. At just seven years old, he discovers that he is the reincarnation of Haruto Amakawa, a Japanese university student who had a tragic past. Still processing this startling revelation, Rio also finds out that he has incredibly powerful magical abilities. He employs these new powers to resolve the kidnapping of a young girl. His heroic act is recognized, and as a reward, he is enrolled in a prestigious academy for noble children.

Syaoran and his companions succeeded in recovering Sakura's memories and overcoming Fei Wang. Yet, to break Fei Wang's final enchantment, Syaoran was forced to pay the cost of "continuing his journey." He left Sakura behind and, once again, set off with Kurogane, Fai, and Mokona to a parallel dimension.

Lena Ha, a strong and attractive young woman serving as the captain of her school's kendo team, meets Hye-Min Kang, the son of a major Korean company president, and they feel an instant mutual attraction. But when Lena discovers that she and Hye-Min are half-siblings, she runs away in shock and falls into a mysterious body of water. Upon waking, she finds herself in a strange kingdom and realizes she may be its only salvation.

A girl named Rahzel is cast out of her home by her father, who tells her to go explore the world. Thus starts her travels—but she doesn't journey alone, as she meets a reserved young man named Alzeid, who is bent on avenging his father's murder. Alzeid and Rahzel clash like opposing elements, yet they feel an inexplicable pull toward each other, possibly from hidden affection or their mutual magical abilities. Together, the two unwilling partners move from town to town, employing their powers to aid those in need while searching for their own rightful places in the world.

Shinya is a mediocre student with no athletic skill, a cowardly nature, and an overall sense of worthlessness. One day, he encounters Haruna, a girl who may alter his destiny. She proclaims him the Messiah—the Lord's chosen one to rescue her world—and declares herself his shield. Could this be real? Is his lifetime of incompetence merely the counterbalance for such a monumental purpose? Is he truly the Messiah? And if so, can he possibly save himself, let alone an entire realm? Included one-shots: Volume 4: Night Keeper and Volume 6: Exorcist.

The Sanzou Party has finally set foot in India. Within this unfamiliar land, the anomaly's influence runs wild, causing their skirmishes to grow increasingly fierce. A sorrowful fate from five hundred years ago also lies in store for them— What will they discover at the conclusion of their long, perilous journey?

Though now known as the legendary Ranker Urek Mazino, he was once just a Regular climbing the Tower with both allies and enemies. He charged into the Tower chasing after Phantaminum—what awaits him there? Whatever he desires... will he find it?