Debi Debi (Devil Devil) Miyoshi Yuuki Overview: Demon Soudo and angel Ios, after a catastrophic battle, wind up inhabiting the human bodies of twin brothers Souma and Kanna. Both somehow wind up fighting to defeat various demons that have come to the world as a result of their battle. This issue: Soudo/Souma, having regained some of his devil's powers via the newly-acquired "devil's egg" on his hand, defeats the female devil who tried to kill him. But he refuses to finish her off. Later, Mizuno's grandfather reveals to Soudo the secret to returning to full demonhood: he must fill the "devil's egg" with the souls of defeated demons. Meanwhile, in the demon world, a powerful figure discusses Soudo's recent victory and acquisition of the "devil's egg." The agent called forth to retrieve the "devil's egg" appears to be Soudo's bat-cat.

Nagisa Me Kounin Kitazaki Taku Overview: Nagisa is cheerful high school girl who is a brilliant long-distance runner. She is in love with Masato, a moody runner who is having trouble adjusting to long-distance races. This issue: Having wound up in Tokyo to watch a horse race with Masato's coach, Nagisa and Masato go to a game center, where Nagisa proves herself to be incompetent at just about every game. Later, at the shore, Nagisa talks about how Masato's running form has once again become beautiful. Even later, after Nagisa has to change clothes because she fell into the water, she wants to know what Masato had earlier said he would tell her if he won the previous race (which he lost). Masato instead embraces her unexpectedly.

Ganba! Fly High Morisue Shinji and Kikuta Hiroyuki Overview: Fujimaki Shun is a high school boy who has set his aim for an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. This issue: It is Fujimaki's turn at Japan's Young Gymnast competition, which is normally only for college competitors. His reporter fans arrive just in time. On the bar, Fujimaki displays some of his specialties, but at the very end launches into his secret technique, a never-before-seen move that is now dubbed "the Fujimaki."

Arms Minagawa Ryouji Overview: Takatsuki Ryou has a mysterious right arm that is a powerful and dangerous weapon. He soon realizes that whatever happened to him is part of something much bigger. This issue: Ryou, chased by "X-Army" forces, arrives home and gets his (adoptive) mother unexpectedly involved in the whole mess when X-Army invades and she is held at gunpoint. But then, his mother shocks him by calmly shooting her captor and killing off the other invaders, all the while smiling and lecturing him on battle tactics. He, to his great surprise, discovers that she was once a legendary, much-feared mercenary. After the two escape their apartment, however, Ryou receives a telepathic message showing him that X-Army has captured his friends. SHONEN SUNDAY ©1997 SHOGAKUKAN ¥220