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YU-GI-OH!
by Takahashi Kazuki
Started in #42, 1996 (20 volumes available)
Overview: When Mutou Yuugi solved the Millennium Puzzle, he developed a second "dark"
personality who excelled at gaming. Now, the two faces of Yuugi are working together to
win the latest Magic & Wizards CCG tournament—with the ultimate
prize for them being memories of dark Yuugi from his past life. Marik, one of the guardians
of Yuugi's past life, challenges him. Yuugi manages to win the first two matches against
Marik.
This Issue—Battle 192: An Unwanted Match!! - After defeating the two
drones of Marik with Kaiba in a tag duel, Yuugi finds Jounouchi and Anzu under Marik's mind
control. Yuugi is now forced into a death match with Jounouchi, anteing the Osiris
card and his life. He places Jounouchi's card, Red Eyes Black Dragon into his deck
to duel with Jounouchi. However, Marik had placed several illegal cards that directly attack
the player himself into Jounouchi's deck. In two turns Yuugi's life is down to
1900/4000...
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SHAMAN KING
by Takei Hiroyuki
Started in #31, 1998 (10 volumes available)
Overview: Asakura Yoh is a shaman who wishes to become the best of the shamans—the
Shaman King. Supported by his friends, Yoh has made it to the United States for the main
competition of the Shaman Fight. They arrive at the site where Lilirara has directed them
only to be confronted with shamans who are under Hao and a group calling themselves the
X-Laws, who oppose Hao. Not able to accept either view, Yoh and
his group walk towards Patch Village.
This Issue—107th Reincarnation: The Memory of 5.6 Billion Years - Yoh
floats in a vision of life ending to the sea, and wakes up. He is greeted by Silva and is
told that he has reached the village of the Patch. Silva explains that what Yoh had just
seen was the memory of this planet that was in him, and that he had received the blessing
of the Great Spirit. Silva explains that the Great Spirit is the root of all of the souls
on Earth and where all souls return to in the end. He explains that all shamans upon seeing
the Great Spirit have the memories of the past 5.6 billion years in
their genes awaken to them. Shaman King embraces the Great Spirit as his spirit and possess
all the knowledge and power of all the souls on earth. So whoever becomes Shaman King
becomes an all-powerful being. The Great Spirit only appears for three months, signaled by
the "Ragou" every 500 years, hence the reason for arriving at the
village within three months so the shamans are able to receive its blessing. Meanwhile Ren
bears down on the Great Spirit without even blacking out like the others, and Riselg awakens
as well from his horrible vision...
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HOUSHIN ENGI
by Fujisaki Ryu, based on the translation by Anou Tsutomu
Started in #28, 1996 (20 volumes available)
Overview: Taikoubou and his entourage of sennin (wizards of sorts) have
successfully helped dethrone Chuuou (the Chu King) who was ruining his land and his people
under the control of the evil temptress Dakki. The Houshin Project, a project to seal away
Dakki and her mastermind Joka to prevent their take over of Earth, is slowly nearing
completion. Now, the entourage are on Houraitou, and have fought up their way to the final
showdown against Dakki and Joka. Dakki decided that she had enough of fighting, and fused
her soul to be one with the Earth. Taikoubou rejoined his long-lost shadow Outenkun to
become Fukki, and Genshitenson released the spirits on the Houshin Tower (Houshindai) to
help Fukki defeat Joka.
This Issue—Episode 201: A Path without Guide... part 1 - With the
Houshin Tower releasing all of the souls of those who have been placed there, Fukki (Taikoubou)
becomes the focus of all of the powers of the sendous in order to defeat Joka. He starts
an unrelenting attack on her to a point where her body receives so much damage that it
cannot reconstruct itself anymore. However Joka says that she does not want to be alone
anymore, and a massive explosion erupts where Fukki and Joka stood...
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BASTARD!! (* in #36/37 double issue, not #44)
by Hagiwara Kazushi
Started in #14, 1988, ended weekly run in #36, 1989, restarted quarterly run in Winter 1990,
ended quarterly run in Summer 1996, resurfaced with a one-shot in #5/6, 1997, started
periodical release with current arc in #37/8, 1997; last seen in #41, 1999 (21 volumes
available)
Overview: What started out as a "save the world from the evil destructive god" has
turned into an Armageddon, with the devils ruled by Satan fighting the angels from heaven.
The devil Konron faces the angel Uriel; Konron had absorbed Uriel's sister Amrael to nullify
all of the Angels' attacks. Uriel, to have a chance against Konron, slays Amrael away from
the devil—and fails (because Uriel slew a dummy). Uriel could not deal with the emotional
pain and starts to Fall Down from an angel into a devil. Just then, our arrogant hero Dark Schneider
rises from flames, and promptly beats the stuffing out of Konron.
This Issue—Law of Immorality 20 - Beelzebub explains to Lilith why
humans play a key role in the Armageddon between angels and devils: each and every human has
a piece of the Creator, and the flow of energy from them (positive or negative) is what
determines which side is more powerful. The devil lords further explain to Lilith that
when Adam of Light is born and leads the people, Heaven will come down to Eden (Earth) and
make a paradise out of it again (with Beimon quoting Revelation 21:3-4,
complete with smoke coming out of her body in pain). However, the devils are allowed to send
an Adam of Shadow when the Adam of Light appears—and no angel (only humans) can destroy
the Adam of Shadow (aka the Anti-Christ). Konron (though thoroughly battered now) laughs
that Uriel's Falling Down cannot be reversed; Dark Schneider's reply is to eat Konron alive
(Amrael and all). Just then, Uriel's Falling Down is completed—and Uriel promptly enters
a slugfest against Dark Schneider.
As for what follows this episode... the next installment is switching
publications. Keep an eye out for
ULTRA JUMP,
starting around the January 2001 issue...
Published by Shueisha
¥ 230
Where to buy
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