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INUYASHA
by Takahashi Rumiko
Overview: Kagome is a modern student teamed up with the strange boy Inuyasha in
15th or 16th century Japan, seeking to retrieve the fragments
of the magical Shikon No Tama, and trying to stay one step ahead of the evil Naraku.
This Issue: Inuyasha's determination to fight the Ryuukotsusei without turning into his
mindless fighting-machine self has enabled him to heft his sword with new ease. He finds the "Kaze no
Kizu" (the wind wound) and slashes the dragon, but the dragon appears impervious. After all, even
Inuyasha's father had been unable to vanquish it. But Inuyasha refuses to flee; he wants to surpass
his father. As he prepares to attack, Toutousai senses a Bakuryuuha ... has Inuyasha found new strength?
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MAJOR
by Mitsuda Takuya
Overview: Honda (Shigeno) Gorou, from his early years in grade school, has been striving to become a
professional baseball player like his deceased father. Now, freshly transferred out of Kaidou high school,
he is facing new challenges.
This Issue: Fujii and Gorou are in a match, where each pitches and the other tries to hit
the ball ten times per side. If Gorou wins, Fujii has agreed to join the non-existent baseball team. Fujii
has gotten some coaching from Shimizu, but even that's not enough. There's no question that Fujii is no match
for Gorou. With Shimizu's urging, Gorou treats Fujii to the full match, and Fujii manages to hit the ball the
tenth time. Shimizu encourages Fujii to join the embryonic baseball team, and he later suggests to Gorou that
he went easy on Fujii at the end. Gorou neither confirms nor denies the suggestion.
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TENSHI NA KONAMAIKI ("A CHEEKY ANGEL")
by Nishimori Hiroyuki
Overview: As a young boy, Amatsuka Megumi was magically transformed into a pretty girl. Now a totally
gorgeous high school student, she has been cursed with misfortune, and she and her constant admirers must deal
with the consequences...
This Issue: Even Megu's influence can't stop Miki from being willing to marry the
pre-arranged and unknown groom set up by her super-wealthy, super-powerful family. To resist would bring
great political difficulty to Miki's family. Driven to a quiet desperation, Megu decides to kidnap Miki,
since the groom's family is apparently very conservative and would likely withdraw the marriage agreement if
Miki were to fail to show up. She recruits her "club" into helping; one by one they agree to help, no matter
the consequences ... whether it be the cops or Miki's wrath.
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KARAKURI CIRCUS
by Fujita Kazuhiro
Overview: Masaru is a grade school boy who is the heir to a vast fortune. Shirogane, a French woman
who controls a powerful puppet, is his bodyguard. Far away, their friend Narumi is becoming embroiled in an
ancient battle against evil living puppets.
This Issue: The shirogane all over the world are mobilizing. George has tracked down
Ashihana, who once went up against Shirogane long ago; even with Ashihana's bullet lodged in his forehead, he
insists on talking with the puppeteer and recruiting him in the fight against the automata. Elsewhere
Viking-style shirogane Edwart Dahl and his puppet fight automata, until they are called to the Sahara desert.
In Nairobi, a shirogane named Tinbabati with his puppet Manba also heads toward the Sahara. In England ...
Russia ... Germany ... the shirogane stir and head out to the Sahara to face the Midnight Circus. Narumi
(whose hair is turning silvery), Lucille and Minsha are in the Sahara, where they meet a shirogane named
Fatima, the leader of the Saharan forces.
Published by Shogakukan
¥ 220
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