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Covers for Pixy Junket #1-6 by PURE

An original manga created by a former assistant to Masamune Shirow. They put out a few short manga in the early-to-mid 90s, but this marks their only English language release. These six issues were later compiled into a trade paperback.

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

by Hayao Miyazaki

Viz

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Trinity Blood

12 volumes (incomplete/dropped)

Licensed by Tokyopop, then by Viz, but both stopped at 12 out of 21 volumes.

The background is in the distant future, a post-apocalyptic world after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between humans (Terran) and vampires (Methuselah) continues, as a struggle between two factions: the Vatican and the New Human Empire.

Yet, amidst the bloodshed and violence, many desire a peaceful co-existence between the two species. However, standing between them and this goal is the Rosenkreuz Orden, a group of vampire extremists who manipulate the two sides and pit them against each other. To combat them, the Vatican special operations group "AX," led by Cardinal Caterina, must use everything they have - even a vampire who preys on the blood of other vampires. Note: Volume 21 concludes the manga in a similar way to the final novel and anime, leaving the plot unresolved due to the author´s death.

Related Series 

Trinity Blood - Reborn on the Mars (Novel) (Adapted From, was licensed by Tokyopop, but they only got 3 volumes out before losing the license)

Status in Country of Origin 

21 Volumes (Incomplete due to the author´s death)

Tags:

Adapted to Anime

Alternative Future

Android/s

Angel/s

Aristocrat/s

Based on a Novel

Betrayal

Biblical References

Changed Man

Character Deaths

Character Transformation/s

Conspiracy/ies

Cyborg/s

Dark Ambience

Deceptively Weak-Looking Protagonist

Demigod/s

Dense Male Lead

Doppelganger/s

Empire/s

European Ambience

Female Fighter/s

Godly Powers

Gothic Style

Hidden Past

Human Experiment/s

Important Non-Romantic Relationship/s

Lost Family

Nobility

Non-Democratic Nation

Nun/s

Past Plays a Big Role

Politics Involving Royalty

Post-Apocalyptic

Priest/s

Racism

Roman Catholic Church

Romantic Subplot

Science

Secret Organization/s

Sudden Death/s

Terrorist/s

Transformation/s

Tsundere Character/s

Twin/s

Vampire/s

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Clamp School Detectives

3 volumes.

Originally licensed by Tokyopop, who lost the license, it’s now owned by Viz Media digitally.

Meet the CLAMP school detectives: Nokoru Imonoyama, the world's smartest kid, who can detect a woman in distress from two kilometers away; Suoh Takamura, a martial arts master who's cool as ice; Akira Ijyuin, detective by day, master thief by night. Wherever there's a young lady in distress, they'll be there. After all, when you're as smart as they are, you don't have to study.

Related Series

Man of 20 Faces (Prequel, licensed by Tokyopop, then Viz Media digitally) Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle (Alternate Story, licensed by Del Rey, which is now defunct, and then Viz Media)

Status in Country of Origin 

3 Volumes (Complete) 2 Volumes - CLAMP Classic Collection (Complete)

Tags:

Age Gap

Bodyguard/s

Bromance

Childhood Love

Cooking

Cool Male Lead

Detective/s

Elementary School

Episodic

Genius/es

Rich Kid/s

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Zone-00

4 out of 20 volumes (incomplete/dropped)

Licensed by Tokyopop, then by Viz Media digitally, but both stopped at 4 volumes.

In a world where humans and demons coexist under a fragile peace, change is coming...A mysterious drug, known only as "Zone-00," seems to be causing demons all over Tokyo to lose control and revert to their old, violent ways. Enter two young students who stand on opposite sides of an ageless conflict. One a demon, the other an exorcist, they must now join forces to uncover the secret of "Zone-00" before it's too late!

Status in Country of Origin 

20 Volumes (Complete)

Tags:

Abusive Character/s

Androgynous Male Lead

Android/s

Animal Transformation

Blood and Gore

Body Modification

Cannibalism

Clan/s

Contract/s

Dead Family Member/s

Demon Hunter/s

Drug/s

Engaged Couple

Eyepatch

Female Fighter/s

Fetish/es

Forbidden Love

Gunfighter/s

Hidden Past

Human-Nonhuman Relationship

Inventor/s

Kill or Be Killed Situation

Lecherous Protagonist

Manipulative Antagonist/s

Master-Servant Relationship

Mistaken Identity

Mythical Beast/s

Odd Situation/s

Opposites Become Friends

Promiscuous Character

Reincarnation

Revenge

Sadist/s

Sealed Power

Sexual Innuendo

Sibling Rivalry

Swordsman

Tengu

Trauma

Twin/s

Violence

War/s

Werewolf/ves

Witch/es

Yandere

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The Week's Manga: Manga Survivor

The Week's Manga: Manga Survivor What new in Comic/books stores this week.

There’s a lot of manga coming out this week. Kodansha releases the first volume of Devil Survivor, the adaptation of Shin Megami Tensei, the game that the Persona is a spin-off of.  I’ve been interested in Shin Megami Tensei, as well as Persona, thanks to my older daughter’s obsession, so I’ll be checking this title out. Vertical Comics does the seemingly impossible as it releases the final…

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Viz Select Strikes Again

Viz Select Strikes Again

Viz Media has been bringing back a lot of older titles that have gone out of print. Most of the titles have been from former English publisher Tokyopop through Japanese publisher Kadokawa Shoten. Last week Viz announced another three titles from the Toykopop/Kadokawa Shoten licenses.

Mikansei No. 1 is a two-volume series by creator Majiko, whose other titles include St. Lunatic High, which was…

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