From MangaHelpers: Luca's friend Will, who is from a lower-class segment of society, has gone missing. Luca's only clue to find his friend is his fondness for a certain club in the entertainment district, where a woman named Yue performs. Will had always said they should go there together sometime. When Luca goes down alone to try to speak to Yue, though, he ends up being beaten badly. Luckily, Yue herself finds him, and takes him to her friend Takaomi to be patched up. It soon becomes clear that Will has fallen victim to a chimera sickness that is becoming common in the lower classes. Luca is determined to find his friend, and to save him. [tethysdust]
From Del Rey: Avenging his father's murder is a matter of honor for the young samurai Jintetsu. But it turns out that the killer is a corrupt government official-and now the powers that be are determined to hunt Jintetsu down like an animal. There's only one problem: Jintetsu is already dead. Torn to pieces by a pack of dogs, Jintetsu's ravaged body has been found by Genkichi, outcast and master inventor. Genkichi gives the dead boy a new, indestructible steel body and a talking sword-just what he'll need to face down the gang that's terrorizing his hometown and the mobster who ordered his father's hit. But what about Otsuki, the beautiful girl he left behind? And what will lay ahead in his journey? Steel armor is defense against any sword, but it can't save Jintetsu from the pain in his heart.
The Japanese government developed a military project where they created Tekki, schoolgirls who were altered to strengthen their body by replacing their bones with steel and artificial muscles. The Tekki are experts with the katana and are allowed to fight in the streets to determine the cream of the crop. Those who repair the Tekki are medical experts called Toui and they work to maintain and improve the girls. Sakuradamon is an academy built to train girls like Honoka Asami, a Tekki and Nagamitsu Yomogi, a Toui. Asami is a mysterious and powerful fighter while Yomogi is a medical child prodigy and they have to work together if they value their lives on campus.
Go to Kurogane no Ido Forums! | Scroll Down to Comments
Fourteen-year-old Kouichi Hayase’s life has always been a mediocre one, if not dismal. However, those days of being bullied by classmates and escaping to a fantasy of being a hero are put to an end when a certain “accident” bestows on him a girl and a gigantic humanoid robot called “LINEBARREL”. The extraordinary power that Kouichi obtains puts him and everything around him on a sudden rollercoaster ride of battles, intrigues and friendship! During the course of his adventure, the boy starts to learn what life has to offer; he meets new friends, bids farewell to the old ones, but most of all he now has considerable responsibilities and is forced to confront the world around him.
When he woke up, Souma Tetsujirou, a samurai from Kamakura who had survived the Mongolian invasion, found himself in an unfamiliar place. He was told by Hrist, the girl who brought him there, that they were in Valhalla, a place where the souls of dead warriors congregate. In order for him to be revived, Tetsujirou now has no choice but to fight against the "dead warriors" from different eras in this mythical place of carnage that he's been thrown into. This is the start of a samurai drama where one has to fight and strike down their enemies, even if it kills them!!
The story is about the Unebi, a Japanese commerce raider patrolling the Indian Ocean early in World War II, and its (nearly) all-female crew. Commander Kuki leads the ship with authority and skill. Everyone looks up to her, none moreso than beautiful Executive Officer Mamiya who has constant romantic daydreams about Kuki. Sadly, Kuki is completely unaware of the yuri lust that surrounds her. Kuki also earns the romantic advances of Nina, the commander of an all-female crewed German submarine, and Ann, the aggressively lesbian commander of a British ship.
Meeting the super unlucky boy, Murokawa Nijisuke, the life of the black-haired beauty Yoitsuji Kuroha who is a captive of the underworld changes. For the two who have begun to walk on a fresh path, a new evil has begun to move with Kuroha as their target...
Meet Yoiyami Kuroha, a black-haired beauty blessed with luck. While most people would associate luck with happiness, it leads Kuroha down the path of despair. Seeing her luck as nothing but a curse, she gets captured in the underground world of the yakuza. As she struggles to escape her accursed luck, she meets a boy riddled with misfortune.
Yoitsuji Kuroha's existence as a captive in the underworld changed course when she encountered the incredibly unlucky Murokawa Nijisuke. A swarthily-haired beauty, Kuroha and her newly-found partner embarked on a new journey that was quickly intercepted by a fresh danger that had their sights set on the duo.
From Yen Press: Wending his way home after a bender one evening, master moocher and game programmer Keita Ibuki decides to satisfy a craving for ramen at a noodle stand. Instead of slurping soup, though, he surrenders his meal to a manic girl who, unbeknownst to Keita, is a Mototsumitama, a guardian of the coexistence equilibrium. When his new acquaintance is attacked, Keita gets caught in the crossfire and loses an arm. Awakening from the shock of his injury, Keita finds himself back in his apartment... arm intact! But just whose arm is it?! Asking the strange girl raiding his refrigerator reveals only that Keita's life has become a great deal more complicated.
It is the start of the 20th century and the Parisian commoners celebrating the Belle Époque are fascinated by the antics of the resident phantom thief Arsène Lupin. But the mask of Lupin actually belies a beautiful woman...? An epic adventure aboard a luxury liner and involving even Detective Holmes is about to unfold!