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*Based on the 2004 Tokusatsu TV series Ultraman Nexus* TLT is a covert international anti-monster unit, established secretly to combat the Space Beasts, mysterious monsters that are out to attack humans in the year 2009. One of the TLT's new recruits, Kazuki Komon, is attacked by one of them prior to reporting for duty. However, he is saved by a silver giant that he names "Ultraman". What no one knows is that the silver giant is an Ultraman — to be precise, Ultraman Nexus, ready to fight the Space Beasts to save the planet Earth. From Shogakukan: "Ultraman Nexus" by Takashi Shiina, which was serialized in Televikun, has been revived after 10 years. Includes 28 pages of the last story completely written by Shiina, and beautiful pinups. A must-have for not only Ultraman fans, but Shiina fans as well! Originally serialized in 2004, released as a full book in 2015, and then in 2022 digitally.

Mitama Kamishiro is an athletic junior high school girl with a strong sense of justice who has dreamed of becoming a crime avenger since she was little. A mysterious shopping district, “Yaoyorozu Shopping District,” suddenly appears in front of the silly yet righteous Mitama, who “wants to save humanity from its inevitable downfall.” When Mitama goes to the shopping district that seems to be calling out to her, she is faced with… This is a Shinto-inspired comedy about a silly, righteous high school girl and some bizarre Gods. Hurry up and pray!!

Your biggest fan since day one. Hanul has always been Sanso's biggest supporter. But as Sanso gets closer to his dream of becoming a singer, they begin to drift apart. Four years later, Hanul has a boyfriend, and Sanso is in a popular idol group. Somehow, fate brings them together again. Will they share how they really feel this time?

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A collection of Blue Archive short comics by artist ポテトルス on pixiv.

The love story between a blind girl who lives in fairytales and a hard boiled boy who no longer believes. After the accident, Ai Rin is no longer too sure. She cannot see, and she isn't even sure if her 'family' is her real one. She doesn't remember if she had any sisters or even an angry mother. While Lee Su's family was completely destroyed. His father is now drunk, and he doesn't have any money to pay for the surgery his little sister needs. He stopped believing in magic and fairytales long ago. But the two meet by chance, Ai Rin, a fairytale writer, and Lee Su, a hat seller.

Kuro & Marco is the first non-guro work from noteworthy guro mangaka Horihone Saizou. The titular story has four chapters. It’s an eccentric one about space kids who live in some kind of bizarre alternate universe solar system, where comets are giant dogs, robot people live in a certain part of the the asteroid belt, animal people live on other planets, and the earth is still ruled by dinosaurs.The other stories in the book are various thematically unrelated shorts, but it’s worth noting that he still managed to sneak a story in about tearing organs out of live prisoners, even though it lacked explicit depictions of violence (apparently, an actual Japanese practice in the old days).

The one-shot takes place 60 years after the events of Cool Shock B.T. and stars an older B.T. and Koichi Mugikari. Koichi ends up losing his house after falling for a scam from the "Outlaw Guys". B.T. helps his childhood friend get back what he deserves.

Xia XiaoShu used to be a rebellious girl who was once involved in violence incidents at school. After she transferred to a different school, she tried to change her image to "Good Girl" in desire of having a normal school life. However, she was once again targeted by her previous "rival". If she did not fight back, her secrets will be exposed. If she does not fight back, her friends will be harmed… Having to choose between "Good Girl" and "Bad Girl", what will she do?