How To Draw Manga - Maids & Miko

  After a strong debut, Air Gear has quickly become a fan-favourite series for Del Rey Manga!

  How Sister Rosette and Chrno became a team! This volume begins with a flashback to the childhood of Sister Rosette and how she and her brother Joshua met the demon Chrno. Joshua, blessed with the gift of healing, joins the Magdalan order. A demon named Aion tempts Chrno with the gift of a horn which will give him back his demonic power. Chrno refuses, and the horn is given to Joshua-who begins to grow more and more demonic! This prompts Rosette to make her contact with Chrno so that Chrno will...

  Chrono and Rosette infiltrate Eden, the stronghold of the Sinners, in order to rescue both Joshua and Azmaria. Little do they know that pursuers from Pandaemonium have finally caught up with Aion, and when they launch an offensive of their own, all hell is going to break loose!

This underwater soldier might be heads and shoulders above his classmates in the pool, but how will he measure up to Kaname's grandfather, an ex-military man who pays the two a surprise visit? School's back in session and Sosuke is well on his way to becoming head of the class in Full Metal Panic! Volume 7!

  Trouble mounts when Akao, Ryohei and Mel find themselves unable to defeat an enemy jinki, but when Lui and Satsuki show up, the victory appears to go to team Angel. A sigh of relief turns into a gasp of terror when their assailant releases an unexpected surprise attack that may turn the tide of the battle!

It appears to be a routine task, but Najica soon finds out that Lila, the sleeping beauty, is in fact one of a group of rare individuals called Humaritts, and the mysteries of these extraordinary beings are about to lead Najica, along with her automated accomplice, on a mission of their own...

  That elf-stripping gang of misfits is back and the clothes are flying! This time, the group has its hands full. They find themselves trapped in the domain of the evil elf, Madame Grandbelle, whose sole purpose and goal is to rule the world. It's up to the elf hunters to free the people from the iron yoke of their nefarious leader, but such a task will require a lot more gold than they have.

  Miss Yukari is not your typical teacher, in fact she acts more like a air-headed student! But this works well in keeping up with the odd group of girls that attend her class such as Chiyo - the precocious 10-year-old high-school girl, Sakaki the tall and admirable (who also has an unusual problem with animals), Tomo the ultimate spaz, Osaka the girl from outer-space (actually from Osaka), and Yomi the sensible bookworm. Add in a teacher with an honest and upfront addiction to high-school girls...

  Sister Rosette and company are about to embark on a mission to find Rosette’s long-lost brother, who was last seen sporting the horns of a demon, but their journey might end before they leave the bright lights of the city. A powerful witch who threatens the gun-toting Sister is on a search of her own, and she is thirsty for revenge. A good ol’ exorcism won’t stop the wicked woman, nor will it rid this evil-crushing team of the sneaky spider-woman called the Puppet Master. The Magdalan Order’s finest...

  The popular and pretty Kaname Chidori is back, and just trying to be an ordinary high school student. But Sosuke Sagara, that hard-bodied special agent of Mithril, has gone undercover, posing as Kaname?s classmate to protect her from the forces of evil. While being an ordinary student is fun for Kaname, so far it?s been sheer torture for the commando-trained, gun-toting and all around butt-kicking Sosuke.

  High school student Kaname and her undercover protector Sosuke are back again, and the bad guys aren't far behind! The terrorist group A-21 has captured Kaname and American exchange student Tessa. They must escape, but first they must destroy a gigantic and invincible weapon before A-21 can activate it! Will Sosuke and his covert operations organization Mithril show up in time?

  A mysterious explosion rocks La Gran Sabana, Venezuela. This marks the beginning of the “lost life phenomenom,” a series of strange occurrences ranging from random murders to sudden disappearances of entire populations of villages. Three years later, heroine Akao Hiiragi suddenly finds herself piloting a jinki, a form of gigantic battle robot. But even as this young girl seeks to use the power of the jinki for good, a group of mysterious masked villains is after her, determined to take her captive...

  Misaki's troubles with Usui are far from over! His apparent feelings for her only confuse Misaki right when she most needs to be clear-headed. Two (male) distractions from a high-ranked prep school show up to complicate matters, and the school sports festival is just around the corner, too. Misaki does her best to handle everything that comes her way, but maybe it's not so bad to have someone to rely on once in a while...

  Najica and Lila are back and this time their missions take them to many exotic locales: undercover at an all-girl's school to protect an important researcher's daughter from terrorists; aboard a luxury liner to recover a Humaritt; Area D4, on a remote island of the Japanese archipelago, where a bio-weapons experiment has gone horribly awry; and even auditions to be an idol singer! Finally, they journey to a small island country in the Pacific to recover a Humaritt whose master is a renegade scientist...

Unrequited love turned the Princess's heart to icy steel, causing irreparable destruction to a world that was once a sweet land of abundant Leafe and endless hope. Now Himeno must find unimaginable strength to overcome the Princess and save the lives and home of her newfound friends.

  With bewildering baseball games, harrowing Valentine's Day romantic intrigue, and the constant struggle to pass all of her (their?!) classes, the seven Nanas of Seven of Seven are back for more! New challenges, new rivals, and even more hilarious conundrums!

  In the Taisho Era (1912-1926), the incredibly powerful android Steel Angel Kurumi is supposed to use her super-human strength for the military. However, Kurumi cannot be activated by her makers, leaving her in the machine equivalent of a coma until lovestruck Nakahito, the son of practitioners of the magical technique called "Onmyo Way," stumbles upon her and kisses her perfect lips. With that, the gorgeous and voluptuous Steel Angel Kurumi comes to life, and will now do anything to protect Nakahito...

  Dr. X of the Academy for Advanced Sciences has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging the countries of the world to a "Steel Fight" tournament to find out who the strongest Steel Angel is! To coax wary leaders into revealing their highly classified Steel Angel designs, an irresistible prize has been offered � the untold wealth of technological secrets that the Academy possesses!

  When young Nakahito placed a single, innocent kiss on the lips of a sleeping girl, he got much more than he expected - the Steel Angel Kurumi, a lovely and very devoted robot companion who just happens to be a lethal warrior as well. Fists fly as Kurumi continues to engage in devastating conflict with other Steel Angels - and those who would control her!

But it is uncertain whether or not her newfound power will be strong enough to fight off her master's new love interest. Apparently, time hasn't healed the wounds of unrequited love, as an extremely mature Ms. Jinguji lays a predatory stake on a very young, very frightened Nakahito. The Angels may have the strength to take down other robots, but a woman scorned... this will take an army!

  The wild and crazy Steel Angels are Back, and this time they’re cuter than ever! The quest to counter the spell cast against young and innocent Nakahito never ceases, but will the pitfalls—and pratfalls—Kurumi and company encounter rain on their parade? A mysterious mystic may know that answer, as the zany escapades continue in Steel Angel Kurumi, Volume 9!

  Ken Masters fighting on the side of M. Bison? The World Warrior tournament kicks in to high gear as Ryu and Chun-Li dig deeper into the mysteries of Shadaloo and the strange mind control drug known only as Doll. The stakes are high as each fighter battles for a chance to confront the incredible power of M. Bison, undefeated tournament champion and master of Shad Island.

  Kantarou Ichinomiya is a curious young boy with an odd profession: He is a teenage ghostbuster! He, along with a male ogre and a female specter, roam the streets of Japan, hoping to solve the various troubles that monsters have inflicted upon humans. This fairy tale of goblins and boogey men explores a world unseen by our eyes, where teenage boys can solve the unthinkable and befriend creatures that are unimaginable, even in the land of dreams.

Ranmaru and his friends have pledged to transform their landlady's niece, dark loner Sunako, into a well-mannered young lady. It's a good thing their landlady likes them, because sometimes it seems like they will never succeed.

Our adventurous searchers later come to a field filled with strange plants, and what do they turn out to be??Another kind of Elf! Can they find the missing magic spell fragments among these strange Elves? The hilarious action filled adventure of the Elf Hunters is back and better than ever!

  The Elf Hunters continue their journey through the bizarre alien world, searching for the fragments of the mystical spell that is their only way back to Japan. When the Hunters reach a town full of fortunetellers, they decide to enlist their help to locate the Elves with the remaining spell fragments.

Featuring complete character biographies, detailed story-line summaries, production notes, and behind-the-scenes commentaries. This also includes exclusive interviews with creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata and a bonus manga chapter of never-before-translated material. Unless you own your very own Death Note, it doesn't get any better than this!

  In this final installment of the two-part "Passion" series, Hikaru and Shima's relationship takes on a more serious tone when the pair begins to see each other regularly every weekend. They agree to have this arrangement until Hikaru graduates. However, Shima eventually seems to tire of it. As Hikaru's graduation draws near, will his relationship with Shima, his teacher, end as well?

  Worst is the definitive tale about "high school fighting" which takes place in chaos-ridden Suzuran High School for Boys that has a notorious reputation of having the worst kind of students ranging from thugs to delinquents. The main character, Hana Tsukishima, a freshman at Suzuran, comes from a very distant countryside in Japan. Although gentle and warm hearted, Hana is a tough fighter who has no problem facing several opponents at one time. His ambition is to claim the "bancho" status (the head...

Bring your black-and-white illustrations to life with color! This special book takes a close look at the use of color markers in comics, particularly Copic color markers and the Copic Airbrush System.

  Renowned artists Tatsuhiro Ozaki (founder of the Society for the Study of Manga Techniques) and Unkaku Koyama (author of "How to Draw Manga: Super Tone Techniques") team up for "Maids and Miko," a fascinating, in-depth look at the traditional costumes worn by Western housemaids and Japanese temple servants (miko). Features hundreds of poses and detailed written descriptions of the garments and how they are worn.

  At the age of 25, newlyweds Makoto and Yura are still virgins--but not for long. That is, if they can figure out how everything works.

  While one would think undergarments are standard fixtures on manga characters, they can be unexpectedly tricky for artists to draw. This book includes more than 4,000 illustrations showing details of these garments, in addition to a detailed history of intimate apparel.

  How to Draw Manga: Making Anime shows you how the professionals produce top notch animes and gives you a behind the scenes look that reveals many tricks of the trade. Top anime houses, AIC and Yoyogi Animation Gakuin take you step-by-step through the complete animation production process using popular anime series such as Moldiver and Armitage III to illustrate the lessons. If you are interested in working in the animation industry or even just a casual anime fan, Making Anime is a must-have book.