Fall 2001

Black Ghost kidnaps people from around the world and turns them into nine experimental cyborg soldiers. Scientist Isaac Gilmore betrays the organization he served and helps his subjects escape before they can become weapons.Led by Joe Shimamura, the nine cyborgs turn their engineered powers against their creators. Black Ghost intends to profit from global war, and stopping it means fighting the very technology and violence that remade their bodies.

Fifty years ago, the Overdrive destroyed part of the world when the Rave Master's holy power clashed with Dark Bring stones that granted destructive abilities. The explosion scattered the pieces of Rave, while Dark Bring eventually returned in the hands of the organization known as Demon Card.On a quiet island, Haru Glory inherits a sword and the responsibility of becoming the new Rave Master after meeting Plue. He sets out to recover the missing fragments and stop Demon Card, joined by the amnesiac Elie, Musica, and other companions. What begins as a straightforward adventure grows into a struggle over the world's history itself, because gathering Rave also means discovering what happened before the Overdrive and why that past still refuses to stay buried.

In the shadows of modern Britain, the Hellsing Organization destroys supernatural threats before they can prey on the public. Its greatest weapon is Alucard, an overwhelmingly powerful vampire who serves Integra Hellsing and takes grim pleasure in hunting creatures that mistake themselves for monsters.During an operation in the village of Cheddar, police officer Seras Victoria is mortally wounded and accepts Alucard's offer to survive as a vampire. As Seras struggles with her new existence, Hellsing faces escalating attacks from undead creatures, rival organizations, and enemies whose ambitions threaten far more than a single town.

Tennis prodigy Ryoma Echizen returns to Japan after years in the United States and enrolls at Seishun Academy, home to one of the country's strongest middle-school teams. Though only a first-year student, his skill is impossible to ignore, and he quickly earns the chance to challenge older players for a place in the regular lineup. Ryoma has already collected titles, but victories alone have never freed him from the shadow of his father, a former professional whose tennis still seems beyond reach. Surrounded by teammates with distinct styles and ambitions, Ryoma enters increasingly fierce tournaments where finding his own game may prove more important than simply defeating the opponent across the net.

From the moment he first kicked a ball in Nankatsu, Tsubasa Oozora has treated football as both his greatest joy and the road toward one enormous dream: playing on the world stage. His rise is shaped by fierce rivals, trusted teammates, demanding matches, and the lessons he carries from Japan to Brazil.As Tsubasa pushes into professional football and sets his sights on Europe, familiar players are pursuing ambitions of their own across different leagues. Every match becomes another step toward the ultimate goal, a World Cup where Japan can stand against the strongest teams on Earth.

Mahoro Andou is Vesper's most powerful combat android, built to defend Earth from alien invaders. Her body, however, has reached its limit: continuing to fight will leave her with roughly a month of operation, while retirement can extend her remaining life to a little over a year. Mahoro chooses to lay down her weapons and spend that time freely, becoming the maid of Suguru Misato, an orphaned high school boy living alone in a large and thoroughly messy house.Mahoro fills the home with cooking, cleaning, and an energy Suguru has long been missing, gradually becoming close to him and his friends. For the first time, her days begin to feel ordinary. Yet the countdown inside her never stops, and choosing Suguru was not entirely a coincidence. Vesper's past is tied more closely to his family than he realizes, giving every peaceful moment between them greater weight because Mahoro knows exactly how few of them she has left.

Ryo Hazuki's quiet life in Yokosuka ends the moment a mysterious martial artist named Lan Di enters his family dojo, kills his father, and steals an ancient mirror. Left with little more than grief and a handful of clues, Ryo begins searching the city for anyone connected to the murderer.His investigation draws him through backstreets, bars, warehouses, and criminal circles, where every answer opens another question about Lan Di and the mirror he wanted. Revenge drives Ryo forward, but the trail gradually reveals that his father's death is part of a mystery far older and larger than one murder.

Life aboard the Bebop follows its usual rhythm of bad luck and barely profitable bounties until Faye witnesses an oil tanker explode on Mars. A mysterious substance released in the blast triggers a deadly illness, and the authorities place an enormous bounty on the man believed responsible.Spike, Jet, Faye, Edward, and Ein split up across Alba City to chase different leads. Their hunt points toward Vincent, a former soldier whose past is tied to a secret biological weapon and a cover-up powerful people would rather keep buried. With another attack looming over a crowded Martian city, the Bebop crew's pursuit of a payday becomes a race to stop a catastrophe.

Kitty is treated cruelly by her stepfamily and kept away from the royal ball, but a little magic gives her the chance to attend in disguise. She captures the prince's attention before the spell runs out, leaving behind a single clue that may allow him to find the mysterious girl again.

On a bitter winter night, a poor young girl walks through the cold streets trying to sell matches. Afraid to return home without money, she remains outside as the snow falls and the warmth glowing from nearby houses feels impossibly far away.One by one, she lights her matches to warm herself. In each tiny flame she sees a comforting vision: warmth, food, celebration, and the loving presence she longs for most. The matches cannot change the harsh night around her, but for a few precious moments their light gives her a world gentler than the one she has been forced to endure.

Conan and the Detective Boys become intrigued by ominous talk of a “comet monster” said to descend from the sky and bring a rain of blood. A blurry photograph and the suspicious behavior of several adults make the frightening prediction seem more credible, giving the children a new mystery to chase.Rather than accept the monster story at face value, Conan follows the clues through observations of the night sky and the science behind comets. As the supposed celestial threat draws nearer, the difference between an astronomical phenomenon and a human-made mystery gradually comes into focus.

Kitty and her friends enter the world of The Nutcracker, where a treasured wooden doll comes to life and draws its young companion into a magical struggle against the Mouse King. A Christmas gift becomes the doorway to an adventure of courage, wonder, and a mysterious prince waiting beyond the battle.

Kitty and her friends retell the Japanese folktale of Momotarou, the miraculous boy born from a peach. With companions at his side, Momotarou sets out toward the ogres' island, using courage, cooperation, and the food given to him for the journey to gather allies and confront the creatures troubling his homeland.

Dr. Hell returns with a renewed army of Mechanical Beasts, overwhelming Kouji Kabuto and Tetsuya Tsurugi in a brutal assault. Mazinger Z is captured and twisted into the enemy's Ashura Mazinger, while Great Mazinger is badly damaged and Kouji vanishes in the chaos.With the Photon Power Laboratory facing destruction and Tetsuya pushed beyond his limits, a mysterious machine suddenly enters the battlefield and obliterates Dr. Hell's forces. Its name is Mazinkaiser, an overwhelming super robot whose arrival gives humanity a new weapon for the war ahead, if Kouji can master the immense power placed in his hands.