Fall 2004

Black Jack is an extraordinarily gifted surgeon who practices without a medical license and demands enormous fees for cases other doctors cannot solve. Scarred by a mysterious past and accompanied by the energetic Pinoko, he travels wherever desperate patients are willing to seek his help.His cases range from rare diseases and impossible operations to situations where medicine alone cannot provide an answer. Beneath his cold bargaining and strict confidence lies a physician repeatedly confronted by the value of life, the limits of science, and the choices people make when survival is no longer guaranteed.

Two years after the last great war, Shinn Asuka serves ZAFT as the pilot of the new Impulse Gundam, carrying anger born from the day his family died in Orb. At Armory One, the theft of three prototype mobile suits pulls Athrun Zala and Orb representative Cagalli Yula Athha into the same crisis, just as the fragile peace between Coordinators and Naturals begins to break.When the fall of Junius Seven ignites another global conflict, Shinn's talent makes him one of ZAFT's most important young pilots, while Athrun is drawn back into uniform and Kira Yamato eventually returns to battle aboard the Archangel. Competing ideals, political manipulation, and personal grief blur the line between protecting peace and imposing it, forcing all three pilots to decide whose vision of the future they are truly fighting for.

Jaden Yuki enters Duel Academy with more enthusiasm than discipline, carrying a Winged Kuriboh card entrusted to him just before his entrance test. His unconventional instincts quickly distinguish him even when his relaxed attitude does not.School duels soon grow far beyond grades and rivalries. Ancient powers, dangerous opponents, and supernatural threats turn academy life into a series of battles where Jaden's joy in dueling is repeatedly tested by much darker stakes.

After Japan has become a vast desert, survivors live among scattered ruins and settlements where any dangerous task can become a paid job. The most notorious handyman in the Kanto wasteland is Desert Punk, a small mercenary with exceptional combat skill, cunning, and an ability to use the environment to his advantage. His reputation says he finishes any contract no matter the difficulty. People who know him better also know he is selfish, lecherous, and remarkably easy to manipulate whenever an attractive woman appears. His jobs repeatedly cross paths with the clever mercenary Junko, who exploits those weaknesses without mercy, and he eventually takes the young Kosuna as an apprentice. Between contracts, betrayals, and scarce water, the desert proves that survival does not make anyone heroic; it only rewards people who become very good at surviving.

In the year 5053, young aristocrat Albert de Morcerf visits the lunar city of Luna with his friend Franz, hoping to find something that can break the boredom of his privileged life. There he meets the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, a wealthy and magnetic man who takes a particular interest in Albert.Fascinated, Albert introduces the Count to his family and the aristocratic circles of Paris, never realizing the meeting was no accident. Behind the Count’s charm and fortune lies a revenge plan built from years of betrayal and imprisonment, with the families around Albert at its center. As the Count moves deeper into French society, old secrets begin destroying the present, leaving Albert torn between admiration for the man he trusted and the truth of what he intends to do to everyone Albert loves.

Tenma Tsukamoto loves her classmate Ooji Karasuma, but she cannot deliver a simple confession without turning it into disaster. At the same time, delinquent Kenji Harima secretly loves Tenma and has exactly the same problem: every attempt to get closer to her ends in an even bigger misunderstanding.Tenma sees only Karasuma, Harima sees only Tenma, and the rest of their classmates become tangled in a growing web of crushes, rivalry, and jealousy. Letters go astray, confessions are interpreted backwards, and school trips, sports, and ordinary days create new opportunities for chaos. Beneath the comedy, everyone is still trying to learn how to say something as simple as “I love you” without ruining the moment.

Ichigo Kurosaki has seen spirits since childhood, but he does not understand what that ability means until a Hollow attacks his family. Soul Reaper Rukia Kuchiki is injured protecting them and transfers part of her power to Ichigo so he can fight, only for him to take far more than she expected. Unable to return to Soul Society, Rukia leaves Ichigo acting in her place, purifying Hollows and guiding wandering souls onward. His friends soon awaken powers of their own, expanding his world from the streets of Karakura to the laws of Soul Society and conflicts far older than he is. What begins as protecting his family grows into a responsibility linking the living and the dead.

Nanoha Takamachi is an ordinary elementary school girl until a telepathic cry leads her to an injured ferret. The animal is actually Yuuno Scrya, a young mage from another world, and he is searching for 21 dangerous Jewel Seeds accidentally scattered across Earth. When one of them awakens nearby, Nanoha takes up the intelligent device Raising Heart and discovers that she possesses remarkable magical power.Collecting the Seeds soon brings her into conflict with Fate Testarossa, a quiet girl her own age who is gathering them for reasons she refuses to explain. Nanoha senses pain behind Fate's cold determination and wants to understand her rather than simply defeat her. Their battles draw the attention of the Time-Space Administration Bureau and expose a tragedy surrounding Fate's mother, turning Nanoha's first steps into magic into a fight to reach someone who has never learned how to ask for help.

Sophie Hatter lives quietly in a hat shop and expects little more from life until the wizard Howl rescues her from a dangerous encounter. That brief meeting draws the jealousy of the Witch of the Waste, who curses Sophie with the body of an elderly woman. Unable to explain the spell to anyone, Sophie leaves home to search for a way to break it.Her journey leads to Howl's moving castle, where she strikes a bargain with the fire demon Calcifer and begins living with Howl and Markl. As Sophie discovers the vulnerable man behind Howl's mysterious reputation, a war between kingdoms expands around them. Saving herself and her new family requires confronting magic, violence, and the fear that keeps Howl running from himself.

Cress Albane returns to his village to find it destroyed by the sorcerer Dhaos, who seeks the power sealed within his family's pendant. Cress and the healer Mint Adnade are sent a century into the past, where they gather allies capable of challenging an enemy who cannot be defeated in their own time.Their pursuit crosses ages and shattered kingdoms as Dhaos repeatedly returns through history. To protect their world, Cress and his companions must master ancient magic, understand the true purpose behind their opponent's war, and alter a future already scarred by loss.

The Autobots trade the battlefield for a ridiculous training simulator where impossible matchups can happen without regard for time, place, or continuity. What should be serious combat practice quickly turns into a chaotic game as familiar warriors test themselves in exaggerated dream battles and discover that even virtual training can become completely out of control.

The anniversary of Masaki Kurosaki's death weighs heavily on Ichigo as his family prepares to visit her grave. His grief turns into rage when he learns that the Hollow known as Grand Fisher was responsible for the night his mother died.Driven by revenge, Ichigo confronts the monster while Rukia tries to keep him focused on the duty of a Soul Reaper. Grand Fisher knows how to exploit human attachment, forcing Ichigo to face both the enemy before him and the guilt he has carried since childhood.

Dr. Kenzo Tenma's life collapses after he chooses to save the young Johan Liebert instead of an influential patient. Years later, Johan reappears at the center of a trail of murders, forcing Tenma to abandon his career and pursue the man whose life he once protected.Across Germany, Tenma follows scattered clues while Johan manipulates people from the shadows and his twin sister Nina struggles with fragments of a buried past. Each new encounter draws Tenma deeper into the mystery of who Johan truly is and whether saving a life can ever make him responsible for the evil that follows.

Section 9's Tachikoma units fill the quiet moments between missions with questions no ordinary combat machine should be asking. Their discussions leap from technology and human behavior to philosophy, teamwork, and whatever strange idea catches their attention, while their childlike curiosity repeatedly turns the high-tech life of Public Security Section 9 into playful chaos.