Spring 2015

Chatan's calls for help keep arriving, and the Carbots answer with new abilities and new partners. A fireworks disturbance, a missing toy robot, a frightened fox, and the mystery of a chilling cave turn ordinary days into rescue missions that require more than brute strength.Along the way, Hawk loses his memories and new Carbots such as Artie, Bon, Meister, and True enter Chatan's growing circle. Whether the problem is supernatural-looking or completely mundane, teamwork and quick judgment remain the difference between a small accident and a major disaster.

Yuuji Kazami is detained under accusations of involvement with an international terrorist organization, even though those holding him understand that the case hides a much larger conflict with Heath Oslo, the man haunting Yuuji's past. At the same time, Mihama Academy is nearing closure, threatening to scatter the place and people Yuuji had finally begun calling home.Amane, Makina, Sachi, Yumiko, and Michiru are no longer girls waiting for Yuuji to rescue them. After he changed each of their lives, they decide to use the strength and connections they gained to challenge the system that took him away. Freeing Yuuji means opposing agencies, governments, and a terrorist network, turning gratitude into a fight they choose to wage for themselves.

Ryuu Yamada tries to leave his delinquent reputation behind in high school, but soon falls back into boredom, bad grades, and fights. Everything changes when he tumbles down the stairs with honors student Urara Shiraishi and discovers that kissing causes them to switch bodies.Their search for an explanation leads them to the Supernatural Studies Club and to other girls whose unusual powers are also triggered through kisses. Each “witch” has a different ability, from reading minds to erasing memories, and Yamada proves uniquely able to interact with them. What begins as an embarrassing school mystery gradually reveals a network of secrets and old agreements affecting students far more deeply than anyone expected.

After Sidonia survives a catastrophic encounter with a massive Gauna, Captain Kobayashi seizes greater authority and commits the ship to an aggressive campaign in the Lem system. New long-range weapons offer humanity a chance to strike back, while Tsumugi Shiraui, a powerful human-Gauna chimera, joins the fight despite the fear her existence inspires among many aboard the colony ship.Nagate Tanikaze quickly forms a bond with Tsumugi, even as he and Izana try to hold on to the small pieces of ordinary life still available to them. But Sidonia is preparing for a battle larger than any it has faced, and the experimental weapons being developed in secret may prove nearly as dangerous as the enemy they are meant to destroy.

With Tasuku away, the Buddy Police recruits Gao, Tetsuya, Zanya, and other capable fighters to help protect Earth. Their training becomes urgent when Ikazuchi arrives with the Hundred Demons, rogue monsters whose release threatens to consume the human world.The new deputies must locate the demons and cooperate with the Great Eight before Ikazuchi gathers their full power. Every Buddyfight now carries consequences beyond the arena, placing friendships and the planet itself behind each card played.

Usagi Takasago and her friends spend their days around Urawa, where school clubs, student council duties, train lines, neighborhood landmarks, and casual after-school plans provide more than enough material for small adventures. Five of the girls gather around the railway club, while others bring the more organized energy of the student council into the same circle.There is no need for a grand crisis when eight distinct personalities share the same city. Friendly teasing, local pride, club activities, and everyday detours gradually turn Urawa itself into part of their friendship, revealing the charm of a place through the ordinary lives of the girls who call it home.

Takeo Gouda is enormous, intimidating, and hopelessly unlucky in romance. Girls who meet him tend to fall for his handsome best friend Makoto Sunakawa instead, even though Takeo himself is gentle, loyal, and quick to help anyone in trouble. He has largely accepted that pattern until he rescues Rinko Yamato from a harasser on a train and falls for her immediately.When Yamato begins seeking him out, Takeo assumes she must actually be interested in Sunakawa and decides to help them get together. His wonderfully wrong conclusion opens the door to a love story far sweeter, stranger, and funnier than he expected, as Takeo learns that being loved does not require him to look like the romantic hero he imagined.

Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura are still running Yorozuya in an Edo transformed by alien rule, taking any odd job that might keep the rent collector away. Their days swing wildly between petty arguments, shameless schemes, absurd accidents, and encounters with friends and enemies who are every bit as troublesome as they are.Yet beneath the comedy, old wounds begin to surface. Political unrest, the Shogun’s fate, the Shinsengumi, and the truth surrounding Gintoki’s teacher Shouyou pull the Yorozuya into conflicts with consequences far beyond unpaid bills. As laughter gives way to war, the bonds formed across years of chaos are tested more severely than ever before.

After a painful experience at her final middle-school competition, Kumiko Oumae enters high school intending to leave concert band behind. New classmates and the return of trumpeter Reina Kousaka draw her back in, where she finds a large ensemble with plenty of members but very little discipline.New adviser Noboru Taki gives the band a goal that sounds almost absurd: reach the national competition. Hard rehearsals and auditions soon place friendships, pride, and personal ambition under real pressure. For Kumiko, playing the euphonium becomes a way to confront feelings she would rather avoid and to understand the difference between simply participating and genuinely wanting to become better.

A new school year begins for Shinobu, Alice, Aya, Youko, and Karen, but their familiar routine changes when the girls are divided between different classes. Alice and Youko have to adjust to spending more of the day apart from Shinobu and Aya, while Karen's energetic personality immediately creates friction with her new homeroom teacher.Class changes cannot weaken the friendships that have grown between the five girls. Language mix-ups, school events, small jealousies, and increasingly ridiculous conversations keep bringing them together, turning ordinary days into another collection of warm memories shared between Japan and Britain.

Seidou's painful defeat in the summer tournament leaves the team facing a difficult autumn. With the third-years stepping away and Miyuki taking over as captain, a younger lineup must learn to carry the expectations of a powerhouse school while aiming for the national stage once again.At the center of the rebuild are pitchers Eijun Sawamura and Satoru Furuya. Their rivalry for the ace number grows sharper as both are forced to mature under pressure, while formidable schools such as Yakushi and Inashiro remain in Seidou's path. Every game becomes a test of whether the new team can turn the frustration of defeat into strength.

Joker and Hachi continue hunting treasures that seem impossible to steal, but their challenges become more personal when old rivals and dangerous figures from Joker's past move into the spotlight. Even an island prison cannot keep him from chasing a hidden prize, and every elaborate security system becomes another stage for his tricks.The appearance of Shadow Joker and the mystery surrounding Rose eventually pull Joker, Spade, and Queen into a conflict with Professor Clover. The pursuit of treasure turns into a struggle to save someone caught in the professor's plans, forcing Joker to confront memories of the childhood incident that scarred both his face and his past.

Nyuruo is reborn on a fresh patch of skin and immediately encounters a new collection of bizarre residents, beginning with Hanataso. Before long, the struggling skin-pore idol group Nyuruzu forcibly recruits him as a member. In a world where blackheads, pimples, and other unwanted skin residents have their own ridiculous everyday lives, Nyuruzu dreams of reaching the huge Anisama stage, even if their road to idol success is anything but glamorous.

The Fifth Holy Grail War becomes increasingly unstable after Caster seizes Saber and strengthens her hold over Ryuudou Temple. Rin Tohsaka and Archer recognize the growing threat, but their own partnership fractures when Archer chooses a path that places him against the very ideals Shirou Emiya is determined to follow.Shirou has lost his Servant and every practical reason to remain in the war, yet he refuses to abandon either Rin or his dream of saving others. His stubborn idealism soon forces him into a confrontation with what that dream can become when pushed to its logical end. As the remaining Masters and Servants fall away, the struggle narrows toward the Holy Grail itself and an enemy whose plans could turn the promised miracle into a catastrophe.