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New Titles 'Battle Angel Alita Mars' And 'Again': Kodansha February 2018 Solicits

Published Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:30:17 -0600

by Joshua Davison

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In addition to many other long-standing series, Kodansha is launching two new titles: Battle Angel Alita Mars Chronicles, by Yukito Kishiro, and Again, by Mitsurou Kubo. Read below for details.

AHO GIRL (CLUELESS GIRL) GN VOL 05 (C: 0-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Hiroyuki
Yoshiko is a hopefully clueless high school girl. Her rock-paper-scissors strategy is "rock." She somehow gets zeroes on multiple-choice tests. And she has an often-nearly-fatal weakness for bananas. Her devoted friends have no choice but to hang around and make sure nobody takes advantage of her. (Of course, the entertainment value might have something to do with it, too.) Cute characters, weird gags, and lots and lots of bananas! (STL070521) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6×9, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

BATTLE ANGEL ALITA MARS CHRONICLE GN #1 (C: 1-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Yukito Kishiro
For centuries, war has raged across the dusty, red surface of Mars. This apocalyptic crucible will produce the solar system's most fearsome warrior, Alita. But for now that warrior is just a little girl named Yoko. The future and past of the battle angel fan out across the reaches of space in the final chapter of one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time! (STL070528) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

AGAIN GN VOL 01 (C: 0-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Mitsurou Kubo
From the co-creator of Yuri!!! on Ice comes a dramatic, funny time-traveling high school story about what it means to cheer on a friend! What would you do if you had the chance to do everything… Again? Kinichiro isn't even that bad. It's just that on the first day of high school, his narrow eyes made him look shifty, so people assumed he was trouble. Now it's graduation, and he's looking back on three years with no friends. He never even joined a club. But after a bloody collision and an accidental fall, he wakes up a high school freshman, with the chance to try it all over… AGAIN!! (STL072366) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6×9, B&W SRP: $12.99

CLOCKWORK PLANET GN VOL 07 (C: 0-1-0)
(W) Yuu Kamiya, Tsubaki Himana (A/CA) Kuro
Naoto's a high school dropout and brilliant amateur tinkerer. He lives in a world that has been so over-exploited that the entire surface has become one vast machine. When a box crashes into his home containing a female automaton, it's a harbinger of change that will rock the entire globe, and give Naoto his chance to be a hero. (STL070522) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

DESCENDING STORIES GN VOL 05 (C: 1-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Haruko Kumota
Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "Shinigami," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during his time in prison. After his release, he goes to Yakumo's theater and pleads to be made his apprentice. Yakumo reluctantly accepts, but Yotaro quckly finds the world of rakugo is complex, and grapples with a growing bond with Yakumo's ward, Konatsu, and reminders from his own inescapable past. (STL070529) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
SC, 6×9, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

FIRE FORCE GN VOL 08 (C: 0-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Atsushi Ohkubo
The city of Tokyo is in the grip of a reign of terror! Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Pyrofighters, ready to roll on a moment's notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. But the team is about to get a very unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous "devil's footprints" (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can the Pyrofighters discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first? (STL070523) (C: 0-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

IN SPECTRE GN VOL 07 (C: 1-0-0)
(W) Kyo Shirodaira (A/CA) Chasiba Katase
Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers, Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro's personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn't have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives! (STL070662) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in the UK, Australia, Singapore or the Philippines.
SC, 200pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

KIGURUMI GUARDIANS GN VOL 04 (MR) (C: 0-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Lily Hoshino
Hakka's second year of middle school was dull as it could be, until a suspicious cow mascot ("kigurumi") shows up in her room, holding a sign that reads, "My Name Is Ginger." But this isn't (just?) a stalker, it's a magical being that's come to convince Hakka (and her friends) to become Guardians, and save the world! Hakka is understandably confused, until she's suddenly attacked, and a beautiful young man leaps in to save her. Can this handsome knight and the weird kigurumi be one and the same? (STL070524) (C: 0-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 6×9, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

KISS HIM NOT ME GN VOL 13 (C: 1-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Junko
Kae is a hardcore fujoshi, the type of female manga fan who loves to read stories of handsome boys getting into initimate situations with each other and often "ships" together characters from her favorite titles. However, her fervent passion for manga and anime causes an accident that comes with surprising results. The once homely and overweight fangirl has become an overwhelmingly cute girl who now turns heads everywhere she goes. With her new looks, Kae has caught the attention of a group of handsome boys who all want to date her, but in the end, Kae is still a fujoshi at heart, and rather than receive kisses from them, she would get much more enjoyment out of seeing those boys make out with each other. (STL070534) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
SC, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

LOVE AND LIES GN VOL 04 (MR) (C: 0-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Musao Tsumugi
Yukari is dull. He doesn't even stand out enough to be bullied. He's generally just a lower-middle-class kid. He's in love with Misaki, the most popular girl in school. There's just one problem: He's 15, one year away from receiving his government-assigned marriage partner. He normally wouldn't have the courage to defy the law, but his sickly classmate Ririna still believes in love, and won't stop goading him into confessing his feelings! (STL070525) (C: 0-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 6×9, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

NEKOGAHARA STRAY CAT SAMURAI GN VOL 04 (C: 1-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Hiroyuki Takei
In medieval Japan, a bell hanging on the collar is a sign that a cat has a master. Norachiyo's bell hangs from his katana sheath, but he is nonetheless a stray — a ronin. This one-eyed cat samurai travels across a dishonest world, cutting through pretense and deception with his blade. (STL070660) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
SC, 6×9, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

NINJA SLAYER KILLS GN VOL 05 (C: 0-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Kotaro Sekine
More than a thousand years ago, ninjas belonging to the Soukai Syndicate committed a forbidden form of hara-kiri, and stored their souls in the ancient Kinkaku Temple. Now, in the dystopia metropolis of Neo-Saitama, these sinister souls have been resurrected, and wreak havoc across Japan. Average salaryman Kenji Fukijido's wife and children are killed in ninja crossfire. Tracking the murder back to a ninja, Fujikido trains to seek vengeance: initially on those who murdered his family, but ultimately on every ninja on the planet. (STL070535) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

REAL ACCOUNT GN VOL 09 (C: 1-1-0)
(W) Okushou (A/CA) Shizumu Watanabe
After the death of their parents, Ataru Kashiwagi and his younger sister, Yuri, depend on each other. Ataru works hard at high school and his job, and spends his leisure time on a social media site: Real Account. Eventually, he hits 1,500 followers, but he sometimes wonders how much they really care about him. One night, the screen ominously begins to glitch, only displaying: The Game Will Now Begin. In the blink of an eye, Ataru finds himself transported into Real Account's loading screen – except now it's a 3-D lobby! Before them stands Marble, the smiley-faced announcer. With a sinister cheerfulness, Marble says, "If you die in here, you die out there… and so do all your followers!" (STL070531) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99

THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME GN VOL 04 (MR) (C: 0
(W) Fuse (A/CA) Taiki Kawakami
Mikami's middle age hasn't gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he's disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he's facing down a dragon, not as a knight or a wizard but as a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero! (STL070526) (C: 0-1-0) NOTE: No countries actually denied.
MATURE THEMES
SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

TO YOUR ETERNITY GN VOL 03 (C: 0-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Yoshitoki Oima
A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well. To Your Eternity is a totally unique and moving manga about death, life, reincarnation, and the nature of love. (STL070527) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $12.99

YAMADA KUN & SEVEN WITCHES GN VOL 16 (C: 1-1-0)
(W/A/CA) Miki Yoshikawa
Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have switched bodies – and that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he's not the only kid at school with a few magic tricks up his sleeve! (STL070532) (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Not available in the UK, Australia, Singapore or the Philippines.
SC, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99