They exist in the most unexpected places—be it within your eyes and ears, under the floor and roof of your house, or in the trees and flowers in your garden. They are everywhere, and yet nowhere, at the same time. Are they alive or not? Perhaps it is more apt to say they are beings who transcend the concept of life and death itself...

They are mushi.

Some wreak havoc in the lives of humans; others bring them deliverance from suffering. Mushi are neither good, nor evil: for just like any other creature, they are merely striving to survive in this harsh, competitive world.

Ginko, a lone wanderer with a reclusive personality, offers help and guidance to those plagued by mushi. This is the tale of his travels and exploits in a wondrous world populated by these mysterious entities.

Awards
- Excellence Prize for Manga at the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival (2003)
- Kodansha Manga Award - General Manga (2006)
- 9th place on Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs List of Best Manga.
- The anime adaptation further won grand prizes in the categories of Television Series and Best Art Direction (for Takashi Waki) at the 5th Tokyo Anime Awards held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2006.

From Friendship Scans:

The setting: China during the period of the Three Kingdoms!
The man: Hua Tuo, the great doctor who has alighted to earth, curing all illnesses, performing exorcisms and even exterminating all manner of monsters with ease...when no one else can!

But after every success, why is he dragged away from the celebratory feasts and beautiful women? And who would have the gall—not to mention the power over him—to send him off on an unending journey in (sort of) poverty and (relative) discomfort?

When grateful people try to press monetary payment (or women) upon him, he (well, his twin companions who step in and speak as one) refuses all, but asks them to always recite the prayer, “Namu Amidahba.”

What could the true goal of Hua Tuo be as he travels with the mysterious twins, the brother and sister Ri Yao and Yue Jing, who are constantly trying to keep him in check?

What great sin could he possibly have done to be forced to live a life so far beneath his merits?

From Yen Press:

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - opens its virtual doors, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in the game world by manipulating their brain waves to create a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, “game over” means certain death - both virtual and real…

Guided by visions of La Pucelle (the name given to Joan by followers), Emil seeks to unite France under the divine rule of the King. In her quest, Emil goes to the same places Joan had traveled through, and gains her own followers in the process. However, Emil is opposed by the dauphin Louis, a brute enforcer who fears no divine power and wishes to make his own bid to rule the country.

Joan is ComicsOne's first all color comic book.

The publisher recommends this book for readers over 15 years old.

Van is an alterative story set in a universe where painting is a form of power.

The Adventures of Sly Cooper was a series of two promotional comics created by Sucker Punch Productions and published by GamePro Magazine and DC Comics. Issue 1, released in 2004, takes place between the end of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus and the beginning of Sly 2: Band of Thieves. Issue 2, released in 2005, takes place between the end of Sly 2: Band of Thieves and the beginning Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves.

Masaki Ryou was sent with his older sister to clean up Hiijii-san's mansion. While he was there, Ryou found a water well and accidentally fell into it. As he regained consciousness, he meets this girl named Rose who has been supposedly expecting him, and realizes that he is in pre-modern England.

Prequel and side stories from the main story of Needless Manga. Volume 1 also contains prototype one-shot "NEEDLESS 1.5".

A collection of short stories:

1) Vahlia no Hanamuko
Jiru and Vahlia were engaged. But Jiru suddenly went missing! Four years later, Vahlia was betrothed to his younger brother. During the night of the celebration of her second engagement, Vahlia decides to go on a journey… in search of Jiru!

2) Ryuu no Moriuta
The dragon child Kito and the priestess Shuen await the day Kito becomes the Heavenly Dragon.

3) Ginsekai no Shoumei
Alza lives alone on a desolate snowy plain. One day, Leah, a sorcerer from the magical city collapses near his house. Alza forbids Leah from using magic in his presence and shows her how beautiful life can be outside of the magical world. But, why does Alza hate magic, how did Leah get outside the magical city, and what will happen when Leah returns home?

4) Otogibanashi no Fude
At a far away village, there’s a sacred tree where the Water God dwells. It’s Sasara Yuukei’s task to trace the fading letters of the contract between the Water God and the people of the village. One day, while carrying out his task, he suddenly met the Water God herself! And gradually, he found out that what he’s been doing every day is actually...

From Yen Press:

Kazuto Kirigaya (aka Kirito) has survived the death game of Aincrad masterminded by Akihiko Kayaba, programmer of Sword Art Online, and made it back to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl Kirito fell in love with in the game world and who has yet to awaken from her seemingly endless slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope of finding answers... But one day, the answers suddenly find him in the form of a man who claims to be Asuna's fiancé?! With him, the man brings an in-game screenshot of someone who looks a lot like Asuna being held captive! Now Kirito must dive into an all-new VRMMORPG, ALfheim Online, to bring Asuna home!!

God appears among us once every 90 days… And those who issued oracles from God, as the family of God, are taken away by Him. The people call the family of god “Sun” and send them forth with shouts of encouragement. “Suns” are truly human vessels envied by all for having received the greatest glory… However, There was never the slightest hint of joy in the expressions of those taken by God.

"30,000 residents of the Northern Kelko plains were vaporized by the Kiyania bioweapon sprayed by the terrorist group Echiboza. 30,000 cats remained in their place. However, one person escaped this fate; a girl saved by a stranger with a gas mask.

Her name: Kaka Hollen."

In this strange new world, terrorism, crime, and corruption have found a new target in the feline kind. Enter counter-terrorism squad 'Green' and their all-purpose humanoid weapons, the 'OB's! But what role will Kaka play in midst of all this?

The strip is about a Manila community of mostly obese people - "fat as pigs", so to speak (baboy is Tagalog for pig).

Following the events of the first Breath of Fire game, this sequel brings forth a new menace in the form of the Ice Dragons, a dragon clan secluded for a long time. With the fall of the Dark Dragons, the Ice Dragon clan decides to take their place and engage in global conquest. What is Nina going to do about it now that Ryu has gone missing?

In this forest, there is a bear only children can see. If you can escape the forest after spending one day with that bear, you can become whatever you desire. A young girl sets foot into the dense forest of legend and what she encounters there was…

(from back cover) "Pirates are the lowest~~!" Rose, a young girl who stubbornly believed herself to be such type of high-class princess. The one who came to “kidnap” that slightly restless girl some how ended up being a heinous pirate, a crew member of the "Phantom”…!? Blood will race, set sail on a love and romance adventure—Ahoy!!

Hiori is a young boy who has a secret identity called "Mysterious thief Pokemon 7". He goes around taking stolen items, and return them to their rightful owner. This is the story of him and his adventures.

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Kagura is a professional slacker with nothing but a part-time job and cram school to keep him company. When a little girl suddenly shows up in his house one day, he thinks things can't get any weirder... until she starts calling him "Daddy"! It's hard enough taking care of an ordinary child, but Kanna -- who doesn't speak his language, isn't from his dimension, and has hordes of evil minions hot on her heels -- is anything but ordinary!