A prince who’s been paying back his country’s debt little by little through mercenary work suddenly has the chance to get a huge sum of money. But the catch is, he has to arrest the leader of the strongest thief gang.

Goths Cage is an enchanting manga-esque picture book series of three short stories with a malicious twist of love and romance. It is based on Yasushi Suzuki's art series that was previously released online in Japan under the name Phantoms KADAN. Suzuki-san re-adapts his art series and transforms it into a bewitching picture book with entrancing grace and charm. Each of his gothic tales is exquisitely crafted with elegant detailed illustrations that transport readers into an enchanted world of gothic glory.

In his first story, Glass Magic, Suzuki-san does a twisted take on the classic Cinderella tale. An ugly corpse-like servant girl wishes to fall in love with a prince and become a beautiful princess. Then a sinister old witch offers her a magic potion that can grant her heart's desires, but in order for the magic to work, she must abandon her soul. She gets rid of her memories, her face, and her master to become a cruelly beautiful glass princess.

In another of Suzuki's splendidly dark tales, the shop keeper of an enchanted barbershop attends to his beautiful victim under the moonlight. He snips away at her thoughts and memories, mystically cutting away all her painful memories that scar her heart. However, because she is sapped of her thoughts and memories, all that is left is her pitiful vacuous body.

Prepare to be mesmerized by Yasushi Suzuki's spine-chilling tales of love and entrancement this fall 2008, because this enchanting collection of spellbinding illustrations and twisted tales is a must-have!

Note: 32 page hardcover volume, all in color.

A simple, wordless oneshot about a man being hit on by a woman in his dreams.

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1. Hada no Ue no Renai Jijou (Above Skin Love Circumstances)
Yamaji is a middle-aged, middle school art teacher who is dating Tsukishima, a younger man. Tsukishima possesses a perfect body type, which Yamaji loves to sketch. Reflecting on that perfection, Yamaji realizes his own body is less than perfect - flabby! - and he needs to improve it before Tsukishima rejects him because of it.

2. Zaiaku wa Hada no Ue ni (Sin Is Above Skin Level)
Tsukishima, a regular businessman, has begun a blissful life living with his lover Yamaji. But though things are happy on the surface, Tsukishima can't shake the feeling that Yamaji only likes his body...

3. Hada no Ue ni Furu Hana (The Flowers Touch)
Tsukishima and Yamaji admire the cherry blossoms together. While looking at the beautiful trees, Tsukishima thinks that Yamaji is far more beautiful. A springtime continuation with our lovely couple.

4. Renai Tsuu (Heartache)
When stoic Mizusawa, a janitor, saves businessman Aoki from falling down some stairs, he gets a friend for life! Aoki is always tracking him down at lunch time just so they can eat together. But Mizusawa isn't sure how he feels about Aoki...

5. Renai Tsuu - Akka

6. Yurusareta Uta (Permitted Song)
Humans keep monsters as slaves for fighting and protection, but there is one, Zai who refuses to fight. Zai is special since he can use magic by creating spells with his songs, but he refuses to sing too... will he, for his master?

7. Omake
Three pages about the characters from Yurusareta Uta.

From Horobi no Michi:

Suou is just a normal highschool student. One night, she dreams about a red-haired demon girl... who shows up the next day in the middle of class and "claims" her as her property.

"Casio and his little sister Nokia both work as bounty hunters who use magic packets that they download through their mobile phones and cast with the built-in camera to defeat mysterious apparitions called phantasms. The bounties for these phantasms are quite high, but the enormous fees for the magic packets they download and the property damage they create has reduced them to a homeless status living off cup ramen. This all changes when they meet a foolish albeit wealthy, young woman called Sony who didn't bother to properly research Casio and Nokia's true nature before becoming their sponsor. "

From Yo Manga
A woodman who dropped his axe in a pond but the mountain god is a woman?

An exciting battle starts in the archipelago. Enter the arena to feel the excitement! A game with summons called 'droid' whose based on tales have started, who will be the best in the game?

Lyle is a young man who lost his memories when he was young, and doesn't know who he is or where he came from. His only connection to his past is his Soul Gadget, "Czerny". Lyle was adopted by Gio, and has a sister-in-law named Sheska. These three work together on special thieving jobs to make ends meet. Read along as Lyle uncovers the secrets of Czerny and his past...

Akamine Ryota, a student Angel, is sent to earth to complete his training.
God created angels to guard the peace in human world. Akamine Ryota is a promising senior at the angel training school, but because he lacks full control of his powers he's not allowed to graduate. Fellow students Shirogane, Aotsuka and Kurosawa are in the same predicament. Together, the four are sent to Earth - to purge the human world of evil and to finally complete their angel qualifications!

From Udon Entertainment:
Magical JxR tells the story of two teenager wizards and the young girl they befriend: “Jay and Aru are two of the most popular students in wizardry school. However, before they can graduate, they must venture out into the REAL world and fulfill a one year magic contract with a human girl named Cho-Ah. Is Cho-Ah ready for a whole year with two enthusiastic wizards-to-be at her beck and call?"

Sasakura Kyouya is your typical average high school boy (what else would he be? a ninja?) who is no longer ordinary after meeting a girl shinigami one day, who her purpose is to protect him. How will Kyouya survive this aloof shinigami? What kind nud- *cough* i mean "Plot" awaits him?That is only for Kyouya to find out!

From Viz:

What if scientists discovered that mythical creatures like mermaids, dragons and werewolves actually did exist? Better yet, what if any kid could train them to compete in the ultimate role-playing game? Welcome to the world of Legendz, where master trainer Ken Kazaki and his loyal Windragon are about to turn fantasy into reality!

From Dan of Population GO:

Everyone in the world is born with two things: the ability to collect Life's Light and a Light Vessel in which to collect and hold it. Most people use their vessels to assist them in doing various tasks, but occasionally someone is born with a vessel that allows them to do battle.

The protagonist, Ruyu, stumbles upon the end of a battle only to find one survivor. Could the young boy she saved be connected to the king's men who entered the town with the intent of killing everyone?

NOTE: Publication of this series was moved to a Chinese magazine. The number of chapters published in Asuka before discontinuing its publication of Yami no Naka no Crown is 6.

From Tokyopop:
Tian and Drei von Richenstein, two unlikely heroes, embark on an adventure filled with excitement, intrigue, and comic relief. Their adventures are complicated by the fact that they have a knack for making allies into new enemies...

Lanfeust in a young boy living in Glinin village. He is the pupil of the blacksmith Gramblot and is engaged to C'ian. His dream is to become a great hero but it seems unlikely... Until the day a knight comes to his village to repair his sword shattered during the fight against a troll. Readers of the Lanfeust of Troy (a French language long running comic series) will feel a sense of familiarity, as its basically the same story, in manga format. Which the title also gives away.

From NetComics:

Abandoned in a cabbage patch as a baby, Iseulbi [aka Misty-Rain] is saved from certain death by a witch who brings her up as her own. Far from the company of humans, she is raised as one of the Dokebi, a magical race from Korean myth. Among them she is happy and content, until one day she loses the trust of her protector, causing the enchantment that had kept the secret of her true identity to be broken. She is cast out to the world of her birth and must find her place among her own kind.

An adventure story of two knights who plan to save the King of Lions by seeking out the greatest treasure of all.. the immortal chalice! Takes place in a land where people not only coexist with animals, but develop their mannerisms. The tribes find themselves on the brink of war, and not everything is as it seems in the Land of Lions. (Published on www.MangaMagazine.net/ visit for the latest updates!)

From Go! Comi: Long ago, the king of a far-away land made too many enemies by expanding his massive harem. Punished and sealed away in the form of a genie, the lecherous former king can only end his curse by helping 1000 girls find love...and it's not as easy as it sounds! A shy virgin, a hopeless romantic, a sweet younger sister and a nosy older one -- these girls will need all the help they can get! Includes short-stories The Chicken That Flies in the Sky and I'll Kill You With a Kiss.