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Kenji is a manga about a Japanese teenager named Kenji, who practices the martial art Bajiquan, and his encounters with other martial artists, some of whom are from real life (e.g. Adam Hsu and Liu Chia-Liang). This series primarily features Bajiquan, but also gets into Tanglangquan, Baguazhang, Chen Taijiquan, Piguaquan, Xingyiquan, Xinyiliuhequan, Shaolinquan, Hung Gar, Daito ryu Aikijujutsu, Shotokan Karate and numerous other styles. Kenji's archnemesis is a gangster named Tony Tan who practices Hung Gar and later Xinyiliuhequan. The series is based on the life of the author, Ryuchi Matsuda (Song Tian Long Zi in Mandarin), who has history involving Hakkyoku-ken (Bajiquan), Li Shu-Wen, and Liu Yun Qiao.

Set in an era resembling the 1920's and drawn in a hybrid style of American graphic novels and more Asian manga/manhwa/manhua, Babel is a full-color adult series (in Korea, you must be 19+ years old to purchase it) with good old-fashioned gangs, shooting, bank heists, etc. It begins with guns blazing and 70 million dollars at stake.

After being sentenced to death, the girl Gladiolus was sent to a planet inhabited by robots and is forced to fight as a gladiator to win her freedom!

A prequel to the (then) soon-to-release Devil May Cry 3. Dante is a demon slayer and bounty hunter with a demon heritage of his own that haunts his past. He's currently unemployed–and bored to death. Opportunity knocks in the form of a missing-child case, which his friend and manager, Enzo, offers him. But a four-million-dollar reward, an unexpected demon attack and a little girl named Alice all conspire to send Dante through the looking glass on a nightmarish adventure beyond his wildest imagination.

From Yen Press: A disillusioned young man in search of “something” stumbles into the weird and wacky world of Wonderland, where, as “Alice,” he is thrust into a murderous game of “Kill the White Rabbit” by command of the ruler of the land, the Queen of Hearts. But while Alice rails against the role that has been forced upon him, he has little choice but to comply. For in Wonderland, not sticking to the script can have deadly consequences…

Creatures that were supposed to exist only in fiction were running rampant throughout the world, drawing civilization close to its demise. That day, I, the protagonist, noticed that there was a special skill dwelling within me. Leveling up the more she fights and gaining new skills as well as the ability to harness magic in turn, a high school girl who was once a shut-in was integrated into a group of people the system labels as "players." She makes the decision to exterminate the monsters and save the people around her, enjoying the laid-back life the end of the world has brought her all the while.

Due to the friendship he had with Ted, McDohl's attempt to save him eventually turned his life around from being the son of General Teo McDohl of the Imperial Army to become a wanted enemy of the Empire. A chosen bearer of one of the 27 True Runes, his encounters with death were already foreboding the moment the True Rune was attached to his right hand. Yet, McDohl continues to walk upon the journey through the Empire: facing corruption, cruelty and the life-changing decisions he has to make in order to restore order and peace for the people in his country and to fulfill the hope of many that was entrusted to him. Based on the PSOne video game, it is also loosely based on the Water Margin classics, though it's limited only to the gathering of 108 Stars of Destiny in order to overthrow a corrupt government.

Ji Eun, a young woman who writes fairy tales, goes to a friend's wedding in Guam. There she discovers the underwater world by accident and decides to become a diver to explore it. She meets a new world, people who love the sea, new creatures, and even finds love!

Aix is a 19-year-old E-Rank adventurer. He is a “prodigy” mage that solely specializes in ‘Effect Duration Extension’. He has spent the last five years working like a slave around the clock throughout the week. When he finally collapses from exhaustion and wakes up on his doorstep, he finally comes to terms with himself. "I'm going to quit this job!" After quitting his job as an adventurer, Aix announced that he would no longer work. The people who had been enjoying the benefits of the unusually long duration novice magic cause of Aiz, panicked when they realized that there was no one to replace him, but it was too late. He smiled and refused all the threats and attempts to coerce him. "I will NEVER work again!" The new life of a novice mage who has been told she won't work begins now!

Takaya was abandoned by his classmates in a another world. However, he is taught that his manufacturing skills are at a transcendental level and awakens! In addition, maids, priests, arch-demons, wizards, and even wolf girls gather around!?

One mistake made the future of the wasteland of the beasts rampant; another mistake made the bloody heroes turn the tide. The wild sand, the sea of ​​the beast, and the naked humanity that struggles and twists, which is the real enemy of the passers-by, or the natural enemies have been smirking in the air...

The story is set in Japan a millennium from now. Five children — the protagonist Saki, Satoru, Maria, Mamoru, and Shun — have been born and raised in a tranquil town that can be described as a utopia, overflowing with water and green foilage. The world is ruled by people who have the "cursed power" or the "gods' power" of telekinesis. After a certain incident, Saki and the others come to realize the true nature of their world. Before long, they learn everything, including the bloody history that brought humanity to this state. The five throw themselves into life-threatening adventure and fighting to protect friends and a world on the brink of collapse.