As one of the best players in school, all hopes are on him to win the regional high school tournament, but winning is not what Smile really wants to do. Will the fierce competition to be number one bring out his best or drive him away from the game? Ping Pong is Taiyo Matsumoto’s masterwork reflection on friendship and self-discovery, presented here in two volumes, featuring color art, the bonus story Tamura and an afterward by the original Japanese series editor. Translated by Michael Arias, director of Tekkonkinkreet. Things have changed since the last inter-high tournament. Peco has quit the game, and "Smile" Tsukimoto's desire to play is gone. Even "Demon" Sakuma has been kicked off the Kaio team. But Coach Koizumi isn't going to let all that talent go to waste and launches a plan to get Tsukimoto back on the team and into top condition. Every great athlete needs a great rival to push them past their limits, and Peco and Smile—friends since they were children—must now challenge each other to become the heroes they always dreamed they could be.

    All he wants is a good job, a girlfriend, and his very own “persocom” the latest and greatest in humanoid computer technology. Hideki’s luck changes one night when he finds Chi an adorable, but seemingly broken, persocom thrown out in a pile of trash. After taking her home, Hideki discovers that Chi is more responsibility than he expected and that there’s much more to his cute new persocom than meets the eye.

    Aboard the illegal gambling ship, the Espoir, Kaiji has now amassed an additional ten-million yen in debt. Taking his total debt before interest to over thirteen-million yen. With few resources left and less than an hour to win back some funds, the young man's options appear to be running out. Knowing that the endgame is near, panic begins to set. In an effort to even earn himself a lifeline, Kaiji decides to go all-in; betting away all his funds and those of his colleagues. The lives of three men hang in the balance in this deathmatch. Will the final curtain fall on Kaiji, or will he finally find a reason for hope aboard the Espoir?

    All he wants is a good job, a girlfriend, and his very own "persocom" - the latest and greatest in humanoid computer technology. Hideki's luck changes one night when he finds Chi - an adorable, but seemingly broken, persocom thrown out in a pile of trash. After taking her home, Hideki discovers that Chi is more responsibility than he expected - and that there's much more to his cute new persocom than meets the eye.

    Between basketball, part time jobs, and an uncertain future, something was missing. And that thing was music. With his days in senior year running out, Dai swears a heartfelt vow: “I’m gonna be the best jazz player in the world.”But what do you need to be the best? Talent? Effort? A lucky break? Or maybe just a deep, pure love for music, and too much stubbornness to know when to quit.Winner of The Shogakukan Manga Award and the Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga!

    What do an overly-edgy hero, codependent vampire, masochistic dragon, and hulked-out rabbit girl get up to in their downtime? Find out what Hajime and the gorgeous heroines of Arifureta do in between their adventures in this over-the-top collection of new 4-panel manga!

    And just like anyone obsessed with their hubby, she loves generating a bashful reaction or two out of him. But more often than not, Kouki ups the ante and does things -- whether wittingly or not -- that make Juri coo with affection. In this second installment, we join the two lovebirds on a relaxing day off. It's more adorable moments with these irresistible newlyweds!

    Childhood promises are often taken light-heartedly, but what happens if an innocent little girl mistakes a dismissive comment from her tender years as a commitment tor marriage? That's exactly what happens when Yuka asks Ryo to keep his promise to marry her -- even though it was 10 years ago! But the kind-hearted Ryo just can't find it in him to give it to her straight, and so ensues a wacky comedy of silly cover-ups and failed attempts to set the record straight!