Your Forma, Vol. 1 (manga)

Your Forma, Vol. 1 (manga)
Author: Mareho Kikuishi
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2023-01-17
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975351851

The Your Forma—a “smart thread” installed directly into the brain that records all its user’s sensory perceptions and emotions. It’s Electronic Investigator Echika Hieda’s job to Dive into these recordings in search of clues to the world’s toughest and most serious crimes. Unfortunately for anyone who’s ever been paired with Echika, her data processing abilities are so off-the-charts that she usually puts her partners in the hospital in the process. Interpol’s solution: assigning an Amicus—a sentient android named Harold Lucraft—to be her new aide. With the exception of his cheekiness, Harold would be everything Echika wants in a partner—if only she didn’t hate all Amicus with a burning passion...

Your Forma, Vol. 3

Your Forma, Vol. 3
Author: Mareho Kikuishi
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2023-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975352238

Echika, burdened by her decision to hide the secret of Harold’s Laws of Respect, experiences a rapid loss of Brain Dive functionality. With her prospects of being reinstated as a Diver looking grim, Echika is assigned to her next case as a normal police investigator, only to find Harold working the same inquiry with the help of a new “genius” assistant. From there, the two former partners chase separate leads after a hacker known only as E, a self-styled mind reader who has been leaking classified Interpol information on a popular message board. But what is this mysterious figure really after, and why are they inciting their followers to violence?

Your Forma, Vol. 1

Your Forma, Vol. 1
Author: Mareho Kikuishi
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2022-06-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975339665

In an alternate 2023, the Your Forma, a miraculous “smart thread” technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices come with an invasive drawback—they record every sight, sound, and even emotion their users experience. For electronic investigator Echika Hieda, diving into peoples’ memories via the Your Forma and hunting for evidence to solve the toughest crimes is all part of a day’s work. The problem is, she’s so good at what she does that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnish Echika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named Harold Lucraft. Does this unlikely duo have what it takes to resolve their mutual suspicions and avert a deadly technological infection from sweeping across the globe before it’s too late?

Your Forma, Vol. 2

Your Forma, Vol. 2
Author: Mareho Kikuishi
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975343433

Back on the beat as an Electronic Investigator, Echika finds herself up against a challenging new case: a string of assaults committed against people related to the RF Model Amicus. To make matters worse, victim testimonials suggest that the perpetrator is none other than Echika’s aide, Harold. As the stakes grow higher and the pair continue their investigation despite the rift forming between them, the true distinction between humans and machines becomes all too apparent. When the shocking truth about Harold comes to light, Echika struggles to make an agonizing decision…

Your Forma, Vol. 4

Your Forma, Vol. 4
Author: Mareho Kikuishi
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975367898

Harold and Echika may have brought their latest case to a close, but the developer of the AI who facilitated E’s campaign against Interpol is nowhere to be found. To ascertain the identity of this enigmatic individual, the pair request the aid of their friend Bigga, now a formal consultant with the Electrocrime Investigation Bureau. Yet even her help isn’t enough to give them a lead. Meanwhile, a series of spree killings against Amicus begin to unfold, and the modus operandi bears an eerie resemblance to the murder of Harold’s mentor...

Your Forma, Vol. 5

Your Forma, Vol. 5
Author: Mareho Kikuishi
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2024-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975374002

Echika’s stubborn insistence on protecting the secret of the RF Models’ Laws of Respect has driven a wedge between her and Harold. As the two partners grow distant, it comes to light that TOSTI, the mysterious AI they’ve been investigating, may have been developed on Farasha Island, an artificial landmass constructed off the coast of Dubai where researchers pioneer new technologies. When Echika is ordered to travel there and investigate with a small team, she discovers that nearly everyone living on the island has been assigned an Amicus double in an experiment called Project EGO. But soon after Echika and the others’ search for answers gets underway, Bigga is rendered unconscious in a peculiar accident, and it becomes apparent that nothing on the island is as it seems...

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 1

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 1
Author: Matsuri Akai
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1645055779

When Akira's class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers--but while one of them is lucky enough to become a true Hero, Akira becomes a mere Assassin. However, against all odds, the Assassin just might be the most powerful role of all! Harboring doubts about the intentions of the king, Akira uses his newfound strength as a master of the shadows to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the crown.

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 1 (manga)

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, Vol. 1 (manga)
Author: Yu Shimizu
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2022-11-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1975350820

One thousand years ago, Leonis Death Magnus, undead sorcerer and the greatest of the Dark Lords, entered magical stasis during a climactic battle. When he awakens, he finds a beautiful silver-haired young woman named Riselia standing before him. More shockingly, Leonis has been transformed into a ten-year-old boy! Now he’ll have to adapt to this strange era and deal with the twisted monsters called Voids—all while keeping his true powers a secret from his lovely new guardian.

Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Vol. 1 (light novel)

Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, Vol. 1 (light novel)
Author: Jougi Shiraishi
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2020-01-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 197533311X

It's not about the destination... What's your favorite story? Does it have a hero who slays a dragon and saves a princess? Or a child of prophecy destined for greatness? Well, my favorite story is a little different. It's the tale of a witch who travels the world, seeking nothing in particular. With no quest of her own, she's free to wander wherever the wind takes her, adding a few pages to the story of whomever she meets before setting off on her next adventure. At the end of her travels, the witch takes on an apprentice who will one day begin her own journey. And so the cycle continues, or so the story goes. Now, the witch who starts the story anew...who could she be?

O Maidens in Your Savage Season 1

O Maidens in Your Savage Season 1
Author: Mari Okada
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04-23
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1632368188

"Best Manga/Anime of 2019" — Thrillist, The Verge, Geek Girl Authority, Anime UK & more! From the writer of the hit Netflix film A Whisker Away, anohana, and Maquia As a teen, how do you start thinking about sex? This debut manga from anime legend Mari Okada follows five girls and their five moving, funny, and mortifying answers. Join their bittersweet (and a little spicy) journey from girlhood to... whatever comes next! 1 WORD. 3 LETTERS. RHYMES WITH "VEX." When Kazusa enters high school, she joins the Literature Club, where she leaps from reading innocent fiction to diving into the literary classics. But these novels are a bit more...adult than she was prepared for. Between euphemisms like fresh dewy grass and pork stew, crushing on the boy next door, and knowing you want to do that one thing before you die--discovering your budding sexuality is no easy feat! As if puberty wasn't awkward enough, the club consists of a brooding writer, the prettiest girl in school, an agreeable comrade, and an outspoken prude. Fumbling over their own discomforts, these five teens get thrown into chaos over three little letters: S...E...X...!