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Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Four hardcore heroes. One high-speed torpedo boat. Ten thousand bullets! Lock n' load with the baddest group of mercenaries ever to hit the high seas of Southeast Asia! Aboard their World War II torpedo boat, the Black Lagoon, Dutch the Boss, Benny the Mechanic, Revy Two Hand, and Rock, the salaryman from Japan, deliver anything, anywhere. In the dangerous underworld of the Russian Mafia, Chinese triads, Colombian drug cartels, crazed assassins,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Umi and Sora are not alone in their strange connection to the sea. Forty years ago, Jim met another young boy with the same powers. As penance for letting the boy die, Jim has been searching the world for other children with those same ties to the ocean. Anglade, a wunderkind who was once Jim's research partner, lures Sora away with the promise of answers. This leaves Umi severely depressed, and it is up to Ruka to help her new friend find his brother....
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2010
Language
English
Description
"Roanapur explodes as Roberta's vendetta against a top secret U.S. Special Forces team brings out the city's heaviest hitters. Balalaika and the ex-Soviet military troops of Hotel Moscow face off with Major Caxton's Grey Fox unit as it tries to fight its way out of Roanapur. Meanwhile, Rock, Revy and Garcia Lovelace continue their pursuit of Roberta, hoping to catch up to her before the Killer Maid's own demons run her down. But if they do find her,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Ruka is traumatized when Sora disappears into the night sea right in front of her. But although she refuses to speak of the incident, the meteorite Sora made her swallow is not so silent. It whispers to her from inside her body, and with its guidance she leads Umi and Anglade into the open ocean in search of answers. Surrounded by the sea, Ruka starts to see glimpses of the past that help her understand how Umi, Sora, Jim, and Anglade all came to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Jim, Dehdeh, and Ruka's mother locate Anglade's yacht, but neither the rogue scientist nor Umi or Ruka are on board. All that remains is a cryptic invitation to Jim. While Jim tries to figure out the game his ex-colleague is playing and Kanako dives into memories of her daughter Ruka, the strange sea-changes continue around the globe"--Back flap.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"An action-packed, stylish shoot-’em-up. Boasting furious action, switchback plotting, magnetic characters and dazzling art, Dogs tells the story of four individuals struggling to survive a dystopian urban future by gun and sword and courage and luck. With the city still reeling in the aftermath of the cataclysm, Giovanni makes his move and goes after the director. But the outcome of the confrontation is not at all what he expected. The director...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"The attacks launched from the Below create unrest among the residents of the Underground. When Miss Liza learns the truth behind the kidnapping of the Lost Children, the mutual distrust and anger only grow, with potentially fatal results. But Heine’s biggest problem by far lies in Naoto’s hands: the black sword that was made to kill his kind. When figures from Heine’s past confront him, will Naoto act as his ally…or his enemy?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral'the hypnotic secret shape of the world. The bizarre masterpiece horror manga is now available all in a single volume. Fall into a whirlpool of terror!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In order to fulfill his vow to kill Prof. Einstürzen, Heine resumes his search for the entrance to the Below and the experimental facility where he was born. As he and Badou move further into the depthsof the Underground, they're tracked down by Giovanni, who offers to help--but what are his real intentions? Meanwhile, Naoto confronts Magato, seeking the key to her past, and Director Newbauten sends the Special Defense Force to attack Einstürzen's...
Series
Publisher
VIZMedia
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Tenma has fallen into a trap set by Johan and is now wanted by the police as a serial killer. While narrowly evading the police dragnet, Tenma pursues Johan in an attempt to prove his own innocence and prevent another murder, edging closer to the Monster by tracing his secret past. As the only person who knows what Johan is, Tenma serarches for Nina, who has been captured by neo-Nazis. His investigation leads him to uncover a horrific fact...the...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Heine and Badou make their way into the innermost depths of Professor Angelika Einsturzen's underground sanctum. There, in the labs where Heine was born and then violently separated from his siblings, they learn more not only about Heine's past but also about Badou's connection to the professor. Meanwhile, Naoto is confronted by clones of Einsturzen and Fruhling, and in the ensuing fight the truth about her origins is revealed."--
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga. An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Itō's long-awaited return to the world of horror.
15) Master Keaton: 2
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Insurance investigator Taichi Hiraga Keaton uses his training in archaeology and experience as a former member of the SAS to investigate the disappearance of an Olympic gold medal and the whereabouts of a German spy.
16) Master Keaton: 3
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and a noble English woman, is an insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. Educated in archaeology and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buried secrets, thwart would-be villains, and pursue the truth.
17) Master Keaton: 4
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and an English noblewoman, is an insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. Educated in archaeology and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buried secrets, thwart would-be villains, and pursue the truth..
18) Master Keaton: 5
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and an English noblewoman, is an insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. Educated in archaeology and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buried secrets, thwart would-be villains, and pursue the truth.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Could Johan have a dual personality, like Jekyll and Hyde? Tenma calls on Dr. Gillen, an authority on criminal psychology, to psychoanalyze Johan. But Dr. Gillen secretly concludes that it is not Johan but Tenma who has committed all the serial murders. Dr. Gillen then tries to lure Tenma into various traps, intending to use him in his own experiments. Karl, a student at Munich University, visits a blind billionaire every week to read books to him...
20) Tokyo ghoul: 1
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
College student Ken Kaneki is thrilled to be going on a date with beautiful Rize, but when the encounter turns violent, he is transformed into a human-ghoul hybrid who must learn to deal with Ghoul turf wars, Ghoul society, and his new powers.
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