VERTICAL COMICS
APOSIMZ GN #5
(W) Tsutomu Nihei (A) Tsutomu Nihei (CA) Tsutomu Nihei
From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest Sci-Fi epic. The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell. Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface. They face rampant Frame Disease and aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the Ruins Level. Yet even so, somehow the people survive.
BLOOD ON TRACKS GN #2
(W) Shuzo Oshimi (A) Shuzo Oshimi (CA) Shuzo Oshimi
From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far....
COMPLETE CHIS SWEET HOME BOX SET
(W) Konami Kanata (A) Konami Kanata (CA) Konami Kanata
Vertical's most popular comic of all time, Chi's Sweet Home, now available in a complete box set. Packaging all 4 volumes of the series into a cute collectors edition box with a cute bonus item included! Chi is a michievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Seperated from the warmth and protection of her mother, feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow., when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment...where pets are strictly not permitted.
KINOS JOURNEY BEAUTIFUL WORLD GN #6
(W) Keiichi Sigsawa (A) Iruka Shiomiya
Based on the hit novel series, Kino's Journey now has a beautiful manga adaptation with illustrations by Iruka Shiomiya (Ningen Series). Kino's Journey is about a character named Kino who travels around the world with a talking motorcycle named Hermes. Together they travel to different countries and meet the inhabitants there. Kino's policy is to only stay three days in every town without exception, saying it's enough time to learn about the each place and moving on to explore the next new place.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ORIGIN HC GN #1
ACTIVATION
(W) Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (A) Hajime Yatate (CA) Hajime Yatate
In a civil war, half of humanity is wiped out, and Zeon's army of Zaku mobile units is the decisive weapon. With the Federation's first Gundam out of action, Amuro miraculously stumbles on a second unit. Now, in control of a machine with unparalleled destructive power, will Amuro's actions save the colony's survivors - or destroy them? The biggest name in Japanese science-fiction - Gundam - returns with one of its creators retelling its origins 25 years after the series debuted! Collect all 12 hardcover volumes!
WEATHERING WITH YOU GN #1
(W) Makoto Shinkai (A) Makoto Shinkai (CA) Makoto Shinkai
"Your Name" Director Makoto Shinkai's latest movie "WEATHERING WITH YOU" will get a complete manga version with beautiful art and delicate depictions by the up-and-coming artist Wataru Kubota!! The summer of freshman year of high school. A boy named Hodaka runs away from his island home and goes to Tokyo, where he spends every day in loneness. Then, in a corner of the bustling city he meets a girl named Hina. But he soon finds out that she possesses a mysterious power. Up-and-coming artist and Afternoon Four Seasons Award winner Wataru Kubota is set to illustrate the complete manga version of the latest film by Director Makoto Shinkai, who received international acclaim for "Your Name"!!
WITCHCRAFT WORKS GN #14
(W) Ryu Mizunagi (A) Ryu Mizunagi (CA) Ryu Mizunagi
Basis of the anime series, Witchcraft Works is a romance comedy where magic and supernational powers shape the lives of a handful of high school kids. Takamiya Honoka is just an ordinary high school student who sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the "Princess" of the school, and has never said a word to her. However, one day when Takamiya's life is put in danger, Kagari arrives to his rescue and it's revealed that Kagari is what is known as a Workshop Witch within the city and Takamiya is under her protection....