Get a CLAMP Oracle Card set free with purchase at rightstufanime.com starting 11/29

Kodansha Comics & Right Stuf Inc. Team-up For
CLAMP Oracle Card Set Holiday Gift-With-Purchase

Buy CLAMP titles and receive a limited-edition Oracle Card set based on series like Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Magic Knight Rayearth & more, while supplies last.

November 23, 2020 – New York, NY – Just in time for the holiday season, Kodansha Comics and Right Stuf Inc. are teaming up for a very special promotion honoring works by CLAMP – the legendary creators behind Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, and more – by offering an exclusive and limited-edition gift with purchase, the CLAMP Oracle Card set! Starting Sunday, November 29, 2020, fans who want to get their hands on a CLAMP Oracle Card set, only need to visit rightstufanime.com and order at least one CLAMP bundle or title from the list below to receive this deck FREE with purchase! These card sets will be available while supplies last, so be sure to get yours on the day of release!

The CLAMP Oracle Card set features 15 beautifully realized cards, packaged in a witchy black cloth bag, and uses divinatory meaning combined with artwork from classic CLAMP manga series, like Magic Knight Reyearth, Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, xxxHOLiC & more, to help you reach answers to questions of love, career, friendship and beyond!

Starting November 29, 2020, purchase any of the qualifying items below from rightstufanime.com, to receive your free CLAMP Oracle Card set:

  • Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card (1-4) Manga Bundle
  • Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card (5-7) Bundle
  • Cardcaptor Sakura Collector’s Edition Hardcover Volumes 1-5
  • Cardcaptor Sakura Collector’s Edition Hardcover (1-3) Bundle
  • Cardcaptor Sakura Collector’s Edition Hardcover (4-5) Bundle
  • Chobits 20th Anniversary Edition Hardcover (1-2) Bundle
  • Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Manga Omnibus (1-3) Bundle
  • Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Manga Omnibus (4-6) Bundle
  • Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Manga Omnibus (7-10) Bundle
  • Tsubasa WoRLD CHRoNiCLE Manga (1-3) Bundle
  • xxxHOLiC Manga Omnibus (1-3) Bundle
  • xxxHOLiC Manga Omnibus (4-7) Bundle
  • xxxHOLiC Rei Manga (1-4) Bundle
  • CLOVER (Hardcover Collector’s Edition)
  • Magic Knight Rayearth 25th Anniversary Box Set 1

Please note: Bundles listed will not be available until the start of the promotion.

For more information on this and other Kodansha USA Publishing titles please visit: https://kodansha.us/.

Creator Spotlight: CLAMP! Rare Digital Manga Sale (Ends 6/15)

A rare sale celebrating all things CLAMP

To celebrate the debut of Chobits 20th Anniversary Edition, the new and improved re-release of the cyberpunk romance series, we’re having a very rare sale in the form of the Creator Spotlight: CLAMP digital manga sales event!

That’s right, for a limited time the entire Kodansha Comics CLAMP back catalog is up to 40% off! This includes the iconic magical girl series Cardcaptor Sakura and Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, the multiverse spanning crossover saga Tsubasa Omnibus and Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE, the Eisner Award-nominated Magic Knight Rayearth, and the dark and mysterious supernatural story xxxHOLIC Omnibus and xxxHOLIC Rei.

So to save up to 40% off an amazing selection of CLAMP series, visit our participating digital vendors: BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Nook and izneo. Sale runs from June 9, until June 15!

 

~Creator Spotlight: CLAMP Digital Manga Sales! ~
June 9 – 15
See below for the full list of titles being offered during this sale,
and click on the links or cover below to read chapter 1s FREE!

Cardcaptor Sakura

 

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card

 

Magic Knight Rayearth

Tsubasa Omnibus

Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE

xxxHOLIC Omnibus

xxxHOLIC Rei

 

 

Announcing: Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card early simulpub debuting 12/26!

For the first time ever, we’re releasing the latest chapter of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card BEFORE Nakayoshi magazine hits newsstands in Japan!

The latest installment of Sakura’s adventure (Chapter #40) is now available for purchase and download on comiXology and Kindle for only $1.99 a chapter! This new early simulpub technology is the best way to get ahead of the story. It’s like reading manga in a time machine!

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Volumes 1-6 and Cardcaptor Sakura Collector’s Edition Volumes 1-2 are available in both print and digital.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card

Guided by the Key of Dreams, Sakura embarks on a new adventure! With over 15 million copies in print in Japan alone, plus translations in over a dozen languages, the original Cardcaptor Sakura is an international phenomenon you can’t miss! And now, the long-awaited new chapter begins!

It is spring, with cherry trees in full blossom, and Sakura is just entering middle school. Her beloved Syaoran has returned from Hong Kong, and life couldn’t be better. But when she awakens from a strange dream to find her Sakura Cards powerless, how can she protect Tomoeda from disaster?!

Cardcaptor Sakura Collector’s Edition

Cardcaptor Sakura brought a generation of readers to manga, and now it’s back in a definitive collector’s edition!

Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the all-time classics of the magical-girl genre, and the Collector’s Edition will be the definitive version of the story, for both long-time fans and readers new to the story. The adventures of the plucky Sakura Kinomoto are as adorably thrilling as ever, as she tracks down the magical Clow Cards and plunges headlong into a world of sorcery beyond anything she could’ve imagined.

Check out our other simulpub titles here—all of which you can find streaming on Crunchyroll or comiXology Unlimited

Or available for download on comiXology, Kindle, and BookWalker!

10 Years of Kodansha Comics—November Spotlight: CLAMP

10 years of Kodansha Comics!

The year 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the first Kodansha Comics manga published in English. Please join us in celebration as we select
one classic Kodansha Comics series each month for exclusive content, promotions, and other surprises!

Our November Spotlight is on the critically acclaimed manga team CLAMP and their expansive interconnected world including series like Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa, xxxHOLiC, and the newly minted Magic Knight Rayearth Box Set! So what kind of “special surprises” do we have to whisk you away this month? Check these out!

Cardcaptor Sakura: Collector’s Edition Volumes 1-2, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Volumes 1-6, Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE Volumes 1-3, Tsubasa Omnibus Volumes 1-10, xxxHOLiC Omnibus Volumes 1-7, and xxxHOLiC Rei Volumes 1-4 are all available NOW. Magic Knight Rayearth 25th Anniversary Manga Box Set 1 is available for preorder and goes on sale November 26!

Surprise 1: Exclusive Kero and Soel Pins!

As a part of the 10 Years of Kodansha Comics project, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Rightstuf to bring you these awesome Kero and Soel pins!

Visit Rightstuf and order any volume of CLAMP’s manga and you’ll receive an exclusive pin set for FREE! Your order will also come with our new Kodansha Comics mascot Kacey pins! Available this month (November 2019) only or while supplies last.

Surprise 2: CLAMP digital sale!

Some of the most memorable moments in manga history are now on sale digitally! That’s right, for the first time ever, all of our digital series by manga supergroup CLAMP are on sale! From now until November 11th, get up to 40% off on CLAMP titles at all of our digital retail partners: Apple Books, BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and nook.

Surprise 3: CLAMP Survey Sweepstakes!

Wanting to get into the world of CLAMP? Already collected all of the Clow Cards? Wondering what an omnibus looks like (hint: it’s not a vehicle)? For the month of November only, ONE lucky winner will win xxxHOLiC Omnibus 1-10, xxxHOLiC Rei 1-4, Tsubasa Omnibus 1-6, Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE 1-3, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 1-6, Cardcaptor Sakura: Collector’s Edition 1-2, and the soon-to-be-released Magic Knight Rayearth 25th Anniversary Manga Box Set 1! All you have to do is take this survey by November 30 to enter for a chance to win!

Surprise 4: The latest chapters of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card are now available—before they get collected into graphic novels!

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card latest Chapters 38 and 39 are now available the same month they came out in Japan—Download ’em for only $1.99 each on comiXology and Kindle! (And coming soon to BookWalker!) You don’t have to wait for the print or digital graphic-novel release to find out what happens next in this magical journey!

Celebrate 10 Years of Kodansha Comics with us all year long by following us on KodanshaComics.com!

Be sure to check back again next month, when we’ll be throwing the spotlight onto yet another Kodansha classic!

Our first-ever CLAMP digital sale! Selected CLAMP series up to 40% off!

Some of the most memorable moments in manga history are now on sale digitally! That’s right, for the first time ever, all of our digital series by manga supergroup CLAMP are on sale! From now until November 11th, get up to 40% off on CLAMP titles at all of our digital retail partners: Apple Books, BookWalker, comiXology, Google Play, Kindle, Kobo, MyAnimeList, and nook.

With the long-awaited Magic Knight Rayearth Box Set incoming, it’s no better time to indulge in a little CLAMP nostalgia and round out your reading of some absolute cornerstones to any manga collection!

~ CLAMP Digital Sale  ~
November 5- 11
Click on the cover to read Chapter 1 for FREE!

Cardcaptor Sakura: Collector’s Edition Volumes 1-2, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Volumes 1-6, Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE Volumes 1-3, Tsubasa Omnibus Volumes 1-10, xxxHOLiC Omnibus Volumes 1-7, and xxxHOLiC Rei Volumes 1-4 are up to 40% off!

… aaaand don’t forget to check out the special surprises this month with CLAMP as our 10th Anniversary Spotlight Creator for November!

What’s Happening at AX? Special guests, con exclusives, panels, activities, & MORE!

 

 

Heya! It’s me, Kacey the intern mascot at Kodansha Comics! Going to Anime Expo this year? Kodansha Comics and Vertical Comics will be, on July 4-7 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, for lots of fun activities, big announcements for the upcoming year, and exciting chances to meet the living legends behind your favorite manga and anime! Sounds awesome, huh? I’ve been running around and around working on this crazy rundown of all things Kodansha at the biggest anime convention of the year. So, here ya go!

 

 

 

Special Guests!

Special Guest #1: Atsushi Ohkubo

Atsushi Ohkubo, creator of Fire Force and Soul Eater is the must-see guest at AX this year! He’s coming to join the Fire Force Anime Panel & Premiere by Funimation and making appearances at the autograph sessions and manga drawing panel co-hosted by Kodansha Comics! 

Atsushi Ohkubo Live Drawing Panel
When?
Thursday, July 4, 4:30-5:30 pm

Where? LP1 (Petree Hall)
Come see the creator of Soul Eater and Fire Force draw original illustrations—live! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see one of shonen manga’s top talents work up close. You’ll also have a chance to win prizes and ask your questions. …More Details

Fans who attend the panel will also receive a special paper Fire Force “helmet,” with a download code for a free digital Fire Force Volume 1 manga on the back!

 

Funimation Presents Fire Force Anime Panel & Premiere
When? Friday, July 5, 1:00-2:30 pm 
Where? LP3 (408AB) 
Funimation is coming in hot to Anime Expo with a Fire Force Panel and SimulDub premiere! Meet the original creator of Soul Eater and Fire Force, Atsushi Ohkubo, and Fire Force manga editor Megumu Tsuchiya, while they discuss the new anime adaptation. Also, experience the SimulDub™ Premiere and receive an exclusive giveaway item! …More Details

Atsushi Ohkubo / Fire Force Autograph Session
Come and get an autograph from Atsushi Ohkubo himself! It’ll be a high profile autograph session for sure, but there will three chances. Be there or (com)bust! 

Autograph Session 1
When?
 Thursday, July 4, 2:30-3:30 pm

Where? AX Industry Autograph Table 1

Autograph Session 2
When? Friday, July 5, 3:10-4:10 pm

Where? AX Industry Autograph Table 5

Autograph Session 3
When?
Saturday, July 6, 10:30-11:30 am

Where? AX Industry Autograph Table 4

Stay tuned for more information about ticketing for the autograph sessions! 

 

Special Guest 2: Kanae Yumemiya 

Don’t miss your chance to be part of a group selfie—with Sailor Moon herself! Star of the Sailor Moon Super Live stage show, actress Kanae Yumemiya will attend our massive Sailor Moon panel on Saturday, July 6th, and we’re planning a BIG photo at the end that you won’t want to miss. 

Official Sailor Moon Panel Presented by Kodansha Comics
When? Saturday, July 6, 1:30-2:30 pm
Where? LP2 (JW – Platinum Ballroom)

Join the original Sailor Moon editor himself, Fumio Osano (affectionately known to creator Naoko Takeuchi and to fans as “Osabu”), and staff from Kodansha Comics as they discuss the new Eternal Edition of the manga, followed by a very special guest: one of the stars of the new Sailor Moon Super Live show, which had its U.S. debut in Washington, DC and New York City this March! Freebies and prizes, too! …More Details

Special Guest 3: Katsuhiro Otomo

Wait, what!? Yes, Katsuhiro Otomo—legendary creator of Steamboy, Roujin Z, and, of course, Akira—will have a panel on Thursday, July 4th at 5:00 pm to discuss his latest projects. Find more details about the panel here.

We’re releasing a very limited quantity of our Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set, one last time, this summer. Be the first to order your set at Kodansha Comics booth #806 and get an exclusive pin button. And once these babies are gone, this two-time Eisner Award-winning collection is gone … forever! 

More panels and booth activities!

Kodansha Comics & Vertical Comics Manga Panel
When? Saturday, July 6, 3:00-4:00 pm
Where? LP5
Come meet the folks behind the publishers of Sailor Moon, BAKEMONOGATARI, Attack on Titan, Chi’s Sweet Home, and many more, as they unveil brand-new manga releases for hte coming year and pull back the curtain on Japanese comics in general. Ask all your questions, get free stuff, win prizes, and more!

Come, play, buy at Booth #806

Attack on Titan and Fire Force Manuscript Replica Gallery
Big thanks to all who participated in our “You Decide AOT at AX” fan vote. Come see the manuscript replica you chose, hanging at our booth along with a variety of other bee-yoo-tiful selections from the Attack on Titan and Fire Force manga! Replicas of the posters on display will be available for purchase.

Attack on Titan game
Whoa! Come play the latest Attack on Titan videogame, set to launch July 5th from Koei Tecmo America!

Fire Force shooting game
Shoot the inferno and win a prize!

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime photo-op and stamp rally
Take a photo with Rimuru at the Kodansha Comics booth, then collect stamps from the Bandai Namco, Crunchyroll, and Yen Press booths to receive a signed art card!

EXCLUSIVE MERCHANDISE!

Sailor Moon Official Store items
Attack on Titan poster set
Pop Team Epic items

BOOKS ON SALE!
These books are on sale at our booth—don’t miss ’em!

After the Rain
Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set
— Reprint coming soon! Preorder at our booth!

Attack on Titan
Cardcaptor Sakura Collector’s Edition
— NEW!

Cells at Work!
Fire Force
KOYOMIMONOGATARI, Part 1
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Pop Team Epic
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts
Vinland Saga
Voices of a Distant Star: Words of Love/ Across the Stars — PRESTREET!

GIFT WITH PURCHASE!
Get an exclusive item when you purchase a manga at our booth!

Fire Force Company 8 iron-on patch
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime hot/cold gel pack

KATANAGATARI bookmark set #2
Pop Team Epic sticker sheet
AKIRA pin button
Sailor Moon pin button
Attack on Titan pin button
Kodansha Comics intern Kacey pin buttons

FREEBIES!

Come get a 200+ page Kodansha Comics manga sampler!
Sign up for our newsletter and get an EDENS ZERO pin button!

And here are the announcements from Anime Expo 2019!

 

 

 

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Movie Night by Crunchyroll

Have you been enjoying reading Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, the new sequel of the phenomenal magical shojo manga by CLAMP? Does it take you back to the good old days watching your favorite show with your friends? Well, it’s 2018, and Crunchyroll has taken it up a notch by hosting Cardcaptor Sakura Movie Night for 3 nights only–– January 31, Feburuary 3, and February 4!

Find the theater near you and buy tickets HERE!

In Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card, Sakura and Syaoran are reunited at last — but as Sakura tries to come to terms with her feelings for Syaoran, the two must face off against the strongest Clow Card ever made!
In addition, don’t miss the exclusive showing of the prologue episode of the new Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card TV series!

Get there early to get an exclusive artcard while supply last! 

See you there!

Winter 2018 Manga to Anime Guide: #KCAnimeClub

There’s nothing more exciting than anticipating next season’s anime blockbusters—especially if it’s one of your favorite manga that’s making its anime debut! This season, Kodansha Comics has three great manga turned anime series for your viewing pleasure: Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Basilisk, and Kokkoku: Moment by Moment! Check out the streaming schedule below to find out when and where you can catch these great series, and don’t forget to see where the stories all began and catch up on all the manga before the anime airs!

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card

MANGA Volume 1 available in print and digital now!
ANIME Streaming on Crunchyroll and Funimation every Saturday!

Sakura Kinomoto’s about to start middle school, and everything’s coming up cherry blossoms. Not only has she managed to recapture the scattered Clow Cards and make them her own Sakura Cards, but her sweetheart Syaoran Li has moved from Hong Kong to Tokyo and is going to be in her class! But her joy is interrupted by a troubling dream in which the cards turn transparent, and when Sakura awakens to discover her dream has become reality, it’s clear that her magical adventures are far from over…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card – OFFICIAL TRAILER | Crunchyroll

 

Basilisk 

MANGA Volumes 1-5 available in digital now!
ANIME Streaming on Crunchyroll every Monday!

The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years. But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death?

 

 

 

 

 

Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls – OFFICIAL TRAILER | Crunchyroll

 

Kokkoku: Moment by Moment

MANGA Volumes 1-4 available in digital now!
ANIME Streaming on Amazon Prime every Sunday! 

In order to save her brother and nephew, who have been kidnapped by a mysterious religious group known as the Genuine Love Society, Juri and her family cast a spell using a stone hidden by her grandfather to enter the world of stopped-time known as Stasis. However, when they infiltrate the kidnapper’s base, they’re met by other people who can also move about freely. With grotesque creatures lurking about, will they be able to escape the parallel world and return to their normal lives?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Kokkoku: Moment by Moment – OFFICIAL TRAILER

 

 

 

Kodansha Comics Gift Guide 2017 Part 1: Classic Crusaders

Kodansha Comics Gift Guide 2017

Are  you  looking  for  the  perfect  gift  for  your  manga  loving  friends  and  family  this  holiday  season? Or perhaps you’re looking for the perfect series for someone who’s new to manga? With so many series to choose  from –from  shonen  to  shojo,  from  action-packed  series  to  drama-driven  ones,  from  series  for younger  readers  to  the  experienced fan –it  can  be hard to  choose  just  one  title  in  what  seems  like  an overwhelming sea of stories.

But never fear – Kodansha Comics’s got your back! Our Gift Guide is in full swing once again this year, and from classic tales to new fan favorites, we’ll help guide you to the perfect manga that’s sure to put a smile on someone’s –or your own –face!

Part 1: Classic Crusaders
The first part of our Gift Guide is: Classic Crusaders! Wherever your favorite manga genre or series may lie, it’s hard to go wrong with a good classic. Complete your classic manga collection or find a great gift for a friend who’s a first time manga reader with these five definitive series!

 

Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set

What’s it About? In a not-so distant future, Tokyo has been annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III, and the city has been rebuilt as Neo-Tokyo. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that leveled Tokyo. At the core of the agency’s motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira.

Why’s it Good? Akira has become a definitive, cult manga classic for readers in both Japan and abroad – and for good reason. When the series was first released in English, the pages were presented in a flipped, left-to-right reading format and fully colored to appeal to an American, comics-reading audience – introducing manga to the foreign reader in ways in which no one had seen before. The stunning science fiction masterpiece has since become to be considered the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, and the animated film version is regarded worldwide as a classic.

The Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set gives English-language readers, for the first-time, the opportunity to experience Akira as the author originally intended. With the original Japanese art and right-to-left reading format preserved, along with Otomo’s hand-drawn sound effects, this limited edition boxset houses all six-volumes of Akira, plus the Akira Club artbook, in beautifully bound hardcover editions. Whether you’ve been a longtime fan of Akira, or have just been waiting for the right time to delve into this classic series, this is one boxset you don’t want to miss.

The Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set is available now!

 

 

Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition

What’s it About? Far beneath the shimmering space-city of Zalem lie the trash-heaps of The Scrapyard. Here, cyber-doctor and bounty hunter Daisuke Ido finds the head and torso of an amnesiac cyborg girl. He names her Alita and vows to fill her life with beauty, but in a moment of desperation, a fragment of Alita’s mysterious past awakens in her. She discovers that she possesses uncanny prowess in the legendary martial art known as panzerkunst. With her newfound skills, Alita decides to become a hunter-warrior – tracking down and taking out those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity in the dark and gritty world of The Scrapyard?

Why’s it Good? Renowned as a cyberpunk classic, Battle Angel Alita made waves when it was first released in English over ten years ago (Brendan Fletcher, creator of Motor Crush, writes the introduction for Volume 1, and even discusses the pivotal role Alita and Yukito Kishiro played in influencing his career).  After more than a decade out of print, this action classic returns in glorious 400-page, 2-in-1 hardcover deluxe editions, featuring an all-new translation, color pages, an extended trim size, and new cover designs. Whether you want to revisit or complete your collection for the first time, or if you’re looking for an epic sci-fi series for a friend, Battle Angel Alita will give you a unique science fiction world you’ll want to explore.

Battle Angel Alita Deluxe 1 is available now! Be sure to collect all volumes before the theatrical movie release next summer!

 

 

 

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card

What’s it About? Sakura Kinomoto’s about to start middle school, and everything’s coming up cherry blossoms. Not only has she managed to recapture the scattered Clow Cards and make them her own Sakura Cards, but her sweetheart Syaoran Li has moved from Hong Kong to Tokyo and is going to be in her class! But her joy is interrupted by a troubling dream in which the cards turn transparent, and when Sakura awakens to discover her dream has become reality, it’s clear that her magical adventures are far from over…

Why’s it Good? If you got into manga reading in the 90s, chances are you read CLAMP’s classic Cardcaptor Sakura. The series had a little bit of everything – fantasy, action, adventure, romance, and was praised by Anime News Network for “taking what had become an incredibly stale and repetitive genre and turned it on its ear, providing something fun, clever, beautifully animated, touching and exciting all at once.” Clear Card picks up exactly where Cardcaptor Sakura left off, and naturally reintroduces us back into the series and its beloved characters. If you’re looking for some nostalgia this holiday season, you’ll definitely want to revisit this sweet, magical classic.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 1 is out December 19 – preorder your copy today!

 

 

 

Ghost in the Shell READ ME: 1995 –2017

What’s it About? The definitive history of the most influential cyberpunk anime of all time! This beautiful, color hardcover guide begins with the seminal feature that inspired The Matrix and many other films, comics, and novels, and ends with the live-action Hollywood adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson. Follow the franchise that made manga master Shirow Masamune, legendary director Mamoru Oshii, and the studio Production I.G the legends they are today.

Why’s it Good? If you’re looking for the perfect gift for a Ghost in the Shell fan, then look no further than Ghost in the Shell READ ME. Featuring In-depth interviews, stunning concept art, and tales of behind-the-scenes triumphs and near-tragedies from the 22-year history of The Ghost in the Shell, README covers everything from the original anime through the award-winning sequel Innocence and the global smash hit TV adaptation Stand Alone Complex, all the way up to 2017, with the release of the new live-action film from Paramount Pictures.

Ghost in the Shell READ ME: 1995 –2017 is available now!

 

 

 

 

 

Neo Parasyte m

What’s it About? They look like us. They feed on us. They’re parasites – alien creatures with one directive: take human form via a host and destroy the human race from within. First seen in Hiroshi Iwaaki’s classic science fiction horror manga Parasyte, these terrifying creatures are revisited and reinvented in 12 brand-new stories drawn by some of today’s greatest shonen and seinen manga artists. But no matter who they choose as their hosts—from militia men to the seemingly sweet elderly—one thing is for certain: no one is safe from the parasites …

Why’s it Good? Whether you’re a veteran fan of Hiroshi Iwaaki’s original manga, or you’re just looking for an exciting, new manga anthology to dive into, Neo Parasyte m is the perfect fit. The collection starts out strong with a piece by classic manga artist Moto Hagio, and features Kodansha Comics fan favorite artists such as Hiro Mashima, PEACH-PIT, Hiroki Endo, and more. Neo Parasyte m provides a fantastic introduction to the world of the parasites, even for first time fans, and is a collection you won’t be able to help sinking your teeth into.

Neo Parasyte m is available now!

 

 

 

 

Kodansha Comics Gift Guide will update every Friday until the end of holiday season!