Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15 year old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head! We then switch over to Arata, a 15 year old schoolboy from modern Japan who has incredible athletic ability but is plagued by bullies. After the Arata from ancient times runs into a mysterious forest and the Arata from modern times runs into an alleyway, the two mysteriously take each others place.
The world is becoming warped and overrun by demons. Standing against this tide are the natural enemy of the demons, the 'Onmyoukidou'. Abe is a hard-working, good-natured onmyoukidou of the under-staffed second division defense against the demons. He's relieved to hear that new staff have been assigned to his team, but less so when he meets the rude and violent Yomi and her silent ninja-like partner. Together they must find a way to defend the city from the demons, and to show up the vastly more popular and highly supported first division team.
The anthology features works by mangaka from "Ward" and "Comic Zero-Sum". A new volume is released every four months. VOLUME 1: SHITSUJI (BUTLER) 1. Spider's Nest ~ Minekura Kazuya 2. Nice to Meet You, Young Lady ~ Kouga Yun 3. Holly Green and White Little Garden ~ Takayama Shinobu 4. The Situation of Goshogawa Yuzuru's Magnificant Mansion Creation ~ Miyamoto Fukusuke 5. Butler of Worry ~ Higashiyama Kazuko 6. Elevenses ~ Mikanagi Touya 7. The Incident of the Butler's Birthday Project ~ Saeki Yashirou 8. Le Droit D' Aimer ~ Haibara Yaku 9. Young Lady's Butler ~ Yoneyama Setsuko 10. The Melancholy of the Irritable Boy and Butler ~ Kikuta Yui 11. The Moon and the Visitor ~ Nanjou Tsugumi VOLUME 2: REBEL AND PHANTOM THIEF 1. CANDY ~ Haibara Yaku 2. "...That Story." ~ Masaki Haruka 3. FLIES ~ Minekura Kazuya 4. Arabiana ~ Mizuhara Kenta 5. The Ancient History of the Three Thieves ~ Takayama Shinobu 6. The Adventure of Captain Arco Iris ~ Tsutsumi Shouko 7. SKYHIGH TENSION ~ Fujimura Ayumi 8. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for thieves on business trips ~ Magami Guriko 9. The Lonely Mountain Robber ~ Tachibana Ayun 10. LANEKEEPER ~ Fujiwara Yuu 11. Moonlight Honey ~ Shindou Arashi 12. The Unlucky Pirate ~ Asada Yasuka 13. Strobo Rider ~ Kouzuki Reo 14. Moonlight Dance ~ Kouga Yun VOLUME 3: PRINCE AND PRINCESS 1. Prince of Stars ~ Minekura Kazuya 2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for princes on business trips ~ Magami Guriko 3. Flower King ~ Kouga Yun 4. Rose Princess Destiny ~ Kinoshita Sakura 5. The Window of Rain ~ Takayama Shinobu 6. My Knight is a Princess ~ Kosugi Mayu 7. The Beggar Princess ~ Ueda Shinshuu 8. The Dawn Outside Heaven ~ D. Kissan 9. Princess Academy ~ Mikawa Verno 10. PRINCESESS ~ Kari Erika 11. Our Majesty's Tactful Words ~ Kisaragi Yoshinori 12. Heart-Racing Engagement Meeting ~ Saeki Yashirou 13. Listen to the Song I Sing ~ Mizutani Yuzu VOLUME 4: VAMPIRE 1. The Vampire of the Sleeping Forest ~ Kinoshita Sakura 2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for vampires on business trips. ~ Magami Guriko 3. To Cross the River ~ Kouga Yun 4. A Shower in the Sunshine ~ Omote Sora 5. URBAN VAMPIRE ~ Bikke 6. Sky Burial ~ Takayama Shinobu 7. Today's Dining Table ~ Saeki Yashiro 8. The Aegis of Time's Coffin ~ Yugyoji Tama 9. Forest of Nobility ~ Kayase Shiki 10. CHIYOSAMA! ~ Shindo Arashi 11. Strigoi Kingdom ~ Serikawa Mame 12. The truth of Catharsis ~ Inui Miku 13. Blood Donation Advice ~ Igarashi Ran 14. The Novice Vampire ~ Amamiya Azusa 15. Gentle Temperature ~ Kisaragi Yoshinori VOLUME 5: JAPANESE STYLE / SAMURAI 1. Last Night's Rain Lifts ~ Minekura Kazuya 12. The Queen’s Dog ~ Araishi + Oshino 13. Kakure Oni ~ Mikanagi Touya 15. Miokuribana ~ Kikuta Yui VOLUME 6: SPECIAL FORCES / TEAMS 2. Monach Sacred ~ SENO Tatsune & TAKAMIYA Aya 7. Frightening Eccentric ~ Sakamaki Yukisato 15. Twins Pocky ~ Serikawa Mame 16. Pledge of the Ox ~ Kayase Shiki VOLUME 7: WIZARDS AND MAGICIANS 2. Night bird ~ Kouzuki Reo 3. Mushroom and Kappa - Magic Users’ Chapter ~ Magami Guriko 4. good day for me ~ Omote Sora 5. Love Coloured Glasses ~ Bikke 6. The Kind Black Witch ~ Ueda Shinshuu 7. The Magician and I ~ Mikawa Verno 8. Kokonoe Kyuujutsu ~ Aoto Takane 9. Forest’s Poison ~ Kumeta Natsuo 10. The Witch and I ~ Saeki Yashiro 11. Kashoku ~ Kayase Shiki 12. Magical Girl Alice and Her Brother ~ Igarashi Ran 13. Magic! ~ Mizuhara Kenta 14.The Kind Magician and the Paper Bag Girl ~ Mizutani & Kaede 15. Secret Service ~ Suzuki Ichiko VOLUME 8: SHITSUJI 2 (BUTLER) 5. Le Droit D'Aimer ~ Haibara Yaku [SS] VOLUME 9: TRANSFORMATION / PERSONIFICATION 1. The Wolf and the 7 Baby Goats ~ Minekura Kazuya 7. Little Heart ~ Ninagawa Tomo 8. A Nameless Quality ~ Tokito Kanade 12. Super Human Console ~ Shindo Arashi 13.Private Solar System Academy ~ Sakura Maro 14. My Blue Bicycle ~ Zekkyo 15. Tique-tique ~ Mitsu Nanae 16. The Crow and the Pomegranate ~ Yoshizawa Tomoya VOLUME 10: CONFLICTS / SECRET SOCIETIES 11. A Promise ~ Seno Tatsune & Takamiya Aya VOLUME 11: TIME TRAVEL & TIME TRAVELERS 1. A Watch Seller Travels Through Time ~ Takayama Shinobu 2. The Classroom Where He Is ~ Kumeta Natsuo 11. If Time... ~ Buchi Keiko VOLUME 12: DEVILS & DEMONS (Sequel) 1. Demon’s Kiss ~ Inui Miku 6. Wednesday Swing ~ Sekka Arcana 13: Several Men and Love (Sequel) Arcana 14: Ninjas (Sequel) Arcana 15: School Uniform (Sequel)
From Tokyopop: Inez is a young orphan girl with a special gift that allows her to communicate with all creatures. A great destiny awaits her, the nature of which she is yet unaware. As our story opens, Inez is traveling with an old wizard named Kaager and a faithful dog named Zode. Her country is about to plunge into its first winter in one hundred years and ominous signs abound concerning the return of a demon-race which threatens the country's fragile peace. Can little Inez- via a magic amulet - bring back her country's ancient dragon protector in time?
Volume 7 : Wizard and Magician1. Kawahori the Word Man by D. Kissan*2. Night bird by Kouzuki Reo3. Mushroom and Kappa - Magic Users’ Chapter by Magami Guriko*4. Good Day For Me by Omote Sora*5. Love Coloured Glasses by Bikke*6. The Kind Black Witch by Ueda Shinshuu7. The Magician and I by Mikawa Verno*8. Kokonoe Kyuujutsu by Aoto Takane*9. Forest’s Poison by Kumeta Natsuo10. The Witch and I by Saeki Yashiro*11. Kashoku by Kayase Shiki12. Magical Girl Alice and Her Brother by Igarashi Ran13. Magic! by Mizuhara Kenta*14. The Kind Magician and the Paper Bag Girl by MIZUTANI Yuzu & KAEDE Tohru15. Secret Service by Suzuki Ichiko* indicates oneshot being scanlated.
Volume 9 : Transformation and Personification*1. The Wolf and the 7 Baby Goats by Minekura Kazuya2. A Ramen Academy That Can Make a Line! (Temporary) by Kinoshita Sakura3. Mushroom and Kappa - Personification Chapter by Magami Guriko*4. Engi Maker by D. Kissan5. The Fox Cub’s First Love Transformation Technique! by Gunjou6. The Cat’s Turn by Saeki Yashiro*7. Little Heart by Ninagawa Tomo*8. A Nameless Quality by Tokitoh Kanade9. The Chosen One and Their Power by Mikawa Verno*10. "Thank Dogs Day" by Aoto Takane11. A Sprinkling of First Love by Akanatsu*12. Super Human Console by Shindo Arashi*13. Private Solar System Academy by Sakuramaro*14. My Blue Bicycle by Zekkyou*15. Tique-tique by Mitsu Nanae*16. The Raven and Pomegranate by Yoshizawa Tomoya17. Humanoid Début by Kana Sakana* indicates oneshot being scanlated.
Volume 11 : Time Travel & Time Travelers1. A Watch Seller Travels Through Time by Takayama Shinobu*2. The Classroom Where He Is by Kumeta Natsuo3. The Person from the Future is Next to You by Mikawa Verno4. Time Travel by Gunjou5. The Professor and the Strange Love and Hate by Saeki Yashiro6. Samurais by Kari Erika7. Mushroom and Kappa - Time Travel Chapter by Magami Guriko8. Memento Mori by Tokitoh Kanade9. Darkness Future Design by Yoneyama Setsuko10. You Can’t Travel Through Dimensions by Kinoshita Sakura*11. If Time... by Buchi Keiko12. Nankai Loop? by Serikawa Mame13. Future Tedium Efforts Record by Mitsu Nanae14. When I Came Home, There was a Samurai by Igarashi Ran15. After Long Long Years by Sakura Maro* indicates oneshot being scanlated.
The Zero-Sum Original Anthology Series features themed oneshots from various mangaka that publish in Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum and Ward magazines. Volume 16 theme: Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes 1. Kin'iro Ookami to Akazukin (The Golden Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood) ~ Takayama Shinobu 2. Tsuruon!! (*Abbreviation of Tsuru no Ongaeshi, or The Crane's Repayment of Kindness) ~ Saeki Yashirou 3. Koyubihime (Pinkylina) ~ D. Kissan 4. Shiro (White) ~ Mizutani Yuzu & Kaede Tooru 5. Hebi no Ou (The King of Snakes)~ Kayase Shiki 6. Little Merman ~ Kari Erika 7. Nihon Chotto Mukashi no Hanashi (A Little Old Japanese Tale) ~ Ogaki Chika 8. Akazukin-chan to Ookami-kun (Little Miss Red Riding Hood and Mr. Wolf) ~ Ninagawa Tomo 9. Totsugeki Ningyo Yarou (Attack! Mermaid Dude OR *Bousou Ningyo Yarou i.e. “Out-of-Control Mermaid Dude” on the pages in the actual comic) ~ Mikawa Verno 10. Ouji-sama wa Soushoku-kei (The Prince is a Herbivore) ~ Kanou Ayumi 11. Kounotori Musubi (The Stork's Ties) ~ Akanatsu 12. Piggies ~ Mitsu Nanae 13. Hebi to Kuro no Lion (The Snake and the Black Lion) ~ Serikawa Mame 14. Hyaku-nen Ibara to Shiranai Himegimi (The Hundred-Year Old Thorn Shrub and the Oblivious Princess or The Centennial Brier and the Oblivious Princess) ~ Akazaki Mutsumi 15. Oyayubi-hime ~Another Side~ (Thumbelina ~Another Side~) ~ Mikami Ritsuhiro 16. Shinigami no Nazuke-Oya (Der Gevatter Tod or The Godfather of Death) ~ Sakura Maro
Arcana Fantasy, the game which took over the world, traps your consciousness in the game once you login. Can the numerous victims be able to escape the boundary between reality and the virtual world? This is a tumultuous adventure of the main protagonist Yun and his growth in another world.
