Azure Flame Reloaded

With terrorist attacks continuing to plague Italy, the cyborg girls of Section 2 are needed more than ever- and through a mixture of conditioning and adolescent, they are more than willing to fight alongside their handlers. But even the enhanced abilities of a cyborg may not be enough to combat the likes of naturally gifted killer Pinocchio- especially as some of the older girls must confront their own mortality as their life spans run short. Continue Reading »

Suzuki Sora is an apprentice mage who has come to Tokyo to finish her training. Together with her fellow apprentices, she must learn to hone her skills, deal with clients and provide all the services that are expected of a licensed mage. Becoming a professional is no easy task, however, and Sora has many lessons to learn- without ever losing her pure heart and idealistic outlook. Continue Reading »

When Keiichirou Tachibana chucks in a well paid job to become the proprietor of a patisserie, it seems an unlikely move for a man who doesn’t even like sweets that much. Still, his new life is far from uneventful, thanks to his new employees- a chief patissier so gay that he’s been fired from all his jobs for making even straight men fall in love with him, an ex-boxer with a sweet tooth and an overly devoted family friend. But does Tachibana’s sudden desire to deal in confectionaries have something to do with the fact that he was once kidnapped by a man with a strange predilection for delicious cakes?

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When Soichi Negishi vowed to make it big in the music scene, he’d imagined a peaceful and intellectual career emulating his Swedish pop heroes- but unfortunately, things don’t always go to plan. Playing guitar at street corners is all very well, but when it comes to making money, Negishi has to rely on his other job as lead singer of heavy metal group Detroit Metal City. Playing the role of Krauser- a demon from hell who claims to have started his life by raping and killing his parents- goes against everything Negishi believes in, but somehow this sweet and gentle young man just can’t walk away from the nightmare he created. Continue Reading »

Nodame and Chiaki may have been cream of the crop in Japan, but now they’re both moving to Paris, where the standards are higher and mistakes are less easily forgiven. Whilst Nodame must cope with the dual tasks of learning French and adapting to the disciplined curriculum at the Conservatoire, Chiaki is confident he can make a splash in the conducting scene- but when he is tasked with reversing the fortunes of the ailing Roux-Marlet Orchestra, even his prodigious abilities may not be up to the challenge. Continue Reading »

On the Spooner Continent, those who master sorcery find it all too easy to abuse their powers; but luckily for the common people, someone is on their side- the Sorcerer Hunters. Carrot, Tira, Chocolate, Marron and Gateau are warriors dedicated to eradicating evil sorcerers, but with Carrot more interested in chasing skirts, the rest of the team often have their hands full making sure that he toes the line before they can even turn their attention to all those rogue magic-users. Continue Reading »

With the Sword of Light lost during the events of Slayers Try, Lina and Gourry are on the lookout for a new weapon for the hapless swordsman- but as so often seems to happen, trouble gets stirred up along the way. Whilst Lina’s destructive ways finally draw the attention of the authorities, she also finds herself having to contend with a prince turned furry animal named Pocota, whose agenda will draw our intrepid heroes into yet another battle of good, evil and overpowered spell-casting. Continue Reading »

Ready to open the book for a few more chapters on life at the Hidamari Apartments? Good, because Yuno, Miyako, Hiro and Sae are back. Find out what happened when Yuno and Miyako first came to live at the apartments, learn whether Chika passed her high school exams, and fill in all the blanks of that one eventful year. Continue Reading »

By the late 21^st century, the internet has evolved into something more advanced- the Metal (“Meta Real”), an ocean-like virtual reality filled with the thoughts and emotions of all the people who use it. Awakening into this new reality is Haru Masamichi, an ocean diver who spent 50 years in a coma after an accident, and who now turns his natural talents to diving into the Metal and unravelling its mysteries. Assisting him is high school student Aoi Minamo, who, despite lacking the cyberbrain that most people use to connect to the Metal and each other, proves entirely upbeat and determined in her efforts to support Haru any way she can. Continue Reading »

What do a lion, a jellyfish, a homosexual, a cat-eared goddess, a biological weapon and a regular schoolgirl all have in common? At first glance, nothing, but the answer lies in their DNA- all of them are ‘children of Enka’, beings containing the DNA of a powerful being that once tried to destroy the world. Afraid that the will of Enka will manifest in one of his descendants, Japan’s Department of Paranormal Phenomena sends agent Ouka Midarezaki to gather them together into a fully functioning family- but can the ties that bind counter the destructive urges of whichever of them inherited Enka’s power? Continue Reading »