ABOUT THIS BOOK They say you cannot choose where and when are born; we are gifted into the worlds are parents are living at the time. Whether a blessing or a curse, as individuals we must make the most of our environments to advance as best possible given the circumstances present. For the cast of Peepo Choo, their places of birth, whether they be the suburbs of Tokyo or the South Side of Chicago, appear to be a curse they cannot escape...until they realize the world is a much smaller place than they thought. On the surface Milton appears to be your average a high school student living in the thugged out streets of Chicago's South Side. As is the case with many teens looks can be deceiving. When he's not at school or riding the metro, he is at the local comic shop cosplaying as his favorite Japanese animation character Peepo Choo! A hardcore fan, Milton knows every line from the Peepo Choo animation by heart. He can happily replicate the Peepo Dance with ease, and genuinely believes the world depicted in this cartoon is "the real" Japan. On the other side of the Pacific lives Reiko. A teenage model on the rise, she also has another side of her. Reiko is a feminist working hard to someday move overseas to a place where she could be treated equally and fairly by men and women. In Japan, Reiko feels she is a teenage sex object, and after a number of interactions with young Americans in Tokyo she begins to believe that her American dream is going to be painfully similar to her worst Japanese nightmares. Chance would bring the two teens together. But in this case fate comes in the form of the underworld! "Now that Smith is producing works for a Japanese audience under the editorial guidelines of Kodansha--doing what Paul Pope in the 1990s ultimately could not do--it's going to be fascinating to see how his already amazing talents change and grow."--Jason Thompson, ComiXology

ABOUT THIS BOOK Mission: 02 contains the first four chapters of Twin Spica and three additional short stories set in the world of the property. Where were you when the first International Space Station was scrapped and dropped into Earth's atmosphere? It was Asumi's first day in space school, and she promised Lion she would not cry or be homesick as she will be leaving her quiet seaside town for the big city. Waiting for her in Tokyo will be a lot of work. She is going to have to go through the rigors of space exploration training at the Tokyo Space School. After hours, Asumi will focus her efforts on homework, when not earning her tuition at the neighborhood Denny's. It is not unccomon to run 20 laps around the campus each day. Follow that up with physics and advance mathematics courses in the classroom. Only to close the night by mapping out the constellations in the southern sky. This is just what she expected the TSS to be, and yet why is it so hard to invision going to space someday? With all of the work she and her classmates are efforting, why does space still feel so far away? Camponella Forrest: As a small child Asumi promised she would someday become an astronaut. It was a promise she made not to her father or her mother, but to an old friend in a lion's mask. Someday, she would take to the stars with Lion, so he would never be lonely again. Two Stars: The Leaf Star: Before Mr. Kamokawa began working odd jobs he was a specialist and a rare one at that. Mr. Kamokawa was a rocket engineer, and it was one of his designs that was used to propel Japan's first manned rocket into orbit... Or so he and the Japanese Aeronautics Exploration Association had hoped, if not for the tragic accident that occured one sad night. Disgraced and pained by the sight of his gravely injured wife, Kamokawa has been assigned to handle accident reparations, and a fear of space quickly begins to take hold within him. Yet Another Spica: Years before he penned Twin Spica, Mr. Yaginuma worked in a neighborhood shopping center, doing odd jobs manning the kids section in a department store. One of the jobs he had was to occasionally dress up in a costume of the store's monkey mascot. While burning up inside the full-body suit handing out balloons to children, he witnessed another person in a lions mask. Maybe he was also working part-time? Maybe not!?!

By Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Synopsis: In a savage world ruled by the pursuit of the most delicious foods, it's either eat or be eaten! While searching for the tastiest foods imaginable, Gourmet Hunter Toriko and his bottomless stomach travel around the world facing every beast in his way. __It's Iron Chef meets Land of the Lost!

After capturing Eon Green, DRF forces are amassing around Toa Heavy Industry headquarters and have taken Dr. Kurokawa and his daughter into custody. Zoichi must attempt a rescue-Dr. Kurokawa's laboratory may yield critical information on Eon Green. Call out: Zombies, Androids, and BEARS WITH GUNS!

On the plus side, Moka only has glowing red eyes for Tsukune. On the O-negative side, she also has a burning, unquenchable thirst for his blood... Call out: Series Debut!