An emergency call to a threatened space elevator sends Katsumi on a trip through her memories to when she first joined the A.M.P. Now the devil who took her mother's life has returned, and Katsumi is its new target!

"This volume contains the Steam detectives installments from Animerica extra vol. 4, no. 12 through vol. 6, no. 1 in their entirety."--T.p. verso.

The first two adventures in this electrifying new series explore the origins of hte elite, super-powered Strikers, who scour the world for dangerous archeological relics -- from the earth-shaking secrets of an ancient Japanese temple to the awesome fury of Noah's Ark.

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"The only way you can tell the truth is through fiction," a veteran NSA senior told Richard Thieme. Mobius: A Memoir does just that. It is about a spy but not a typical "spy novel;" it is a love story but definitely not a "romance." Mobius is a stunning exploration of the impact of a life of deception and professional intelligence work which illuminates the world in which we all now live. Fiction that preceded Mobius includes 35 short stories, 19 of which are collected in "Mind Games," and the novel "FOAM." As a security researcher said, "Richard Thieme knows what he is talking about." A senior Technical Director at NSA noted, "The depth, complexity, and texture of Thieme's thought processes break the mold."

Ai is back in the real world and living at Yota's house due to a kindly old clerk of the Gokuraku Video Shop who dubbed her take. Now her creator has decided to erase her and sends a video-girl assassin to do the job.

Armed with the power to control flame, Recca Hanabishi finds himself in an awkward situation when a mysterious older woman pops into his life one day. Is she good? Is she evil? What exactly does she want with the young ninja firecracker? Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for16-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protect a mysterious girl named Yanagi... After an exhaustive and hard fought battle, Recca Hanabishi and Team Hokage have earned the right to advance to the second round of a deadly win-or-die combat tournament. But before they can enjoy the spoils of warfare, they must jump into the fray one more time. In the next round, they square off against a group of assassins answering to Recca's older half-brother, Kurei. For 400 years, Kurei's been jealous of his brother's privileged status in the ancient and secret Hokage Ninja Clan. With genetically altered bodies containing the DNA of wild animals, Kurei is hoping his assembly of assassins will do what he's never been able to do: kill Recca!

"This volume contains the monthly comics Silent Mobius: Turnabout #1 through #6 in their entirety."

"This volume contains the monthly comics Silent Mobius: Turnabout #1 through #6 in their entirety."