Please Save My Earth GN (2003-2007 Viz) comic books 2006

Volume 14 - 1st printing. Story and art by by Saki Hiwatari. Translated by Lilian Olsen. Adapted by Fred Burke. Possessing the memories of Shion, the moon base's socially dissonant engineer, young Rin is driven by his past life to protect the Earth. After a brutal conflict, Rin's identity has been revealed to the resourceful Mr. Tamura. Combined with his mother breaking down from the pressure, Rin flees his hospital bed to find unexpected allies amongst strangers. During a school trip to Kyoto, three of them seek out Mr. Tamura and the reclusive moon dreamer Haruhiko in hopes of finding answers. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $9.99.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. Story and art by by Saki Hiwatari. Translated by Lilian Olsen. Adapted by Fred Burke. Young Rin has fled from home to find unexpected allies amongst strangers. On a school trip to Kyoto, the others have met with Mr. Tamura and Haruhiko. Finally, they know the truth that Rin is Shion and that Shion was trapped alone on the moon for nine years. All the stress causes the poignant memories of Mokuren to fully awaken within Alice. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $9.99.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. Story and art by by Saki Hiwatari. Translated by Lilian Olsen. Adapted by Fred Burke. Mokuren's perspective on moon base tragedy is vastly different from Shion's. Though she seems to be an ethereal goddess, she has her own insecurities and frustrations. When she learns of the opportunity to join the research team on the KK moon base, she eagerly applies for the position, against the protest of the Lim Lians. Her wish to join good-looking men on the team is fulfilled when she meets handsome Gyokuran and Shion - but will either one quench her desires? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $9.99.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. Story and art by by Saki Hiwatari. Translated by Lilian Olsen. Adapted by Fred Burke. Mokuren yearns for friendship, but she keeps overhearing the members of the KK research team bad-mouthing her. Handsome Gyokuran treats her with kindness, yet Mokuren is instead drawn to bad-tempered Shion, since he's the only one who can see her as a fellow mortal. When the team learns that their star system has been destroyed, Gyokuran turns to Mokuren for a miracle, not understanding that she is just as emotionally devastated and powerless as everyone else. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $9.99.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. Story and art by by Saki Hiwatari. Translated by Lilian Olsen. Adapted by Fred Burke. Villainous Rin is wreaking havoc among the group of teenagers who remember a past life on the moon. In his quest to destroy the moon base, Rin will stop at nothing to learn the computer passwords of his former compatriots on the KK research team. To force Daisuke to reveal his password, Rin takes his younger brother hostage. The others desperately try to dodge Rin. But how long can they keep one step ahead of him? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $9.99.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. Story and art by by Saki Hiwatari. Translated by Lilian Olsen. Adapted by Fred Burke. Mokuren awakens from a fever-induced coma a week after her attack, tormented by the realization that Shion lied to her when he said he loved her. After all, if he really did, her Kiche, the mystical mark on her forehead, would have disappeared. Even so, and even though he's now treating her like a sacred being instead of a fellow human, she can't stop loving him. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Older Teen Cover price $9.99.