Super Manga Blast (2000) comic books 2001

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By KOSUKE FUJISHIMA, MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS and DARK HORSE COMICS. The latest episode of 3x3 Eyes finds a terrified Pai trapped in a dance hall filled with demon marionettes! Will this weirdness jolt her out of her amnesia? The fun in What's Michael? continues, as Michael again faces the horror of "The Guests Who Wouldn't Leave" and shows us his dancing skills in "The Ribbon." Enjoy a pulse-pounding segment of Shadow Star, with Shiina risking her life by confronting the murderer who's been terrorizing her friend Akira - but with his flying dragon's help, he has his own deadly plan for her! Plus, mysteries abound in Seraphic Feather, over the powerful Emblem Seeds and the awesome abilities of the beautiful M-Zak, the Scarlet Angel, armed U.N. investigator! And in another "lost" episode of fan- favorite Oh My Goddess!, a rival motorcycle club has challenged the Nekomi Tech Motorcycle Club to a race...but the prize is the goddess Belldandy! Will the Nekomi Tech boys score enough wins to keep Belldandy as their mascot, or will the overconfident "Snapping Turtle" Etsushi get to take her away to his club? Cover price $4.99.

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By KOSUKE FUJISHIMA, MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. America's favorite manga superseries delivers another massive, 128-page issue, with a Seraphic Feather cover that's sure to get your blood pumping! In Seraphic Feather, M-Zak pits her scientifically modified body and deadly sword against her nemesis, Rix Hayward. Rix has superpowers of his own... but he just may need to call for reinforcements this time! And trouble is brewing at the beach in Oh My Goddess! The Nekomi Tech Motor Club takes a summer outing to the same beachfront hotel as Sayoko and her Art Club cronies, and Belldandy's powers mysteriously switch off! It's, creating a swimsuit heaven on Earth! The mysteries deepen in 3x3 Eyes, as a determined Yakumo tries to jog an amnesiac Pai's memory, while saving her from strange marionette assassins! What's Michael? continues to have us rolling with laughter as a confused guard dog gets in trouble for acting like a cat! And the tension escalates in Shadow Star, as Shiina and Akira, with their "star creatures," face off against a murderous, mysterious boy and his deadly, flying dragon. FOR MATURE READERS. Cover price $4.99.

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By KOSUKE FUJISHIMA, MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. America's favorite massive manga series continues! In the Oh My Goddess! cover story, Sayoko is still seething over losing her mantle as "campus queen" to the innocent Belldandy. Sayoko is desperate enough for attention that she'll even enter the Auto Club beauty contest! The mystical action in 3x3 Eyes continues, as Yakumo struggles to jog Pai's lost memory... and keep both of them alive as they try to escape from the deadly Marionettes of the Puppeteer's mansion! Feline hijinks abound in What's Michael? as Mari gets an adorable, attention-grabbing kitten, and her jealous boyfriend will try anything to scare it off! And in Shadow Star, a group of Dragon Child owners meet to discuss how to reshape the world... in their own images, while in Seraphic Feather, Attim M-Zak must fight for her life against Rix and his army of anti-personnel warfare robots, using her speed and sword-fighting skills to ward off a legion of machines! It's five stories for under five bucks! MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.99.

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By KOSUKE FUJISHIMA, MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. In the final "lost" Oh My Goddess! story, Keiichi wants to give Belldandy a token of love for their first anniversary, but leave it to Urd to lead Keiichi down the wrong path! What do you buy the goddess who has everything? In 3x3 Eyes, Pai has finally opened her third eye, but she still can't remember her past, and the Sanjiyan is causing trouble when she's not "looking"! In our latest Shadow Star episode, Japan's military leaders gather in their pentagon to discuss the mysterious and dangerous alien "shadow dragons." Assisting them is a strikingly beautiful and intelligent physicist who's also... Shiina's mom?! Seraphic Feather continues to mystify, as a corporate spy who knows the power of the Emblem Seed will stop at absolutely nothing to get to it, and in What's Michael?, those darn cats are nothing but trouble for an unfortunate bug and a pair of worrisome travelers. FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. America's favorite multi-manga mag marches on with a brand-new feature by award-winning What's Michael? creator Makoto Kobayashi, Club 9! She's cute. She's a barrel of fun. She's irrepressible. She's Haruo, and now she's leaving her little farm town, her boyfriend, and her loony family for college in the big city. Before she leaves, she makes a pledge that she'll remain true to her boyfriend, despite all the temptations a big city can throw at her. Plus, our other regular features continue: Seraphic Feather (Sunao and Kei versus a killer from the stars!), Shadow Star (Shiina comes face to face with the wicked Satomi!), What's Michael? (More adventures of poor, confused Bear the dog!), and 3x3 Eyes (Yakumo versus the Sanjiyan for control of Pai!). FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Club 9 continues as Haruo lives the dream of every Japanese country girl: to go to the big city! And Haruo's new friends at college are everything you'd expect of big-city girls, especially the super-sexy Aki. But she's got bad news for the bouncy newcomer! This issue also contains four What's Michael? stories, in which our favorite feline hits the streets for excitement, and ends up with more than he bargained for. Plus: the origin of Catzilla! And, of course, SMB!'s other regular features continue: 3x3 Eyes (Pai fights for control of her demonic power!), Shadow Star (Shiina has to spend her birthday visiting her cold, cruel mother), and Seraphic Feather (Sunao watches as Number Four blows away Kei - awakening her awesome power!). FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $4.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS If you're not reading Super Manga Blast! you're missing out on some of the best comics from Japan! Shadow Star gets the spotlight this month, with 50 pages of kick-ass story! Shiina's father may start believing in angels, 'cause there's one flying outside his fighter plane - and it's got a rapid-fire Vulcan cannon...! In Club 9, Haruo discovers the ghost of a dead student in her dorm room - and it's got the hots for her! Maybe it's time to move in with her sexy friend Aki! Seraphic Feather continues as Kei apparently returns from the dead (again!) and secrets are uncovered about the mysterious explosion on the moon! Plus more 3x3 Eyes and What's Michael?! FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. If you're not reading Super Manga Blast!, you're missing out on some of the best comics from Japan! 3x3 Eyes gets the cover spotlight this month, with an extra-length 36-page episode - Yakumo's found a clue to regaining Pai's memory and is ready to go to China towards unknown danger. But Pai wants to tag along, too! Can Yakumo let the girl he loves walk into peril beside him? Plus, more Club 9 (Haruo wonders where her friend Aki is getting all her money from rich TV stars - what kind of "working girl" is she?), Shadow Star (Shiina's mother investigates her ex-husband about the shadow dragons - and a familiar face reappears!), Seraphic Feather (Apep's hidden past is revealed at last!), and What's Michael? (Learn how much TV stars really love their cats!). SMB! is still one of the best deals in comics - check it out! FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Club 9: Country-girl Haruo finds her way through a maze of nightclubs to the door of Club 9, only to have to deal with the club's drama-queen owner, and the chance to meet her favorite cartoonist (and wait'll you see who it is)! Shadow Star: Shiina attends the funeral of her father's wingman, and her friend Akira is visited by a stranger asking about Shiina's shadow dragon! Seraphic Feather: The murderous Guardian has Sunao and Kei cornered, and even Sunao's psychic powers aren't enough to stop it. But when Kei's powers come to life the results are devastating! What's Michael?: The mysterious and hilarious antics of cats continue, as Michael the cat lives on the edge (literally)! 3x3 Eyes: Pai and Yakumo search China for clues to find Pai's homeland, and discover other people with similar goals. FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.

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By MOHIRO KITOH, MAKOTO KOBAYASHI, YUZO TAKADA, and HIROYUKI UTATANE and YO MORIMOTO. Produced by STUDIO PROTEUS. Club 9 turns up the heat as Haruo sets her favorite cartoonist on fire! But that's not the only flame she's lit: after just one day, the country girl is lighting a lot of fires in the hearts of the patrons of Club 9! Things aren't exactly cooling off in Seraphic Feather either: the flirting between Apep and Fawn is hot, but the battle between the murderous guardian and the good guys is simply relentless! In Shadow Star, Shiina and the shy Akira have to team up to find that cruel shadow dragon-keeper Shiina encountered weeks ago... and they're getting warmer! In 3x3 Eyes, Pai and Yakumo continue their search in China and end up in serious hot water. And in What's Michael?, our curious cat is living a life of metropolitan leisure, which has little to do with our "heat" theme, but how far can we drag this concept anyway? FOR MATURE READERS. b&w, 128pgs. Cover price $5.99.