Bubblegum Crisis Perfect Collection

“If you haven’t watched BGC – especially if you’re a relatively recent Yuri fan – I strongly recommend that you do. It’s good to know where we’ve been to see where we’re going – and how far we have yet to go….” Read the full Okazu review here.

The city of MegaTokyo is rising from the ashes of a devastating earthquake. In the twisted canyons of the megalopolis, the Knight Sabers, a small band of high-tech mercenaries, fight a lonely battle against the evil GENOM corporation and its sinister android “Boomers”.

Science Fiction

Burst Angel Complete Series

“The story follows Jo and Meg post them meeting, and pre them hooking up with Amy and Sei-who-is-not-named-Beth.” Read the full Ozaku review here.

In post-apocalyptic Tokyo, four women: Meg, Jo, Eimi and Sei team together to fight crime – sometimes to commit crimes for money. Each has a past they’s like to set behind and no one has a future to look forward to, so today will just have to do.

Action – Mecha

Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden, Graphic Novel 2

Pretty and popular Chikane has two secrets: one, she’s the reincarnation of the Lunar Priestess, and two, she’s in love with shy Himeko, a girl at her school who’s the reincarnation of the Solar Priestess. Will these two celestial bodies finally have the chance to become one, or will fate, jealousy and giant robots conspire to keep them apart?

Story and art by Kaishaku.

Fantasy – Mecha

Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden, Graphic Novel 1

In the timeless battle of good and evil, can love triumph? Shy Himeko adores Chikane, the gorgeous and cool “princess” of their exclusive boarding school. She’s been looking forward to their joint 16th birthday party for weeks. But on that fateful day a shrine appears in the sky, giant robots ravage the school, and Himeko discovers that she is the reincarnation of the Solar Priestess – and Chikane is the reincarnated Lunar Priestess. As dark secrets unravel, one thing is clear: their lives will never be the same…

Story and art by Kaishaku.

Fantasy – Mecha

El Cazador de la Bruja – The Complete Series

All they have is each other.

Ellis is an amnesiac with a bounty on her head, and Nadie’s trigger finger is the only thing keeping her friend from falling into the wrong hands. They’re looking for pieces of Ellis’s past, and every mile of open highway brings the girls closer together – but their special bond is bound to be tested.

At the dusty border crossroads where ancient spirits and modern science meet, a storm of conspiracy is brewing low in the desert sky. Someone out there can explain the hazy mysteries of Ellis’s past. If she and Nadie just keep moving south, the Hunter and the Witch will get their answers soon enough.

The third in Bee Train’s “Girls with guns on the run” trilogy.

Action

El Hazard: The Wanderers Blu-ray Collection

When Jinnai attempts to sabotage Makoto’s newest invention, the machine creates a dimensional rift and throws Makoto, Jinnai, and several others from their school into a strange, new world that is filled with amazing creatures, beautiful sights, and dangerous enemies. If they ever want to get home, it’s going to take wits, courage, and a lot of luck!

Fantasy

Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 3

Series: Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Book 3) Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Yen Press (December 11, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316217166 ISBN-13: 978-0316217163

Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 2

While Madoka continues to deliberate over the decision to join Akemi as a magical girl, her best friend, Sayaka, seizes the chance to wish for the recovery of the boy she loves. But when Sayaka is caught in a territory dispute with a more experienced (and more deadly) magical girl named Kyouko, Madoka is reminded that being a magical girl is more than a matter of donning a frilly costume and fighting evil… it is also a matter of life and death!

Story by Magica Quartet and Art by Hanokage.

Magical Girl

Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 1

When a new girl joins her class, Madoka Kaname feels she recognizes the mysterious, dark-haired transfer student from one of her dreams…a dream where she is approached by a cat-like creature who offers Madoka an opportunity to change destiny. Madoka had always thought magic was the stuff of fantasy…until she sees the transfer student fighting with the very cat-being from her dream! And just like in Madoka’s dream, the cat gives her a choice: Will Madoka become a Puella Magi in exchange for her dearest desire? What will be the cost of having her wish come true?

Story by Magica Quartet and Art by Hanokage.

Magical Girl

Kill la Kill Complete Box Set

Honnouji Academy – where the school is ruled by students clad in special outfits called Goku Uniforms. Deriding the student body as “pigs in human clothing,” Student Council President Satsuki Kiryuin, along with her loyal underlings, the Elite Four, has the academy under their absolute control.

One day, a vagrant schoolgirl named Ryuko Matoi appears and tries to get Satsuki, who recognizes her Scissor Blade, to talk. Was their encounter a mere coincidence or fate? The clash between the two will soon consume the whole academy!

Action – Comedy

Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV Box Set Blu-ray

Madoka Kaname is an eighth-grader who leads a peaceful, fun-filled life as a student, surrounded by her beloved family and her best friends. One day, a transfer student named Homura Akemi arrives in Madoka’s class. She is a dark-haired beauty with a somewhat mysterious disposition. Soon after meeting Madoka for the first time, Homura goes on to issue Madoka a strange warning.

Madoka also meets Kyubey, a mysterious looking white creature. He says, “Make a contract with me and become a magical girl!” To make any wish come true – Madoka didn’t know the meaning of this miracle nor what its cost may prove to be. An impending loss triggers a drastic change in her destiny…

Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV Complete Series Collection

Schoolgirl Kaname Madoka has a very pleasant, very average life. Until a transfer student signals chang, not only in her daily existence, but the very nature of the world. Surrounded by magical girls who combat witches, Madoka find herself drawn into a larger battle.

Magical Girl

Shoujoai Ni Bouken: The Adventures Of Yuriko, Volume 1 (EN)

Yuriko is a perfectly average Japanese pop idol, actress and model who finds herself sent back to high school as part of a reality television series. Now she faces the challenge of balancing interviews, charity events, public appearances and math homework – all while searching for the woman of her dreams. Is she up to the task? Find out in Volume 1 of The Adventures of Yuriko!

Yellow Rose (EN)

translated by Sarah Frederick

Yoshiya Nobuko’s short-story series Flower Stories (Hana Monogatari) is widely known for launching the genre of shoujo fiction–stories expressly written for girls and young women. For the first time in English, one of the most ardent and influential of the collection, “Yellow Rose,” is published with a translator’s introduction, era-specific design and list of further readings. It will appeal to all readers of fine fiction, especially those with an interest in women’s writings, genre fiction, youth culture, queer writings, and twentieth-century modernist styles.

Serial Experiments Lain: Complete Series Blu-ray

Acclaimed artist Yoshitoshi Abe (Haibane Renmei, Texhnolyze) brings to life the existential classic that paved the way for blockbuster films such as The Matrix.

Schoolgirl Lain doesn’t seem to be the type to be cracking into corporate computer systems, but other people – people Lain doesn’t know – seem to think she is. Lain’s evolution is a surreal trip through the past’s idea of the near future in The Wired.

School Life – Science Fiction

Utakata: The Complete Series

While cleaning a spooky mirror, Ichika sees a reflection that is not her own. In the mirror is magical girl-creature Manatsu who comes into the world to be Ichika’s companion through a little misinformation and a lot of personal charm. Manatsu guides Ichika through a series of magical trials that give her gods’ powers, but to what end?

Magical Girl

Shattered Angels: The Complete Collection

From the creators of Kannazuki no Miko, when a Prince comes to Kuu’s school, she finds that her entire life has been a lie. She’s not the quiet girl she supposed, but a servant of the Prince. Kuu is drawn into the lives of other Angels and their masters, as they maneuver for supremacy.

Fantasy – Action

Simoun: Complete Collection

Elaborate world-building in a fantasy sci-fi setting, a mix of science and religion and gender-bending make Simoun a deeply satisfying series, for people who like their stories complex and non-linear.

Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana) Complete Series (Litebox)

Fumi and Akira, friends when they were very young, meet again as they begin high school. Theirs lives and friends and loves intertwine in a masterpiece of shoujo storytelling. Set in Kamakura, the animation skillfully and accurate represents actual locations

Vandread: Ultimate Collection

Two cultures, separated by a war of the sexes, come into contact when ships collide. This rom-com in space has serious consequences for both cultures and their space soldiers.

Science Fiction, Romantic Comedy