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MEIRYOUTEI GOTO SEIJUROU
by Kazu Hajime
Started in #52, 1997 (5 volumes available)

Overview: Goto Seijurou is the reckless, violent student body president of Meiryou High School. He is so feared that his nickname is Meiryoutei ("Emperor of Meiryou"). With the addition of the strange invention-loving treasurer, what havoc will Seiji wreak on his students (or force his student council to do) this time?
  This Issue—Ballot 57: The Ski Trip Gets Rough! - The Student Council is on a ski trip, but none of them know how to ski. They all attend a beginner's skiing class, but Seiji is up to his usual havoc, causing the instructor much grief. When the whole group was moving from one location to another, the front of the line turns in a different direction from the instructor and gets the whole group lost. The group tries to retrace their steps, but ends up on top of a cliff. Seiji tells them to wait, and starts to ski down the face of the cliff. Five hours later, just about when everyone was about to give up and start looking for their own way down, Seiji comes back with the rescue squad. At night, Seiji goes back out to the slopes, saying he got a grasp of how to ski. Kasumi, following him to the slopes, knew that he actually went out to practice after everyone was done for the day. She tells him that she was worried about him. Seiji's reply is that he would have regretted doing nothing if something had happened to the group.


JIGOKU SENSEI NU-BE-
story by Makura Shou, art by Okano Takeshi
Started in #38, 1993 (28 volumes available)

Overview: Nueno Meisuke, known as Nu-be-, is a teacher with strong psychic powers and the left hand of an oni (one form of Japanese devils). He uses his Buddhism knowledge and sometimes his oni hand to protect his students. But now, he faces the greatest danger of his life as the seal on the oni hand breaks and the demon makes its way into the human world...
  This Issue—#263: Baki Thrashes All About! - Baki, now released from Meisuke's arm, starts destroying the town... however he is easily sidetracked, whether it be an amusement park or a big-screen TV. Minki tries to get Baki to act like a real oni, but her brother keeps getting sidetracked. Yet when Baki decides to stop fooling around, his first human targets prove to be the students of Meisuke's class. Minki rushes to save her classmates. Baki asks why she is taking the side of humans. She is stuck thinking of an answer when Meisuke arrives on the scene with Tamamo and Yukime.


JOJO NO KIMYOU NA BOUKEN
by Araki Hirohiko
Started in #1/2, 1987 (61 volumes available)

Overview, part V ("GIOGIO", started #52, 1995): Giorno is an aspiring gangster in Italy. He joins a gang filled with strange people (you guessed it, STAND users). His first big job is to rescue the Boss's daughter Trish, and bring her back to him. But the job became much more than that. With the Boss, Diabolo, finally showing his face (and King Crimson, his STAND that can foresee the future) to Giorno and company, do they have a chance to save Trish... and themselves?
  This Issue—You Will Be Ruined!? - A sparkle of light from Giorno's pierced head. Diabolo senses something is wrong, and attacks Giorno again in hopes of getting the Arrow back. But his attacks were futile: the Arrow fused with Giorno's STAND to create Gold Experience Requiem. Giorno asks Diabolo whether or not his actions are based on truth or on superficial evil... whether or not he can prevent ruining his own life. Diabolo uses the foretelling of King Crimson to avoid all attacks, throws blood onto the frozen Giorno's eyes and poises to attack from behind.


SHAMAN KING
by Takei Hiroyuki
Started in #31, 1998 (1 volume available)

Overview: Asakura Yoh is seemingly a lazy transfer student. But as his new classmate Manta found out, Yoh is actually a shaman who wishes to become the best of the shamans, the Shaman King. With training from his fiancee Anna, Yoh and his friend/spirit Amidamaru get ready for the Shaman Fight, the tournament which will decide who the King will be.
  This Issue—29th Reincarnation: Over-Soul - Silva tells Yoh that the only way to pass the test is to figure out how to use his powers as a shaman in the little time he has left, and that the creativity needed to pass the test is the one thing most needed to become a Shaman King. Yoh tries throwing Amidamaru, as well as Bhuudist chants—neither of them work. Silver-Wing, the bird spirit, says that Yoh will never figure it out. Yoh looks at Silva, thinking that figuring out how the five animals are materializing holds the key to his powers. He sees that all five are coming from body parts most symbolic to each creature. Three minutes left. Yoh takes Amidamaru, and puts the soul into the sword Harusame, creating the Over-Soul battle style.


HIKARU NO GO
story by Hotta Yumi, art by Obata Takeshi, supervised by Umezawa Yukari
Started in #2/3, 1999

Overview: Hikaru was a normal elementary school student until the spirit of Sai, an ancient master of go, became trapped in his body. At first, Hikaru knew nothing about the game of go, but with Sai's proddings teaching him the basics, he starts to see something he never knew he had...
  This Issue—7th bout: Three Go Problems - Hikaru runs out of the class in fear after he snaps a stone like a pro. He asks Sai if that was the spirit's doing. Sai replies that it was all Hikaru's doing, especially because the stone was placed somewhere other than where he told Hikaru to put it. Just then, Akari bumps into him and hands him tickets to her sister's school fair. At the fair, Sai notices a go booth, and asks Hikaru to solve the problems that are given to receive the grand prize: a book by Master Touya. Hikaru solves the first one by himself, and Sai answers the second. The third, however, gets answered by an unruly guy who claims that shogi is much more interesting than go...


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