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<p><br> <b>The essential collection for every manga fan - the latest inspirational new manga</b><br> <br> <br> Here is the second volume of the world's premier annual showcase of international manga. Bursting with energy and imagination, the collection features the most exciting new work by the brightest young talents in the field. Over 500 pages long, the anthology showcases more than twenty new stories, complete and unabridged - in every genre you can think of, and quite a few more besides. True-to-life drama, sci-fi parable, medieval fantasy, updated Chinese myth, historical, romance, time-travel, comedy, horror, funny animal and sometimes all of it happening at once! Many expand on the limited popular conception of 'bigeyed' manga in original and unexpected ways - homegrown stories that speak directly to western audiences.</p>