Chōhei Kambayashi: Good Luck, Yukikaze

Chōhei Kambayashiwas born in 1953. In 1979 he won the 5th Hayakawa SF Contest with his debut work, Kitsune to Odore (Dance with a Fox), and followed that with his first long series, Anata no Tamashii ni Yasuragiare (May Peace Be on Your Soul). His distinctive style and approach, and his thematic focus on the power of language and humanity’s relationship with machines, quickly made him a fan favorite. His numerous long and short series have won him the prestigious Seiun Award four times, and in 1999 he won the 16th Japan SF award.

ROCKET GIRLS: THE LAST PLANET by Housuke Nojiri

When the Rocket Girls accidentally splash down in the pond of Yukari Morita’s old school, it looks as though their experiment is ruined. Luckily, the geeky Akane is there to save the day. Fitting the profile—she’s intelligent, enthusiastic, and petite—Akane is soon recruited by the Solomon Space Association. Yukari and Akane are then given the biggest Rocket Girl mission yet: to do what NASA astronauts cannot and save a probe headed to the minor planet Pluto and the very edge of the solar system.

MIRROR SWORD AND SHADOW PRINCE by Noriko Ogiwara

When the heir to the empire comes to Mino, the lives of young Oguna and Toko change forever. Oguna is drafted to become a shadow prince, a double trained to take the place of the hunted royal. But soon Oguna is given the Mirror Sword, and his power to wield it threatens the entire nation. Only Toko can stop him, but to do so, she needs to gather four magatama, beads with magical powers that can be strung together to form the Misumaru of Death. Toko’s journey is one of both adventure and self-discovery, and also brings her face to face with the tragic truth behind Oguna’s transformation. A story of two parallel quests, of a pure love tried by the power of fate, the second volume of Tales of the Magatama is as thrilling as Dragon Sword and Wind Child .

ICO: CASTLE IN THE MIST by Miyuki Miyabe

A boy with horns, marked for death. A girl who sleeps in a cage of iron. The Castle in the Mist called for its sacrifice; a horned child, born once a generation. When, on a single night in his thirteenth year, Ico’s horns grew long and curved, he knew his time had come. But why does the Castle in the Mist demand this offering, and can the castle keep Ico’s destiny from interwining with that of the girl imprisoned within its walls? Delve into the mysteries of Miyuki Miyabe’s grand achievement of the imagination inspired by the award-winning PlayStation 2 game, now remastered for PlayStation 3.

VUKIKAZE

More than thirty years ago a hyperdimensional passageway suddenly appeared… the first stage of an attempted invasion by an enigmatic alien host. Humanity managed to push the invaders back through the passageway to the strange planet nicknamed “Faery.” Now, Second Lieutenant Rei Fukai carries out his missions in the skies over Faery. His only constant companion in this lonely task is his fighter plane, the sentient FFR-31 Super Sylph, call sign: YUKIKAZE.

© 2001 Chōhei Kambayashi

Originally published in Japan by Hayakawa Publishing, Inc.

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Cover illustration by Shoji Hasegawa

English translation © 2011 VIZ Media, LLC

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