Talk about misdirection! Too bad it's unintentional! As Yamato keeps everyone running the wrong way, soon they're all running from him! His girlfriend long gone and Suzuka ever distant... Sound advice leads to a noisy clash, and the track diva's left in an unflattering light. Not to worry, for a quick trip to the laundromat has them all facing the finish line again - all but Yamato! While one step forward, two steps back doesn't seem the best approach for an aspiring track star, it's the only one he knows... Staying true to form, the young man sets his sights impossibly high: to be the number one sprinter in all Japan! Wait, he's competing against a ghost?
Yamato and Honoka are dating… Somewhat. For a young man blissfully in love, he sure is spending a lot of time with Suzuka! First getting stranded, then birthday shopping… Already bound and determined to screw things up on his own, with Yasunobu cheering this race on, Honoka’s gonna be outta there before the starting pistol gets a chance to go off! One thing about Yamato, he sure is fast! Another thing… This kid can get just about anything backwards! For someone this seriously socially inept, actually getting a girlfriend is like a dog finally catching his tail… Okay, now what? When even the best friend’s calling him out, you know things are bad! Love’s never going to be much of a spectator sport if there’s only one player involved in the game!
Realizing he might never amount to more than just a friend, Yamato finally finds it within himself to confess his feelings for Suzuka. But whoever said change is good didn’t think things completely through! Fazed… Okay, temporarily fazed, the young man decides to step up his efforts. And what better place to pursue a high jumper than at track practice? As mixed signals and high school hormones keep the gang busy running in circles, it seems as if just about everyone’s jumping to join the team! And as Suzuka tolerates nothing but the best from her team mates, setting the bar pretty high… Well, Yamato’s best just isn’t good enough! When love is not a spectator sport, the only question is who will go the distance?
The evil plague that threatens the land continues to spread as the bold band of adventurers trudge daily further into the heart of darkness. Led by the young swordsman Roan, each new battle with the Dark Lord's minions threatens to be their last. But as the noble band of companions see it through, skills flourishing, the ruthless onslaught of monstrous confrontation cannot delay them from destiny. Now the path is focused, and now evil has a face. From the dusty tombs of long-dead tyrants to the high heavens cut through by the flight of an archer's arrow, Roan and his rogues venture forth into history! For where the will is strong, there is a way! Fate waits patiently at the end of their travels as the journey continues...
It’s the season for all things track and field, with Yamato’s best efforts once more falling just shy of the mark… This time on the wrong side of the finish line! And the poor kid’s not doing any better in the arena of love, as the race for Suzuka’s affection remains heated and the driven hottie’s staying strong in the lead. But wait – Who’s the new entrant? Just as things are finally cooling down, a subtle touch of unexpected sympathy knocks ‘em all off their game: One tactical kiss and it’s a geometric nightmare! As the love triangle tension redefines confusion, no one’s on form as the team heads out on the road. While love may not be a spectator sport, they could at least play by the rules!
War on a grand scale has erupted among the stars! The People's Army's hope for victory begins to grow and flourish as lords once neutral begin to fall in line behind revolution, shifting the balance of power. Only the impending battle between two men of power and destiny can overshadow the carnage of what is to come. Michel Volban's desperate search for one that would lead them to freedom and Cleo's solemn vow to return the Royal Family to glory were at once one path and also untangled. Through the haze of such conflict, only the strongest of leaders can remain unbowed in the face of so much tragedy. Like all revolutions before, peace only comes after royal blood has been spilled. The wind has calmed, but the fires of war rage more fiercely than ever...
When the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber, humanity is held captive by fear and sheer alien dominance. Eleven years after the Great Catastrophe decimated the world, most of those left alive are scavengers, dirty and starving in the streets. There is hope, however: Mechanical Angel Aquarion! Powered by three souls intertwined, a rare breed of pilot takes the controls. Known as Elements, one among them must rise if mankind is to survive. Prophecy is being fulfilled as the end of the world approaches... Through a swirling cloud of love, betrayal, loss and destiny, the last hope for the new century arrives and takes flight!
Shattered Souls! An unsteady family painstakingly built will crumble at the whim of unyielding authority, this time leaving Masane alone and frozen by the harsh results of their icy grip. Little Rihoko’s become a pawn in an experiment to dissect love. But four walls do not a home make, and shared blood must be weighed against the bonds of real life. When the twisted saga of the Witchblade takes a brutal turn, both mothers will rise to the challenge, unspoken “goodbyes” on bruised and bloodied lips. Reunion, release, redemption and wrath… The destiny of the Witchblade continues.
Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi." Empty heads and floating souls, love fades fast. Like the stars, ever present though unseen. When the desire to be human is less than the pull of the other, the wedding will have a groom but no bride. A woman bearing the mark of generations, cursed to drown in a sea of written characters. The forbidden sealed away within her body. Where tales of death abound, compassion will flourish. A monster that can mimic the human, the shapeless taking on the form of infancy. That which is beyond our understanding can quickly learn to understand us. Therein lies the danger. Life's inevitable end, reduced to no more than a passing moment. Loved ones forever reborn. When the mother becomes daughter and daughter mother, what of the wisdom of life eternal?
In a land far from their own, a band of adventurers stumble into a prophecy and must once again save the world... but at what price? Meet Lina Inverse, a spunky sorceress with a penchant for fire who enjoys nothing more than liberating the unearned from those less deserving. Teamed up with her not-so-heroic group of friends, this seeker of fame and fortune finds herself the unlikely savior of a story long foretold. To defeat the coming darkness, sacrifice will be asked of them all... How does one balance the worth of two worlds, when one must be saved at the cost of the other?
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