by Summary:10th grader Yugi spent most of his time alone playing games--until he
solved the Millennium Puzzle, a mysterious Egyptian artifact! Possessed
by the puzzle, Yugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges
evil-doers to the Shadow Games--weird games with high stakes and high
risks! These graphic novels contain new stories not seen in the anime,
including the origin of Yugi and his friends!
Number 9: Naruto
Summary:
Twelve years before the events at the focus of the series, the
nine-tailed demon fox attacked Konohagakure. It was a powerful demon
indeed; a single swing of one of its nine tails would raise tsunamis
and flatten mountains. It raised chaos and slaughtered many people,
until the leader of the Leaf Village - the Fourth Hokage - defeated it
by sacrificing his own life to seal the demon inside a newly-born
child, whose origins are as yet unknown. That child's name was Naruto
Uzumaki.
NOTE: The anime equivalent of Shippuden starts at chapter 245
Number 8: Gamaran
Summary:
"Middle Edo Period -- One state becomes the gathering place for
sinful martial artists, who believe in nothing other than power, know
of no other way of life other than letting oneself go wild in the
battle. That state is the Unabara State, the "Haunt of Demons"..."
Washitzu Naosata, the ruler of the powerful state, Unabara, is
looking for his successor. He calls upon all his 31 sons, and tells
them to search for whoever they believe to be the strongest martial
artist of all. Each of their chosen martial artists then are to fight
against each other until only one is left standing. Whoever is the
winner, whoever has the strongest martial artist in the nation by his
side will become his successor...
Out in the midst of the mountain is the doujo of the "Daigame Ryuu"
(Giant Tortoise Style). There lives Kurogane Gama, the son of the
legendary swordsman, Kurogane Jinsuke, who is believed to be able to
kill 1000 martial artists in Unabara. There, one of the sons of
Washitzu Naosata, Washitzu Naoshi, comes in search of the legendary
swordsman, only to find that he had gone missing several years ago.
After seeing the battle style of Gama, he instead chooses to ask Gama
to come with him. Wanting to become stronger, Gama agrees to his offer,
and that marks the beginning of Gama's battle to become the strongest
of all...
Number 7: Bleach
Summary:Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability
doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with
Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society.
While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who
display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her
powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo
absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper
himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full
of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia--who is slowly regaining her
powers--it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help
the spirits themselves find peace.
Number 6: BioMeat nectarSummary:The basic idea is that man is having a hard time finding food and
getting rid of their trash, so science comes up with a bio-engineered
animal that survives by eating trash, and is then killed to feed
humanity. You can guess what may happen if a self-replicating,
endlessly hungry killing machine got loose in Tokyo.
The top five in another post just to avoid this one being too long
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