Shonen

Following the development of virtual reality, Thera, a revolutionary and ultra-realistic online game to the almost infinite universe is born. Inside, everyone can become what they want and experience many adventures. But for Sakuu, the first immersion turns into a nightmare: unable to disconnect, he finds himself a prisoner of a virtual world populated by wild creatures. Without access to the interface of the game nor to the items of care, who knows what will happen to him if it loses the life in Thera ... And it is not the only one in this situation: its road crosses that one Other players who are victims of the same problem. For these Outlaw Players, game over is not an option. Whatever the cause of the bug, Sakuu and his companions have no choice: they must harden, explore, learn, and sue.Outlaw Players was originally an online comic book published in 2002 before being paused and thought of as "a succession of anecdotes about online video games, more humor-based which relies on Mechanics of MMOs ". The author, Shonen, therefore had to "take up the project and reflect on a more coherent framework and concept" during the series adaptation. In order to keep up with the slower release rate than in Japan, the first four volumes were completed before the series was launched and quarterly planing was put in place for the first six volumes. The serie benefits a trailer by the Japanese animation studio Gonzo. The series is published in the sense of Japanese reading by editorial choice, "not to break the codes of the manga for the French readership but also in order to facilitate the sale of the series in Japan".

Doomed by a past long forgotten, resolved to save what she once held dear. The flame is lit. A nameless woman wakes. Roused from the tomb by a past she cannot recall, she sets out into a barren, unfamiliar landscape. The protector follows. Bound by oath and honor, he safeguards her against the dangers that draw near with the same ferocity he does the secrets of his past. The Grey Cinders gather in their tower, called by the fire to complete their solemn duty. A colossus, incarnate of death, stirs with the bones beneath the scarred grounds. And a nightmare— torment of a bygone era—returns to exact its toll. (Yen Press)

In the 17th century, John Dee will succeed in contacting entities of the higher worlds. For centuries, the son of Sephiroth community and the heirs of John Dee, formed in the shadow of generations of wizards can do magic after the Kabbalistic tradition. Their sole aim is to ensure that the experience of Dee can never be reproduced. But some members of the Brotherhood have strayed from the right way to practice the invocation of demons. Stand in front of them, Uriel and Gabrielle, two students of the son of Sephiroth. They will have to protect Michael Stern, a mere human being to medium capacity needed to travel between planes in the flow chart. Begins a battle unprecedented stake is the very existence of humanity …

Nevada, 1987. 10 years after the end of the nuclear war, the country has been rebuilt. Nevertheless, thousands of civils are still irradiated. Fortunately the government developed a treatment : the G.H.O.S.T. (Gray-Human-Omegon-Synthetised-Treatment). By using it, a human being can slow down the effects of radiation on his body, but at the same time he begins to control them. That’s how men who are able to use G.H.O.S.T. to acquire incredible abilities are appearing. They are called Erynies. At 23-years-old, Kama is a low-ranking bounty hunter who owns a slum in a shantytown where the irradiated people too poor to afford the G.H.O.S.T. are living. His main activity is to hunt Erynies. One day, he is asked to capture a young woman: Ananke, the leader of an extremist group which stole an H bomb in a military base. Its utilisation on the territory could mean the end of the fragile peace for the planet. But for 50 million dollars, Kama won’t be the only one looking for Ananke; he is going to go up against the greatest of bounty hunters.

For a few years, the city of Kyoto has been the theater of a secret war opposing extreme Japanese teenagers lauding the exclusion of the gaijin (foreign people) outside of Japan, and others who defend their integration. In order to avoid an escalation of violence between rival gangs, both sides have agreed to sort out the gaijins’ fate for good in an underground tournament where the best fighters from each side will have to fight against each other. The "Black Boat Project," abbreviated as the "B.B. Project," directly links to commandant Perry’s “Black Boats”: the symbol of the arrival of the gaijin on Japanese soil… Franck is a young Parisian who loves to fight. He arrives in Kyoto, supposedly to study… but mostly to charm Japanese girls and spend his money in video-game rooms, his vision of the “Japanese dream.” However, his real nature comes back very fast when Franck finds himself stuck in a fight opposing hooligans against the mysterious Megumi. Without knowing it, our hero is going to become a part of the B.B. Project…