Naoshi Arakawa

A LIFE IN MONOTONE Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life? Praise for the hit anime "Your Lie in April is about two things: loss and love... A sight to behold." -Kotaku "A happy melody... about the power of music to inspire, to energize, to bring sunshine back into a life that's lost it." - Anime News Network

Your Lie in April 1

Mizuki Tsujimura

From two star creators Naoshi Arakawa (Your Lie in April) and award winning writer Mizuki Tsujimura (Anime Supremacy!) comes a psychological horror story filled with twists, turns, and hard truths about the lives of high school students and the pressures they face in modern society. Tick. Tock. As the clock starts again, Takano and his remaining classmates must face their fears and traumas, still trapped within the frigid walls of their school. Takano finds himself back at the origin point of this icy nightmare: the last day of the school festival. There, he finally remembers who it was that took their own life, and the surprising identity of that person begins to uncover the mysteries that have plagued Takano and his friends. But answering the question that’s hung dangerously over their heads will reveal one last puzzle to solve—and if they don’t act fast, they just might lose another precious friend… Final Volume!

A School Frozen in Time, volume 4

A School Frozen in Time, Vol. 1

Your Lie in April, Vol. 1

High-octane girls' soccer action mixes with the drama of high school in this cleats-out manga from the creator of Your Lie in April! Midori and Sumire are soccer stars at rival middle schools, destined to collide -- one's a striker, the other a goalie. But the two girls end up in the same high school, with a lazy coach and a bizarre teammate, Nozomi, who brags that she's a genius but can't seem to stop kicking the ball into her own goal. To become champions, they'll have to get over their rivalry and work some magic on the field -- not to mention the challenges of growing up.

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MOVING ON With Kaori nowhere to be seen at the gala concert, Kosei is forced to perform alone. As he plays, he confronts painful memories and finds a link connecting him t the audience, his late mother, and even himself. Meanwhile, Tsubaki struggles to find truth within her complicated feelings for Kosei—is he like a little brother to her, a childhood friend, or something more…?

Your Lie in April

A School Frozen in Time

Tick. Tock. As the clock starts again, Takano and his remaining classmates must face their fears and traumas, still trapped within the frigid walls of their school. Takano finds himself back at the origin point of this icy nightmare: the last day of the school festival. There, he finally remembers who it was that took their own life, and the surprising identity of that person begins to uncover the mysteries that have plagued Takano and his friends. But answering the question that’s hung dangerously over their heads will reveal one last puzzle to solve—and if they don’t act fast, they just might lose another precious friend… Final Volume!

On a snowy school day like any other, classmates and childhood friends Hiroshi and Mizuki arrive at school to find the campus eerily empty. Before long, they find themselves trapped inside with six other friends, and even stranger, all the clocks have stopped at a very specific moment–the exact time when a former classmate jumped off the school roof to their death three months earlier. It turns out that this departed friend is their way out of their current predicament and may even be among their group…but no one can remember who it was that took their life on that sad day. The students must face themselves and their past memories to piece together the identity of this suicide victim or risk a similar fate–with their lives lost and forgotten inside these frigid school walls.

A School Frozen in Time 1

The Warabis rack up a win against Eisen Funabashi in the Interleague semifinals, but their opponent in the finals is Korenkan High School. Led by their ace striker, Mika Kurusu, Korenkan took the title of "best in Japan" in the Inter-High tournament. The whistle blows on the showdown match!

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The Warabis kick off their battle with Korenkan High School, and under Korenkan's forceful attack, the Warabis lose a quick two points. The girls of Seinan Warabi still have the fire of competition within them, but the danger of Korenkan is closing in.

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In the first round of the Saitama Prefecture Inter-High tournament, Nozomi Onda is finally demonstrating her talent and closing in on the opponents' goal! But moments later, the ball is stolen by Urawa's Alice Adatara only to have Adatara score a goal. Down by a goal with very little time left, can the Warabis find someone with the consistent skills to tie the game back up?!

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The scene is Warabi Seinan, a high school in the Tokyo-adjacent prefecture of Saitama. And possibly because it is considered to be weak at women’s soccer, the team is “blessed” with an abundance of first-year students with strong, individualistic personalities, including Sumire Suo, Midori Soshizaki, Nozomi Onda, etc. But it’s with the addition of a new coach, the legend of Japanese women’s soccer, Naoko Nomi, that the Warabis are reborn. Still, in their baptismal first match, they are faced with the best high-school team in Japan, Kunogi Academy. The first-half score shows Kunogi’s overwhelming dominance, but can the Warabis turn it around in the second half?

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The JKFB Interleague Tournament, a gathering of some of the strongest girls' soccer teams in the greater Tokyo area, have entered their semifinal rounds. And the roadblock standing in the Warabis way is Eisen Funabashi High School which is the very team that defeated Kunogi Academy! The Warabis have taken the first point from the vaunted Eisen Funabashi defensive block. Have they actually defeated Eisen Funabashi's trump card?

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In the Saitama Prefecture Inter-High qualifying matches, the Walabis have managed to win all their games despite Nozomi's Onda's uneven play. But their opponent in the first round of the tournament is the crowned champion of Saitama, Hosei Urawa. Can the Warabis manage to slay the giant--the team whose absolute dominance has led to them not giving up even a single point in Saitama play the past two years?

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The result of a fierce final match was a Warabi loss to Korenkan. But the girls have little time for tears as they're whisked away for a training camp in preparation for the Saitama qualifying matches of the All-Japan High School Girl's Soccer Championship. It's there that Fukatsu introduces a new tactic: Gegen Pressing…

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The Warabis needed a strategy to combat the ace of the Eisen Funabashi team, Tae Kokubu. And the Warabis' answer is to change position for Onda and send in "Golgo the Assassin," Echizen. Can that turn around the game for them? On which team will the Goddess of Victory smile?

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Only a few minutes remain in the second half of the final game in the JKFB Interleague Tournament against Korenkan! With a player ejected and almost out of time, the Warabis managed to bring themselves one goal closer. Is it possible for the Warabis to pull off a come-from-behind win?!

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With their ace striker, Kurusu, leading the way, the Korenkan momentum seems unstoppable! But the girls of the Warabis stand up to them using their own tactics and techniques. What is the Warabis' new plan to pierce through the Korenkan line…?!

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First, there were eight, and now there are six. With Mitsuru and Shimizu now missing, everyone is on edge as they try to find a way out of their horrifying circumstances. The remaining students continue to suspect that the person keeping them trapped is among them, but Shimizu also suggested a bizarre, new theory: they may be inside the mind of the person who took their own life at the school festival. Takano thinks he might just know who their tormentor is, but many unanswered questions still remain. Can he get to the bottom of this mystery before his time’s up?

Naoshi Arakawa

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