As with every month, US-based manga publisher Yen Press have a sizable line-up for manga titles for publication throughout May 2014. For those looking at what manga volumes they have in store for the month, check out the convenient list below.
Individual manga volumes can be purchased through select retail outlets and online distributors including RightStuf.com.
Puella Magi Kazumi Magica: The Innocent Malice – Volume 5
Trapped inside the witch’s barrier with the vengeful Kanna, Umika and Kaoru struggle to protect Kazumi as their beloved friend slowly succumbs to her darkening soul gem. If the girls can rally, the witch’s grief seed could be used to purify all of their gems, but even that would be only a temporary solution. Facing cruel fate and questions of her own identity, Kazumi will make the ultimate choice whether or not to join her friends in their vendetta against destiny in the final volume of The Innocent Malice!
Soul Eater Volume 20
Kid has been freed from Noah’s greedy clutches, but The Book of Eibon remains at large. Noah was a troublesome foe, but the vast knowledge contained within the book could itself be dangerous-and information is not all that lies in its pages… Meanwhile, Crona has resurfaced in Moscow, his madness and Medusa’s maternal pressure having all but consumed the friend Maka once knew. The question is how many will be devoured by Crona’s madness before he can be stopped?!
BTOOOM! Volume 6
Thus far, Ryouta Sakamoto and Himiko have narrowly managed to survive on the cruel island battlefield of the survival game “BTOOOM!” with the aid of their BIMs and each other. But now, confronted by a man who just might be the strongest opponent on the island, Ryouta is at a serious disadvantage. Not only is the man fearless, but also his movements are precisely calculated, and he possesses a superior athleticism that allows him to entrap his enemies. Just who is this guy?! As the action ramps up, it becomes apparent that playing solo spells one’s doom!! The game progresses with speed as the players lay their bets on teaming up to survive!!
Until Death Do Us Part Volume 6
In the tunnels of the Kakuhoukai’s secret base, Mamoru chooses to challenge Wiseman to a duel on the criminal mastermind’s own turf! Mamoru realizes that his enemy has the advantage of numbers and weaponry and will stage a coordinated attack that Mamoru has no hope of surviving-alone, that is. Haruka’s guidance will be critical to her protector’s survival. Gathering her courage, Haruka rallies the resources she has on hand and leaps into the fray!
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
A new school year means fresh blood for the SOS Brigade! But not just anyone can join this elite group of alien-, time traveler-, and esper-hunters! As Haruhi puts the new recruits through their paces in one timeline, the veteran members visit the ailing Yuki in the other. Yuki reveals that her illness may be the work of other humanoid interfaces like herself, but when Kyon rushes to confront them, he runs into a familiar face he had hoped he would never see again…!
Triage X Volume 6
Another hour ticks by as the police formulate their next move to draw out the terrorist group that has taken over NEO TV. Any further delay could prompt the criminals to send one of the station’s top stars plummeting to his or her death, but every effort to save them seems to play right into the enemy’s hands! But the idols may not be the terrorists’ true objective-the carefully planned takeover seems to have been designed specifically for Oriha and Black Label!
Jack Frost
Noh-A’s awakening as the mirror image has granted her a more complete understanding of the events that led to her birth and what has happened since. The origins of Amityville are revealed to her, as is the threat of Solomon. The immense surge of power that accompanied Noh-A’s transformation has aided Solomon’s release from his prison, and the Witch King is headed to the North for a long-awaited-and long-dreaded-reunion with Helmina and Jack…!!
High School DxD Volume 1
When unlucky high school letch Issei is murdered by his first-ever girlfriend on his first-ever date, who should jump to his rescue but the hottest girl in school, Rias-senpai! She informs Issei that he’s been reincarnated as a demon and that it’s about time he got to work-for her! Caught in the bosom of an age-old war between angels and demons, Issei soon discovers that being enslaved by a demonic beauty isn’t quite all that it’s cracked up to be!
Goong Volume 15
As Shin and Chae-Kyung try to pick up the pieces of their marriage in the wake of learning the truth behind their divorce, Yul is far from content to hang his head in defeat. Postponing his plans to study abroad, he positions himself near Chae-Kyung by taking classes at her school and even resorts to teaming up with the heartbroken Hyo-Rin to blackmail the former crown princess. But when Shin happens upon evidence of his cousin’s newfound treachery, will Yul’s plotting blow up in his face?!
