Published for the first time in America! / Dark Horse proudly presents another of the crown jewels of international graphic fiction -- Astro Boy! Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist -- who created over 150,000 pages of comics in his career! -- and considered the Walt Disney of Japan, his Astro Boy was the first manga series to be adapted to animation and became a worldwide phenomenon, making Astro Boy the Mickey Mouse of anime -- a jet-powered, super-strong, evil-robot-bashing, alien-invasion-smashing Mickey Mouse, that is! Exciting, whimsical, and touching, Astro Boy hearkens back to the classic era of comics and animation, featuring stories that readers young and old will enjoy. Don't miss the opportunity to experience this landmark series, never before available in America, each volume featuring over 200 pages in an affordable and convenient pocket-sized format as currently collected in Japan! / This volume contains the following stories: The Birth of Astro Boy, The Hot Dog Corps, Plant People

** FIRST EDITION ** (not Shonen Jump version) by Akira Toriyama. Akira Toriyama's action epic, as seen on the Cartoon Network! Earth's hero Goku is dead - but his journey is just beginning. Now he must travel through the afterlife along the million-kilometer Snake Road to find Kaiô-sama, the Lord of Worlds-who will teach him martial arts techniques so powerful they're reserved for the gods! And he'd better hurry, too, because Earth has only nine months until the evil Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, will arrive to wipe the planet clean of life. While the archdemon Piccolo trains Goku's son Gohan to reach his full power potential, the alien spaceships rocket ever closer ... bearing a power so awesome that even Earth's six strongest heroes may not be a match for it! Contains Dragon Ball Z #6 through Part 2 #2. SC, 192pg, b&w

** FIRST EDITION ** (not Shonen Jump version) by Akira Toriyama. Earth vs. The Saiyans! After years of training and adventure, young Son Goku has become Earth's strongest martial artist - now he and his friends must fight against t

** FIRST EDITION ** (not Shonen Jump version) by Akira Toriyama. With the mighty Kaio-ken amplifying his strength, Goku fights Vegeta in a desperate battle to save the world -- only to find that the elite Saiyan warrior is even stronger than his new techniques. To break a temporary stalemate, Vegeta transforms into a giant ape, a King Kong who breathes energy blasts with the force of a nuclear bomb! In desperation, Goku calls upon the Genki-Dama, the "spirit bomb,” drawing power from the Earth, its people, plants, and animals, in an effort to defeat his colossal foe. But alone, even Goku is not enough. The last worn-out survivors, Gohan, Kuririn, and cowardly Yajirobe, must rush back into the fray to stop their unstoppable foe... as the enraged Vegeta vows to not only wipe out the human race, but destroy the planet Earth itself! b&w, 192pg

** FIRST EDITION ** (not Shonen Jump version) by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta retreats from Earth, vowing revenge. In search of a way to resurrect their dead friends, Kuririn, Gohan, and Bulma repair an ancient alien spaceship and go into space in search of Namek-Piccolo's home planet where the wish-granting Dragon Balls were originally made. But Namek has become a battleground, where evil emperor Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the peaceful Namekians to fulfill Freeza's wish for immortality! SC, 4x7, 184pg, b&w

** FIRST EDITION ** (not Shonen Jump version) by Akira Toriyama. In this volume, Freeza and his minions continue their ruthless search for Planet Namek's DragonBall, leaving not a single Namekian alive in their wake! When Kuririn and Gohan attempt a daring rescue of a Namekian child, they become involved in a deadly game of hide-and-seek with the murderous Dodoria. But after escaping one alien brute, Kuririn and Gohan discover they've got another to deal with - Vegeta! The Saiyan they never wanted to see again is back, and like Freeza, he too is searching for the Namekian DragonBalls in a mad quest for immortality. Will Goku make it to Namek in time? And even if he does, can he possible stop both Freeza and Vegeta before either of their ambitions are realized? This graphic novel collects Dragonball Z Volume 3 #7 through Volume 4 #2. SC, 4x7, 192pg, b&w

by Yu Watase Now that she seems to have gathered all seven of her Celestial Warriors, Miaka is ready to summon the god Suzaku who will grant her three wishes. But Miaka's former best friend Yui has become her mortal enemy, and Yui's nefarious general Nakago has a secret plan. T+ Rating. 200pgs, B&W

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Hamtaro, the loveable hamster who has already charmed Japan and become one of its most popular cartoon characters, once again embarks on some outrageous adventures with his hamster friends in these episodes. Here, Hamtaro and his Ham-Hams are gearing up for the Christmas season and hoping for lots of presents. However, their holiday cheer is dampened when they realize their wild hamster friends Boss and Snoozer are worried that they will not get any presents. So, Hamtaro assures Boss and Snoozer that Santa brings gifts to all hamsters who are good and enlist the Ham-Hams in making sure their friends have a merry Christmas. / 75 Min

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