Nobuyuki Anzai: 48 books

Teenager Recca Hanabishi is always up for a good-natured tussle with his friends. That's because he's famous at school and around town for being a super ninja geek. Armed with the power to control flame, Recca suddenly finds himself in an awkward situation. On the day he pledges his undying...

But now, Recca comes face to face with his most troublesome foe yet. Introducing Mikagami, the water swordsman. Will water douse the flame of Recca? Or will the young ninja hotshot burn brighter than ever before?

One man's mad quest to live forever inspires a deadly plot to kidnap young Yanagi Sakoshita. The key to life everlasting lies with the schoolgirls's extraordinary ability to heal the wounded. If Yanagi can cure the sick perhaps she can also stay inevitable death. Now it's up to teenage ninja...

With each new day, Recca Hanabishi discovers a little bit more about his family and himself. And the more he learns, the more confused he gets. For example: What's the deal with the Hokage Ningun? And why does Recca's destiny seem to be linked to this ancient Japanese ninja clan? Every family...

Even though he possesses the ability to bend fire to his will, Recca Hanabishi continues to covet the Flame of the Eight Dragons. With their combined voltage at his disposal, Recca will be an indestructible fiery dynamo. But power like that doesn't come neatly wrapped in a gift box. The hotheaded...

After an exhaustive and hard fought battle, Recca Hanabishi and Team Hokage have earned the right to advance to the second round of a deadly win-or-die combat tournament. But before they can enjoy the spoils of warfare, they must jump into the fray one more time. In the next round, they square...

Fourteen-year-old Ginta's journey through the fantasy world of his dreams continues in this volume, where he must battle against the megalomaniacal machinations of the group known as the Chess Pieces! The Chess Pieces have already tried to take over "Mär Heaven" once before, but...

Ginta Toramizu is a 14-year-old kid who doesn't have a lot going for him: he's near-sighted, doesn't do well in school, sucks at sports, and to top it off--he's short! But Ginta is a dreamer and has had the same dream 102 times, always in the same fantasy world, where he is a hero blessed with all...

While it's true that Ginta is having the time of his life in Mär Heaven, getting in one exciting adventure after another, what's happening to those he left behind in the "real world"? With both her husband and now her son gone, Ginta's mother is beside herself with grief. Can Ginta's friend...

The War Games rage on! Ginta and Team Mär have managed to remain victorious throughout the third round, but now they face the Phantom and his Zodiac team of powerful knight-class chess pieces. The maniacally brutal Rapunzel is the next Zodiac to stand before the team, and Dorothy must be the one to take her on. Will Rapunzel's vicious nature be too much for Dorothy to handle?!

Now that Ginta's team, known as "Mär," and the Cross Guard have successfully completed their preliminary tests of skill, the War Games officially commence. Of the six members of their party eligible to participate, Ginta is selected as Mär's team leader. But this is no small undertaking,...

Could it actually be the beginning of the end?! Princess Snow of Team Mär is captured by the Chess Pieces and taken to the ruthless Queen Diana. Despite being down a member, Team Mär must remain undaunted as they go into the final battle of the War Games. Will they be able to persevere against the Chess Pieces? And what fate awaits Snow in the hands of her evil stepmother Diana?!

Ginta and Team Mär have one final mission--to save Snow from the clutches of evil Queen Diana. The stakes get even higher when Diana announces her ultimate goal--the domination of Ginta's world after she takes over Mär Heaven. And Ginta is devastated when the identity of the Chess King is revealed--an...

The fate of Mär Heaven lies in the hands of Ginta and his fellow members of Team Mär when they must defeat the Phantom and his ruthless Zodiac chess pieces in the deadly War Games. The fifth battle is set in a desert field, and the first round pits Princess Snow of Team Mär against a powerful bishop-class Chess Piece. It's the perfect opportunity for Snow to try out her newest ÄRM!