For most of her life, Juliet was forced to live a lie. Disguised as a boy, she lurked in the shadows of Neo Verona. She escapes from the monotony disguised as the Crimson Whirlwind - a masked crusader for justice. Juliet prepares to raise her sword and lead a rebellion against the tyrant whose hands are stained by the blood of her ancestors. She is the last breath of a dying line of kings and the final, fleeting hope of a desperate city.
Mugen's a wild warrior: violent, thoughtless and womanizing. Jin is a ronin: mysterious, traditional, well-mannered and very strong as well. These two independent warriors couldn't more different, yet their paths cross when Fuu, a ditzy waitress, saves them from being executed. Fuu convinces the two vagrant young men to help her find a mysterious samurai "who smells of sunflowers." And their journey begins.
Two damaged warriors wear the scars of a twisted and violent past. Bitter rivals for the secrets of their master's sword and the right to his daughter, these samurai inflict wounds on each other that would destroy lesser men. The final chapter of their saga unfolds within a brutal samurai tournament, a gruesome contest arranged to satisfy the bloodlust of a cruel tyrant overlord.
Meet Lina Inverse, a spunky sorceress with a penchant for fire who enjoys nothing more than liberating the unearned from those less deserving. Teamed up with Gourry, a dashing swordsman of unrivaled skill - and stupidity - they must take on the forces of the demon lord and his countless servants, seeking to save the world and hoping for fame and fortune along the way.
Sato and Yamazaki manage to finish their hentai game in time for the winter comic market only to discover it sucks - and not in a good way. Bye-bye future and bye-bye friends! Now our hikikomori hero has to fend for himself and face his greatest test of all: Misaki's "final exam." However, there is more riding on this test than even Sato realizes.
Sato's life is going down the drain. He's dropped out of college, only goes outside once a week, and sleeps sixteen hours a day. Surviving on a steady diet of internet porn sites, he finds himself falling further into a pit of despair. Then he has a sudden epiphany. Sato decides that the broadcast company known as "The NHK" is trying to transform their viewers into jobless, societal recluses by bombarding them with images of cutesy anime girls.
In the sleepy rural village of Hinamizawa, paranoia and rage can drive a person to commit the most vile, unspeakable acts. When Rena discovers that her father is being duped and targeted for blackmail by Teppei Hojo and his girlfriend Rina, she confronts each of the extortionists. Consequently, Rena's growing distrust and paranoia spirals out of control, and she holds her classmates hostage and faces off against Keiichi in a deadly rooftop duel!