As a child, Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma’s home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he’s far more than what he seems!

You can view the first chapter at www.TheRumicWorld.Com.

INUYASHA comes out in a new VIZBIG edition

VIZ Media will publish Rumiko Takahashi’s Inuyasha in a VIZBIG edition, collecting three volumes in one. Here’s the details:

• Right-to-left reading orientation
• Over-sized format on quality paper
• Select color pages
• Price: $17.99
• Release Date: November 2009, then quarterly

Regular volumes of INUYASHA will be released monthly in their original right-to-left reading orientation starting with Volume 38 in July 2009.

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