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Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers.

From Baka-Updates Manga: Throughout his childhood, Makunouchi Ippo has always been picked on by his fellow classmates. Long hours helping his mother run their family business, a fishing boat store, has left him without the time to make friends, and so he remains an introverted loner, doomed to be beaten day in and day out.

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

The world is beginning to get back on it's feet and rebuild after the destruction that lied in Sephiroth's wake. Not all is going well, however, as a new disease known as Geostigma threatens the world.

As the Cowboy Bebop crew travels the stars, they learn of the largest bounty yet, a huge 300 million oolongs. Apparently, someone is wielding a hugely powerful chemical weapon, and of course the authorities are at a loss to stop it.

A recap of episodes 1-5 of Bakemonogatari

The brothers Elric will consider the answers that are left once the Philosopher's Stone has guided their saga to and end. True sacrifice, the deep love of family, the cruel truths of life and death.

Belldandy's mentor, Celestin, was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the Goddess System. But now he's back with an insidious virus to corrupt the Goddess System and remove all of Belldandy's memories of Keiichi.

Chiyo brings a video camera to school for a class project. But when Tomo gets a hold of it, heaps of trouble happen all over campus.

The girls of Class 2-C are up to their usual antics, and they've got poor Negi all kinds of hot and bothered! First, Ayaka arranges a romantic getaway, determined to lift the little prof's spirits (and possibly something more!

From Viz: 140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri , man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji .