Shikidouji Shikidouji – författare

Volumes 1-3, now in a collectors hardcover edition, and with a brand new translation!Sagara Sousuke isn't your typical high school student. He reads military enthusiast magazines; he responds to questions with "affirmative;" he brings grenades to school in his bag. Though everyone at school takes him for a hopeless military geek, Chidori Kaname thinks there might be something more to him. When their plane is hijacked in the middle of a field trip, Kaname's instincts will prove correct: Sousuke is an elite, mech-piloting mercenary... and he's here to protect her!

Volumes 4-6, now in a collectors hardcover edition, and with a brand new translation!With the defeat of Gauron, Sousuke's life has entered a comfortable rhythm. He's adjusting to school—the occasional car bomb false alarm notwithstanding—and balancing his newly-found normalcy with the needs of his mercenary life. He's even started to turn his thoughts toward the future—a future that might involve Kaname. But that future will soon face a threat, not from North Korean soldiers, Italian mobsters, or Russian spetsnaz... but from the hierarchy of Mithril itself!

Volumes 7-9, printed for the first time in English!The Pacific Chrysalis was Mithril's first true victory over Amalgam, but their success has only led to escalation. Between growing suspicion at school and cryptic warnings from Tessa's brother that everything is about to change, Sousuke begins to realize that his peaceful life in Tokyo might not last much longer. Before he can even prepare, though, Sousuke finds himself running a gauntlet beyond anything he could have imagined. He'll have to fight not just for his own life, but for the life of everyone he knows!

Volumes 10-12, printed for the first time in English!It all comes to a head here. With Mithril in ruins, Sosuke facing betrayal from all directions, and Kaname trapped in the hands of a jealous tormenter, everything is coming to a head. What will discovering the secrets of the Whispered reveal? And will that knowledge be enough to stop Leonard’s plans? All bets are off in this explosive finale!

The adventures continue in a new collection of hilarious side stories - now available for the first time in English!Intriguing One-Man Band?Sagara Sousuke is an average Japanese high school student—totally not a war-addled military geek who mistakes love letters for bombs. He drives Chidori Kaname crazy, but even though he's agreed to date another girl, she just can't leave him alone!Unflinching Two-Out Inning?Sagara Sousuke is at it again, from turning a turf war into a hostage situation to sending a rugby team through boot camp. Meanwhile, he's growing closer with Chidori Kaname. Even when it looks like he might strike out, he never stops swinging!Unpolished Three-Ring Circus?Sagara Sousuke is here to yet again solve any problems that might befall Jindai High. With Chidori Kaname by his side, he'll seek out the truth behind a haunted hospital and lay a trap for a ponytail-obsessed villain, along with other misadventures!

Contains the Complete Volumes 4-6!Vol. 4: With his loyal(ish) assistant Chidori Kaname by his side, Sagara Sousuke is ready for his new career as a private investigator for Jindai High. Whether it’s the murder of endangered snails or a local scam operation, Detective Sousuke is on the case!Vol. 5: Problem-solver Sagara Sousuke is at it again, from negotiating peace between warring playground factions to dueling for control of a dojo! Oh, and don’t forget leading a yakuza turf war in a mascot suit!Vol. 6: Leaving the mercenary life behind sounds nice—until you realize high school is a battlefield of its own! Navigating romance, subbing in for a movie actor, drafting a prospective student pamphlet... It’s all just as intense for Sagara Sousuke!

Contains the Complete Volumes 7-9!Untenable Seventh Heaven Feeling?Sagara Sousuke is finally getting comfortable with his life in Tokyo, but he never fails to find a little slice of hell! This time around, he has to rescue a delinquent double agent and interrupt a late-night hot pot party to foil robbers!Unflappable Eight Ball Angle?Nothing has tested Sousuke’s mind like school. His latest challenges include diving head-first into a fantasy MMORPG, impersonating a celebrity, and attempting to lead his class to victory against a wily culture festival rival.Unavoidable Nine-Day Wonder?One day, Sousuke’s mastering airsoft guns to battle the school’s survival game club. The next, he’s defending a convention of adorable mascots from a horde of angry hooligans! Will Sousuke’s “normal life” add up to nothing more than a flash in the pan?