! ("Game King") is a Japanese manga series about gambling composed and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine between March 8, 2004 and September 30, 1996. The storyline follows the narrative of a boy named Yugi Mutou, who solves the Millennium Puzzle that is early, and awakens a gaming alterego within his body that solves his disagreements using various games.   ! tells the story of Yugi Mutou, a shy young lad who loves a variety of games, but is frequently intimidated about. One day, he solves an ancient artifact called the Millennium Puzzle (Sennen Pazuru?), causing his body to play host to a cryptic spirit with the character of a gambler. From that moment onwards, whenever Yugi or one of his buddies is endangered by those with darkness in their own hearts, this other Yugi reveals himself and challenges them to dangerous Shadow Games (Yami no muo, lit. "Games of Darkness") which show the real nature of someone else's heart, the losers of these competitions regularly being subjected to a black punishment called a Penalty Game (Batsu Gomu?). Whether it's dice, cards or role playing games, he'll take on difficulties from anybody, anyplace. Yugi and his friends discover that this man in of his puzzle is in fact the heart of a nameless Pharaoh from Egyptian times who'd lost his recollections as the show progresses. As Yugi and his comrades try to help the Pharaoh recover his memories, they are going through many trials as they wager their lives facing off against gamers that wield the cryptic Millennium Items (Sennen Aitemu?) and the black power of the Shadow Games.   Yugi Mutou (Muto Yugi) is a character in the . Here is the first characterization of Yugi Mutou.   Yugi was a shy lad, who invested time and had been often intimidated. Yet through getting several mostly Dark Yugi buddies, Anzu Mazaki, Katsuya Jonouchi, Hiroto Honda and Ryo Bakura, he beat his difficulties becoming much more separate and more powerful. After fixing the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi unknowingly shared his physique the heart of an amnesiac early Egyptian Pharaoh, Dark Yugi, who shield his buddies and Yugi throughout using Shadow Games. Yugi became conscious of Dark Yugi, when he confronted Death- a theme-park created by by Seto Kaiba to destroy the Yugis, T, and fulfilled with Dark Yugi for the very first time, when Dark Bakura and his physique split Yugi's consciousness in a-game of Monster World.   Yugi assisted in winning the Duelist Kingdom tournament Dark Yugi, to save his grandpa. He re-assembled the Millennium Puzzle in the burning building to stop from losing Dark Yugi and conquered Ryuji Otogi in Dungeon Dice Monsters by himself. Collectively the Battle City tournament was won by the Yugis.   When they entered the World of Memories, the Yugis were distinguished. There Yugi assisted Dark Yugi re-learn overcome Zorc Necrophades, Atem, and his title. Yugi conquered Atem in the Ceremonial Battle, a rite required for Atem to move to the afterlife when they came back to real life. Other manga:

Since the day her mother died, Ito Miura has dressed and acted like a guy; growing up with three brothers, she has always found girly clothes and mannerisms stifling. Now in high school, she wears her hair cut short like a guy's and dresses in the boys' uniform (much to her teachers' chagrin). This, combined with her tall stature and low voice, makes mistaking her for a boy easy; unless she told you, you would never think she was a girl. Stunningly beautiful transfer student, Makoto Amano and Ito quickly become friends when Makoto joins the school drama club, which Ito is a part of. The two find a surprising number of similarities between them such as their tall stature, both of their families' homes being dojos and their passion for theater. Ito soon discovers the shocking truth about her new "girl friend."

Mondo Fujieda is in love with a girl named Izayo Gorugo. However, there's a problem: her family are all assassins. He ends up humiliating her and upon this humilation, she vows to kill him. Luckily for him she moves away. Years later, she comes back to seek vengeance, but what is a guy to do against a skilled assassin?

From SOUL.ly PASSION.ate.: Dingi, the prince of an exotic middle eastern land, has always been fascinated with the Japanese culture, due to his father's obsession. As a prince, he has a obligation to marry at the age of 20, however, the year before that is devoted to pleasure with whomever Dingi wants. Thus, it seems only natural that Dingi would go to Japan to find himself the perfect lover. However, when he arrives, things don't go as they planned when Dingi falls in love with Gen, his host. Who is this Gen and why does he refuse the prince's advances? Will Dingi ever win Gen's love?

From Tokyopop: Renji is one of God's most powerful but overly violent angels. As punishment for going too far in the last battle against the demons, Renji is sent to Earth, where he must save 10,000 souls. Only then will he be allowed to return to heaven!

Tenchi Masaki is a shy high school boy, yet honest and hard working. He looks forward to living a basic humble life, taking over his grandfather's shrine. However, nothing is ever as simple as one would want, as Tenchi soon learns. A series of events beginning with the sudden appearance of Ryoko, the space pirate, creates madness in his home. Now he must figure out how to juggle 2 princess's, a space pirate, 2 galaxy police, the worlds most intelligent genius and a Rabbit-turned-Spaceship in his quiet country home.

From Tokyopop: Masayoshi Kurozuka is an ordinary high school boy... until the day he discovers that he is the reincarnation of an evil woman named Oni-hime, who sold her soul to the devil during Japan's warring period. Masayoshi must come to grips with his identity, all the while fighting off legions of ghosts -- the remnants of men killed by Oni-hime. In order to free himself from this curse, Masayoshi must discover the truth behind Oni-hime's deal with the devil and clear her name in the eyes of the restless spirits seeking revenge.

Quite possibly the best and most reknown fighter of all the schools is a red haired girl, solely referred to as the Red Lion. But as the Red Lion suddenly disappears one day, we find that's only the beginning to the trials of real "Red Lion".

Yuki the granddaughter of the kind prison doctor comes from Tokyo university to take over her grandmothers job there. Known for the trouble and mayhem she can cause one inspector panics when he hears his childhood comrade is returning. Even a prisoner escape won't stop this doctor from reaching her patients!!

Based loosely on norse mythology, Ragnarök is the term for the "Twilight of the Gods" the final destruction of the world. Christian equivalence would be Final Judgment. After 1000 years of peace, the wolf god Fenris Fenrir has been reborn. She seeks to find the reincarnation of Balder, the most beloved God, as the land of Midgard sinks further into anarchy. They are both key players in the coming of Ragnarok, the time when fate and free-will shall come into conflict as the very nature of the universe is forever redefined. The story begins with the reborn wolf god Fenris Fenrir in the form of a warlock. She is searching for the main character Chaos, a swordsman suffering from amnesia and possessing skills of a Dragon Knight who happens to be the incarnation of her love, Baldur. The story follows the journey of Fenris, Chaos, Iris (a cleric who is Chaos' friend), and Loki (one of the top assassins in Midgard), who are pursued by the Valkyries, lead by the war goddess, Freya.

The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him that they have a destiny together. When Akira hears this, he is shocked and doesn't believe a word of it. Aya, a friend of Akira, forgets something in the school one night, and asks Akira to help her and go find it. He agrees, and while there, he gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted and that Akira must become a "shin"- a creature of the shadow world- in order to help restore the balance.-wikipedia

Nina Yamada is a junior high 7th grader who dreams about a boy who is strong, handsome, and kind enough to protect her. One day, Nina "accidentally" swallowed a Crystal Pearl that she assumed was a candy. But the Crystal Pearl was the goal of a sorcery examination. Nina is the new Crystal Pearl which is targeted by many probationer sorcerers and goes on for half a year. During this whole mix up, she meets two magician boys named Zero and Ichi and comes to a conclusion that they can protect her until a potion is made to remove the Crystal Pearl from her. However, this potion will take about 6 months to complete. Even at school and at home, Zero and Ichi protect Nina where ever she goes. Now, not only is Nina being attacked and chased around by a group of magicians, but she has to figure out which of her two protectors she likes most! ~~~ Junior high schooler Nina is ready to fall in love. She's looking for a boy who's cute and sweet and strong enough to support her when the chips are down. But what happens when Nina's dream comes true…twice? One day, two cute boys literally fall from the sky: they're both wizards and they've come to the Human World to take the Magic Exam. Their success on this test depends on protecting Nina from evil, so now Nina has a pair of cute magical boys chasing her everywhere she goes! One of these wizards just might be the boy of her dreams…but which one?

So... you wake up one day after a two-year nap and discover that your father is dead. What do you do? Take over his kingdom and rule with an iron fist, of course! Laharl may be new to the whole Overlord scene, but with the help of the demon-girl Etna and the angel-ditz Flonne, he's going to be the greatest ruler the Netherworld has ever seen. All he has to do is get by the hordes of halfwit hellions determined to challenge him for the throne, foil an inter-dimensional plot and keep his own vassals from trying to kill him. Sound rough? Hell yeah. (from Broccoli)

Maeda Hachibei is unlike most guys, who lust after gorgeous girls. This pervert lusts after their discrete parts, instead. When he moves to Tokyo to attend school, he finds himself living in a dormitory with five girls, each of which possesses one of the ideal physical features he desires: cat-like blue eyes, bullet-train breasts, a deep dulcet voice, straight “anime-esque” legs, or a waistline shaped like fine Japanese pottery. How can he manage to keep his wits when surrounded by these women? If you think this sounds like a Love Hina clone, you wouldn’t be entirely incorrect… but Hachibei is in no way like Keitaro.

Vulcan Markovic lives in a small fishing village in Croatia. He has only two things on his mind--designer goods and losing his virginity. When an indescribably beautiful girl shows up asking for directions to Heaven's Gate, Vulcan takes his first step into "thrilling world-salvation action!!"

The Law of Ueki plus takes place 2 years after the end of The Law of Ueki, everyone has gone there own way and life has become peaceful again until one day Ueki saves a dog only to stumble upon a plot to steal the memories from all the people of earth. ueki as the only person who did not have his memories taken, must go into a new world and retrieve the stolen memories where new allies, foes and powers await.

Strippers try to stop a zombie infestation.

Kirara hunts Kagari the White Wolf, who is believed to have killed villagers, travelers, and her older brother.

In Kingdom Hearts, Sora turned the Keyblade on himself in order to release Kairi's heart, but his heart was also released in the process. This brought about the creation of Roxas, Sora's Nobody. Unlike most Nobodies, however, Roxas has no memories of his past. He joins Oragnization XIII and slowly begins to discover the truth behind his existence and the Organization itself. He meets and befriends the fourteenth member of the Organization, who also has no recollection of her past. What will Roxas see during his time in the Organization? What is the connection between him, Sora, and the fourteenth member? And what becomes of them? Dive into the heart of Kingdom Hearts storyline's biggest secret.

King Panda is dead and the Upper Yard of the Zoo is left without a ruler. The animals of the East jockey for domination while the peaceful animals of the West prepare for the oncoming war. It's the cutest and funniest animal civil war you'll ever see!

From SP: Fuyuki, a former anti-terrorist agent is now hired as a bodyguard for the handsome and wealthy Kagami, the head of a large corporation. However, Kagami continually pursues to be the love interest of Fuyuki but to no avail. hilarious results ensue as Fuyuki attempts to resist him at every turn.

Tsuna comes home one day, only to be greeted by a little baby mafioso who apparently is his new home tutor. His job is to guide Tsuna into his role as the 10th Boss of the Vongola mafia family. With the help of all his new friends and an array of special items such as the "Dying Will Bullet", he might just be able to do it.

Satoyama Katsuki is a carefree 15 year-old high school kid, and a pretty lazy one at that. However, he secretly has a crush on a girl who happens to share his name: Mizutani Katsuki. Upon finding out that Mizutani's father used to be a pro-boxer, and she herself infatuated with the sport, he reluctantly joins a boxing gym in order to impress Mizutani. Satoyama is quick to find out he may have the blood of a genius boxer running through his veins...

Kyokuran is a public high school with 80% delinquents. Araki Gota and Kamen Teacher are new teachers that have been hired to solve the problems in their own specific ways. From Baka-Updates: This man's name is Gota Araki. Today he begins working as a teacher at Kyokuran High School in the city of Tachibana. His hobbies are fitness and clipping pictures from adult magazines. But another man has been sent to teach at this high school and that man's name is...