Follows the adventures of high school student Kagome and the feral half-demon dog-boy Inu-yasha as they join forces to reclaim the "Jewel of Four Souls" to prevent evil mortals and demons from using its terrifying powers.

As young boys, Edward & Alphonse Elric dabbled in alchemy to try to resurrect their dead mother. As a result, Ed lost one arm and one leg, while Al lost his entire body and had his spirit sealed into a suit of armor. Now, they are searching for the fabled Philosopher's Stone to restore what they've lost.

Volume 1: "The human race nearly ended with the millennium: in 2000 A.D., a top-secret encounter between an Antarctic expedition and an entity code-named the 'Angel' triggered a global catastrophe. Now, in 2015, the Angels have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen-year-old child of the new Earth, is summoned to the super-technological city of Tokyo-3 by his long-estranged father, the supreme commander of the clandestine United Nations research organization...

"Loosely follows the plot of the Super Entertainment System game The Legends of Zelda : a Link to the past, some new twists and characters were added to preserve the element of surprise and add to the dramatic flow"--

"With grand historical sweep, this self-contained opening volume of Osamu Tezuka's acclaimed Phoenix saga is an epic account of the human spirit in a time of chaos and warfare, where would-be warrior Nagi and his crew struggle against the elements, invaders, and history itself"--Cover, P. [4].