Cover
art by Ippei Goto, Naoshi Komi, Tite Kubo, Takeshi Obata, Eiichiro Oda, Yusei Matsuri, Shun Saeki and Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro 
This isn't just a cool cover, it's a celebration! There are two major events happening! One, the Assassination Classroom anime starts January 9th! Looks like it'll be simulcast in Japan and on the Funimation website. Two, One Piece is being turned into a kabuki play! Man, I would really love to see a One Piece kabuki play. That would really be something. But flying to Japan to see it might get a little expensive. Guess I'll have to settle for watching the Assassination Classroom anime! 

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
The players in the battle for Dressrosa continue to clash! If you thought the last chapter was funny, this one continues the laughter and ratchets up the action with an explosive attack that threatens just about everyone! But wait until you see who saves the day! 

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
The Four Gourmet Kings are monkeying around. Like seriously monkeying around! They not only have to master juggling B.B. Pill Bugs, but now they have to fight a variety of super powerful monkey martial artists, each with their own brand of monkey kung fu! It's a crazy training montage like only Toriko can bring! 

Gakkyu Hotei: School Judgment story by Nobuaki Enoki, Art by Takeshi Obata 
Someone's a cheater! A kanji cheater to be exact! Something I've personally thought about doing for my Japanese class tests, but could never figure out a foolproof way (just kidding...sort of). Well the accused cheater, class president Shuichi Higashide, has written all the kanji inside his desk. But he's smart and studies a lot, so why would he cheat? It's a classroom mystery!  

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
art by Shun Saeki, story by Yuto Tsukuda
Soma finally unveils his pike dish! The other two chefs have blown the judges away with their dishes, so he's got his work cut out for him. Will his dish beat out the other two despite their superior eye for picking the perfect pike? Get ready for a thrilling chapter in the most intense fish-cooking showdown you'll ever read! 

Hi-Fi CLUSTER
by Ippei Goto
The stand off with the Landscape Mole takes a turn for the worse, and Kandera makes an attempt to try and talk some sense into him. But trying to reason with someone so twisted is not easy! Will Kandera be able to get through to him before he causes more damage, or is it time for more dangerous tactics?

Bleach by Tite Kubo
After a long battle with many tables turned, it looks like Yhwach has finally defeated his strongest foe yet, Hyosube! With the strongest member of the Squad Zero defeated, is there any hope for the Soul Society? What this manga needs is a big dose of Ichigo! Ichigo, where art thou?! 

Nisekoi by Naoshi Komi
After a doing an acrobatic maneuver straight out of a kung fu movie, Tsugumi's been cast in a swordplay demo! And not only that, she's been cast as the tough guy samurai! But every hero needs a heroine, and you'll never guess who gets cast as the girl! Of course you can guess, it's Raku! Can he fool the crowd into thinking he's a girl, or will he blow his cover?   

Assassination Classroom: Special Preview
by Yusei Matsui
Welcome to Kunugigaoka Junior High, Class 3-E, a.k.a. Assassination Classroom. A special class of academic losers who are taught by an octopus-like alien they're encouraged to try and kill. In fact, they must kill him before the end of the year, because he's going to blow up the earth! And he can do it! Moving at the speed of Mach 20, the military is powerless to stop him! It's up to his students to take him out! And while the students try to kill him, he tries to help them. With their assassination attempts as well as their studies! Get ready for one of the funniest and most offbeat comedies in recent manga history! 

Extras: Author Comments, Nihongo Lesson.

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by Urian Brown