Vash the Stampede can't seem to escape peril since he came out of two years' hiding. Travelling across a dusty planet back to his old hometown, Vash survives a duel with a samurai on skull-skates and delivers a town from the terror of a local thug, only to arrive home to a mysterious and grim surprise.

"Daisuke's in a lot of trouble, Krad's trying to kill him, his friendship with Satoshi is tenuous at best, Riku's unsure of their relationship and Dark is nowhere to be found! With a little help from his friends, Daisuke sets out on an intense search-and-rescue mission for the phantom thief. Dark's not the only one missing, though, Riku and Risa have managed to lose themselves in the fray. What's a boy supposed to do?"--Cover.

L asks Light, though he is still under suspicion, to join the taskforce and help locate the second Kira. Light agrees so he can access the taskforce resources, but when he finally meets the new Kira, she's not at all what he expects.

"Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces battle Kabuto's hordes of reanimated ninja soldiers. In the process, they come face-to-face with old friends brought back from the dead...plus enemies and weapons more fearsome than any they could have imagined!"--P. [4] of cover.

"Team Galactic commanders Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are determined to bomb Lake Verity, Lake Valor and Lake Acuity to awaken the legendary lake Pokemon that dwell in their depths! Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum divide forces to stop them - but can they conquer?"--Page [4] cover.