Book 1

Hyde & Closer, Vol. 1

by Haro Aso

Published 31 December 2011
Shunpei Closer has low self-esteem and doesn't seem to be good at anything. His teddy bear, Hyde, was a gift from Shunpei's grandfather, Alsyd Closer, who was the King of Sorcerers. After a mysterious attack, Shunpei learns that he is the target of sorcerers all over the world. With Hyde as his main protector and teacher, Shunpei must learn how to gain confidence in himself and use the magic that he has inherited to battle the dark forces that now threaten him. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer's life is in danger! If that weren't enough, his favorite teddy bear, Hyde, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde's help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day?

Book 2

Hyde & Closer, Vol. 2

by Haro Aso

Published 12 October 2010
The magic journey of a boy and his chain saw-wielding bear!

Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer's life is in danger! If that weren't enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde's help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day?

Now that Shunpei has seen the danger of the cursed dolls and their masters, he must develop his magic skills to protect himself. Can he find the strength to live up to the legacy of the King of Sorcerers?


Book 3

Hyde & Closer, Vol. 3

by Haro Aso

Published 11 January 2011
The magic journey of a boy and his chain saw-wielding bear!

Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer's life is in danger! If that weren't enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde's help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day?

Eat Shunpei's heart and gain the power of the King of Sorcerers... The source of this rumor is finally revealed as Shunpei faces new enemies. What is the dark ambition of the stranger known as the Watcher in the Window?


Book 4

Hyde & Closer, Vol. 4

by Haro Aso

Published 12 April 2011
The magic journey of a boy and his chain saw-wielding bear!

Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer's life is in danger! If that weren't enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde's help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day?

A reformed hoodlum is powerless to stop an unscrupulous sorcerer who can break his opponent's bones with a chance roll of a die. But should a guardian angel happen to appear with a chainsaw in hand, maybe luck will be on his side...


Book 5

Hyde & Closer, Vol. 5

by Haro Aso

Published 12 July 2011
The magic journey of a boy and his chain saw-wielding bear!

Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer's life is in danger! If that weren't enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde's help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day?

Shunpei's facing his biggest threat yet--a mob of 100 sorcerers who have no qualms about hurting anyone that gets in their way. But with Hyde out of the picture, has Shunpei completely given up the fight...?!


Book 6

Hyde & Closer, Vol. 6

by Haro Aso

Published 11 October 2011
The magic journey of a boy and his chain saw-wielding bear!

Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer's life is in danger! If that weren't enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde's help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day?

Shunpei and his friends are in a global face-off with the forces of evil as a terrible sorcerer's curse follows them from the African savannas to Shunpei's own schoolyard. They've got to find Detox, a mystical weapon that may be able to flush out pure evil and save humanity!


Book 7

Hyde & Closer, Vol. 7

by Haro Aso

Published 10 January 2012
The magic journey of a boy and his chain saw-wielding bear!

Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer's life is in danger! If that weren't enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him. With Hyde's help, can Shunpei save himself and live to see another day?

Nothing less than the fate of humanity is at stake as Shunpei and Hyde and their small gang of friends fight to fend off an evil curse of monumental proportions. Will Hyde and Closer survive the dastardly plans of the Watcher in the Window?!