Book 1

Saikano, Vol. 1

by Shin Takahashi

Published 1 July 2004
Shuji and Chise are high school seniors in a small town who have just started dating, when Shuji discovers that Chise has been engineered by the SDF so that she can transform herself into a powerful weapon. While Shuji and Chise keep trying to nurture their relationship, Chise continues to grow even more powerful as the Ultimate Weapon, and becomes increasingly torn between being a destructive fighting force and remaining an ordinary teenager. What do you do when the girl you love becomes a weapon of mass destruction?

Book 2

Saikano, Vol. 2

by Shin Takahashi

Published 1 September 2004
- A 7-volume manga series--over 2.6 million copies sold in Japan!
- Manga originally serialized in Japan's Big Comic Spirits.
- Anime series debuted on Japanese TV (July 2002)--VIZ to release all 13 episodes in 2004, across four volumes.
- Multiple product brand in Japan--PlayStation 2 video game from Konami, trading cards, action figures.

Book 3

Saikano, Vol. 3

by Shin Takahashi

Published 4 January 2005

Book 5

Saikano, Vol. 5

by Shin Takahashi

Published 19 July 2005

Book 6

Saikano, Vol. 6

by Shin Takahashi

Published 11 October 2005

Book 7

Saikano

by Shin Takahashi

Published 1 April 2005