Not Lives Series

GAME OVER The game’s end approaches–and beyond a battle for live and death lies the ultimate reward! Together, Mikami and Amamiya have endured trial after trial. Now their final challenge pulses towards its thunderous conclusion. Max Mattelite, the Imperial Gentleman, has bet everything on an unstoppable final attack. Yet even if Mikami can take him down, not everything in this contest is as it seems. The time has come for all the secrets of the game–and its players–to be revealed!

THE IRONCLAD STRATOS Never once harmed in battle, Stratos is reputed to be absolutely invincible. In this game to end all games, Mikami will need to unravel the secret to Stratos’ power in order to win–and should he prevail, an even more terrifying foe awaits: Max Mattelite, the Imperial Gentleman! With Max’s peerless ability in combat and the unsurpassed power of his Master Skill, it’s a kill-or-be-killed contest with only the slimmest margin for victory!

The stage is set for the final game! Under the watchful gaze of the game masters, a free-for-all battle for survival looms. Mikami and his rivals are granted “master skills”–unmatched powers that will determine the course of their deadly battle. To make it home alive, Mikami will need to defeat a deadly assassin, an invincible woman, and even Astaroth himself. It’s no-holds-barred and winner-takes-all!

The second event battle turns out to be a game of “musical chairs.” As long as they do so within the time limit, players can switch between avatars simply by touching them. Joining the fray is Astaroth, the only player who has ever cleared NOT ALIVE–but now that he’s entered the game, there’s one big unknown: which avatar is he hunting for?!

A gaming genius who suddenly finds himself struggling to survive in a deadly game–as a girl! High school student Mikami has always been an eccentric oddball who doesn’t quite fit in. Little do his classmates know, Mikami moonlights as a game designer extraordinaire. His mission is simple: create the ultimate romance game! Sounds easy, right?When Mikami decides to play a mysterious game that he comes across, things take a turn for the bizarre as he suddenly is thrust into a survival game and transformed into a beautiful girl! Inside the game, if Mikami loses, it’s not only his female avatar that’s on the line, but his very own life!

Not Lives is an humorous action manga series about a gaming genius who suddenly finds himself struggling to survive in a deadly game-as a girl! High school student Mikami has always been an eccentric oddball who doesn’t quite fit in. Little do his classmates know, Mikami moonlights as a game designer extraordinaire. His mission is simple: create the ultimate romance game! Sounds easy, right? When Mikami decides to play a mysterious game that he comes across, things take a turn for the bizarre as he suddenly is thrust into a survival game and transformed into a beautiful girl! Inside the game, if Mikami loses, it’s not only his female avatar that’s on the line, but his very own life!