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CREATOR

Name: VIZ Media (Japanese comics corporation based in the USA).
Personal dates: Founded 1986 in California by Japanese born Seiji Horibuchi. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under VIZ in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation publishes Manga stories and uses a variety of logos; the one to the left is one of many.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 2004. Stopped in 2010 after 28 issues.

This is a historical fantasy taking place in Hattusa, the capital of the ancient Hittite Empire in Anatolia. A 15-year old Japanese girl, Yuri Suzuki, is magically summoned to Queen Nakia, who intends to use Suzuki as a human sacrifice. But the girl manages to escape the evil Nakia's attempts on her life, and she slowly grows more powerful and develops into the divine goddess Ishtar.

The series is also known as the Anatolia Story.