Mai the Psychic Girl: Perfect Collection

This 1995–1996 Viz collection reprints the influential mid-1980s manga series, a taut psychic thriller co-written by Kazuya Kudo and Satoru Fujii, with dynamic, gritty art by Ryoichi Ikegami. The story follows a young girl with immense telekinetic powers, pursued by a shadowy organization intent on controlling her. The English edition, scripted by James D. Hudnall and lettered by Bill Pearson, helped introduce American readers to Ikegami’s intense, cinematic style. It stands as a key early example of the psychological action manga that would shape the medium’s global reach.