Earnest young girls Excel and Hyatt (both codenames) hold down minimum-wage jobs to support their true avocation: trying to conquer the city of Fukuoka for the secret organization ACROSS and its dreamy dictator, Il Palazzo--a man whose dignity is such that he could never acknowledge that ACROSS consists of himself, a leaky basement, two unpaid teenage interns, and a stray dog. But society is all to blame, as creator Rikdo Koshi takes aim at everything from organized religion to public television, in a manga that makes reindeer spit blood and puts puppies on the dinner menu. 
 
(Source: Viz)
 
Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.

Excel Saga is a one-of-a kind work of art that can only be described as the ultimate parody of anime. From the opening credits - a rather odd spoof of Japanese pop videos - to the ending song featuring Menchi the dog singing/barking a plaintive ballad while a human interpreter translates for viewers, nothing is sacred in the world of Excel Saga. 
 
(Source: ADV Films)

Excel, Hyatt and Elgala are members of the secret society Across!
Under the leadership of President Il Palazzo, the days of love, poverty and trouble begin anew with the aim of conquering the city! The slogan is "Hail Il Palazzo!"
 
Note: Contains a newly drawn one-shot for Excel Saga's 25th anniversary project in Young King OURs and a new written short story commemorating the 100th Comic Market. However, this entry is only for the manga.

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