The bud of bittersweet first love takes bloom!A mysterious boy comes to Saku Fujigaya's rescue when she falls ill on a train, but he leaves before she can thank him. After this experience, Saku never ignores strangers in need of help to emulate the boy who helped her. Now that Saku knows Kotono might like Haruki too, she doesn't know what to do. Distressed, Saku is embraced by Iryu, who helps hide her from prying eyes. Saku discovers that Iryu's cold, blunt manner conceals surprising kindness, and she gradually begins to warm to him...
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 192, Publishers: J-Novel Club, Author: Suzuka,Quof, ISBN-13: 9781718372535, Date of issue: 2021
The bud of bittersweet first love takes bloom!A mysterious boy comes to Saku Fujigaya's rescue when she falls ill on a train, but he leaves before she can thank him. After this experience, Saku never ignores strangers in need of help to emulate the boy who helped her. Now that Saku realizes she's in love with Haruki, she finds her heart racing for a new reason every day-until Haruki and Kotono start pretending to be a couple to protect Kotono from her ex-boyfriend. Then the blunt-speaking Iryu gets involved in Saku's life, causing even more trouble!
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 159, Publishers: SEVEN SEAS PR, Author: Ntt Solmare, ISBN-13: 9798888436226, Date of issue: 2024
The Food Wars! creative team cooks up a special One Piece one-shot!See what Straw Hat chef Sanji dishes up in his battle to win over the bellies and hearts of all he feeds, man or woman, friend or foe. This one-shot spinoff rolls all six original story chapters into one collection, concocted and served up to you by the creators of Food Wars!
With most of the Armed Detective Agency captured, Atsushi and Kyouka stage a jailbreak to secure the assistance of the man with the power to erase evidence: Mushitarou Oguri.Equipped with his knowledge of the Decay of the Angel (and the assistance of a mysteriousbenefactor), the pair sets their sights on their next target: the majestic Sky Casino! Can theyslip through the fangs of the Hunting Dogs and seize a faint glimmer of hope?
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling...ART-MAKINGYatora prepares for the first-year show, where he'll have to pass an open review from intimidating professors and celebrity guest lecturers. To make matters worse, the self-directed nature of the assignment is more stifling than freeing, and he's no longer sure: Does he even like art? Why did he ever start? An all-nighter in Shibuya may hold the answer, but Yatora's not with his usual boys...
Mikako aims to take the world of fashion by storm but stumbles when love comes into season in this coming-of-age tale from the creator of Nana!Welcome to Happy Berry! No, this isn't a fruit stand, but the label dreamed up by aspiring fashion designer Mikako Koda. In her quest to make a name for herself in the fashion world, Mikako enters Yazawa Arts Academy, a prestigious art school, alongside her strictly platonic childhood friend Tsutomu. But there's one problem-Tsutomu's uncanny resemblance to a rock star skyrockets him to popularity and leads him to date the prettiest girl in school. Now Mikako can't help but wonder if what she feels is jealousy.As Mikako and her friends work hard to get their club up and running, Mikako notices Tsutomu has gotten close to their new member, Ayumi, and begins to grow jealous. Later, Tsutomu and Mikako celebrate their birthdays, but Mikako's father's absence weighs heavily on her heart, prompting Tsutomu to urge her to track him down. Will this long-overdue reunion lead to a breakthrough for Mikako, or is nothing she can do extreme enough to force her to unbottle her emotions?
In a post-apocalyptic world of vampires vs. humans, Yuichiro brings vengeance upon his vampire overlords!After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing-to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.Yu and Mikaela dive into the past in search of their oldest memories, and they pop out in a shocking time well before the birth of humanity...when dinosaurs roamed the earth! They continue on and run into an angel that looks suspiciously like Mikaela, who leads them to a mythical city with an enormous tower that extends into the heavens. What sort of mysteries will they encounter there?
It’s complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he’s the object of his male coworker’s affections!After Tsuge abruptly tells Minato that he’s a wizard who can read minds, Minato is left completely blindsided. Minato knows Tsuge's not the type to lie, but does that mean magic is real? It's going to take some time before Minato can come to terms with this new revelation!For his part, Tsuge turns to Adachi and Kurosawa for help. Will their past experience with a very similar situation prove to be the guidance Tsuge needs to show him how to reach out to Minato and gain his trust again?
A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize WinnerYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selectionTexas Library Association Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List unanimous selectionSTILL LIFEYatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be...
ALIEN NATIONAliens parasites have invaded Earth and taken over the minds of ordinary people. Shin has been infected with a parasite, but he still can think and act for himself. Now he’s been approached by two mysterious victims of the invasion: Tamiya, a beautiful schoolteacher, and Shimada, another student. What do the aliens want with humanity... and with Shin?
ENEMY MINEShinichi has been hiding his true nature from the world: His body has been colonized by an alien being, and now he’s half-human, half-alien. The other alien invaders, led by the cruel and beautiful Tamura, have discovered his secret.Shinichi is a threat to their plan to destroy the human race—a threat that these ruthless creatures will no longer ignore...
Dark humor and quirky horror unite in this tale of clashing heroes and monsters from the creator of Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul: re!Best friends Tokio and Azuma do everything together, even if most of the time it feels like Tokio is just stumbling along in Azuma's cooler, more talented footsteps. But when they're attacked one night by a superhuman mutant called a choujin, Tokio finally has a chance to shine-by turning into a choujin himself!After being kidnapped from training camp, Tokio and his friends end up at the Tower of Mourning, home of a creepy choujin named Zora. It turns out she's actually Sora Siruha, the founder of Yamato Mori, and now she wants Tokio's help in fighting the dark future her (possibly false) prophetic visions have foretold. It's all very weird and confusing, and Tokio needs some time before committing his body to her questionable cause. But enormous unhinged monster choujin aren't known for their patience! Can his friends help him escape, or will he be conscripted into Zora's growing choujin army?
The first step to winning the Love Game is saying "I love you." So how do you lose? By admitting you're in love!Let the games begin! Since childhood, Yukiya Asagi and Miku Sakura have played the Love Game, where they try to fluster each other with a simple "I love you." But after falling in love for real and refusing to admit it, neither of them can afford to lose this battle!After leaving behind his image as a quiet nerd, Yukiya's ready to break hearts and take names with the ultimate high school glow-up. Well, he's really just got one girl in his sights-his best friend, Miku! Using her favorite shojo manga as his weapon, he's prepared to pin her to the wall and gaze at her with the perfect smolder! Will his advances get her heart racing? Or will Yukiya end up making a fool of himself?
As players of Monster Hunter and Dungeons & Dragons know, the slime is not exactly the king of the fantasy monsters. So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of elves and magic, he's a little disappointed to find he's become a blind, boneless slime monster.COMMANDER IN GRIEFMilim is now a resident of Tempest, but her presence there sets off a chain of events that begins with the entrance of a rival demon lord's servants. Rimuru, as the leader of the Jura Forest Alliance, must swiftly and delicately handle this potential threat, but it won't be easy to do so while managing the behavior of an all-powerful yet child-like demon lord and leading an entire nation of monsters...
In a post-apocalyptic world of vampires vs. humans, Yuichiro brings vengeance upon his vampire overlords!After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing-to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.Given the choice of two extremes, Yu picks a third option-instead of following Guren or the First's plans, he'll forge his own path. He takes Mika and leaves Shinoa squad, vowing to resurrect everybody! But to do that, the two first have to delve into their pasts and learn what's really going on. And to make that dive, Yu's going to need a lot of energy, but provisions are scarce. The two resort to devious means to get what they require-but if it's for the sake of saving the world, it may be worth it.
AJIN combines super-natural themes with sci-fi action for a very modern high-paced yarn that should compete with most popular current manga and comic titles. How do you neutralize, for good, a master tactician who literally won't die? His oppos
The first step to winning the Love Game is saying "I love you." So how do you lose? By admitting you're in love!Let the games begin! Since childhood, Yukiya Asagi and Miku Sakura have played the Love Game, where they try to fluster each other with a simple "I love you." But after falling in love for real and refusing to admit it, neither of them can afford to lose this battle!At long last, Miku and Yukiya spend the night under one roof. Their last sleepover was years ago, and their relationship has changed since then. Under the pretense of the Love Game, they both make bold moves to test the limits of their physical intimacy. But just how far will they go to claim victory?
Love is in the air for Hye-sung's friend, Kyungsoo! After meeting a beautiful and feisty omega at the bar he works at, even-keeled beta Kyungsoo quickly falls head over heels for the man, and the two engage in a steamy affair. But Kyungsoo has no idea that the man he's seeing is Dojin's older brother's abusive ex-partner, Chowon! Is it possible that Chowon has changed his ways, or is Kyungsoo in real danger? Either way, he'll get no help from Hye-sung, who's busy with school - and keeping his marriage to Dojin a secret from his classmates!
Setting up a tent, starting a fire, and eating noodles with Mt. Fuji in view...Rin and Nadeshiko absolutely love to camp! Enjoy their zest for travel and maybe even pick up a tip or two about roughing it in the great outdoors. You might just want to go camping yourself!
From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest Sci-Fi epic.While their fight against the Empire continues, Titania uses her sensing abilities to track King Kajiwan as he heads toward the forbidden place known as the Gosabyo. During their pursuit of Kajiwan, Titania and her allies encounter strange phenomenon and notice the Rebedoan army behaving in mysterious ways. The culprit turns out to be the terrifying power wielded by Emperor Nichiko Suou...
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 164, Publishers: SEVEN SEAS PR, Author: Tomoseshunsaku,Yuyu Ichino, ISBN-13: 9798888430385, Date of issue: 2023
Shiny new high school first-year Akira is as ordinary as they come. He's awkward, has terrible grades, and loves manga. In fact, the only thing that really sets him apart from his peers is his staunch determination to follow in his late father's footsteps as a police officer. But fate has its own plans for Akira. After witnessing a ferocious battle unfold between two strangers with unusual powers on the train—one of whom looks a lot like the tall, dark, and handsome kid in his grade—he finds himself kidnapped...by none other than an alien! And as if being thrust into the occasionally violent and always complicated relations between humans and aliens wasn't mind-boggling enough, nothing can prepare Akira for learning the truth about his beloved father...
This Mature-rated sequel/spin-off to the hit Boys' Love omegaverse webtoon from Lezhin follows Park Dojin's older sister, alpha Do-gyeom, on her quest to find true love!Free-spirited Alpha Do-gyeom has finally decided to put her promiscuous past behind her and settle down. As a 39-year-old woman, however, her options for marriage partners have dwindled. Luckily she has her beleaguered Omega secretary, Seung-ah, to do most of the work of finding a suitable match for her. It shouldn't be a problem, even if Seung-ah and Do-gyeom have harbored secret feelings for each other for years. In fact, arranging Do-gyeom's marriage may just be the catalyst for the two of them to finally admit their attraction...unless another Alpha gets in the way!
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 192, Publishers: Square Enix, Author: Yoimachi,Ren Sakuma, ISBN-13: 9781646093076, Date of issue: 2024
The second Ezo Ag cleanup of the year yields a surprise even greater than the first Once again, Hachiken makes the find that has the whole school talking-and fawning-when he uncovers an abandoned puppy in a rubbish pile. After a bath and blow-dry, the pup
The first step to winning the Love Game is saying "I love you." So how do you lose? By admitting you're in love!Let the games begin! Since childhood, Yukiya Asagi and Miku Sakura have played the Love Game, where they try to fluster each other with a simple "I love you." But after falling in love for real and refusing to admit it, neither of them can afford to lose this battle!With the burning sensation of love in their chests growing hotter, Miku and Yukiya push the boundaries of the Love Game! Between a scandalous hand-holding competition and an after-school coffee date, it's like they're aiming for the world record in a love speedrun!
TRIAL BY FIRE While looking for craftsmen in the Dwarven Kingdom, Rimuru and his friends find themselves stuck in a mess with a powerful minister. Now they’re caught in a trial where they aren’t even allowed to defend themselves in the face of the Dwarven King’s judgment! How will they get out unscathed with the odds stacked against them?The group’s adventure also leads them to Shizu, a mysterious and demure woman who forms a special connection with Rimuru. But this seemingly sweet girl is hiding immense and dangerous power within her, and helping her may mean big changes for Rimuru...
Film enthusiast Mao Tsuchiya and his lone wolf roommate Hisashi Otomo make three promises: 1. That Mao will never tell anyone that Hisashi is gay and has a boyfriend, 2. That Hisashi will never approach Mao "in that way,” and 3. That they’ll respect each other’s "private time.” The second-years’ ground rules should ensure a peaceful life together in their dorm, but reality is never as simple as it seems in the movies, and some things are not so easily promised... 18+
As players of Monster Hunter and Dungeons & Dragons know, the slime is not exactly the king of the fantasy monsters. So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of elves and magic, he's a little disappointed to find he's become a
Haruki Murakami's stories in graphic novel form for the first time!Haruki Murakami's novels, essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages. Now for the first time, many of Murakami's best-loved short stories are available in graphic novel form in English. Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1 is the first of three volumes, which will present a total of 9 short stories from Murakami's bestselling collections. With their trademark mix of realism and fantasy, centering around Murakami's characteristic themes of loss, remorse and confusion, the four stories in this volume are:"Super-Frog Saves Tokyo": A few days after an earthquake, Katagiri discovers a giant frog in this home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from another earthquake, but Katagiri must help him. Is this real, or is Katagiri dreaming? "[This story has] such an engaging mix of realism and fantasy that it takes a while for you to realize what a sad undertow the story has and how much it says about Katagiri's solitary life, his feelings of powerlessness and his dread of another quake." --The New York Times"Where I'm Likely to Find It": A woman's husband goes missing so she hires detective. As the detective traces the man's whereabouts, he reflects on the meaning of his own life. "A searching Kafkaesque parable about disappearance, loss and coping." -Kirkus Reviews"Birthday Girl": A woman tells her friend the story of a surreal encounter she has on her twentieth birthday with the owner of the restaurant where she works, who grants her a wish. The Seventh Man: The story of a man scarred by the death of his childhood friend in a tsunami. "Although Murakami's style and deadpan humour are wonderfully distinctive, his emotional territory is more familiar--remorse, unresolved confusion, sudden epiphanies--though heightened by the surreal. In 'The Seventh Man,' one of his saddest stories, the narrator recalls the wave that reared up during a freak storm and engulfed his childhood friend."--The GuardianThis novel visual take on these classic Murakami stories will be devoured by his fans and provide a new window onto his work for younger readers not yet familiar with it!**Recommended for readers ages 16+ due to mature themes and graphic content**
The perfect society and its price…the manga prequel to the acclaimed anime series! In the 22nd century, the Psycho-Pass is a system that measures emotional health, making crime not only rare, but strange and dangerous—and the only "safe” job for a person on the borderline is as a cop…kept on a virtual leash as they hunt down the criminals they may soon become themselves!Food is our very means of survival…which makes it the most frightening terror weapon of all. And while Inspector Kogami has discovered the secret experimental rice field deep in the Special Sector, they are yet to uncover the whereabouts of the obsessed and well-connected actress at the heart of their investigation, Kirika Nouzen. But she’ll soon step on stage with dagger in hand…and for the detectives of Division 3, this is no play…!
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 208, Publishers: Dark Horse Comics, Author: Kohta Hirano,Duane Johnson, ISBN-13: 9781506738536, Date of issue: 2024
