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Aki and Konosuke are rescued by a doctor who transports them away via a jar to a remote mountain hamlet where Konosuke is finally able to recuperate from his poison wounds, but he doesn’t trust the doctor. Why would this man help them out of the blue? The doctor tells them of his long history into the Tsuchimikado family — he was tasked with training the Onmyoji’s son, Haretake, to control his considerable power, but something seemed wrong in the Tsuchimikado family that left the doctor wanting revenge. In another part of the world, we begin to see why Haretake kidnapped Tsuki in the first place, and why he needs her considerable power.
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In a fictitious European-inspired country during the fifteenth century, many budding astronomers are beginning to shake up the church’s geocentric theory by studying the movement of the stars and planets and piercing together a heliocentric theory. A young man named Rafal, who had a promising future as a young theology student with early entry into a local university, is snared by the theory and can’t deny the beauty of the planetary orbits. Ten years later, a pair of mercenaries are entangled in ferrying the secret research documents to a genius monk who has already been admonished and severely punished for pursuing the same theories.
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Illustrated by Kenji Tsuruta
In 1967, a man gets on a ferry and meets a mysterious woman who gives her name as Emanon. At first, they pose as a couple to shield her from some lecherous older men, but the two strike up conversation and discover some similar interests, including a love of science fiction. As the night wears on, Emanon confides in him that she has the memory of ever iteration of her cells before her, that she can remember the entire history of the planet Earth, and that she has loved many times and lost that many over. At first, he's not sure whether to believe the wild story, but morning comes, and the potential loss of someone so perfect brings more of her story into perspective. ![]()
Vol 1: A Study in Scarlet, adapted by Crystal Chen, illustrated by Julien Choy.
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Manga Classics (UDON Entertainment) Publication Date: January 21, 2025 ISBN: 9781947808324 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Mystery, Historical Fiction, UDON Entertainment ![]()
Illustrated by Posuka Demizu.
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 4-8 Publisher: VIZ Media Publication Date: January 14, 2025 ISBN: 9781974752614 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Elementary School, Suitability: Middle School, Manga, Action Adventure, VIZ Media ![]()
Tia continues to pursue her knightly work and finds herself very busy preparing for the Foundation Festival. Several princesses from other kingdoms arrive, all hoping to be selected as the Court Princess, and Tia hopes that one of them count replace her as Ruve’s betrothed. The different court factions, particularly the Nobleist faction, see this as an opportunity to support a princess who will be successful and depose Tia, whose family is of the Imperialist faction. The festival has several nights of fancy partying and dancing, but they aren’t without clandestine meetings, secret rendezvous, scheming, and political maneuvering.
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Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: January 28, 2025 ISBN: 9781975397227 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Survival, Yen Press ![]()
Vol 2: Clashing Colors
Ashley has grown up a little bit and has a better suit thanks to her adoptive parents. She can mix and match some paint colors to blend up to three at a time, mixing her superpowers into a cocktail depending on what the situation calls for. But, her scummy bio dad knows her secret identity, and he keeps calling her from jail blackmailing her to break him out or risk having her secret exposed. Trying to push him from her mind, Ashley thinks she needs a fantastic moment prove herself to the Teen Titans so they'll let her on the team. ![]()
This volume is a two-part collection of short stories centered on the island of Okinawa. The first half focuses on the island’s inhabitants as they experience the harrowing months of the Battle of Okinawa. Some of these stories are based on Higa’s own family history. The second collection mainly focuses on life after the battle and loosely stars a yuta priestess who performs several rites to heal the spiritual soul of the island or the people.
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Sugimoto is a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war who earned the nickname “The Immortal Sugimoto” for having survived many near-fatal woundings on the battlefield. He heard there was gold left to pan in the Hokkaido region, so after the war, he set off to try to make a quick fortune in order to take care of the woman he loves. But, the rivers have already been picked clean. One day, he hears a tall tale of a group of prisoners with tattoos leading to Hokkaido’s hidden gold horde. What initially seemed to be the nonsense of a drunken man sets Sugimoto on an epic quest deep into the Hokkaido wilderness, teaming up with a capable Ainu huntress named Asirpa, and plenty more attempts on his life.
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