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Stardust Family by Aki Horoyama

4/22/2026

Cover of Stardust Family. Two adults and a child stand in front of a wall covered in pictures. They all do not look happy to be there.

In what seems like a utopia, a declining birth rate has been met with regulation on families that includes certifying who can be parents. This certification process involves inspectors who are children themselves, and their goal is to test prospective parents for fitness to determine who is capable and qualified to raise the next generation of citizens. The inspectors stay with the family for two weeks to discover aptitude and suss out any potential abusers. As the story opens up, an ace inspector is assigned to a couple who have previously failed inspection multiple times, but their circumstances prove to make this assignment very unusual.

Kingdom Hearts vols 1-4 by Shiro Amano

4/20/2026

On a small island world, a young hopeful adventurer named Sora builds a raft with two of his closest friends, Riku and Kairi. Then, on the night before they plan to set sail and explore distant worlds, a storm hits and consumes their world in darkness, setting Sora onto a path as the wielder of a mythical weapon known as the Keyblade and separating him from his two best friends. Sora awakens in another world called Traverse Town where he meets Donald Duck and Goofy, and he learns of the epic quest he must undertake to save princesses and seal worlds away from the evil plan laid out by the Heartless. Together, Sora, Donald, and Goofy travel to many different worlds in search of King Mickey, Riku, Kairi, but also in hopes of saving even more worlds from disappearing.

This series follows the storyline of the video game Kingdom Hearts originally released in 2002 for the Play Station 2 system and blends together Disney properties with Final Fantasy properties. Many readers will be familiar with the Disney characters throughout this series, but not necessarily the Final Fantasy characters. However, being familiar with the Final Fantasy characters is not necessary.

Cover of Kingdom Hearts vol 1

Cover of Kingdom Hearts vol 2

Otaku x Gal vol 1 by 138Neco

4/16/2026

Cover of Otaku x Gal vol 1 by 138Neco. Yua is holding Otakura's classes in her hands. She's got a puffy pink sweater on over her tight purple button up, and she's smiling broadly. Her cheeks are flushed and her teeth are showing.

Illustrated by Souchu

Otakura has many hobbies — manga, anime, and collecting dolls, to name a few — that make him an “otaku”. He tries to hide his nerdy hobbies from his new high school classmates, but his diagonal neighbor spies some of his doodlings and takes an interest in his talents, particularly as they can help her. She asks “Otaku-kun” to help her re-create a press-on nails trend, try new hair styles, and even intervene with her friend who is being targeted by bullies. Otakura’s new friend, the vivacious and energetic Yua, is a “gal”, someone obsessed with fashion and being on the latest trend. The two span the hierarchy of social ladders, but Yua could care less about Otakura’s reputation.

Always a catch: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince vol 5 by maya momoyo & itsuki mito

4/14/2026

Cover of Always a catch: How I Punched my way into marrying a prince vol 5

Adapted and illustrated by Kaki Nagato

Mimi and Renato’s engagement part is over, and now it’s time for Renato to meet Mimi’s family! Mimi is hoping that her family won’t embarrass her, but what fun would that be? To start, there is a hoard of muscly men waiting to greet them at the border, and a test of strength in the training room at Mimi's home. With most of the formalities are aside, Renato is hoping to finally get is first kiss without distractions.

Why I Adopted My Husband By Yuta Yagi

4/8/2026

Cover of Why I Adopted my Husband

In this memoir, Yuta welcomes us into his relationship with his boyfriend Kyota in Japan where gay marriage is not legal. Medical issues arise, natural disasters crop up, and the two become fearful that they will be separated in the worst case scenario, and all of their stuff will end up going to their parents. They decide to get creative and work the legal system. Yuta details a complicated legal and cultural context for why he must legally adopt Kyota so that Kyota may become part of his family officially and they can exploit a legal loophole.

solo leveling vol 13 by chugong

4/6/2026

Cover of Solo Leveling volume 13. Jinwoo is shrouded in black and purple with a lit cross on his chest. His eyes are glowing yellow and his staring menacingly.

Adapted by Dubu

The end has come. Powerful Gates have appeared around the world, and Jinwoo has tried to figure out what the magic beasts will do to humanity when they break. He tries to warn everyone and get the world to evacuate away from the major areas around the gates. Most places listen, and he decides to take on the gate closest to his home in order to protect his family. His powerful adversary, the Monarch of Dragons, has finally arrived.

Jungle juice vol 6 by Hyeong Eun

4/5/2026

Cover of Jungle Juice volume 6. A close up on the face of Breeder -- he is very serious and he's framed by his light purple hair.

Illustrated by Juder

Suchan finds out a secret base for Pet Shop and can’t pass up the opportunity to cripple Breeder’s operations. But with everyone on high alert at Nest after the attacks, students are not allowed off campus for any reason. The group comes up with a plan to get off campus but ends up with a faculty chaperone at a Nest-sponsored resort house instead. They still manage to find their way to the secret base, and what Suchan and the A Team find at there is arguably way more than a group of first years could possibly hope to handle.

muted vol 1 by Miranda Mundt

4/2/2026

Cover of Muted volume 1. Camille is in a long green skirt and white shirt. She's looking behind her as she walks down a path in a swamp. The path has red blood around it. Her red hair swirlls around her.

Camille Severin and her cousin are potentially powerful witches in a family whose power draws from their blood and demons. Both are preparing for their coming-of-age ceremony, but Camille feels nothing but dread and unease despite years of preparation. Something feels off about her magic. Camille’s tragic past also continues to haunt her — the death of her mother and twin sister loom large over her as she relives the fire in the greenhouse that took them both and scarred her physically and mentally. The mounting pressure also threatens to consumes here -- failure is not an option for a Severin.