Kirie is a simple young girl from the town of Kurouzu-cho, a town that is slowly descending more and more into maddening problems all to do with spirals. Along with her brooding boyfriend Shuichi, Kirie narrowly escapes many horrific encounters with creatures and monsters inspired by spiral shapes. Kirie’s father, a local pottery artisan, even becomes infected as he dredges the pond by their house, Dragonfly Pond, for material, but it seems to be a magnet and a source for many spiral-shaped disasters.
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Dera arrives to “rescue” Yuru from the clutches of the Kagemori clan, but after the fierce battle and the long night, they share a tense breakfast, a truce, and lots of information. Yuru still has many questions about what all of this means for himself, his sister, and his future. The Kagemori clan offers him a place to stay with Asa, but ultimately Yuru refuses and takes up the quest to find his missing parents with Dera. He also has a lingering mission to figure out the mysteries of his ten years in the Higashi village that now seem like a farce.
Always a Catch: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince vols 1-2 by mayo Momoyo & Itsuki Mito5/13/2025
School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels"
Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1*, vol 2 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: October 22, 2024 ISBNs: 9781647293642 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Science Fiction, Survival, Action Adventure, Kodansha 
Illustrated by Yusuke Nomura
School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels" Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1* Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: 9798888771754 ISBN: October 15, 2024 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Sports, Action Adventure, Survival, Kodansha 
School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels"
Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 10-12 Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1*, vol 2*, vol 3 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: January 14, 2025 ISBN: 9781646092802 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, LGBTQ+, School Life, Friendship, Square Enix
Adapted by Dan Jolley, illustrated by James L. Barry
School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels" Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 4-6 Publisher: Spotlight/ABDO (reprint & separation of TOKYOPOP 3-volume series) Publication Date: December 15, 2024 ISBNs: (Library reinforced hardcovers) 9781098255411, 9781098255428, 9781098255435, 9781098255442, 9781098255459, 9781098255466, 9781098255473, 9781098255480, 9781098255497 Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Elementary School, Manga, Animals, Action Adventure, Family, Survival, Grief |
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