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Sakamoto days vol 2 by yuto suzuki

8/12/2022

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Cover of Sakamoto Days volume 2. Two of Mr. Sakamoto's employees pose on a track for a roller coaster. One of them has a gun and the other is ready to strike some karate moves. In the background is Sakamoto riding in a roller coaster car.
Mr. Sakamoto, his family, and his two employees enjoy a day at the theme park while dodging assassins who are trying to cash in on the bounty on Sakamoto. The three former assassins try to keep Mrs. Sakamoto and daughter Hana oblivious to the violence going on around them while still trying to keep Sakamoto Family Rule #1: No Killing. An assassin named Boiled and his assistant come after Mr. Sakamoto within a haunted house, and the two taunt Mr. Sakamoto for gaining weight and losing his assassin skills. This prompts Sakamoto into instant weight-loss again, a superpower we first saw in volume 1. Then, another assassin reveals that someone has been killing assassins systematically, and it started about the same time a bounty was put on Sakamoto’s head. Could the two things be related?


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The fox and little tanuki vol 2 by mi tagawa

8/11/2022

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Cover of The Fox and Little Tanuki volume 2. Senzou has smiling Manpachi on his head. Across from them are the duo of the dog and grey wolf. The dog is smiling and has his paw on his wolf partner, who is grimacing at Senzou and Manpachi.
Manpachi and Momoji the Badger travel to the mountain where Manpachi was born, but Momoji also knowingly takes Manpachi away from Senzou and endangers him. When the two get to the mountain, all the creatures are sleeping and covered in snow. The two are almost immediately attacked by a dormouse in human form, who accused the two of them of disturbing the mountain’s restorative sleep. Before the dormice can fully attack Manpachi and Momoji, the goddess of the mountain reveals herself and explains why she has put everyone in a sleeping state. Manpachi give the goddess a kind of pep talk, and she has restored faith in her abilities. Later, the wolf pack investigates a murder of a cat, and suspects an illegal substance was used to cover rhe murderer’s tracks. They question Momoji and find out a stash of the substance was stolen from him when the wolves first apprehended him.


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Tokyo Mew Mew vol 1 by reiko yoshida

8/10/2022

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Cover of Tokyo Mew Mew volume 1. Ichigo is surrounded by alternating red and yellow stars in a circle. She's in her Mew Mew transformation with her cat tail and cat ears sticking out of her pink hair. She has a pink corset and pink skirt with red gloves and a red bow with a bell on her tail. The rest of the cover is pink with darker pink strawberries all over it.
Illustrated by Mia Ikumi
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Earth is under attack from aliens who are disgusted by the way humans are destroying the planet. They infect animals with chimera properties to make monsters. Ryô Shirigane, a rich high schooler, and Keiichirô Akasaka, a “café owner” and researcher, want to protect the world from these aliens. They infuse five girls with “red data” animal DNA - DNA from endangered animals - to become warriors against the chimera animals. When they’re not fighting, the girls work at Café Mew Mew as a way to gather information from customers. Ichigo is the first warrior to awaken to her transformation powers and found by the two guys, and she must find the other four teammates while fending off attacks from Kish, one of the aliens who has keyed in on Ichigo. Ichigo also has to juggle her time with her crush, Masaya, who is also interested in endangered animals and saving the planet.


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Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai vol 1 by Riku Sanjo

8/9/2022

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Cover of Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai volume 1. Dai stands at the ready in his blue outfit with his sword drawn. His friend, Gomechan the Golden Metal Slime, is flying above his head.
Vol 1: Disciples of Avan 1, illustrated by Koji Inada
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Dai is the lone human inhabitant of Dermline Island, which has become a haven for monsters after the events of the original
Dragon Quest series (which is summarized succinctly for any reader who may have missed out). Dai has befriended many of the monsters, who are mostly well-behaved wild creatures now. A few quests of adventurers find the island and try to make names for themselves or cash in on fortunes in monster bounties, but Dai thwarts them at every turn. Everything changes when a dark power reawakens and bends the creatures back into the murderous monsters they once were. A powerful hero saves Dai and the island, but even his substantial power may be no match for a reawakened Dark Lord. 


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Deadpool samurai vol 2 by sanshiro Kasama

8/8/2022

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Cover of Deadpool Samurai volume 2. The cover is a compilation of Deadpool in different poses colored in to make the mask of Deadpool. His eyes are little red slits like he's glaring at us.
Deadpool is in the middle of the fight of his life with Thanos! But he’s got some great supporting superheroes with the Samurai Squad - Sakura Spider, Neiro & Kage the symbiote, Hulk, and… All Might? Loki isn’t finished though, and he summons villains from a bunch of different multiverses and assembled them at Mt. Fuji - including a villain Deadpool is going to have a particularly hard time killing! There are also plenty of fourth wall breaks and jokes at the expense of Japanese and manga culture.


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I’m in love with the villainess vol 1 by inori

8/6/2022

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Cover of I'm in Love with the Villainess volume 1. Claire and Ray are in each other's arms like they are dancing. Both are wearing their school uniform, which is a red coat and gray skirt. Ray has short brown hair, and is smiling at Claire. Claire is blond with ringlet curls and is surprised as she looks back at Ray.
Adapted and illustrated by Aonoshimo

Rei is a corporate drone who finds happiness after hours playing her favorite dating sim. As the main character, she’s supposed to choose from between three handsome princes, but the person she’s most interested in is the rival, Miss Claire. One night, while playing, Rei is transported into the game as the main character, Rae Taylor, a commoner at an elite academy, who can now pursue Miss Claire without the pesky game getting in the way! But, as her rival and a noble, Miss Claire thinks lowly of Rae and constantly teases her. Rae loves the attention, which drives Miss Claire even crazier. After some time, Rae becomes employed as Miss Claire's maid. Now, she can be around Miss Claire at school and at home! 


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beauty and the beast of paradise lost vol 1 by Kaori Yuki

8/5/2022

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Cover of Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost volume 1. Belle is in the foreground wearing a red cape and a dress with a green skirt. She's holding a basket of apples. Her purple hair shines below the red hood. Behind her is the ghastly Beast. He's outlined with grays and whites, smirking evilly with one eye visible between his flowing locks of hair.
Belle is a young girl with purple hair who is convinced a red rose from deep in the forest will help her strange purple locks be more appealing. Her mother follows and begs her not to go into the forest because of the terrible beast who lives there. As if she summons him, Belle's mother is abducted, and the Beast steals her beautiful face. The town burns the body in the hopes it will stop the Beast from coming back. Belle’s father can’t take the loss of his wife, so he shuts Belle up in their house and refuses to let anyone see her, while he spends the day drinking away the pennies she makes with her seamstress work. One day, Belle escapes and is determined to find her mother, who she believes is still alive in the Beast's castle. She finds the Beast, but he isn’t exactly how she remembers him. He’s rude, uncaring, but not murderous, and doesn’t steal her face. His magical floating castle brings her back to her village, but evil forces have been at work while Belle was away.


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Summertime rendering vol 3 by Yasuki Tanaka

8/4/2022

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Cover of Summertime Rendering volume 3. Heine, the chosen vessel for
This volume takes over from volume two with the video that Ushio and Ushioh made to explain how they have been working together to stop the shadows. Ushioh then remembers everything that happened from the moment she copied Ushio, and she shows Shin and Sou from her own memories what happened to Ushio. Ushioh then remembers all the practice she did in using her special shadow powers, and the three go to an abandoned medical facility on the island to investigate further. Several paths lead to this facility, and before long, the pairs of Mio and Tatsu, and Master Negume and Ginjiro also enter the medical facility. They all learn much more about the shadows’ plans, but are once again unable to stop everything bad from happening, so Shin loops back for a fifth time.


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Hollow by shannon watters and branden boyer-white

8/3/2022

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Cover of Hollow. Izzy is out front holding a flashlight and looking up. To her right is Vicky in her a traditional gown she wears for reenacting the Legend. To Izzy's left is Croc, who is wearing a grey shirt and red pants. Izzy has on a green jacket and her backpack, which has red straps. Above the word
Illustrated by Berenice Nelle

​Izzy and her family move from San Francisco to Sleepy Hollow after her mom lands a job as the head chef of the town’s Michelin-star restaurant. While Izzy might prefer books to interacting with people, the school assigns her outgoing Water Polo star, “Croc” Byun to be her guide. Then, Izzy sees Victoria Van Tassel, as in the Van Tassels from the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Vicky doesn’t really have time to give Izzy any attention since she’s over-committed to all the town’s celebrations and traditions involving The Horseman, especially given that it’s October and the town’s busiest time for celebrations. But, Izzy works her way into Vicky’s life by becoming her math tutor. On the way home from one of their sessions, Izzy is actually chased by the Headless Horseman! As she’s running away, she decides to stand up for herself and stops, which is actually a relief to the Horseman, who has been trying to get someone’s attention for almost 200 years! The Horseman has to fulfill his duty and oath to protect the Van Tassels, but there is an evil entity who might be walking around in the daytime and after Vicky. Izzy brings Croc and Vicky into the fold, and the four have to work together to thwart the threat on Vicky’s life.


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Apple Black vol 1 by Odunze Oguguo

8/2/2022

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Cover of Apple Black volume 1. Sano is draped in a flowing white cape. His special wand, which is his left arm, is out in front of him, clenched in a fist. He is smirking. His black hair is also flowing but it's tied behind in a pony tail.
Growing up, Sano received private instruction from powerful sorcerers and was trained to become the world's savior, the Trinity. Against their better judgment, Sano's guardians have decided to let him complete his training with other magic users, all who knows of the Trinity and want to test Sano's skills. If his classmates and teachers weren't enough, evil forces that have threatened their world for centuries have also begun to infiltrate the Academy in hopes of disrupting the society and derailing the savior. While not in detention or constantly having to prove himself, Sano must also escape attempts on his life and navigate a tricky political landscape, and keep his grades up to stay at the Academy.


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