Illustrated by Renaud Roche
After nearly dying from a car crash, high schooler George Lucas, who isn't the most studious, decides he’s going to turn his life around and attend college — but to study film. He turns some heads with a captivating science fiction short that earns awards, and he meets the acquaintance of Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola. Fresh out of college, George makes American Graffiti, which the studios don’t understand, but it lands with audiences and it provides him with enough seed money for another film project studios really can’t get behind: a larger-than-life, budget-busting science fiction epic with battle scenes, robots, tons of special effects, space magic, princesses, and laser swords.
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When she wasn't going to school and trying to pretend to be a normal teenager, young Yan Tieh Hua performed with her family in a classic Chinese theater or learning her family's signature fighting style. Little did she know that an all-out battle on stage with her mother during a performance, begging for the opportunity to be normal for a moment, would be the last before her entire world would turn upside down. Yan would be framed for murder, sent to a secret, high-security prison for 30 years, and presumed dead. Detective Lei, the lead investigator for Yan, gets dragged into the case once more as a viral video of Yan committing a new murder dredges everything up again and uncover new mysteries far beyond the local police.
A reaper jumps from soul to soul, savoring the distress as humans beg for their lives, until he comes to a young girl who greets him with a smile when he tells her she only has seven days left to live. Perplexed, he cannot fathom why she doesn’t weep in terror, but instead tells him she looks forward to seeing him daily. She later reveals she is dying from a rare curse that had torn her family apart and turned her mother against her, making her verbally abusive. Aibi has crafted a “good girl” persona to everyone else, but conniving enough that she's convinced her angel of death is a “good boy” and is actually here to protect her from her curse and her mother.
Adapted by SUOL
Penelope's worst nightmares are coming true - Eckles is not the sure bet that she has believed him to be; Ivonne, the true daughter of the Eckhart family, has returned before she was supposed to; Penelope's coming-of-age ceremony is looming, and even though Ivonne has returned before she was supposed to, the ceremony spells the ending of hard mode and the deadline for which she needs to be at 100% with one of the love interest. Prince Callisto is also acting strangely and proposing courtship and even marriage despite not being at 100% in his affection meter. 
Sixteen year old Rin had been doing physical therapy for a year to try to get used to the prosthetic for her amputated leg, but she is still unable to not reply on her cane for walking. Her doctor recommends seeking a specialist who can help check the fit on her prosthetic, but when she gets there, Rin becomes inspired by the runners who are rounding the track on their athletic blades. She stumbles into the workshop of Kazami, the grumpy architect of the Blade Runners’ special equipment who has no time for teenagers who are stuck wallowing in self pity.
Adapted by Mo9Rang
Now that the entire royal family knows of Verite, they seem to all want his council! And it seems he’s no ordinary magic mirror, as Abigail and Blanche find out on a recent visit to the tower of mages. Later, Sabrian’s half brother, Raven, worms his way into Abigail's life by asking Abigail for help with designing his clothes. Some folks aren't certain that his intentions are all pure. Verite begins to investigate Abigail’s magical ability, which is based in curses and poisons — fitting for the evil queen of the Snow White stories. He also questions Sabrian’s affection for Abigail — is it just familial? Is it more? 
After a car accident strands a father and his daughter, they find themselves on a farm with anthropomorphic animals who are very welcoming and accommodating. The niceties are dispensed fairly quickly, however, when they reveal that their farm is raising humans for their consumption. They set the father and daughter outside for a hunt as the animals chase them down with guns and hunting “humans” trained like traditional hunting dogs. The village surrounding this farm is full of further animals with jobs sustaining a small society all for the sake of raising quality humans, dedicated to preparing delicious dishes from much of the slaughtered person, and respecting the life that was given for the sustenance.
Rookie policewoman Ippongi initially joined the Force to help keep her family dojo protected and out of the yakuza crosshairs. She now finds herself assigned to the backwater Chinjuku station, partnered with the notorious slacker, loose cannon, and powerful psychic, Mujuru Chojo. More than half of his hair has gone white from the overuse of his psychic abilities, which he constantly uses on a large scale -- and not always on slacker-y things. Ippongi soon comes to realize that Chojo may be hiding out in Chinjuku to fly under the radar and build toy models all day, but he is actually kind of good at his job.
Adapted and illustrated by Chika Mizube with character designs by Peperon
Melphiera and the "Blood Mad Duke," Aristide get to know each other better over a slain Royal Moodle that has been broken down for its valuable fleece and expertly butchered. Melphiera then begins to prepare it for human consumption, and all the knights insist on trying it first to avoid the noble couple any discomfort later. This makes His Grace very impatient, but eventually Melphiera declares taste testing over, and the two enjoy a delicious meal of monster meat. Later, the Duke and Melphiera's father arrange the particulars of their marriage and joining their noble houses, and Melphiera packs up to move immediately so as to not be stuck in Marchalrayd during the harsh winter months. Everything is moving very quickly, and she wonders why the Duke would want to marry her! 
After an intense year and the burn out that followed, Angelica is easing back into having responsibilities by interning at the local community theater. This winter, they're reviving a classic and honoring a community favorite play, The Bear Prince, which includes Peri the Bear. The Bear Prince was one of Angelica's favorite plays as a kid, and Peri was her favorite character, so she can't wait to start her internship and help put together the production. But also, Angelica has been messaging someone through the theater's social media page over the summer, someone claiming to be Peri. She knows her childhood dreams aren't reality, but it's also been nice to have someone to talk to...
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