In Dream Land, King Dedede rules his subjects in a way he believes is fair and just, but none of his plans account for the chaos that Kirby brings to his daily life. Typhoon preparations leaves Kirby nearly wrecking Dedede’s castle; Dedede’s plan to bring in a stunt double to take Kirby's abuse backfires brilliantly; a version of The Game of Life sucks Dedede, Kirby, and Poppy inside to play out the punishments inside the game. Many more silly antics ensue in this collection of short stories featuring Kirby, King Dedede, and the many subjects of Dedede's Dreamland.
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This review was made possible with a digital reader copy from the publisher through Edelweiss. Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: VIZ Media Publication Date: Nov 11, 2025 ISBN: 9781974752867 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Science Fiction, Adaptations, VIZ Media 
Adapted by Yo Asami
Booklist review This review was made possible with a digital reader copy from the publisher through Net Galley. Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: Oct 21, 2025 ISBN: 9798888775844 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Fantasy, Mystery, Adaptations, Kodansha 
Adapted by Mo9Rang
Abigail and Sabrian decide to start sharing a bed together, but Blanche doesn’t want to be left out. This cuts down on the awkwardness between the two parents at first. Then, the Queen Mother, Sabrian’s mom, comes for a visit, and Sabrian worries she will continue to be manipulative. She tries some of her tactics on innocent Blanche. Abigail and Sabrian converse about the best way to raise Blanche as a potential future ruler — is it better to be strict and raise her with a firm hand? Or is it better to let her enjoy her childhood and raise her with compassion? Then, a new music tutor is appointed, but Abigail gets a bad feeling from him and begins investigating his motives and family business. Sabrian also investigates, and what he finds out makes him more than a little perturbed. 
Ills. by Hendry Prasetya
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 6-12 Publisher: IDW Publishing Publication Date: October 7, 2025 ISBN: 9798887243610 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Elementary School, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Comicbooks, Action Adventure, Superheroes, Adaptations, IDW 
In a dangerous mountain pass, Son Goku provides a magical barrier for Sanzo, his monk master while he goes out to collect alms from a nearby village. But Sanzo is lulled by a passerby who provides a golden circlet and whispers that Goku is dangerous, preying on the monk's fears. When Goku returns, Sanzo tricks Goku into donning the circlet, and thus begins the troubles for these two travelers.
Adapted by INA
Tia is finally able to become a knight, which means she can swear the blood oath to Ruve. But he doesn't accept her oath. Jieun continues to plot to become the crown princess, and Tia continues to be conflicted. A plot is uncovered that involves poisoning Ruve, and it's the same poison that was used against Tia. As a knight, she is assigned to be a personal aide to Ruve, so it becomes her duty to root out the perpetrator of the poisoning. What she uncovers confuses her and makes her question everything given what she knows from her past and how her life ended previously. 
Adapted by Inabe. Character design by riichu.
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: August 26, 2025 ISBN: 9798855411720 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Mystery, Adaptations, Yen Press 
Adapted and illustrated by Eita Mizuno
One day, urban explorer and legends enthusiast Sorawo discovers a mysterious door that leads her to a world where the unexplained can become reality. There, she meets Toriko, a beautiful and deadly you woman searching for her best friend who got lost in this Otherside. The two agree to explore together as there are dangerous and paranormal monsters that defy logic and take over one's senses. Toriko reveals she explores the Otherside while armed with a gun, which startles Sorawo at first, but starts to make more sense the more they encounter deadly and unexplainable phenomenon. 
Adapted by INA
Jieun has returned a year early and has caught Tia completely unaware. The two ladies are called to a council meeting with an oracle of the temple to find out which of them is the true child of prophecy. Ruve decides that he will hold off on choosing one of them for his empress for one year until Tia’s coming of age celebration. In the meantime, someone begins to feed Tia poison, which leaves her in a coma for three months! After she awakens, her fertility is called into question. Tia has also set many traps for the Noblist faction in the hopes of weakening them financially, and many come to fruition even while she is unconscious. Many of Tia’s well laid plans come to a head, and she must finally choose between being her family’s heir, being the empress, fighting off Jieun’s schemes, and heading her Imperialist faction. 
Adapted by INA
Ruve finishes the business with all of the visiting princesses and dismisses all of them. On the last day of the festival, Tia and Allen go to watch a play that encourages Allen to confess his true feelings for Tia. She doesn’t reciprocate as she only sees Allendis as her longest and truest friend. This causes a major rift between the two of them. Meanwhile, the Emperor’s health is deteriorating, so Ruve suggests a stay at the summer palace, which is perpetually cooler than the main imperial palace. While there, the gears of fate speed up and Jieun arrives a year early, leaving Tia caught off guard. 
Adapted by Yasaiko Midorihana
Upon dying from an illness in the hospital, Takuto finds himself reincarnated in a fantasy world that seems much like the online game where he spent much of his sickbed days. And by his side is the personal game-play and world building assistant he used, Atou. Neither is quite sure if they’re in Eternal Nations or not, but they’re determined to build a new kingdom all the same. They soon find a helpless group of Dark Elves and negotiate them becoming the kingdom’s first subjects, all while King Takuto learns more about the surrounding kingdoms, invests in infrastructure, and manufactures necessities using his mana and abilities. 
Illustrated by Sumire Kowono
School Library Journal review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 6-12 Publisher: VIZ Media Publication Date: July 8, 2025 ISBN: 9781974755837 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Elementary School, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Adaptations, Fantasy, School Life, Magic, VIZ Media 
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Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 4-7 Publisher: VIZ Media Publication Date: July 22, 2025 ISBN: 9781974754618 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Elementary School, Suitability: Middle School, Manga, Adaptations, Fantasy, Family, Friendship, VIZ Media 
Adapted by Suzuka Oda
Mayumi had been searching for a mysterious star she saw when she was four years old, and her obsession had fueled her dream to become an astronaut. But years of dead ends and nagging from her parents have caused her to all but give up her dream, something she’s decided to do on the day of her fourteenth birthday. The day before is when she fatefully meets the president of the Pretty Boy Detective Club, a group of dreamily beautiful young men with unique talents who agree to take up the case to help find her missing star. All of them get swept up in something much larger than an astronomy conundrum, and Mayumi comes to accept several things about herself that she had mostly spurned until that point. |
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