Sofia wants to keep her family recipes alive, especially the ones she learned with her grandma, but she’s a disaster in the kitchen. Her work-a-holic mother hadn’t taught her any skills, and her grandmother passed way when Sofia was young. Sofia is also facing a looming deadline of high school graduation and college/career planning that persists in every conversation. One day, Sofia experiences a fateful metro slip up that deposits her on the doorstep of an Italian restaurant where her school associate just happens to be one of the cooks.
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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! 
Newly departed souls must make a perilous journey through purgatory, but if they have sustenance for their long, forty day journey, they won’t fade along the way in the harshness of purgatory. One way loved ones can help is by purchasing purgatory cakes from a specialized bakery. These cakes take special ingredients and infuse memories from the living, and they are delicately baked with the utmost care by a skilled and kind baker with some otherworldly powers. Each chapter is a visit into these memories as the client purchases their specialized cake for their departed one.
Illustrated by Megumi Osaki
As with many in Tuttle's "Manga Guide To" series, this book combines manga chapters with nonfiction sections covering a primer of Japanese culinary history. The character in the manga chapters is high-schooler Manabu who is wanting to become a chef, and he learns alongside a French culinary student who is in Japan to learn more about Japanese cuisine. Topics include Japan's rice culture, seafood farming, dashi, mold development, umami, and sushi popularization. 
Illustrated by David Perry
Peanut and Jelly are humble workers at the Crumb Dump and members of the lowest social class at the bottom of the food pyramid. That doesn't seem to bother Jelly, who is constantly cracking jokes and making light of even the worst situations. But Peanut wants to social climb so that he can make it to the height of the pyramid and live a life of luxury amongst the Toppings. His chances become imperiled when one day they accidentally let out a Crumb Feeder, a giant, dangerous worm who begins hoovering up every edible thing in sight -- which is a lot in a place like Foodtopia! 
Adapted and illustrated by Chika Mizube with character designs by Peperon
School Library Journal starred review Sara's Rating: 9/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: December 12, 2023 ISBN: 9798888770900 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 9/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Adaptations, Fantasy, Culinary, Romance, Kodansha 
All of the pieces of Laios' plan are coming to a head as the Winged Lion is about to break through the dungeon and unleash the magic of the dungeon on the surface. If Laios understands the ultimate monster correctly, he and his friends may actually come out of this, but that also means that the Canary Elves and Kabru must trust in Laios' knowledge and a plan they weren't privy to.
The gang talks Marcille down from the ledge metaphorically and physically, and Laios shares his plan for for defeating the Winged Lion. He gives everyone in the party a task in case things go sideways. Then, it's go time, before the monsters, who are all dangerously close to breaking through the dungeon's surface, escape into the outside world and begin wreaking havoc on the island. The Winged Lion shows Laios his origins as a being and the beginnings of the dungeon, then the Lion begins to delve into Laios' deepest desires to discover what he wants the most.
The new lord of the dungeon rearranged all the floors into one, so now dangerous monsters are headed towards the surface, and an all out assault is taking place between all the inhabitants! The Canaries are trying to keep things under control while the Adventurers appeal to the new Lord to wrest the power of the dungeon and settle things down. If the monsters get outside the dungeon, the magic will escape and could potentially destroy not just the island, but bring all of the world's inhabitants under the Winged Lion's control!
Sissel’s unleashed horde of dragons on the party mostly works against them, but Laios’ advanced knowledge of monsters keeps him alive long enough to get close to Sissel and overtake him. The two have a healing meal where Laios tells Sissel about how his desires have actually harmed the people of the Golden Kingdom. Laios feels like he’s getting through to Sissel, but it’s all trickery in the end. Kabru and the Canaries eventually find their way to Sissel’s home, and they try to reason with the party to voluntarily give up the books where Sissel has sealed away the Winged Lion, but lots of mistrust on all sides leads to skirmishes and a new Lord of the Dungeon being born.
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