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Kaiju no. 8 vol 3 by naoya matsumoto

9/6/2022

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Cover of Kaiju No. 8 volume 3. Kikori and her giant ax are standing at the ready after presumably killing the giant kaiju lying dead behind her. The background of the book is a bright yellow.
Kafka in his Kaiju form battles the powerful Kaiju from volume two and gives him a run for his money, but the bad guy ultimately escapes. Kafka also goes toe-to-toe with Vice-Captain Hoshina. He barely escapes with his life, and Hoshina vows to take down Kaiju No. 8 the next time. The bad Kaiju Kafka fought is given the code name Kaiju No. 9 and becomes a top target for the Japanese Defense Force. Kafka is finally promoted to Officer from Cadet, but there’s hardly any time to celebrate before a new group of Kaiju attack the base itself - tons of wyvern are working together, which they never do, and there's a main humanoid, high-level Kaiju pulling the strings.


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Cardcaptor sakura vol 5 by clamp

8/26/2022

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Cover of Cardcaptor Sakura volume five. Mizuki-sensei and Sakura are hugging loosely, and they have. matching outfits. Both have a black jacket over top of a white, very frilly, very puffy skirt. They both have small black top hats on their heads.
Sakura finally collects all the Clow Cards, and doing so triggers the awakening of Yue, the Judge and second guardian of the Clow Cards whose power stems from the moon. We also get to find out what Mizuki-sensei’s roll is in all of this. Once Sakura passes the final judgment, she’s ready for some peace and quiet around Tomoeda Elementary. She goes into the 5th grade, and a new transfer student from England joins her class. Li-San was going to go back to Hong Kong, but there’s something off about Eriol, the new kid, so he’s sticking around. There’s also a new student in Tōya’s class, and she is super high energy and a little sweet on Tōya. When it starts raining only over Tomoeda for several days, Sakura sets out with her guardians to figure out what supernatural power is causing it, but she might have uncovered a new enemy in the process.


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Shino can't say her name by Shuzo Oshimi

8/22/2022

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Cover of Shino Can't Say Her Name. Shino is in her school uniform, which has a grey jacket and white shirt. Her hair is short, coming down just below her chin. She is blushing and looking at us with a slightly sad expression on her face.
Shino Oshima practices saying her name over and over, but she just can't get out Oshima. Shino has a stutter, and it makes it extremely difficult to say words that begin with vowels. So the next day, the first day of her high school career, Shino has to introduce herself to her homeroom class, but can't get her own name out. The students laugh mercilessly and Shino feels hopelessly defeated. One day, she gets up the courage to apologize to Kayo who she accidentally injured, but Kayo isn't about to let anyone get close to her so easily after being ostracized in junior high for being tone deaf. The two strike up a rocky friendship, and Kayo realizes Shino doesn't stutter when she sings. They practice together and Kayo tries to break Shino of her crippling shyness by performing outside and signing them up as an entry for the talent show.


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Lovesick ellie vol 1 by fujimono

8/15/2022

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Cover of Lovesick Ellie vol 1. Eriko has her phone in her hands. She's wearing a white shirt and a skirt that has swirls of reds, yellows, purples, and blues. She's looking over her shoulder at Ohmi, who has his arms draped over Eriko's shoulders. He's also in a white shirt.
Eriko Ichimura is a pretty invisible girl at her high school, so she spends most of her time writing out fantasies on Twitter. She pretends to have a super-hot boyfriend who is strangely very similar to  Ohmi-san,a boy at her school who is always surrounded by doting females or having his clothing stolen. When Ichimura accidentally drops her phone where Ohmi can get to it, he finds her Twitter page and reads most of her tweets. The two start an unsteady acquaintanceship that mostly involves Ohmi teasing her or leaving her with half-formed ideas that she could interpret as romantic advances. Ichimura also makes a friend over a review she posts for the library, but she’s worried Sara-Chan is using her to get close to Ohmi. Her fears are unfounded, but that doesn’t stop Ohmi from being strangely protective of Ichimura. In a moment of weakness, Ichimura asks Ohmi to go to the summer festival together, and to her shock, he agrees!


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Cardcaptor sakura vol 4 by clamp

8/13/2022

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Cover of Cardcaptor Sakura volume 4. Sakura is in the foreground in a purple dress. Her mother is behind her in a white dress with lots of frills. Her purple hair is curly and pulled back with some flowers. Behind them is Sakura's dad in a dark grey vest with a purple ascot on his white button-up shirt. All around the three of them are more pink flowers.
Sakura’s family goes on a weekend vacation to a lake house, and Sakura befriends a nice old man at a much larger lake house next door. He serves her tea and gives her one of his granddaughter’s dresses. It turns out that he’s related to Sakura, but he doesn’t reveal himself to her. Then, it’s time for the annual talent show, and Sakura’s class is going to put on The Sleeping Beauty play. The teachers decide to cast roles by playing the ladder game - Sakura is cast as the prince, and Li-san is cast as Aurora! But the play isn’t without incident as another Clow Card shows up to challenge Sakura. We also learn how her teacher, Mizuki-sensei, is involved with the Clow Cards as she reveals herself to Kero-Chan.


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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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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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Everyday hero machine boy vol 1 by irma Kniivila

7/26/2022

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Cover of Everyday Hero Machine Boy. Machine Boy is in his letterman, black pants, and sneakers running towards the right. The background is a sold pink with three lines behind him that are yellow, blue, and green.
Illustrated by Tri Vuong

It's starts as just another day for Grandpa of going to the store to get more tomatoes for Grandma's best Spaghetti, but when a machine boy falls to Earth, Grandpa must summon his karate skills of his youth to save everyone. He ends up awaking the heart of the metal boy, who goes on to train with Grandma in the karate arts. Machine Boy loves helping others, even if it's mostly rescuing cats from trees, and listening to his favorite crime-fighting superhero band. A little piece of Machine Boy breaks off and becomes fairly sentient, and Machine Boy keeps him as a pet, but the piece quickly outgrows the hiding place and then turns into a ravenous machine-eating robot who begins to devour parts of the city. Machine Boy, an unlikely friend from school, and the super band team up to get the robot under control and save the city.


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