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Steel of the celestial shadows vol 5 by Daruma Matsuura

6/11/2025

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Cover of Steel of the Celestial Shadow volume 5. Bokutake with his demon mask jumps at us. Behind that is a stylized version of Bokutake peaking out from under his mask, with a very handsome face.
Katsuma-san finishes telling the history of Haretake and the evil lurking inside their foe who now has Tsuki hostage. Katsuma tells of Haretake’s goal to unseal the sessho-seki stones and unleash whatever evil is lurking below and the attempt Haretake will make to control the power inside. With this knowledge, Katsuma sets Konosuke, Aki, and his new apprentice Bokutake off and through a jar to go rescue Tsuki. But Katsuma’s jar drops Konosuke off in a gambling den in the clutches of one of the generals of the Tsuchimikado clan. This would-be professional gambler toys with Konosuke, at first lulling him into a false sense of security, but eventually prodding him to gamble with something very high stakes, much more valuable than money.


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Asadora vol 7 by naoki urasawa

3/25/2025

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Cover of Asadora volume 7. Asa is lookign heroic in her flight jumpsuit. There are other photos on the cover, one of a close-up of a plane, and another of a monster in the ocean.
While the entire nation is gripped by the Olympic marathon, “that thing” appears in the harbor, and its tail damages a vessel. Asa and Mr. Kasuga get the message to take to the skies. Meanwhile, Shota’s family continue to tell him he’s keeping pace with the fastest runners in the marathon, but Shota knows his pace is not keeping up. He doubles back to his house and picks up a bag of temptation that’s has been waiting for him for a few chapters. Shota rides several trains to the beach to contemplate his options and witnesses part of Asa’s heroic deeds, which also means he sees the kaiju she’s fighting against.


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A Visit to Moscow by Anna Olswanger

3/20/2025

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Cover of A Visit to Moscow.
The year is 1965, and it is a dangerous time for Jews in the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, Rabbi Rafael Grossman travels to the area to investigate reports of Jewish persecution for himself. Despite being welcomed as a guest by the Soviet government with the caveat that he maintains a strict schedule, the rabbi slips away to embark on a secret journey. Armed but nothing with an address and a partial idea of what he is walking into, he’s unaware that what he is about to encounter will irrevocably alter the way he interacts with humanity. Inspired by true events, this Eisner-nominated graphic novel captures a snippet of Jewish perseverance during an overlooked era when a different type of Holocaust, a spiritual Holocaust, was happening in the USSR.


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Golden Kamuy vol 2 by Satoru Noda

3/5/2025

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Cover of Golden Kamuy volume 2. Asirpa is leaning against the head of her white wolf protector, clutching her bow and arrow.
Sugimoto and Asirpa are ambushed by a bear cave, which works out to their advantage but leaves them with a motherless cub. Sugimoto wants to raise it, but Asirpa decides to take both of them back to her village. Sugimoto is welcomed, to his surprise given his knowledge of Ainu warring with the Japanese people. He meets Asirpa's grandmother, who conveys to him that she loves Asirpa very much and worries for her safety when she's out on the mountain. Sugimoto returns to the port city of Okaru alone, hoping to shield Asirpa from further danger on this quest for the hidden gold.


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The apothecary diaries vol 5 by Natsu Hyuuga

2/19/2025

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Cover of The Apothecary Diaries volume 5. Mao Mao is in a purple fur-lined cape and is holding one hand to her face in a cute expression that seems like she has a secret.
Illustrated by Nekokurage

After buying Jinshi buys her contract, Mao Mao finds herself employed as one of his personal maids in the outer court. She has to steer clear of the East Wing where the soldiers are barracked, but otherwise can come and go on his errands and try to find medicinal herbs around the grounds, a difficult task during the winter months. Being close on hand to Sir Jinshi means plenty of mysteries come her way, like an explosion in a food storeroom, a case of potential food poisoning that has her unnaturally interested, and a strangely written will that has three brothers on edge after the death of their skilled tradesmen father.


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Steel of the celestial shadows vol 4 by daruma matsuura

2/9/2025

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Cover of Steel of the Celestial Shadows volume 4. Lord Haretake is laying against his arm in the background, while the doctor is standing in the foreground with his hand on one hip and a necklace in the other hand.
Aki and Konosuke are rescued by a doctor who transports them away via a jar to a remote mountain hamlet where Konosuke is finally able to recuperate from his poison wounds, but he doesn’t trust the doctor. Why would this man help them out of the blue? The doctor tells them of his long history into the Tsuchimikado family — he was tasked with training the Onmyoji’s son, Haretake, to control his considerable power, but something seemed wrong in the Tsuchimikado family that left the doctor wanting revenge. In another part of the world, we begin to see why Haretake kidnapped Tsuki in the first place, and why he needs her considerable power.


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Orb: on the movements of the Earth vol 1 by uoto

2/8/2025

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Cover of Orb: on the Movements of the Earth volume 1. A blonde man in a blue suit is looking at a dial. There's a rope noose around his neck.
In a fictitious European-inspired country during the fifteenth century, many budding astronomers are beginning to shake up the church’s geocentric theory by studying the movement of the stars and planets and piercing together a heliocentric theory. A young man named Rafal, who had a promising future as a young theology student with early entry into a local university, is snared by the theory and can’t deny the beauty of the planetary orbits. Ten years later, a pair of mercenaries are entangled in ferrying the secret research documents to a genius monk who has already been admonished and severely punished for pursuing the same theories.


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Sherlock Holmes vol 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle

2/1/2025

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Sherlock is holding a microscope. His dark hair swirls around his face, as does his overly large overcoat, giving him an enigmatic appearance.
Vol 1: A Study in Scarlet, adapted by Crystal Chen, illustrated by Julien Choy.

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Manga Classics (UDON Entertainment)
Publication Date: January 21, 2025
ISBN: 9781947808324 (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Mystery, Historical Fiction, UDON Entertainment

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Golden kamuy vol 1 by satoru Noda

1/24/2025

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Cover of Golden Kamuy volume 1
Sugimoto is a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war who earned the nickname “The Immortal Sugimoto” for having survived many near-fatal woundings on the battlefield. He heard there was gold left to pan in the Hokkaido region, so after the war, he set off to try to make a quick fortune in order to take care of the woman he loves. But, the rivers have already been picked clean. One day, he hears a tall tale of a group of prisoners with tattoos leading to Hokkaido’s hidden gold horde. What initially seemed to be the nonsense of a drunken man sets Sugimoto on an epic quest deep into the Hokkaido wilderness, teaming up with a capable Ainu huntress named Asirpa, and plenty more attempts on his life. 


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Red River omnibus vol 1 by Chie Shinohara

1/21/2025

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Yuri is, for all outward signs, a normal student who just passed her entrance exams and is looking forward to relaxing and getting closer to her crush, who finally kissed her. But her life takes a terrible turn when a murderous queen kidnaps her from her time and transports her back to the ancient Hittite empire to become a sacrifice in a ritual! Somewhat fortunately, a prince with an eye for beauty rescues her from the ceremony, but Yuri's not sure she's safer with the lecherous Prince Kail. Somehow, she has to find a way back home while surviving in the literal bronze age!


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