School Library Journal review - part of Fall 2025 Manga Fiction Series, "Hidden Identities and True Love"
Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: October 22, 2024 ISBN: 9798888774380 Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, School Life, Disabilities, Friendship, Kodansha
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Summer break is almost here, but that also means exams are upon them! Now that everyone knows about everything, Subaru and Kaoruko have agreed to help Rintaro and his friends study for their own exams. They come to realize the Kikyo girls have a much more advanced curriculum than the Chidori boys. Once summer rolls around, they’ll have to figure out what to do, which starts off as Rintaro being the messenger boy between the two groups until he starts a group chat with all six folks. The notifications may drive him crazy! Subaru also lets him know that Kaoruko’s birthday is coming up. Rintaro begins stressing about what kind of gift to give her until he decides to learn some of the family trade and bake her a cake.
Rintaro invites Subaru and Kaoruku to meet so he can get permission to tell his best friends everything going on and finally have no more secrets, just trusted friendships. He doesn’t know his mates have tailed him and are eavesdropping. But, it turns out good for all of them that they did because a group from another school is waiting to jump Rintaro just outside the restaurant. In order to thank Kaoruku for helping him pass his tests, Rintaro invites her to the aquarium, and a lost little girl at the aquarium helps him realize the truth of his feelings for Kaoruku.
Booklist review
Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: July 22, 2025 ISBN: 9798888775165 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Action Adventure, Historical Fiction, Kodansha 
Kaoruku’s best friend, Subaru, sits down with Rintaro and asks him politely to stop being seen in public with Kaoruku as it could hurt her reputation or potentially jeopardize her scholarship status. Rintaro respectfully turns her down, but spends several days conflicted about what to do. Meanwhile, he receives back his scores for the big test, and he and his compatriots have ”not failed” but not exactly passed their exams, which is good enough to allow them to participate in the upcoming sports festivals! All the studying with Kaotaru and others from volume one paid off!
La Médium prepares to unveil the final stage of her plan with the Queen, but the Beast, and Belle if she can convince him to accept her help, make one final push to stop her. Then, The Beast must come to terms with his two Belles -- Princess Belle, the one who claims to love him and has awoken from her slumber, and the Belle with the purple hair who has been framed by his fianceé. If that weren't enough, Belle then discovers an even deeper secret about her past and who she truly is, including a secret about when she first met Cyril and her heritage.
Booklist review
Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 Publisher: Vertical (Kodansha) Publication Date: July 15, 2025 ISBN: 9781647294540 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Fantasy, Action Adventure, Kodansha 
Booklist review
Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 5-10 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: September 23, 2025 ISBN: 9798888775479 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Elementary School, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Fantasy, Action Adventure, Friendship, Kodansha |
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