Fluffy kitty Mufosand and his cast of adorable friends prepare to go on vacation by providing tips on what to pack to have a good time. They visit an aquarium and talk about the fish one might see. They visit an amusement park and go on lots of fun rides. They also visit hot springs and enjoy a relaxing dip. Mufosand also likes food, so they dress up as the regional dishes from all over Japan and celebrate different cuisines.
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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. 
Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic who has a bad habit of falling in love with unattainable older men, until one day when she falls for a seemingly nice but married man at her local movie theater. As she heads off to college, she decides to stop falling in love at first sight, and instead try to be just friends. That’s easier said than done when the first guy she lays eyes on is perfect but friends with her best friend, Jun.
Nana Osaki is the lead singer in a punk band on the cusp of making it big in a smaller market. She’s madly in love with the band’s bassist, Ren. When opportunity strikes and threatens to split the band, Nana must make some difficult choices that pit her dreams against her heart. 
Scarlet remembers pieces about the Red Spade’s hideout, which Chase thinks is pretty suspicious given she can’t remember anything else. Upon entering, they’re instantly separated, and Scarlet has to face the Boss alone. She clearly remembers Scarlet, but she’s keeping all of her cards close to her chest. Scarlet's fighting skills are dismal, and she barely escapes the encounter with her cursed life. Back in Hell, she accuses Satan of sending her into the world unprepared, and demands he teach her how to fight.
Five years after the events of Dragon Ball, the world is peaceful, and Goku has a son named Son Gohan after his grandfather. The two visit the Turtle Master and Bulma happens to be there. In another part of the world, a spacecraft crash lands and out steps a powerful being, Raditz, who immediately scans and finds Piccolo, Goku’s arch nemesis. The mysterious alien dispatches Piccolo pretty easily and continues to scan for powerful beings when he lands on Goku. Raditz flies over and interrupts Goku's reunion, and reveals Goku is really his brother, and there is a terrible plan for the Earth that involves decimating all of its inhabitants.
Nina can’t help but love when Prince Azure calls her real by her name when no one else is around. So she’s especially distressed when his life is in danger from several assassination attempts. When Az points out the home of the former king, his great-grandfather, Nina thinks he might be someone with enough power to help. She sneaks away in the middle of the night to beg the former king for help, but the grizzled, perceptive old man sees through her deception. Nevertheless, he understands her will to help Azure, and reminds her just how much power she has as Princess Alisha.
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.
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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Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: January 21, 2025 ISBN: 9798855404739 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life, Humor, Friendship, Yen Press 
Adapted by Komo Ushino, character design by Nanna Fujimi
School Library Journal starred review Sara's Rating: 10/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Yen Press Publication Date: February 18, 2025 ISBN: 9798855405460 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 10/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Action Adventure, Fantasy, Survival, Family, Yen Press |
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