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My happy marriage vol 5 by akumi agitogi

6/17/2025

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My Happy Marriage volume 5. Mio is in a priestess kimono with a veil over her head. She has Lord Kudo in her lap and he is unconscious.
Illustrated by Rito Kohsaka

Lord Kudo and Miyo have a fateful meeting at the Usuba house, the home of Miyo’s maternal family, where her grandfather and cousin (of sorts) explain that Miyo does, in fact, have a gift, and this is what has been causing her to have nightmares and deteriorating health. Arata challenges Lord Kudo for the right to protect Miyo and have her live in the Usuba mansion where she will learn to harness her power, and Arata’s Usuba powers are meant to control other gift-bearers like Kudo, regardless of how strong they are. In another part of the kingdom, someone has unleashed many grotesqueries, leaving Kudo and his unit to pick up the pieces.


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In the name of the mermaid princess vol 4 by Yoshino fumikawa

6/16/2025

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Cover of In the Name of the Mermaid Princess volume 4. Prince Chaka is sitting in a white and blue royal outfit with a blue crown on his head. He's holding a small rapier.
Illustrated by Miya Tashiro

Princess Mio is taken hostage by the king of Totodoto who wants to put her and many other unhumans up for auction in a corrupt, black market auction house. At first, Mio laments her situation and the unhuman guard who is assigned to her. When she realizes her guard is from her kingdom, she decides to take charge of the situation, and she creates a plan that will hopefully provide an opportunity for many of the unhumans to escape. The auction exposes the king's corruption, and the citizens of Totodoto become upset with their sovereign. Mio also meets her fiancé for the first time!


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King the land vol 1 by Choi Rome

6/15/2025

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Cover of King the Land volume 1. Gu Won and Sa Rang are standing in front of some bushes. Sa Rang looks joyful to be there, while Gu Won is surprised and doesn't know what to do with himself.
Adapted by SPOON

Gu Won is a young boy from a rich family, and he has been told his whole life that he must be the highest achieving student in order compete with his step sister to inherit his father’s successful hotel chain. The coldness with which he is raised causes him to hate everyone who artificially smiles at him and treats him with fake kindness. One day, he meets Sa Rang, a young girl and the daughter of one of the family’s servants, and he realizes happiness can be a genuine emotion. The two of them form a friendship that allows Gu Won to break down some of the steel barriers he’s built around himself, but life isn't fairy tales, castles, princes and princesses -- it's business.


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The Hazards of Love Vol 2 By Stan Stanley

6/1/2025

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Cover of The Hazards of Love volume 2. The cover has several squares of characters interacting or reacting to each other, kind of like a comic page.
Vol 2: As Above, So Below

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Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 10-12


Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1


Publisher: Oni Press
Publication Date: April 22, 2025
ISBN: 9781637154892 (Paperback)​

​Tags: Rating: 9/10, Suitability: High School, Graphic Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Folklore, Romance, ​Oni Press

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Always a Catch: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince vols 1-2 by Momoyo, Mayo & Itsuki Mito

5/13/2025

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Illustrated by Kaki Nagato

School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels"

Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12


Publisher: Square Enix
Publication Date: November 26, 2024
ISBNs: Vol 1 -  9781646093083 (Paperback)​

Publication Date: March 18, 2025
ISBNs: Vol 2 - 9781646093205 (Paperback)​

Tags: Rating: 9/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Humor, Square Enix
Cover of Always a Catch! volume 1
Cover of Always a Catch! volume 2
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Just Like Mona Lisa vol 4 by Tsumuji Yoshimura

5/13/2025

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School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels"

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


Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1*, vol 2*, vol 3

Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Date: January 14, 2025
ISBN: 9781646092802 (Paperback)​

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, LGBTQ+, School Life, Friendship, Square Enix

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Sheltering eaves vols 1-3 by rie aruga

5/13/2025

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School Library Journal review - part of Spring 2025 Fiction Made Simple, "8 Manga Fiction Series with Emotion, Drama, and All the Feels"

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12


Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Date: November 12, 2024
ISBNs: Vol 1 - 9798888772157(Paperback)​

Publication Date: January 14, 2025
ISBNs: Vol 2 - 9798888773246 (Paperback)​

Publication Date: March 18, 2025
ISBNs: Vol 3 - 9798888773253 (Paperback)​

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, Family, School Life, Realistic Fiction, Kodansha
Cover of Sheltering Eaves volume 1. The two leads are standing very close to one another.
Cover of Sheltering Eaves volume 2. The two leads are standing underneath an umbrella.
Cover of Sheltering Eaves volume 3. The two leads are in their pajamas sitting on the floor, and the girl has her head on the guy's shoulder.
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firefly wedding vol 1 by Oreco Tachibana

5/11/2025

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Cover of Firefly Wedding volume 1. Sakoto and Shinpei are locked in an intense embrace and covered in blood.
Noblewoman Satoko wants to bring honor to her family, especially her father, before her fatal heart condition destroys her. The best way she can do that is to enter into a prosperous marriage. But, before her arrangements can be finalized, she is kidnapped and threatened most heinously by her captors. A crazed assassin threatens to kill any man who lays hand on her, so Satoko barters with the only valuable thing she has -- her family name. She promises to marry the assassin if he delivers her from the clutches of her captors and pretends to be madly in love with the deranged man. Both seem determined to call the other on the bluff -- one in order to kill, the other in order to survive.


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Just like mona lisa vol 3 by Tsumuji Yoshimura

5/8/2025

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Cover of Just like Mona Lisa volume 3. Hinase lays on a painting next to Ritsu who is laying across it.
In continuing to figure out their feelings and sort through their gender discovery, Hinase and best friend Shiori have a bit of a falling out after Shiori feels at fault for Hinase getting injured. Shiori decides to take a backseat and let other best friend Rita take lead, even if that means sacrificing his own feelings and having the end result of Hinase ultimately becoming male. Hinase and Ritsu walk home after Ritsu’s tennis practice, but holding Ritsu’s hand makes Hinase sweat and fill with dread just as much as holding Shiori’s hand. Hinase cannot deal with all of the chemical cocktail of anxiety and attraction welling up inside them!


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The Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride Vol 1 by Midori Yuma

5/1/2025

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Cover of The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride volume 1. Nanao is draped in the arms of her new husband-to-be who is holding a katana.
Adapted by Mamenosuke Fujimaru

School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12


Publisher: Kodansha
Publication Date: March 25, 2025
ISBN: 9798888773475 (Paperback)​

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, Family, Magic, Fantasy, Mental Health, Kodansha

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