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Daemons of the shadow realm vol 4 by hiromu arakawa

1/13/2026

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Cover of Daemons of the Shadow Realm volume 4. Jin Kagemori adjusts his glasses and looks very serious with his white shirt and black vest.
Yuru, Dera, and Yuru’s daemons take on a tricky pair of daemons — Long Arm and Long Leg — at Dera’s safe house. Only members of Dera's immediate family are supposedly able to find their way to this house, so they are all a bit befuddled as to who could be setting this daemon pair upon them. When they finally discover the master of the daemons, Dera is completely surprised, but one is more in shock than  Hana! Later, Yuru decides he should get into contact with his grandmother, who lives on the island of Okinawa, as a possible lead to finding his parents.



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Always a catch: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince vol 4 by maya momoyo & itsuki mito

1/9/2026

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Cover of Always a Catch: How I Punched my Way Into Marrying a Prince volume 4. Mimi is in Renato's arms looking down at him and smiling. She's in a golden dress and he's in a cream jacket. He's looking up and smiling with his blue eyes.
Adapted and illustrated by Kaki Nagato

It's time for the ball to officially announce Prince Renato's engagement to Maria Annovazzi, which will also be the announcement of Prince Placido's engagement to Aidia. This means lots more dancing lessons for both couples. Mimi is nervous she'll look foolish in front of the subjects because of her energetic and spirited dancing, which is not exactly the customary style in Rubini. But during the dancing rehearsals, Lord Ireneo, Renato's relative, arrives and is hurt to find out that he's not invited to the ball!


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Bride of the death god vol 1 by Hako Ichiiro

12/27/2025

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Cover of Bride of the Death God volume 1. Aibi is being embraced by the reaper. She's wearing a purple dress and there are flowers all around her.
A reaper jumps from soul to soul, savoring the distress as humans beg for their lives, until he comes to a young girl who greets him with a smile when he tells her she only has seven days left to live. Perplexed, he cannot fathom why she doesn’t weep in terror, but instead tells him she looks forward to seeing him daily. She later reveals she is dying from a rare curse that had torn her family apart and turned her mother against her, making her verbally abusive. Aibi has crafted a “good girl” persona to everyone else, but conniving enough that she's convinced her angel of death is a “good boy” and is actually here to protect her from her curse and her mother.


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Dragon quest: The Mark of Erdrick vol 1 by chiaki kawamata

11/29/2025

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Cover of Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick volume 1.
Illustrated by Kami Fujiwara

In this land, there are two kingdoms, both with descendants of the great Erdrick, and both expecting newborn princes. Evil forces work against both royal families in attempts to establish a foothold for the Fiendlord Imagine. In the kingdom of Carmen, loyal knights thwart the plot to steal the baby prince, but at great cost. The young Lunafreya escapes the castle walls with baby Arus and is rescued by a sandsailor. In the northern kingdom, demons have been more successful, and they are able to steal a baby prince for the fiends. Ten years pass, and the young Arus has been training to take back his kingdom and vanquish monster-kind from kingdoms across the land.


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Love in the palm of his hand vol 1 by rinteku

11/16/2025

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Cover of Love in the Palm of his Hand volume 1. Two young men face each other. Both are holding one another's arm at the wrist.
Fujinaga’s lifelong dream has been to become an actor on the screen — whether TV or film — but feedback at auditions and from his theater troupe is much the same: his overacting is distracting and scene-stealing. Then he meets Keito, a freshman who is Deaf and utilizes Japanese Sign Language, hearing aids, and lip reading in order to communicate with hearing people. Fujinaga begins learning signs from Keito and eventually expressing language in unique ways, drawing on his acting ability and connecting with Keito.


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On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance Vols 1-2 by Shinnosuke Kanazawa

10/2/2025

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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: Square Enix

Vol 1:

Publication Date: June 3, 2025
ISBN: 9781646093670

Vol 2:
Publication Date: Sep 16, 2025
ISBN: 9781646093908

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, Slice Of Life, LGBTQ+, Friendship, Career, Square Enix
Cover of On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance volume 1
Cover of On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance volume 2
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The villainess’s guide to (not) falling in love vol 1 by Touya and Yoimachi

9/24/2025

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Cover of The Villainess's Guide to (not) Falling in Love volume 1. Two men are holding on to a young girl in a blue dress with purple hair. She looks surprised.
Adapted by Shiori Shiono, illustrated by Ren Sakuma

Our villainess is an isekai-ed 30-something who finds herself in the world of her favorite otome game, though she’s been reincarnated as Luciana, the villainess. The version she’s always played was the free version, and this is the full paid for version, starting at least six months before the game actually begins. Knowing that her character will meet a terrible end, she creates a plan to live in the shadows and not attract the attention of the love interests, thereby slipping under the radar when the heroine shows up later. But details come to light and she can’t sit idly by while some folks potentially meet horrible deaths! And getting involved also leads to a revelation regarding her magic, which, to her knowledge, has been lackluster even in the game!


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Always a catch: How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince vol 3 by maya momoyo & itsuki mito

9/5/2025

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Cover of Always a Catch: How I Punched my Way Into Marrying a Prince volume 3. Prince Renato stands behind Mimi with his hands on her shoulders. Both are smiling.
Adapted and illustrated by Kaki Nagato

​Mimi heads back to Rubini after staying with her family, but something doesn’t sit well with her about the kidnapped village lady. She decides to detour and figure out if the nobleman is holding the young girl hostage since she realizes she can investigate sooner than the royal knights can. She takes some villagers along to the noble’s estate and breaks in while all the men cause a distraction at the gate. Using her family’s secret techniques, Mimi sneaks around the house, employing her self-defense hair ornament, aka the Knuckle-Duster, only when absolutely necessary.


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otherside picnic vol 1 by Iori Miyazawa

8/18/2025

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Cover of Otherside Picnic volume 1. Two girls look back over their shoulders. one is wearing a red jacket and ble pants and holds a hand gun pointed at the sky. She has short hair and glasses. The other girl is in a blue skirt and long white button up shirt. She has a shot gun pointed at the ground. Her long blond hair flows around her.
Adapted and illustrated by Eita Mizuno

One day, urban explorer and legends enthusiast Sorawo discovers a mysterious door that leads her to a world where the unexplained can  become reality. There, she meets Toriko, a beautiful and deadly you woman searching for her best friend who got lost in this Otherside. The two agree to explore together as there are dangerous and paranormal monsters that defy logic and take over one's senses. Toriko reveals she explores the Otherside while armed with a gun, which startles Sorawo at first, but starts to make more sense the more they encounter deadly and unexplainable phenomenon.


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The otaku love connection vol 1 by Chu Amairo

7/8/2025

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Cover of The Otaku Love Connection volume 1. Kakoi and Kawai embrace as Otonari and another classmate hold up hearts around them.
Otonari has a perfect couple that he has decided to devote his time to. He "ships" them and has become more than a little obsessed with their every happiness, tracking their interactions, following their social media accounts, and watching their every move. This obsessive "otaku" sized fanboy crush wouldn't be so bad if they weren't both students at his school! This OTP, or one-true-pairing, is the overly gorgeous, perfect couple who are the prince and princess of his school. But Otonari isn't such a bad looking guy himself, and there's another Kakoi/Kawai stan to share in his joy who actually thinks the "best boy" is none other than Otonari himself -- but she'll never tell him that! Thus, the love connection is born from chains of stans pining after each other, one right after another.


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