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Canto vol 2.5 and 3.5 by david m. Booher

1/24/2023

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Cover of Canto volume 2.5 and 3.5. Canto is standing in the center reading from a book, and there are stacks of books around him. Behind him is The Bard, a magical being with patchwork clothes, a green cape, and a red hat. He glares evilly at Canto.
​Vol 2.5: City of Giants, and 3.5: Tales of the Unnamed World, illustrated by Drew Zucker, colored by Vittorio Astone
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This volume collects two short adventures of Canto and his friends, which come between some of the other volumes. The first is City of Giants, which happens in between volumes two and three, where Canto travels to the titular city to try and gain the support of the giants in the fight against the Shrouded man. In order to gain their trust, Canto must first solve a labyrinth outside the city, which includes fighting some fierce monsters. In the second side story, Tales of the Unnamed World, Canto and his friends find their way barred by a Bard, who requires, as toll, a story he has never heard before. Canto and his group each take turns telling their best stories, but they're all ones the Bard has heard before! This story takes place after volume three of the published stories.


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Wonder cat KYUU-CHAN vol 1 by sasami nitori

1/23/2023

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Cover of Wonder Cat Kyuu-Chan volume 1. The top half of Hinata's face is seen, and his eyes look like he's not very amused. He has brown hair that's a little messy. Sitting on top of his head is Kyuu-chan, who is white with tan paws and ears. Kyuu-chan is wearing a pink bow tie.
​One day, as Hinata walks by a free kitty in a box, he decides to adopt it and names it Kyuu-chan. Kyuu-chan turns out to be adorable and makes Hinata's life more interesting! Kyuu-chan loves playing with toys, but more than that, Kyuu-chan loves spending time with Hinata, including curling up inside his scarf. Like most cats owners can attest, Kyuu-chan also loves the box more than the toys that come in it. Kyuu-chan also loves snacks and getting his fur on the bottom of Hinata's pant legs. The two are always doing things for each other, including Kyuu-chan traversing half the city and the subway to bring Hinata his forgotten lunch!


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The evil secret society of cats vol 1 by pandania

12/21/2022

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The Evil Secret Society of Cats volume 1. The Feline Commander stands in front of a large group of cats. He's standing on his hind legs and has a purple cape draped around him. Behind him, regular looking cats are staring at us.
The evil secret societ of cats has one mission: to make humans fear the feline race! To that end, a motley cast of cats is here to take over the lives of unsuspecting folk and all media they consume. Under the leadership of the Feline Commander is Dr. Meow, with his fiercer creations, including Robocat, Queen, and Destroyer. Fighting to save humanity is Doggoman and his little sister who have trained under the wise Master Yorkshire. To round it all out is Hariyama, the owner of a cafe and one of the only neutral sights between the Society and Doggoman. Presented in yonkoma form (four-panel comic strips).


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SwEetness and lightning vol 1 by gido amagakure

11/4/2022

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Cover of Sweetness and Lightning volume 1. Tsugumi is wrapped around Inuzuke's neck as if she's jumped on his back. He's shocked and holding something that he's working on with his hands. Inuzuke has a blue apron on over his white button-up shirt. Tsugumi has a red dress with yellow shapes, and a yellow shirt underneath. Her fuzzy brown hair is flying everywhere.
Widower Inuzuka is very busy teaching and raising his young daughter, and he relies often on food from the Konbini (convenience store). While at a park celebrating the bloom of the Sakura trees, Inuzuka runs into a young woman who has a delicious picnic lunch from her professional chef mother. She invites the two of them to the restaurant to try the food for themselves. One night, Tsumugi, Inuzuka’s daughter, asks for something delicious, and he rushes to the restaurant only to find it closed. Kotori, the girl from the park, is there and laments that her mother is often too busy now to keep the restaurant open. The two come to find out that neither one knows how to cook very well, and after some goading from Inuzuka, they decide to get together once a week to practice cooking. Inuzuka is also embarrassed to find out Kotori is in his homeroom class, and he didn't recognize her!


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Twig vol 1 by skottie young

10/26/2022

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Cover of Twig volume 1. Twig is a blue fuzzy creature, and he's standing in the middle of a path. Behind him is a mountain with a face, and a monster with goo dripping from his large fangs. Splat, a yellow creature with tentacle-type feet, is on a rock behind Twig.
Illustrated by Kyle Strahm

Twig is late for his very first day of his new job as a Placeling, and he just might destroy the planet because of his error! Twig is tasked with placing a jewel but nothing goes right, and the light in the jewel is gone. Now, he has to journey across the world to find the way to light it up again, and he has a very short amount of time to do it in. With his trusty friend, Splat, Twig gathers components and meets new creatures, some more helpful than others, in a journey that is part self-discovery and 


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Penguin and house vol 1 by Akiho Ieda

10/18/2022

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Cover of Penguin and House volume 1. Hayakawa is sitting lazily with his hands behind his head. He's wearing a white sweatshirt and blue pants with white socks. All around him, and on his lap, are depictions of Pen-chan doing various chores. Pen-chan is a small, circular grey penguin with yellow feet.
Hayakawa and his pet Penguin, Pen-chan, live in a normal apartment while Hayakawa attends university classes. Pen is an amazing pet - he helps around the house, does the shopping, cooks delicious and elaborate meals, cleans the apartment and does Hayakawa's laundry, and tries to do everything he can to make Hayakawa happy. But, most days, Hayakawa doesn't notice what Pen-chan has done for him! Hayakawa's friends realize what a great penguin he has, but Pen's owner remains oblivious. 


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Cardcaptor sakura vol 6 by clamp

9/16/2022

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Cover of Cardcaptor Sakura volume 6. Sakura and Yue, her guardian of Moon magic, are sitting next to each other with Yue's arm around Sakura protectively. They're borh wearing flowing white garments with pops of blue and yellow. Behind Yue is Kero-Chan in his lion form.
Sakura, Li, Kero-Chan, and Yue all feel it - the presence of Clow Reed. But how is that possible since he died so long ago? Sakura continues to fight a formless enemy who always uses another creature or creates a natural phenomenon that Sakuramust subdue. Each time she does, the Clow Cards she summons to help her are transformed - Reed’s magic circle on the back is changed into a distinct one Kero-Chan believes is a representation of Sakura’s own magic. These new cards are therefore more part of Sakura than Clow. But this takes a terrible toll on Sakura; she leaves battles completely exhausted and begins to run a fever, but even sickness isn't going to stop her from saving her friends and getting to the bottom of this mystery.


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Talli, daughter of the moon vol 1 by Sourya Sihachakr

8/31/2022

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Cover of Talli, Daughter of the Moon volume 1. Talli is draped in a long, white cloak. Around her are the busts of her many protectors - her knight in his armor, Lelo with his sword, and Pavel with his wise gaze overlooking everything. Behind them is a castle.
We open on a castle under siege, and Lady Talli receiving the final words from her father, Lord Borin, before he sends her and her noble knight, Alan, off on into the wilderness on a speedy horse. Cunning archers see the fleeing pair, and one lands an arrow in the horse’s haunches while other soldiers on horseback pursue. Lady Talli and Alan manage to evade capture in the next town over with the help of a bumbling old man and his grandson. The two agree to take Lady Talli to the port in exchange for lots of money. Lelo, the grandson, and Pavel, the old man, have some secrets of their own - Lelo is a highly skilled fighter with unnatural speed, and Pavel used to be a famous adventurer and treasure seeker. The four are helped along the way by true believers who recognize Talli for who she really is: a descendent from the Moon Goddess, and the last Summoner.


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Cardcaptor sakura vol 5 by clamp

8/26/2022

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Cover of Cardcaptor Sakura volume five. Mizuki-sensei and Sakura are hugging loosely, and they have. matching outfits. Both have a black jacket over top of a white, very frilly, very puffy skirt. They both have small black top hats on their heads.
Sakura finally collects all the Clow Cards, and doing so triggers the awakening of Yue, the Judge and second guardian of the Clow Cards whose power stems from the moon. We also get to find out what Mizuki-sensei’s roll is in all of this. Once Sakura passes the final judgment, she’s ready for some peace and quiet around Tomoeda Elementary. She goes into the 5th grade, and a new transfer student from England joins her class. Li-San was going to go back to Hong Kong, but there’s something off about Eriol, the new kid, so he’s sticking around. There’s also a new student in Tōya’s class, and she is super high energy and a little sweet on Tōya. When it starts raining only over Tomoeda for several days, Sakura sets out with her guardians to figure out what supernatural power is causing it, but she might have uncovered a new enemy in the process.


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Cardcaptor sakura vol 4 by clamp

8/13/2022

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Cover of Cardcaptor Sakura volume 4. Sakura is in the foreground in a purple dress. Her mother is behind her in a white dress with lots of frills. Her purple hair is curly and pulled back with some flowers. Behind them is Sakura's dad in a dark grey vest with a purple ascot on his white button-up shirt. All around the three of them are more pink flowers.
Sakura’s family goes on a weekend vacation to a lake house, and Sakura befriends a nice old man at a much larger lake house next door. He serves her tea and gives her one of his granddaughter’s dresses. It turns out that he’s related to Sakura, but he doesn’t reveal himself to her. Then, it’s time for the annual talent show, and Sakura’s class is going to put on The Sleeping Beauty play. The teachers decide to cast roles by playing the ladder game - Sakura is cast as the prince, and Li-san is cast as Aurora! But the play isn’t without incident as another Clow Card shows up to challenge Sakura. We also learn how her teacher, Mizuki-sensei, is involved with the Clow Cards as she reveals herself to Kero-Chan.


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