Illustrated by Sua Tsumugi
Princess Tinalia of the conquered land of Lidea becomes the bride of crown prince Keithfalt, but he is certain she is plotting something evil, just like her rotting kingdom. In truth, Tina once kept Keith safe when they were both children, though he doesn’t recognize her. Their time spent together had a profound impact on Tina, and she had come to Baldin to support him, even if it means from afar.
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with Paleontologist Yoshitsugu Kobayashi
Riku is an outgoing, bored elementary student who gets more than he bargained for when he asks for something entertaining to pop out of the sky. Enter Stella, an adorable outer space creature with a mission to discover the secrets of a mysterious rock! Before Riku can get a handle on the situation, Stella has summoned a magic book that has transported all three of them to the age of the dinosaurs. Shortly behind them comes Riku’s friends, the lovable Kirara who adores everything fluffy, and brash Ginga, who literally butts heads in his demands to see something cool. The three try to keep out of the way of predatory carnivores while observing all the herbivores in their quest to find the home of this mysterious egg-shaped-rock. 
Rita is the latest in sacrificial offerings chosen to be sent from his mountain village to become the dragon's bride to appease the beast after the village killed his mate many years ago. In truth, Rita is an outcast; he struggled to find his place within the village society after a terrible sickness killed his parents and left him permanently scarred. With this noble cause, Rita hopes to find his life's purpose as the dragon's bride, but instead, he meets a creature with a guarded heart and trauma of his own from being the last of his kind.
Prince Sirius ventures into a secluded forest to find a rare medicinal herb that may help add years to the life expectancy of his terminally ill best friend. The one who may be able to help him locate this herb is a brooding woodcutter, Ombre. The two have a violent history that Sirius doesn’t seem to remember but is the source of all Ombre’s rage. Ombre agrees to help Sirius, but secretly, he's plotting his revenge against the pampered noble. He lures the prince into his remote hut and arranges an agreement while it will take weeks for Ombre to locate the elusive herb, all while lulling Sirius into a false sense of security.
Haruichi becomes an outcast and a shunned child after his parents die tragically, and the family who takes him in treats him terribly. Upon reaching adulthood, he is hesitant to fall in love and trust others, and he jumps at the opportunity to become a caretaker for a young girl whose family has a loose connection with his late father. As he arrives and assesses the situation, he discovers that young Tsubaki is also an outcast in her family because her mother was a concubine, and her upper crust family look down upon her lineage. Haruichi is determined to help make her childhood a little less like his as he becomes her caretaker, her tutor, and her pseudo-guardian.
Adapted by Keiko
Erina has trained her whole life to become the crown princess and marry into the royal family. But a surprise from her fiancé at a public ball has left her without marriage prospects and him attached to another student at the royal academy. The king is left with the difficult decision to disown his own son and elevate his nephew Alvis to the status of crown prince. As a young man, Alvis dedicated his life to the Royal Guardsmen and had no intentions of marrying. Suddenly, he finds himself with much responsibility and a fiancée! Alvis now must do his best to adjust to his new responsibilities as Crown Prince and learn everything that entails, including how to have a relationship with a woman he's just met. 
This historical manga leads readers through many consequential moments in modern history. We begin with Gandhi's efforts to lead India to independence from the British. Next is the struggle between the leaders of the United States and the crumbling Soviet Union as tensions mount during the Cold War. The Space Race and Civil Rights chapter shows readers how interconnected the politics of the Cold War became to the exploration of space, and how the civil unrest in the United States was juxtaposed with pride in national achievements. Further chapters bring readers into the modern era.
In this memoir, Yuta welcomes us into his relationship with his boyfriend Kyota in Japan where gay marriage is not legal. Medical issues arise, natural disasters crop up, and the two become fearful that they will be separated in the worst case scenario, and all of their stuff will end up going to their parents. They decide to get creative and work the legal system. Yuta details a complicated legal and cultural context for why he must legally adopt Kyota so that Kyota may become part of his family officially and they can exploit a legal loophole.
Young expecting parents Sara and Kouta Takano are trying to plan out everything perfectly for their first child. As we open up, Sara is eight weeks pregnant. They begin by reading as many parenting books as possible, which leads into Sara purchasing many books from parents who have raised remarkable children. The two even make a list of the type of lessons and extracurricular activities they want their child to pursue. Eventually, they find out they are having a girl. One day, Sara hears devastating news on her TV: Malala Yousafzai has been shot, and the world she's been building for her unborn daughter comes crumbling down. Her anxiety about bringing a girl up to become courageous is suddenly called into question.
Zoe, a fledgling witch from a secluded island, was told from a young age that people on the mainland would persecute her and burn her at the stake. One day, she and her friend, Shishka, sneak away and discover the mainland is unlike what it was reported to be. Instead, Zoe meets and falls in love with Clive, a kindhearted young man who takes them in. Clive tragically dies soon after their wedding, leaving Zoe lost and in a sea of anguish. Zoe also meets a scarab beetle named Eliza in the same predicament. The two take comfort in each other’s grief, discover that Shishka is also a widow, and all three decide to study magic in earnest to find a way to bring their partners back to life.
Four women close to thirty live together, and they're all in very different places in their lives. Shuu works hard at her day job and is mostly waiting for love to find her spontaneously, but she’s feeling the pressure to marry as those around her are finding relationships. Mii is a guitarist and has been seeing the drummer in her band, but he drops a bombshell on her that makes her question where their relationship is and where it’s headed. Eika is solidly a career woman who continuously takes on big projects, and she doesn’t let anyone doubt her ability to handle the workload. Shio used to work at a large, successful corporation, but the long hours and stress were not what she was looking for in life.
Booklist review
Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: LOVE x LOVE (TOKYOPOP) Publication Date: September 24, 2024 ISBN: 9781427879233 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Music, School Life, LGBTQ+, GL, Friendship, TOKYOPOP 
Illustrated by Shūhei Kamo
In a future that seems much closer to reality than science fiction, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is aided by private company Blume Japan and its powerful data-collection system, J-ctOS, to help fight, predict, and solve crimes. Some of this doesn’t sit well with Inspector Goda, who thinks J-ctOS incapable of chasing down leads who leave behind no data points. To complicate things further, a cyber activist group known as DEDSEC takes an interest in Goda because he may not be as dumb as all cops, and might prove useful in the fight against corrupt artificial intelligence. 
There’s been a murder in the human world, and the animal who did it used an illegal substance that hid its scent. The wolves start their investigation, but making things more difficult is the wolf Chiaki and his partner Hagiri. Chiaki may have had some of the substance from a badger they apprehended in volume two, and Hagiri is a weird wolf who likes cats a bit too much. Mixed up into all of this is a little kitten Hagiri is trying to save from the wolves and the Bakeneko cat clan.
Illustrated by Haruki Niwa
Since a tragic traffic accident took both her parents at a young age, Alice has lived with her aunt and uncle and their many children. She aspires to go to high school, but her grumpy uncle has made it very clear that he has neither the patience for her, nor the funds to keep up with her dreams. After seeing an ad in a paper for new maikos in her home city of Kyoto, Alice jumps at the chance to return and possibly escape her family, find a new job, and potentially reconnect with a childhood friend. But, the Kyoto she finds upon arrival is not what she expects. Everything is slightly off - streets and shrines aren’t where she expects; no one seems to pay for anything with money; and, there are anthropomorphized animals talking to her. She then finds out that her reasons for becoming a maiko are not pure enough. Alice must find a profession that will fulfill her life’s purpose, or she’ll risk being expelled from this Kyoto before being reunited with her friend, or worse, suffer even more dire consequences. |
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