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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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