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Demon slayer vol 11 by koyoharu gotouge

9/22/2023

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Cover of Demon Slayer volume 11. Nezuko is in her demon power-up form: she has vines around her arms and legs, one horn coming out of her forehead, and lines coming out of one her eyes.
Uzui and Tanjiro continue to take on Gyutaro while Inosuke and Zenitsu battle Daki. The team realizes that they need to coordinate their efforts to behead the demons together because the sibling demons are able to protect each other from dying. Uzui's wives also, somewhat, get involved, by hurling wisteria-dipped daggers at the demons, even though the Slayers take some as collateral damage. ​ The Slayers also have to try to avoid Gyutaro's powerful poisonous Demon Blood Art sickles, which take Uzui out of the fight and leave Tanjiro facing an Upper Twelve Kizuki on his own. 


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Demon slayer vol 10 by koyoharu gotouge

9/19/2023

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Cover of Demon Slayer Volume 10. Tanjiro holds his sword and is swinging it at us. He is concentrating and has his mouth open and teeth gritted. His green and black checkered gi is tattered and flowing in the wind.
In the fight against Daki in the Entertainment District, Tanjiro reaches his limits discovers he can fuel some extra powerful attacks with his anger, but it comes at a physical price that leaves him weakened. Nezuko saves him yet again and unleashes some devastating blood demon arts of her own and loses herself in some rage-fueled power as well. She transforms and comes very close to eating a human. Just when the Slayers think they have Daki on the ropes, she reveals she isn't alone, and out comes her brother, Gyutaro! 


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Demon slayer vol 9 by koyoharu gotouge

9/12/2023

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Cover of Demon Slayer vol 9. Uzui, the Sound Hashira, is almost kneeling. His swords are on his back and one muscular arm is about to unsheathe on sword. He has a red mark across one of his eyes and a silver headband just above his brow ridge. His silver hair is pulled back above his headband. He's wearing gold cuffs on his arms.
Tengen Uzui, the Hashira of Sound, has lost contact with all three of his wives. They were under cover in an Entertainment District that he suspected was being operated by a demon. He recruits Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to go undercover dressed as young girls to join a Courtesan house to find out what happened but also to investigate where the demon might be hiding and taking humans. Each of the guys joins a different Oiran courtesan house to investigate, some more convinsingly than others - Inosuke's beautfiul face gets him by as long as he doesn't speak; Tanjiro is found out almost immediately, but his kindhearted mistress doesn't mind since he is so helpful; but Zenitsu has the worst luck with his disguise and is captured almost immediately!


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Jujutsu kaisen vol 0 by gege akutami

7/15/2023

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Cover of Jujutsu Kaisen volume 0. Yuka, a young man with short, black hair, is holding a sword at us and holding a young girl to him who is hugging him. She's wearing a black dress.
Yuka Okkotsu wants nothing more than to be left alone, yet school bullies still single him out and suffer terrible consequences. Yuka has a Special Grade Cursed Spirit attached to him — the spirit of his childhood sweetheart, Rika — who will protect Yuka with lethal force. Jujutsu High teacher Gojo discovers Yuka and brings him into the fold of Jujutsu sorcerers, hoping Yuka can wield the cursed spirit to the advantage of the sorcerers, but also hopes Yuka can discover his true nature in this world of curses. Once at Jujutsu High, Yuka meets Toge Inumaki, Maki Zenin, and Panda, other first years who have varied reasons for wanting to become Jujutsu sorcerers.


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fly me to the moon vol 12 by kenjiro hata

7/12/2023

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Cover of Fly Me to the Moon volume 12. Nasa is wearing his blue hoodie that has a grey hood. Tsukasa is wearing a pink sailor blouse. Nasa has his index finger on Tsukasa's bottom lip.
Nasa has started his job teaching, but it's at an all girls high school, which Tsukasa didn't think would make her jealous until other people started pointing out how much he's around cute, young girls all day, and how young he is. One day, Nasa finds a lot of advanced calculations on a board in one of the classrooms, and he realizes, as a space fan himself, that someone is calculating a trajectory to the moon. The person responsible for the advanced math seems to also know something about Tsukasa that she hasn't told Nasa. In other realms, Aya has met a nice guy, Ginga, who everyone else knows is probably a Yakuza guy, but she just doesn't see it.


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Given vol 2 by Natsuki Kizu

7/10/2023

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Cover of Given volume 2. The main color in the back is lime green, then triangles of bright colors cascade down the background behind the four boys playing their instruments. Mafuyu is singing into the microphone. They are all drawn in black and white, but Mafuyu is holding a red guitar.
The band has secured a live gig, but that means Mafuyu needs to finish some lyrics! The band practices a ton, but the writer's block persists, so Kaji actually suggests they take a break from practicing their instruments, to the shock of his bandmates. On the ride home Kaji tells Mafuyu that he needs to come to terms with his past and allow himself to feel whole moving forward. The next day, Mafuyu and Hiiragi talk in a park about the previous band Mafuyu was in, and the tragic end for Mafuyu's former love interest, Yuki. As the live event comes up, Mafuyu still doesn't have lyrics written, then his guitar breaks again, but the show must go on. The band prepares to go on as an instrumental number, but to everyone's surprise, Mafuyu starts singing from his heart as he relives tragic memories in his mind.


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Boy’s abyss vol 1 by ryō Minenami

7/6/2023

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Cover of Boy's Abyss volume 1. Nagi is looking at us through her voluptuous purple hair. She's wearing a purple top that comes up to her neck and ends in a shiny, purple choker.
Reiji is trapped in his small town life. His brother is a shut-in who constantly berates their mother; his grandmother is suffering from dementia and is the main reason his mother is so tired; and his mom sets him up with a construction job for after high school, effectively killing any aspirations he had of leaving. One night, while out buying food, Reiji realizes that the shop clerk is actually Nagi Aoe, a famous idol singer from a band he enjoys escaping to. She asks him for a tour around town, which he gives her on the back of his bike. At one point, while stopped in a bridge overlooking the town's river, she asks Reiji if he’ll enter a suicide pact with her, similarly to the heroes in a tragic story based on the town. They wind up back at her house where she takes his virginity. Afterwards, Reiji can’t stop thinking about her, her wish to die, and whether he would be better off dead as well.


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Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto

7/4/2023

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Cover of Goodbye, Eri. Eri is standing in front of some water in her school uniform. Yuta's hands are holding up his smartphone landscape-wise, and he's looking at Eri's face through the lens of his smartphone.
One year for his birthday, Yuta's mother gives him a smartphone and requests that he record her often, as she is dying and won't know which moment will be her last. Yuta complies and tries to capture as many memories as he can, but he can't bring himself to go into the hospital to see her last breath. Then, he runs from the building just in time for it to explode. Then, we realize we are in a theater and have been watching a movie Yuta put together of all the footage of his mother, and he's debuting it in front of his classmates. Most of them are horrified, and Yuta takes their criticism very harshly. He runs to the roof with the intention of killing himself, but instead meets Eri, a girl who loved his film but believes he can make a better one. The two of them spend many days in Eri's secret hideout, watching movies together, until Yuta gets the inspiration to make his second film. This film also has a surprise twist, as Yuta can't help himself.


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Kaiju No 8 vol 6 by naoya matsumoto

7/2/2023

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Cover of Kaiju no 8 volume 6. General Shinomiya holds his kaiju infused gloves together and they crackle with electricity. He glares over his gloves and his blonde hair is mostly slicked back.
Now that the Japan Defense Force sort of trusts Kafka to not lose himself to his kaiju form, they assign him and and Kikoru Shinomiya go to battle against Kaiju No. 9 with their new squad, an elite group headed by Captain Narumi. Kafka has some initial difficulties transforming into his Kaiju self because he’s afraid of the struggle with the Kaiju he's had internally - the fight he overcame was a little too close for his comfort, and he's worried about losing his humanity completely. Kaiju No. 9 has learned some tricks since last we all saw him, and he's able to transform in the middle of a fight with Captain Narumi.


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Fly me to the moon vol 11 by kenjiro hata

6/19/2023

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Cover of Fly Me to the Moon volume 11. Tsukasa and Nasa are sitting in a grassy field with a telescope behind Nasa. It's twilight as there are some stars visible above them, but a light blue sky just above the horizon. Tsukasa is in a pink dress, while Nasa is in a brown hoodie and blue jeans.
On the camping trip continued from the previous volume, Nasa and Tsukasa’s friends surprise them with a Wedding Reception to finally be able to celebrate the couple in public. Nasa has to pull it together to make a meaningful wedding toast, which impresses Ms. Tokiko, Tsukasa’s grandmother. Nasa enthralls part of the group with his astronomy knowledge, while Tsukasa bribes the rest with fireworks. The next morning, Ms. Tokiko gives Nasa the Moon Rock and tells him to make Tsukasa happy. When they return from their camping trip, they find out their apartment is almost ready for them to move back in. Nasa also gets a volunteer teaching position at an all girls high school helping to teach coding.


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