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A CERTAIN MAGICAL INDEX GN #7

(W) Kazuma Kamachi (A) Chuuya Kogino (CA) Chuuya Kogino

Summer vacation is over, and it's time to go back to school! The new school year brings a new friend for Index - the lovely, thoughtful Hyouka Kazakiri. But there's a new problem too, and it's tall, blond, and ready to ruin Touma's day - the terrifying magician Sherry Cromwell!

AKAME GA KILL GN #8

(W) Takahiro (A) Tetsuya Tashiro (CA) Tetsuya Tashiro

Red is the new black in this bloody, action-packed series about a group of righteous assassins! Akame and her teammates have finally arrived at the headquarters of the religious organization, but awaiting them are both the Jaegers and the Four Rakshasa Demons from the Temple of the Imperial Fist! And in the midst of the most intense battle yet, Mine finally gets her chance to confront Seryu!

AOHARU X MACHINEGUN GN

(W) Naoe (A) Naoe (CA) Naoe

Hotaru Tachibana is a girl (though all too frequently mistaken for a boy!) with a deep sense of justice. When a classmate informs Hotaru that she was bilked out of her cash by a shady host at a host club, Hotaru immediately rushes to confront the villain only to discover that the con man in question is her new neighbor! Worse, he proposes to settle their feud with firearms! Okay, it turns out that they're just toys, but when Hotaru is soundly defeated, she finds herself sucked into the world of survival games. Is this new world one she can actually escape?

ASTERISK WAR ACADEMY CITY ON WATER GN #2

(W) Yuu Miyazaki (A) Okiura (CA) Okiura

Having begun attending Seidoukan Academy - one of the six magical schools in the city known as the Asterisk - Ayato Amagiri begins the task he's truly there to accomplish: investigating the disappearance of his elder sister! He's given a powerful weapon that she once wielded, and it seems like he's on the right track. But when he and Julis are attacked in broad daylight by mysterious forces, it's clear his search isn't going to be as easy as he'd hoped.

BARAKAMON GN #12

(W) Satsuki Yoshino (A) Satsuki Yoshino (CA) Satsuki Yoshino

Jingle jingle jingle jingle....Christmas has come to the island! Handsome young calligrapher Seishuu Handa tries his hand at the Santa business for the first time! But could it be that Handa Claus isn't the only one who's come to visit all the nice little children? The love of every dad warms the world in Volume 12 of this hot 'n' hearty island comedy!

BLOODY CROSS GN #12

(W) Shiwo Komeyama (A) Shiwo Komeyama (CA) Shiwo Komeyama

Demons and angels collide with a curse in this gothic fantasy that strikes to the core of manga fandom! The thirteen divine relics have been collected; the blood of the sacrifice has been spilled. As the victor prepares to ascend to godhood, many questions yet remain about the nature of the Crusades, past and present. Will Hinata's enduring desire to end the cycle of bloodshed be realized? Find out in the final volume of Bloody Cross!

DEVIL IS PART TIMER GN #7

(W) Satoshi Wagahara (A) Akio Hiiragi (CA) Akio Hiiragi

Hell hath no fury like Satan on fries! Maou (the Devil King) has a suspicion about the mysterious child Alas Ramus, a wee lass who he and Emi (the Hero) have wound up parenting. During a supremely awkward "family outing" to the amusement park, Emi gets Maou to tell her the truth about their little girl. But when a chorus of angels shows up to settle an old score, Maou's revelation may not matter!

DEVIL IS PART TIMER HIGH SCHOOL GN #5

(W) Satoshi Wagahara (A) Kurone Mishima (CA) Kurone Mishima

Hell hath no fury like Satan... in high school?! Having been banished to modern-day Japan to attend high school, the Devil King (Maou) and the Hero (Emi) have been fighting a high-stakes battle to control the student council! When Maou manages to win, the defeated Emi feels a terrible pang in her chest for... Maou?! Surely not! Did the high school foibles of these fated rivals just get a lot more complicated?

FRUITS BASKET COLLECTORS ED TP #6

(W) Natsuki Takaya (A) Natsuki Takaya (CA) Natsuki Takaya

Tohru should be having the time of her life during summer break at the Sohmas' vacation home, but ever since Akito appeared, Yuki and the others go off every day to meet with the zodiac leader. On top of that, Yuki is acting weird! And when Tohru encounters the Horse of the zodiac, does that leave Akito as the Rooster? Later, as the next school term begins, the new student council assembles at last! While Yuki and those around him are occupied, Tohru secretly visits Kazuma. She wishes to free everyone in the Sohma family from their "curse" and looks to him for a clue. Unexpectedly, however, Rin is poised to hinder Tohru's efforts!

GA GEIJUTSUKA ART DESIGN CLASS GN #7

(W) Satoko Kiyuduki (A) Satoko Kiyuduki (CA) Satoko Kiyuduki

GA: Where manga meets art class! As the GA third-years prepare for graduation and the future, an era comes to an end. How will their impending departure affect the underclassmen? And when the time comes to say good-bye, what emotions will fill Kisaragi's heart? The girls of say farewell in this final volume full of laughter, heart, and lots and lots of art!

HANDA KUN GN #4

(W) Satsuki Yoshino (A) Satsuki Yoshino (CA) Satsuki Yoshino

Join Handa-sensei before he became "Sensei" in the hilarious high school spin-off of Satsuki Yoshino's popular manga, The trials of high school life continue to vex poor Handa-kun. This time he's drawn the attention of the school's wannabe manga creators and a passive aggressive library rep, but the true horror high school has in store for him waits just around the corner.

HORIMIYA GN #5

(W) HERO (A) Daisuke Hagiwara (CA) Daisuke Hagiwara

When two unexpectedly similar classmates have a random run-in outside of the classroom, a bubbly, sweet tale of school life begins! Hori and Miyamura are now officially a couple, and everyone knows it. But not everything's coming up roses for Miyamura, who's worried that people are talking about Hori behind her back. When his anxiety about being Hori's boyfriend reaches fever pitch, Miyamura drastically changes his look, which changes everyone's opinion of him all at once!

HOW TO RAISE BORING GIRLFRIEND GN #4

(W) Maruto Fumiaki (A) Kurehito Misaki

Game script aside, Aki's dating sim is getting nowhere. And in a fix like this, who has time to think about stuff like background music? With the finished product but a dream, the usual chaos continues. But when Aki's beautiful runaway cousin, the guitarist Michiru Hyoudou, suddenly joins the fray, the surprise appearance of a new rival forcing her way into Aki's life throws the other girls for a loop! Is she the solution to the game's soundtrack troubles? Or will Aki's tendencies send her running for the hills?

KAGEROU DAZE GN #7

(W) Jin (A) Mahiro Satou (CA) Mahiro Satou

The manga adaptation of the massively popular light novel series about a group of teenagers with mysterious eye powers! A mysterious girl appears before Hibiya as he chases after the vanished Hiyori. To solve the mystery of the other world, the girl tells him the story of the very first protagonist. The tale of Azami begins here!

LISELOTTE & WITCHS FOREST GN #2

(W) Natsuki Takaya (A) Natsuki Takaya (CA) Natsuki Takaya

From the bestselling creator of comes Natsuki Takaya's latest series never before published in English! Liselotte, the daughter of a feudal lord, has been exiled to the land's easternmost reaches by order of her older brother. Despite the bitter past that put her in these straits, Lise enjoys her new life with her twin attendants, Alto and Anna, the familiar Yomi, and Engetsu, a young man who not only harbors a secret, but also bears a striking resemblance to an old acquaintance, Enrich. However, Lise's quaint idyll is shattered when none other than a witch comes calling!

LOG HORIZON WEST WIND BRIGADE GN #4

(W) Mamare Touno (A) Koyuki (CA) Kazuhiro Hara

Join the adventures of the West Wind Brigade in this manga spin-off of the massively popular light novel series Trapped in the game world of , Soujirou and the fetching lasses of the West Wind Brigade are getting tired of the tasteless food. However, with the sudden appearance of a burger joint, it seems the bland monotony may be at an end - but the quest for the secret to tasty burgers is not going to be as easy as they'd like!

RE ZERO GN #2

STARTING LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD

(W) Tappei Nagatsuki (A) Daichi Matsuse (CA) Daichi Matsuse

How do you repay someone who saved your life when all you can do is die? Subaru Natsuki had just been trying to get to the convenience store, but he wound up summoned to another world. Worse, he has only one special ability, and he has to die to use it! At least now he's got a goal - save the girl with the silver hair and bring a smile to her face. But how many times is he going to have to die a terrible death in order to make that goal a reality?

SCUMS WISH GN #1

(W) Mengo Yokoyari (A) Mengo Yokoyari (CA) Mengo Yokoyari

Fake relationships are fraught with unrequited love in . Mugi and Hanabi are the perfect high school couple - but their relationship is built on a single shared secret: They're each in love with someone else.

TABOO TATTOO GN #4

(W) Shinjiro (A) Shinjiro (CA) Shinjiro

This is what you call some serious ink! Seigi's Spell Crest is unique in how it creates voids that can cause severe damage to the surrounding area. At least, that's what everyone thought. But now it seems like Princess Aryabhata of the kingdom of Selinistan, as well as the mysterious man called BB, also possess "Infinite Spell Crests" just like Seigi!

TODAYS CERBERUS GN #1

(W) Ato Sakurai (A) Ato Sakurai (CA) Ato Sakurai

As a young boy, Chiaki Mikado had an encounter with an unusual, three-headed puppy, and as a consequence of a bite from that dog, he lost a piece of his soul. Now a teenager, he finds himself unable to enjoy anything, but the three-headed dog is back in human form - or, more accurately, - to fix all that! Turns out that the three heads of the mythical guardian to the gates of the underworld are actually unique individuals, and each a pretty young girl at that! With his new roommate(s) leading the charge, can Chiaki experience the happiness that has so long eluded him?

TOHYO GAME GN #1

(W) Chihiro (A) Tatsuhiko

A simple game turns deadly in this high school of horrors! The class popularity contest was supposed to be for fun, but now the unpopular ones are dying grisly deaths. The classroom has become a horrific struggle for survival. Someone is keeping the game going, but who? Can anyone survive the game and expose the truth?