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AKASHIC RECORDS OF BASTARD MAGICAL INSTRUCTOR GN #11

(W) Tarou Hitsuji (A) Aosa Tsunemi (CA) Aosa Tsunemi

Sisti is a young magic-user in training who attends prestigious magical academy where she hopes to be trained by the best of the best. However, when her instructor suddenly retires, his replacement is anything but what Sisti had hoped for - lazy, incompetent, and always late! Can Sisti still learn magic and unravel the mystery of Sky Castle with such a terrible teacher to lead her?

ARIFURETA COMMONPLACE TO STRONGEST GN #6

(W) Ryo Shirakome (A) Ryo Shirakome (CA) Ryo Shirakome

When a classroom of students is transported to another world to act as its saviors, Hajime Nagumo finds himself the weakest link. As his friends and classmates are granted strong classes and impressive abilities due to their existing skills, he is given the weak title of Synergist. When a dungeon quest leaves him separated from his group, Hajime must discover his own talents or be left to rot in this world forever.

ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL GN #17

(W) Ark Performance (A) Ark Performance (CA) Ark Performance

Seventeen years ago the Fleet of Fog took control of the oceans, barring humanity from traveling between continents or islands. Now, a weapon powerful enough to damage the Fog's vessels has finally been invented. The submarine I-401, with its humanoid avatar - a "mental model" named Iona, who's taken the shape of a young girl - was once part of the Fleet of Fog, but has chosen to side with humanity. Captained by Chihaya Gunzo and his crew, the I-401 is the only ship under human control that can move freely through the seas. But she answers only to her captain, and he answers to no one.

BL METAMORPHOSIS GN #4

(W) Kaori Tsurutani (A) Kaori Tsurutani (CA) Kaori Tsurutani

Ichinoi, a 75-year-old woman living a peaceful life, unwittingly buys a Boy's Love manga one day... and is fascinated by what she finds inside. When she returns to the bookstore to buy the next volume, the high school girl working there-Urara, a seasoned BL fan-notices a budding fangirl when she sees one. When Urara offers to help Ichinoi explore this whole new world of fiction, the two dive into BL fandom together, and form an unlikely friendship along the way.

BLUE GIANT OMNIBUS #2

(VOL 3-4)

(W) Shinichi Ishizuka (A) Shinichi Ishizuka

Miyamoto Dai, a student with a taste for basketball, changes his life the first time he sees a live jazz performance. The incredible music strikes a chord deep inside him, and he immediately decides to dedicate himself to the saxophone. He has no skills, no formal training, and no idea what he's up against, but his obsession drives him to play that instrument day after day. Will passion be enough to become the player of his dreams?

CLASSROOM OF ELITE LIGHT NOVEL SC #8

VOL 7.5

(W) Syougo Kinugasa (A) Shunsaku Tomose (CA) Shunsaku Tomose

Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom - if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokoji Kiyotaka has landed at the bottom in the scorned Class D, where he meets Horikita Suzune, who's determined to rise up the ladder to Class A. Can they beat the system in a school where cutthroat competition is the name of the game?

DANCE IN VAMPIRE BUND AGE OF SCARLET ORDER GN #4

(W) Nozomu Tamaki (A) Nozomu Tamaki (CA) Nozomu Tamaki

An all-new sequel manga to the bestselling Dance in the Vampire Bund series! The hit supernatural series continues in this new manga, which starts after Dance in the Vampire Bund II: Scarlet Order.

DRUGSTORE IN ANOTHER WORLD CHEAT PHARMACIST GN #1

(W) Kennoji Haruno (A) Kennoji Haruno (CA) Yu Aida

The light-hearted isekai tale about a fantasy pharmacist that inspired the anime! When corporate drone Reiji wakes up in another world, he comes face-to-face with a fatally wounded werewolf. Thankfully, Reiji's new Medicine Maker skill enables him to brew uniquely effective potions. Alongside his new wolf-girl friend, Reiji and his amazing cures are ready to revolutionize this fantasy world. Be they an old man seeking the secret of youth or an elven archer with blurry vision, all comers are welcome to his countryside pharmacy.

FAILURE FRAME LIGHT NOVEL #1

(W) Kaoru Shinozaki (A) KMKW

Revenge in another world-with an abnormal twist! Mimori Touka and his classmates are abruptly catapulted into a fantasy world, summoned by the world's resident goddess to serve as heroes. The good news? Most of the students display amazing skills upon arrival! The bad? Mimori is the worst of the lot, bottoming out at a measly E-rank. Incensed, the goddess tosses him in a dungeon to die-but, it turns out, Mimori's skills aren't so much worthless as they are abnormal. Abnormally powerful, perhaps!

GHOSTLY THINGS GN #3

(W) Ushio Shirotori (A) Ushio Shirotori (CA) Ushio Shirotori

High school student Takahara Yachiho has just moved into a notoriously haunted house on the outskirts of town. With only her cat Fuku-chan for company, Yachiho is disturbed by strange sounds and happenings... until the day she comes across a small passage leading to a hidden lower floor. There she discovers spirits of all shapes and sizes, guided by the tiny supernatural "manager" Moro. If Yachiho is to call this place home, she'll have to deal with its ghostly denizens - and find a mysterious book that may be the key to locating her missing mother.

GRIMGAR OF FANTASY & ASH LIGHT NOVEL #15

VOL 14.5

(W) Ao Jyumonji (A) Eiri Shirai (CA) Eiri Shirai

Haruhiro awakens to darkness and amnesia, among a group of strangers who can only remember their own names. When they make it into the light, they discover Grimgar, a fantasy world that's like something out of an RPG game. Without apparent skills or knowledge of their surroundings, Haruhiro and his newfound friends band together to form an adventuring party. Only by cooperating, using their wits, and learning new skills can they hope to survive in this dangerous land of monsters and magic.

HIDDEN DUNGEON ONLY I CAN ENTER LIGHT NOVEL #3

(W) Meguru Seto (A) Takehana Note (CA) Nozomu Tamaki

Hidden dungeons - legendary places that no one knows how to enter - are full of extremely rare items, incredibly dangerous beasts, and strange beings that can grant power beyond measure. Noir, the third son of a penniless baronet, just lost his job. He was contemplating becoming an adventurer when fortune struck only a mile from home, and he opened the entrance to just such a dungeon!

HIGH RISE INVASION GN #9

(COLLECTS VOL 17 & 18)

(W) Tsuina Miura (A) Takahiro Oba (CA) Takahiro Oba

On the roof of a high-rise building, a young girl named Yuri witnesses a masked figure split a man's head open with an axe! It's not exactly an everyday occurrence for a high schooler, but things only get weirder from there. Yuri soon finds herself in a strange world of skyscrapers with only two options for escape - fight past the mysterious masked figures or leap to her death! Collects the original volumes 17 and 18.

HIMOUTO UMARI CHAN GN #13

(W) Sankaku Head (A) Sankaku Head (CA) Sankaku Head

In public, Umaru Doma appears to be the perfect high school student: hard-working, refined, and totally responsible. But the minute she gets home to her older brother Taihei - and dons her famous hamster hoodie - and devolves into the ultimate bratty little sister! She's happy to roll around all day in an otaku cloud of games and junk food while her exhausted older brother takes care of everything in the house.

HOW TO TREAT MAGICAL BEASTS GN #5

(W) Kajiya (A) Kajiya (CA) Kajiya

In an age of science and forgotten magic, mythic beasts are beginning to disappear from the world. A young girl named Ziska, born into a line of mages, becomes the apprentice to a veterinarian of regular animals - but Ziska's interests lie with beasts of a more magical nature. Can she help these creatures of legend survive in a world that is leaving them behind?

IDEAL SPONGER LIFE GN #8

(W) Tsunehiko Watanabe (A) Neko Hinotsuki (CA) Neko Hinotsuki

One day, average salaryman Yamai Zenjirou has an out-of-this-world experience - literally! He's pulled from Earth and dragged to another world where magic thrives and a gorgeous, powerful queen needs a consort. Now he's being pressured to marry that very monarch and help her bear a child. Will Zenjirou accept this life of lazy, luxurious love at the cost of leaving his home behind?

KINGDOM OF Z GN #3

(W) Saizo Harawata (A) Ron Watanuki (CA) Ron Watanuki

Five days after a sudden and devastating zombie attack, Masaru is barely managing to survive by hiding out at his high school. Suddenly, he is rescued by two beautiful high school girls: Sekigahara Miki and Nagiri Karin. But what are their real motives...?

KINGDOMS OF RUIN GN #2

(W) yoruhashi (A) yoruhashi (CA) yoruhashi

Humanity long lived in harmony with witches, but an advanced scientific revolution has made the powers of a witch unnecessary. Succumbing to resentment and fear, the greatest nation in the world begins a brutal witch hunt and eliminates all witches from the land. After being forced to watch his beloved teacher die, Adonis, a witch's apprentice, swears revenge on the empire that took everything away from him.

MADE IN ABYSS GN #9

(W) Akihito Tukushi (A) Akihito Tukushi (CA) Akihito Tukushi

In an age when the corners of the world have been scoured for their secrets, only one place remains unexplored - a massive cave system known as the Abyss. Those who traverse its endless pits and labyrinth-like tunnels are known as Cave Raiders. A young orphan named Rico dreams of following in her mother's footsteps as a Cave Raider. When she meets a strange robot when exploring the Abyss, she's one step closer to achieving her goal!

MAGICAL ANGEL CREAMY MAMI & SPOILED PRINCESS GN #1

(W) Emi Mitsuki (A) Emi Mitsuki (CA) Yu Aida

A manga following Megumi, the antagonist of the classic, genre-shaping magical girl anime! Life gets super rough for idol Megumi Ayase when starlit (and magical!) Mami joins her agency and inadvertently usurps the top spot. Rather than backing down, Ayase leans into her jealousy and will stop at nothing to reclaim her throne... all while still doing her best to be a good senpai!

MAGICAL GIRL SITE GN #15

(W) Sato Kentaro (A) Sato Kentaro (CA) Sato Kentaro

Asagiri Aya is a young girl who has fallen victim to bullies at her school. Looking for a way to escape her troubles, she looks to the Internet for distraction, when a mysterious website called "Magical Girl Site" appears. Simply viewing the page is all it takes to hurtle Aya headlong into the deadly world of the Magical Girl Apocalypse. There, it's fight or die, against a seemingly endless array of savagely adorable, frilly-skirted killing machines, each armed with magical powers and an unquenchable thirst for blood and chaos.

MERMAN IN MY TUB GN #8

(W) Itokichi (A) Itokichi (CA) Itokichi

What happens when an intruder from the sea stakes claim to your bathtub? A cool yet demure teenage boy named Tatsumi must learn to live with the self-obsessed and playful merman Wakasa in a small Tokyo apartment. These two dissimilar young men will learn what it takes to deal with one another in their everyday lives. Of course, impromptu visits by Wakasa's anthropomorphic ocean friends - an octopus, jelly fish, and hermit crab - do not make things easier. Welcome to Tatsumi's bathtub. It's getting crowded!

MISS KOBAYASHIS DRAGON MAID GN #10

(W) Coolkyoushinja (A) Coolkyoushinja (CA) Coolkyoushinja

Miss Kobayashi is your average office worker who lives a boring life, alone in her small apartment - until she saves the life of a female dragon in distress. The dragon, named Tohru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl (albeit with horns and a long tail!), who will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Miss Kobayashi likes it or not. With a very persistent and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Miss Kobayashi's normal life is about to go off the deep end!

MUSHOKU TENSEI JOBLESS REINCARNATION LIGHT NOVEL SC #9

(W) Rifujin na Magonote (A) ShiroTaka (CA) ShiroTaka

An unemployed otaku has just reached the lowest point in his life. He wants nothing more than the ability to start over, but he gets hit by a truck and dies! Shockingly, he finds himself reborn into an infant's body in a strange new world of swords and magic. His identity now is Rudeus Greyrat, yet he still retains the memories of his previous life. Reborn into a new family, Rudeus makes use of his past experiences to forge ahead in this fantasy world as a true prodigy. With swords instead of chopsticks, and spell books instead of the internet, can Rudeus redeem himself in this wondrous yet dangerous land?

MUSHOKU TENSEI ROXY GETS SERIOUS GN #5

(W) Rifujin na Magonote (A) Yuka Fujikawa (CA) Yuka Fujikawa

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, the sprawling isekai hit about a 34-year-old otaku reborn into a fantasy world, primarily follows the hero Rudeus Grayrat from infancy to adulthood. But this new world is filled with people who share his new life, including Roxy, the woman who trains him in the magical arts. How did Roxy become such a powerful magician on her own? Delve into Roxy's early adventures in this backstory manga!