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BLANK CANVAS SO CALLED ARTISTS JOURNEY GN #1

(W) Akiko Higashimura (A) Akiko Higashimura (CA) Akiko Higashimura

The award-winning autobiographical manga Kakukaku Shikajika by Akiko Higashimura, the creator of Princess Jellyfish, about her high school dream to become a comic book creator! High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She's in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn't care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!

CLASSROOM OF ELITE LIGHT NOVEL SC

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

The cutthroat school drama light novels that inspired an anime! 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?

DIDNT I SAY MAKE MY ABILITIES AVERAGE GN #3

(W) FUNA (A) Neko Mint (CA) Neko Mint

Be careful what you wish for in this magical comedy about the pitfalls of rebirth! When she turns ten years old, Adele von Ascham is hit with a horrible headache - and memories of her previous life as an eighteen-year-old Japanese girl named Kurihara Misato. That life changed abruptly, however, when Misato died trying to aid a little girl and met god. During that meeting, she made an odd request and asked for average abilities in her next life. But few things, especially wishes, ever go quite as planned.

DUNGEON OF BLACK COMPANY GN #3

(W) Youhei Yasumura (A) Youhei Yasumura (CA) Youhei Yasumura

Kinji, who lacks any kind of work ethic, is a layabout in his modern life. One day, he finds himself transported to another world, but not in a grand fantasy of a hero welcomed with open arms. He's immediately shoved into a terrible job! Now enslaved by the corporate evil of a fantasy mining company, Kinji's about to really learn the meaning of hard work!

EVE X EVE GN

(W) Nagashiro Rouge (A) Nagashiro Rouge (CA) Nagashiro Rouge

A collection of sexy yuri manga for the mature reader. Eve x Eve begins with a provocative story: a science fiction tale about the apocalypse, and two women who love each other through the rebirth of Earth and beyond. The Eve x Eve collection showcases six short stories by the up-and-coming creator Nagashiro Rouge, exploring the more intimate side of women loving women in different lives.

HIGH RISE INVASION GN #4

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

In a world of towers and killers, the path to godhood awaits. Can Yuri survive long enough to claim the prize...? This omnibus volume collects volumes 7 and 8.

HOW NOT TO SUMMON DEMON LORD GN #4

(W) Yukiya Murasaki (A) Naoto Fukuda (CA) Naoto Fukuda

When Shera's brother Keera tracks down Diablo and the others, he demands that Diablo remove the enslavement spell on Shera so he can take her back to the Elf kingdom. But Shera would rather stay with Diablo and Rem, even if that means staying Diablo's slave. Diablo might not be a real demon lord, but he'll have to act the part if he wants to protect Shera from her own family.

HOW REALIST HERO REBUILT KINGDOM LIGHT NOVEL #3

(W) Dojyomaru (A) Fuyuyuki (CA) Fuyuyuki

Summoned to another world to slay the mighty beast of governance! When the aggressively pragmatic Kazuya Souma is summoned to another world as a hero, he's not given a quest. He's given a kingdom to rule. On top of that, he's betrothed to the previous king's daughter! To get the country back in order, Souma gathers a group of gifted individuals to his side. Will their impressive talents and his own knack for logistics be enough to get the country on its feet again?

MAGICAL GIRL SITE GN #9

(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.

MAGICAL GIRL SPECIAL OPS ASUKA GN #6

(W) Makoto Fukami (A) Seigo Tokiya (CA) Seigo Tokiya

When the Earth was threatened by the sudden appearance of undead creatures, a group of young women blessed with powers from a mysterious source rose to defeat them. Now, after three years of apparent peace, the same malevolent creatures have resurfaced. Five magical girls are once again conscripted to war as the Magical Girl Special-Ops force, to defend mankind from an unholy nemesis!

MASAMUNE KUNS REVENGE GN #10

(W) Takeoka Hazuki (A) Tiv (CA) Tiv

As an overweight child, Makabe Masamune was mercilessly teased and bullied by one particular girl, Adagaki Aki. Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe begins a rigorous regimen of self-improvement and personal transformation. Years later, Masamune reemerges as a new man. Handsome, popular, athletic, and with perfect grades, Masamune-kun transfers to Aki's school, and is unrecognizable to her. Now, Masamune-kun is ready to confront the girl who bullied him so many years ago and humiliate her at last. Revenge is sweet!

MONSTER GIRL DOCTOR LIGHT NOVEL SC #4

(W) Oriko Yoshino (A) z-tron (CA) z-tron

As the primary doctor for Lindworm's monster population, Glenn Litbeit has seen his share of bizarre cases. But nothing can prepare him for the rumors of doppelgangers suddenly plaguing the town. Will Glenn be able to determine the cause of this phenomenon before it overruns Lindworm? Or will his penchant for working himself sick finally get the best of him?

MUSHOKU TENSEI JOBLESS REINCARNATION LIGHT NOVEL SC #1

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

At long last, the original light novels for the fan-favorite isekai hit! Kicked out by his family and wandering the streets, an unemployed 34-year-old shut-in thinks he's hit rock-bottom - just as he's hit and killed by a speeding truck! Awakening to find himself reborn as an infant in a world of swords and sorcery, but with the memories of his first life intact, Rudeus Greyrat is determined not to repeat his past mistakes. He's going to make the most of this reincarnation as he sets off on the adventure of a second lifetime!

MY MONSTER SECRET GN #16

(W) Eiji Masuda (A) Eiji Masuda (CA) Eiji Masuda

High school student Kuromine Asahi is the kind of guy who literally cannot tell a lie. Whether it's trying to maintain a poker face in a simple game of cards or keeping scurrilous gossip to himself, Asahi is a total failure when it comes to the art of deception. So what happens when he stumbles upon the most shocking secret of his life? When Asahi learns that Shiragami Youko, a beautiful girl of few words, is actually a vampire, can Asahi possibly keep his lips sealed?

OUR DREAMS AT DUSK SHIMANAMI TASOGARE GN #1

(W) Yuhki Kamatani (A) Yuhki Kamatani (CA) Yuhki Kamatani

The beloved coming-out and coming-of-age manga about a broad LGBT+ community. Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he has been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.

SAINT SEIYA SAINTIA SHO GN #6

(W) Chimaki Kuori (A) Chimaki Kuori (CA) Chimaki Kuori

In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga, the Gemini Gold Saint, a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of protecting their goddess Athena. This first all-women team of armored warriors, powered by the Zodiac, will use all their cunning, strength, and compassion to defend their worlds and oppose their very destinies.

SERVAMP GN #12

(W) Tanaka Strike (A) Tanaka Strike (CA) Tanaka Strike

The unique vampire action-drama continues! When a stray black cat named Kuro crosses Mahiru Shirota's path, the high school freshman's life will never be the same again. Kuro is, in fact, no ordinary feline, but a servamp: a servant vampire. While Mahiru's personal philosophy is one of nonintervention, he soon becomes embroiled in an ancient, altogether surreal conflict between vampires and humans.

SORCEROUS STABBER ORPHEN GN #1

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(W) Yoshinobu Akita (A) Muraji (CA) Muraji

With spell and sword in hand, the classic fantasy hero returns in an all-new manga series! While studying as a sorcerer at the most prestigious institute for magic in the land, an arcane accident sees Orphen's oldest friend, Azalie, transformed into a horrifying monster. When the sorcerers' academy decides to cover up the accident instead of trying to fight the curse, Orphen takes matters into his own hands. He forsakes his position and even his own name, departing on a wanderer's quest to gather the knowledge and artifacts necessary to make Azalie human again. Adventure and danger await in this brand-new adaptation of the fan-favorite Orphen franchise!

TORADORA LIGHT NOVEL #5

(W) Yuyuko Takemiya (A) Yasu (CA) Yasu

It's Ryuuji's first day of his second year of high school and it seems as if things are looking up. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Yuusaku, and Kushieda Minori, the girl he's secretly crushing on. But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favor, he unwittingly crosses the most feared girl in school, Aisaka Taiga, making her into his arch enemy. To top it off, Taiga has moved in right next door to Ryuuji and happens to be Minori's best friend! Can this school year possibly get any worse?