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86 EIGHTY SIX GN #2

(W) Asato Asato (A) Motoki Yoshihara (CA) Motoki Yoshihara

Lena takes command of the front-line Spearhead squadron from her post within San Magnolia's fortified first district. She and Shin fight on without ever seeing one another, but the fate of the two takes a sudden turn due to a death on the battlefield...

86 EIGHTY SIX LIGHT NOVEL SC #7

(W) Asato Asato (A) Asato Asato

The Merciless Queen has finally been taken into custody. Now the Federacy, the United Kingdom, and the Alliance of Wald can conduct a thorough analysis of this special Ameise and find out what makes the Legion tick. In the meantime, the members of the 86th Strike Package take a step away from the iron and blood so that they can relax for the first time in ages.

BOFURI DONT WANT TO GET HURT MAX OUT DEFENSE NOVEL SC #1

(W) Jirou Oimoto (A) Koin (CA) Koin

When it comes to the VRMMO NewWorld Online, Kaede Honjou isn't your run-of-the-mill greenhorn gamer. Forgoing a typical stat allocation for her Great Shielder, Maple, she pumps all her points into defense from the get-go! Her reasoning? "I don't want to get hurt." With no magic, agility, or strength to speak of, this walking fortress will have to get creative to beat the baddies early on. But little does she know that her pure-stat build will propel her to chaotic new heights that even the game admins couldn't account for!

BOREDOM OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA SC LIGHT NOVEL #3

(W) Nagaru Tanigawa (A) Noizi Ito (CA) Noizi Ito

This third volume in the Haruhi Suzumiya series is a collection of four exciting short stories that chronologically take place before The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya.The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya:In her latest attempt to give the S.O.S. Brigade more public exposure, Haruhi signs the group up for the city-wide baseball tournament. Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody:It's like Back To the Future! In order to prevent an impending disaster, Mikuru takes Kyon back in time, where he meets Haruhi as a seventh grader. Mysterique Sign:The computer club president at school mysteriously disappears, and it's up to the S.O.S. Brigade to get to the bottom of it!Remote Island Syndrome:It's vacation time when a relative of Itsuki's invites the S.O.S. Brigade to stay at his island villa. But then a dead body turns up, and Haruhi and the gang get mixed up in a thrilling murder mystery.

BOTTOM-TIER BUREAUCRAT MADE MINISTER LIGHT NOVEL SC

(W) Kisetsu Morita (A) Benio (CA) Benio

In this spinoff story of I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, enjoy Beelzebub's misadventures in her early days as the demon Minister of Agriculture, after she was promoted from entry-level office worker right to the top!

BOTTOM-TIER CHARACTER TOMOZAKI LIGHT NOVEL SC #6

(W) Yuki Yaku (A) Fly

It's November, and preparations for the culture festival are beginning. Meetings with Hinami have begun again, and life has mostly returned to normal... until Hinami asks him who he likes. But Tomozaki has to wonder-does he really need to have an answer?

BUNGO STRAY DOGS GN #18

(W) Kafka Asagiri (A) Sango Harukawa (CA) Sango Harukawa

Within the Sky Casino, Sigma of the Decay of the Angel clashes with the Hunting Dogs! While Tachihara searches for evidence of a terrorist plot, Atsushi and the others hide in Ann's room, waiting for their chance to launch a counterattack.

CANT STOP CURSING YOU GN #1

(W) Kensuke Koba (A) Natsuko Uruma

Those who make contracts with devils gain the power to curse others to death. Their mortal enemy: the Curse Detective Kiyoharu Saeyama, who uses traces of the curses left on their victims to uncover the identities of these sick killers. Let this deadly, paranormal game of psychological warfare begin!

CAROLE & TUESDAY GN #2

(W) Bones (A) Morito Yamataka (CA) Morito Yamataka

Despite a disappointing first live, Carole & Tuesday are still energetically chasing their dream of being musicians! Aiming higher and higher, their manager, Gus, pushes them toward the spotlight of the "Mars's Brightest" competition...Will this young, acoustic duo make it in the world of perfect AI music?

DIRTY WAY DESTROY GODDESS HEROES NOVEL SC #6

(W) Sakuma Sasaki (A) Asagi Tosaka (CA) Asagi Tosaka

Who knew life without the goddess could be so peaceful...? Just kidding! Without something to believe in, the humans are in shambles. Trouble is around every corner-no heroes and too many demons, scheming government officials and corrupt clergy members.

DISAPPEARANCE OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA SC LIGHT NOVEL #4

(W) Nagaru Tanigawa (A) Noizi Ito (CA) Noizi Ito

What if you woke up one morning, and everything changed?It's one week before Christmas Eve, and Haruhi and the S.O.S. Brigade (a club for her high school's strangest and most extraordinary students) are gearing up for holiday festivities. But just before the fun kicks off, Kyon, the only "normal" member, wakes up in a weird alternate dimension, one where Haruhi attends another school entirely, Nagato the time traveling robot is just an ordinary human, and Mikuru (the cute girl of Kyon's dreams) doesn't even recognize him-in other words, S.O.S. Brigade never existed.The only clue Kyon can find is a bookmark left by the robot version of Nagato, which leads him on a quest back in time, where he interacts with the storyline from "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody", a short story from the previous Haruhi book, The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya. This fun and quirky holiday tale is reminiscent of A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life.

DURARARA SH LIGHT NOVEL SC #1

(W) Ryohgo Narita (A) Suzuhito Yasuda (CA) Suzuhito Yasuda

In the sequel series to the urban fantasy Durarara!!, Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in the hopes of starting a new life (and maybe seeing the Headless Rider), but the famous Dullahan hasn't been seen in half a year-and neither has anyone who's gone to find her!

FIANCEE OF THE WIZARD GN #3

(W) Syuri Nakamura (A) Masaki Kazuka (CA) Masaki Kazuka

Grateful for Edy's safe return and their subsequent marriage ceremony, Filimena is sure her fantasy-world life is finally back on track. But when nightmares begin to wake her in the dead of night and her health erodes, not even her capable husband knows how to save her...

GOBLIN SLAYER LIGHT NOVEL SC #11

(W) Kumo Kagyu (A) Noboru Kannatuki

Spring has arrived, and Goblin Slayer's party is on the job guarding a vineyard as part of a goblin hunt. This vineyard happens to belong to the Temple of the Earth Mother where Priestess was raised, and one of the nuns most dear to her has become the subject of a disturbing rumor involving goblins...

GOBLIN SLAYER SIDE STORY II DAI KATANA GN #1

(W) Kumo Kagyu (A) lack

At the very north of this four-cornered world lies the impregnable Dungeon of the Dead, so-called because naught but death awaits those who enter within. At least, not until that challenge is met by a certain party of adventurers, six men and women who would one day be called "Heroes"...

HANA-CHAN & THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD GN

(W) Ryotaro Ueda (A) Ryotaro Ueda

It's the story of a girl. A girl who lives in the country. A girl encountering fragments, both bitter and sweet, of the world around her. It's the story of the shape of her world.

HAZURE SKILL LEGENDARY ASSASSIN NOVEL SC #1

(W) Kennoji (A) KMKW (CA) KMKW

Roland is the world's greatest assassin, he's a man who's taken a worthless skill and made it so powerful that he managed to kill the greatest demon lord that's ever lived. He could live out the rest of his days as a wealthy and famous man, but instead chooses...an exceedingly normal life working at an adventurer's guild?!

HERO OVERPOWERED BUT OVERLY CAUTIOUS NOVEL SC #6

(W) Light Tuchihi (A) Saori Toyota (CA) Saori Toyota

Seiya and Rista venture to the sand territory to face the last of the Demon Lord's forces, but are wholly unprepared for what they find. They are greeted by an alternate Ixphoria where Seiya never lost to the demon lord, and he and Tiana are living a happy life together; the future that could have been...

IM GREAT PRIEST IMHOTEP GN #8

(W) Makoto Morishita (A) Makoto Morishita (CA) Makoto Morishita

Hinome has been abducted by Yuuto's older brother, Ausir, and worse still, he's plotting to use her fire to cleanse humanity from the earth. How did Ausir's fixation on his "destiny" become so twisted? And what exactly is the reason behind his extreme hatred for Imhotep...?!

IN ANOTHER WORLD WITH MY SMARTPHONE GN #1

(W) Patora Fuyuhara (A) Soto

Due to God having a bit of a clumsy accident, Touya Mochizuki is killed and reincarnated in a medieval fantasy world, along with his smartphone...? His easygoing, wondrous journey through another world starts here!

IRREGULAR AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL LIGHT NOVEL #16

(W) Tsutomu Sato (A) Tsutomu Sato (CA) Tsutomu Sato

Every year the Yotsuba Clan gathers it's most influential and powerful members. And like always, Miyuki has gotten an invitation. There's only one big difference this time: direct orders from the Yotsuba matriarch requesting her presence on New Year's Day and a bargain that may repeal Tatsuya's status as a pariah if Miyuki is willing to do whatever it takes...

KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE GN #4

(W) Spica Aoki (A) Spica Aoki

While Kuroe and Minami were planning to announce their relationship to their classmates...eventually...they weren't planning to do it over social media. And they certainly weren't planning to announce it while Kuroe was in her transformed state! Newly dubbed "Kaiju Prince" by his classmates, can Minami withstand the fallout...?!

KARNEVAL GN #11

(W) Touya Mikanagi (A) Touya Mikanagi (CA) Touya Mikanagi

With Karoku's past explained, the origin of Nai is revealed at last! But the mysteries surrounding Nai have only deepened. Is the enigmatic voice guiding Nai actually Karoku's father Nisu? Or something... more sinister?

KID FROM DUNGEON BOONIES MOVED STARTER TOWN NOVEL SC #5

(W) Toshio Satou

To heal from the battle with the mysterious Sou, Alka has brought the entire crew from Azami back to Lloyd's hometown, the village of Kunlun. Life in the boonies couldn't be stranger!

LAST ROUND ARTHURS GN #2

(W) Tarou Hitsuji (A) Yuzuriha

Luna and Rintarou discuss their plans but they're unable to see eye to eye, causing Rintarou to break their alliance! As he considers her true intentions, Luna believes in the bonds she's forged and prepares to face the final battle.