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ANGEL BEATS HEAVENS DOOR GN #3

(W) Jun Maeda (A) Yuriko Asami (CA) Yuriko Asami

Jun Maeda is a Japanese author best known as the creator of the Angel Beats franchise, as well as several popular light novels including Air, CLANNAD, and Kanon. Angel Beats!: Heaven's Door takes place at a high school acting as a limbo for those who have died, where students learn to give up any lingering attachments they still have from life before passing on. The story follows the main protagonist, a boy who has lost his memories of his life after dying. He meets Yuri, a girl who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront, an organization she founded and leads which fights against God for the negative experiences the students went through in life.

ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL GN #8

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

In the early twenty-first century, the majority of Earth's landmass is submerged due to rising sea levels. Enter the Fleet of Fog, a host of sentient alien battleships of unknown origin who easily decimate earth's naval forces. Humanity is now on the verge of extinction. In the year 2039, the stalwart Captain Chihaya Gunzou and his intrepid crew on the Blue Steel fleet may be humanity's last chance to fight off the alien invaders. The Blue Steel fleet happens to contain a secret weapon that could turn the tide of war: a mysterious I-401 submarine that can transform into a girl.

CITRUS GN #5

(W) Saburouta (A) Saburouta (CA) Saburouta

Yuzuko Aihara, a high school girl whose main interests are fashion, friends, and having fun, is about to get a reality check. Due to her mom's remarriage, Yuzu has transferred to a new, all-girls school that is extremely strict. Her real education is about to begin. From Day One, happy-go-lucky Yuzu makes enemies, namely the beautiful yet stern Student Council President Mei. So what happens when a dejected Yuzu returns home and discovers the shock of her life: that Mei is actually her new step-sister who has come to live with her? Even more surprising, when Mei catches Yuzu off-guard and kisses her out of the blue, what does it all mean?

FRANKEN FRAN OMNIBUS TP #3

(W) Katsuhisa Kigitsu (A) Katsuhisa Kigitsu (CA) Katsuhisa Kigitsu

Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. Actually, the surgeon hasn't been seen for years, but Fran, his reanimated daughter, takes up the family profession in his stead. Starting with the bolts that protrude from her head, Fran isn't exactly what you would call a normal girl, nor is the cast of horribly disfigured creatures who join her. Despite her Frankenstein-like ways, Fran cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfastly to the Hippocratic Oath. Her creed is: "All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!" For Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab.

LORD MARKSMAN & VANADIS GN #1

(W) Tsukasa Kawaguchi (A) Nobuhiko Yanai (CA) Nobuhiko Yanai

The country of Zhcted is ruled by seven women known as the Vanadis, a group of warriors who are given powerful weapons and dominion over the country's seven territories. Taking advantage of its neighboring nations' civil unrest, Zhcted goes to war against the country of Brune. In a battle that decimates Brune's army, the brave, young Brune nobleman Tigrevurmund Vorn meets the beautiful Eleonara Viltaria, one of the Vanadis. Impressed with his skill as an archer, Elen allows Tigre to live in exchange for his servitude. But the battle is far from over, and extends further than either of them could have imagined. Tigre and his new mistress become caught in the middle of a plot that threatens not only their homelands, but the entire world.

MASAMUNE KUNS REVENGE GN #2

(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 re-emerges as a new man. Handsome, popular, with perfect grades and good at sports, 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!

NON NON BIYORI GN #5

(W) Atto (A) Atto (CA) Atto

Welcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint town far removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city. You couldn't imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru Ichijo transfers to the tiny Asahigaoka Branch School due to her father's job, she's in for the culture shock of her life! Join Hotaru and her new friends, the eccentric Renge and the mischievous sisters Natsumi and Komari, as they share daily adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside.

OTHER SIDE OF SECRET GN #2

(W) Yoshikawa Hideaki (A) Yoshikawa Hideaki (CA) Yoshikawa Hideaki

Yuto has been plagued by the disappearance of his sister after he witnessed her vanish through a strange portal. Seven years later, he sees two girls emerge from the same magical doorway. Not about to let this chance to find his sister pass him by, Yuto follows them back through it and is transported to a strange and dangerous world. There Yuto finds his sister but at a price. A terrible mistake costs the lives of many of that world's inhabitants, and Yuto is to blame. Can Yuto atone for what he's done and bring his sister back home with him?

SERVAMP GN #7

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

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.

TOMODACHI X MONSTER GN #3

(W) Yoshihiko Inui (A) Yoshihiko Inui (CA) Yoshihiko Inui

In a small mountainous village in rural Japan, strange creatures lurk. A young boy, friendless and neglected, hears a distant voice calling out to him. He soon discovers a new "friend" that will transform his life forever. He learns that there is a hidden world of monsters that seek to befriend young children, and together, they must enter a horrifying death match. Watch what really happens when kids with no conscience get hold of monstrous friends to do their bidding.