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BLOOM INTO YOU GN #6

(W) Nakatani Nio (A) Nakatani Nio (CA) Nakatani Nio

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and fantasizes about the day that she too will get a love confession that will send her heart a-flutter. Yet when a male classmate confesses his feelings for her, she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That's when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity and finesse that Yuu is inspired to ask her for advice. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is the alluring Nanami herself, has Yuu's shoujo romance finally begun?

CAPTAIN HARLOCK DIMENSIONAL VOYAGE GN #7

(W) Leiji Matsumoto (A) Kouichi Shimahoshi (CA) Kouichi Shimahoshi

When Tadashi Daiba's father is murdered by invaders known as the Mazon, he becomes frustrated in the face of the Earth government's flippant attitude. Landing himself in prison, Tadashi finds himself invited aboard the battleship Arcadia, controlled by none other than the legendary Captain Harlock. Joining his crew on their journey through space, Tadashi's future will lead him to confront not only the Mazon, but the many other forces across the universe threatening humanity's very existence.

DEVILS & REALIST GN #15

(W) Madoka Takadono (A) Utako Yukihiro (CA) Utako Yukihiro

After the failure of his uncle's business, the brilliant realist William Twining finds himself penniless. To make matters worse, demons appear before him, insisting he has the power to appoint the next King of Hell! The demons offer to pay his school tuition in exchange for his help. While his principles as a staunch realist prevent him from believing in them, how can William resist such a generous offer?

DRAGON GOES HOUSE HUNTING GN #2

(W) Kawo Tanuki (A) Choco Aya (CA) Choco Aya

The hilarious story of a dragon trying to find his perfect lair! When a dragon fails to live up to the fearsome standards set for him, his family kicks him out. He embarks on a quest to find a new home, but soon finds that life on the road is no place for a cowardly beast of legend. In a fantasy world full of elves, dwarves, and other mythical creatures, where everyone wants a piece of him - literally! - the frustrations of house-hunting reach a whole new level.

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS PLUS GN #1

(W) Mine Yoshizaki (A) Mine Yoshizaki (CA) Mine Yoshizaki

Monster fans will love this spin-off adventure to the beloved Dragon Quest video games! Young Kurio dreams of becoming a hero, and he's about to get his chance... when he's pulled into another world! In Kurio's new surroundings, fantasy creatures are running out of control after the great monster master disappeared. Can Kurio become the new monster master and save the world?

DREAMIN SUN GN #9

(W) Ichigo Takano (A) Ichigo Takano (CA) Ichigo Takano

Shimana Kameko lives in a home where she feels she doesn't belong. Her mother is dead, her father has remarried, and her six-month-old baby brother takes up everyone's attention. Kameko skips school and runs away to a nearby park where she literally stumbles over a mysterious man in a kimono. The stranger, Fujiwara Taiga, offers Kameko a place to stay-on three conditions. The first condition is that Kameko tell him why she ran away from home. The second is that she fetch the stranger's lost apartment key (he is locked out!). The third condition is...to have a dream. Kameko meets the conditions, moves in, and begins a journey of romance and self-discovery.

FREEZING OMNIBUS GN #12

(W) Dall-Young Lim (A) Kwang-Hyun Kim (CA) Kwang-Hyun Kim

Extraterrestrial beings have invaded our garden world, hellbent on wiping humanity off the face of the planet. The only hope is a specialized force of genetically-engineered female "Pandoras" and their male partners known as "Limiters," who represent the last line of defense against a horrific alien force. Kazuya Aoi is a Limiter who enrolls in a prestigious academy that trains genetically-engineered soldiers. Having made a promise to his Pandora sister who died in battle, Kazuya must overcome his sadness and become the best he can be. His first major obstacle is a frigid second-year student known as Satellizer el Bridget, who has remained undefeated in combat simulation. Does Kazuya have what it takes to beat her while readying himself for an impending war?.Collects volumes 23 and 24.

HIMOUTO UMARI CHAN GN #4

(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 - she 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. In this hilarious comedy about family, friendship, and the nonsense we put up with (from the people we love), Umaru and Taihei will find a way to make it work!

HOLY CORPSE RISING GN #6

(W) Hosana Tanaka (A) Hosana Tanaka (CA) Hosana Tanaka

In fifteenth century Rome witches have declared war against humanity. A young man named Nikola, whose parents were cruelly murdered by a witch before his eyes, discovers that he is now the key to winning the war. Using sorcery skills acquired through years of careful study, Nikola must revive twelve witches known as the "First Witches" who will become his allies and weapons to defeat the other evil witches. But there is one small hitch: to revive them from their eternal slumber, Nikola must form a marriage contract with each witch. Just how many witches can Nikola marry in order to save the world?

HOW REALIST HERO REBUILT KINGDOM LIGHT NOVEL #2

(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?

I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS GN #1

(W) Yoru Sumino (A) loundraw (CA) loundraw

The manga version of the coming-of-age tearjerker that inspired two films! Also known as Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, this deeply moving first-person story is about a high school boy who finds the diary of his classmate-and discovers that she's dying. Yamauchi Sakura has been silently suffering from a pancreatic disease in school, and now exactly one person outside her family knows. He swears to her that he won't tell anyone what he learned, and the shared secret brings them closer together. The two have very little in common, but they find themselves drawn to each other in Sakura's final months to live.

LORD MARKSMAN & VANADIS GN #9

(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.

MAGICAL GIRL SITE GN #8

(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 #5

(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!

MONONOKE SHARING GN #4

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

A slapstick comedy about demonic roommates from the creator of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid! Living with a bunch of roommates is always a learning experience-especially when those roommates are demons! Due to her family's unfortunate circumstances, high schooler Yuta has to find a new and inexpensive place to live, which is how she ends up boarding with a bunch of wacky, big-breasted fiends. Chaos ensues as Yuta makes a new home and learns to live with the devilish hijinks of her new roommates!

NO GAME NO LIFE GN #2

(W) Yuu Kamiya (A) Mashiro Hiiragi (CA) Mashiro Hiiragi

Sora and Shiro, brother and sister, are brilliant (but unemployed) gamers whose fame has spawned urban legends all over the Internet. One day, they are summoned by a boy named "God" to an alternate world. There, God has prohibited war and declared this to be a world where "everything is decided by games," even national borders. Humanity has been driven back into one remaining city by the other races. Will Sora and Shiro, the good-for-nothing brother and sister, become the "Saviors of Humanity" in this alternate world?

NOW LOADING GN #1

(W) Mikanuji (A) Mikanuji (CA) Mikanuji

Two ladies playtest love in this yuri one-shot about the video game industry! Takagi Suzu has a lot of ups (and downs) working in the video game industry, but she's about to level up: Sakurazuki Kaori, a powerful director in the company who made Takagi's favorite game, has come to guide Takagi on her next mission. Sakurazuki can be a bit harsh, but she's also an experienced leader who will help Takagi gain advanced skills, and the two women might just unlock a new romance along the way!

SOUL LIQUID CHAMBERS GN #3

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

A girl with prosthetic limbs and a tragic past wanders a zombie-ridden 23rd century Earth now known as Death's Amusement Park. Overrun by monsters, the post-apocalyptic wasteland is the last place a little girl should call home, but she's developed a unique coping mechanism.

SPIRIT CIRCLE GN #6

(W) Satoshi Mizukami (A) Satoshi Mizukami (CA) Satoshi Mizukami

Fuuta Okeya can see dead people. Besides that, and the bandage he always keeps on his cheek, he's a perfectly normal 14-year-old boy who thinks the new transfer student is pretty cute. But to his dismay, Kouko Ishigami wants little to do with him. Strangely enough, it's the ghost that follows her around that seems glad to see Fuuta. Just when Fuuta thinks he's won Kouko over, she catches a glimpse of the birthmark beneath the bandages on his cheek, and has a change of heart. Not only does she denounce him as her enemy, but she claims that the birthmark is a curse she engraved upon his face during one of the many past lives they shared together. Just what does Kouko have against him, and who is her enigmatic, ghostly shadow?

TRUE TENCHI MUYO NOVEL SC #3

(W) Hayato Kaji (A) Yosuke Kuroda (CA) Yosuke Kuroda

Light novels based on the popular Tenchi Muyo! anime series-available in English for the first time! Based on the hit Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA series, this trilogy of canonical light novels explores the lore that shapes the past, present, and future of the sprawling Tenchi Muyo universe. In this third and final novel, learn the origin of the super genius Washu and the previously untold life she led as a goddess over 20,000 years before the events of the Tenchi Muyo: Ryo-Ohki series!

ULTRA KAIJU ANTHROPOMORPHIC PROJECT GN #2

(W) Pop (A) Shun Kazakami (CA) Shun Kazakami

The sidesplitting gag manga that re-imagines the monstrous kaiju from Ultraman as adorable high school girls! When evil aliens arrive on Earth seeking its destruction, it's up to the planet's kaiju monsters to save the day! But things aren't exactly as you'd expect These kaiju may be adorable young women, but they're no less ready to kick some alien butt!

VOYNICH HOTEL GN #3

(W) Seiman Douman (A) Seiman Douman (CA) Seiman Douman

You can check in anytime you like, but you can never leave in this dark comedy about a twisted hotel! Staffed by murderous maids and situated on a war-ravaged island, the Voynich Hotel is far from your run-of-the-mill vacation destination, but it's not such a bad place to lie low for ex-yakuza Kazuki Taizou, who's on the run from his so-called family. As he settles into his weird new life, this darkly comedic manga winds through plots both nefarious and romantic, delving ever deeper into the island's witchy, and sometimes demonic, strangeness.