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Baduman 6Bakuman, Volume 6: Recklessness and Guts by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata, Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translator)

Moritaka and Akito’s hard work is paying off, and they start challenging their rival Eiji’s popularity in Shonen Jump. But just as they plan to take the next step, the team is hit with a surprising setback. Moritaka and Akito will need the help of their manga artist friends to overcome this hurdle?

bakuman 7Bakuman, Volume 7: Gag and Serious by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Tetsuichiro Miyaki(translator)

Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?

Bakuman 8Bakuman, Volume 8: Panty Shot and Savior by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Tetsuichiro Miyaki(translator)

Moritaka and Akito face the prospect of their series being canceled in Shonen Jump due to dropping popularity. Can the duo avoid the axe and keep fighting? And when Akito starts becoming friendly with fellow manga creator Ko Aoki, how will it affect his long-term relationship with Kaya?

bakuman 9Bakuman, Volume 9: Talent and Pride by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata, Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translator)

With Aiko Iwase teaming up with Eiji to get a series in Shonen Jump, Moritaka and Akito have another major rival to contend with. Can the duo get their series serialized and succeed in Jump this time? And when Akito has to ask for permission to marry Kaya, he’ll have to face her father, a master in Karate!

black bullett 4Black Bullet, Vol. 4  by Shiden Kanzaki, Morinohon (Visual Art), Saki Ukai (Visual Art)

Humanity continues to fight for its right to a future. Rentaro’s enemy is the sinister Kagetane Hiruko, but there’s another threat-a gigantic Stage Five Gastrea that threatens to destroy everything Rentaro has worked to protect. Overwhelming odds demand unthinkable sacrifice, and even that may not be enough. Sometimes, when all is said and done, what you really need is a very large gun.

Black butler 12Black Butler, Vol. 12  by Yana Toboso

The decks of the Campania run red with blood when the corpses brought back to a semblance of life by the Aurora Society’s “absolute salvation” turn on the ship’s passengers in a ghoulish farce.

 

 

D. Gray-man 11D.Gray-man, Volume 11 by Katsura Hoshino 

With Allen Walker once more in their ranks, the Exorcists soldier into the fabled Ark of Noah. In almost no time they encounter opposition in the form of two young Noah possessing startling powers. The Noah, however, seem less interested in the grand plans of the Millennium Earl than in collecting payment on yet another mountain of debt accrued by Allen’s.

d gray-man 12D.Gray-man, Volume 12 by Katsura Hoshino

Krory, trapped with seemingly no hope of escape, receives a visitation from the last person he thought he would ever see again. As for his comrades, they continue their struggle through the Ark until they meet up with Tyki Mikk, who wishes a palaver with Allen Walker before there is any further fighting. Allen reluctantly agrees, unaware that Lavi is feverishly mulling over mounting evidence that Innocence is far more, and far stranger, than anyone had previously imagined!

d gray-man 13D.Gray-man, Volume 13 by Katsura Hoshino

Believing he’s finally taken care of Tyki Mikk, Allen is brought up short by Road and presented with a stark choice–if he wishes to rescue Lenalee and Chaoji, he must destroy his friend Lavi! Allen refuses to do it, little realizing that the choice is not what it seems. Lavi knows what’s up, and may be the only person who can turn the tables on Road.

 

d gray-man 14D.Gray-man, Volume 14 by Katsura Hohino

Cross Marian is about to finish off Tyki Mikk when the Millennium Earl barges in, spreading chaos and destruction in every direction! The Earl’s plan to build a new Ark using data downloads from the old one seems unstoppable, until Allen encounters a strange apparition that tells him to play the piano. Allen would be more than happy to oblige, but there’s one slight problem–he never learned how!

d gray-man 15D.Gray-man, Volume 15 by Katsura Hoshino

A Noah called Lulu Bell leads an army of Akuma against the exorcists in order to retrieve the Egg, a device that will enable the Millenium Earl to activate his new Ark. With most of the surviving exorcists incapacitated, it’s up to Allen and Bookman to try to stop the Akuma from making off with the Egg. But when the Akuma try to make off with Allen as well, all Hell really breaks loose!

the devil is a part-timer 4The Devil Is a Part-Timer! High School!, Vol. 4 by Satoshi Wagahara, Kurone Mishima (Visual Art)

The Devil King and the Hero clash in an epic battle–in high school? Maou and Emi’s latest feud centers on the race for student council president. The day of the election has arrived, but what will happen when the truth of Chiho’s long-held crush on Maou comes to light? If only high school were as easy as a demonic reign of terror!

fish in a treeFish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 

The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in.

 

 

the forbidden wishThe Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury 

She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world… 

When Aladdin discovers Zahra’s jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn’t seen in hundreds of years—a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra’s very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes.

harry potter and the cursed childHarry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne

The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later.

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s West End on July 30, 2016.

kamisama kissKamisama Kiss, Vol. 21 by Julietta Suzuk

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So whena man she’s just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly takenover his job as a local deity!

nisekoi 5Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 5: Typhoon by Naoshi Komi

It’s hate at first sight when Raku Ichijo first meets Chitoge Kirisaki. But much to their chagrin, the two are forced into a false love relationship to keep the peace between their feuding gangster families.

 

nisekoi 6Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 6 by Naoshi Komi

Just when things seem to be going well between the two, a misunderstanding during their beach trip puts a damper on their false relationship. Back in school, Raku and Chitoge are selected to play Romeo and Juliet at the school festival.

 

seafina and the twisted staffSerafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty

In 1899, when an evil threatens all the humans and animals of the Blue Ridge Mountains, twelve-year-old Serafina, rat catcher for the Biltmore estate and the daughter of a shapeshifting mountain lion, must search deep inside herself and embrace the destiny that awaits her.

saraph of the end vampire reign 9Seraph of the End, Volume 09 by Takaya Kagami, Daisuke Furuya, Yamato Yamamoto (Illustrations)

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing-to get revenge by killing each and every vampire.

 


sword art online progressive 4Sword Art Online Progressive 4 by Reki Kawahara

While Nezha attempts to atone for his misdeeds, the battle against Sword Art Online’s second-floor boss begins! Kirito’s uneasy alliance with the other front-runners seems to be holding, but what will happen when the floor boss corners them? Can Nezha rise to the occasion and seize a hero’s prize?

sword art online phantom bullet 2Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet, Vol. 2 by Reki Kawahara, Koutarou Yamada (Illustrator)

Kirito has entered the new VRMMO Gun Gale Online in order to investigate the Death Gun incidents, only to discover his avatar is not exactly how he remembers it! He barely knows up from down in this new world, and he needs an ally. He may have found one in the mysterious female sniper Sinon, but she’s got an agenda of her own…

sword art online mother's rosary 1Sword Art Online: Mother’s Rosary, Vol. 1 by Reki Kawahara, Koutarou Yamada (Visual Art)

Kirito and Sinon’s battle with Death Gun is over, but mere weeks later, something strange is afoot in the next-generation VRMMO ALfheim Online. A new duelist with a custom sword skill is defeating all comers–including Kirito! But when Asuna goes to face this duelist, she receives something she never expected: an invitation to an exclusive guild! But what is their aim?

sword art online mothers rosary 2Sword Art Online: Mother’s Rosary, Vol. 2 by Reki Kawahara, Tsubasa Haduki (Visual Art)

Asuna joins forces with the Sleeping Knights guild in their quest to defeat a major boss, but inwardly, she struggles with her ongoing attachment to the VRMMO game. When the time for battle arrives, will she be ready? And when Yuuki’s secret is revealed, what will the consequences be?

sword art online phantom bullet 1Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet, Vol. 1 by Reki Kawahara, Koutarou Yamada (Visual Art)

A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they’re still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there’s a new VRMMO game sweeping the world’s gamers-Gun Gale Online. When a mysterious player wielding an item he calls the “Death Gun” claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an end to his hard-won peace!

world trigger 11World Trigger, Vol. 11 by Daisuke Ashihara

Destroy thy Neighbor! A gate to another dimension has burst open, and invincible monsters called Neighbors invade Earth. Osamu Mikumo may not be the best among the elite warriors who co-opt other-dimensional technology to fight back, but along with his Neighbor friend Yuma, he’ll do whatever it takes to defend life on Earth as we know it.

your lie in april 8Your Lie in April Vol. 8 by Naoshi Arakawa

Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style.

 

the devil is a part-timer 3The Devil Is a Part-Timer! High School!, Vol. 3 by Satoshi Wagahara, Kurone Mishima (Visual Art)

The Devil King and the Hero have found themselves flung from their world into ours–now they’re just Maou and Emi, high school students in modern Japan. They’ve each got their sights set on becoming president of the student council, and sparks fly as their campaigns get rolling! But when the two get a little too up in each other’s faces at the summer festival, their fellow student Chiho (with her crush on Maou) can remain silent no longer!

 

nisekoi 4Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 4: Making Sure by Naoshi Komi

Love triangle! Comedic antics!! Gang warfare?! You won’t want to miss out on Weekly Shonen Jump’s laugh-out-loud feel-good manga series!

 

 

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