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Each year, the elite Hope's Peak Academy selects only the most gifted and talented students to enrol - plus one ordinary student, chosen by lottery. Makoto Naegi was that lucky person - or so he thought! When he shows up for class, he finds the elite students are a bizarre cast of oddballs under the ruthless authority of a robot teddy bear principal, Monokuma. The bear lays down the school rules: the only way out of Hope's Peak is to not only murder another student, but get away with it, as every murder is followed by a tribunal featuring the surviving students!

Danganronpa: the Animation Volume 3

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The young gem Phosphorite can't seem to do anything right. Phos has nothing but a big mouth and guts. Cinnabar, a classmate, is a loner, shunned by the other gems because of the toxins emitted from their body. But when they get together, they will learn that they both have an essential role to play in the fight against the Moonfolk, who are intent on coming to Earth to abduct the gem folk and destroy their world. A beautifully-drawn new action manga from Haruko Ichikawa, winner of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize.

Land of the Lustrous 4

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Land of the Lustrous 2

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An elegant new action manga for fans of Sailor Moon and the litany of comics and animation that it inspired, Land of the Lustrous is set in a far future Earth, where humanity's distant descendants live on in a small group of sexless crystalline beings who must fight off an invasion from the Moon. The young gem Phosphorite can't seem to do anything right. "Phos" has nothing but a big mouth and guts. Cinnabar, a classmate, is a loner, shunned by the other gems because of the toxins emitted from their body. But when they get together, they will learn that they both have an essential role to play in the fight against the Moonfolk, who are intent on coming to Earth to abduct the gem folk and destroy their world. A beautifully-drawn new action manga from Haruko Ichikawa, winner of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize.

Land of the Lustrous 1

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Based on the popular video game, this manga’s phantom thieves will steal your heart! After being arrested and having to transfer to a new high school in Tokyo, Akira Kurusu is given the goal of rehabilitation and awakened to a new power—the power of one’s true self, a Persona. Using his Persona and the mysterious navigation app Momentos, Akira and his friends take on the role of phantom thieves, saving people from the twisted desires of those around them. Akira Kurusu thought he was doing the right thing when he rescued a woman who was being attacked. Expelled from his school and sent away from home, he is reenrolled in Shujin Academy on probation. Trouble finds him again on his first day when he comes across delinquent Ryuji Sakamoto and the two somehow stumble into a castle in an alternate reality. Caught by the castle’s king, the schoolteacher Kamoshida, Akira discovers his will to rebel and awakens the power of his Persona!

Persona 5, Vol. 1

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Tsukasa insists on seeing that Oryo is cared for at a hospital, defying Anzai's wish that she stay hidden at their safe house. Before she can even make it inside the hospital, Tsukasa is taken hostage by a desperate Zero Seven, who eventually makes a surprisingly humane choice when facing off with her old comrades. Tsukasa and Anzai decide to take the next step in their relationship, and the old doctor from ONLO reveals why he's in town...

Devils' Line, 4

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Each year, the elite Hope's Peak Academy selects only the most gifted and talented students to enrol - plus one ordinary student, chosen by lottery. Makoto Naegi was that lucky person - or so he thought! When he shows up for class, he finds the elite students are a bizarre cast of oddballs under the ruthless authority of a robot teddy bear principal, Monokuma. The bear lays down the school rules: the only way out of Hope's Peak is to not only murder another student. but get away with it, as every murder is followed by a tribunal featuring the surviving students!

Danganronpa: the Animation Volume 1

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Based on the popular video game, this manga's phantom thieves will steal your heart!

After being arrested and having to transfer to a new high school in Tokyo, Akira Kurusu is given the goal of rehabilitation and awakened to a new power--the power of one's true self, a Persona. Using his Persona and the mysterious navigation app Mementos, Akira and his friends take on the role of phantom thieves, saving people from the twisted desires of those around them.

Volleyball coach Suguru Kamoshida's evil acts drive one of Akira's classmates to attempt suicide, so Akira and Ryuji resolve to bring him to justice! But to do that, they must infiltrate his palace and steal the treasure within to change his heart! With their Personas--avatars of their will to rebel--as their weapons, Akira and his friends make their way through Kamoshida's palace. But before they can make off with the treasure, Shadow Kamoshida finds them! Do Akira and the others stand any chance against Shadow Kamoshida's true might?!

Persona 5, Vol. 2

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#paperback #manga #fiction #graphicnovels #romance #shojo #sevenseas #shoujo 

Indiana

Dreamin' Sun Vol. 1

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The People of Ristorante Paradiso

Take home a handsome Italian waiter.

Buona sera! Welcome to Casetta dell'Orso, a quaint little restaurant in the heart of Rome. The food's delicious, but the handsome staff of bespectacled gentlemen is the real draw. Follow these dashing men home and witness their romances, heartaches, hopes and dreams in this delightfully whimsical continuation of Natsume Ono's beloved Ristorante Paradiso.

In this volume, Claudio reminisces about when he was a young, insecure waiter just getting his feet wet. Vanna gets to the bottom of why Teo's stubborn lack of ambition prevents him from living up to his full potential in the kitchen. A woman running a streak of bad luck finds cheer when Gabriella introduces her to the magical ambience of Casetta dell'Orso. And finally, a mysterious young woman arrives with an important message for Lorenzo.

Gente, Vol. 2

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Kae is a secret fujoshi (female manga/anime nerd) who spends all day fantasizing about her male classmates making out with each other! However, her fervent passion for manga and anime causes an accident that comes with surprising results. The once homely and overweight fangirl has become an overwhelmingly cute girl who now turns heads everywhere she goes. But in the end Kae is still a fujoshi at heart, and rather than receive kisses from them, she would get much more enjoyment out of seeing those boys make out with each other.

Kiss Him, Not Me 1

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It’s a day in the life of your average househusband—if your average househusband is the legendary yakuza “the Immortal Dragon”! A former yakuza legend leaves it all behind to become your everyday househusband. But it’s not easy to walk away from the gangster life, and what should be mundane household tasks are anything but! He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to walk another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1

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Maximum Ride: the Manga, Vol. 3

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Delaware

 * Mondonville Music Academy attracts thousands of elite musicians' applicantsfrom around the world, but only 100 students are accepted into the program everyyear. But this year, Alistair Lang -- who doesn't know how to read amusic score and has no formal music training -- was, somehow, accepted intothe program as the 101st student.

Alice the 101st

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Naruto's allies and enemies take center stage in these fast-paced adventures, with each volume focusing on a particular clan mate, ally, team...or villain.

Naruto: Itachi's Story, Vol. 2

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A new series of prose novels, straight from the worldwide Naruto franchise. Naruto’s allies and enemies take center stage in these fast-paced adventures, with each volume focusing on a particular clan mate, ally, team…or villain. Uchiha Itachi, four years of age. With the hell of war burned into his eyes, the boy makes a resolution: he will rid this world of all violence. The birth of Sasuke, meeting his friend Shisui, the academy, genin, chunin, and then the Anbu—Itachi races down the path of glory toward his dream of becoming the first Uchiha Hokage, unaware of the darkness that lies ahead…

Takashi Tsukimi (Illustrator); Spike Chunsoft (Created by)

Danganronpa: the Animation Volume 3

Haruko Ichikawa

Land of the Lustrous 4

Haruko Ichikawa

Land of the Lustrous 2

Haruko Ichikawa

Land of the Lustrous 1

Hisato Murasaki; Atlas (Concept by)

Persona 5, Vol. 1

Ryo Hanada

Devils' Line, 4

Spike Chunsoft

Danganronpa: the Animation Volume 1

Hisato Murasaki; Atlas (Concept by)

Persona 5, Vol. 2

Ichigo Takano

Dreamin' Sun Vol. 1

Natsume Ono

Gente, Vol. 2

Junko

Kiss Him, Not Me 1

Kousuke Oono

The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1

James Patterson; NaRae Lee (Artist)

Maximum Ride: the Manga, Vol. 3

Chigusa Kawai (Artist, Cover Design by)

Alice the 101st

Masashi Kishimoto (Created by); Takashi Yano; Jocelyne Allen (Translator)

Naruto: Itachi's Story, Vol. 2

Masashi Kishimoto (Created by); Jocelyne Allen (Translator); Takashi Yano

Naruto: Itachi's Story, Vol. 1