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"Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, Nino reunites with Momo and Yuzu in high school, but things haven't played out the way anyone expected. Nino takes the stage at the school festival, ready to deliver the message held fast in her heart. Both Yuzu and...
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English
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"Suzume moves to Tokyo and finds her heart caught between two men! After arriving in Tokyo to live with her uncle, Suzume collapses in a nearby park when she remembers once seeing a shooting star during the day. A handsome stranger brings her to her new home and tells her they ll meet again. Suzume starts her first day at her new high school sitting next to a boy who blushes furiously at her touch. And her homeroom teacher is none other than the handsome...
Series
Quintessential quintuplets volume 9
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Language
English
Description
"Futaro Uesugi is a second-year in high school, scraping to get by and pay off his family's debt. The only thing he can do is study, so when Futaro receives a part-time job offer to tutor the five daughters of a wealthy businessman, he can't pass it up. Little does he know, these five beautiful sisters are quintuplets, but the only thing they have in common... is that they're all terrible at studying!... As the battle for Futaro rages on, cooperation...
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Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Language
English
Description
"Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends. Akari finds herself attracted to Kazuomi even though he's very different from her usual type, but he seems completely uninterested in love. When Rio learns that Akari likes Kazuomi, his state of mind makes Yuna's heart ache."--Back cover.
Series
Again!! volume 12
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Language
English
Description
"Hanataka might be a death-obsessed wallflower, but Kinichiro has seen her future as a swimsuit model sex icon. He's determined to help her fulfill her celebrity destiny, so the ouendan's goal becomes nothing less than turning Hanataka's drama club debut into a smash hit. Kinichiro's penning the script for a musical suited to her depressive tendencies, but when video from their rehearsal goes viral, success will depend on the ouendan's ability to...
Publisher
Yen Press
Language
English
Description
"Maou (aka the Devil King) and Emi (aka Emilia the Hero) have arrived from another world--and now they're in high school. Things are crazy enough already with classmate Chiho's ongoing crush on Maou, but are these kids going to be ready when a little girl shows up on Maou's doorstep and calls him 'papa'"?--Page 4 of cover.
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Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Kiri is undecided about what career she wants to pursue after graduation, but for Narumi it's plain and simple--he's always wanted to become a professional hairstylist. Can Narumi's passion help persuade Kiri to face her dreams?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Series
Bakuman volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"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? Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider Akito's proposal because he knows how difficult reaching the professional level can be. Still, encouragement from persistent Akito and motivation...
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Series
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Immediately after checking into the Kurosaki Clinic with a mysterious scar on his back, the muscle-bound Chad goes AWOL. Accompanying Chad is a talking parakeet imbued with the soul of a young boy named Yuichi. It doesn't take newbie Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki long to surmise that a Hollow must be involved. Ichigo is about to discover that not every soul is bound for the Soul Society, especially if it's tainted with innocent blood.
Series
Happiness (Manga) volume 9
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Language
English
Description
"Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki's girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming. But even if the love of a girl will be enough to stop the body count from rising, Makoto is coming to realize that he's merely the newest player in a very old war..."-- cover page...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Yuki debates asking Kaname about her past, suspecting that he may have been the one who erased her childhood memories. Zero confronts Kaname to find out the truth, and the two come to blows over Yuki" -- from publisher's web site.
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Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A sexy new teacher comes to Class 3-E to do the students' job for them. When the 3-E students begin exhibiting signs of self-esteem, Principal Asano demands that Koro Sensei crush their spirits so they continue to set a bad example for the rest of the school to rise above. Then a class field trip goes terribly wrong when two 3-E girls are abducted. Who will come to their rescue...?
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Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Misao is starting to trust her heart where Kyo is involved, especially after he gives her one of his primary feathers. It isn't just her first present from him, it's a magic talisman that will keep her safe when he's not nearby. Misao is elated to be able to go to school without the fear of being eaten, just like a normal teenage girl. But as her feelings for Kyo deepen, she starts to realize that as his bride she will have to leave her human life...
18) Beauty pop: 8
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Although a truly gifted hairstylist, Kiri Koshiba has no interest in using her talent to pursue fame and fortune, unlike the three popular boys in the "Scissors Project" at school. Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The students in class 3-E are the misfits in their school, but their teacher is a powerful, tentacled extraterrestrial who has already damaged the Moon and threatens the Earth, and they have been assigned to assassinate him.
Author
Series
High school debut volume 7
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
With Yoh's parents out of town, it's up to Haruna to take care of Yoh when he becomes sick. But Haruna wouldn't dream of taking advantage of this convenient situation...or would she?
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