Category: Collection Development
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Booklist Manga Review: Nana 25th Anniversary Edition (Starred Review)
Title: Nana 25th Anniversary Edition Volume: 01 Mangaka: Ai Yazawa US Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC Age Relevance: Adult (High School Crossover at Librarian Discretion- See Note) How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: Romance, Drama, Music, Fashion, Classic Series Anime: Hulu Content Warnings: Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, Sexual Assault, Abusive Relationships Publisher Synopsis: A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends…
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Booklist Manga Review: cocoon (Starred Review)
Title: cocoon Volume: Single Volume Mangaka: Machiko Kyo US Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC Age Relevance: High School How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: History, ELA. Reader’s Advisory Tags: World War II, Okinawa, Children in War, Female Protagonists, Award Nominee. Anime: GKIDS Content Warnings: War, violence, sexual assault, suicide, death. Publisher Synopsis: San and her best friend Mayu attend a boarding school for girls on…
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Booklist Manga Review: I’m No Angel
Title: I’m No Angel Volume: 01 Mangaka: Ai Yazawa US Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC Age Relevance: Middle School & Up How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: SEL. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Student Council, Romance, Comedy, Retro Series Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Language, mild sexual humor. Publisher Synopsis: A decade before Nana, Ai Yazawa wrote this breakthrough hit about the journey of love into adulthood.…
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Booklist Manga Review: A Condition Called Love
Title: A Condition Called Love Volume: 01 Mangaka: Megumi Morino US Publisher: Kodansha Age Relevance: High School How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: SEL Reader’s Advisory Tags: Romance, School Setting, Slow Burn Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: N/A Publisher Synopsis: Hotaru is a 16-year-old high school first-year who has always been ambivalent about love, preferring instead to have a lively life with her…
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Manga Review: Adabana
Title: Adabana Volume: 01 Mangaka: NON Translator: Caleb D. Cook US Publisher: Dark Horse Manga Age Relevance: Adult (Mature) How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Murder, Dark Themes. Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Murder, Sexual Assault, Exploitation of Minors, Nudity, Violence. Publisher Synopsis: A horrifying double murder and a shocking confession uncovers a dark secret in this…
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Booklist Light Novel Review: Breathless Time Traveler
Title: Breathless Time Traveler Volume: Single Volume Author: Yuyuko Takemiya US Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment Age Relevance: High School How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Independent Reading, SEL Reader’s Advisory Tags: SciFi, Romance, Time Travel, Grief Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Vehicle Accident, Descriptions of Head Trauma, (spoilers) Death. Publisher Synopsis: When one girl gets another chance at her youth, can she avoid death…
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Booklist Manga Review: The Credits Roll Into the Sea (Starred Review)
Title: The Credits Roll Into the Sea Volume: 01 Mangaka: John Tarachine Translator: Jocelyne Allen US Publisher: Dark Horse Manga Age Relevance: Adult, High School How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Film, SEL Reader’s Advisory Tags: Film, Older Adult Protagonist, College Setting, Award Nominated. Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Language, Smoking. Publisher Synopsis: Umiko, a grandma, realizes that she has the same desire to make movies…
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Booklist Manga Review: City Hunter
Title: City Hunter Volume: 01 Mangaka: Tsukasa Hojo Translator: David Evelyn US Publisher: Abrams/Kana Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: Humor, Action, Ecchi, Classic. Anime: Crunchyroll Live Action: Netflix Content Warnings: Lewd humor, nudity, violence. Publisher Synopsis: The era-defining manga phenomenon finally arrives in a gorgeous deluxe English-language omnibus edition. The source of multiple anime series, specials, films,…
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Booklist Manhwa Webtoon Review: A Marriage of Convenience
Title: A Marriage of Convenience Volume: 01 Writer and Illustrator: KEN, hanheun US Publisher: IZE Press Age Relevance: High School How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: Romance, Time Travel, Returner Trope, Second Chances, Medieval Fantasy. Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Language, adult relationships, gets spicy later in exclusive online version and it’s likely IZE will publish the unedited version…
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Booklist Manhua Review: A Little Step
Title: A Little Step Volume: 01 Author/Illustrator: Mimi Szeto US Publisher: Nakama Press Age Relevance: Middle School & Up. How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: SEL, Art, Music. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Anxiety, Arts, Music, Peer Relationships. Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Deals with anxiety, mild language. Publisher Synopsis: Inspired by the author’s own high school years, A Little Step follows two teenagers from…
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