Category: Collection Development
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Booklist Manga Review: Miss Ruki
Title: Miss Ruki Volume: Single Volume Mangaka: Fumiko Takano Translator: Alexa Frank US Publisher: New York Review Age Relevance: Adult, but perfectly fine for high school. How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Feminism, Art/Illustration. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Bubble Era, Showa, sophisticated taste. Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Very mild adult themes. Publisher Synopsis: A classic of Japanese manga, Miss Ruki is a warm and vivid portrait of…
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Booklist Manga Review: Farewell, Daisy: Jun Mayuzuki Short Story Collection
Title: Farewell, Daisy: Jun Mayuzuki Short Story Collection Volume: Single Volume Mangaka: Jun Mayuzuki Translator: Amanda Haley US Publisher: Yen Press Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Nice to have. Curricular Connections?: Feminism, SEL. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Relationships, short story collections, identity, sexuality. Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Sex, mature content. Publisher Synopsis: In her first collection of short stories, Jun Mayuzuki (Kowloon Generic Romance) captures…
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Booklist Manga Review: Mechanical Marie, Vol. 01
Title: Mechanical Marie Volume: 01 Mangaka: Aki Akimoto Translator: Eleanor Summers US Publisher: Yen Press Age Relevance: Middle School & Up. How Essential Is It?: Nice to have. Curricular Connections?: SEL, STEAM. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Shoujo, Romance, Comedy. Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Some mild profanity, violence, suggestive dialogue. Publisher Synopsis: He was a boy. She was a girl…Can it be any more obvious? Actually, he’s not…
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Manga Review: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All
Title: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All (Note: Fans of this series also call it Green Yuri) Volume: 1 Mangaka: Sumiko Arai Translator: Ajani Oloye US Publisher: Yen Press Age Relevance: Middle School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Music, SEL, Identity Reader’s Advisory Tags: Romance, Music Fandom, Bands, LGBTQ+ Relationships, Gender Identity,…
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Manga Review: Dragon and Chameleon
Title: Dragon and Chameleon Volume: 1 Mangaka: Ryo Ishiyama Translator: Kevin Yuan US Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Art, Writing, Careers, SEL Reader’s Advisory Tags: Manga Industry, Shonen, Self-Integrity Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Mild fanservice, some cursing Publisher Synopsis: Garyo Hanagami is a best-selling manga artist praised as a genius of the…
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Manga Review: A Smart & Courageous Child
Title: A Smart & Courageous Child Volume: 1 (Single Volume Manga) Mangaka: Miki Yamamoto Translator: Katie Kimura US Publisher: TokyoPop Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Social Studies, Ethics, Philosophy, Feminism Reader’s Advisory Tags: Short Manga, Realistic Fiction, Pregnancy, Family Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Implied Sexual Intimacy, Depression, Contemplations Around Violence Against Children Publisher Synopsis: Every…
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Vagabond Definitive Edition Manga Review *
Title: Vagabond Definitive Edition Volume: 1 Mangaka: Takehiko Inoue Translator: (credit not provided- will update with information when found) US Publisher: VIZ, LLC Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: History (ADULT COLLECTIONS ONLY) Reader’s Advisory Tags: Action, Adventure Anime: N/A (shockingly) Content Warnings: Violence, nudity, sexual content, gore Publisher Synopsis: This large-trim definitive edition with gorgeous textured design collects…
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Shonen Note: Boy Soprano Booklist Review *
Title: Shonen Note: Boy Soprano Volume: 1 Mangaka: Yuhki Kamatani Translator: Alethea Nibley US Publisher: Kodansha Age Relevance: Middle School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Music, Socio-emotional learning Reader’s Advisory Tags: Choir, coming of age Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Discussions of puberty Publisher Synopsis: Yutaka Aoi is sweet, sensitive, and loves singing…so much so that he can’t help but…
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Okinawa Booklist Review *
Title: Okinawa Volume: Complete in one volume Mangaka: Susumu Higa Translator: Jocelyne Allen, Andrew Woodrow Butcher, Christopher Butcher US Publisher: Fantagraphics Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: History, Social Studies Reader’s Advisory Tags: World War II, Memoir, US Occupation of Okinawa, Memoir Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Violence, War Publisher Synopsis: This heartbreaking manga, by an award-winning…
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Fall in Love, You False Angels Booklist Review *
Title: Fall in Love, You False Angels Volume: 1 Mangaka: Coco Uzuki Translator: (If you know, please tell me, I cannot find the credit.) US Publisher: Kodansha USA Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Socio-Emotional Learning, Student Council Reader’s Advisory Tags: Romance, True Selves, Romantic Comedy, Excellent Banter Anime: N/A Content Warnings: Mild cursing Publisher…
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