Category: manga
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Manga Review: Dandadan
Title: Dandadan Mangaka: Yukinobu Tatsu US Publisher: VIZ Media (Shonen Jump) Status: Ongoing Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: Not relevant to school collections; please select other titles! My suggestions: Assassination Classroom, Mob Psycho 100, One Punch Man Reader’s Advisory Tags: Aliens, humor, ecchi, absurdist Content Warnings: Sexual assault, crude humor, some violence. Publisher Synopsis:…
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Manga Review: Cat + Gamer
Title: Cat + Gamer (猫暮らしのゲーマーさん, Nekogurashi no Gēmā-san) Mangaka: Wataru Nadatani US Publisher: Dark Horse Status: Ongoing Age Relevance: Elementary & Up How Essential Is It?: Must Have (According to Me) Curricular Connections?: Independent reading. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Video games, cats, female protagonists, humor. Content Warnings: None! Publisher Synopsis: Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession for video games, finds…
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Manga Review: Witch Hat Atelier
Title: Witch Hat Atelier Mangaka: Kamome Shirahama US Publisher: Kodansha Status: Ongoing Age Relevance: Middle School and Up (Upper Elementary can assess on a school by school basis because of content in volume 9) How Essential Is It?: Must Have Curricular Connections?: Could be used in art curriculum, or for independent reading. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Fantasy, Art, Harry Potter Replacements, Manga…
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Manga Review: Noragami: Stray God
Title: Noragami: Stray God Mangaka: Adachitoka US Publisher: Kodansha Status: Ongoing (Print & Digital) Currently at 24 Volumes. Age Relevance: Middle School and Up. How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: Best for independent reading. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Supernatural, made into an anime, long running series, comedy, Japanese culture. Anime: Yes, available on Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Mild language, use of…
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Manga Review: Boys Run the Riot
Title: Boys Run the Riot Mangaka: Keito Gaku US Publisher: Kodansha Status: Complete Age Relevance: Middle School & Up How Essential Is It?: Must Have Curricular Connections?: Can be used with GSA clubs, in ELA classrooms dealing with themes of identity, and in college literature courses on gender and sexuality. Reader’s Advisory Tags: LGBTQ+ Issues, Gender Identity, Fashion, Bullying, Identity Anime: None…
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Manga for Middle Grades: A Delicate Balance
Middle grade collection development for manga is probably the trickiest grade band of them all. As a transitional period, you are purchasing titles for students who range drastically in maturity and stages of adolescent development. Because middle school is really a time when students are starting to understand the world and push on boundaries, it…
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Manga Review: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Title: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Mangaka: Takashi Shiina, Rumiko Takahashi (Designed by), Katsuyuki Sumisawa (Other adaptation by) US Publisher: VIZ Media Status: Ongoing Age Relevance: Middle, High School How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: InuYasha, feudal Japan, isekai, sequel series, strong female characters, fantasy, action Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Very mild horror and violence. Publisher Synopsis:…
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Manga Review: Talk to My Back
Title: Talk to My Back / Shin Kirari Mangaka: Yamada Murasaki US Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Status: Complete Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Must Have for Adult Collections Curricular Connections?: Great for discussions of feminist theory and thought. Could be used in high school ELA as a read-alike for literary works on feminist though. Reader’s Advisory Tags: motherhood, feminism,…
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Purchasing Manga & Light Novels for Elementary School Librarians and Children’s Librarians: Tips, Titles, and a Plea to Publishers
This is by far the topic I receive the most requests to cover, and my previous posting has the highest views. So, I thought it was time to put some of this into writing, put in some updates, and also put in some additional contexts. Tips for Collection Development When it comes to purchasing manga…
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Manga & the Supply Chain
Why can’t you find manga for your school library? I explain what’s going on with the current manga drought. Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share Sources:
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