Category: manga
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Series Review: The Ancient Magus’ Bride
Title: The Ancient Magus’ Bride / 魔法使いの嫁 Mahō Tsukai no Yome Mangaka: Kore Yamazaki ヤマザキ コレ US Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment Status: Ongoing Level: Middle School, High School How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: depression, suicide, abuse, substance abuse Anime: Crunchyroll. Content Warnings: Frequent discussion of character suicide, […]
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Moe: A Quick Primer
In my post yesterday, I threw out a word that I realized might have basically no meaning without context. This word was moe (萌え). Moe is when you feel a strong feeling of affection or attraction toward a character in a piece of media. Usually there is a cuteness or kawaii (かわいい) factor. It’s very […]
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Manga and Women: Buying Manga for School Libraries in the #MeToo Era
When I talk to other school librarians about manga and anime, many of them voice a similar concern: the manga they see has horrible treatment of women. These are not invalid concerns, especially as school librarians are working to make their collections more inclusive and affirming. And when students are requesting series that depict sexual […]
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Series Review: Ouran High School Host Club
Title: Ouran High School Host Club / Ōran Kōkō Hosuto Kurabu 桜蘭高校ホスト部 Mangaka: Bisco Hatori 葉鳥ビスコ US Publisher: Viz Media Status: Complete Level: Middle & High School How Essential Is It?: Must Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: humor, school stories, shoujo, non-binary character Anime: Funimation, Netflix, Hulu. Content Warnings: Some light innuendos, occasional […]
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Series Review: Naruto
Title: Naruto ナルト Mangaka: Masashi Kishimoto 岸本 斉史 US Publisher: VIZ Media Status: Complete Level: Upper Middle and High School How Essential Is It?: Must Have (in high school) Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: action, adventure, ninjas, school Anime: Available through Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Some crude humor and nudity, violence. Naruto is probably a […]
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Series Review: Princess Jellyfish
Title: Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime 海月姫) Mangaka: Akiko Higashimura (東村 アキコ) US Publisher: Kodansha USA Status: Complete Age Relevance: High School, Adult How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: gender, gender nonconforming, identity, fashion, early adulthood, anxiety Anime: Crunchyroll Live-Action: Rakuten Viki Content Warnings: A major plotline consists of a female character […]
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