Tag: shoujo
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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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Series Review: Kitchen Princess
Title: Kitchen Princess キッチンのお姫さま Mangaka: Kobayashi Miyuki 小林深雪 and Andō Natsumi 安藤 なつみ US Publisher: Kodansha USA Status: Complete. Level: Secondary. May also work for some upper elementary students. How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: My school has a culinary program, and students have used the recipes in this manga for projects!…
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Series Review: Fruits Basket
Title: Fruits Basket フルーツバスケット Mangaka: Natsuki Takaya 高屋 奈月 US Publisher: Formerly TokyoPop, now Yen Press Status: Complete. Level: Middle School, High School How Essential Is It?: Must Have Curricular Connections?: N/A Reader’s Advisory Tags: Grief, abuse. Anime: 2001: Funimation, Hulu. 2019: Funimation, Crunchyroll. Content Warnings: Discussions of mental and physical abuse. Fruits Basket, commonly…
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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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