Tag: shoujo
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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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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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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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Manga Review: A Sign of Affection 01
Title: A Sign of Affection Volume: 1 Mangaka: suu Morishita Translator: Christine Dashiell US Publisher: Kodansha Age Relevance: High School & Up (Based on later volumes and age of protagonists) How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: SEL, Language Learning, Cultural Connections Reader’s Advisory Tags: Deaf Identity, Language Learning, Romance Anime: Crunchyroll Content Warnings: Drinking, Ableism (as experienced by Yuki) Publisher…
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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 & Up. How Essential Is It?: Must Have Curricular Connections?: SEL. Reader’s Advisory Tags: Grief, abuse. Anime: 2001: Funimation, Hulu. 2019: Funimation, Crunchyroll. Content Warnings: Discussions of mental and physical abuse, light sexual innuendos…
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