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Published: Mon, 02/17/20

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Dekoboko Sugar Days

 

Yuujirou has been close friends with Rui since childhood. Back then, Yuujirou was the one who stood up for his adorable, soft-hearted friend. Now, Yuujirou's childhood dreams end up growing a little too big to handle—or too tall!

 

At over six feet in height, the cheerful and happy-go-lucky Rui towers over his would-be protector... and still has no idea Yuujirou's had a crush on him since they were kids!

 
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ANIME NOW STREAMING

 

'So I'm A Spider, So What?' TV Anime Has 8 Legs and An Attitude

 

Life's tough when you're a high school girl reincarnated as a tiny spider in a fantasy world crawling with hostile monsters, and the new preview video for the upcoming So I'm a Spider, So What? TV anime illustrates this fact.

 

The So I'm a Spider, So What? English language light novels and the manga adaptation (with artwork by Asahiro Kakashi) are published by Yen Press.

 
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LIGHT NOVEL

So I'm A Spider, So What? Vol. 1

 

YEN PRESS
9780316412896 • $14.99
Humor • Ages 13+

On Sale: 11/21/2017

 
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LIGHT NOVEL

So I'm A Spider, So What? Vol. 9

 

YEN PRESS
9781975310349 • $14.99
Humor • Ages 13+

On Sale: 07/21/2020

 
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MANGA

So I'm A Spider, So What? Vol. 1

 

YEN PRESS
9780316414197 • $14.99
Fantasy • Ages 13+

On Sale: 12/19/2020

 
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MANGA

So I'm A Spider, So What? Vol. 7

 

YEN PRESS
9781975399566 • $14.99
Fantasy • Ages 13+

On Sale: 03/17/2020

 
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ADAM WARREN INTERVIEW

Part I: From the Kubert School to Akira

 

Writer-artist Adam Warren was at the forefront of the American manga wave before it was cool. In Part 1 of this career retrospective, find out how the creator behind EMPOWERED helped introduce manga to the U.S.

 
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ADAM WARREN INTERVIEW

Part II: An American In Manga

 

Adam Warren talks about the struggles (if any) of being an American in manga, words of wisdom from Joe Kubert, landing a one-in-a-million chance on Dirty Pair, and which Star Wars story was his favorite to adapt.

 
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ADAM WARREN INTERVIEW

Part III: Empowered

 

"It's my sexy superhero comic...except when it's not."

 

Adam introduces us to possibly his most popular creation - EMPOWERED.

 
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ANIME STREAMING NOW

 

Fans Love New Series 'Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun'

 

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san...are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro ventures into this haunted bathroom...but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san...is a boy!

 
 
 
LIGHT NOVEL

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Vol. 1

 

YEN PRESS
9781975332877 • $13
Fantasy • Ages 13+

On Sale: 01/28/2017

 
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Vol. 2

 

YEN PRESS
9781975399573 • $13
Fantasy • Ages 13+

On Sale: 03/17/2020

 
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Vol. 3

 

YEN PRESS
9781975311353 • $13
Fantasy • Ages 13+

On Sale: 05/19/2020

 
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Vol. 4

 

YEN PRESS
9781975311360 • $13
Fantasy • Ages 13+

On Sale: 07/21/2020

 
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NARUTO: SASUKE'S STORY — STAR PUPIL

 

VIZ Media Licenses Sasuke Shinden Spin-Off

 

Viz Media has officially announced that they have licensed Sasuke Shinden, a novel set sometime after the Momoshiki arc, for an English language release. Hitting shelves in the West under the new title of Naruto: Sasuke's Story-- Star Pupil, this novel will be releasing both digitally and physically sometime this Fall.

 
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Netflix Orders 'One Piece' Live Action Series

 

Having committed to bringing Cowboy Bebop to live action, Netflix has ordered a 10-episode live action series based on  Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece.

 
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VIZ Collects Rare Artwork for Junji Ito's 'Twisted Visions'

 

A first-ever collection of Junji Ito's artworks from Viz Media, Twisted Visions features over 130 images from his bestselling manga titles along with rare works spanning from from Tomie's dreadful beauty to the inhuman spirals of Uzumaki.

 
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FEATURED ARTICLE

 

MANGAPEDIA: Who Is Senpai?

 

There are a million different styles that all constitute manga. So Ani-Mia is here to help you understand the comic world's most popular format with MANGAPEDIA, an ongoing exploration of the world of manga!

 
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Yen Press Licenses 'Fianceé of the Wizard' Manga

 

Yen Press announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Masaki Kazuka's manga adaptation of Syuri Nakamura and Keiko Sakano's Fiancée of the Wizard (Mahō Tsukai no Konyakusha) novels. The company plans to release the manga in print and digitally in July.

 
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REVIEW: 'You Call That Service? Vol. 1' from Yen Press

 

High-school protagonist Ryouta Asagiri has suffered nothing but hardship, thanks to a curse placed on him by his grandfather. Unlucky in love, his grandfather exchanged 30 years of his life for his grandson not to suffer the same fate. The problem is this worked too well and Ryouta is sought after by every girl that sees him!

 
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Top 50 Manga of 2019

 

To help educators and librarians to be informed about what their students and patrons are buying from their local comic shops, we present the Top 50 Manga for 2019. Each month, Diamond Comic Distributors announces its best-selling graphic novels and manga based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.

 

The first volume of Kouhei Horikoshi's immensely popular manga My Hero Academia, published by VIZ Media, was the best-selling manga title of 2019.

 
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