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A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker, in this Squid Game –meets–World Cup manga, now available in print! Anime airing now! WOULD YOU BETRAY BLUE LOCK? The U-20 World Cup is about to begin, and the egoist warriors are engaged in their own personalized special training. Meanwhile, Nagi finds himself feeling stuck and yearning to recapture the fire he'd found. That’s when he comes face-to-face with a man offering him a fateful choice... As this vortex of wills swirls ever more fiercely, the curtain rises on a U-20 World Cup that is sure to shake the foundations of Japanese soccer!

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Blue Lock ’s most thrilling soccer moments in brilliant color! Seven of the greatest chapters centered on fan-favorite Yoichi Isagi from the global smash hit soccer manga Blue Lock , meticulously colorized and coming to you in a comics trade–sized paperback. Just in time for the World Cup comes this full-color collection, compiling seven highlights from the story of egoist protagonist Yoichi Isagi. Includes new colorizations of seven thrilling chapters from throughout the Blue Lock run: Chapter 37: "The Last Piece" Chapter 81: "Last Action" Chapter 93: "Gathering" Chapter 147: "Last Attack" Chapter 150: "Holiday" Chapter 182: "Meta Vision" Chapter 257: "Two-Gun" Plus an exclusive character profile and stats page.

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The manga that became a worldwide sports action phenomenon returns in a new 3-in-1 omnibus edition featuring sculpted embossed covers! Includes Vol. 13–15. After making it through the grueling Second Selection, Isagi and the remaining thirty-four strikers prepare for their next challenge--a match against the current U-20 Japan team. However, with only eleven spots available on the Blue Lock team, Isagi must first clear tryouts if he is to keep his dreams alive. Thanks to a last-minute goal, Isagi manages to prove his worth and earn his teammates’ respect in the first match of tryouts, but more matches remain. Isagi will need to master his new “reflexive thinking” ability to earn a place on the Blue Lock Eleven... Can he assert his place among the best of the best and earn a coveted spot on the starting lineup?!

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The new prequel manga to the smash-hit soccer action series Blue Lock ! How does a listless slacker who thinks everything's a huge pain turn into one of Japan's top scorers? Find out, as high schooler Reo Mikage sets out to fan the flames of ambition in future soccer prodigy Seishiro Nagi, in Blue Lock: Episode Nagi . Anime movie coming soon! DON'T DISAPPEAR Nagi's winning goal in the final match of the Rivalry Battle propelled him and Team White forward to the Third Selection, where they must put their skills to the test against world-class all-stars. Meanwhile, having been stolen by Shidou's team, Reo now battles to stay alive in the Second Selection. Can he prove he has what it takes to stand by Nagi's side again someday? Can Nagi keep the fire inside him alive until then?

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A poignant and funny time-skip manga about grief, art, and love, like Orange meets Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun , from the creator behind the Netflix miniseries Switched . Complete in five volumes. Mahoro's high school manga club had two members: her and a classmate who passed away months after they met. Now, she's an award-winning pro, but what no one else knows is that she stole the ideas for her hit manga from the notebook her dead classmate left behind. When fate gives her an opportunity to redeem herself, she'll do whatever it takes to return Yukishima's story--and save him from dying. Given the chance to do her high school days over again, Mahoro Haruta had just started to think that maybe, just maybe, she could change the future and redeem herself, when Yukishima dies yet again. She doesn’t have long to process her despair, however, because she finds herself back in time once more. Now certain that she must be stuck in a time loop, she teams up with her schoolmate Arashi and sets out to uncover just what exactly is going on. Why does Mahoro keep getting thrown back in time? Why are there such wild discrepancies between timelines? And, more than anything, can they hope to save Yukishima and his dream of making manga?

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Take to the skies with the scrappy crew of the airship Quin Zaza, as they hunt the fantastical giants that rule their world... DRAGONS! The daily routine aboard an airborne draking vessel springs to vivid life in this exquisitely crafted tale in the tradition of the lush, transporting fantasy of Hayao Miyazaki. Part travelogue, part imaginary cookbook, and part otherworldly slice of life, Drifting Dragons tells the stories of the Quin Zaza and the colorful band of misfits that makes up her crew.

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In this nerdy and tantalizing romcom manga, a shut-in fangirl orders a call boy, only for him to discover her ulterior motive—her love for a crossdressing character in an erotic game?! This fun and funny love story is perfect for fans of Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku and Sweat and Soap ! "Because… I wanted to understand how my fav felt…" Sakurako lives alone—a shut-in, an otaku, and a virgin. So it's out of character to say the least when she calls an escort service and asks a call boy to come to her house! The call boy, Fuji, can tell something's off. The entire room is covered in sheeting, and his client seems anxious. Just as the whole thing is about to blow up in her face, an accident reveals Sakurako's true motive--her obsession with an erotic game and anime, and her desire to understand her favorite character's experiences! Turns out, Fuji's a fan of the same game, and the same character?! Just like that, they play games all night, and the sex is cancelled (for now). But can a smooth-talking call boy and a fangirl who never leaves home really build a relationship?

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The hit dystopian action manga critics are calling "the next big shonen series," now available in a premium box set edition. Come dive into the Gachiakuta Dumpster! Includes Volumes 1-10 of the manga with premium covers and a manga tote bag made from 100% recycled material—follow the 3Rs, just like Rudo! Rudo lives in the slums of a floating city, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment--exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as "The Cleaners" who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

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A former yakuza falls fast and hard for the delicate florist who sets him on the right path in this quirky and heartfelt BL manga! This tender yet humorous boys' love romance blooms at a sweet, gentle pace over 3 volumes. This easy entrypoint for readers new to BL is also perfect for veterans of the genre who enjoyed Love on the Horizon and The Metalhead Next Door. Kaoru Mitsuya has all but given up on living a meaningful life. Ensnared at a young age by the temptations of organized crime, he has neither a penny to his name nor anything he holds truly dear. It is at this lowest point that he encounters Yuichiro Shirouzu—a delicately beautiful florist with a secret or two hidden beneath his kind demeanor. When Yuichiro offers Kaoru a job at his nighttime flower shop, it marks a turning point for Kaoru, both in how he lives his life, and whom he wishes to spend it with… Return to the flower shop with Kaoru and Yuichiro in this cute, one-shot sequel that explores the deepening of their relationship!

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Based on the story that inspired the Netflix samurai epic! As the 19th century comes to a bloody end, a sinister game of life-or-death brutally culls Japan’s fading warrior class. Who is rounding up the few who still cling to their swords and forcing them to fight? Who will be the last samurai standing? The year 1878--the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and more than a decade since the samurai were stripped of their privileges and swords outlawed on public streets. A mysterious flyer appears in all corners of the land, luring those skilled in martial arts to Kyoto with the promise of riches beyond common imagination. As warriors deprived of purpose flock to the appointed place at the appointed time, what awaits them is no ordinary task, but an all-out war--against each other! Perfect for fans of Shogun , Golden Kamuy , and Blade of the Immortal !

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From the acclaimed shojo creator of Those Not-So-Sweet Boys, Love in Focus , and That Wolf-Boy Is Mine! comes a new high school manga filled with taboo thoughts and curiosities. This love triangle is not so simple! After her divorced parents remarry, Yui returns to her hometown for the first time in eight years. She has not seen her older brother, Hayato, during that time, so she is amazed to see how popular and grown up he has become. She also bumps into her childhood friend, Ritsu, who she remembers as a crybaby, and almost doesn't recognize him. Now living with her brother again, she can't help but notice her heart fluttering with each interaction. Does this mean she might like him?! Knowing how taboo these thoughts are, Ritsu suggests he and Yui date as a way to nip her feelings for Hayato in the bud. Yet this family tree may not actually be as simple as it seems… Japanese title: Bokura no suki wa warikirenai

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When your patients are dragons, everything is bigger: the stakes, the challenges, and the messes! A girl named Luca enters a school for aspiring dragon vets in this high-flying new fantasy manga that fans of Witch Hat Atelier will adore, from the Eisner Award–winning creator of My Journey to Her. Luca, Jira, and Chloe have barely begun their studies at Cogniel Academy of Dracology when they and their fellow trainee vets are called upon to help with an emergency. A train carrying both human and non-human passengers has derailed, and the young trainees must triage dozens of wounded fire dragons—any of which could explode at any moment. But when Luca discovers one dragon using its massive frame to shield a little girl, she faces a difficult question: What do you do when the rules say human lives come first, but your heart says every life counts?

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Trans manga author Yuna Hirasawa shares her experience living with gender dysphoria, as well as her trip from Japan to Thailand for her gender-affirming surgery in this acclaimed graphic memoir. She covers topics like coming out to family and the loneliness of traveling to a new place—all while illustrating the legal and medical processes of her own transition. Winner of the 2025 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic! After graduating university, Yuna Hirasawa spent several years going through the motions and working an office job. Until one day, while in pursuit of an essential missing piece of her life, she receives a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, which opens up new doors for her. As she takes on medical treatments and tries out new makeup and outfits, she sees just how lonely and difficult the process of transitioning can be. But in 2015, when Yuna travels to Thailand for her gender-affirming surgery, the support of her siblings, new strangers, and documenting her experience through manga helps her begin to heal in more ways than one. Told in an honest and, at times, humorous tone, this memoir is a blend of manga and detailed prose that does not shy away from sensitive topics, such as suicidal ideation, transphobia, and the simultaneously harrowing, yet joyous, experience of gender-affirming surgery.

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The highly-anticipated, genre-defining omegaverse manga, in English at last! From beloved BL author Maki Marukido ( Pornographer ) comes a story steeped in secrets, lies, and family drama. Saimon, an omega, is shunned by his husband’s family for being unable to bear children. But when his father-in-law tasks him with a special favor, it pushes Saimon to spin a tangled web of deception--all to keep his place in the family. Mamiya has finally found Iori...but did Iori want to be found? And who’s the strange alpha woman he’s hanging around with? Questions mount for Mamiya--but it doesn’t stop him from asking Iori to be part of a bold plan to deceive Reiko’s bride and give the family the alpha heir neither of the other siblings can produce! In the Hanabusas’ world, it seems even the most shocking revelations only lead to new secrets...

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There's demon-slaying action galore in this stylish update to a Japanese folktale from the creator of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid ! The rambunctious, teenage Princess Saltherine is fed up with being trapped behind high walls and engineers an escape. But this world is full of monsters both human and otherwise, and it could be Sally herself is one of them... Read the series that inspired the anime! Nothing Left to Lose In an act of ultimate sacrifice, Domenica unleashes Heaven’s Fire, a whirling ring of flames that traps Darrus but results in her death. Sally mourns the loss of the friendship she hoped to share with Domenica, and vows revenge. Wielding the power of the Peach Eye, she and Mikoto join forces to fight the ogre god. Will Sally survive one final battle to see her ideal world of peaceful coexistence? Final volume!

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The story of a lazy male idol, ready to quit (or get fired), and the peppy poltergeist who brings him back from the brink, and rocketing to the heights of stardom! This madcap musical comedy is perfect for fans of My Dress-Up Darling , Kiss Him, Not Me! and Horimiya. THIS PHANTOM'S A CUTIE! Yuya, one half of the boy pop duo ZINGS, may be the laziest performer in the Japanese music industry. His partner is out there giving 110% every night, but Yuya’s sloppy dancing and his frankly hostile attitude toward the audience has the fans hating him and his agent looking for any excuse to cut him loose. The career of a pop idol just isn’t the path of easy leisure Yuya expected... After a particularly lifeless concert appearance, Yuya meets a girl backstage. All she wants from life is to perform. There’s just one problem: She’s been dead for a year.

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Catch up on the manga before the anime returns! You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love? Reeling from a bad breakup, Kazuya rents the beautiful, polite Chizuru for a date. But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought! Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for... In today's Japan, "rental" services can deliver an afternoon with a "friend," a "parent," even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to "rent" an emotional connection, and his new "girlfriend," who's trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya's are intertwined in surprising ways! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too... It's sweet but naïve boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com!

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The new spinoff manga to the hit fantasy isekai series, developed by original creator Fuse! Against the odds, the little slime Rimiru has established his magical kingdom for all monsters, called Tempest, and it's thriving. But three visitors, Phos the fox girl, Stella the dragon girl, and Nemu the winged girl, come to pay Tempest a visit, they're stunned at just how quickly it's developed. Don't miss this new story in the world of Slime, just as the second season of the anime arrives! With a concept and story by Fuse, the creator of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Trinity in Tempest is the grand tour of Rimiru's world that fans have always wanted. Through the eyes of three cute little monsters, one from the fox clan, one from the dragon clan, and one from the winged clan, readers will meet the residents of the utopia in Jura Forest, and get a peek at how they live their lives. The little group's leader, Phos, is a fox girl from the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania. But this isn't just a pleasure trip for her... she's visiting Tempest on secret orders from Lord Carrion. What would a demon lord want with Rimiru's monster paradise?

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Two female friends from middle school reunite as adults in this hard-hitting and personal drama manga. What begins as idle reminiscing leads to painful revelations as they heal the reopened wounds of their past in this highly-anticipated first print release from the creator of 1122: For a Happy Marriage . Drawing on real events and the Japanese #MeToo movement and Watanabe's own reflections on friendship and womanhood, That's Not Love won a place on the industry insider poll Kono Manga ga Sugoi! as one of the best manga of the year. Forty-year-old Akane attends the opening of a new art exhibit by her former cram school teacher, Mr. Imai, who has now become a sculptor. Akane notices that Mr. Imai's new sculpture bears a striking resemblance to her middle school best friend, Yukari, who she remembers suddenly transferred out of the school. It even has a distinct scar that Yukari shared with Akane privately. Wondering what this could mean, Akane reaches out to her old friend, and learns that there was something else going on when they were children that she only partly understood. Was Yukari just a muse? Or something with more upsetting implications? "I began thinking about situations where violence might not be recognized as violence, where it might be permitted for the sake of art or because of someone’s talent, and about the hierarchies that exist between people in small, tightly-bound businesses." –Peko Watanabe Japanese title: Koi janee kara

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Two rival schools stand next door to each other: one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in the rough, and one of those girls might be a little more open-minded than is proper ... This cute and twisty manga spin on Romeo and Juliet is the latest hit in Japan, coming to print from a successful digital-first release! Drawn like schoolboys from their books… Building on the whirlwind that was the year before, Rintaro celebrates a birthday to remember with Kaoruko and all their friends at a bustling amusement park. Not long after, Saku and Subaru sit down for a one-on-one study session, the pair’s relationship deepening as they agree to meet again for a mock entrance exam. Meanwhile, the biggest thing on Kaoruko’s mind is how fast Valentine’s Day is approaching…

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Return to the magical and thrilling world of Britannia with this new adventure from the creator of The Seven Deadly Sins , the manga that inspired the No. 1 hit Netflix Original Anime! Percival has always lived with his grandfather on the idyllic, remote God's Finger. And though Percival loves the simple life, he longs for adventure. That is, until adventure comes knocking at his door, tearing away everything he's ever known and leaving him alone in the world. Now Percival has no choice but to go out into the world and see what it holds... after all, it's his destiny! Four Knights of the Apocalypse is a new story in the world of The Seven Deadly Sins , but can be enjoyed totally on its own!

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A new manga from the creator of the acclaimed A Silent Voice , featuring intimate, emotional drama and an epic story spanning time and space... FINAL VOLUME The sphere has been found, exactly where it was promised. With it, Fushi can inherit all the powers of the Beholder. But while Fushi is incapacitated, the Nokkers arrive and seize the sphere. Meanwhile, Kaibara has initiated their plan to exterminate humanity, and Fushi’s friends remain in Nokker custody. In this desperate, life-or-death situation, with only the doll still able to act, who should appear before her but… What will happen to Fushi, the Sphere, and all living humans? What lies beyond this final battle? His eternal journey refuses to end. Even now, new paths reveal themselves. This is an unending story for him and for you.

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One of the greatest historical epic comics, the manga that inspired the hit anime, finally concludes. FINAL VOLUME! The Voyage Ends, and Begins Again Despite all of Thorfinn’s efforts to create a new society free of the shackles and cycles of the past, a man with a sword has brought war to Vinland. Most of the Lnu favor mobilizing against the threat posed by Arnheid Village before it’s too late, but Miskwekepu’j understands that further contact will spread the mysterious disease that is wiping out his people. Unfortunately, one greedy and ruthless heart is enough to shatter the tense peace. Unbeknownst to all, a warrior named Ka’qaquj has attacked the Nords and seized the Ulfberht sword for himself. With the body count growing and his dream fading, will the dream of Vinland survive to see the dawn? Or will the village burn to embers, and the dark night grow ever darker?

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From the legendary creator of Blade of the Immortal comes something completely different: the wild ride of one disgruntled young woman down the rapids of talk radio! The MRS team launches their counterattack on the mastermind who orchestrated Mizuho’s kidnapping, and Minare successfully buries their antagonist over the air with one of her signature tirades. Little does she realize that a particularly eye-opening installment of Valentine Radio awaits her return to regular programming. Meanwhile, back at Voyager, things are just heating up for Makie, with her career as a writer and her affections for Chuuya on the line…

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A shrewd, young priestess-in-training is set a murder to solve in this new mystery manga from the creator of The Apothecary Diaries ! By day, Chloe lives at a convent. By night, she's such a card shark, a holy knight ends up believing she has a rare, magical gift. What he doesn't know is, she just has sharp eyes and a quick wit--which she'll need when she's uprooted and dropped in the middle of a round of deadly palace intrigue! A MYSTERY UNRAVELED A seemingly innocent retreat from the ballroom brings Chloe face-to-face with danger and the truth she has been seeking—or so she thought. While the noble who attacked her admitted to the murder two years ago, she can’t shake the feeling that the true mastermind is still at large. As the selection exam draws to a close and Erald prepares to free Salomé of her curse, time is running out for Chloe to uncover what truly happened to Ciro that day…