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Learn to make friends and stop scaring people away with this clever book inspired by the hit manga Komi Can’t Communicate. Do you find it hard to speak to people? Know anyone who blushes, stammers, or sweats whenever someone looks at them? Or perhaps you’d like to learn new ways to make friends and navigate social situations? If so, this fun and informational guide is the perfect book for you! In the manga Komi Can’t Communicate, Komi attempts to overcome her social anxiety with the help of her very first friend, Tadano. This full-color book collects snippets of the practical advice, tips, and tricks Komi accumulates along the way, providing fun and useful pointers on meeting people, having conversations, and truly connecting so friendships can grow.

A fiend who slays his own kind. A magical girl who refuses the script. A tale of light and shadow intertwined. Tanpopo Ohanami’s quiet days are interrupted by a life-changing offer to become a magical girl! But she has one big, bad, serrated-toothed secret: Her best friend, Shade, is a fiend in a world where fiends are villains to humankind. Shade is none too pleased with the idea of Tanpopo joining the ranks, but there’s more than their friendship at stake when Tanpopo’s grandpa falls victim to fiendhood!

A psychic cop and his rookie partner tackle neighborhood crimes in their own wonky way! Psychic investigators don’t normally use their powers to lie, cheat, and get ahead. But super psychic policeman Meguru Chojo does! Relegated to a run-down police station and hated by the entire neighborhood, Chojo gets into all sorts of shenanigans, goofs, and gaffes with his rookie partner, Nao Ippongi. Together, they turn the police force into a farce. When Chojo gets a mysterious text message asking him to hang out, his jealous ex-partner Inukai begins stalking him to uncover who dares get close to Chojo! Meanwhile, Chojo, Ippongi, and Cop-Bot get roped into working for their local convenience store so they can catch a pesky thief. And as preparations begin for the Cherry Blossom Festival, Ippongi and Keinain must keep Chojo and Inukai separated, lest they risk the whole event falling to Inukai’s chaos!

A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny! After a string of epic romantic failures, Nana Komatsu is ready to take control of her life and get a clean start in the big city. After prioritizing her musical ambitions over love, Nana Osaki is ready to stomp her way to the top of Tokyo’s punk scene. With determination in their hearts and dreams in their eyes, these two women are ready to take the world by storm! But first, they need a place to live. Roommates, anyone? Nana’s band, Blast, is taking off in a big way, from sold-out club dates to potential record deals. But despite all the success, Nana still feels the threat of Trapnest looming over her. So when Hachi wants to drag Nana to a Trapnest concert in the not-so-secret hope that it will lead to a reconciliation with Ren, she isn’t sure if she’s ready to see him—let alone if she wants him back. What she does know is that when the Trapnest bassist starts to put the moves on Hachi, Nana won’t let them take someone else she cares about without a fight!

Ruri faces the usual high school issues: pushy classmates, annoying teachers, and…waking up with dragon horns?! Just after starting high school, Ruri gets hit with the biggest reveal of her life—she’s a dragon! Though they didn’t start off on the right foot, Ruri and Akari become friends and end up leading the sports festival action committee together. Now, even more eyes are on Ruri—and at the worst possible moment, as another wild new change is spilling over into her already hectic daily life!

Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He's now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?! Sakamoto is concerned about the safety of his family and friends. How will he protect them and his life as a civilian? Meanwhile, Takamura's personality goes out of control, turning X into a killing machine. In the midst of the chaos, Rion's personality appears and begins to talk about her last days with Uzuki!

The ninja adventures continue in this second series featuring Naruto’s son, Boruto! Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in his village, and now his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story… The next generation of ninja stands in the swirling vortex of a new ninja age, with Naruto’s own son, Boruto, at the center! After being wounded by Jura, Boruto is captured by the ninja of Konoha. Will he crack under Shikamaru’s intense interrogation? Meanwhile, something terrible is happening in Sand Village as Gaara is under attack!

The harder you climb, the higher you live. Buntaro Mori is a loner, but being alone in a crowd is almost as bad as being forced to fit in. When a dangerous bid for solitude introduces Mori to the rush of solo climbing, he becomes addicted to the brilliant sense of freedom he finds as he pits his body and soul against the heights. But how high does he have to climb to leave humanity behind? Mori and the 14 Mountain assault team are more than a week into their complete traverse of the Japanese Alps, but bad weather and worse personalities are making the training seem harder than ascending K2 itself. After Mori is singled out for praise by the expedition leader, he finds himself pushed to the edges of the group as the team is beset by a series of increasingly terrible misfortunes. As conditions worsen, can the team pull together, or will it be each man for himself against the cold mercy of the mountains?

Humanity’s greatest heroes battle the gods for the survival of the human race! Once every millennium, the gods assemble to decide if humanity is worthy of its continued existence or if it should be destroyed! When the verdict is destruction, the final battle between the gods and mortal heroes will decide the survival or extinction of the human race—a battle known as Ragnarok! Going into round eight of Ragnarok, humanity is unbelievably in the lead with four wins! The gods are outraged—how could this be happening? In order to extend that lead, Brunnhilde summons one of humanity’s greatest scientists, Nikola Tesla, to bring his scientific genius into the Valhalla arena. With no more room for underestimating their opponents, the gods will be represented in the next round by the most sinister of all their fighters, Beelzebub, the Lord of the Flies, also known as…Satan.

The journey of young orphan Xin’s rise to glory as a great general in the Qin kingdom’s quest to do what has never been done before—unify China. Xin is a war orphan in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. He has big dreams of becoming the Greatest General Under the Heavens, and when his best friend’s life is cut short by political machinations, Xin finds himself on a quest to do what no one has ever done before—unify China. Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, who is seeking to regain his throne after a coup orchestrated by his half brother, successfully rekindles an old alliance with the King of the Mountain. Now backed by Xin, Diao, the soldiers who stayed loyal to Zheng, and the Mountain People’s warriors, the mission to retake the capital of Xianyang begins!

Based on the popular video game, this manga’s phantom thieves will steal your heart! After being arrested and having to transfer to a new high school in Tokyo, Akira Kurusu is given the goal of rehabilitation and awakened to a new power—the power of one’s true self, a Persona. Using his Persona and the mysterious navigation app Mementos, Akira and his friends take on the role of Phantom Thieves, saving people from the twisted desires of those around them. Akira and his friends are up against their toughest foe yet—Sae Nijima. Her palace is a rigged casino where they must outcheat the cheater every step of the way. Their final challenge before reaching Sae is collecting 100,000 coins from the casino. The quickest way to achieve this is a battle arena—but of course, nothing is ever easy. Can Joker face off against a gauntlet of foes alone so they can reach Sae and her treasure, and change her heart?

Travel back in time to the early days of Magic: The Gathering! It’s the nineties at Tokiwagi Middle School. And for gamers like Hajime Kano, after the release of Magic: The Gathering, nothing will ever be the same again! Following the conclusion of the Grand Prix Kyoto, the spirit of romance is in the air! Hajime searches for a White Day gift for Emi! Will he find the perfect present?

The Mandalorian and the Child are on the run, and nowhere is safe! The Mandalorian and The Child are on the run, and nowhere is safe! The Mandalorian, a solitary bounty hunter, is sent to secure the Child at the request of a ruthless Imperial remnant. But after the Child displays a mysterious power, the Mandalorian forms an unexpected bond with his charge and embarks on a new mission: one of protection, not capture. From Sorgan to Tatooine, alongside new allies and old friends, the Mandalorian and his young companion must face their enemies and stand against nearly insurmountable odds! Based on the series created by Jon Favreau and written by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Christopher Yost, and Rick Famuyiwa.

A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles. The hunt for the Holy Corpse is on! Gyro and Johnny have managed to get ahold of the second body part, the eyeballs, but can they keep Dio from getting his claws on them? And with a new enemy closing in on them, there’s no telling who will be the last to get the corpse!

Celebrate artistic expression and innovation in this illuminating exploration of the history and cultural impact of manga. The Art of Manga spotlights—and celebrates—the Japanese comics and graphic novels that are sought after and beloved by millions of readers around the globe. Manga, which refers to comics and cartooning originating in Japan, utilizes a style first developed in the late nineteenth century that draws from Western comics and satire, as well as from Japanese printing and art historical precedents. With its dexterous line drawings, dynamic compositions, intriguing characters, and compelling storytelling, manga is an incredibly accessible and highly enjoyable form of art. Published to coincide with a groundbreaking exhibition at the de Young in San Francisco, The Art of Manga highlights ten key manga artists with rich sections devoted to their work and texts about their aesthetic themes and working methods. This prismatic volume also features essays and interviews on manga history, creation, and culture by artists, scholars, and industry professionals; manga timelines of its Japanese foundations and its relationship to the United States; and more than two hundred full-color illustrations to give readers a deeper understanding of manga’s cultural development and social impact—and a greater appreciation for its highly creative and mesmeric power.

A psychic cop and his rookie partner tackle neighborhood crimes in their own wonky way! Psychic investigators don’t normally use their powers to lie, cheat, and get ahead. But super psychic policeman Meguru Chojo does! Relegated to a run-down police station and hated by the entire neighborhood, Chojo gets into all sorts of shenanigans, goofs, and gaffes with his rookie partner, Nao Ippongi. Together, they turn the police force into a farce. On her first day at the West Chinjuku Police Station, Ippongi realizes she got the short end of the stick: Her new partner, Chojo, uses his psychic powers to do everything except work. But after some yakuza threaten to take over Ippongi’s family’s dojo, Chojo begins to take his job more seriously, and the pair embark on a comedic whirlwind solving crimes, catching bad guys, and blundering their way through life as police officers.