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With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he's become one himself?! Reno...
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"A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vulnerable Chinese Canadian elders. Bringing together ink artwork and fiction, Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes (illustrations) and Christina Wong (text) follows the elderly Wong Cho Sum, who, living in Toronto's gentrifying Chinatown-Kensington Market, begins to collect bottles and cans after the sudden loss of her husband as a way to fill her days and keep...
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Blade of the moon princess volume 1
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Defiant and vulgar, Princess Kaguya Takenouchi is not the heir to the moon's Silver Court that her mother's retainers had hoped for. But when the empress falls ill during a wave of terrorist attacks, Kaguya resolves to do right by her people and rise to the occasion. Unfortunately, Kaguya's enemies are a step ahead of her, and she ends up ejected from the moon and stranded on the primitive Tainted World below. Can she find her way back to the moon...
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Blade of the moon princess volume 2
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Stranded on the Tainted World and hunted by relentless Ume assassins, Princess Kaguya strives to find a way to honor her promise to her mother and return to the moon. Alongside Imperial Guard cadet Mikuni, she travels to a base that is supposed to offer salvation, only to find something very different within...
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"Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team Third Gen, Jack Xaver had it all. But when controversy sends Crossjack crawling back to his mom and dad's basement in the midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up."--Back cover.
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Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 9
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After hearing Inui's heartfelt plea, Takemichi agrees to become the eleventh-generation leader of the Black Dragons, but there's no time to reflect on his newfound responsibility. The final showdown between Tenjiku and Toman is looming closer, and every day that goes by, the odds get worse and worse for Toman. Tenjiku is like no other enemy they've fought before--eager to fight dirty, ready to go to any lengths to take all of Toman's toughest fighters...
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Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 7
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The Black Dragons are a brutal, bloodthirsty motorcycle gang, and their merger with Toman caused it to rot from the inside. Upon returning to the past, Takemichi collides head-first with Shiba Taiju, the leader of the Black Dragons, and his younger brother Hakkai. There's a twisted history of abuse and loathing between these brothers, and Takemichi knows that someday it will end in murder. To keep Hakkai from staining his hands with his brother's...
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"The last in a long line of Witches of the Black Wood, Marie Blackwood lives a quiet life in Edinburgh--away from the scrutiny of the Church. But when the Church thrusts 13-year-old Theo into her hands for safekeeping, Marie suddenly gains the responsibility not just of taking care of a teenager--but protecting the world, and Theo himself, from the amazing power that lives inside of him."--Back cover.
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"Marie Blackwood and the newly trained Theo visit France and the young teenager is spellbound at the finery on display and a handsome young man named Charles ... but not is all as it seems and Marie will have to come to the aid of her charge once more, all while another party make Theo an intriguing offer ..."--Back cover.
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Tokyo revengers omnibus edition volume 3
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Though Takemichi is convinced he's fixed the timeline by saving Draken, it turns out that Hinata's death in the future was only postponed... and this time he had to watch! His only recourse is to climb the ranks of Toman, and Mikey gives him an ultimatum: Bring Mikey's best friend Baji back from his new gang, Valhalla, the Headless Angel. But the schism between Baji and Toman is deeper than Takemichi could ever have known! Is Mikey's order even possible?...
11) Kaiju No. 8: 9
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Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream?
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"The Hulk's uncontrollable rage has reached an all-new level--and nobody, including the Avengers, is prepared to handle it. But is it really the Hulk that people should fear...or is there another factor at play? Bruce Banner thinks he finally has total control of his emerald alter ego--and in fact, he might. But variables can happen at any time...and this one is something that even his brilliant mind couldn't have imagined. Now, as Bruce hurtles deep...
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Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero...or a monster? Charles Augustus Milverton, the coldhearted King of Blackmail, knows Mary's dark secret, and he's using it to destroy any hope she has of marrying...
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"Betrayal casts its shadow on the Black Panther's reign! The reveal of T'Challa's darkest secret has led to the Hatut Zeraze hunting him as a traitor, with orders to kill him on sight. The Panther must escape these tireless warriors before he can clear his name--but are even his skills on par for this challenge? And Wakanda's secret police are far from the only force that T'Challa has to reckon with, as the fallout from his lies explodes in ways he...
16) Boy's abyss: 4
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Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss.
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Heartstopper volume 5
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"Nick and Charlie are in love. They've finally said those three little words, and Charlie has almost persuaded his mum to let him sleep over at Nick's house. He wants to take their relationship to the next level... but can he find the confidence he needs? And with Nick going off to university next year, is everything about to change?"--
18) True beauty: 1
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Once bullied for being perceived as ugly, young Jugyeong Lim uses online tutorials to transform into a beautiful popular girl. Caught in a love triangle between a mystery man and a bad boy, Jugyeong navigates high school and her personal life while her self-esteem, romantic life, and school life are constantly in flux.
19) Huda F cares
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Huda F books volume 2
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This summer's exercise in Fahmy family sisterly bonding involves a trip to Disney World--which seems like it is headed for disaster when Huda gets into a fight with a boy making fun of her hijab.
20) Red harvest
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"Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin waged a brutal war against the Soviet peasantry leading to the Holodomor, the terror-famine that killed at least 4 million Ukrainians during the fall and winter of 1932-33. This previous Russian aggression in Ukraine is lamentably relevant as we witness the horrors unfold in the current Ukrainian war. Red Harvest is based on the tragic events that took place in Soviet Ukraine and other parts of the Soviet Union from...
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