Go West?

The space for shelving manga at the West Duluth branch has doubled! So I need to buy lots of new books for the branch. The patrons there seem to prefer boy’s manga, but I thought I should throw in a few girl’s manga titles as well.
Here are some titles I am thinking of [...]

As Seen On TV

Lots of popular anime is based on popular manga series. These two series have anime that is currently licensed for the Cartoon Network.

Bleach features Ichigo Kurosaki, a young man who starts with the ability to see spirits and accidentally absorbs the powers of a shinigami (Soul Reaper or Death God) from Rukia Kuchiki, a shinigami [...]

A Fine Romance!

In Japan, Valentine’s Day is celebrated by the ladies giving the men in their lives chocolate. Giri-choco (obligation chocolate) is given to friends, bosses, and co-workers so they don’t feel left out. Honmei-choco (potential winner chocolate) is a more expensive or homemade chocolate that a woman gives to a man she likes. [...]

Novels going graphic!

While there is a long history of comic book adaptations of classic stories, the growing popularity of the graphic format is leading to an increase of adapted and original graphic novels by popular authors.
Artemis Fowl the graphic novel is a straight adaptation of the first novel. Criminal genius Artemis Fowl II decides to restore [...]

Star struck revenge!

Skip Beat!
Kyōko Mogami gave up everything for her childhood sweetheart, Shōtaro Fuwa. She dropped out of school, worked multiple jobs, and took care of him at home, while he became a big pop idol. Then she catches him with another woman, proclaiming how he would send away the plain, boring servant girl.
Does Kyoko [...]

Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is based on the video game of the same name. The main character, Sora, travels to various worlds interacting with both Disney and Final Fantasy characters while trying to find King Mickey and eventually battling the Disney Villains.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of memories continues Sora’s story. His friend [...]

Naruto update

As my colleague mentioned here Naruto now has three volumes published per month until the end of the year. The library also has Naruto the movie:Ninja clash in the land of snow.

Let’s get ready to Rumble!

School Rumble, that is!
Tenma Tsukamoto loves Oji Karasuma. She hasn’t told him; he has no clue.
Kenji Harima loves Tenma Tsukamoto. He hasn’t told her; she has no clue.
Hilarity ensues.
School festivals, athletic events, psycho kinetic powers, home room rivalries, attempts to run away, decisions to face problems, younger siblings, a cat, and possibly [...]

LOL

It’s Teen Read Month! The theme this year is LOL@Your Library! Give these funny manga a try!

MEGATOKYO! Relax we understand j00
These are collections of the very popular webcomic featuring Piro and Largo, two Americans currently stuck in Japan, having spent all their money on manga and gaming merchandise. While in Tokyo [...]

Want something new?

Here’s our first volume of Yurara!
Yurara Tsukinowa is a nice girl who has ability to see ghosts and sense their emotions. This gift can cause her problems, as she often can’t help but react to what she, but no one else, sees. When she starts at her new school, she is [...]