New Release: February 2025

6 titles

Firefly Wedding - vol.1

✦ Manga: 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 by 𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀

✦ Japanese: ホタルの嫁入り[Hotaru no Yomeiri]

✦ Genre: Drama | Historical | Romance | Thriller

✦ Synopsis:

It is the Meiji era. Satoko Kirigaya, despite being blessed with a prestigious family name and great beauty, is said to have little time left to live. Hence, her only dream is to marry a good man for the benefit of her family.

But when a gang of kidnappers come for Satoko’s life, she makes a bold proposal to the hired assassin, Shinpei Goto.

“Please marry me! If you marry me, you will get everything you want!”

Little did she realise Shinpei is a man who loves incredibly intensely... and now Satoko is entangled in a deadly engagement of love…?!

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Firefly Wedding - vol.2

✦ Manga: 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 by 𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀

✦ Japanese: ホタルの嫁入り[Hotaru no Yomeiri]

✦ Genre: Drama | Historical | Romance | Thriller

✦ Synopsis:

It is the Meiji era. Satoko, who is said to have little time left to live, was kidnapped and brought to the ‘island of prostitutes’. To get Shinpei the assassin on her side, she makes a bold proposal to marry him!

But with Shinpei’s abnormal approach to love, she finds herself trapped in an even more precarious situation… The two hatch a plan for Satoko to disguise herself as a prostitute to flee the island, but Shinpei refuses to let any man lay a finger on her:

“I will be the one to protect you...”

While Shinpei's affection is slowly swaying Satoko’s feelings for the man, her guilt about their fake engagement begins to surface as Shinpei starts to pick up on her behaviour…

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Komi Can’t Communicate - Vol.32

✦ Manga: 𝗞𝗢𝗠𝗜 𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘 by 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐃𝐀

✦ Japanese: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。[Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.]

✦ Genre: Romantic Comedy | Slice-of-life | School life

✦ Synopsis:

Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends.

It's Komi’s final year of high school, and she only has 21 more friends to make before she hits a hundred! But when her friend Emoyama faces a crisis, Komi is ready to put all her friend-finding activities on hold in order to help out.

Can she and Tadano work together to soothe Emoyama’s wounded spirit, or will Komi suddenly need to make 22 friends?

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Pokémon Adventures - Vol.63

✦ Manga: 𝗣𝗢𝗞É𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 (Volume 63) by 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐈 𝐊𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐀 (Story) 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐈 𝐘𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐎 (Art)

✦ Japanese: ポケットモンスター SPECIAL [Poketto Monsutā Supesharu]

✦ Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Shōnen

✦ Synopsis:

Sapphire and Emerald need Ruby’s help to stop a crisis of planetary proportions—a meteor hurtling toward their home!

Under orders from Joseph Stone, president of Devon Corporation, the nefarious Pokémon energy absorption plan continues to move forward. Already filled with unease, Sapphire and Emerald are inexplicably attacked by Zinnia, another Trainer.

Meanwhile, can Ruby find the elusive Rayquaza Pokémon?!

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Teasing Master Takagi san - Vol.18

✦ Manga: 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗦𝗔𝗡 (Volume 18 - ending soon!) by 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐔 𝐘𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐎

✦ Japanese: からかい上手の高木さん [Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san]

✦ Genre: Romantic Comedy | School life | Slice of life + Award Winning title

✦ Synopsis:

Hi again, peeps, it’s Takagi! As second-years, you’d think we’ve all gotten a little wiser, but Nishikata is... even more adorably awkward?!

One moment he can’t wait to be a grown-up, and the next he’s making shadow animals on the wall. One day he’s challenging me to a silly showdown, and the next he’s giving up his favourite show to keep me company.

Almost makes me want to cut him some slack on the teasing... almost!

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Zom 100 - Vol.15

✦ Manga: 𝗭𝗢𝗠 𝟭𝟬𝟬: Bucket List of The Dead by 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐎 𝐀𝐒𝐎 (Story) & 𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐎 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐀 (Art)

✦ Japanese: ゾン100 ～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～ [Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto]

✦ Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Supernatural

✦ Synopsis:

After spending years toiling away for a soul-crushing company, Akira’s life has lost its luster. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira’s on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he ... well, kicks the bucket.

After noticing that “Meet the woman of my dreams” has been crossed off the bucket list, Shizuka suddenly remembers Akira’s reaction when she was bitten by a zombie. The two go into such a panic that even the Nagasaki dolphins avoid them, sensing how awkward their relationship has become.

Adding fuel to the fire, the handsome Dr. Sakaki—who’s made it his quest to save those troubled by the zombies—makes a tempting offer to Shizuka.