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Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn’t take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is suddenly thrown into flux. The letter tells her that a new transfer student by the name of Naruse Kakeru will be joining her class, and to keep her eye on him. But why? Naho must decide what to make of the letter and its cryptic warning, and what it means not only for her future, but for Kakeru’s as well. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) **Included series/one-shot**: Volumes 1-5: **Haru-iro Astronaut** (春色アストロノート , Spring-Colored Astronaut); *#1: Bessatsu Margaret 2011-06, #2: Betsuma sister 2012-01, #3~5: kakioroshi* Mami and Tomoki have always shared everything in life, they are identical twins, yet so different in character and personality: Mami tender and helpless, courted by boys to whom she doesn't never "no" for excessive kindness, Tomoki with a strong sense of duty and a great spirit of sacrifice, would do anything to see his sister happy. But there comes a time, however, when one realizes there are things that cannot be shared, especially when it is something extremely rare and unique... just like an alien?! Volume 6: **Mirai** (未来) Volume 7: **Suwa Hiroto** (須和弘人) A side story focusing on Naho and Suwa's lives in the world where Kakeru passed away at age 17. *Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.*

Psychic Detective Yakumo
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo· 心霊探偵八雲
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Based on the novel by Kaminaga Manabu. Shinrei Tantei Yakumo (Psychic Detective Yakumo) tells a story about a college student, Saitou Yakumo, who was born with different eye colors. His red left eye gives him the special ability to see ghosts and spirits. He believes ghosts and spirits are bound to earth because of a certain 'cause' and simply eliminating that 'cause' will let those spirits will rest in peace. Being asked for help by Ozawa Haruka, they begin the investigation together.

Kanshikan Tsunemori Akane
監視官 常守朱
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Adaptation of the Psycho-Pass anime. In the near future, it is possible to instantaneously measure a person's mental state, personality, and the probability that a person will commit crimes with technology called the Dominator. Just thinking about a crime can make you guilty, and in this world there is no mercy for criminals. Detectives work in pairs -one Enforcer and one Inspector- with Enforcers delivering lethal justice, and Inspectors making sure their partners don't take things too far. Volume 4 contains the side story "Tamani wa Shikisou no Nigoranai Ichinichi" (たまには色相の濁らない一日). Volume 6 contains the side story "Ushinawareta Valentine Day" (失われたバレンタインデー).

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The end of the civil war signaled the start of the industrial revolution in the United States and immigrants from all over the world traveled to find their American dream. But what awaited the majority of them was poverty, discrimination, and hopelessness. Manhattan, New York was full of immigrants flooding through the ports and the 6th district, Five Points, was considered at the time, the world’s worst slum. The mobsters corrupted the entire area, including the police by paying them off; Five Points was the mob’s territory and they were the law. But even in Five Points, where there seemed to be nothing but robbery, prostitution, and murder, showed some signs of hope. Luke Burns was an honest and righteous teenager who realized that the mob was the cause of the harsh lifestyle and that joining the mobsters would not bring him the American dream. But his older brother, Brad Burns, had become the assassin to the biggest mob group of Five Points, the Grave Diggers, a secret he kept from Luke for his own protection. Brad was known as the Grim Reaper and his reputation preceded him as a ruthless and skilled killer.

Mareheim
Meaheim· メアヘイム
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Rotten fruit returns to the branch, and gold drips down like water, A land where events beyond reason occur, a land known as “Meichi” (The Underworld) that easily claims the lives of those who dare to enter. The scholar "Ren" arrives in this godforsaken land to save his sick younger brother. Together with the guide "Tobia", "Ren" embarks on a perilous journey to obtain the “panacea,” an ancient relic of “Meichi.” A genuine dark fantasy brought to you by "Tsurubuchi Kenji", creator of “Touge Oni,” and "Konata", a rising star of the Spanish comic world. (Source: Comic Days, translated)

FULL METAL ALCHEMIST
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi· 鋼の錬金術師
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Alchemy: the mystical power to alter the natural world; something between magic, art and science. When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabbled in this power to grant their dearest wish, one of them lost an arm and a leg…and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living steel. Now Edward is an agent of the government, a slave of the military-alchemical complex, using his unique powers to obey orders…even to kill. Except his powers aren’t unique. The world has been ravaged by the abuse of alchemy. And in pursuit of the ultimate alchemical treasure, the Philosopher’s Stone, their enemies are even more ruthless than they are… *Source: VIZ Media, Vol. 1*

Slam Dunk
SLAM DUNK
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Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls--none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever... (Source: VIZ Media)

The Apothecary Diaries
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto· 薬屋のひとりごと
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**After breaking a “curse” on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster…and right into the thick of palace intrigue!** Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?! *Source: SQUARE ENIX USA, Vol. 1*

Witch Hat Atelier
Tongari Boushi no Atelier· とんがり帽子のアトリエ
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In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem... (Source: Kodansha USA) *Notes: \- Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018. \- Won the Daruma d'Or at Japan Expo in 2019. \- Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2020. \- Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020.*

Umimachi Diary
海街diary
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The manga's story takes place in Kamakura, and revolves around three sisters: Sachi, the eldest sister who works as a nurse; Yoshino, the middle sister who works in a bank; and Chika, the youngest sister who works at a sporting goods store. The three sisters have been living together in their family's house after their parents divorced and left. One day, they receive news that their father has passed away. Yoshino hasn't seen her father in over 15 years, and is not particularly affected by the news, while Chika barely has any memory of him. Despite this, Sachi persuades the sisters to go to his funeral. There, they discover that they have a 13-year-old half-sister named Suzu whom they have never met. With no one left to care for her, the sisters invite her to live with them. (Source: Anime News Network) *Notes: \- Chapter count includes two extras and the side story "Tooriame no Ato ni". \- Won an Excellence Award for manga at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival. Won the 2013 Manga Taishou award. Won the 2015 Shogakukan Manga Award in the general manga category. \- Adapted into a live action film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda which competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015.*

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun· 地縛少年 花子くん
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*"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?"* At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy! (Source: Yen Press)

The Summer Hikaru Died
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu· 光が死んだ夏
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Two boys lived in a village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. The two did everything together...until the day Hikaru was encompassed by a mysterious light. That was when everything changed—Hikaru most of all. Yoshiki still wishes from the bottom of his heart to always stay by his side...but is there even a Hikaru left to be with? (Source: Yen Press)