From Seven Seas: Blade for Barter is the story of Ryusuke Washington, a private samurai for hire. He lives in New Edo, a hodgepodge city-state where New York City meets ancient Japan, where monolithic skyscrapers tower over ramshackle wooden huts, and salarymen and samurai walk side-by-side. Along with his loyal dog Hachiko, our noble hero Ryusuke must deal with the likes of the corrupt Samurai Union, the Mafuza (a cross between the Italian mafia and the Yakuza); a Ninja Union of clumsy ninja; a sinister Zen monk televangelist, and more - not to mention the temper-tantrum prone Lord Hoseki, who rules New Edo with bejeweled fingers and an iron fist.

From Seven Seas: Free Running—an extreme sport that is not just a sport... it's a philosophy in motion that utilizes the urban landscape in a fantastical acrobatic ballet. Its practitioners seek the ultimate freedom as they vault off of walls, back flip onto rooftops, and catapult over water towers.

[Print Edition] In 1941 Poland, silence is a way of life. Eighteen-year-old seminary student Koby Bruk has watched for two years as the people of his home town allowed the Germans to move in, displace homes and families, and impose their rule on the people who remain. When Koby is bullied by his classmate Irvine, he chooses to speak up against him. This doesn’t sit well with Irvine’s friend, Hitler Youth Oskar Keplar. Oskar corners Koby in an alleyway and makes a sinister promise.

From Shambhala: In the eighteenth century, forty-seven samurai avenged the death of their master in a plot that would take over two years to complete. After succeeding in their mission, the masterless samurai—known as ronin—all committed ritual suicide. The story, which is a national legend, remains the most potent example of Japan's deeply rooted cultural imperative of honor, persistence, loyalty, and sacrifice.

The Faerie Path, which started out as a novel series, is now incarnated in the form of a Western manga. Both series follow the same premise: 16-year-old Tania originally believes herself to be a normal British teen, only to discover she is in fact a missing faerie princess. She goes back and forth between her world and the Faerie Realm, with evil forces following her no matter where she goes. This manga starts out after Tania has already learned her true identity, setting the stage with a one-page introduction. From there, it launches into a tale where a wicked queen kidnaps Tania’s mortal parents. As the story cuts off in the middle of this adventure, invested readers will clamor for the next volume or make the leap to the original books. Likewise, fans of the prose novels ought to enjoy seeing their favorite characters brought to visual life in this illustrated version. As a fun extra, detailed drawings of the characters are included in the back, as well as an excerpt from the first novel. Grades 8-11. --Danica Davidson

Netflix, Nintendo, Amazon secrets. Remember Blockbuster? Netflix sure does. Although once a formidable rival, Netflix is now one of the leading companies of the century. Like this, so many of the brands we know and love each have their own story of success. Explained through short and fun comics, Behind the Logo illustrates how companies like Netflix and Nintendo became legends. [Original Webtoon](https://ridibooks.com/books/3120000263) **Official Translations:** [English](https://manta.net/series/1219)

The Demon Realm invades the Human World... Yet, the one who wields the Holy Sword is nothing but a useless village boy. Thus begins a loveless adventure filled with neither courage nor hope!

Hope is shocked to learn about the death of her ex-husband, Jack, on the news. Hope married Jack when she was eighteen, and Jack lived a glamorous lifestyle as a popular singer. Hope was always lonely, but Jack’s younger brother Guy was always by her side. Since her divorce, Hope has lived with her daughter. Then Guy comes to tell Hope about the death of his brother. Meeting Guy after thirteen years stirs up old feelings in Hope’s heart. She mustn’t let anyone know her secret! (Source: Harlequin)

Cosmetic surgeon Jade works for Grace in Beverly Hills, where she toils as a beautiful poster girl for Grace and the clinic, bringing in successful results. One day, an attractive but dangerous man shows up at a party held to celebrate one of the clinic’s projects. He is a Greek American, Loukas Demakis, and he’s the head of a transportation company. He ignites her desires, cunningly seducing naive Jade, and she has no idea she’s fallen right into his trap! (Source: Harlequin)

Kerry has recently been dumped by her fiancé and is feeling down when she receives a trip to New Orleans as a present from her friends. When she visits a fortune teller at the beginning of her trip, she is told that a fantastic romantic adventure awaits her. That night, Kerry hears some suspicious noises coming from the hotel room next to hers, and when she goes over to look, a man rushes out to meet her. He says there is a strange woman passed out in his bed. Timidly, she enters the room and sees that the woman on the bed is the fortune teller Kerry had met that very afternoon…and she’s dead. The man introduces himself as Matt, and so begins an adventure Kerry could never have imagined! (Source: Harlequin)

The main character is a 36-year-old female section manager at a general trading company, who in her 20s was called an "oyaji gyaru," but is now a middle manager who understands both her boss's position and the arguments of younger employees. The book is written from the perspective of how the Japanese economy and corporate society are viewed by these women, who are in a position to see the corporate organization from the angle of a clear observer. For example, she points out that the popular phrase "global standards" is often trivialized to mean that one must be proficient in English and information technology, and that many people use this phrase as a shield to try to impose their own standards on others. This book shows how to relax one's shoulders and laugh at the ridiculousness of Japanese corporate society. (Source: Nikkei BP, translated and edited)

Determined to discover the truth about her family's past, Samantha Sumner engineers a meeting with the man whom she thinks is elusive millionaire Cal Lorrimore. A week later he proposes... Arriving in England to spend some time on the family estate, Samantha is horrified to learn that the REAL Cal Lorrimore is actually her "fiance's" *older brother!* There is an incredible attraction between them, and it's only a matter of time before Cal discovers Samantha's true reason for coming to Lorrimore castle. [Taken from FictionDB]