(W) BitterSweet (A) Kei
Under the SOTUS system, where freshmen undergo hazing from their seniors, Arthit continues his harsh instruction as the head hazer of the Engineering Department. But Kongpob is starting to figure out that it's all just Arthit's awkward way of showing kindness, and he's charmed by it. Meanwhile, the hazers' final task, 'The Scramble for the Flag,' is soon approaching?
Ding-dong! DEAD-dong! Class is about to start, and you don't want to be late on your first day of school! Join new student Tsugumi Harudori in the NOT class as Death Weapon Meister Academy, a school dedicated to training transforming Weapons like Tsugumi and the Meisters who wield them. Tsugumi is super-nervous about enrolling at DWMA - and even more nervous about choosing her partner!
(W/A/CA) Atsushi Ohkubo
Ding-dong! DEAD-dong! Class is in session, and DWMA is preparing for the annual Death Festival held on Halloween. But while Death City is abuzz with excitement and delight, something sinister is brewing within its shadows - and it seems the girls' carefree school days are in for a rude awakening with a shocking betrayal! Can DWMA stop the nefarious witch Shaula Gorgon's schemes before it's too late? And will Tsugumi ever get to make her choice? It's a savage but super-fun conclusion!
In his madness, Death the Kid has embraced a new notion of 'order': Only in nothingness can there be true balance and equilibrium. But for Black*Star, being on equal footing with anyone is not his style. Black*Star has always wanted to 'transcend the gods.' Now, his only chance may be to overpower his shinigami friend and take Death down if he wants to save him!
(W/A/CA) Atsushi Ohkubo
DWMA braces for the final showdown as the Kishin awakens from his slumber at heart of the moon. Unable to contain his rage, Noah is the first to attack, the Book of Eibon and 'BREW' fueling his assault. But despite his formidable efforts, Noah is overcome not by the Kishin, but by the sudden appearance of Crona. With the world hanging in the balance, DWMA can only wonder who will prove to be the greater foe - the Kishin or Crona!
Tarabotti, the Lady Woolsey, awakens in the wee hours of the mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like any normal werewolf, yelling at the top of his lungs. Then he disappears, leaving her to deal with a regiment of supernatural soldiers encamped on her doorstep, a plethora of exorcised ghosts, and an angry Queen Victoria. But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol, the latest fashions, and an arsenal of biting civility. Even when her investigations take her to Scotland, the backwater of ugly waistcoats, she is prepared: upending werewolf pack dynamics as only the soulless can. She might even find time to track down her wayward husband, if she feels like it!
With his carthorse as his only companion, the young merchant Kraft Lawrence slowly wends his way through dusty back roads in search of profitable trade. But his monotony screeches to a halr when , one night, he encounters a harvest goddess in the guise of a beautiful young girl... with wolf ears and a tail! Longing for the northern lands of her birth, Holo the Wisewolf joins Lawrence as he follows the ebb and flow of trade through the countryside. And when the two come across a compelling but suspicious opportunity for profit, will Lawrence with his mercantile chops and Holo with her ancient instincts be able to separate the truth from the lies -- and make some coin while they're at it?! This manga adaptation of Isuna Hasekura's acclaimed Spice & Wolf novel series, available from Yen On, is an investment that promises the greatest of entertainment returns!
As Lawrence and Holo put the final phase of their plan to extricate themselves from the jaws of financial ruin into motion, they are confronted by an unforeseen obstacle. With the wolves at the door - both figuratively and literally - can the travelers keep their wits about them and come out ahead of the pack?
As Lawrence and Holo put the final phase of their plan to extricate themselves from the jaws of financial ruin into motion, they are confronted by an unforeseen obstacle. With the wolves at the door - both figuratively and literally - can the travelers keep their wits about them and come out ahead of the pack?
(W) Isuna Hasekura (A/CA) Keito Koume
The violent struggle for the legendary sea beast is underway, but how will it end? Drawn into the fight over the narwhal in Kerube, Lawrence finds himself in a dangerous position. Despite this, Holo continues to scold him and plead with him, but why?
(W) Isuna Hasekura (A/CA) Keito Koume
Lawrence and Holo's long journey to Yoitsu is finally approaching its conclusion. Having arrived in the town of Lenos, they encounter a jolly bookseller named Le Roi - but is he truly the fool he seems? They're closer than ever to laying their hands on a forbidden tome whose contents threaten to transform Holo's homelands, but in the world of merchants, sometimes the only one you can trust is yourself.
(W) Isuna Hasekura (A/CA) Keito Koume
Merchant meets spicy wolf! A disgruntled goddess joins a traveling merchant in this manga adaptation from Yen Press. Previously, Lawrence and Holo traveled to the town of Svernel in order to meet with the Myuri Mercenary Company and find out more about Holo's past companions and her home. But now Lawrence has gotten completely caught up in the political strife of the Debau Trading Company. It all surrounds the Debau Company's desire to issue a new currency, with which they have apparent plans to unite the surrounding northern region. For their aim, the Debau Company needs to acquire raw ore and materials but this has caused their opponents to increase their own efforts to foil this plan. In the middle of all this, Lawrence is trusted with delivering a forbidden text detailing the necessary mining techniques to the trading company's executive, Hilde Schnau but will it really go so smoothly?!
(W) Isuna Hasekura (A/CA) Keito Koume
Merchant meets spicy wolf! A disgruntled goddess joins a traveling merchant in this manga adaptation from Yen Press. The Debau Company is headed to a point of no return. The radicals within the company have made their move and deposed the conservative faction, all the while steering the northlands closer to the brink of open battle. A certain wolf rushes South as fast as her paws can carry her but can Lawrence hold back the flames of war long enough with the help of the Myuri Mercenary Company for a chance at lasting peace?
(W) Isuna Hasekura (A/CA) Keito Koume
Having arranged to receive a map of the northlands from the silversmith, Lawrence's pleasure at imagining that he'll be able to travel to Yoitsu with Holo lasts but a moment, for when they revisit the town of Lenos, they immediately become entangled in the schemes that surround a forbidden book. The book is said to contain forbidden arts that might threaten Yoitsu itself, but to get it, Lawrence would have to return to his trading route, leaving insufficient time for him to go with Holo to Yoitsu. Faced with the harsh reality of this decision, what will Lawrence's solution be?
(W/A/CA) Isuna Hasekura
Merchant meets spicy wolf! A disgruntled goddess and her traveling merchant return for an encore in one of Yen Press's best-selling novel series. Blissful days continue for the ex-merchant and the wolf as they pass the days together in their mountain home. Ever since Col and Myuri set off on a journey of their own, the bathhouse has been a little shorthanded so a new hire was brought on. But this newcomer is a wolf, just like Holo and the problems with her joining the staff seem endless...
(W/A/CA) Isuna Hasekura
Overcome with worry over his runaway daughter, Myuri, Lawrence has set off on a journey with his wife Holo for the first time in over a decade! With the wagon heavily laden with supplies and emotion, they plod away from their home, the Spice and Wolf bathhouse...only to immediately find rumors about 'Saint Myuri'?!? For readers ages 15 years and up.
(W/A) Isuna Hasekura
With the bathhouse in Selim's care, ex-traveling merchant Lawrence and Holo the Wisewolf set off on a journey again. Along the way, at a place called the Vallan Bishopric, where they were going to exchange coins, there is a familiar face was waiting there to reunite with them-Elsa. Now a priestess, Elsa says that she came to the bishopric to manage the church's assets. As collateral for exchanging their money, she asks Lawrence to investigate a cursed mountain, where people are said to go in, but never come out. Hidden there is the secret of the alchemist and the fallen angel-?!
(W) Isuna Hasekura
Chasing after their daughter who set off on the grand adventure of a lifetime, the wisewolf and her ex-merchant husband have embarked on a little journey of their own. They've saved a town from the pits of endless debt but a new challenge is on the horizon. This time, a primeval forest is in danger and Lawrence may be the only one who can save it from disappearing forever!
Lawrence Craft has been walking the lonely path of the itinerant merchant for seven years. His life changes forever when he meets Horo, the Wolf-God of the harvest, and the two begin traveling together. Soon they discover a unique opportunity to exploit the depreciating silver currency of the kingdom of Trenni, but their plans go awry when a competing organization captures Horo and threatens to turn her over to the oppressive, monotheistic church.
Synopsis: Lawrence the traveling merchant and his companion, Holo the Wisewolf, head north in search of Holo's home of Yoitsu. Using information obtained in the pagan town of Kumersun, they finally arrive at the small countryside village of Tereo. When the village's very existence is threatened, will Lawrence and Holo be able to escape with any information about Yoitsu? Or, for that matter, their lives?
The adventures of a traveling merchant and his wolf goddess companion continue in the tenth installment of this historical fantasy! After the turmoil in Kerube, Lawrence and his companions make for the Kingdom of Winfiel across the sea. Their destination is the great abbey of Brondel, said to hold the wolf bones they seek. Arriving in the kingdom, they hear tell that the abbey, normally prosperous due to its great wool trade, has fallen into a financial crisis. Worse, the most powerful economic force in the world, the Ruvik Alliance, is entering the kingdom with its eye upon the abbey's land holdings.
After smuggling gold into the Church city of Ruvinheigen with Lawrence and Holo, Norah abandoned her life as a shepherdess and set out on a journey with her loyal hound, Enek. In order to make her dream of becoming a seamstress a reality, she heads for the town of Kuskov, which is rumored to be experiencing a labor shortage. After rescuing a priest from attack en route, Norah discovers that his destination is the same as hers. However, the priest speaks not of a simple dearth of laborers-according to him, Kuskov's population is waning from a plague! Norah's story continues in 'The Shepherd and the Black Knight'! Three more new anecdotes about Lawrence and Holo's travels round out this third collection of Spice & Wolf shorts!
(W) Isuna Hasekura (A/CA) Keito Koume
The long-awaited continuation of the tale of Holo the Wise Wolf and the merchant Lawrence! Over ten years after Holo and Lawrence open 'Bathhouse Spice and Wolf' in Nyohhira, the two climb up the mountain in order to help at the festival in Sverner. But Lawrence has an additional objective: to find more information about a new hot spring town near Nyohhira.
(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama
Not everybody loves cat ears, but this young miko takes one big step for cat girls when she also becomes an exorcist. Neneko Iizuna is a shy girl with a secret: cat ears. Embarrassed over her feline appearance, Neneko's retreated from the world. But when she receives a letter asking her to become the miko of an infirmary, she finds herself taking on the unexpected challenge of exorcism! Is this young cat girl up to the task of taking on the spirits, can she get along with her new co-workers? And how exactly does she feel about being chained up by a leash? It's an opportunity for new 'bonds' to form!
(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama
Not everybody loves cat ears, but this young miko takes one big step for cat girls when she also becomes an exorcist. Searching for a way to get rid of the curse that gave her cat ears, Neneko is working as a priestess at a clinic that exorcises evil spirits. Thanks to the power of magic, Neneko is able to conceal her ears and go to school normally, but she's still not used to people. At school, she happens upon a girl who looks just like the miko she ran into earlier, but the girl insists they've never met. However, something strange is happening to Neneko's ears!
(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama
Shichikage has fallen into a deep sleep, and Neneko enters his consciousness to save him! Meanwhile, things have gotten awkward between Miya and her familiar, Shingetsu...
(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama
Searching for a way to get rid of the curse that gave her cat ears, Neneko is working as a priestess at a clinic that exorcises evil spirits. Thanks to the power of magic, Neneko is able to conceal her ears and go to school normally, but she's still not used to people. At school, she happens upon a girl who looks just like the miko she ran into earlier, but the girl insists they've never met. However, something strange is happening to Neneko's ears...
(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama
Neneko's journey to become a full-fledged priestess continues, and she's got competition! Meme-chan's training begins in the latest volume of Spirits & Cat Ears!
(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama
Upon hearing a rumor about a ghost that haunts a nearby bridge, Neneko and friends head to the area to see for themselves. But when they arrive, they find a bit more than they bargained for... For readers ages 16 and up.
(W/A) Miyuki Nakayama
With the incident with Chiya behind her, Neneko Iizuna?s quest to purge the kuda from her body continues in the latest volume of Spirits and Cat Ears! (STL211364) (C: 0-1-2)
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(W/A) Miyuki Nakayama
Neneko's investigation of the Saiguu family and the bridge where Yukari's life changed forever has taken an even darker turn. As Neneko's surroundings are enveloped by a black, swirling mist, she fights to break free from the haze, striking back at her would-be assailants. They attempt to defend themselves, but Neneko's reason is failing her, and she can see nothing but red...
(W/A) Yugata Tanabe
Sumire, a 'nekomata' phantom, has lost her beloved master. After wandering alone, she stumbles into?a foreign demon world!? Now Sumire serves under the president of a company, alongside an undead named Rose and an android named Ivy. In order to get back that 'certain someone,' Sumire's splendid work begins!
(W) Yugata Tanabe
Sumire and her fellow maids have come to fulfill a job request by the eccentic scientist Dr. Conium, but a troublesome situation grows dire when Rose is captured. The best way to save her would be to reclaim the doctor's magic...but that's easier said than done when they've yet to even locate the source! Can Sumire and Ivy figure things out on their own before it's too late?
(W) Yugata Tanabe
Cirsium Domestic Agency is hard at work, taking on clients and hunting down the boss's magic...but they're not the only ones who are keeping busy. Now that the demon king is aware of his brother's movement, the demon king's Maid Corps go on the prowl!
(W/A) Yugata Tanabe
After discovering the true identities of the Cirsium Domestic Staffing Agency, the demon king sends his Maid Corps out on the hunt! But why is he so keen to find them? Maybe the beginning of the tale of two estranged brothers holds the answers...
(W/A) Yugata Tanabe
To rescue Ivy, Sumire and company embark on a journey to the demon king's castle. But as things spiral into an all-out battle of the monster maids, the crown prince is thrust into danger! Who will be the final victor between the two brothers?
(W) Takemachi (A) Benishake, Tomari
The second part of the hit fantasy series Spy Classroom has arrived in manga form! In this class, resorting to underhanded tactics is the only way to survive! The Great War has come to an end, and the era of espionage is upon us. But a new type of conflict is just around the corner, and its combatants lurk in the shadows... Which side will prevail in this battle of information?
(W) Takemachi (A) SeuKaname
The golden age of the military has passed, and war is now carried out by spies. Klaus, an agent with a perfect record but a difficult personality, has formed a special team to carry out an 'impossible' mission with a 90% failure rate. Problem is?the ones he's chosen are a bunch of pretty girls with no experience!?