Candidate for Goddess, The Volume 4


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Hiead and Zero get into a fight and sent to a detention room. Others are out fighting a battle that escalates.




B'TX Volume 5


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Will two heads be better than one when Teppei and X come face to face with their next opponent--a hydra like B'T with nine heads?




Rebirth Volume 5


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A sanctioned account of the vampire Deshwitat lies within a Vatican cathedral. Within the holy citadel lies a massive crystal with the power to disable dark magic and it will destroy Deshwitat and his cohorts if anyone tampers with it. And Bishop Bernard mutates into a creature worse than any creature of the night when it becomes clear that Deshwitat is the savior of the world.




Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 5


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Spring is in full bloom, and Rozemyne is summoned to the Archduke Conference. She performs the Starbind Ceremony as High Bishop, then rests and recuperates by transcribing documents in the library’s underground archive. The ceremony has some unforeseen consequences, however. As tensions rise over the increasingly important “Zent candidates,” Rozemyne finds herself entangled in the web of royal politics. Thankfully, this also secures her the chance to bargain with one of the princes... “When you get an opportunity, take it and profit as much as you possibly can, right? Well, here I go!” Negotiations are underway in the newest volume of this biblio-fantasy! What techniques will the commoner-born merchant saint unleash?! Includes two short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina.




Marmalade Boy Volume 5


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Yuu suspects that his father is really a stepfather, and Yuu and Miki fall in love with each other.




Manga: The Complete Guide


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• Reviews of more than 900 manga series • Ratings from 0 to 4 stars • Guidelines for age-appropriateness • Number of series volumes • Background info on series and artists THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST! Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! • Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork • Titles rated from zero to four stars–skip the clunkers, but don’t miss the hidden gems • Guidelines for age-appropriateness–from strictly mature to kid-friendly • Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others • The facts on the many kinds of manga–know your shôjo from your shônen • An overview of the manga industry and its history • A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU’VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!




Candidate for Goddess, The Volume 5


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One thousand years ago, four planetary systems were utterly destroyed by an alien force. Now, five young boys are caught up in the drive to provide worthy pilots to the space colonies' defense programs and must learn to overcome their differences for the sake of all mankind.




Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut (Light Novel) Vol. 5


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Lev Leps, now vice-director of LAIKA44's training center, is raising the next generation of cosmonauts alongside vampire instructor Irina Luminesk. They soon discover that the engagement between fellow cosmonauts Mikhail and Roza is a farce concocted by the government to smother news of the space development standstill! Enraged at being pawns in a game of national pride, Lev and Irina struggle to move forward. A tragedy looming in the not-so-distant future might just push them over the brink...




Blackwood's Magazine, 1817-25, Volume 5


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Contextualizes and annotates the influential, scandalous, and entertaining texts which appeared in the Blackwood's Magazine between 1817 and 1825. This title features a detailed general introduction, volume introductions and endnotes, providing the reader with an understanding of the origins and early history of Blackwood's Magazine.




Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 5


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The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales.This is volume 5 of 6.